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*Roman's POV*
I was walking down the hall from my room while Dean was walking to his room.
"Did you and Rox talk?" I asked stopping in front of him.
"Yup."
"And what happened?"
"We decided to not be friends and just see if we end up being friends again naturally." he shrugged.
"Are you kidding me?"
"Nope. She wanted me to apologize and I don't think I did anything wrong. I felt completely justified but I'm not trying to fight anymore."
"That fixes nothing. You should just get it all out there and deal with it. For real man."
"Fuck that." he said with a bit of an edge.
"What's up with you Ambrose?"
"I'm not going to force anyone to be my friend."
"What are you talking about?" I asked completely confused.
"She wanted to say she feels like we're only friends because we feel obligated to? After everything I've done for her? Fuck that. We don't have to be friends then."
"She really said that?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah and it's bull shit. I made sure she didn't get screwed over by that asshole Jason. I made sure Aaron couldn't get to her for years. I got her out of that dump, off drugs and all that shit so she can sit here saying she's my friend because she's obligated to be? Then get the fuck out of my life. I don't need to feel like a charity case."
"You two need to talk again..there's no way she is only your friend because she felt she had to."
"Yeah well that's what she said."
"Just talk to her again."
"No." he said reaching for the door knob of his room.
"I'm not going to force you man but she stayed by your side your whole time in the hospital, crying blaming herself. She went to the guy who made her life a living hell, who she was terrified of, alone, to threaten him if he went near you again. You don't do that for an obligated friendship but you do it for a best friend. You two are just too fucking stubborn. Just think about talking to her again?" I asked. His face softened a bit and he finally nodded and walked into his room.
Seth ended up staying at my house last night since his was being invaded by cops for evidence. I walked down to the kitchen and saw him getting some coffee.
"Morning." I said getting myself a cup.
He mumbled in return.
"If you're up to it, I'd like to talk to you."
"I guess" he said a little hesistant walking over and sitting at the table.
"So.. basically I just want to apologize for everything. It was wrong of me to blame you and Rox for anything and to kick you two out. I'm truly sorry."
"You know what really bugs me Roman? The fact that we've been like brothers for years. I've proven time and time again I have your back. Whether it be wrestling, traveling, relationships whatver I had your back. I rushed back here to have your back and you were complete jack ass. I've done nothing to destroy your trust or to be treated like dirt."
"I know man. I really fucked up. Through thick and thin you've been my brother and I can't take it back but I would if I could."
"I don't know man. I never knew you could be so cold. I mean, I watched Rox cry herself to sleep and just be miserable because of what you did to her and she still wanted to fix things with you. Now that I know you can be like this I don't even feel like trying to fix shit with you to be quite honest."
"Look, put yourself in my shoes. Your long time fiance was just murdered, you just became a single father, your best friend was targeted, then your ex, what was I supposed to do?"
"Let your friends be there for you! Not treat a person who was there for you like shit."
"I get that, now! I'm owning up to my mistake like a man. I fucked up and I'm trying to fix it."
"I don't know if I want to fix it. Why not just cut our losses and not interact? Because of Rox? I don't need to be friends with you for Rox."
"This isn't about Rox alright? Look man you've said it. We were brothers for years. Brothers fight but they always fix it right? So we had a huge fucking blow out now let's fix it like brothers."
"I appreciate your apology Roman. I just don't know if we will ever be close or really even friends again."
"I get that. But at the end of the day we've been through too much shit together to not try you know?"
"I can't help but wonder if you're only doing this because of Rox?"
"No. I mean at this second I am but I would have eventually. She just caused me to do it sooner."
"Did she forgive you?"
"Yeah."
"So you're back together?"
"No. She said I need to prove why I deserve another chance."
"She's a bigger person than me. But I guess if she can give you another chance I can too."
"Brothers?" I asked putting my fist out.
"Acquaintances." he said standing up and walking to the back of the house.
*Dean's POV*
I was on my bed thinking about my conversation with Rox. The more I thought about it the more pissed I got. I kept telling myself to calm down but when I got to this point there was no calming down. After everything I did for that girl she acts like she was doing me a favor being my friend? Like getting put in the hospital and having my dream ended is a real favor? I got up and started pacing around the room.
"Still being her friend when no one else wanted to be was an obligation huh?"
"Making sure Jason didn't steal her money was an obligation."
"Comforting her as she cried was an obligation."
"Getting her off drugs was an obligation."
I heard her voice and before I knew it I was storming down into the living room my eyes locking on her.
