So I was thinking that it would only be fair if we hear from Ryder's side too. Maybe also Jade's later on. Anyways, I know most of you hate Ryder already. I kind of built his character to be really despicable. So, here goes.

Chapter 13-Unidentified Brother: Named

RYDER's POV

What have I gotten myself into? All of this seemed like an ideal plan when I woke up to Jade's tear flushed face two days ago. I never thought it would turn out this way. I don't even know why I made up my mind to pretend to forget Tori. That hurt and broken look she gave me almost broke my resolve. But this is the only way I can think of to be with Jade. I don't want to continue to pretend that I still love Tori. I don't want her to hurt when she finds out eventually so I'll just use this situation to my advantage. I already hurt her when I used her for my grades. I was lucky that she gave me another chance and now I'm going something worse to her. I know she's still hurt but at least I don't have to pretend. Now all we have to worry about is Beck. He knows something is going on. Tori isn't gullible but her kindness always clouds her judgement. She never thinks that a person is capable of deceit on purpose. I have to be really careful around Beck though from what Jade told me, Beck is giving her space. I shift to lie on my side and remember our conversation from when Beck left my room. I had to act pretty pissed off to convince Beck. I let out a sigh of relief when Beck left.

"I can't believe the nerve of that guy!" I wasn't really upset more like I was stressed as hell worried that he might call my bluff.

"Ryder, you can't be mean to Beck also."

What did she say? Doesn't she understand that I'm doing this so that we could be together?

"And why not?!"

Jade lowered her head and fiddled with the cuff of her shirt.

"He saved your life."

He did what? How can he be the one who saved my life? Jade was the one who brought me to the hospital. Sure, she was the one who hit me but she did what she could right away.

"What do you mean?"

Jade sighed and walked around the other side of my bed. She touched my forehead.

"You were bleeding really bad and losing a lot of blood. You're dad was hours away and you needed a donor right away. Beck was the only match. He donated his blood so that they can transfuse."

I didn't know what to say. Why would Beck do something like that for me after what I put Tori through before? I know he doesn't know what Jade is cheating on him with me but I still don't understand why he would do that. What confused me even more is how did we match? It was only my dad who matched me in this city. If that wasn't a coincident I don't know what is. Jade's phone pinged. She read it and I turned my attention to the television. Tori's face was still in my mind. Can I really hurt her? But I love Jade. Once again, I'm battling my inner demons. Tori was the best girlfriend anyone could ask for but she wasn't Jade. I loved the fact that aside from Beck, I was the only guy who could break her ice. Well, a lot of that had to do with what Beck already broke. Me falling in love with Jade was totally an accident.

*flashback*

I just left from Tori's place and we had a fight about what I said. I said something that I wasn't supposed to. Tori got offended, cried and asked me to leave. But even when she was upset at me that night, she asked me to leave nicely. She didn't even yell at me. She just shut up and asked me to please leave. I tried to explain but wasn't doing a good job at it. She gave me a smile and said we'll figure it out the next day. She said she didn't want me to stay longer because we might fight over something else. She even saw me out the door. She was always so kind but why do I want to put her in a situation like this? I don't have the guts to admit that I don't love her anymore. I was driving to my friend's dad's restaurant for a late night meal and I saw Jade pull into the same restaurant. I watched her go in before I went in myself. When I went inside, I saw that she was sitting alone. I walked over to her table and asked if she wants company. She let me sit with her and we had so much fun talking. I asked her when Beck will come back. Her face fell and I could tell that she missed Beck but at the same time she didn't.

"You miss Beck?" I asked her.

"Yeah. But at the same time I'm not looking forward to him coming home soon."

I furrowed my brows in confusion.

"Care to expound?" We were sharing a browine cup and I put a small bite in my mouth.

She took a deep breath.

"I kind of like realized that I clung to Beck so much that I neglected a lot of things that I used to love. It was like most of my time was spent making sure Beck wasn't taken away from me. I became obsessed with the thought of Beck being mine and I realized that I didn't like it one bit."

Whoa, this is all so new to me. I never thought that Jade felt that way and I would have never thought that she would tell me.

"So what does that mean?"

"I don't really know what to make of it right now. I've been using the time away from Beck to get back on what I loved to do."

"Like?"

"Like photography and short films."

"Weren't you able to do those when you're with Beck?"

"Not as much as I can now. Like I said, I spent most of my time watching Beck. Besides, I'm able to write more songs now and write screenplays as well."

"You write plays?"

"Yeah, remember I wrote one about a girl falling into a well? And now I have more genre tor write about."

"What are you writing about now?"

She blushed. I have never seen Jade blush in front of us. She looked really cute. Did I just think that Jade's cute? What did I eat?

"It's nothing. You wouldn't want to know."

"Oh come on. I would love to know everything about you." Did I just say that out loud? Jade blushed again. Oh, I could so get used to making her blush.

"Oh...uh...it's about a guy and a girl who falls in love while they were both trying to survive the war in the girl's country. The guy was a soldier from the opposing side and he was the one who killed the girl's drug lord father but she doesn't know yet."

I was speechless. I never expected Jade to write something like that. All her school plays were dark and twisted. This is a totally new side of Jade I'm seeing.

"I did not have you pegged for a romantic. Why do you hide it?"

"Beck fell in love with my dark side so I keep it that way."

Made sense but I'm sure Beck will all the more fall in love with her if he saw this sweet side of hers.

