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Right chapter 10 let's do this, okay Alejandro you're up buddy

Alejandro: my señorita here doesn't own anything except the plot

Me: I love the Spanish, now onwards

Chapter 10: Believing In The False Truths

September was now officially over and it was now the start of October and that meant that it was beginning to start getting a little colder. The school kids by the lockers realized that too as they did their normal routine of chattering up before class.

" wow a whole month has passed already huh " said Courtney

" yeah who knew time could fly so quickly " replied Heather

" well if you ask me it ain't flying quick enough " added Duncan

" now, now no need to complain amigos "

Soon each of them departed to their classes with Courtney being the only one excited about it, while the other three dragged their feet to their classes. Courtney was happy to find Trent already there and she walked up to him and sat by him. " hey Trent how are you " and he smiled once he saw Courtney " great, except I wish I could say the same about our weather "

" tell me about it, summer is definitely over, OH HEY Gwen "

" ...hi Courtney, hey Trent "

" hey " Trent said indifferently but lately he had been noticing her become kinda quiet and he figured it was probably due to the fact that Courtney was now going out with Duncan. Courtney also noticed the odd behavior of her friend " hey Gwen are you alright you've been a little mellow for the past few days "

" huh oh no it's just the weather that's getting to me "

" oh I see, yeah it stinks right "

" totally " she said

As the class progressed Courtney noticed that Trent was barely talking to Gwen and only spoke when she was the one who initiated a conversation and now that she thought about it Trent hadn't really been paying much attention to Gwen for quite a while. She could've sworn he liked her, had they gotten into a fight? But her thoughts ceased when the bell rang and made a mental note to check in to things out later. Gwen made her way to her next class which unfortunately for her she shared it with Duncan. She found him already there, it seemed that nowadays he had actually been arriving to class earlier than before.

" hey pasty what's up "

" hey Duncan you're here early again what a miracle, lose a bet to Tyler " she said laughing at the nickname

" haha believable but no, Courtney has been nagging me to get my butt in gear "

" does it bother you that she's making you do this "

" nope I'm use to her nagging and besides I kinda like, it shows that she cares in a weird Courtney kinda way "

Gwen knew he was off limits but it was a little tough to get rid of her lingering feelings " uh Duncan can I ask you something " and he looked up at her concerned " yeah of course, what is it? " She took a deep breath and began her question " well what would you do if you were in love with someone who was in love with someone else? I'm kinda trying to help out one of my friends " At this he furrowed his eyes in shock " um whoa uh I'm not really the best guy when it comes to this romance crap, but uh if it were me I'll still try and go for it " This time it was her who looked up at him and added more " what if the person you loved was in love with you're best friend and if they actually started going out would you still go for it or would you give up? "

" whoa kill the motor there pasty one question at a time " he joked causing a slight smile to appear on her face " ok now you've changed the playing field, so if this were me then that would mean that I'll be digging on Heather seeing as how Alejandro is my best friend...hmm that's a tough one " he said putting a hand to his face " I don't think I'll be able to go through with it "

" what why not? "

" well this may be my own way of thinking and others might think another way, but I just can't let any chick get in between me and my buds and if I see them happily together then who am I to butt in and screw it up, besides there's someone special for everyone and who knows Gwen someone might already be digging on you're friend "

" who could be into me...I MEAN my friend just a slip of the tongue " she said nervously covering up her mistake

" it's all about the soul searching Gwen "

After class had finished Duncan said his goodbyes to Gwen and made his way to his next class finding Heather along the way. He felt a little awkward talking to her after the weird talk with Gwen but he shook it off and grinned at her " hey there H-bomb, c'mon pick up the pace " and she looked at him surprised " you mean you...actually want to get to class early, wow lose a bet to Tyler " He couldn't help but laugh again at how that sounded like the only explanation for it " believable but no, Courtney's has been on my case telling me to get it together "

" well thats Courtney for you, she tells me the same junk "