"Let me fucking tell you something okay?! I was your friend because I wanted to be your damn friend! I traveled with you because of an obligation?! I comforted you while you cried because of an obligation?! I made sure some random pretty boy didn't screw you over because of an obligation?! I was your fucking friend when you had no one because of some damn obligation!?" I looked at her feeling my face burning. She just stared back wide eyed. "Clearly you need to learn what obligation actually means! If any one was in this friendship by force it was you! Don't do me any fucking favors. I don't need your damn charity Rox!"
"I was in this friendship because I wanted to be!" she shouted standing up and walking over to me.
"Guys...calm down." Roman said getting up slowly.
"Yeah right!" I scoffed.
"I forgave you for yelling at me how many times?! I picked up the pieces of your damn broken heart after how many girls?! I threatened to kill someone over you!"
"Don't feed me that bull shit you made it clear you were only my friend because how long you've known me!"
"Is that why I stayed by your hospital all night?! Is that why I was going to give up my dream if you had to give yours up?!"
"But did you give it up? NO!"
"You want me to give it up to prove I was your friend because I wanted to be? I'll call Vince right now!"
"No! I want you to stop fucking lying. Admit you were only my friend because of time and obligation. Admit you were my friend because you felt sorry for me. That I was your damn charity case!"
"That's not true!" she yelled getting in my face.
"Guys seriously!" Seth said standing up. Him and Roman walking a little closer to us.
"Bull shit it's not!"
"I was your friend because I wanted to be!"
"More lies!" I yelled.
"I'm not lying!"
"I bet you were wish Aaron would have got the job down that way you wouldn't have to deal with me anymore huh?" I felt a hand across my face and my cheek stinging.
"Don't you fucking dare! I cried like hell finding out what happened to you! I thought I was going to lose you and I lost it! I threatened Aaron for it! If I lost you I was done! Don't you dare fucking sit there and act like I wish you were dead! I couldn't deal with you being gone!"
"Dean..she was a mess that night." Seth said.
"I'm sure she was." I rolled my eyes.
"I was! I begged for you to come back to me! I broke down Dean! Because I couldn't lose my best friend!"
"Yet you're walking away from this friendship. That's believable."
"You are! You told me we shouldn't be friends! Your choice not mine!"
"You didn't fight for it."
"I make you miserable! Why would I want to stick around knowing how much you hate me?" she said before she turned around and left the house.
"Why are you and Rox fighting?" I heard a little voice behind me. I turned around and saw Jessica. I mentally slapped myself while turning around looking and Roman and Seth. The room got tense and I stormed out of the house slamming the door.
*Rox's POV*
I started walking. I'm not sure where to but I didn't want to be there anymore. I knew I was going to cry and didn't want to cry in front of Dean. I started thinking about our friendship. He was there for me a lot more than when he wasn't. No one knows this, not even him but my family never celebrated holidays or my birthday. The first year I was friends with Dean he bought me a birthday present. I was 13. That was the first birthday present I have ever gotten. He invited me over for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Anyone who knows Dean knows he didn't have the best childhood so he would invite me over and we'd hang out in his room so we wouldn't be alone for the holidays. Dean was my rock for over a decade. He was my best friend, my family. I hated myself for making him feel like a charity case. I know his mom always made him feel that way. I was just like his mom. I'm horrible..
I stopped walking and looked up. I was at Seth's house. I started picturing what happened with Jason and Aaron and started to feel panicky. I started breathing hard and shaking. I felt like I was right back there. Like they were after me again. It all felt so real again. I didn't notice anything around me. I was right there running from Jason. Seeing him looking at me from the window. Hearing his laugh.
"Ms. Rox? Rox? Are you okay?" I felt someone touch my shoulder and jumped and screamed.
"Rox it's me Detective Burch. It's okay!"
I looked at him, tears running down my face.
"Here sit down." he said. I walked to the edge of the side walk and sat down while he sat next to me.
"Why are you here?"
"I don't know. I went for a walk and ended up here." I said in a shaky voice. "Im sorry for freaking out it was...it was just like it was happening again.."
He just stared at me. I kept breathing hard and shaking. "Rox, put your head between your legs and take deep breaths for me okay? I need you to calm down." I did as he said but felt paranoid not being able to see anything around me.
"Rox?! Is she okay?" I heard. I looked up and saw Dean walking up to us looking worried. Suddenly I got up rushing over to him burying my face into his chest and hugging him tightly.
