I ran all over the academy, asking everybody if they had seen Adam. But no matter what, I couldn't find my brother. Finally, I went back to our room.
When I walked in, I saw Adam filling my capsule with socks.
"What are you doing?", I asked, not even that surprised.
"Oh, since you're leaving, I'm using your capsule as my sock drawer", he answered casually.
"Well, you can stop now", I said, trying to get his attention.
"No, I can't", he replied, sitting down on our couch "I already broke up with my old sock drawer and if I go back now it's just gonna be awkward."
I took a deep breath before I spoke up again: "No, I mean you can stop 'cause I've already called the president and told him that I'm not gonna take the job."
For a moment, the room was silent.
Then, Adam spoke up again, confusion written all over his face: "Why?"
I sighed: "Look, I thought you were sabotaging me, so I acted like a jerk. But when I admitted that you just didn't want me to go, I felt terrible."
"Well, nothing makes me feel happier than knowing you feel terrible", he replied "…So… You're really gonna stay?"
"Yeah", I nodded "The more I thought about it: why would I go the Washington DC? I've already got my dream job right here!"
Adam smiled and stood up from the couch: "Well, as long as you're staying, so do I!"
I grinned: "And what's that?"
"Throwing you", he answered.
My eyes grew big and I started running, Adam close behind.
It didn't take him very long to catch up with me. After a couple of minutes, he caught me next to the pool. He lifted me and gently threw me onto the couch.
I stood back up and frowned: "That's it? No throwing me into the wall? Or the pool? Or the ocean?"
"Unless you insist?", he asked with a smirk.
"No!", I quickly replied, holding my hands up "But… why so gentle all of a sudden?"
Adam shrugged: "You stayed for me. The least I can do in return is not hurt you… today. So don't get used to it!"
I chuckled: "Thanks"
I walked past him, but he pulled me into a one-armed hug.
I hugged back for a moment, before Adam let me go.
"We should go find the others", Adam said, his usual goofy smile back on his face "Bob said he saw Bree and Leo standing inside the wall."
"But that's not possible!", I replied with a frown.
"I know!", he said "That's exactly why I want to go see them!"
I wanted to object, but stopped myself and went with it instead: "I'll come with you, just give me two minutes to change."
Adam nodded and after two minutes, we were standing next to Bree and Leo, seeing human Eddy fighting.
That evening, I was preparing a class for tomorrow when mr. Davenport joined me on the cyberdesk.
"And how did the president take the news?", he asked with a gentle smile.
"He didn't like it at first, but when he heard the reason he understood.", I replied.
"You did the right thing", he said as he put a hand on my shoulder.
I nodded with a small smile: "I know."
"You know, Chase… There may be a hundred jobs, but you've only got one brother. And even though you may fight and you want to hit them in the face from time to time… You can't live without them."
I glanced over mr. Davenports shoulder and noticed Douglas leaning on the door frame.
"Did you learn that from experience or from a book?", I asked with a small grin.
"What do you think?", he asked back "Like I would ever read a book like that!"
I smiled: "Thank you, mr. Davenport, for the advice."
"Anytime", he said with a smile.
When he turned around , Douglas quickly vanished, something he had learned back in his villain days.
Brothers, I thought with a smile They sure are something special….
Author's note: And that's the end of this story! :(
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