" but I'm use to it " he said laughing as they made their way inside their classroom and Duncan noticed that Noah was already there " hey look Heather it's you're boyfriend " Heather looked around the classroom " what are you talking about Alejandro isn't even here yet " but after a second she quickly took the hint and scoffed " he IS NOT my boyfriend ok " and he started laughing " really you sure about that cuz I disagree "

" shut your mouth Mr. Courtney " she said mockingly

" oh touché fine you win this one "

" hola amigos, I see you're here early Duncan lose a bet to Tyler again "

" ok now that's getting annoying " Duncan said irritated by the repeats

" tell me about it " Heather said remembering that she too dealt with it

Alejandro sat down next to Heather and let out a big tired sigh. Heather put her hand on his shoulders " what's wrong baby " but he just slumped down into his desk " it's just that I had a long day yesterday " Duncan also saw his friend's frustration " So your parents are interfering with your life again, man that sucks you ought to tell them to lay off "

" Duncan is right Alejandro you can't let them control your life "

" if I tried something like that my dad would probably kick me out the house and besides I've been trying to get my father's recognition ever since I was little but I want him to be proud of something I do, not something he wants me to do " he said now putting his head in his arms " I want to be worthy of the Burromuerto name "

Heather began to slowly massage his shoulders to comfort him " man you're father is way to hard on you Alejandro, in my eyes you're fine just the way you are " he managed to relax under her comforting gesture " my two brothers were able to handle it, so I can't crack under the pressure "

" don't worry bud you can unleash your anger at practice today "

" oh I didn't even realize you had practice today Alejandro "

" yeah we only have a few games before the season is over and the coach wants us to be in top condition " stated Alejandro

At lunch Alejandro tryed to relax more and it helped that he was surrounded by his friends. But he still had the conversation he had with his dad in the morning fresh in his mind. He grimaced at the memory of it.

As Alejandro was making his way to school he managed to catch his father at the door right as he was leaving too " Alejandro you're leaving to school "

" si papa I have to catch up with my friends "

" now Alejandro I hope by friends you mean educated individuals who want to make something of themselves "

" if you mean people with good hearts than yes "

" I need you to understand that the road to success also depends on those you surround yourself with "

" ... "

" if you want to be successful like Jose then you have to learn to stop acting like a child, you don't want to disgrace our family name by involving yourself with no good hoodlums right "

" right papa...I understand " and just like that his father exited the house without another word. Alejandro slammed his fist on the wall angrily, why did his father have to be so difficult? Why did he prefer Jose over him?

" hey Al you gonna eat that cheese burger " he was brought out of his thoughts by Owen who was pointing at his untouched burger " my body is a sanctuary I can't ruin it by eating too much unhealthy food, so go ahead amigo, and I prefer being called Alejandro " but Owen was to busy devouring the cheese burger that he didn't even hear him.

" Alejandro you seem quiet are you okay? " Heather asked concern that the usually not so quiet Alejandro was actually being quiet

" I'm fine Heather " but he clearly wasn't and this didn't escape her, so she wrapped her arms around his shoulder and layed her head on it too " to me you're a very special person and I wouldn't change anything about you " and blushingly she raised her head and kissed his cheek " now quit being such a wuss okay " he smiled warmly at her actions. She had this incredible way of entering his heart and putting it at ease " thank you Heather no one affects me like the way you do mi amor "

Once classes had ended the teens were hanging around their lockers putting away their unnecessary books. Except for the two football players who still had practice awaiting them.

" well Duncan I guess we can't hang out today "

" don't worry princess, I promise I'll make it up to you "

" Alejandro are you going to make this up for me too "

" but of course Heather "

Courtney and Heather left out of the school together afterwards chatting up while heading towards their cars. " well Heather this is me, so I'll see you later " and Heather waved at her " see you around " once Heather made it to her car she noticed a little note hanging by the window " oh hell no it can't be a ticket, wait it's a note, phew dodged a bullet there " she picked up the note and read it

Heather I decided to sneak away from practice, why don't we meet up by the Starbucks and get a drink together

Alejandro

The place wasn't exactly far from here so she decided on walking, but she couldn't help but find it a little odd that he'd just ditched practice like that. He never ditched practice and was always determined when it came to football, maybe something must really be bugging him. Well she'll get her answers when she sees him. Once there she waited outside for him seeing as how he wasn't inside, but he didn't show up. A whole fifteen minutes had passed and and she let out an aggravated groan " UGHH where is he I'm here looking all stupid "

" hey were you waiting long "

" WELL WHAT DO-...uh you're not Alejandro " she stopped once she noticed that he was the same person who had opened the door for her when she had went to apologize to Alejandro weeks ago." What was his name again " she pondered...it was like Joseph or Joshua, boy did she suck with names.

