"Food!"
I shrieked, the shock causing me to loosen my grip on the bags I held. Before they could slip through my fingers, however, an eager child snatched them and ran back into the house, leaving me gaping like a goldfish while I tried to catch my breath.
Brooke stood by the door, snickering at my demise. She shook her head and turned to tend to Katie, who was rummaging through the plastic bags. The brunette tossed the snacks I've bought aside, whipping out a Styrofoam container.
"Katie! You're making a mess!" our acting-Mum sighed, crinkling her forehead.
I shut the door behind me and smiled fondly at my baby sister as she dug into the rice I've bought for her. The second I walked into the kitchen, the chubby little girl's head shot up, looked blankly at me and resumed to stuffing her face all over again.
Brooke was staring at me with her eyebrow arched. "Where's your food, Kendall?"
"I ate before coming back home, since she wasn't even halfway done with the check-up when I left." I rolled my eyes playfully and snorted at the injured tween, "What? No hug for your poor old big brother?"
Katie barely acknowledged my presence, seemingly caught up with her meal as she struggled to grip her spoon with her good arm. I leaned against the entrance of the kitchen with a pitiful smile.
She didn't deserve feeling that pain.
"I would be willing to do that," a low, rough voice replied from behind me, causing utter shock to race through my veins. I spun around and heaved a sigh of relief, the sudden jolt in my body cowering back into its hiding spot.
Once my heart slowed down, I pulled the rosy-cheeked boy down to my eye level and growled. "Not funny, Jamie. That scared the shits out of me."
James grinned and lightly pecked my lips. His cold fingers brushed against my hips tenderly, smiling at the soft blush on my cheeks when I noticed the older woman's smirk from the corner of my eye. I hid my burning face in his chest.
My head bounced when my boyfriend chuckled. "Ha ha," I mumbled, chomping down on a part of his skin.
"Kendall!" he yelped, jumping back with his palm covering the area under his collar bone. The brunette tried to look at the huge red teeth mark I gave him and whined, pouting. "Mum! Look at what Kendall did!"
"I want no part of this. I'm going to help her wash up," Brooke answered, ushering Katie to the bathroom after she ate. The young girl frowned and mumbled under her breath, her brown eyes not even lifting to meet mine. The two disappeared up the steps, leaving us all to our lonesome. I shot James a smug grin, which resulted in him gritting his teeth at me. His mother's loud voice boomed like a warning. "Play nice, both of you! You're lovers!"
Distracted, I was unaware of the force tumbling into me, pushing me backwards. A girlish, high-pitched shriek left my lips as I collided with the kitchen counter, my lower body hanging in mid-air whereas my torso was resting against the cool surface.
James was immediately on top of me, softly kissing every inch of my skin. His hands slipped under my shirt, tickling my taut stomach. As I stifled my giggles, the pretty boy used my lack of attention as a chance to bite the small patch of flesh, leaving a similar red mark on my collar bone.
My back arched as he sucked on my neck, a moan ripping out of my throat as his crotch brushed against the inside of my thigh.
"H-Here?" I managed to whisper, my fingers digging into his bulging biceps. A sharp jolt left my body unintentionally. The cold pair of lips hissed as they trailed up my chin and pressed into mine sweetly. One of James' arms lifted my ass higher, situating himself between my parted legs. Heat was transmitted between our bodies, almost causing me to lose my conscience. I pulled away slightly, using meek force to hold him away. My arms shivered uncontrollably, a clear indication of my morals slowly seeping out of my head. "J-James, no."
Despite the dazed expression I had on, I could make out the tiny blue zigzags dancing around the tips of my fingers, not harming James the slightest.
It was when the brunette pushed me back down to claim my lips that the electric currents turned up a notch, obtaining a loud groan from my lover. Despite that, he pushed his tongue past the seam of my lips and wrapped the wet muscle around mine, dominating me entirely.
