Fic: Rebuilding the Bridges We Burn: Stages of Worrying
Rebuilding The Bridges That We Burn: Stages of Worrying
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Luan trust his brother enough…but doesn’t make him stop worrying.
Disclaimer: NO ownage here…sorry.
Sibling Love Theme: 38. Share
If the situation wasn’t so serious, Fran would have giggled at Luan’s pacing. It reminded her so much of Theo.
“You know…you’re starting to wear a hole into the floor,” She said as she wiped down the counter. The lunch rush has gone and left. That left her, Luan, and a few costumers in JKP.
Luan stopped and smiled sheepishly at her. He ran his hand through his hair
“Sorry…”
She smiled softly before she dropped the rag into the bucket.
“You remind me of Theo.”
He let out a dramatic sigh.
“OF course, I have to pick up some bad habits from my bro.”
She laughed.
“I suppose.”
He glanced over at the door for a few seconds before he started pacing again. She frowned slightly.
“You know he will be alright.”
He paused in his pacing and blinked.
“I am not worried about my bro. He can handle himself just fine. He is the big kung fu guy. He can kick my butt anytime he wanted. I’m just bored”
She almost broke into a smile.
“The guitar is by the jukebox.”
“Nah….don’t have a crowd and I’m really not in the mood.” He said with a shrug. He started pacing again.
Oh, boy
“You know…what I do when they go out on these adventures is to work. To keep my mind busy or I will end up like you. Worrying yourself doesn’t help anyone that includes your brother.” She said as she leaned across the counter.
He stopped and stared at her. Slowly, a small smile appeared on his face.
“You know…you’re pretty smart. Thanks”
She blushed slightly. He went over to the guitar and picked it up. Then he went over to one of empty chairs and took a seat. He drummed his fingers across the strings.
“When you did you start playing?” She asked before she started cleaning off some of the tables.
“In church…I didn’t really started picking up on it until middle school.”
“I don’t remember seeing Theo ever playing instrument.”
“Because he doesn’t? Anything to do with singing or playing in front of people scared him senseless.”
“Really?”
She frowned slightly.
“Really, girl. It took me two hours to wake him up. Major scarrage there.”
“Then how did he know how to correct Dominic’s hand when he was trying to play,” She said in confusion.
It was funny because Dominic was goofing off after the store was closed. She giggled at Dominic’s rendition of Eye of the Tiger. He replaced every tiger with the word rhino. It did hurt her ears when Dom hit quite a few bad notes on the guitar. Finally, Theo had enough. He went over and repositioned Dominic’s hands.
“For the love of our ears…please leave your hands there,” Theo said.
“I didn’t know you knew how to play guitar,” Dominic said in confusion.
“I don’t. I knew someone who did,” Theo said with a shrug before he walked away.
She watched him blinked then laughed.
“Well…I will be…he really did pay attention during my music lessons!” He said in amazement.
“What type of stuff did Theo do when he was growing up?” She asked.
“My bro is your typical dork. Reading…studying…and his training. He would be sooo boring without me.”
“Really now? And here I thought I leaded a quite interesting life.”
They nearly jumped out of the seat when they heard Theo’s voice.
“Gee…bro…nearly give me a heart attack.”
Theo smirked.
“Anytime.”
She giggled as Luan stuck out his tongue at Theo.
“Any luck?”
Theo sighed and shook his head no.
“It isn’t good….”
“Theo!” Casey called out Theo’s name from the kitchen’s door.
“Duty calls. I’ll explain later,” Theo said as he bolted from the kitchen. She watched as Luan’s expression change again to a hint of sadness.
“You know….I don’t think that I would have worried so much if we just started talking again” He said softly.
“Was it…that bad between you two?” She said in curiosity.
She would be lying to say if she wasn’t curious about what happen between the twins. Theo never said he had a twin. Looking back, it was always him or someone I knew.
“I mean…if you don’t want to tell….”
“No…the gig is up. I screwed up, Fran. I said some really bad things.”
“It couldn’t have been that bad.”
He snorted.
“I disowned my twin. Tell me that isn’t a bad thing.”
Her mouth opened and closed. She really didn’t know what to do.
“Yup…Funny thing is…he forgave. He could have told me to go away…but he didn’t. Of course, I did call him out of the blue. Surprise!! I love the reaction when he saw me. He never took surprises very well. I’m just glad he didn’t send me away. Well, he did have four years to get over this…but still that isn’t excuse…..”
“Luan…you’re rambling,” She said softly.
“Sorry about that…” He smiled shyly.
She smiled back at him.
“It doesn’t matter now…Everything is okay now. You guys are talking…having fun. I have never seen Theo so happy.”
“Yes…so am I.”
He sighed as he glanced over at the door again. She frowned for a moment on how she could cheer him up. An idea popped into her head and she smiled.
“How about you help me in the kitchen? I’m going to need some help with the 5 o’clock rush”
He turned his head back around.
“I thought I wasn’t allowed in the kitchen.”
”Well…the guys aren’t here…and as long as you don’t burn the kitchen. I’m sure that RJ won’t mind.”
He smiled.
“You got yourself some help, girl.”
End of the Stages of Worrying.
