Several people looked up from their meals in the Shore Shack and stared when they heard Twister's (rather loud) explicit language. They were further startled by the loud crash of the skateboard hitting the ground as he hurried off. As if waiting for an explanation, all eyes were on Otto, who seemed to be transfixed in a daze. His mind was racing at top speed, but he couldn't move. He knew what was about to happen and none of it was going to be good.
"Is everything okay little cuz?" Tito called from the counter.
Otto snapped out of it and picked up Twister's board, propping it by the wall will his own. "Uh…Yeah Tito. Everything's fine. Twister just…um…forgot something." Otto said and rushed out the door. His stomach was doing back flips as he ran down the pier to catch up to Twister. He could hear him yelling long before he actually got there.
"WHAT THE HELL are you doing Reggie?" Twister shouted.
"Twister! I…I…" The words wouldn't come to her. Everything seemed to be happening at lightening speed. Her heart was beating so hard and fast that she thought it was slam right through her chest.
"Don't bother explaining, I already saw everything!"
"I didn't…he…" She was cut off when Twister started yelling again.
"I SAW you Reggie. Otto did too!" He glanced at Otto standing beside him who was, for the first time in his life, keeping his mouth shut.
"Is this your sweet and sensitive guy?" Alex asked sarcastically.
"Shut up kook!" Twister shouted and lunged at Alex, knocking him to the ground. Before Alex could react, Twister was pounding his fist mercilessly against his face. Somehow, Alex managed to reach up and grab his wrist, resulting in a brief struggle. Then, with shear determination, twister maneuvered his other hand around Alex's throat. Alex started to gasp for air.
"STOP IT!" Reggie screamed, getting hysterical. "He can't breath!"
Otto was mesmerized by the fight; his eyes were wide with shock. When he heard Reggie screaming, something clicked in his brain causing him to run over and grab Twister's shirt in an effort to break them up. "Come on Bro, it's not worth it!" The attempt was hopeless; he would never be able to do this alone. He looked up at the crowd that had formed around them and wondered why the hell someone didn't help him. Then he noticed a familiar figure struggling to push past the onlookers. "Squid! A little help here?"
In a flash, Sam had Twister by the arm. Together they managed to pull him off of Alex and constrain him. He struggled uselessly to get out of their grip.
Will, who had come back with Sam, helped his brother get to his feet. Alex coughed several times and gulped in air where Twister had been chocking him.
"Are you Okay?" Reggie asked with a very concerned look on her face.
"I'm fine." He wiped his bloody nose with his hand. "Your boyfriend is psycho!"
"Yeah, well maybe he has good reason to be! This is all your fault!" She was through being concerned, now she was pissed.
"You know you liked it!" He said smugly.
Fire raged in Reggie's eyes. She couldn't believe what she was hearing from this self-righteous bastard. Through clenched teeth she said "You better get the hell out of here right now, or I'm going to finish where Twister left off!"
"Fine. The hell with this, I'm outta here!" He stomped off into the crowd and his brother followed him.
"You better leave if you know what's good for you!" Twister shouted. He didn't hear the conversation between Reggie and Alex because he was too busy yelling for Otto and Sam to let him go.
"Calm down, Twister. They're gone." Sam said, finally feeling that it was safe to release his arm.
"Like HELL!" She kissed him!" Twister focused his attention back to Reggie. "How could you do this to me?"
"Will you please SHUT-UP and LISTEN to me for a minute!" She shouted.
"Let me guess, it wasn't your fault—just like when you kissed Lars, right?" Twister said.
That comment struck Reggie the wrong way. Suddenly she wasn't really sorry for what happened and no longer felt the need to try and explain it. "You know what, Twister? I'm sick of you accusing me of shit. I don't have to take this. You've made it obvious that you don't trust me so maybe I should go find someone who does!"
"Maybe you should. It's gonna be hard though since you act like such a slut!" Twister said too quickly. When his words sank in he immediately wanted to take her in his arms and apologize, but it was too late to turn back.
His words cut through Reggie like a knife. She felt like she was going to burst into tears, but she didn't want to give him that satisfaction. "I'm through with you, Twister. I don't need you! Goodbye, JERK!" She turned and walked away.
"GOOD! I don't need you either! Why don't you go kiss your NEW boyfriend!" He yelled as she left. When she was gone he looked over at Otto and Sam who were watching in disbelief. The three stared at each other awkwardly.
"Um…maybe I should go check on her." Sam finally broke the silence.
"Yeah." Otto nodded. He watched Sammy disappear into the crowd that was finally beginning to break up now that the scene was over.
Without a word, Twister walked over to the railing of the pier and looked out over the dark ocean. He couldn't believe what just happened. In a matter of minutes, his world had been turned completely upside down.
Twister was startled from his thoughts when he felt a hand rest lightly on his shoulder. "You okay, Bro?" Otto asked softly with a look of genuine concern.
"I'm fine." Twister lied. "I guess you're happy now."
Otto thought that he would be happy to see Twister and Reggie break up, but now he had a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach. He realized that he didn't really want this after all. Ironically, as much as he had protested against their relationship, he was upset now that it was over. "Actually, I'm not happy. You and I both know that it's not supposed to be like this."
"What the hell are you talking about dude?" Twister looked confused.
"You and Reggie should be together. You're made for each other."
"Are you whacked or something, man? Did you see what just happened?" Twister couldn't believe what he was hearing from Otto.
"Yeah, but you're both mad right now. Try talking to her tomorrow after she cools off a little."
"I don't have anything to say to her. I'm GLAD it's over. No offense bro, but your sister is a cheating bitch. I don't need someone like that."
Normally, Otto would have been ready to tear someone's head off if they just called his sister a bitch, but after seeing her kiss Alex with his own eyes, he almost had to agree with Twister. He let it go and quietly said "You don't really mean that dude."
"The hell I don't" Twister said and started to walk off.
"Where're you going? " Otto asked.
"HOME!" Twister yelled over his shoulder.
Seeing no point in hanging around by himself, Otto followed him. The bright lights of the pier faded behind them as they walked together in silence.
A/N: Twister and Reggie seem to have a hard time, don't they? If you're familiar with my other stories, you should have already known that this wasn't going to be all fluffy and sweet. I don't do fluffy too well laughs evilly Anyway, Please review! I'll update when I get back from the torture…uh…I mean trip.