Chapter 7: Twists and Turns
Authors Note; The Seventh and Final Chapter is here! Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy the last chapter of Oh Sister Of Mine. But don't worry, the adventure is far from over and will continue in the next story, Broken. XJ6 does show up a little in this chapter, but I mostly wanted to focus on the relationships in this chapter…but the XJs and Melody will all return in Broken!
Melody sat on the bed covering her eyes, crying. Her optics leaked, artificial tears streaming down her cheeks. Her heart felt like it was going to self-destruct.
Married?! She cruelly thought, Instead of looking for me or waiting for me, he got married to another girl?! She collapsed onto her back, her optics furrowed, And to top it all off, Jenny kissed him?! She kissed my boyfriend!! That little man stealer!!
She didn't know what to think or who to turn to. She just wanted to scream until her battery ran out. Her silence was interrupted as Jenny and XJ6 came barreling in the door with the latter yelling.
"Don't move Jenny! I have our sister and I'm not afraid to use her!" She cried holding XJ2 like a gun, pointing her nozzle at Jenny.
Jenny growled still holding up her plasma cannon,
"We don't weaponize family members XJ6! Now put our sister down!"
"AACHOO!" XJ2 sneezes a laser blast. Jenny quickly ducks, but part of her pigtails get hit and leaves a burned scent.
Jenny reaches up and groans, pulling on it resulting in a noticeable squeaking noise.
"You damaged my jets!"
XJ6 shrugs and smirks,
"You damaged my screen!"
XJ2 kept sneezing and hiccuping all over the room, leaving laser stains on the walls and even damaged some of the monitors in Jenny's room.
"Ah! Mom's gonna dismantle me!" Cried Jenny covering her mouth panicking and XJ6 laughing at her.
Melody stomps over to them and shoves them both on the floor frustrated. She picks up XJ2 and calms her down to get her to stop. XJ2 eventually stops and falls asleep. She points to XJ6,
"Ok, you stop being such a pest!"
She points at Jenny and visibly shaking in anger,
"And you…oh!" She throws her hands up in frustration.
Jenny got up and rubbed her arm nervously and looking down to the ground,
"Melody! Please let me explain! I can…"
XJ6 backs up knowing Melody is fuming,
"Listen Melody, if you want to punch anyone in this room…punch my sister!"
Jenny snaps her head back at XJ6 and glares at her. She lowers her voice,
"Get. Out. Now."
XJ6 picks up XJ2 and bolts out the door. Jenny left out a heavy sigh. She turned to Melody,
"Listen Mel-"
SLAP!
Jenny gets thrown back by Melody's slap. She didn't feel it, but still put her hand against her cheek out of reflex.
She sighed rubbing her cheek,
"Ok…I probably deserved that…but Mel, it wasn't like that, Brad and I are just friends! Nothing more than that!"
Melody glowered and proceeded to advance towards her. Her fists clenched and glaring right into Jenny's eyes. Jenny winced and put a hand up in defense while backing away,
"Melody, please I don't want to fight you! I promise, I would never ever see him like that, trust me!"
Melody was about to deliver another blow, until they heard a voice from the window,
"Wow! A rematch! Awesome!" The girls turned over to the window and Tuck is climbing over followed by Brad.
"Woah! Melody, Jenny! What's going on?" Cried Brad running towards them.
Melody scowls at him, surprising Brad,
"I don't even want to talk to you right now, jerk!"
Brad raised an eyebrow, shocked by her words he put his hands on his chest defensively,
"What did I do?"
Melody bitterly scoffed at him,
"Don't play dumb…I know all about your little wedding and how Jenny kissed you!"
Brad's jaw dropped,
"Wait, what?" He glared at Jenny, "Why did you tell her about Tammy?"
Jenny scowled at him,
"I didn't, my stupid sister told her after reading my diary!" She continued,
"And I told her that it meant absolutely nothing and you and I are just friends!"
Melody folded her arms frowning,
"Oh don't play dumb Jenny!"
Jenny shrieks marching towards her,
"Excuse me?!"
Melody scoffed raising her optic,
"Oh please, you hang out with each other all the time and you're telling me you never felt anything for him once?"
Jenny shook her head,
"Of course not! I never saw him that way, believe me!" Melody narrowed her optics suspiciously,
"Ever?"
