A/N: Thanks for the support!

Chapter 3: Crazy Brothers and Home

Tommy POV Montana

I don't think I'll ever figure out why my mom insists upon having dinner in the afternoon. I mean seriously, 3 o'clock is too early, yet here I am gathered at Darren's dining room table watching my mom place bowls of food on the table.

Actually, to be perfectly honest, I could care less what time I ate. My mind is still reeling over that tiny mention of Darren possibly trying to cover his ass for something that Dane mentioned. Now I know I said before that we should drop it out of respect for my sister, but now I'm beginning to think that we should investigate further out of respect for my sister. Gotta love how I'm turning this around. I think after dinner I'll inform Dane of what I've been thinking about.

An hour later, Dane and I were carrying our plates to the sink. I nodded my head towards the stairs and held up my hand with all 5 fingers up. My secret agent man personality kicked in. This was always our code to let each other know we needed to meet.

I went to my room and started looking through the pictures on my camera phone to pass the time. There's only a few. Kwest and I at the soundboard, Kwest and Jude eating Chinese food goofing off, and one of me and Jude at her rehearsal space after our rough recording of "Not Standing Around." Great memories. I'm most definitely calling her, despite the fact that things aren't calmer.

:knock knock:

"Come in." Not that this was needed, Dane was already opening the door anyway.

"Alright Tommy," he said in a whisper while locking the door, "hurry up and get this over with. I have an errand to run." His irritation is easy to understand. After all, I did try to shrug him off earlier.

"Dane, I've changed my mind. I thought about what you said through dinner---"

"And?" That jerk always has to interrupt. It's his cocky way of showing he's right. Ass.

"If you just want to interrupt, then you can forget I asked you to come up and you can leave."

"Wait, continue. I won't say a word until you're done, I swear." And that was my way cocky way to get him to shut up.

"Like I was saying," I think I'll be slow and drag it out, just to be a jerk because he bothered me, "I thought about what you said about Darren during dinner, and I've changed my mind. I think if we have respect for our sister than we should figure out what Darren has been up to." Okay, so I didn't drag it out. This is too important to be a jerk.

"This is so great Tommy! It'll be just like old times before all the Boyz Attack drama! We'll go around town find out all the information we need and…"

"Hold on there killer." He's getting way ahead of himself. "I have a job and a girl to get back to at home." Did I just say I had a girl? I'll get back to that later. "I'll help you with everything I can and come back every once in a while but I need to go home." Poor kid, he looks a little crushed.

"But I couldn't get as much done if you're not here! Is a girl really more important that your sister? Is a job really more important that your sister?" He's trying really hard.

"No Dane. But Darren isn't more important than those things. I think we should figure out what he's up to, since you made it sound so urgent. But before I get to deep and whole-heartedly agree, what exactly did you find?" He's not looking so confident and over-zealous anymore.

"Well, ya see, it's nothing too specific actually. But stuff that could lead to be something really big and specific. I mean receipts can…"

"Receipts! You want to make a fuss over receipts!" I'm in a huff at this point. Of course it's hard to tell because we're still whispering and it's hard to get your anger across when you're shouting in a whisper.

"Tommy you didn't see what they were for!"

:sigh:

"If I give you the benefit of the doubt again and you don't make it worth my while, you are so going to get it."

"The receipts were from sort of spy store type thing and a Walgreen's photo printer. Plus I found an ad for a free-lance private investigator." He looks satisfied, and call me dumb, but I'm not sure where he's going with this.

"What's a Walgreen's? I don't remember that being around here." I know of all the questions to ask.

"It's like a mini market where you can get anything. They're actually fantastic, very convenient. It's a chain that's building up around the country, but that's besides the point Tom! Don't you see what all this means?" I'm giving him a blank stare. "Darren was tracking Leslie and round something that was so awful in his eyes that he had her killed!" He says frantically. I'm just laughing. This is nuts, he sounds like a 10 year old!

"Are you kidding me?" I'm laughing like a hyena in that Disney movie with the lions (Laney made me watch it upon my arrival yesterday, it's not like I just randomly watch Disney movies, pft).

"No Tommy! I'm serious! Think about it!" He's upset because I'm still laughing. He's leaving now. "Fine! Laugh! Go back to your hoity toity rich life! I'm goanna figure out what really happened to Leslie!"

Dane left me with a slam of the door while I continued laughing. The kid had guts, and he seemed positive about his accusations. But, there was just no way. I looked up at the ceiling and started talking to Leslie, sort of like a prayer type thing even though I'm not really religious.

"Leslie, you gotta send that boy a sign and knock some sense into him. I love, and yea, I think some thing is off, but I don't think Darren would've killed you, would he?" I shake my head. "Not to my babble short, but I love you and tomorrow I'll give you a proper good-bye. You were a romantic right? You understand that I have to call my girl." I blew a kiss up to the ceiling because I believe that Leslie is in heaven with the angels.

I picked up my cell phone and called Jude.

Jude POV Harrison House, Toronto

I hung around the studio for a little while longer after I got done talking to Darius. Once 6 o'clock hit though, I was out the door and on my way home.

When I got home I found I was alone. My dad left a not saying that he had a business meeting and then he was for drinks. Sadie called and left a message on the house phone that she was goanna hang out with Kwest. Hmm…note to self…ask Sadie about that when she gets home. And yea, my mom's not even in the country so yeah, self explanatory.

