DISCLAIMER: I don't own House of Anubis.

Patricia paused, hearing the door creak open. She was in Eddie's room, the air heavy with some strong cologne he wore. This was the only room she knew of upstairs, and right now, she just needed to get away. She didn't care what room she was in- she didn't need to be in any specific room to think. Think about how Piper had completely tricked her, betrayed her even. Why couldn't she just back off? It wasn't Piper's life, and while some small part of her knew that Piper was just trying to help, Patricia was still angry. Why did her sister insist on interfering all the time?

"Go away, Piper," she muttered, looking down. Patricia wasn't facing the door, but Piper was the only one who would actually come after her.

"Considering it's my room, I think I'll stay." Eddie. Patricia clenched her eyes shut, exhaustion outweighing surprise- no, the last person she needed to see right now was him. Every problem could be traced back to him- he himself was the problem.

"Who sent you up here?" Patricia asked quietly- she couldn't tell him to get out. It was his room after all- if anything, she was the intruder in this situation.

"Your sister," Eddie shrugged, sitting down next to her comfortably. As if they hadn't almost kissed. As if anything that had happened in the last five minutes had never occurred. As if anything that had happened in the last five months had never occurred. How did he do that? Eddie's cool demeanor made it seem as if he was talking to a friend or something, and where he sat did too. He was right next to her, his legs brushing against hers. Patricia rolled her eyes- why couldn't Eddie sit somewhere else? The chair at his desk, the floor, even the other side of the bed- they were all available. He didn't need to be pressed up next to her.

"Figures," Patricia muttered, looking down. A wave of silence passed over them, each consumed in their own thoughts. Eddie wasn't sure why he had sat so close- should he scoot away or would that seem offensive? Patricia didn't say anything about their proximity, so he stayed where he was.

"You know…I used to think twins told each other everything," Eddie finally said. He wasn't sure what to say- he didn't feel like talking about the mistletoe, even though that was what he was sent up here to do. He had felt a bit offended when Patricia ran away before they were supposed to kiss. Sure, he didn't like her but still. He was the Eddie Miller and even if he wasn't popular anymore, he still considered himself handsome. Any girl would be lucky to kiss him, and Patricia backing out of the picture had wounded his ego more severely than he would've thought it would.

What really got him curious was the fact that Patricia hadn't told Piper about the bet. Maybe he could force an answer out of her here- it was either keep talking or go downstairs. Somehow, Eddie figured he was the better option for once.

"Well, we don't," Patricia snapped. It was a common opinion that twins were best friends or something, but whoever thought that obviously didn't have a twin. Did Patricia love Piper? Yes. Did she hang out with her and have a good time? Sure. But there was no way she would ever open up to Piper, and tonight was supporting her argument. Patricia hadn't even said anything about Eddie for Piper to jump to conclusions.

Eddie paused, "You should tell her about it, the bet, I mean."

It was a casual suggestion, but a surge of anger ran through Patricia- who was he to tell her what to do, to dictate what she shared with Piper or not? Eddie didn't control her; they lived their own lives and could each do what they wanted. Patricia had never said something like that to him. "I'm not telling Piper anything!"

Eddie furrowed his eyebrows, a little annoyed. This wasn't just affecting Patricia anymore- it seemed as if Piper had this illusion of getting Patricia and Eddie together. (He wasn't stupid, even he could see it now.) He got a say so if it involved him- which it did. "Why not? Can't you see she thinks we like each other?"

Patricia seethed, fueled on the idea of Eddie telling her what to do. She hated when people told her what to do. Her voice rose, "I know what she thinks! What do you want me to say though? 'Oh yeah, the guy you're trying to set me up with? Yeah, he used me for money and acted like my friend, so no, I do not want to go out with him!' Is that what you want me to say, Eddie, huh?" And now they were both standing up, arms folded and glaring. Eddie glared at her- they weren't supposed to talk about this, she was the one who had made the deal in the first place and now she was breaking their rules left and right. And besides, did she have to put it so harshly? Okay, maybe he had used her for money, yes, but he had never acted like a friend. Those were his original intentions, but he wasn't lying when he said he liked Sick Puppies or anything they had in common. It was Patricia who had come close to considering him as a friend- he hadn't pushed her into that position and now she was just being ridiculous. Patricia was making her own little pity party- no wonder she was depressed. Why couldn't she just move on and get over it?

"Well, maybe, if you had actually told her, she wouldn't have pushed us under a mistletoe!" Eddie reasoned, coming close to yelling too. "And what's up with you, why wouldn't you kiss me?" His ego was taking over, and so was his mind. One kiss was nothing. At all. Neither one would ever feel anything for each other anyways, so maybe if they had just touched lips back there, Piper would've been appeased, and they wouldn't be up here doing this.

"Why wouldn't I kiss you?" Patricia repeated what he said, dumbfounded by the fact that Eddie thought she would even consider such a thing. But she had to remind herself that Eddie had kissed tons of girls, and to him, a kiss meant nothing. To her, it would be her first and if she kissed him, it wouldn't be special. "You idiot, I don't even like you!"

"You don't have to like someone to kiss them," Eddie insisted. It was the stupidest of arguments but it had them both sneering.

"Of course you would think that!" Patricia said, throwing her hands up in frustration. "Of course you would think that!"

"I mean, haven't you ever played Spin the Bottle at a party or anything like that?" Eddie pointed out, ignoring her last comment, the two slightly calming down. Spin the Bottle was made for the pure fun of kissing someone- there were no feelings involved.

"Oh, yes, because I just get invited to so many parties." Sarcasm dripped off her words, and somehow, the attitude made him angrier once more.

"Kissing someone doesn't mean anything unless you want it to!" Eddie restated his opinion, but at this point, it wasn't even about that. It was about being right, for once not being the one who did the wrong thing and had to apologize.

"Oh, you would think that, wouldn't you?" Patricia said again.

"What is that even supposed to mean?"

"You've kissed dozens of girls!" Patricia fumed. "What does one more mean to you? You could just add them to your list! But for everyone else, kissing does mean something! Kissing is like, the start of a relationship or something, or showing you like someone!"

"No, it's not!" Eddie said exasperatedly. "It doesn't mean anything! Like, I could kiss you right now and it wouldn't mean anything!" He heard her rattle off some comeback, and he tapped his foot, annoyed. Why couldn't Patricia just listen? This wasn't even a valid topic to fight about and he wasn't sure what had started him. He wasn't even sure where all this anger was coming from- pent up frustration maybe? He looked towards her, his vision turning red. He needed to be right for once, he needed to win against her for once. And if she wasn't going to hear him out, there would only be one way to prove his point.

"…and if you even think a kiss-"

Patricia was rudely interrupted by Eddie's lips smashing into hers.

So they finally kissed! (Mainly to prove a point.)

Please understand that this whole fight was just a way to blow off steam, and therefore, the two were just stating an opinion. And the only reason Eddie kissed her was to show her that it wouldn't mean anything. Don't get too excited, they're nowhere near dating yet. But...Eddie was her first kiss, whether he knows it or not. I realize this chapter was a bit scattered, but it was to show anger, so I hope I did a good job of keeping them in-character.