Title: The Wrath of Brothers
Rating: T, for violence & swearing
Genre: Angst. Suspense. Drama
comparison: Don E & Charlie E
Summary: Charlie betrayed his brother; Charlie & the others, now face fear & challenges. But will these challenges and this fear cause the team to fall apart, or bring everyone close together?
Disclaimer: i own nothing
Authors note: Felt like I should do a worked up intense story! Hope you enjoy, please read and please review. I think its just going to be a series of one shots!
"The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out"--James Baldwin.
Part One: Betrayal
Facing one another, Charlie and Don Eppes both stood firm. Don had his arms across his chest and Charlie had his arms to his side, hands in fists; they were so tight you could see the white on his knuckles. The boys were both intense, they had just been arguing, and still arguing for the matter. Nothing could stop them from being so angry with one another.
Father, Alan Eppes, came rushing into the family garage to see what was going on inside as he could hear shouts from inside the house. When Alan came into a clear view of both his sons, he feared for both of them. He's never seen them looking so angry with one another.
"What's going on here?" Alan quickly asked, "Donnie, Charlie." Alan looked to his oldest son immediately. Don clenched his jaw seeing his father staring at him.
"What are you looking at me for?" Don asked with anger to his tone, "He started it!" Don pointed towards Charlie, feeling like a little boy for saying that.
"What!" Charlie shouted, "I was doing my work until you came barging in here screaming at me in the first place, that's what pissed me off." Charlie defended himself. He could feel himself shaking from the adrenaline that was caused from his anger.
"Than you shouldn't of been at that crime scene!" Don shouted and quickly continued before Charlie could interrupt him, "I told you not to go back! I told you it was not your place. And than you went behind my back and worse you took one of my agents with you. You could of gotten her killed, worse you could of gotten killed!" Don screamed, "Of course I'm angry with you! You promised me you weren't going to go back when I talked to you about it the other day!"
"I told you that I specifically needed a little more information you know I go to those crime scenes in every case; I don't get what the big deal about this case is, I don't see how its any different from the rest of them." Charlie shot back towards his brother.
"This is a different case, Charlie!" Don screamed, "I don't want you doing anymore field work!"
"You know how I compute my math calculations! You know I wasn't just about to sit back and watch you guys do all the work..."
"Charlie! Our killer could of come up and grabbed you when Megan wasn't looking and could of taken you right off the scene! Just because she's an FBI Agent, doesn't mean she should be spelunking about with a mathematician..."
"I don't get way you're calling Megan out on this, it was my idea..."
"So you admit it!" Don interrupted him pointing at his brother.
"You knew I was going to go back either way..."
"You promised me Charlie and when I take promises from people promises are a strong bond between me and that person. You've broken that fucking promise and now Megan is in the office, in a meeting, being questioned by the ASSISTANT DIRECTOR because he wants to know why she went back to that crime scene. You jeopardized her job! And she could be in danger, including yourself!" Don screamed.
"I'm thirty year's old, Don. I can certainly take care of myself now, thank you for your concern. Now if you're finished scolding me, I'd like to get back on my equation, for you." Charlie said.
"That's it I've had it with you." Don hissed and grabbed his brother shoving him up against the chalk board, "I'm sick of you going behind my back and sassing me, what the hell has been going on with you, its like you're pm-sing right now."
"Donnie! Let go of him!" Alan shouted to his son. The last time the two were in a heated argument that turned into a wrestling match (which Alan hoped doesn't happen) was when Don asked Charlie's dream girl, to prom.
"Get off of me." Charlie hissed trying to get loose but than decided to knee Don in his left rib. Don groaned, dropping. Than Charlie ran into him, shoving him down and punched Don. The two boys started to wrestle, knocking things over.
"Donald and Charles Eppes! Stop this instant! You two are grown adults! Stop acting so childish!" Alan screamed watching Don head lock Charlie, "Donald!" Alan hissed with anger, clenching his own hands into fists know.
"Oh my goodness!" Amita gasped putting her hands to her face seeing her boyfriend in a head lock by his older brother. Larry came up behind Amita, shocked, to see his friend in a fight with his older brother.
"I've never guessed Charles to be a fighting man, before." Larry spoke up, "This is very interesting."
Amita looked to Larry, squinting her eyes of confusion and sighed shaking her head to Larry.
"What's going on in here, nobody's inside..." David trailed off entering with Colby behind him, seeing the two brothers in a wrestling match. Charlie had gotten out of the head lock as soon as David and Colby were entering.
"David, please stop them." Amita begged. Colby ran over and pulled Don off his brother. Charlie was about to charge but David shoved Charlie back on the other side of the room.
"Easy you two, calm yourself!" David screamed to them, "What in gods name is the matter with you two? You're like animals."
"Charlie, I'm not going to have you on this investigation anymore." Don hissed wiping his busted up lip. Charlie had bruising on his upper cheek, and his right eye, along with a bloody nose.
"Fine then! I don't care!" Charlie screamed shoving David away from him. Charlie stormed passed everyone and exited the garage. Amita whipped around and went after him, quickly, to catch him before he ran off.
Don kicked the coffee table with anger, putting his hands on the back of his head then brought them down to his waist, looking down, shaking his head.
Everyone stood there quietly, shocked, and disturbed from what happened between the two brothers and worried that they weren't going to get over this one. Alan especially worried, the two sons of his weren't ever going to talk again after this. After all, that's what brought them together, was work.
To Be Continued...