Siblings help each other! [Caelum / Open]

[Jen Mitchellson]

Jen hummed as she made her way to the big complex Caelum lived in. She stood in front of the door, wondering what she should say or do or whatever. It was so awful what she was going through and no one in the entire world would understand but K. She needed comfort! A hug! To see her favourite brother! She needed- Okay, she needed cash, but let's not say that to him. 

So daddy had cut her off. Well, not entirely. But setting a barrier on credit cards was not a nice thing to do to your favourite daughter. So where was her payment for all those years of smiling to the cameras and being cute and polite and- blegh. Just the memory of it. Jen shook her head, trying to forget about that. Ah, but K was sweet! He was nice and cute and would do anything for his adorable little sister, right? 

So Jen knocked a short rhythm she made up on the spot. "I'm so talented." She muttered to herself, smirking at her own little joke, knowing how lame that had been. Oh well, here went nothing. So she waited to be let in, wondering if her dad had told K what had happened. And it would be much easier for her to convince daddy to let her have her limitless credit back if she had someone on her side. Someone referring to K, obviously. 

[Caelum Mitchellson]

Silence.

That's what Caelum had been missing the past few weeks, being alone in a good place, and that's exactly where he was. Well, a good place physically...not so much mentally. As he stared through the leaves of the tree he was perched in, the memories of Kai came flooding back. Those feelings he had felt, the totally naive trust he had had, the guilt he felt when he found out about Zach, it was almost too much for the young man to handle. For one night, the moth-man "forgot" his medicine and almost did some foolish things, but managed to work through it. Because of that night, there were times where he would "forget" to take his pills, like today for example.

He did not want to lose that little bit of rage in him. Okay, so Caelum rage was about as scary and deadly as dust mite with a microscopic gun, but still. It was a new feeling to him, he had spent so long being happy that he almost forgot about any other emotions. Oh, he knew very well that if anyone who knew about his little issue saw him, they would instantly know he was off his meds. Luckily, the only person close by that knew was his little sister Jenny and she was -supposed- to be wrapped up in college life. Caelum thought she would be to busy making new friends and going shopping to come around, even if part of him wanted her to show up. That little part jumped when he caught site of a bouncing mop of brown hair shimmy up the stairs to his place.

It was Jenny for sure. Even from his branch in a nearby tree he could tell that. A little smirk appeared on his face and he couldn't resist the thought that popped into his head. Slowly, he positioned himself to glide out of the tree, and did so with little effort. The next part was a bit harder, landing on the porch behind her. Somehow, he managed to just barely graze the top step and landed with a thump. Waisting no time, he reached up and ruffled her hair, knowing exactly how long she spent on it each day. "Hey there Jennykins, how's my lil' sister doing?" Caelum smirked as he awaited her retaliation, all the while putting on his act of being happy.

[Jen Mitchellson]

Jen waited and waited and-where the hell was he? She sighed, obviously upset of being left to wait. Didn't he know she was important? And she was in pain! What kind of brother did this to his poor little sister, particularly one as adorable as she was?

Her foot tapped the floor impatiently, placing her hands on her hips and looking more and more anxious each second. That jerk. What was taking so long? Oh the moment he arrived she was going to-

"Eeeeeek!" Jen let out the most unbecoming shriek as she was suddenly assaulted from behind, her lovely hair being messed up by- "You ass!" She shrieked when she was released, quickly looking around to make sure no one had heard her scream. She tried to fix her hair as fast as she could, combing it down with her fingers.

"You KNOW how much I care about this and yet you still-!" She stopped, taking a deep breath. This wasn't the time to argue with Caelum, but at least, for a second there, the real spoiled Jen had gone out, easily slipping as she saw the one person she trusted the most.

Jen raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms and staring at her big brother. She smirked, as per usual, and let out a tiny laugh. "You look like hell." What best way to greet your dork of a brother than that?

"So, how's it going?" She asked, only sounding half interested, despite the growing worrying increasing in her chest. "Still as lame as ever?" And then, as an after thought she added, "You're not going to start hugging me, are you?"