Jenny gulped. It was mostly true. She rolled her optics,
"Ok, if you want me to be perfectly honest, maybe I did a little when we first met, but that was years ago and honestly now I wouldn't date him if he were the last man on earth!"
Brad's eyes shot open surprised, Used to?!
"What-you didn't have to be that hurtful!"
Jenny growled at him, her optics furrowed, she jabbed a finger at him,
"You know what you did Bradley…"
Brad put his head down and bit his lip awkwardly and backed away a bit when she said that. He knew full well what she meant, it was a touchy subject, but she forgave him right?
"Jen, come on, that was two years ago! I thought you'd gotten over that!"
Jenny scoffed and waved at him dismissively. Melody piped in,
"What happened two years ago?"
Jenny was about to explain, till Brad interrupted speaking nervously,
"Nothing Melody, it's…nothing, it's stupid, don't worry about it."
Jenny glared at him feeling hurt again from those words. Melody noticed the sheer anger on Jenny's face.
Jenny scowled under her breath,
"As I was saying Melody…Brad would be by far, the last man-no- last living being I would even consider dating! You have no reason to think that we're more than just friends!"
Melody stared at her for a second. Jenny's optics were brimming with hurt, and somehow Brad was involved. Melody recalled the last week with Brad, she found him with another girl at the mall, many kids at school called him a typical playboy, and now just found out he got married! Did he ever think about her?
Brad winked and pulled her close,
"See Mel, you have nothing to worry about!"
Jenny gave a small smile and nudged her in the elbow,
"He's all yours!"
Melody let out a breath of air and crossed her elbows behind her back, she looked down at her feet,
"Brad…while I was gone, did you miss me?"
Brad was taken aback,
"Uh, yes of course I did! Why would you even ask?"
Melody sighed looking mournful,
"Did you even try to find me?"
Brad stared at her, he stammered nervously,
"Uhm…I haven't…really thought about that."
Melody frowned and nodded. Brad tried to pull her closer, but Melody backed away,
"I…I don't know if I can…do this"
Brad raised his eyebrow, confused.
"What- what do you mean?"
She shrugged, her voice became soft. Her facial expression softened,
"Our priorities are too different…I wanted something serious, but clearly you're not up for it."
Brad gasped and grabbed her hands and held them close,
"Melody…If you're still upset about the kiss. I promise…"
Melody pulled away and clasped her hands to her chest,
"No, it's not just that…You're a great guy Brad and I like you…" Tears started to well in her optics,
"But while I was gone you went and dated other girls and then…and…" She started to choke, "You got married!"
She rubbed her arm and looks to the floor,
"People at school told me you're kind of a ladies man and you don't take girls seriously…I didn't believe it at first, but now I do."
Brad frowned angered by the accusation,
"I take you seriously!"
Melody folded her arms,
"Oh really…then why have you been distant with me the past few days…where even were you earlier?!"
Brad took a deep breath. He was with Sheldon working on their suits, he wanted to tell her. Though, he knew he couldn't. It's for her own good.
"I was with a friend! Working on stuff!"
Melody rolled her optics in disbelief.
Brad stared at her, loss for words. Melody sighed,
"I think…we should take a break...and see other people."
His eyes were also filled with tears. He didn't want this to happen, he didn't want to let her go.
"Please Mel…I don't…No"
Melody shook her head fighting back her tears,
"I'm sorry…I just can't…"
She gulped,
"I'm gonna go get some air…" She mumbled, despite being a robot and not needing to breathe. Before anyone could object, Melody flew out the window. Brad felt his heart break, he hunched his shoulders as his body suddenly felt heavy and felt like gravitating towards the ground. Tears streamed down his now red face as he collapsed on his knees and started to heave. At that moment he didn't care what else happened to him.
Jenny knelt beside him and rubbed his back silently, comforting her mourning best friend. She knew how he felt…He along with others she cared about made her feel like this and maybe even worse. She did feel sorry, but at the same time felt resentment.
Tuck being the innocent child he is piped up in his usual manner,
"So…who do you like, Jenny?"
Jenny's optics widened and her pigtails straightened in confusion,
"What do you mean?"
