AN: Okay This is the one shot that I was meaning to post when I had it all at like 15,000 words or something but then I realized it would be better as a series. More Like a prequel to B.P. but hey what ever....I had this in my thoughts back when it was last year, but hey I ended up writing the other story only because it looked to be more fun and fantastic, plus the twins were my favorite numbers age. Hope you like it and yeah the same applies here as in my story B. P. no homophobia, and all that crap if you don't like just don't read K, but to other ppl, I hope you enjoy this first chapter.
Chapter 1: Flakes Fall like Frozen Tears
December 14th.
They lay quite in the night their lives winding down, the city a somber scene as many fall while some asleep, a white night silenced by the gentle snowfall. I looked through the window peering in with full desire, it might have shown in my eyes. Hands cupping my elbows as I clutched on to my jacket sleeves for warmth, I blew air, a cloud condensing under the heat of my breath. Sighing I look away, nothing seem good enough for him.
Under the light of a streetlamp I turned on my heal swaying I began to walk. Step by step through freshly fallen snow, down the sidewalk. It was the last store open tonight and still nothing to show for it. I walked down the way hoping still that I might find something for my brother, even if it were not this night.
Christmas was around the corner. Shopping was all but done, with the exception of a single person on my list. At the top of whom was of course my twin brother. My Zack. He were the only person I had yet to get a gift for, save for the other person I hate.
My feet clacked upon the cobblestones shifting shoes upon side walk and streets as I went. My hands held out to my sides help keep balance as I childishly walked upon the curve. I looked around. Lights here and there dimming for the night yet others loomed as do the street lamps every eventide. Shifting ever so slowly as if it were a dance of lights in shadow they too mingled in the flames of the ominous night. My shadow shifting here and there blending with others, passing lamps making it vanish as I continued alone down the paved path.
Gently falling snow flakes. The occasional car uncommon in such late a time on public streets. I looked anyhow both ways nothing there to threaten my safety as I crossed. Passing yet another Birch at the corner bare has since lost it's leaves to an autumns breeze. They lay scattered here and there, in carved out plots preserved their dirt only for this purpose. A patch to grow among this concrete park of artificial landscape. They are barred while others not need be, however elevated in pots free to grow, but still contained.
It is by one of these trees that I made a turn, yet another crossing, the street empty and strain. There were now more people here on this street than the other however it did not occur to me. So much was I in thought that I happen to miss my last turn, shifting a moment out of it enough to stop and wonder I looked at the watch upon my wrist. It was nearly ten till ten fifteen, I needed to get going and so hastened my steps backtracking where I had lost my way.
I ran down the street at a constant pace, never changing step as I hurried. Looking down one foot placed in front of the other as I went in hopes I would not be late. Almost as if in fear I ran for my street colliding into something, shaken up as I fell cheek to concrete.
"AHHH!"
"Oh, hey sorry."
It was Zack. I slammed head first into my brother and was sent flying on my butt. "Sorry, Cody, but, why were you running?"
"uh, nothing...."
I blushed, getting up as he helped me to my feet. I couldn't tell him I tried beating him home, much less that I had been shopping for his Christmas gift. No doubt he had finished in shopping for his gift of my own present. The young boy walked pass me heading up towards the blue and white buildings up the parkway. I fallowed Zack rubbing my cheeks to numb the pain as I walked.
Up the stares and through the wrought iron fence, through the front door, up the stares and the door to the far right. The path I remember taking before I fell exhausted on my bed.
Though it would have been if I hadn't taken so long getting home from a day of shopping once again. He opened the door popping the latch with his key ever in hand. So much sometimes I thought it were a part of him. My feet felt all to tired with every step exhausted from a full days search in a heavy tunic. Stepping inside unable to bare my weight any longer my feet buckled leaving me to fall forward.
"ehhh!"
"Haha!"
Zack laughed standing by the stares hands to his sides as he looked down at me. He moved to my right squatting down by me to ask. Cody he says, what are you doing? I lift my face away from the carpet for a moment then fall back down again. Zack, I begin to say
"Help me up."
"Oookay?"
He drags me off on my feet caring me atop his shoulder in hopes we don't fall together. We only make it to the couch before I drop again, him letting go as I land on the sofa. He sits beside me sighing as he asks again.
"Why?"
"...Uh...."
"Cody why are you staring at me?"
"Wh-What, no I wasn't."
"Yeah, you were."
"uh, no I was looking out the window."
"Oh, okay what's out there?"
He asked looking out the sitting room window as we sat on the sofa together. We discarded our outer wear, my hat and jacket, his beanie and coat. He taking off his shoes and I my socks. I felt much lighter with out all that extra weight. Bare feet as I wiggled my toes I leaned back then pulled forward jumping to my feet as I landed. Heading up stares I ran for my room at the end of the hall.