[Caelum Mitchellson]

The scream, oh that glorious scream! It was almost too perfect, Caelum began laughing so hard that he almost doubled over. Not only did he get a scream, he got to see his "precious and perfect" little sister act like her true self. It was an odd thing between them, most would assume the two would hate each other. Or at the very least, that Caelum would hate her. This couldn't be further from the truth, he adored her. In fact, they were the most honest around each other and despite her slight attitude at times, Jen was a good little sister.

"I may look like Hell lil sis, but I'm still prettier than you." He joked lovingly. As he watched her fix her hair, the man stood back and patiently waited. Oh, he knew without a shadow of a doubt that she wanted something, what that thing was, was yet to be seen. "Same as always JenJen." He chuckled and shifted positions to sit on the bannister of the porch. "Yep, just as lame, how about you? Just as spoiled as ever?" A little smirk spread on his lips when she mentioned the hug. "Now, come on...I'm gonna hug you at some point, but it can wait."

Adjusting himself on the slim wood, he stretched his wings wide. Yes, he felt like hell...yes he was in a dark place, but he didn't want her to find out. Not just yet anyway. Oh, he knew she would, but he wanted it to be of his own free will. "So..." Folding his arms he gave her a playful accusing look. Even playful it was still very much a look their father would have given, but it was definitely mocking. "What did 'Daddy' do now?" He smiled and nodded, once again knowing it had to be something like that, if it wasn't he'd be very surprised.

[Jen Mitchellson]

Prettier than her? "Ha, you wish! We all know I'm the adorable one of the family." She added a flip of her hair to add drama to her statement, but then she smiled gently at him. It was good to see him play pranks. That was good, right? It meant he was... okay? She honestly didn't know how she was supposed to deal with him and, selfish as she was, she didn't want to. Don't get her wrong, she'd kill for him, but dealing with feelings was a tad too out of her element. At least he was smiling, but she wasn't sure how fake that was. K was probably as good as she was at lying.

He returned her question with his own hidden insult and she smirked for a moment before remembering what had brought her here. "I wish." She said with a huff, crossing her arms and pouting at the memory of her message conversation with their father. "Ugh, don't do that face. I hate that look. You- you- bad brother." She blew the messy hair out of her face and pursed her lips as he asked about daddy.

"Precious daddy cut me off. Well, he put a limit on my credit card." She said bitterly, "I mean, me! The damn face of his stupid campaign! If anything, any money he earned from then on was because of me. It should be rightfully mine. I was the one who smiled adorably at the camera and said how nice my daddy was. He can't just cut me off." Okay, she was exaggerating a tad bit her involvement, but memories were a weird thing. She remembered hating them, was that no reason enough?

"I just bought a stupid game and he said it was too expensive. He told me to 'slow down'! Can you believe it? I'm surprised her didn't just threw me out the street while he was at it." She sent an innocent smile to him, "But maybe if you take my side and tell him how good I've been he'll take the limit off. We both know I'm still here because you're here, and..." She stopped for a moment before sighing. This was useless, wasn't it? "Please?"

[Caelum Mitchellson]

((OOC: sorry this took forever))

"Yeah, the adorable one with the temper and ferocity of a rabid hyena." Once again he managed to smirk a a bit. So maybe his head was starting to hurt just a little, it would pass soon enough. Plus, he had to keep up appearances right? Even if now he was only doing it for his sister's benefit and not his own. Jen was not exactly the best when dealing with anyone other than herself, though, she handled Dad pretty well.

He had to laugh at her response to his face, he had seen it enough to know all to well how to imitate it. Though, he was glad she was aware that he was just teasing her with it. "I'm not a bad brother, when have I ever been bad?" Caelum pouted a little, once again playfully. Giving her his best "puppy dog eyes" as he peered up through his hair. Letting his face go back to normal, he gave a nod. "Yeah I know you hate that face, all of us do." Once again, the prankster couldn't help himself. He made the face again and this time imitated their father's voice. "Caelum Andrew Mitchellson, son...I am disappoint." Of course he had to tack on some form of pop culture reference to make it funny.