"I think she might have PTSD. You should definitely make sure she gets that checked."
"Come on." Dean said and pulled away from me but kept one arm around my shoulders as we walked.
"I don't wanna go home.." I whispered.
"We're not." he said.
We walked in silence for a while before we ended up sitting on a bench in a park.
"What happened back there?" Dean asked.
"I just felt like I was experiencing it all over again. Like it was happening right then."
"Why were you there?"
"I just ended up there. I didn't want you to see me cry that's why I left.. I just ended up at Seth's." I looked out in front of me at the park "I can't believe I killed two people."
"Because you had to."
"I still did it." I said started to shake again picturing Jason and Aaron lying there dead because of me. Dean noticed and put his arm around me and pulled me into his side.
"It's going to be okay." he said in a soothing tone.
We sat there quietly for what seemed like forever.
"I really do want to be your friend Dean... I'm sorry for being like your mother." I whispered
"What?" he pulled back and I looked up at him.
"I'm sorry for making you feel like a charity case. I was your friend because I wanted to be Dean. Not because of what we've been through but because of who you are. You're my best friend... I just hate making you miserable."
"You don't. We have our troubles. A lot more than other friendships but you don't make me miserable."
It was quiet again for a little bit. "I'm sorry for slapping you."
"I'm sorry for the way I handled that. I just couldn't stand that you thought I was your friend because I had to be. It's not even close to being true."
"Dean, why were you at Seth's?"
"I don't know. I just felt I needed to go there."
"You always show up when I need you. It's like I send out a trouble signal and you come for me."
"I told you I would be there for you. I'll admit I haven't been over the Brittney stuff but I don't see me being wrong there."
"And I don't see how I'm wrong."
"We don't have to see eye to eye on everything. Just need to stop fighting over it."
I nodded my head and leaned back into the bench.
"I just want to make it clear that I don't blame you for Brittney's death. I just thought you could have done more to get in touch with Roman. I don't think anything Jason or Aaron did is your fault okay?"
"In that case, I agree. I could have done more."
"I think we should just stop talking about all of this to be honest."
"I guess we should. It's all over now."
"That it is."
"Are we going to be okay?" I asked looking at him insecure.
"I hope so."
"So... are we still going to not be friends or?"
"I think it's clear we weren't friends for obligation so I don't think we need to. We do need to stop being so hard headed and fighting about every damn thing though."
"Why couldn't we just talk like this in the beginning so we didn't have to have a huge fight?"
"We're two fucked up people. You know we have to complicate everything."
I was about to respond when Dean's phone started ringing. He looked at the caller ID and held a finger up to me while getting up and walking a lil bit away and answering his phone.
I took a deep breath and zoned out. Suddenly Aaron was infront of me. A hole in his head from the bullet and blood all over his face. "Thought killing me was funny huh?" I sat straight up and felt myself go pale. "What about me?" I turned to the side and saw Jason standing there his head cocked to the side with a smirk on his face and blood covering him.
"No..." I whispered.
"You let Roman know you thought it was funny. Is it funny now? Do you feel proud?" Jason said.
"You should. Look what you did to me." Aaron said pointing at his head.
"I bet you really stroked Roman's ego. Kill for him. Do you think Jessica will be proud?" Aaron said leaning down getting in my face.
I started scooting back on the bench trying to get away from me.
"Why are you so scared? You look like you've seen a ghost." Jason laughed sitting down next to me.
"This isn't real." I started saying quietly to myself over and over again.
"Then why are we here?" Aaron asked his blood dripping from his head onto my leg.
I started to cover my ears when I felt Aaron's hands on my arms.
"Don't try to ignore me!" Aaron yelled.
"No! No! Let go of me!" I screamed throwing myself off the bench onto the floor.
I felt two hands on my arms and started kicking and swining at the person holding me.
"Rox! Rox stop! It's me!" I opened my eyes and saw Dean kneeling down in front of me looking concerned. I blinked my eyes and slowly looked around noticing there was no sign of Aaron or Jason being around.
"I..I just..I thought.. I want to go back home." I said.
"Okay. Come on." he said helping me up and we started walking to Roman's.
*Roman's POV*
I was sitting at home anxiously waiting for either Rox or Dean to get back. I tried calling both but neither answered. Suddenly my phone went off for a text message. I picked up my phone and looked down seeing it was from Dean. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. I opened up the text message and felt my heart beat speed up.
Rox isn't okay. We need to get her help ASAP. I'm worried. Something isn't right.
