Trouble and Tears

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Aster and Jackie walked up the porch steps of the girl's house, holding hands, but before they could even ring the doorbell, the door swung open, revealing Jacob who had that smile on his face that only Jackie knew.

"Jacob~. I can explain," Jackie said, holding her free hand in front of her.

Jacob only forced out a maniac chuckle along with a twitch of his eye, before reaching inside and pulling out a broom. Jackie's eyes widened and she put an arm in front of Aster.

"Bunny. Run," she breathed out. Aster gazed down at her in confusion, but he soon understood when the broom went swinging at him.

"Strewth," he cursed.

Next thing they knew was Jacob chasing the Aussie around the yard with the broom, and Jackie chasing her brother. "Jacob, stop! Don't hurt him!," Jackie shrieked.

"I am going to knock your Australian ass to high hell!," Jacob roared.

The neighbors watched as the three ran after one another. Some, who were Jacob'a friends, and knew him as the over protective brother, shook their heads with chuckles.

Finally, Jackie was able to race in front of her brother- nearly being swatted in the process, and push him into a stop. "Enough!," she cried. Jacob obeyed, but his chest heaved in anger. "Do you know how sick you had me worried?! I called the school and they said you ditched?! What if something bad happened to you and I wasn't there? It is bad enough you hid his Australian ass from me," Jacob spat, waving to Aster.

No he didn't, Aster said silently.

"Do you even care?," Jacob asked. Jackie flinched at her brother's tone, but kept her gaze "I do care. It's just that you are being too much of the protection I really need," she replied.

"That's my job, Jackie. Ever since the day you were born, I promised mom and dad that I would watch over you." Jackie closed her eyes and held her tears inside.

"Your job is to live life, Jacob. Not to worry a boat-load about me."

"Oh so that is why you test me?"

"No, Jacob-"

"You want me to give a reaction?"

"No Jake!"

"Then what do you want from me?!"

"I want you to be my brother," Jackie said in a hurt voice. Jacob stopped and him and Aster stared at the girl who had tears pricking her eyes. "Listen, Jake," Jackie began in a calm voice, trying to hide the cracks in her words, "I know you have seen how guys behave these days. And the way Pitch did to me was one of them..."

Jackie held her brother's face in her hands. "But I need you to let that past go and be my brother." Saying those words, she began to sob. "I'm so sorry, Jacob. I sometimes wish I was in that car instead of mom, dad, and Emma. I wish it was me instead," she croaked before running inside.

Jacob's gaze faltered, but Aster looked at him with sympathy. "Jacob, Ah didn't-"

"Just... Go," Jacob said before walking in the house.

Aster sighed. You really screwed up this time. The Aussie trudged to his truck and drove, wondering if it was the right idea to be Jackie's boyfriend.

Meanwhile, Jacob knocked on Jackie's door, bareing the sobs he heard from inside. "Jackie? Sis?"

No response.

Jacob felt dread pit in his stomach, but walked to his own room. Inside Jackie's room, the saddened girl sobbed on her bed. "It should have been me," she whispered.


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