His bit of humor faded though as the truth started to form. Precious had been cut off from her money. Though, the favor she asked was a bit more than what she normally would. At first he thought maybe she would ask for a little money, which is exactly what Caelum had. A very little amount to be exact. Her request sent a little jolt through him though and his face turned to it's own sour frown. "Oh yeah, cause dear ole' dad is gonna listen to me." It was a very bitter, but truthful statement. It was common knowledge in the family that the only reason Caelum had yet to be cut off from the family money, was that he was going to college to be a psychiatrist. "Why don't you call August or Peter? Hell, the twins or Chris would even been a better choice than me."

With that, he stood fully and sighed. "That being said, I will at least try." Caelum had a hard time telling Jen 'no' out-right. 

[Jen Mitchellson]

"Wow, why don't you tell me what you really think about me?" She glared at him, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. Rabid hyena. She could always count on Caelum to have her self esteem plummet. This was exactly why she liked to return the favour. "Ass."

"You know exactly what face and you know exactly when you're bad." Jen pouted, always hating that he didn't spoil her like the rest of the family. It felt sometimes that everyone loved Jen but Caelum. She knew differently, of course, but sometimes she wished he'd at least acted on it. Self-centred prick. No wonder she couldn't trust men in any way, what with her father being so demanding of her and Caelum ignoring her when she needed help. She rolled her eyes at the last joke. "You know dad isn't disappointed." Her face broke into a tiny smile, "Well... THAT disappointed." She wanted to tell him that her father was just worried, that their brothers cared. But she didn't, mostly because she didn't know if that was true. But she cared! Sorta. She was here, right? "In any case, I'm hitting danger levels of Caelum's disappointment zone with the folks." She smirked at him, "And here I thought dad was good at least for providing." Not that she cared much about anything else her father could do for her.

"Well, I'm desperate. I already sent messages to everyone! What? You thought you were my first option?" She snorted, rolling her eyes. Everyone knew how Caelum felt about his father and vice versa. "You make us sound like a freaking cat litter." Not far from true, considering how many Mitchellson kids there were.

At last her face broke into a grin, after having thought he was going to refuse. "Thank you!" She moved closer, still grinning, "Now, did you say anything about a hug?" Hey, he deserved some sort of reward! She didn't wait to move her arms around his waist and giving him a quick squeeze. She grinned at him, parting slightly and raised an eyebrow. Well, wasn't this lovely and awkward? She resisted the urge to just leave, be the selfish brat he thought of her and just get on without knowing anything about him.

"So..." She said awkwardly, moving away and flicking her hair over her shoulder, as if she didn't care. "How are you?... Really."

[Caelum Mitchellson]

The moth winged man smiled proudly at the name she chose to call him. He wore her "insults" like a badge of honor. Why? Mostly because he knew she really didn't mean them, that and he's heard a lot worse. Caelum studied his sister's face for a bit, to see if there was anything more to it than just the money. Sure, he knew she was spoiled, and could take care of herself in her own way, but he still worried about her. That's what any good big brother would do. Stretching his wings, he kept his usual smirk on his face, until he heard her mention being at his level of disappointment. It stung, but the ring of truth behind it was obvious.

"Wait, Dad's good for something?" He added to her comment with a sarcastic one of his own. His minor joke was cut short by her saying he was the first she contacted. A little rage went through him then and Caelum instantly wanted to hide. He hated that feeling so much, he had not felt it since the whole Kai incident. Plus the feeling made him scared, and he wondered if it showed on his face at all. Luckily her smile and sudden hug pulled him out of it. It was very rare that the Mitchellson clan showed any emotions toward each other, so he enjoyed it while he could and even hugged her back gently.

Very softly, he patted her on the head as she moved back away. "You're welcome, I can't promise any miracles, but I'll do my best. You know I always do." At least he assumed and hoped she did. The man was just about to ask her if she wanted to come inside when 'the big question' dropped. Naturally she saw right through his little act, like he guessed she might. Normally he'd assume that her asking was just a way to butter him up, but not this. There was a tone there, and the way she moved that told him otherwise. With a heavy sigh he shook his head. It was time to come clean with someone in the family. At least a little.