"Cody, is that you?"
I froze, with out notice, falling yet again at the top of the stares. My mother calling me, a rare occurrence these days with her being seldom home. Her work as an up coming actress and singer expects much out of her, something Zack and I have grown accustom to. I don't blame her fallowing her dreams sometimes however it does get to me--I would be lying if I never said that.
"Yes mommy, I'm here."
I got up on my knees then stumbled forward to my feet once more, as I looked to the opposite side of the hall. The door swinging open as a hand nudged it forth. Letting it sway open as it slightly stubbed the wall she stood at the doorway staring down at me. Her youngest child walking towards her as she held gentle arms open to receive me. I hugged her tight against her waste, her hands now around my shoulder blades as I nuzzled my cheek against her warmth.
"Where's Zack, honey?"
"Down stares, we just got back."
"Were were you two?" she continued, a gentle voice soothing and soft as she spoke. "You were gone before I had woken up."
"Oh, sorry mommy, I was at Simon's, I didn't mean to leave with out telling you. He called me this morning real early, said he and Jared wanted me over quick...."
I pulled away gently looking into her blue eyes as she smiled at me.
"Okay, okay honey, calm down, you don't have to tell me everything," She said, rubbing my shoulder blades through my shirt.
"Oh, sorry I mean after all he is my best friend."
"It's okay, as long as your safe," she assured," did you enjoy your day?"
"Yes mommy, He loved showing me this new game he got as an early present..."
"Okay, okay that's good to hear honey, go get your brother, and tell him dinner is on the counter, help your selves okay. I'll be down in a minute."
"Oh, okay mother."
I jumped, hugging her once again for a moment then heading off down the stares. Zack sitting at the counter on a stool. A plate full of ground beef and rice before him. Funny I knew he never needed me telling him when it was time to eat, hahah, made my job more easy as it was already. He took a spoonful shoving it into his mouth as it them moved to chew. He looked so cute, A hand holding a big table spoon and him just staring at me if he had something to say. He looked up a little to swallow a gasp to fallow soon after.
"Is mom home?"
"Yes, she says she'll be down in a minute."
"Okay, so why did you run in to me?"
"uh, nothing."
"Oh, okay?"
He shrugged it off thinking nothing of it at all. Thank God, he did too. Placing his spoon on the plate he looked to me again in the same way, "Do you want some?" He asked as he took a plate from the wrack atop the center of the island.
"Sure."
"So where were you, with Simon again?"
"uh yes."
"Is that enough?"
"Yes."
"You've been there everyday this week Cody."
"So? He's my best friend."
"Yeah, I know but...."
"What Zack, you don't like him?"
"No its not that, I just well...."
"What?"
"Are you jealous?"
"Yeah,I mean no!"
"What? Haha!"
"Me and you are supposed to do stuff together all winter break remember?"
"Oh, I remember. Zack, but..."
"What, you'd rather be with him then me?"
He said this a little hurt, his high pitch voice fading at the very end. It caused me a little pain myself, hearing him say this, that I were picking my best friend over him--my brother. It wasn't true however, hearing how he felt still stung none the less.
"Zack, don't be like that."
"...."
We ate there side by side not saying another word. A silence creped in bading the room in an eerie sense of things. I fiddled with the last bit of food on my plate as mother came down. In her night gown all in white she was the most beautiful person I have ever seen.
"Why are you two so quite? Zack, honey what's wrong? Cody are you guys fighting?"
"I...."
"Humph."
"Come on you two, please stop this."
Mother was right, I wanted to but Zack....He sat quite not another sound as he slid out of the stool. Zack, honey what's wrong? she says, don't go, but he doesn't listen.
"Zack?" I murmured.
"Cody, honey what's wrong?"
"Zack hates me."
The pain must have shown in me, her looking so worried as she walked to my side. I jump off my seat letting her take me as I hugged her she held me tight. My eyes burned as I kept back the tears. Cody, she says, its okay. That's all it took unable to keep myself together any longer they fell, tears soaking the white fabric so warm and tender.
AN: Sorry I broke my writing style once. I tend to do that here and there, well I guess it happens when you have two different ways of writing first person. Okay, I hope this is as fun for you as it was for me, btw the story I put up before was nothing to me, but perhaps do you think I should take a serious effort in really writing it? I mean I wrote all of it in like less then 30 minutes....I was so bored today....anyway, Ima make this story go on for a while and I think it maybe said that it is a cross over....=]....PLEASE READ AND REVIEW DAMN IT!