Next Chapter; Meeting of The Masters
A/N: ::Cuddles the twins.:: I thank everyone for the reviews. They make me happy. ^___^
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Luan trust his brother enough…but doesn’t make him stop worrying.
Disclaimer: NO ownage here…sorry.
Sibling Love Theme: 38. Share
If the situation wasn’t so serious, Fran would have giggled at Luan’s pacing. It reminded her so much of Theo.
“You know…you’re starting to wear a hole into the floor,” She said as she wiped down the counter. The lunch rush has gone and left. That left her, Luan, and a few costumers in JKP.
Luan stopped and smiled sheepishly at her. He ran his hand through his hair
“Sorry…”
She smiled softly before she dropped the rag into the bucket.
“You remind me of Theo.”
He let out a dramatic sigh.
“OF course, I have to pick up some bad habits from my bro.”
She laughed.
“I suppose.”
He glanced over at the door for a few seconds before he started pacing again. She frowned slightly.
“You know he will be alright.”
He paused in his pacing and blinked.
“I am not worried about my bro. He can handle himself just fine. He is the big kung fu guy. He can kick my butt anytime he wanted. I’m just bored”
She almost broke into a smile.
“The guitar is by the jukebox.”
“Nah….don’t have a crowd and I’m really not in the mood.” He said with a shrug. He started pacing again.
Oh, boy
“You know…what I do when they go out on these adventures is to work. To keep my mind busy or I will end up like you. Worrying yourself doesn’t help anyone that includes your brother.” She said as she leaned across the counter.
He stopped and stared at her. Slowly, a small smile appeared on his face.
“You know…you’re pretty smart. Thanks”
She blushed slightly. He went over to the guitar and picked it up. Then he went over to one of empty chairs and took a seat. He drummed his fingers across the strings.
“When you did you start playing?” She asked before she started cleaning off some of the tables.
“In church…I didn’t really started picking up on it until middle school.”
“I don’t remember seeing Theo ever playing instrument.”
“Because he doesn’t? Anything to do with singing or playing in front of people scared him senseless.”
“Really?”
She frowned slightly.
“Really, girl. It took me two hours to wake him up. Major scarrage there.”
“Then how did he know how to correct Dominic’s hand when he was trying to play,” She said in confusion.
It was funny because Dominic was goofing off after the store was closed. She giggled at Dominic’s rendition of Eye of the Tiger. He replaced every tiger with the word rhino. It did hurt her ears when Dom hit quite a few bad notes on the guitar. Finally, Theo had enough. He went over and repositioned Dominic’s hands.
“For the love of our ears…please leave your hands there,” Theo said.
“I didn’t know you knew how to play guitar,” Dominic said in confusion.
“I don’t. I knew someone who did,” Theo said with a shrug before he walked away.
She watched him blinked then laughed.
“Well…I will be…he really did pay attention during my music lessons!” He said in amazement.
“What type of stuff did Theo do when he was growing up?” She asked.
“My bro is your typical dork. Reading…studying…and his training. He would be sooo boring without me.”
“Really now? And here I thought I leaded a quite interesting life.”
They nearly jumped out of the seat when they heard Theo’s voice.
“Gee…bro…nearly give me a heart attack.”
Theo smirked.
“Anytime.”
She giggled as Luan stuck out his tongue at Theo.
“Any luck?”
Theo sighed and shook his head no.
“It isn’t good….”
“Theo!” Casey called out Theo’s name from the kitchen’s door.
“Duty calls. I’ll explain later,” Theo said as he bolted from the kitchen. She watched as Luan’s expression change again to a hint of sadness.
“You know….I don’t think that I would have worried so much if we just started talking again” He said softly.
“Was it…that bad between you two?” She said in curiosity.
She would be lying to say if she wasn’t curious about what happen between the twins. Theo never said he had a twin. Looking back, it was always him or someone I knew.
“I mean…if you don’t want to tell….”
“No…the gig is up. I screwed up, Fran. I said some really bad things.”
“It couldn’t have been that bad.”
He snorted.
“I disowned my twin. Tell me that isn’t a bad thing.”
Her mouth opened and closed. She really didn’t know what to do.
“Yup…Funny thing is…he forgave. He could have told me to go away…but he didn’t. Of course, I did call him out of the blue. Surprise!! I love the reaction when he saw me. He never took surprises very well. I’m just glad he didn’t send me away. Well, he did have four years to get over this…but still that isn’t excuse…..”
“Luan…you’re rambling,” She said softly.
“Sorry about that…” He smiled shyly.
She smiled back at him.
“It doesn’t matter now…Everything is okay now. You guys are talking…having fun. I have never seen Theo so happy.”
“Yes…so am I.”
He sighed as he glanced over at the door again. She frowned for a moment on how she could cheer him up. An idea popped into her head and she smiled.
“How about you help me in the kitchen? I’m going to need some help with the 5 o’clock rush”
He turned his head back around.
“I thought I wasn’t allowed in the kitchen.”
”Well…the guys aren’t here…and as long as you don’t burn the kitchen. I’m sure that RJ won’t mind.”
He smiled.
“You got yourself some help, girl.”
End of the Stages of Worrying.
Next Chapter; Meeting of The Masters
A/N: ::Cuddles the twins.:: I thank everyone for the reviews. They make me happy. ^___^