His fingers grazed past the waistline of my jeans, clumsily undoing the button and pulling the zipper down.
Just as his palm slipped under the boxers I was wearing, the loud shrill of a phone broke through the air. I cringed from the loud sound, which got James to move away to answer the call with a sympathetic glance my way.
"Hello? How the fuck did you- What? Now? Are you fucking kidding-," James cursed, straightening out his clothes and hair before jogging over to the living room. "Oh fuck you, fine. I'll be there in ten."
I was too busy fumbling with my jeans to pay attention to the conversation he was having. However, once I was done and focused myself, all I managed to catch was, '- deal, James. Remember.'
The pretty boy with messed up almost-sex hair was busy shoving his essentials into his pocket to even notice my approach. I stood by the couch for a good five minutes before he turned and sheepishly smiled, barely surprised.
Must be his powers helping him out again. Ugh.
"Sorry, I have to leave for a bit. Don't wait up for me, okay baby?" I frowned. "I'll call when I'm reaching home, babe. Promise."
"Where are you going? It's late, James," I reasoned, tugging his wrist so that he would finally turn his attention back to me.
James' hazel eyes bore into mine. "Don't worry, okay? It's just some stuff that I need to settle. I love you."
He pecked my lips and walked out the door with a frustrated huff, murmuring under his breath about how hard he was and that this wasn't worth letting a chance to sleep with me slip by. Despite his grumbling, he left the house anyway, slamming the front door shut behind him.
"I love you too, you idiot," I sighed. I watched his silhouette fade in the distance as he ran down the street, the fluorescent lamps lighting up his path.
I turned away from the large windowsill and headed up the stairs. The soft thumps of my footsteps echoed through the empty hallway. I could barely pick up Brooke's soft snores emerging from behind closed doors.
Carefully, I tiptoed my way past her room so as to avoid waking up the Estee Lauder of the Midwest, seeing as how she, like most beauticians, takes her sleeping hours into serious consideration, claiming they were important for her skin.
The loud screech of my foot dragging on the floor caused me to cringe and freeze, using my skills to pick up on the slight change in breathing from the matured lady. When nothing happened, I sighed in relief and walked straight towards James' room.
I choked back my shriek just as I stepped into the warm, cosy bedroom. Familiar glistening brown eyes shone in the darkness, blinking when I flipped the light switch.
On the bed sat my baby sister, her arms hugging her knees. Her injured hand rested on a sling, wrapped in what seemed like cotton-filled bandages. She seemed more refreshed in her banana-themed pyjamas and ponytail brown hair.
I noticed the slight quivering of Katie's lower lip, causing me to panic and rush to her. "Katie? What's wrong, baby sis?"
She cuddled into my side when I sat next to her, her tiny voice muffled by my shirt, "Are you going to leave me alone and follow them?"
"What?" I asked, appalled by the young girl's sudden query. I gathered her up in my arms and rested my chin on her head, keeping her as close to me as possible. "No, I won't. Why'd you think that?"
Katie wiggled around and shifted until she was comfortable, murmuring, "But James was there."
James? I looked at her, confused. Wasn't it some guy named Shane? "Katie, James wasn't there."
The little brunette jumped up and pushed me down. Her expression was stern, as though forcing me to believe her words. "It was! The guy that tied me up and kept asking about you looked exactly like James!" Katie suddenly paused, her eyebrows furrowed. She crinkled her nose in disgust as she remembered something. "Well, except he smelled like cinnamon. I hate cinnamon."
I smiled and ruffled her hair. "You must have gotten the wrong guy. James doesn't stink like cinnamon, you know that," I told her. Before Katie could utter a single word, I interrupted with, "And I believe it's way past someone's bedtime right now."
The chubby-cheeked girl pouted, her eyes widened as crocodile tears gathered. I scooped her up in my arms and carried her to the spare bedroom she had conquered in the Diamond's household. The room was conveniently located by Brooke's, meaning she was safe from harm if anyone even tried to creep into the house.
