Bradie's P.O.V

I still hadn't recovered over the fact that my step brother has a thing for my best friend, it's crazy, not that I'm against it or anything, it's just that Shaun has a girlfriend, how was this ever going to make Andrew happier? Speaking of the devil, he's coming over soon to give the plates back and he wants to speak to me. Britta was out so we'd have some brotherly time. It's been over two weeks, Shaun nor Andrew have really contacted me until today. I still worry about Shaun, what that boy was doing, I'd never know.
Andy walked in, no knock, his sandy hair was nicely done, he wore clothes that were clean, clean! And his eyes weren't so sad looking, they looked as if he has enough sleep to last the week.
"hey Bradie" Andy smiled, it reached his eyes, this was new.
"hey" I nodded at him, he rested the bag of plates on the wood floor by the door, crashing next to me.
"how's things?" He asked and he seemed honestly interested for once, this shocked me. What happened to my brother?
"great, still busy, you?"
"Honestly the best I felt in years. I've found someone Bradie" he said so proudly, I smiled along, it was an un-removable smile. I'm glad he's happy.
"who?!" I sat up properly, I wanted to know, who was the woman (or man) keeping him at some level of sane.
"her names Vanessa, oh god Bradie, she's so beautiful, so amazing, it's unbelievable." He started to boast so happily, I felt suddenly cautious. What if this woman was to hurt him? He'd go back to a miserable, drunken mess and what about Shaun?
"wait, what happened to those feelings toward Shaun?" I asked, now confused, my brother shrugged and laughed slightly.
"as if that would ever happen, but it's weird, Shaun and Ness don't like each other, I fucking hate it. It's heart aching, in a way...I really like her, like, a lot." Andy continued boasting, I just stared at him, I find it weird, Andy hates Brooke, Brooke hates Andy and it's the same between Vanessa and Shaun. I wonder if Shaun actually has feelings for Shaun too...?
"that sucks so bad. Andy, do you think Shaun may have those same feelings?"
"what do you mean?" he asked confused, he sat up properly, listening into me as I spoke.
"how you have, or, had feelings for him...do you think he feels the same?" I asked, biting my lip as my brothers face went from confused, to tense and now relaxed, shocked, as if he realized something.
"I-...I honestly haven't thought about that...but no, I'm not going to risk 'Ness, she's so amazing and Shaun has Brooke, I don't want to waste my time." He spoke differently now, he wasn't as happy as when he walked in, but he wasn't sad. He just came back to reality, thank god.
"You never know, Shaun and Brooke have had difficulty lately, and what if Vanessa isn't as good as she seems? Sure, she's beautiful, but does she compare to Shaun?" I spoke as if I was giving him a lecture, I always seem to do it, but it was the only way to get it through to him. I didn't want him to be heartbroken over puppy love. He stood up, he wasn't so love-struck anymore.
"I need to go, see you" Andy said, his voice showed no emotion. I think I confused him, great fucking job Bradie. I sat back and just watched my brother walk out. I feel kind of bad, but someone had to bring him back to earth.

Shaun P.O.V

I laid on the couch, my head in Brooke's lap, my eyes closed as she watched TV, playing with my soft curls. It would be nice to sleep, without having Andy or Vanessa on my mind. Brooke doesn't even know yet, every time she asks what's wrong with me, I change the subject. If she found out I was jealous, over someone as beautiful as Vanessa seemed, I'd definitely be kicked out of here, the second she found out. She'd say something stupid as 'go fuck Andy', something so pathetic, yet it would still hurt me.
I've been thinking about it the past couple weeks now, how different Vanessa is, she's not like me different; she's physically and mentally different, she's wise and she seems to know me more than I know her, I don't even think Andy knows the other half of her, since he's hypnotized by those Hazel eyes. There's something different about her, I might be the only one who sees it, but it's obvious, her skin is too white, and how can she manage to stay so still, so tense, yet speak with such a calm voice. It's crazy, she touched my arm the other day and she was freezing. I mean, it was a 30 degree day, how can you be freezing? She's honestly crazy. Maybe immortal, but she was definitely not human, but she isn't a vampire, it doesn't add up, maybe the cold skin, but that's about it. I've been forced to watch Twilight over 3 times, she is no Edward Cullen, or Edwina Cullen, for that matter and all the other movies I've watched, True Blood included, and she's nothing like them. I've thought it over and over again, but there's no way, it doesn't match up to anything I've watched or read. She barely eats, I've noticed that as well, but it still doesn't make sense, as much as I try to figure it out, how Andy may be in love with an immortal, it's frustrating me and makes me more jealous, that if she is immortal, she'll live forever, be beautiful, strong and powerful. But knowing that she may be immortal makes me worried about Andy. I must be crazy to even imagine that it's possible, for someone to be immortal. There was only one way to find out, if I asked her; but you and I both know that is never going to happen. I sat up slowly from Brooke's lap, I looked at her, she was smiling, funny thing was that the more we fought, the less beauty I saw in her.
"have a nice nap?" she asked
"yeah" I smiled, lying. I've been getting really good at this. The whole lying thing, it's great.