"Nothing major Sis, just ya know. Having your heart broken for the first time. That's all." He gave a weak smile. "Strike that, not broken...crushed. No, obliterated feels like the right word to use here. So, yeah. I'd have to say, as a whole...not doing well lately." Then under his breath he added, "And 'forgetting' to take my meds is not the greatest idea in the world."

[Jen Mitchellson]

Jen smirked back at her brother at his jab about their father. "Mind blowing, right?" She replied in the same mocking voice he'd used. Not that she shared his opinion of their father, mind you; Jen was, after all, the spoiled little girl in the family, despite not being the youngest, but it was still fun to throw sarcastic comments at each other. Besides, she knew her father was no saint, what with all the crap he'd thrown at Caelum all his life, and that was something she would always resent about him.

After their hug, she rolled her eyes as he patted her head, feeling as if he was treating her like a little girl again. And maybe he was, what with her acting like such a spoiled brat it was hard to notice she wasn't a child anymore. Jen didn't mind it that much though, only acting her annoyance. In fact, she sort of liked having someone around she could trust, hopefully, someone to spoil her.

"I know you do." She said, for a second there, showing emotion in her voice before shaking her head and smirking again, crossing her arms to block any emotion inside. She was so getting soft.

And then he said it. His heart broken. Her arms dropped to her sides and her face froze as she stared at him as if he'd just thrown a bucket full of cold water at her. Broken heart. Well, crap. She so didn't know what she was supposed to say or how to react so she just stared there, feeling uncomfortable for a moment, and then... hurt for some reason. Ha, maybe she cared more for him than she liked to admit. "Who's she?" She asked in a cold voice. She was so going to hurt the bitch. Not physically, because she sucked at that, but there were worse ways to hurt people, and she was good at those.

Broken. Crushed. Obliterated. "Could you BE any more dramatic?" She said, still feeling angry. Funny too, because she wasn't mad at him, rather at whoever girl that had hurt the greatest guy she knew. "Forgetting." She scoffed the word, rolling her eyes. "Yeah, right. I don't think you know what that word means." She glared at him after that. She took a deep breath. No need to get angry, she would accomplish nothing that way.

"Okay, this is what you're going to do. You'll tell me the name of the bitch, I'll go ruin her life. Meanwhile, you're going to start taking your pills like clock work. And I'm so going to keep pestering you until you do, even if I have to chew them and spit them onto your throat like a birdie momma." Gross imagery, but she was too upset to think of anything proper to say. "So... names. Now."

[Caelum Mitchellson]

When Caelum heard that moment of emotion in his sister's voice, he smiled softly. She didn't show "affection" much, but when she did, he knew she meant it. Another thing he loved about her. It faded quickly of course, and the instant she asked for a girl's name, he cringed. Instead of answering right away, he decided to focus on her next comment about his pills. "Yes, I could be a lot more dramatic. Hello? Have you NOT met our family? Drama kings and queens." He chuckled and settled back against the railing of the porch. "Okay, so maybe I didn't want to forget how this feels. How upset I feel. Its stupid Jen, but I do get tired of being happy ALL the time." For a moment, he couldn't believe he said that out loud. It was mostly due to lately it was just hard to be.

"Look Jen...there's...um...some stuff you need to know." Standing, he walked passed her, opened the door and stepped just inside. "And you call me dramatic? Birdie Momma, really?" He laughed a little as he set in a nearby chair, leaving his sister to come in if she wanted or stand in the doorway. Whichever way she was more comfortable was fine by him. "Jen, seriously though...I need to tell you something, but finding the words to say it, well it's a lot harder than I thought it would be." Thinking things over he ran a hand down his face and rubbed his chin. "I mean, where to start." He tapped his nose a little and squinted his eyes. "Ah, I've got it."

Turning a little, so he could look at her, Caelum took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. "Well, the few times I've been home, have you ever noticed that I've never once brought a girl home." He shook his head, that wasn't the right thing to say. "Or have you ever seen me go on a date with a girl?" Nope that didn't seem right either. How could he possibly tell her in a way to make her understand, without actually telling her. Then, it happened. Caelum heard the words leave his moth almost before he thought them. "His name is Kai. The person who broke my heart was a guy Jen." Taking a quick breath he chuckled nervously. "I'm gay sis."