Well I was hungry once again, so I went in the kitchen to grab some grub. I'm not that much of a cook. Well I can cook actually, but I'm much too lazy at the current moment in time, so off to the cupboard I go. Hmmm…popcorn it is!

Now let's see, what else does a slightly depressed girl need to complete an evening alone? Oh yes, a dumb love story movie that gives girls false hope and ice-cream. But I'm not the typical girl so people tell me, so scratch the ice-cream and romance movie. I'm eating popcorn and putting Peter Pan in the DVD player! Gotta love those lost boys!

Humph…I wished I lived in Neverland, they're always happy. They only have to worry about Captain Hook, and he's nothing I can't handle. I'll just where my shirt with an alligator on it that I got from Florida that one time I went. He'd turn to mush just like that.

:Ring Ring Ring:

Who dares to call me during my Captain Hook rant? That's when I freeze. Those blue eyes are staring at me. I slowly flip the phone open, I'm afraid if I move to fast that I might wake up and his face will disappear off of the screen on my phone.

"Hello?" I manage to whisper out.

"Jude! I'm so glad you answered! There was only one more ring until it goes to voice mail and I was afraid you weren't goanna answer!" He was talking a mile a minute, I smiled to myself he cares, then realized that he's not here. Cue slightly annoyed Jude.

"First, stop babbling and tell me where in the hell you are Tom!" Then I got sad again. Sometimes I feel like I'm bi-polar. "And when are you coming back?" I ask a little softer. What can I say? I miss my rock. Honestly, at this moment I'm not mad at all, I'm worried and very curious. He's a little quiet. Maybe I should tell him that. Knowing him he probably thinks that I'm goanna bite his head off. Silly Tommy. I'm saving that for when I see him in person.

"Tommy, I'm not goanna yell or scream. I'm worried. It's been almost two days since you left. Can you please tell me what's going on?"

"Well first, I want to say sorry for being all cold secret agent man on Friday at our date. My dad didn't exactly tell me what was going on. He just told me we had to the leave the same night to head back to Montana and that I had not choice in the matter. Sounds bad and lame, I know, and I feel like an ass. But I'll be coming home though."

"Is that who that bald guy was?" He laughs. Ugh only two days and oh how do I miss his laugh. I'm borderline pathetic.

"Yeah, that was him. The bald guy was my dad."

"Well, I know where you are, who the bald guy was, so now that leaves only one question that I still don't know the answer to."

"Why I'm actually in Montana, right?"

"Oh Quincy, you're such a mind reader." I think that came out more sarcastic than I meant it to. "Sorry."

"No, no, no, don't apologize. You have every right to feel whatever emotion you want. Anger, resentment, I'll take whatever you have to throw at me. Because I'll take anything from you, because it's better than nothing." He's so damn cute.

"Alright, after that you're so forgiven, no matter why you're there. I'm still mad though." Just so he knows he's not getting off that easy.

"Gotcha and thank you Ms. Harrison."

"No problem Mr. Quincy. Now back to why you're in Montana." He's quiet again. He takes a deep breath and start's talking again.

"My older sister passes away his past Wednesday. My parents didn't want to tell me over the phone so they sent my father to come get me and bring me to their home here in Montana. Sometimes they're a little drastic."

"Oh, I'm sorry Tommy. I couldn't even imagine loosing Sadie, even though she does have the tendency to drives me nuts." This earns a little laugh from him, which made me feel a little better for him. "So how are you doing?"

"Well, it's hard. I'll miss her a lot. I regret not coming to visit as often as I could have, should have, but I guess there's not much I can do now, except tell her I'm sorry and try to do better. I'm dealing, I'll be ok." I hear the sadness in his voice, and even though there's nothing I can really do to cheer him up, I can still try.

"Wow. I'm proud of you. You're being so strong, but I'm here for you if you need anything. Well on a slightly brighter note…guess who hit number one?"

"Oh my God! Are you serious! You made it girl!" I can hear him smiling and yelling "woo hoo!" over the phone.

"No Quincy, we made it."

"Nah, I'm just the guy in the background. This is all you girl, but thanks! Congratulations! That's definitely a brighter note to my depressing weekend."

"Glad I could be of service :giggle: So not to pressure or rush you or anything, but when do you think you're coming home?" I ask slightly nervous.

"Well Ms. Harrison, I'll be flying back into Toronto Tuesday afternoon. You can come running into my arms in the airport at 3:15 pm, then I have every intention in taking you on that date that we never had."

I'm smiling like an idiot. Thank God he can't see me. "Well I don't know about running into your arms, but you can definitely count on me for that dinner." I say with a smirk. We all know I'll be at that airport ready and waiting to leap into his arms, but sometimes you have to play hard to get.

"Yeah right, ok girl. I gotta go and call a couple other people. I'm sure I have hell to pay for just disappearing."

"Maybe, I'm not sure. But definitely call Kwest. He's worried about you too. We were talking earlier today."

"I'm gone a couple of days and you're already replacing me with Kwest?" He says with mock hurt in his voice.

"Oh Tommy, you know no one could replace you." We laugh.

"Thanks girl. So I'll see you on Tuesday at the air port?" He asks with what I think is hope.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Great. See ya later Jude."

"See ya later Tommy."

:click:

Yep, things are getting better. Most definitely.

A/N: I still don't own anything from Instant Star. That's it for a little while, my head hurts lol. That and I'm having trouble working some of the next stuff to happen. But I hope you like it and let me know what you think. I'll probably be back on Wednesday. Thanks guys: )