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*Chapter 111*

Thick, hefty fingers gingerly tapped away at the edge of his desk, he bit his lip and eagerly drummed to a beat his expensive, over-ear headphones blared in his ears. Theo was lost in his own craft, a beat he'd been marching to since he could. His angry splay of homework lay before him as he finally grappled his pencil and, through a few head bobs and mutters of a few lyrics of Archived Chaos's old music, he shook his head and breathed a small laugh at himself; he knew he couldn't get anything done listening to music, anyhow. He finally focused his emerald green eyes to his work as Sugar Rush daintily sprinkled rain outside his window, the splay of glass on the backside of their tower. Positioned on the flood directly above the ground floor, he had a much better view inside the flyer's old enclosure, riddled with the gorgeous splays of Dead Zed jungle trees. Just as his eyes were about to be lost in said splay of glass, water and greenery, his phone tenderly buzzed.

Blue : Hey Teddy. You home?

Theo raised an eyebrow and tenderly peered to Berri's little message, small enough to assure him that this was likely a very loud cry for help. He eased a warm smile, and although he was eager to finish his homework, he set his pencil down and began to thumb away at his and Berri's new conversation.

Theodorable : Yeah, I'm upstairs. Everything okay?

Blue : I mean, yes and no. Can I come up?

Theodorable : Sure, pad's open.

Just as Theo looked up from his phone, paused his music and slid his headphones about his neck and shoulders, he raised his eyebrows in prickled surprise. The sound of Berri's silver coding teleporting to his opened teleport pad, so quickly, assured to Theo that she was likely battling with herself, doing everything in her power to not show up and seem desperate for a little reassurance, though Theo cocked an eyebrow and was well aware he could see right through her. As Berri gingerly stepped off of his teleport pad, inside his much larger alcove, she delightfully scanned his bedroom. Although it was cleaner than usual, it still was messy, with some dirty clothes strewn about his bed and around it. His darker grey walls and lovely emerald and gold accents made Theo's room an entire comfort to be in. Berri felt her shoulders sag as she eased into his bedroom, lit up by a floor lamp, as well as the dregs of sunshine this rainy evening had to offer.

"Changed your screenname, there, Ted?" Berri giggled, she wore Turbo's hoodie, like usual, and a pair of cozy grey leggings, her beautiful blue hair was down and in its natural state of deep, lovely waves.

"Yeah, I felt 'greenbean' was... I don't know," Theo blurt a laugh, stood and gestured to his much larger, broader, muscular figure, "I'm no lean green bean."

"...But you ARE adorable," Berri concluded, in reference to his new screenname, she blurt a small giggle as Theo bashfully grinned and rubbed the back of his head, "You're funny."

"So, what's up? Sit," Theo urged quietly with a reserved smile, he gestured to his cozy desk chair as he shuffled to grapple a much smaller fold-out chair he had lying around, so to give Berri the comfier chair; Berri didn't argue. She slowly sat down on his much larger, fluffier desk chair and sagged into it in whole comfort as Theo twisted the smaller fold-out chair around and sat on it backwards, in a loose straddle, "Is... This about yesterday?"

"Yeah, it is," Berri nodded in shaky nervousness as she hoisted herself up by her arms, folded her legs underneath her, and settled into a nestled position, she sighed through her nose and, with her fists cozily tucked into the thick sleeves of Turbo's loved hoodie, she began to idly twiddle her fingers between the soft, grey cloth. She nervously gave Theo her attention and shook her head in soft, smiling confusion, "It's... It's nothing huge, I hope I didn't worry you."

"You did, I always worry about you," Theo blurt a chuckle and rested his much larger wrecking arms and hands over the backrest of the chair he sat backwards on, he shrugged his masculine shoulders and cleared his throat, "You always look so pensive... It's clear you have a lot going on. Not to mention, your stress marks make it all obvious. You have a lot on your mind."

"I do," Berri staggered a smile and a nervous laugh, her facial expression had washed to that of nervous regret, flat defeat, crippling, confused sorrow, it was clear to Theo that he likely just needed to be a shoulder, to curb any hard life advice, for now. Theo narrowed his gaze and remained silent, at her will, "I... I did something really terrible, Theo. It's... Something that I don't think I can even quit."

"You did?" Theo wondered sadly, he shook his head and long blinked in warm confusion, "Y-You're... Not capable of doing terrible things, Bear, what's going on?"