" what are you doing here...uhhh Julio was it? "

He chuckled lightly " it's Jose and I believe your Heather correct ? "

" oh sorry I'm bad with names, but yeah I'm Heather, what are you doing here though? "

" it seems my little hermano couldn't make it so I came here to inform you, I'm sorry Heather if I had your number then I would of called you, I hope you weren't troubled by any of this "

" ...oh I see...WAIT you came all the way here to tell me all this "

" of course, I couldn't just go about my day knowing you'd be here waiting around "

Alejandro must be out of his mind, his brother is so nice. Unlike him who stood her up on a date, that asshole he could of at least call her. " he could of called why didn't he? "

" I guess he was to preoccupied that he couldn't call, although it was careless of him to just make plans like that knowing he's busy "

" tell me about it, just you wait next time I see him he's dead "

" hey you know I'm about to go to this small party and I'd like it if you tagged along with me as my special guest, you see it turns out a lot of people have noticed my talent in soccer and if all goes well I just might become famous, besides I feel as if I owe you "

" um...well that's nice but I- "

" it'll be quick and I want to talk to you about Alejandro too "

They didn't notice that another Burromuerto brother watched as Heather got in the car with Jose. " hmmm that girl looks very familiar...WAIT I know who that is " and he quickly dialed Alejandro and after a couple of rings he finally answered.

" hello..Carlos hermano I'm kinda busy with practice so can I call- "

" no Alejandro this is urgent "

The ride to the party was long, and she felt kind of awkward sitting next to Alejandro's brother Jose. He was extremely handsome and held a strong resemblance to Alejandro, except his hair was spikey while Alejandro's was long, and he was slightly taller. They arrived to a huge luxurious mansion that she hadn't seen and they walked in together. Once inside she took in all of her surroundings and noticed a bunch of fancy people in suits, as well as all sorts of fancy looking rich food " whoa this place is pretty fancy for a small party " and he laughed lightly and linked her arm with his " let's mingle señorita ". This caused her to slightly blush, was this the Jose that Alejandro hated? He seemed to act the exact opposite of how Alejandro explained him. He was greeted by many fancy important looking people, but he eventually led Heather to the outside garden.

" so Heather what exactly do you know about me from Alejandro "

" well I know you always call him Al and treat him like junk "

" I only do that to separate him from following in my footsteps "

" I'm not following "

" if he dislikes me then he'll keep away from me, and he'll walk his own path and be more independent. You see our father wants him to be just like me, but he knows me and Alejandro have our dislike towards each other and that prevents him from actually completing his goal, like the way he converted me into our older brother. It wasn't difficult for me to become like my older brother Carlos seeing as how me and Carlos didn't have a sibling rivalry thing going on. Do you understand Heather the more Alejandro hates me the less he'll want to turn into me, breaking that chain that binds us "

" I see so you don't tell this to Alejandro cuz then he'll eventually forgive you and your father will use that to his advantage am I right "

" precisely, not only do you have beauty but you also have brains not many chicas have both of those qualities nowadays. It's either one or the other, but you Heather you are quite the catch " and he secretly smirked when he saw her blushing. " You know Heather you remind me of a girl that I loved a while back "

" huh really? Well she must've been pretty then if we look alike, but uh what happened to her "

" she past away, and I was sure we'd get married one day. I guess that's why I haven't been able to find a new love because it's not as if we ever broke up "

Heather couldn't help but feel sad when she saw his distraught face. It must be unbearable to lose the love of your life and she'd probably die if Alejandro were to leave like that. The poor guy must be suffering so much, and it probably didn't help that she looked like his deceased lover.

