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Happiness is a Warm Gun (One-Shot)
The twin simply looked out the window of the train, not expecting to see a drop of rain hit against it. Normally, rain didn't really suit it, it depressed him. However, at this moment of time, it seemed rather fitting. His eyes averted from the glass to where he could hear a feminine giggle all the way across the room, and it didn't appear as though she would stop giggling anytime soon. A familiar face caught the boy's attention, and he scowled at knowing that the reason why the girl was frantically laughing now was because of that stupid grin on his brother's face. An unattractive mush of bone and skin, he saw, and the scowl deepened as the slightly older boy came to terms that Sam was practically ruining his life.
It wasn't always this way. They used to be practically yin and yang, the twins were. Eric and Sam were on the island together, they shared precious moments together that could never be replaced. It took all their willpower to fight against the savages and sustain life on the island, at least for a little while before everything go out of control, and since they had been through so much together, it would have only made sense for them to always be together, right? Apparently, that wasn't what the younger of the two wanted, considering that he was flirting with the one girl that Eric had wanted since they arrived back in England. Hell, the other twin even told him everything he felt about the girl, the way her dark braids of hair complimented her chubby, yet adorable cheeks. The way her dark blue eyes were darker than the middle of the ocean, and the way her face could easily spark up a conversation. It seemed inevitable to escape from her stare, and even the possibility of trying made Eric not want to. Elizabeth always had the tendency to make the boy's felt melt into mush. However, she always seemed as though she was far more interested in...well, him rather than Eric. This angered the boy a lot.
"Oh, Sam. You're so funny," the girl complimented on the boy's funny faces, something that both Eric and Sam knew was one of his specialties, and the other boy smiled widely from ear to ear at hearing it.
"I am only funny towards the beautiful women I meet." Sam responded, laying an arm around the girl and causing the fitful of laughter to be more lively than it was before.
Eric simply rolled his eyes while bringing his gaze back outside the window. Sam wasn't even interested in the other girl until shortly after Eric had brought her up, so who was he trying to fool? It was true that Sam had more of a way with words than he did, but then again, they weren't exactly the same person. Sure, appearances were practically spot-on, and even with the exception of name-tags the boys couldn't be told apart at first glance, but appearance and personality were two completely different things. Eric was more quiet than Sam was, and he tended to be more alone in his own piece and quiet rather than hanging out with the other boys they usually hung out with all the time. The boy was also in his room more often than the younger one, and he kept more to himself. If he seemed upset, Sam wouldn't dare question it, just like it would be the same the other way around. They could tell what the other was thinking even before words left their lips, but lately that connection had strangely been broken. Eric knew that Sam was turning more and more different, and it was only a matter of time, or circumstance, before the boy would become a complete stranger.
The train stopped as the rain turned heavier and heavier in the mid-afternoon. The young adult lounged in his chair while waiting for the other passengers were getting off, before noticing his brother smiling down at him from his own seat. Honestly, for once in his life, Eric wanted to wipe that half-assed grin off of the other boy's face.
"Eric, do you think we could get something to eat before our father shows up? We're getting a little hungry over here." Elizabeth giggled in response, before the other twin simply shrugged and nodded lightly. He pulled out some money and handed it out towards the two teenagers before Sam nodded in appreciation, grabbed the girl's hand, and ran off from the aisle into the crowded station.
Eric took his time walking off the train and getting his stuff before running his hand through his hair and trying to get his thoughts straight. His jealousy was bubbling up far worse than it seemed, a part of it was for the girl his brother was wooing, but another part was actually for his brother, himself. He wanted him and his brother to be the twins who completed each other's sentences again, to be bonded more closely as a family rather than feeling like two unknown continents. However, due to the events happening then, nothing really seemed to make a difference to either of them, and Eric was just apathetic about it now that Sam didn't really seemed to care. Was Sam even who he was anymore?
He stumbled off the train, his mind set on just sitting somewhere and waiting for the two lovebirds to finish eating, but a familiar face within the crowd caught his attention. The dark glare couldn't escape his foggy memory, and the boy could notice the choir boy from a mile away, especially with his messy black hair covering a good majority of his face. The twin smiled at the simple and obvious appearance, because nobody truly looked exactly like Roger did.
"Roger!" The twin called out, raising his hand and knowing he was probably smiling like a big idiot.
He found himself running to the other boy who was twisting his head around to see who called his name, but he immediately regretted seeing the person calling him. The older boy smirked slightly as Eric stopped to catch his breath, the nostalgic scent of London filling his lungs and making Eric remember what he missed about this place. Laughing slightly at the exasperated face, Roger ruffled the other boy's hair with the smirk still remaining.