[Jen Mitchellson]

"Yes, but half of that is acted. Poorly, I might add." She sent him a smirk, "Or do I have to remind you of our mother's shrieks whenever we were out of brandy?" She crossed her arms, just to let him know she was still mad at him for not taking his pills. Of course he would avoid the subject though. But then, honesty. "I have no idea what you're talking about." She said, still feeling annoyed, "If i had some magical pill that would make me happy all the time, I wouldn't be sulking, I'll be choking on the darn things." Why would anyone want to suffer anyway? Not that she had that much experience with that.


She rolled her eyes when he started using his serious voice, sighing when he entered the house. She followed suit, closing the door behind her and crossing her arms again, looking down at him sternly.

"Hey!" She replied with a frown at his own joke about her reaction. "I had to think on my feet." She let out a breath and glared again. "Out with it." She said in her annoyed voice, "I hope you have a good excuse this time, because if you don't I'm SO telling dad about this." She wouldn't, though right then she would try anything to get Caelum to actually take his pills. She frowned at his explanation. What?

"And have I ever brought in a guy? I mean, can you imagine dad's face-" She shook her head. "So what?" She added, smirking a tad. "I so don't want to hear about your escapades, big brother." Jen shook her head, "Have you ever seen ME go on a date? Come on! Be serious. Dating was for the 40's and ugly people." What was he- And he said it. Woah, what? Jen stared at hm. His name? His? Kai. Why was that name so familiar? Gay. Jen snorted.

"If this is one of your jokes, Caelum, it's not really that good." She said with a bored tone. "Next thing you'll tell me you're pregnant." She stared at him and blinked. Was it- was it not a prank? "Caelum, tell me you're pregnant." She said, hoping he would and she would not have to deal with this. Ugh, why did she have to deal with this? It wasn't fair! She paced in her place, unsure of what to do or where to go, so she moved to the nearest sit and then stood up again, waving her arms, as if looking for something to say, and then she sat back down, crossing her arms again and looking at the floor in confusion. Wait- how? Didn't he- Didn't he dated that girl- wait no, that hadn't been him. No, he dated- wait. He never had, had he? Had he always been- well, duh, but then- She sighed, removing the hair that had fallen on her face. "Dad's going to love this." She muttered, before shaking her head and turning to her brother. She could freak out later. Caelum needed her now.

"What happened?" She asked, "What did this Kai do?" And where do I find him and how do I kill him? She wanted to add that bit, but maybe it was too soon to start with the death threats.

[Caelum Mitchellson]

Yes, he intentionally let her comment about the pills float in the air, not feeling the need to respond to them at all. He knew she was just worried and showing it the only way she really knew how. This was Jen, it's what he was used to and he wouldn't expect her to be anything else. But she wasn't the topic of discussion anymore, he was. "Dating is not just for ugly people Jennifer. I enjoy going on dates." At first, he could practically see her brain trying to work out what he meant. It was almost comical actually. Jen was smart, just not with these kind of things.

What made things a bit funnier, at least to him, was when she finally got that sudden look on her face. In that moment, Caelum felt the urge to reach above her head and turn on an invisible light bulb. Very mature of him. "No...no I'm not pregnant." The thought of this sent a shiver through him. As bad as things were, if that was possible, he'd be in even worse shape. He heard his dear sister mention his father and he looked up with fear on his face. "Oh Jen, you...you wouldn't actually tell dad would you?" Not that he honestly thought she would, he just panicked at the thought.

With another heavy sigh and another rub of his face, he glanced at the floor. "Well, I'll spare you the gory details, but yeah. See, I knew Kai from Hammel. He was this rich, handsome dude that I always played jokes on. Well I hadn't seen him in awhile and when i was dropping some glitter bombs on some unsuspecting teens at the lake, and low and behold, Kai was there. With his perfectly quaffed hair that was just begging for glitter. So, one thing led to another and Kai asked me over one night...and well yeah." God it was hot. Wasn't Jen hot? It had to have been like a million degrees in the living room. Or was it just him?