" Heather would it be okay if I could hold you for just a moment "

...0\\\_\\\0... " uh " (AN: LOL Heather's blushing face is priceless )

" I'm sorry that was totally out of line and- "

" I guess...you can " she said mentally slapping herself for agreeing, but it was just this once that she'll allow this " so he can hold onto his love one last time " she thought

Slowly he embraced her and she could feel his warmth, it was as if she were being held by a king. Did he use to hold his old love like this? Did she act like Heather or was she nice? All of a sudden there was a shiver that ran up her spine and she opened her eyes, and saw Alejandro standing right there looking at them. His faced showed a mixture of emotions going from shock, to jealousy, to anger, and to hurt. She noticed that he was still wearing his football attire except his helmet, meaning he must of come directly from the school.

" n-no hold on Alejandro it's not what you think he wa-"

" Jose you BASTARD! " and Heather watched in horror as Alejandro hit Jose right in his face and grabbed the collar of his shirt roughly " I'm so sick and tired of you trying to steal my girls, I'm not taking it no more "

But he simply smirked " but dear little Al seeing her just brought back such sweet memories "

" what the hell do you mean memories " he retorted angrily and Jose put his arm around him " come here little Al I'll explain " and he dragged him until they were away from earshot and Heather could only watch as the two brothers spoke amongst each other.

" oh screw you " and with that he walked over to Heather and roughly dragged her away " vamos let's go " and once they were outside the mansion did she finally speak up " wait Alejandro didn't your brother explain to you the situation " but he ignored her and grabbed her by her shoulders facing her " listen Heather don't fall for his advances, whenever he talks to you walk away, as a matter of fact keep at least fifty feet away from him at all times. Never talk to him " but Heather pulled herself away from him.

" Alejandro just cuz were dating doesn't mean you have to hold my hand for everything I do, now I know what you saw looked bad and I take the blame for that, but it wasn't what you think he was just remembering his deceased lover "

...-_-'..." HUUUHH? " he said with a non-believing expression

" and besides Alejandro, I should be the one who's mad, you're the one who stood me up on our date "

" what are you talking about Heather we never had a date today "

" did you forget the note you left at my car "

" note, but I never...wait it must of been Jose who left it there to mess with me "

" oh sure blame him "

" I'm serious he's trying to trick you "

" you don't even know if that's the truth right? You're only blaming him because you hate him "

" que? Am I hearing this, so you're picking his side over me when you don't even know him "

" it's nothing like that, I would never mess around with your brother quit acting like a child! " and she saw that her words stopped him momentarily and he lowered his head with his hair covering his eyes.

" if you want to be successful like Jose then you have to learn to stop acting like a child "

" you say that now Heather but believe me he always gets what he wants " and he clenched his fist and looked at her " I'm trying to warn you that he isn't to be trusted why can't you understand that!...'sigh'.. you know what forget it I gotta get back to practice " and he walked over to his car that was recklessly parked by the corner. He must of come in quite a rush " wait Alejandro hold it " but it was too late and he was already making a turn and soon disappeared from her sight. She entered back to see Jose standing there " Heather I'm so sorry this is my fault I should of known better "

" how did he even know I was here? "

" hmmm...that's a good question, but come on why don't I drive you home it's the least I can do "

" just drive me to my car I'll go home by myself "

Once she was home she slumped down on her bed, today had been a long day for her and a confusing one too. " Alejandro " she said out loud

" you say that now Heather but believe me he always gets what he wants "

The look on his face when he said that, it looked so defeated and the hurt was there too. She had seen it flash in him for a quick second right before he left. This wasn't suppose to happen, she wasn't suppose to make him feel pain. None of this was right, she had promised to stay by his side not argue with him, yet she had done just that. Angrily she slammed her fist on her bed " God Damn It! "

AUTHOR'S NOTES

And we come to the end of another chapter and I believe now this is my longest chapter, so Alejandro's brother decides to pay a little visit to Heather. Now can he be trusted, well Alejandro doesn't think so. It's a good thing the other brother Carlos saw them and called Alejandro, otherwise who knows what could of happened.