The door creaked loudly as I pushed it open, play fighting with my baby sister.
"But I'm not tired!" she reasoned. I hushed her and froze, summoning my powers to strengthen my hearing. Snores passed through the walls.
I sighed. Thank God, she's still asleep. "Don't talk so loudly!" I hissed, settling her down on her bed. Katie, despite claiming to be wide awake, allowed herself to be tucked in. I dragged her blanket up to her chest and carefully shifted her cast.
Katie grabbed my arm just as I turned to leave.
"Don't go," her voice whispered. "I don't want to be alone."
I felt my head turn to mush as my sister used her puppy-dog expression. With a defeated groan, I snuck under her blanket with her, wrapping my long arms around her. Katie snuggled into my chest. "Go to sleep, okay?"
"Promise you'd be here in the morning?" she asked, her fingers digging into my stomach. I knew she was frowning, even though her face was hidden from my sight.
And I knew I shouldn't, but I did. Something nagged at the back of my mind as I blatantly told her, "I promise. Go to sleep, baby sis. I'm not going to leave you."
She mumbled something under her breath, something I wasn't even aware of. However, I decided not to question it and allowed her to twist and turn into a comfortable position. Her brown eyes slowly disappeared behind her closing eyelids, and a few minutes later, her breathing laboured as she drifted off to sleep.
I raised myself by my elbow, watching Katie with a small smile. I leaned over to gently kiss her forehead without her stirring, which earned me a shy tug of lips from the sleeping baby.
She pushed herself impossibly closer to me before she sighed, finally settling down, as though content that I was still there. I laid back down and closed my eyes, opting for a short nap before James came home from wherever he had gone to.
However, thoughts of what my boyfriend could be doing kept me up despite all my feeble efforts. Is he cheating on me? Is there someone on the side waiting for me to leave him? What if he decides to do something that might kill him?
I didn't know how long those doubts played themselves around in my mind. I was sweating and at the verge of just jumping out of the house to go search blindly for my lover. My hands rolled up to fists as I shook my head, hoping to get the negativity to wash away.
However, the soft squeaking of Katie's bedroom door halted everything. I stayed still, closing my eyes as I feigned sleep, using my ears as my strongest sense.
Footsteps echoed into the room and stopped right by the foot of the bed. Nothing happened afterwards. Whoever it was, currently, was just standing there.
I peeked at the intruder and sighed. A mop of crazy brown hair and bright hazel eyes stood out against the moonlight, a muscular body outlined perfectly.
"You're home?" I said- well, more like questioned- him as I carefully backed away from my baby sister, who was still dead asleep.
I untangled her arms from my torso, muttering under my breath. She must've wrapped herself around me when I was busy dealing with my bad thoughts.
Thankfully, Katie barely moved as I got off her bed. I glanced at her as I made my way towards James, who still hadn't spoken a single word. His dark orbs drilled into me, not blinking once, even when I'm right in front of him.
"Jay?" I whispered, my gaze averting between him and the small lump under the blankets. A high-pitched squeak made me clamp my mouth shut with my palm when James forcefully grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the room.
He shut the door silently behind him and pushed me towards his own bedroom. Confused, I let it happen, my legs moving on their own accord. Once we were both in his room, James pushed me to the floor and locked the door.
"God damn it, James! What was that for?" I hissed, trying to keep my voice as low as possible so as to not awaken any of the two girls. The pretty boy just stared at me with a sly smirk on his face. Something was oddly off about him. "Babe?"
Wordlessly, he crawled on top of me, his lips hovering. It was then I caught onto it. Whatever it was that was different about my brunette lover.
A sharp, spicy scent. Cinnamon.
His face was coming closer and closer. My eyes widened and, unaware, my palms flattened above his pectorals, pushing him away. Yet, he barely budged, still teasing me with a smirk as he slowly lowered himself.