Taking yet another deep breath, Caelum continued. "He was my first Jen. I know...I know...you don't want to hear that, but it's true. Then I find out I've done something horrible." God, he didn't want to tell her this next part. "Kai...Kai is with Zach." There he said it. His friend that had been like a brother to her was whom he really hurt. "I don't think they were together at the time. And I really didn't know. Zach never mentioned him really, not like that." Caelum shook just a little. "I fell for Kai sis, I fell hard, then to find out I just betrayed my best friend, it...god it hurt." Now, he started to cry, he couldn't help it and he wanted to stop, he'd never cried in front of her before. He felt so ashamed and stupid for the whole Kai thing, and being this broken up about it just made him feel worse.

[Jen Mitchellson]

"Ugh, don't call me that." She said, frowning at the name she so hated. Plus, it totally was! "It totally is. And the fact that YOU like dating proves just that." She stuck her tongue out at him childishly. Just a reminder that he was still her big brother. Maybe it was jealousy, since she'd never actually been on a date date. She'd just sort of... met strangers and turn that into a sort of date. Kind of sad really, that no guy had ever liked her enough to ask her out like that. She wondered what that would be like. Going out on an actual date- wait, backtrack. Where was she again?

Once the bombs were dropped and she tried to figure out what to do, she realised what she'd said and noticed Caelum's panic. Poor guy. She could only imagine how afraid he was from their father. "Don't be stupid." She breathed out, trying to smile, though it was still barely there, "I don't even want to be in the same country when he finds out, much less be the one to tell him." She was probably not helping with that, was she?

Spare the gory details. Good idea. She so didn't want to picture her brother in any position of- ew, why did she have to think of the word 'position', why? And he kept talking about this Kai. Why did she know that name? Kai- Kai. Her eyes widened. Oh crap. Not that Kai, right? Please no. He talked about a prank and she rolled her eyes. Leave it to Caelum to meet his- whatever that way. Yet, she still made no comment on it, but rather listened to him. Seriously, she had no idea what to say. She was bad with this stuff. Plus, she was fairly certain Kai was 'THE boyfriend' and she wasn't sure Caelum knew about that.

"Ew." She replied at the one night thing. "Yeah- no need to continue on that." She said with an annoyed voice. Why were big brothers so gross? She hadn't been this grossed out when Zach told her, much less when he found... Kai's picture. Oh God. Maybe it was a different Kai? Nope. It wasn't. Caelum kept going and now it was confirmed. He knew. It was. And fuck, was this difficult for Jen. Kai was Caelum's first. Yup, she didn't need to hear it. And wow, he remembered his first. It just reminded her how much of a slut she was. But back to Caelum. Her eyes widened as she noticed his eyes getting watery and his shoulders shaking and- Crap.

She stood, moving in front of him, not sure of what she was supposed to do. She was bad at this, dammit! No one prepared her for it and- crap! She moved her hands as if about to tap his head, then it moved to his shoulder to maybe rest there? What did people do in situations like this?

"Oh, fuck it!" She exclaimed, lowering herself to hug him properly, hoping he'll stop crying over it.

"I- I really don't get it." She muttered, glaring at a random spot on the wall as she hugged her brother. "I don't know how it is to like someone- uh- this much. But- um, as I understand it, it was Kai who was or wasn't in a relationship. You didn't know. You- you were good. You were- uh- it happens I guess. When you fall for someone, you sort of-" She blushed, thinking of her late experience, "Thinking gets difficult. It wasn't your fault. And if I know Zach as well as I think I do, I'm sure he doesn't... uh, blame you for it." He seemed pretty in love though... "And, on the BRIGHTEST of sides," She added with a half smirk, "Your first is like a total babe, so KUDOS for that, big brother."

[Caelum Mitchellson]

Rolling his eyes a bit, he ignored the snide comment about how if he dated it must be something bad. Ignoring it mostly in gratitude that she would not be telling their father of his...indiscretion. "Yeah, I know...I would like to be out of the country myself, that, or wait till he's about to have a heart attack and tell him." That was a cruel thing to say, and he immediately felt like the worst person on the planet for saying it. As much crap as his father gave him, the man was just that...his father. Caelum made a deep sigh and nodded. "I shouldn't have said that, sorry." It was just his frayed emotions and he really hope she got that.