"Well, well, well. Look what we got here. Where's Sam?" He asked, looking around to try to find him. The twin scoffed before facing in the eastern direction and seeing Sam and the girl ordering something to eat at a nearby joint. He pointed in that direction and tried not to laugh from anger, but he supposed that his expression gave it all away. Roger now appeared interested.
"Ah, a girl. Never expected Sam to make that move...I do suppose that it was around that time now, though. How old are you guys now, anyway?"
"Eighteen," Eric muttered, pulling out his phone and seeing that it was a quarter past one. Their father was going to pick them up soon, but the boy wanted to socialize with Roger more. Damn the delayed hour for the train to start.
Roger snickered at the boy's age before muttering to himself something about getting too old, but the dark brown eyes kept glancing over towards the girl and a lustful expression caught the sight of them. Roger truly did look as much of a predator on the island then as much as he did now, and Eric had to look at the old friend with a curious look. What exactly was the other boy thinking about?
"Who's the girl?"
"Her name is Elizabeth. She goes to the same school that Sam and I go to, and we've been friends for a really long time."
"Ah, is that so?" Roger's eyes sparkled with the same look of interest as they did before, and the younger boy stiffened slightly at this look. If only looks could kill...
"Well? You don't look very pleased with your brother rubbing himself all over her...," the boy whispered as he pulled out a cigarette from his jean pocket and lighted it with ease. Eric glanced back and never knew that Roger actually smoked, but he honestly figured he would start eventually. However, he was more surprised that Roger knew what Eric was feeling, like he could have red his mind.
"How did you..?"
"Please, Eric. Your face literally spells all the shit out." He pulled back the cigarette and blew out some smoke before smiling gradually in Sam's direction. The silence filled the air, slowly but surely, before Eric had the urge to really say anything.
"Didn't think it was that obvious..."
Roger looked away from the other boy and the girl to look at the older of the twins once again and twirl the tobacco freely in his fingertips. For once, the boy actually looked happy, in a morbid, scary kind of way. Typical Roger.
"If I were you, I would just shove my brother out of the picture and claim the girl as my own...of course, that won't ever happen. You're too soft." The black-haired boy watched the other boy snarl in his direction at the statement, and Roger could only laugh with a nasally flair. Watching other people get offended by his comments was something he was only well accustomed to.
"No need to get insulted, Eric," Roger continued after calming his laugh down, "it just goes to show that you really care for the girl more than you give yourself credit for. If you really like her, it would go against your bond with your brother, right?" Roger didn't even give the other boy a chance to nod before slowly leaning into Eric's ear and whispering, "...then if I were in your shoes, I would take what was rightfully mine."
Eric, confused, could only give off a baffled look before Roger simply smirked and walked backwards, throwing his cigarette on the ground and stepping it on fiercely. He looked like he was really enjoying getting the white stick out of its misery, and the smoke that had once appeared to be coming up was no longer there. The seconds dimly passed before Roger glanced back up and waved goodbye, disappearing in the crowd of other people and giving off more a mysterious aura than the one he had previously had. The twin simply shook his head and glanced to the broken cigarette on the ground before walking over to where the joint was to see his brother and Elizabeth finishing their food and paying the receipt. Eric sighed before looking at the time again and leaning against a table nearby.
"Hey, we should probably head out soon. Dad doesn't like waiting, remember?" Eric said, and the other boy nodded.
"Yeah, sure, just let me go to the restroom really quick and then we can go."
After Sam ran off, the silence between the girl and the boy was almost too much for Eric to bear. He automatically regretted letting his brother leave him behind like his, and Elizabeth was only looking from the ground back up to the pair of eyes that was alone with hers. While the rest of the noise coming off of the crowd was filling, there felt like there was nothing between the two, and Eric watched as the girl was actually stepping closer and closer towards him. There was an interested look on her face, as though she was actually waiting for this moment to speak with him. However, as Eric soon realized, whether it was meant to be in private or not was not really specified. The girl's upcoming glint in her eyes showed she wanted Eric a lot more than he originally thought she wanted him.
"Hello, Eric. You certainly are looking quite groomed today, aren't you?"
Her voice turned from delicate and gorgeous to almost venomous and too seductive. Eric felt his breath stiffen in his throat and tried not to break out in a sweat, but the dark haired young woman walked around the boy like a cat would stalk its prey. She licked her tender lips before gingerly touching his tie and looking up with the most siren-like look a woman could muster.