The scent I was inhaling became stronger, almost taking over every train of thought I had and burning my nose. I focused my strength on my powers, knowing they were the only source I could hope on. The tingling rose to encircle my pupils, changing their shades, and along the length of my fingertips.
'James' must have noticed a change in my eyes because he paused, a little taken aback. He looked shock. And hilarious, like fish out of water.
With my powers coursing through my veins and spreading like wildfire, my hearing picked up the frantic bumps of footsteps coming up the stairs, approaching the closed door. Maybe it's his backup.
Panicking, my fingers curled up halfway before they snapped straight, causing a surge to escape through the skin of my palms.
The brunette flew backwards just as the door flung open.
"Kenda- Oof!" The two bodies collided and landed on the hallway with a loud grunt. I scrambled onto my feet, my arms now filled with blue lightning just whirling around, soft zapping filling the pin-drop silence.
The guys on the floor finally stood up, brushing off the dust from their jeans. The white light was just sufficient enough to illuminate their faces.
High, rosy cheekbones stood out as they both gaped at me in disbelief. Their lips formed a perfect 'O' and their hazel eyes as wide as saucers. They even had the same body shape; muscle mass, height. Even their brown hair was standing out in the same angle, askew and messed up.
Realisation dawned onto me and I instantly straightened. Softer footsteps echoed down the hallway, coming towards us as well. I could hear Brooke's voice calling out to us in fury but I couldn't move.
It couldn't be. It's not possible, right? But, James did tell me something before this. Something I knew was related to this moment. Something that slipped my mind. My head feels like a pile of bricks, trying to pull forward that memory.
The outline of Brooke and Katie came into view, both as shocked as I was. The older Diamond held her hand up to her mouth while my baby sister just gasped.
Who wouldn't be surprised?
There's two 'James'standing in front of me right now.
A/N: Punish me. I know this took so long ):
But .. Yeah. It's up now! Hope you like it! & it's opening up. Kendall's finally met the evil twin :D
Anyway, there are reasons as to why this took a million years to complete. 1 being school started &, as usual, I was busy for the first week. Heck, it's only been 2 weeks & I already have assignments given out.
2) My uncle died last week & I'm still in that recovering mode. It was unexpected & it affected me more than I thought it would. I just ... yep.
3) MY HEADACHES ATTACK ME AT THE WORSE POSSIBLE TIMES (a.k.a when I'm writing)
4) I .. Just got over a panic attack. So basically I was a bottled up girl who finally exploded & nearly wanted to kill herself over her own social anxiety. I'm a mess at the moment buuuuut all of us need to come back down once they reach the top, right?
If you're still here & are still gonna wait for the next chapter, THANK YOU I LOVE YOU I WOULD GIVE YOU COOKIES BUT NO CAUSE THEY'RE MINE. & Skittles, Yelly. Skittles are mine.
Hehe.
Oh, & happy birthday /DibsOnKendy!
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Rushering4Life – I SLEPT EARLIER ONCE SCHOOL STARTED. (Lies, it's 12am & I'm still awake... But it's only cause I finally finished this) xD SKITTLES ARE MINE! :( HAHAHAH. I love you & Skittles the same. Wait, is that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't know :o
Sorry this took so long though ahahha!
Itsallguchicauseyolo – Probably yes. Somewhere before James decides to be Mr Heroic. :p I stopped writing for a while, which explains why this took forever to publish xD
HEHEHHE I'm glad you liked it! Hope this was enjoyable for ya :3
Chey21 – This took a LONG time xD How's it going with that gym teacher?
Anime-tv-manga-books – It's his brother, basically. xD
Winterschild11 – Thank you! Hope you liked this one! & thanks for the support & everything on twitter :3
Therush – Updated! Hope you liked it!
Theweirdblond – Thank you! Sorry it took so long even though I explained it in my a/n .. I'm a lost cause at the moment xD