Berri heaved a shaky sigh and now felt her throat close in a sting of the threatening, impending sting of tears. She furrowed her brows in mild anguish and knew revealing her secret to someone was likely the beginning of a further downward spiral, though she knew she had to get this off her chest. She lulled her eyes closed and very quickly rethought her options. She could easily have gone to her mother, though somehow she felt as if telling Tessa about hers and Turbo's escapades might be awkward. She knew she could go to Wren, a trustworthy soul, though the sass and loud remarks would make her feel as if she needed to shell away more. As she peeled open her eyes and peered into Theo's soft, tender, brotherly gaze, she felt a peace about choosing this gentle, incredible soul to confide in. A perfect mixture of warmth, understanding and logic she was well aware she needed. She took a deep breath and knew she had to take the plunge.

"...I cheated on Gunner," Berri staggered above a whisper, though as her and Theo held eyes, she froze and was worried just what he'd gather, from all of this.

"Y-You... You did?" Theo wondered sadly, he shook his head in mild, surfaced confusion and long-blinked in reeling surprise, "I-I thought you and Gunner were doing great?"

"We are, I just..." Berri shook her head and now kept her eyes down on her sleeve-covered hands, twiddling into another dimension, she breathed a shaky breath out of her throat and dared to glance to Theo as he pushed on in bewildered softness.

"You cheated on Gunner?" Theo repeated in disbelief, "With who ..."

Berri held her breath and froze, she cocked an eyebrow in the deafening silence between the two, and after a moment of tender, quiet realization, Berri softly averted her scared blue eyes to Theo's and felt her heart begin to thud right out of her chest.

"... The big, scary, Turbo Black, unplugging games, robbing code rooms," Theo muttered with the widest, proudest smile, "Stealing hearts."

"He kissed me on my day off, the day we spent together," Berri stated wistfully, she heaved a sigh of both delight and horror as she shook her head, "Theo, I... Really don't know what came over me."

"I do," Theo chimed in concluded delight, he side-eyed Berri and gave her a knowing look, as if he was well aware that they both knew just what came over Berri, though he flinched as Berri sighed a sharp noise, unraveled her legs, stood from Theo's fluffy chair and aimlessly marched to his span of bay windows with arms tightly crossed.

"I really genuinely thought I maybe understood what love was about, the way Gunner and I got on, I mean... I thought I was well on my way to genuinely developing hardcore feelings for Gunner," Berri staggered nervously, her eyes welled with tears, though she did everything she could to hold them back, "... Theo, I feel as if I've been side-swiped. I've never felt something so strong for someone, before. So suddenly..."

"For Gunner?" Theo wondered softly, though Berri shook her head and tenderly peered her glassy blue eyes to Theo's.

"For Turbo," Berri's voice crackled, and as the two hung on each other's words, she shut her eyes tight and finally allowed tears to spill down her cheeks, "Theo, I... I can't believe I'm saying this, but... I'm in love with Turbo. I've... I've been stuffing it for so long, I've successfully kept it all reserved up until... Until..."

"Brave soul, that one," Theo muttered with a proud smile across his face, "He knows you're taken, yet he still took his shot."

"He didn't miss," Berri muttered as she sorrowfully peered out to Sugar Rush's wet, early springtime atmosphere, "I would easily kept it all under wraps if it weren't for... Well..."

"You playing along?" Theo teased as he grunted to a stand and began to slowly stroll over to Berri's positioning in his room.

"I went back for seconds, thirds, fourths," Berri mumbled, she shook her head and kept her aimless gaze on the slow drag of raindrops down Theo's window, "... He told me I could revisit it all, no strings attached, anytime I needed."

"Yeah, that guy... He'll do anything to have you, Bear," Theo mumbled in gentle understanding, and it was here did Berri peer her desperate eyes to Theo's.

"I'm having a lot of fun with Gunner, but..." Berri hissed in tender nervousness, "What do I do? I-It'd surely destroy our chances to tour, it'd... Ruin everything. If I dumped Gunner."

"I mean... It's not right of you to cheat, and it's not right of you to keep Turbo on the side when you and I both know, full well, that's not where you want him," Theo mumbled in a stern, teasing way, and although he had been trying to remain just a shoulder for Berri, he understood that he couldn't possibly just let Berri slip out of his room without laying some slick, solid life advice on her, "Berri, tell me something... Where do you see you and Gunner in three years?"