Tuck shrugged carelessly,
"Well you said you used to like Brad a long time ago…"
Jenny narrowed her optics,
"Emphasis on used to! Also…" She looked guiltily at Brad who was still sobbing on the wooden floor.
"Tuck, let's not have this conversation right now, Brad is literally heartbroken…"
Tuck rolled his eyes and then pleaded,
"But I'm curious! I mean you did act jealous when Melody first came back and you went out of your way to stop Brad's wedding!"
Jenny facepalmed and groaned. She couldn't feel pain, but Tuck was sure being a pain!
"Tucker, listen, I do not have feelings for your brother! He is just my friend, that's it! I was just doing what a good friend would do, protecting him!"
Tuck placed his hands on his hips, and raised his eyebrow,
"Oh yea, then who do you like?"
Jenny froze, her cheeks blushed blue.
Tuck smirked,
"Who?"
Jenny stammered rubbing the back of her head,
"I…haven't really…Uhm…thought about it." She liked many guys in the past and dated them, but all those relationships and feelings were in the past.
Tuck tilted his head,
"Well if it's not Brad, then who is it?"
Jenny frowned, folding her arms,
"You're not going to let this go are you?"
Tuck childishly smiled,
"Nope!"
Jenny rolled her optics in exasperation, hoping Tuck will drop the subject
"Well, maybe I'm happy being single at the moment and it's no one!"
Tuck looked at her in disbelief,
"I'm not buying that!"
Jenny sighed, he was not going to let it go. Jenny stared at him for a minute, lost in thought. She thought about all the guys she knew, there was Don-big mistake, Sebastian-another mistake, Kenny-heck no, not doing the dog thing again, the new kid she met a few years ago- He was cute…what ever happened to him? Travis- Nope, he's too scared of her, Silver Shell-Hot, but way too self absorbed and always ditches her, Brad- Err…just a friend, yes, just a friend.
She stammers,
"Well Tuck…I like…I like…"
"Hey guys! What's going on?" A nasally voice called from the window. The three turn their attention to the window, finding Sheldon climbing in the open window and dropping himself onto the floor. He observes them and sees Brad absolutely devastated, tears flooding his eyes. He was stunned,
"Is everything ok in here? Where are Jenny's sisters and Melody?"
The three remain silent and Jenny just stares at him. Sheldon started to feel uncomfortable,
"Uhm…Did I come in at a bad time?"
Tuck grinned obliviously,
"Jenny's about to tell us who she likes!"
Sheldon rolled his eyes, now looking deflated,
"Oh…really?"
Probably another airheaded popular kid…like always! He begrudgingly thinks to himself, frowning.
Jenny observed Sheldon. Sure, he's not what most girls would consider attractive, but he was a sweet guy. Although, he did break into her house and found out he ruined some of her past dates with other guys.
But he does help her with repairs if her mom is unavailable and helped her out that one Christmas…She doesn't have feelings for him, but maybe she can try?
Tuck nudged her, snapping her out of her thoughts,
"Well Jenny?"
Jenny sighed, she couldn't believe what she was about to do…not turning back now. She approached Sheldon until they were literally inches apart.
"I like…I like you, Sheldon Lee."
Tuck, Sheldon, and Brad all stared at her in shock, eyes wide open.
"What?" Tuck exclaimed.
"What?!" Cried Brad feeling very confused and slightly saddened for some reason.
"WHAT?!" Shouted Sheldon also confused and awkwardly grinning.
Jenny ignored all of the commotion and grabbed his hands and took a deep artificial breath. Sheldon was in disbelief,
"You like me?" He asked, pointing to himself quietly.
Jenny slowly nodded. Her answer was sort of true, she wanted to give him a chance, but is unsure of her feelings about him.
Sheldon grew a huge grin and became very giddy,
"This is the best day of my life! I love you too Jenny!"
He wraps his arms around her in a tight hug, Jenny sighs and returns it reluctantly.
There was no going back now, Jenny knew dating Sheldon would probably be the final nail in the coffin for her popularity. But XJ6 and the Krust cousins already delivered the other harmful nails to that coffin earlier today, with her diary. What's there to lose now, right?
Meanwhile, Brad stared in shock at what he was seeing, Tuck remarked,
"Wow this was the exact opposite of last time…last time Melody and Jenny were fighting to have you and now…it was like they were fighting to not have you."