"Of course...you always look groomed," she whispered, pulling the tie slightly and making the boy move in closer. Eric honestly didn't like this...newly revealed side of Elizabeth, for the main fact that she and Sam were going out. Didn't she remember that, or did she just feel like leading men on for kicks? Eric twisted his face to the girl's stare, and Elizabeth gave a scoff that truly showed her feelings towards the boy's rejection. She yanked hard on the tie, where her lips grazed the boy's cheeks and caused Eric to hiss in shock. Distracted and unresponsive, Elizabeth smirked deviously before gripping her nails into his cheekbones and hungrily consumed his lips. The kiss, not even pleasurable to the other boy, wanted to make Eric run and hide, but a noise coming from a different direction pulled him into reality and, before anybody would ever guess it, he felt something else gripping the end of his collar instead of the pull from the girl.
No, this time, it was something that Eric had never expected to happen.
His own brother, now becoming a monster of himself, was pulling back his fist as though he wanted to pound Eric into oblivion. Both brothers looked confused, hurt, and baffled at the same time, but Elizabeth screamed and tried to make Sam calm down. The boy didn't seem as though he wanted to give up, however, and with a single hit against the face, Eric had to back away from the angered boy.
"Why did you touch her?!" Sam screamed, and the young girl put her face in her hands, unsure what to do or say.
Coughing up some blood and wiping the drool from his chin, Eric wasn't exactly sure what to say, either. He knew that he didn't touch her, she was the one who instigated upon him, but the fact was that no matter what he would say or do, he wouldn't believe him. He would always believe Elizabeth rather than his own flesh and blood, and the twin looked as though he wanted to point out the girl and blame her, but the girl herself sent a glare in response before taking a deep breath and speaking.
"I...I'm so sorry, Sam...your brother just...I don't know what came over him, just please don't fight, alright?!" She begged, tugging Sam's sleeve and having a look of mercy come upon her face. The boy sympathetically pulled her in, to make sure she felt alright, while Eric simply looked at the young girl in disgust as she sent a smirk without the other twin noticing. Disgusting, she was, and Eric wanted to vomit just by looking at her, but by now Sam didn't even to look at him, let alone talk to him
The car was parked outside the station, and the three youngsters met up with the twin's father. Twins already climbing into the car, their father offered to place Elizabeth's bags into the trunk of the car, so there was nothing but silence in the car. Eric glanced towards his brother to attempt to explain what happened, but Sam sent the most deathly glare the other twin thought was the most dangerous yet. It looked as though the younger of the two wanted to seriously take Eric and break all of his bones in half, so Eric simply decided not to bother. If Sam wasn't even going to let Eric talk to him about anything, there was no point in trying to redeem himself.
Elizabeth giggled before hopping into the car and waiting for their father to start the car and drive off out of the station into the highway. Awkwardness filled the interior parts of the car, and after a few hours of barely no conversation and lowly heard radio station music, the father decided it would be good for them to stop for supper and eat. They ended up stopping at a nearby grill and bar before walking into the food area and taking their seats, avoiding looks and glances by holding up their menus and preventing anybody from talking about anything. They had to speak when, eventually, the waiter came by and said his name was Leon. He looked to be around in his late twenties, with a look of youth still on him and a smile that was actually quite nice. Eric didn't even have to guess how Elizabeth would react.
"My name is Elizabeth," she said, showing off another fake smile as the waiter smiled in response.
He jotted down their names and walked into another room in the back, to either work more in there or get their drinks they ordered. Elizabeth's eyes couldn't help but follow the attractive young man as he walked into the back, after a moment of remaining silence, she stood from where she was and simply stated that she was going to the bathroom. Eric watched her leave, only for her not to be going in the actual direction of the bathroom, but going exactly where Leon went before, and the young adult wanted to grab his head and scream. She was making him so infuriated, but he dared not to show that, especially since his own brother didn't really trust him anymore.
After a little bit of waiting, a different waiter came to the table with their drinks, apologizing for Leon suddenly being busy with a different kind of work. Different kind of work? Eric was clearly confused, and the other twin boy noticed from behind his menu that his brother felt distracted. Sam wondered if Eric felt uptight because Elizabeth was gone for so long, but he decided he should stop thinking about these things so he didn't get any more angry. Eric himself knew that he had to get to the bottom of his, so he apologized to their father before grabbing Sam by the arm and rising him up from the table. Eric was the stronger of the two, even though they actually looked the same in terms of strength, and Sam looked at his brother in shock and dismay as they both ran off towards a place where the rest of the people in the dining area couldn't hear or see them.