Right now though, he didn't hear much of what she was saying. He wasn't sobbing, just crying enough to make it sort of hard to pay attention. That and he just hurt all over. The crying wasn't just over Kai and Zach, it was from the lack of his medicine too, he knew this, he assumed she would. God how he hated crying, and as much as he wanted to stop the tears from flowing, they just wouldn't. Maybe that's what he had been needing, a good cry. Then he felt something rather unexpected, the warmth of his sister on him, and her arms around him. He was pretty sure the last time they hugged was when she was very small and he gave some doll she had wanted for her birthday. Yeah, that was it, but still, it felt nice...and what siblings should do.

"You understand it more than you think kiddo." Caelum said with a sniffle as he slowly hugged her back. He wanted to let her know he was okay. "Look at how you are with me. Not exactly the same type of emotions, but still. You get somewhat how it feels." Slowly he let go and very gently nudged her, letting her know she didn't have to hug him anymore. He knew it was a lot for her, and he didn't want her to over exert her 'emotions' all in one go. "I hope you're right sis. Zach's been one of my best friends, if not...my one and only best friend for a long time. I think that's what I'm the most upset about. Not only did Kai hurt Zach, but I did too." He did twinge at the word 'love' however, but not noticeably. There was no way he was going to open that can of worms. "Well I'm glad he seemed happy at least.." Wait...what did she said.

"Jen...how do you know Kai is a....'babe'?" He asked, eyeing her suspiciously.

[Jen Mitchellson]

The little pull at her father's future death made her lose her smile and glare at her brother. That wasn't funny. Jen had... almost no one in her life she cared for. Caelum, of course, being her favourite person in the entire world, not that she'd ever told him that or anything. Then there was Zach, her second brother figure... who apparently had disappeared because of favourite person number one... what a mess. Anyway, among the few people she counted, just below Zoe... maybe not just below... rather further down, was her dad. Her 'daddy'. What? She liked being spoiled! Besides, the man needed someone on his side considering how her mother- whatever. where was she? Oh yes! Caelum was just apologising and she nodded along, losing the glare she'd forgotten she had. "It's fine." She said with a shrug, "If someone has a reason to hate him, it's you."

She let out a snort. He truly thought she got what it was like? She hoped she didn't, honestly. Even if yes, okay, one might say in a very specific case and in a very... vague sense, that she might perhaps could say that MAYBE she sort of... loved her brother. Not like that, ew! Just, you know... sisterly love- er... sibling-ly love... relative-ly love? Whatever. She still didn't think it was the same thing. "You get special treatment." She said with a smirk, "You did get me that doll." It was a joke of course, but she knew he knew. "No other guys give me dolls." Hell, no other guy had given her anything. Wow, was she really that pathetic? Yeah... she'd never gotten anything from anyone who wasn't family before. How sad was that? Wait! Focus on Caelum.

Jen dropped her arms to her side, not knowing what to do next, so she crossed them, hugging herself awkwardly. Funny how it was easy to have sex with a random guy, yet a hug made her uncomfortable.

She sighed when her brother mentioned Zach. So not what she wanted to know about. "See?" She said with a half smile, "This Kai is a dick!" A hot dick! She almost snorted out loud at her dirty mind. Oh, she could BET this Kai person had a-Wait. Caelum! He was asking a question.

"Wha?" Kai- babe. That rang a bell. Oh right! "Oh, it's not what you think, you dirty minded hag." She said with a smile. "I ran into Zach a couple of days ago. He- ah..." She sent her brother a glance, just to see if he was okay with it. "He showed me a pic- OKAY! I stole a pic." With a grin she pulled her phone out of her jeans and turned it to show her brother her wallpaper. "Pretty hot, eh?"

...Maybe this wasn't the nice thing to tell your brother when he just got his heart broken by the dude in the pic. "I mean- uh- yuck! He's- no, he's-" She turned the phone to see the picture. "Yucky! I mean- look at him. He's- no. You totally don't want him. He looks like a dick." Yes, and that was why he was her new wallpaper. Good job, Jen.