Forgot the disclaimer on my last chapter: I do not own Bloodlines or any of its characters (sadly), all rights go to Richelle Mead.
Brother
Jill never got the bond one might have with siblings. She was an only child up until recently and even then her sister was too busy being queen to hang out. She was okay with that, really. Well…kind of okay. It wasn't until she died and was shipped off to Palm Springs did she finally realize what it was like to have siblings who cared.
Originally there was only Eddie and Adrian that cared, then Sydney, then Angeline came, and shortly after Neil. Even Micah cared, even though they'd broken up. They all watched over her and protected her like they would their own siblings. The one that struck Jill the most though was Adrian. He had never seemed like someone to care so deeply or completely before. She'd seem him more as a devil-may-care kind of guy who disregarded what other people thought (it didn't stop her from crushing).
It was only once Adrian risked the privacy of his own mind to bring her back did she realize how deeply he felt things and how little she truly knew about him. Gradually the crush faded into something more…familial. He was as bad as Eddie when it came to letting people–especially guys–around her and would call or text to check up on her periodically.
When the two would go out for dinner every Thursday what Jill would cherish most is the attentive way he asked about her classes and how much the spirit was affecting her. The way he would ask with a teasing smile, but somber eyes, if he should beat up anyone in school for bothering her.
So, Jill did end up having siblings. Not the traditional kind, not by blood or adoption. The papers the school received may have said they were related, but what really made them family was how they felt. While she could talk to Sydney about school, Angeline about boys, Neil about the world, and Eddie about protection and politics and life, it was Adrian who she could really talk to. Her on-paper-brother who turned out to be the protective older brother she never had (and never particularly wanted).
Hope that was good. Had to revise it a couple times and had trouble thinking of a prompt, but it worked out okay. Who read Silver Shadows? What did you think of a certain person's plan? Personally, I loved the entire book, but it's rare for me not to.
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