"Huh. Don't get all other Jade with me but I just wanted to know, why are you showing me your other Jade?"

Her eyes bugged out and then she blushed for the third time tonight.

"Uhm...I don't know. You seemed to have taken my mind off of a lot of things tonight. I know it doesn't really make sense but I feel very comfortable with you. More than I want to admit."

My stomach fluttered. We talked for about another hour or so before we both stood up smiling. I walked her out to the parking lot and she leaned on the driver's side to face me.

"Thanks for the impromptu dinner. I had a lot of fun." She smiled up at me and she really didn't seem like the usual Jade at school. I smiled back at her.

"No problem. I had a lot of fun too. It was nice getting to know that other Jade." She laughed softly and tucked her hair behind her ear. She looked up at me again, her smile fading but her eyes full of desire. I didn't even think what I was going to do about it. I just did. I leaned forward, put my hand behind her neck and guided her longing lips to mine. I kissed her softly at first until I sensed the urgency in hers. I deepened the kiss. She opened to let me in and my god, she tasted amazing. Jade put her hand on my chest and grasped my shirt. Both of my hands were holding her face now. Just as I was about to go all out, Tori's face popped into my mind. Way to kill the buzz. Beck's face probably popped in her mind too. She let go but not before I planted soft kisses on her lips again. She slowly opened her eyes and desire was still etched deeply in them. We stayed quiet both equally afraid that we would ruin the awesome air we just had. I opened her door for her. She got in, lowered her window and I ducked in for another kiss.

"Good night, other Jade."

She smiled and drove away. The next day in school, she was back to her usual Jade but her glances at me told me otherwise that the Jade I was with last night is dying to come out to spend time with me. Tori kissed me nicely when we saw each other but it wasn't the same as what Jade's passionate kiss did to me. That's when I knew, I was falling for Jade.

*flashback ends*

Jade put her phone down and let out a sigh.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"Nothing. Beck's just giving us some space. He said it's only fair to you if I stay by your side seeing you remember me as your girlfriend and all that."

She sounded pissed.

"Are you upset at me?"

"Yes! Were you planning on telling me that this was your plan? I had no idea that you wanted to play the amnesia card. I was so worried that they would notice! I trusted that you want to be with me but Ryder, have you thought of all the people we would hurt when all this blows up on our face?!"

"I couldn't because by the time I thought of that I already said that I don't remember Tori. So I just went along with it. Look, I know this is totally not part of the plan but we just have to be careful around them. There's no way out of this anymore ad I'm sorry if I didn't run this through you."

She looked at me and then let out another sigh.

"There's not much we can do but to play the part then. I just hope we could keep up with what each other says."

"What do you mean?"

"We're going to have to make stories up. I have no problem with that but we have to make sure our stories match otherwise we're busted."

I nodded. Jade stayed until I fell asleep. I wasn't sure how long have I been asleep but I heard my Dad's voice and he was talking to somebody on the phone. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the window where my dad was standing. He had his back to me so he didn't see that I was awake.

"Yes, Shannon."

Who's Shannon? Dad's shoulders tensed.

"What do you expect me to do? I have never even met my kid!"

That raised a red flag. Dad was talking about my half-brother that he was so proud of.

"I know I didn't ask for your consent but I had to know!"

I heard a murmur of screaming coming from the phone.

"I'm sorry okay. I freaked out when I walked in here and saw him. I couldn't deny the fact that my eyes were etched on that boy's face. He definitely looks like you but I saw a lot of me in him."

There was another string of murmur. I didn't want to eavesdrop but I want to know who this brother of mine is.

"Yes! I had the paternity test done in secret because you wouldn't tell me! I was curious why they match!"

The voice on the other line went quiet.

"Yes, Shannon. It's positive. Yes, I got the answer that I needed."

The other line went loud again.

"What?! Of course, I'm not going to tell any of them! I wouldn't ruin our lives like that! Not yours. Not mine. Not Ryder's. Especially not Beck's."

Why is Beck part of this?

"Shannon, you can't do that. I've waited 17 years for the day that you would tell me who my son is and now that I know, I won't let you take him away from me again."

"I understand that, Shannon. But Beck is my son too! I have as much right as you have with him!"

What?! My unidentified brother now has a name?! And its Beck?! Beck is my half brother?! I shut my eyes tight hoping this is all a nightmare. Something that I could wake up from. I opened my eyes again and dad just hung up the phone. I shut my eyes right away before he even turned around. I shifted to my other side and opened my eyes. Unbelievable. Things could not get any more complicated. Not am I only hurting Tori but I'll be hurting my half brother too. Does Beck know? I thought about all the times my dad bragged about him and I felt anger rise up from the pit of my stomach. I've always hated my half brother because even if he's not around, I constantly fought him for my dad's attention and approval. I hate my half brother but I don't hate Beck. I really like Beck as a friend. But will I like him as a brother? Can I really go on with this? I'm not only hurting a friend who I happen to really like but I'll be hurting a brother too. This messy situation just got a whole lot messier. But one thing I'm still sure of, Jade will be mine and there's nothing I won't do to make that happen.

A/N: How's this for a different perspective, eh? Another big reveal am I right? Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, what else could possibly get twisted? How will Jade react when she finds out she's dating both brothers at the same time? How will Ryder tell his parents that he knows? Will the rest of the gang find out? Will Beck and Tori find out soon? How will Tori react? But the better question is, how will Beck react? Post your answers and guesses! Follow this story cause I've got more in store for you. Cheers. =)