"... User, I hadn't thought of it," Berri stumbled on her words, she shook her head and heaved a shaky breath as she opened her mouth to continue, though Theo cut her off.

"Who do you see shadowing Uncle Zed in the code room? Training to one day be King?" Theo questioned, light questions that began to grow heavy, and with such, he thwarted any of Berri's tender, potential protesting, "Who do you see learning to run a Kingdom with you? Who do you see taking care of you in your darkest days?"

Berri looked off and sagged her shoulders in raw regret. She shook her head, lulled her eyes closed and hugged her arms about herself as she muttered a very raw realization that had been sitting with her, for awhile now, "Turbo's already done all those things..."

"... And Gunner?" Theo pressed warmly, to which Berri shrugged and began to grow defensive.

"I-It's just... Gunner's a lot of fun to be around, he brings us opportunities we couldn't possibly conjure up on our own, he's been a wonderful help to me, as well," Berri defended, though Theo cocked an eyebrow and aimlessly looked up to his ceiling in cheeky dismay.

"Without the band, without the fame," Theo started, he dragged his hot eye contact to Berri's and smiled in a cheeky, knowing way, "If both boys got down on one knee, ring presented, asking for your hand in marriage... Which man would you say yes to?"

"I-I'm not thinking about marriage, right now, Theo," Berri blurt in now gentle agitation.

"Well, Turbo's wrong... You can't have your cake and eat it too, Bear, as fun as that is," Theo warned gently, he shook his head and peered to her sorrowfully, "Someone is going to be hurt, by the end of this. You'll either dump Gunner, so you and Turbo can get on with it, or... Turbo will eventually go, well... Turbo over the fact that you're not his, and it will destroy your guys' friendship. Which, in my opinion, is far worse than losing Gunner."

"So, you suggesting I just dump Gunner right now? Awkwardly carry on with the tour I've literally told no one about?" Berri defended, it was clear she was becoming overwhelmed with confused agitation.

"Berri, I think you should sit Turbo down and explain to him why this is dangerous... Explain that you're going on tour and will be gone for long spans of time," Theo tenderly warned, he shook his head and gently approached Berri's trembling aura, "This may very well be a test, for you two, anyways... What if, on tour, you and Gunner grow closer? What if this is just a weird honeymoon phase, between you and Turbo, and the distance will shake this?"

"I'm in love with him, Teddy, I'm in love with the guy," Berri begged in now almost whispering desperation, she held her hands out and closed for emphasis, fists that she jostled in further plea, she peered her glassy eyes up to Theo and figuratively begged for none of this to leave his bedroom. Theo flinched with her fervor as she stepped closer, "I can't function, since a few days ago, he's all I can think about, Theo. I-I just want to stare into his golden eyes for eternity, I-I want to figure him out, really see what he's made of. Gunner has, twice, gone in to kiss me, and I've skillfully dodged. I want to be with Turbo."

"Then BE with TURBO," Theo begged in kind, whispering desperation, though Berri jostled her hands in whole, flustered sorrow and urgently peered up to Theo, near crazed eyes.

"I CAN'T be with Turbo," Berri now solidly stated, causing Theo to flinch once more, though before Theo could press on, Berri rushed to continue, "He won't leave the god-damned game. Let's say I actually DO want to get married, lets say I do want children! If it's all going to be with Turbo, and he's prepared to be Sugar Rush's King, he's going to HAVE to leave the game. My dad has to leave Sugar Rush all the time for his Kingly duties. Even if we just stayed Prince and Princess! His job title changes, everything changes!"

"Berri," Theo warned softly, the stress marks on her temples began to flare in desperation.

"I have to just... Live knowing that Turbo and I can only really just be this weird, surfacey friends-with-benefits... THING," Berri blurt in dread as tears spilled down her cheeks, she shook her head and finally covered her face with her hands, "I just have to grin and bear it... Just ride out this contract... I'm starting to wonder if Sama ever felt this way."

"... Sama?" Theo questioned in poised concern, though as Berri peered up to him, she was delighted to see his face turn a cute shade of pink. On cue, Theo stuffed a bashful smile and shook his head as he tried to keep a straight face, "Wh-what does Sama have to do with any of this?"