Brad growled coldly glaring at his brother, startling Tuck a little,
"Gee thanks, Tuck."
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The boys were walking back to their respective houses. Not much they could do until Dr. Wakeman comes back home, just to keep quiet and keep an eye on Jenny.
"Can you believe it Brad? I'm dating Jenny!" Sheldon sighed dreamily. He could hardly believe it himself, she could pick any guy in the school and she chose him! He didn't fully understand why though, he knows that he probably wasn't her first choice…but she chose him, right? Doesn't that count for something?
Brad grunted and shrugged. His shoulders hunched, his eyes drooped. His mind was not really focused on what Sheldon was saying, instead he kept replaying what happened earlier of Melody…dumping him.
Sheldon turned to him perplexed at his demeanor,
"Are you ok?"
Brad sighed and ruffled his hair, he felt like crying again. Tuck answered for him,
"Brad and Melody broke up."
Brad glared at Tuck,
"Go inside now!" He exclaimed angrily pointing at their house.
Tuck gulped and ran back inside. Sheldon's eyes widened in shock, he did not see this coming!
"Wait, what? But, you two were perfect together!"
Brad shrugged with his head down,
"Well, according to her…I am a playboy who doesn't take dating seriously!"
Sheldon raised his eyebrow quizzingly,
"What would make her think that? You liked her!"
Brad sighed tiredly,
"Remember how Tammy forced me to marry her? She found out about that as well as me dating other girls while she was gone."
Sheldon nodded,
"Oh…but with the wedding, you were forced…and as for dating other girls, none of them were serious right?"
Brad hesitated,
"Well…I did sort of go along with it at the end, but it wasn't because I was attracted to Tammy…ok maybe she was a little hot, but I did it for the adventure of being a space biker! Although you are right, as for dating, I never actually got serious with another girl…"
Sheldon rolled his eyes and let out a soft chuckle. He couldn't be mad at him, because he understood,
"Brad, I joined a spy agency that was hunting robots…in my defense, I didn't know that at the time, but I did it for adventure! Either way, Jenny was furious!" He rubbed his backside and winced at the memory,
"I still have the mark from her to prove it actually."
Brad flinched in sympathy,
"Ouch! That's terrible! I mean, she had the right to be angry with you, but leaving a burn?!"
Sheldon shrugged and smiled brushing it off,
"Eh it's alright…we're dating now aren't we?" He continued,
"And as for the dating, I mean you weren't serious with anybody…it's not like you kissed another girl, right?" Sheldon chuckled at the last part.
Brad showed discomfort,
"Well, true…but another girl did kiss me on the cheek."
Sheldon put his hands in his pockets and nodded,
"Oh I see…well, ok I could see why she may be a little ticked, but it was the girl that initiated it…the only reason why she would be upset if it was someone you both knew…who was she?"
Brad sighed and found himself not knowing what to say next. How could he tell Sheldon that the girl who kissed him was Jenny? They just started dating, he couldn't do that to Sheldon or Jenny!
"I uh, don't remember right now to be honest…" He changed the subject before Sheldon could ask anything else,
"Also, she said I was being distant lately, obviously I was spending more time with you and the suits…I didn't tell her and made something up…she didn't like that."
Sheldon blushed a little in embarrassment,
"Oh…I see…Thank you for keeping it a secret, I'll talk to her for you if you want me too, ok? I'll sort it all out!"
Brad shrugged,
"Thanks, you can try…probably won't work."
Sheldon sighed,
"Worth a shot though."
The conversation was cut, as a big van pulled up to them by the curb next to Brad's house. The window rolled down, revealing Doctor Wakeman looking frazzled and worn out. Whether it's from her trip to her nature loving sister and her nephew or the phone call earlier, they couldn't really tell, most likely the latter. She leans over and whispers sharply while unlocking her car doors,
"I want you to show me what you saw…get in the car…now." She motioned for both of them to hop in her vehicle.
*To Be Continued…*
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Author's note: And there you have it, the final chapter to Oh Sister of Mine! The story will continue in Broken, the final part and don't worry it won't be as short as this one was! I hope you enjoyed it, thank you for reading and please leave a review, I love hearing what you all think :)
And yes, this story was a continuation of Beyond Repair. So all three stories are connected!