Brooke and I sat on the couch, eating our Chinese take away for dinner. I placed my plate down and breathed deeply, I was so full. Best meal I've had all week.
"yum?" she asked me, her smile wide, full of happiness. I had to force a smile back, Vanessa and Andy still lurked the back of my mind.
"it was so good" I smiled
"I know right, I'm the best cook" she said, I laughed, kissing her softly, her hand rested on my cheek as she kissed me back slow, a shake came from my exhale as I pulled away. I don't know why, even her kisses slowly didn't feel the way they used to be.
"Shaun, what's wrong?"
"nothing" I said, trying to sound happy. It wasn't working.
"honestly Shaun, everything seems to be bothering you. You're so mopey" She said, I felt like snapping. Built in frustration crawled up my throat, just clawing to get out. What ever happened to the woman I loved? What happened to me?
"do you seriously want the truth?" I said to her sternly, the anger in my voice.
"yes..." she spoke very unsure, but as if she knew what was coming.
"firstly, I'm jealous of someone, more jealous than I have been of anyone ever-"
"who?" she said dully, cutting me off, I hesitated for a bit, but if she wanted fucking honesty, she was going to get it.
"Andy's girlfriend Vanessa, she's a beautiful person and seeing someone like her with Andy, it hurts" When I said it out loud, it sounded like I was in love with Andy. Brooke looked at me, her confusion and heartache showed in her eyes. She fucking asked for it.
"now don't you dare start yelling at me Brooke, it's human instinct. I absolutely hate Vanessa, I have never hated anyone in my life as much as I hate her and I'm afraid, Brooke, I'm afraid of her hurting him" I continued, she just stared at me, she didn't look happy.
"You're in love with Andy" she said flatly.
"I'm not!" I almost shouted, my anger was showing now.
"You may not see it, but I do. He's always liked you, haven't you seen that?" she was being ignorant now. Andy would never love me. Especially if you compare me to Vanessa.
"I'm not in love with Andy and he loves her" I said through my teeth, Brooke rolled her eyes, grabbing our plates and got up, going to the kitchen, I followed.
"Oh, and secondly, you've changed Brooke, you always set me off and every fucking time we fight, I fall more and more out of love with you" This was my frustration taking over my brain now.
"fuck off Shaun!" Brooke snapped at me, her green eyes looked at me angered and hurt, I took a step back and breathed deeply "Go stay at fucking Andy's! By the time you get home, I won't be here, fucking go Shaun! I don't want to put up with you anymore!" She yelled, I stared at her in shock.
"I don't want you anymore Shaun...it's over, I'm done" she said more exhausted now. How long has she wanted to dump me for? Was there a point in begging for forgiveness, a point in begging when everything we had was already lost?
"why are you just standing there?!" Brooke yelled, I looked at her stunned, coming back to reality.
"I'm going" was all I managed to choke out. I headed downstairs and slipped my shoes on, walking out of the big white door, slamming it shut. The weather was cold again, dark clouds wrapped around the town like a blanket, the sun was almost gone, the cool air whipped past me, sending shivers down my spine, I ran to my car and jumped in quickly, pulling out of my driveway and making my way to Andy's. He lived closer than Bradie and I hope he would understand. That's all I want, is for someone to understand. But Andy's so high up in the clouds, in love, so he says. It's weird how I am heartbroken by Brooke leaving me, but I knew it wasn't working and I do not yet have any tears to shed.

I arrived at Andy's, the rain pelted down with force around me, I groaned and got out, slamming my Audi's door as I ran up the porch to his door, knocking repetitively. I just wanted to get warm, it was so cold outside, my hair practically had a mind of its own right now. Andy opened the door, his blue eyes fixed on mine.
"Shaun?" he sounded worried and confused, I just wrapped my arms around him, bursting into tears. Wow I'm pathetic, doing this over a girl who doesn't love me...honestly wasn't the first time. Andy's arms wrapped around me tight, pulling me inside. I quickly pushed Andy off and sniffed, wiping all tears away and hiding the ones that were bound to run. He looked at me concerned, I was more happy to be inside, the warmth comforted me a bit, and so did Andy's hug, but Vanessa would probably want to kill me even more if she saw us like that.
"Shaun, what happened?" Andy put his hand on my shoulder, his grip tight. I looked down at the coffee coloured carpet. I honestly didn't want to tell him I had broken up with Brooke...because I was jealous of Vanessa.
"Shaun" Andy spoke more like a concerned father, now, I looked up to those eyes, they dug through me. I could feel it.
"she" I had to clear my throat, I hadn't spoken in a while. I then took a deep breath and looked at his lips, just because I couldn't stand looking in those eyes.
"Brooke kind of...dumped me" My voice sounded so withered and dry, saying this out loud was surreal. She's been a part of me for so long; I had to open my fat mouth didn't I.
"what happened? How did it happen? Are you okay, do you need a drink?" Andy was panicking now, I looked at him, smiling slightly.
"I'm fine...and it's a long story, beer would be nice though." I laughed, trying to make myself feel at least that tiny bit better as I sat on his couch, Andy hurried to me with a beer, he sat on the coffee table, placing the cold beverage in my hand, I took a gulp, it kind of hurt on the way down, my throat really was dry.
"so, how did it happen?" Andy asked, his eyes were staring right at me, what was I meant to say?
"I don't know if you'd want to know...part of it was because of how much of a bitch she became, I snapped and set her off. The fight didn't last very long, she told me she was done, that it was over and I walked out, coming straight here" I said, completely ignoring the fact I was jealous of Andy's girlfriend and the fact that it's possible that she's some sort of immortal.
"woah, what did you say beforehand?"
"w-...I-..." I couldn't seem to get the words out, thank god the devil walked in.
"Hey Shaun, up for that surf tomorrow?" Vanessa challenged, but she spoke nicer, this completely left me confused, why does she suddenly like me? did Andy say something?
"u-uh yeah, sure, just make sure it's a sunny day" I agreed, putting on the best smile I could force.
"are you a pussy? Do it when it's pouring rain, that shit is the best" she said. Ha, right, she probably can't go into sunlight, whatever she is. She gave me a slight uneasy look, her hazel eyes weren't so bright today, but they fixated on me, I knew she knew that I knew something. Andy got up and went to her, I couldn't help but watch the imperfect pair embrace. Their lips touched and that's where it begun again, the jealous frustration, I hated feeling this way, I hate being unhappy.