"She's Gunner's ex, she broke the contract when... Gunner found out SHE was cheating on him! OH MY USER I've become Sama," Berri rushed in a wail of unadulterated terror, realization that came over her, though Theo blurt a confused chuckle and shook his head.

"S-Sama didn't cheat on Gunner, did she? I thought it was mutual, or... At least, Gunner ended it?" Theo wondered in soft confusion, though Berri gave Theo a look as if to annoyingly express that Theo had been discovered. He gestured his hands to his chest and blurt a hard, boyish laugh, "WHAT, she's beautiful, okay? I've always had a huge celebrity crush on her. She's awesome."

"I think she cheated on Gunner, at least... That's what Gunner says, all the time," Berri fingered her lip and looked off in now gut-wrenching confusion; Theo shrugged and looked off in tenderness.

"Is... Is there any way you can get ahold of Sama? Get the whole story?" Theo pressed, though he grinned the second Berri shot him an annoyed glower, "Okay... Partially for my benefit. You realize how awesome it'd be to have her number?"

"Gunner has it," Berri shrugged, though she shook her head and covered her face with her palms, once more, "It's useless... She wouldn't want to talk to me. She probably hates me for even existing. I stole her spot on the stage..."

"I think, for now... You should go tell Turbo that you'll be touring, before the media beats you to it," Theo warned nervously with a shrug, "Just... Explain that maybe the distance is for the better and... We have shows to focus on."

"I don't want to hurt him," Berri staggered, she shut her eyes tight and gently wept, "I don't want to hurt us..."

Theo heaved a hot sigh through his nose and gently took Berri into his much larger, strong arms. He warmly held the back of Berri's head and allowed her to bury herself into his broad chest. Theo aimlessly gazed across his room in tender sorrow as he allowed Berri to silently cry into his chest, and as he tenderly rubbed the back of her head and eased his fingers into the softness of her hair, he eased a warm conclusion on the side of her skull.

"You need to do what you feel is best for you, Berri... If that means breaking up the band and allowing yourself to fall further in love with Turbo, then do it," Theo pressed, though he carried on with tender caution, "Either you have Turbo inside Sugar Rush, or... You have Gunner anywhere."

"I just wish he'd leave... It's all I want, for the rest of eternity... All I want is for him to be brave," Berri wept quietly, she gripped the back of Theo's shirt and felt herself falling apart, she grimaced in her tender, quiet cries and firmly shook her head, "This doesn't feel fair..."

"It's not fair to anyone," Theo mumbled as he continued to gently sway Berri, "Turbo will come to his senses, Bear... I can feel it. He'll eventually get a kick in the pants and he'll understand just what he's about to lose. I'm sure of it."

"I don't want it to be too little too late," Berri mumbled in a spiteful tone, though Theo rolled his eyes and beamed a loving smile across his room.

"I promise, you'd be elated if he left, no matter the timing," Theo concluded warmly, he gently pulled away from Berri and peered into her wet eyes with sorrowful delight, "It all depends on if you're willing to wait for him... If you're that deeply in love with him, so much so that you've even considered marriage and children with the guy-"

"I-I never said that," Berri muttered bashfully as she looked down, her face turned beet red as Theo side-eyed.

"You want to share worlds with each other, you want to experience everything with him," Theo tenderly corrected, though still skillfully held his insinuations, Berri sighed in defeat and bobbed a gentle nod, "Maybe you ride out this tour, see what it does for you and Gunner. By the end of it, if you still feel the same, then you'll have the freedom to go whichever way you want. Can you do that?"

"I can put on a brave face," Berri muttered, her stress marks flared in angry silvers, and as she took a deep breath, she lulled her eyes closed and shook her head, "I-I need to go to sleep, or... Go be alone, or something. I need to calm down..."

"Are you going to be okay?" Theo wondered nervously as she began to ease out of his arms and across his room, to Theo's teleport pad.

"As okay as I can be," Berri mumbled with a shrug, and as her bare feet hit the pad, she lofted Theo an eternally grateful smile of sad weakness, "Thank you so much, Theo... I'll... Meet up with Turbo tomorrow, or something. I appreciate you being here for me."

"Always, Bear," Theo softly urged as he held his hands together and nervously twiddled his fingers in a helpless show of concern, and as Berri eased him another look of pure gratitude, her silver coding tenderly whisked away as the teleport pad concluded their sorrowful, secret conversation.