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Well here's chapter 6! I'm sorry for the long update period but I was frankly too lazy to type this chapter until now. I'm also sorry this chapter is short but I couldn't really think how to make it longer. And this is one of the few chapters I'll change the point of view in but it'll change a few more times. But anyway, please read and review and let me know what you think.

Chapter 6: A Brother's Anger

I kept my back pressed against the wall as I listened to the argument going on in my shared office. Since October, I had been working at the Paris Interpol station with Carmelita and I had to be honest, I wasn't a big fan. I was a natural born thief, not a cop, but things had spiraled out of control. After the incident with Dr. M in the Cooper Vault, I made Inspector Fox believe that I have amnesia. She had pulled some strings, gotten me a job in the office as a Constable, we started dating, and I moved into her apartment. Now, the guilt was starting to set in. I had just up and left my team without a word of warning and I knew I had crushed Ramona completely. Along with knowing I had completely crushed the woman of my dreams, I knew her brother had to know was well. Sitka Bandicoot was overly protective of his sister and if he found out about me shooting her then I'd be dead. But now that I was listening outside of my office, it was obvious he was aware of it. I had taken a break to go to lunch and when I came back, I could hear him arguing with Carmelita. I kept myself pressed against the wall and listened to their conversation.

"You can't keep trying to baby her, Sitka!" I heard my partner shout to her brother.

"I'm not babying her, Carmelita! I'm trying to protect her!" it was obvious that the two were furious at each other and neither of them could control their temper.

"From who, everyone she comes into contact with?" I heard a growl from one of the two and things were getting heated.

"From you!" he shouted, "From you and that two faced raccoon!" I knew he was talking about me. Deep down, I knew I had stabbed her in the back by end up dating her sister but it wasn't my original plan.

"Do you realize how bad you've hurt your own sister?" Sitka continued, "You knew she loved him but you still stole him from her." His comment stuck with me. I knew I loved her and I knew she had feelings for me, but I wasn't aware just how strong until now. Knowing that she felt that way only made me feel worse about what happened.

"What's the matter with poor little Ramona now?" Carmelita mused, "Is she jealous of her big sister?"

"She's heart broken, Carmelita! She's been stabbed in the back by you and Cooper and she's depressed! I can't get her to leave her apartment and she hasn't gone outside in five days! She's broken and it's because of you and your partner!"

"Oh please, Sitka," Carmelita snorted, "She's such a little drama queen. She'll get over it in a few days and go right back to being a dirty thief."

"You see," I pressed my ear against the wall, "Right there's your problem. You are so self centered and would rather than throw your sister to the wolves and put her down instead of trying to work things out with her."

"Self centered? I'm self centered? No, you and our wimpy sister are jealous of who the superior is. Now get out of my office!"

"Fine, but you'd better hope I don't run into your new business partner, Carmelita. Because of what he did to Ramona, I will beat him into the ground." I moved away from the wall and started to head down the hall. The last thing I wanted to do was be around Ramona's enraged brother. I heard the door slam soon after I moved and there would be no way I could get around the corner in time.

"Cooper!" I cringed when I heard Sitka's voice behind me and his footsteps got closer, "Cooper!" I turned around to talk with the enraged brother and felt myself slam against the wall. His forearm had my neck pinned against the wall and I could hear him growl.

"Now, you're lucky we're standing in the middle of the Interpol station and you're in uniform or this would get ugly," he threatened, "But that doesn't mean I won't find you later. I know you were listening to me and my sister but do you even understand how much trouble you're in?" his voice was low, angry, and threatening. I shook my head in a reply and he continued.

"You broke Ramona's heart, Cooper. You crushed her, broke her, and stabbed her in the back. Her self esteem and confidence is nothing but dust in the wind because of you, she had cried nonstop for almost a week because of you, and this doesn't sit right with me. Since our father died, I've practically raised her into what she is now and I will not have you, a backstabbing piece of garbage, break her down."

"Listen, it wasn't my intention-" I attempted to say but he cut me off.

"Shut up, Cooper, I'm not finished." He growled, "When you first started doing work with Ramona that if you ever hurt her, physically or emotionally, then I would kill you. I'm holding true to that but I'm adding something so listen carefully. She doesn't feel loved anymore and she'll go to the one person who will make her feel loved, but I know he's lying. If she goes back to Erik, you'll be hearing from me."

"Goes back to Erik? I don't know who that is." I shot out. Out of the entire time I've know her, I'd never heard anything about this Erik person. He huffed out an impatient breath and pressed my neck further into the wall.

"Erik is the Phantom you moron! If she goes back to him because of you I will break you! He had tried to kill her, hypnotize her, he's kidnapped her, and threatened her and because of you she'll go back to him! You of all people should know what it's like to lose her to him and I will kill you if you loose me my baby sister!" my stomach twisted into knots when he mentioned the Phantom. If she went back to him there would be no telling what he would do to her. I'd fought to save her twice from him and almost died the last time we dealt with him. It would be total betrayal if she went to him. But then again, it can't be any different than what I did to her.

"Let me make this perfectly clear, Cooper. First, if I find out she's gone back to him then you'll hear from me again. I know he's dangerous and so do you. I don't want you to talk to her ever again, understand? I know how he works, if you attempt to make contact with her then he will kill her. He's the jealous type and I will not have you cost Ramona her life. While she's down there and gets a bruise, you'll get a broken bone. If she gets a scar, I'll put you in the hospital, if her heart is broken anymore than it already is then I will beat you so far into the ground you'll have your own grave. Do you understand what I'm telling you?" I nodded, "Good, now get out of my sight." He released me and stormed off. I took in a deep breath and felt sick. I never intended for Ramona to get hurt.

All I planned to do was call in the favor I owed to Dimitri, go to the Cooper vault, then go back to Paris and tell Ramona I loved her. I had chickened out after we came back from Cortex's tower but I wasn't going to this time. However, during my last fight with Dr. M, Carmelita had gotten in the way and I jumped in front of a bullet meant for her in order to save her. Now, she had guilt tripped me into working for her at Interpol and somehow roped me into not only dating her but living with her. I soon found out that Carmelita isn't who she made people think she was. She was mean and a ruthless cop who would do whatever it took to catch her criminal. Working and living with her these last few months has made me loose all respect and feelings I had for her. I didn't love Carmelita like I thought I did a while ago. I now know that I loved Ramona with everything I had. Then I felt horrible after we chased Ramona and I had to shoot her. It wasn't my intention for the bullet to hit her but somehow it did. I felt horrible as soon as she shrieked but with the entire station close by, I couldn't apologize. I haven't had the chance to explain things to her but I needed to. Now, she was more than likely going to go back to the Phantom by her own free will and it was all my fault. I had to stop her and tell her the truth before things got out of hand but Sitka was right. If Erik had his eyes set on Ramona and saw me talking to her, he would more than likely kill her. I couldn't have her killed because of my cowardliness. I needed to talk to her and let her know the truth of what happened and that I loved her but I didn't know how I was going to do it…unless I got back in touch with the gang.