It's just a prank bro

it's just a prank

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"Would you two like anything to drink?" I offered, a warm smile adorning my features. They both shook their heads in unison and continued to shift uncomfortably on the leather sofa. "Are you sure?"

"No, we're fine Melody." Zach answered for both himself, as well as our father and crossed his legs. "So, do you know where...uhm…" He trailed off and gave a quick glance to the blond for assistance.

"Izaya Orihara, do you know where he is right now?" His tone was sharp, and his body extremely tense. I cocked my head slightly, wondering why he seemed so upset. 'Did Izaya double cross him or something?' My mind was an ocean of scattered thoughts and fragments of theories, but I was for certain on something. Izaya had definitely done something to infuriate him.

"No. He went out a little while ago to take care of some business, and he hasn't answered any of my texts or calls." I shook my head solemnly and frowned. "I do hope he's okay, it'd be a real shame if he got hurt…" I was completely surprised by the amount of empathy that flooded into my words, and if I could've, I would've retched at my words.

"How long have you been here?" My brother changed the subject, which only seemed to further infuriate my father. His face contorted even more, and I was actually concerned that he might pop a vein at this rate.

"Why do you ask?" I sat down across from them and rested my elbows on my knees; my head propped up on my hands. 'Far too long.' I prayed with what little sanity I had left that they'd see the inner turmoil I was struggling to overcome. I prayed that they'd see the lack of actual emotion in my eyes. I prayed that they wouldn't see a happy woman who was adjusting in a new home, and instead they'd see someone on the brink of a meltdown.

"Well I mean, I talked to you a few weeks ago and you were with Shizuo then...What happened? Did you guys…?" Both concern and empathy were carved into his face, and his brows furrowed together in what almost seemed to be confusion.

"I couldn't stand being with him anymore. He was just so idiotic and crude…" My lips curled in disgust and my entire demeanor changed to a rather unpleasant one. And while I should've been upset at the things I was saying about my lover, I was instead elated. Surely Zach would notice how out of character I was acting now. He knew how deeply I loved Shizuo, and he was well aware of how excited I was when Shizuo and I had gotten engaged.

"Is that so?" One of his eyebrows rose in suspicion and he seemed to grow a little more tense. "And what is your relationship with Izaya?"

"We're a couple." I answered simply, my tone once again void of any emotion.

"So soon after the breakup with Shizuo? Are you sure that's a good idea?"

"We're in love Zach!" My voice suddenly became vicious, and my aura completely toxic. Zach jumped slightly at my sudden outburst, but my father didn't react at all. In fact, he stayed completely still, and had no real dominant emotion expressed on his features. His lips were only slightly turned downwards, and his eyebrows were somewhat raised in what could've been shock or curiosity.

"Calm down Melody, he's just looking out for you. That's what family's for, after all." The older blond clasped his palms together, and offered me the kindest smile he could muster. "And you've got to understand that he's just trying to make sure you're as happy as you can possibly be." His words slowly began to soothe Saika, and I subsequently calmed down. 'He's got to know something's up with me…' While Saika might've bought into the whole "caring father," act, I didn't buy it for a second. Everyone in the room knew that he was the furthest thing from a caring parent, except Saika. 'He has to be testing me…' Over and over my mind came to this conclusion. Surely there was no other explanation.

"I suppose you're right…" I gave a sigh and relaxed in my seat. "I'm sorry for the outburst Zach, I really don't know what came over me." A small chuckle drifted from my lips and I felt my heartbeat beginning to slow. My brother however, only seemed to become more confused about the entire situation, his face scrunching even more in a mix of negative emotions.

"So you say that you and Izaya are in love?" The older one suddenly chimed in, his face a mix of emotions. He lifted his hand and pointed a rather bony finger at my own left hand. "Are you two engaged then? Was that ring a gift from him?" He paused for a moment, seemingly for dramatic effect. "I don't recall seeing it last time I talked to you…" Zach too focused his attention on the wedding band, and was studying it intently.

"Uhh...Dad...Izaya didn't give that to her…" He spoke up right as I opened my mouth to answer. He continued to glance back at the ring as he spoke, being extra careful to make sure that his suspicions were indeed correct. "I remember that Melody had called me about a two weeks ago, telling me that she'd gotten engaged…" He pulled out his phone and searched desperately for evidence to back up his still unfinished story. "And she sent me this picture…" He held the phone up for my dad to see, the screen only further illuminating his anger with it's blue-ish glow. "Shizuo gave this to her…"

They both exchanged yet another look, and while this normally would've worried me, for once I felt ecstatic. It was completely clear now that they both knew something was extremely wrong with me, and surely it was only a matter of time until they figured it out. "Well then." My father figure cleared his throat and stood up after another moment. He didn't even bother to glance at the clock and opened his mouth to say his goodbyes. "It appears to be getting quite late, and I am a very busy man as you know Melody." Zach took this as his cue to stand up as well, and he uncomfortably adjusted his shirt.

"Would you like me to call and tell you when Izaya returns home?" I offered kindly, my eyes never leaving their towering forms. 'Help me…' I cried out once again in my mind, hoping that somehow they'd see past the unsettling stare, and that maybe, just maybe, they'd catch glimpse of the war going on within my head.

"Uh, no. You really don't need to do that." He adjusted his tie and headed towards the door. "I've got quite a bit of business to attend to right now, I'll just talk to him later." With that, the two were gone, once again leaving me alone in a hellish silence.

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