"The hell are you..?" Sam whispered, clearly more pissed off than Eric could ever remember, and the other twin shushed him quickly by placing a finger on his lips.
"Listen to me. I want you to follow me, and don't say anything. If this doesn't go the way I believe it will, you have permission to not talk to me for as long as you want, but until that, please just trust me, as your brother. Please?"
Eric pleaded, which was something he wasn't normally known for doing, and the other twin looked at him confused and unsure. They had a stare-off, comparing feelings of brotherhood and trustworthiness, until the younger boy sighed and reluctantly nodded. Eric, triumph, smirked before grabbing Sam's arm once again and leading him to where the back of the place was, where Elizabeth went into earlier. This wasn't the place they used to cook, since all the rest of the employees were already there, but instead, this place seemed more desolate and somewhat mysterious. It was a little closet-like area, and there were faint giggles coming from the other side that the two boys could hear, and Eric glanced towards Sam in a look of nervousness. The younger of the boys gestured for Eric to open the door, and in a second of trust and suspense, Eric gripped the door in his hand and opened it slowly.
True enough to what Eric originally thought was going to happen, there were two figures within the small room. There was Elizabeth, her dark braids now messed up and hair everywhere, and the waiter Leon tightly in her grasp. They were breathing heavily, and the girl's eyes widened in shock and dismay at the look on Sam's face. There was heartbroken tears tempting to come out, but the boy tried to stay as strong as possible in the scene such as that. His face was firm, and Eric glared at the waiter as Leon quickly scampered from the closet and ran like there was no tomorrow. Eric didn't even think he was worth the effort to track down, and Elizabeth automatically started to blabber as though to win back the twin's affection.
"Sam..y-you have to understand, Leon, he was the one to use me, he put me in here, and he.."
The younger of the two boys held up his hand to make the girl remain quiet, and he simply turned his face away to not let the girl see how utterly sick he felt.
"Just...go away."
The girl sniffed and looked back, in shock.
",,,w-what?"
" I said go away, didn't I?" The boy roared, his voice getting higher and higher with anger. Eric glanced back from his brother to the other girl, his own anger making his blood boil, and the girl bit her lip and became angry too.
"...fine! If you won't accept what I am saying, we are through! Don't even bother taking me home, I can get there from here!"
Elizabeth fumed from the restaurant, walking out and grabbing her suitcases from the trunk of the car, and started to walk away. Both of the bothers watched her leave, and Eric growled subconsciously. He sincerely hoped the girl would get what was coming to her, and he passed a look of sympathy to his brother. The boy looked like he would break in half, so without hesitation, Eric hugged his brother tightly and smiled down at him. Sam cried warm tears into the shirt of the older brother, and his voice, although audible, mumbled itself into the cloth of the shirt.
"I am so sorry, Eric...I should have never trusted her, I feel like such an idiot. Thanks for helping me and making me see that...that I really am grateful for you and...and everything."
The confession, although awkward, made Eric feel more sad for his brother, yet happy at the same time. He wanted to see Sam happy, whether it be from the survival of the island, or getting into a relationship with someone else, and while it was sad that Sam's first relationship didn't turn out the way that was expected, at least there are better chances for the futures. Both boys enjoyed this moment, now that their brothership officially felt genuine again, and once they had broken the hug, Eric smirked towards his brother.
"Why don't you and I go back-."
"-and get something to eat?" Sam finished, smirking along with his brother and laughing. "Yeah, I would like that a lot."
Eric smiled for one of the first times that day.
A/N - Review Responses:
Moofy-Fan: Trust me when I say, I had never thought about Jack/Maurice either. But I do have to admit that after writing that, I want to write more of them! Haha, anyways, thanks for the review and the suggestions :) (Plus, you're right about the twins being less appreciated than what they should be).
erihan: Thank you for the review, and your idea will be played around with in my mind, haha. :)
100reasonswhy: Thanks for the review :-), and yes I love all Maurice pairings, too! Actually, the only pairing in LoTF I can't really get is Roger and Simon...it's just, I don't know. I just don't like it :P haha, but yeah. Anyways, OHMYGOSH I do remember you saying that, and I always tell myself I should write something about that, but I haven't yet :( But now that you bring it up again, I will definitely write it and such :) Haha I will have FUN writing that one :) And congrats, you're my first Australian friend *gives you award* Haha AND YES YOU HAVE AN ACCENT THAT MADE MY LIFE. Haha thanks again :)
Review and GIVE ME IDEAS :) Ideas flourish my mind, and this idea was actually from Moofy-Fan, so I do take ideas into consideration! Thanks for all the feedback, I love all my readers :-) See you guys later haha
