Fic: Crossing Bridges: When In Doubt and The Joke Is On You
Crossing Bridges; When In Doubt
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Honestly, Theo likes the idea of throwing Jarrod and Luan into a room and let them go at it.
Disclaimer: Don’t own them
Sibling Love Theme: 27. Hiding
Theo sighed as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. Why did he invite his brother again? Oh, yes, he remembered now. He wanted to spend some time with his brother. Gee…he wondered why that hasn’t worked. He wanted to kill his brother. Why was Lu trying to pick a fight with Jarrod was beyond him.
He felt a pair of hands touch his shoulders and rubbed into them. He sighed happily.
“How is your head?” Lily said softly.
“I asked RJ if he had something to knock me out until Lu leaves. He said no and handed me some Tylenol.”
She laughed softly.
“Have you tried talking to him? How did the racket ball go?”
“I tried…but he gave me sort of vague answer which isn’t like him. I think something else is bothering him. He is just being stubborn. Like I predicted…Luan tried to kill Jarrod with the ball.”
She winced.
“I think it is a family trait.”
“I am NOT that stubborn. Nor did I try to kill Jarrod with a ball.”
She kissed his cheek.
“Yes, you are. Do you want me to talk to him?”
“You can try. You did do a good job with him before. If he doesn’t crack, you could show him the famous yellow ranger rage.”
“I’m that bad!”
“Lil…you didn’t see the look on your face when you stormed out of the bathroom. I never seen Dom run so fast either. He should have known better than pranking you was a bad idea.”
“Mess with my shampoo was a bad idea especially replacing it with Mr. Bubbles.”
“I got more of a kick out of the fact that Dom was trying to hide in the vines. And the fact that he got stuck”
She laughed.
“That was funny. And Thanks.”
She smiled softly.
“No problem.”
-JFJF-
Luan frowned at Jarrod as the dude made a pizza. He got double teamed by his bro and Lily. No one else was in the kitchen, dude. They were so planning this. It wasn’t fair, dude. Seriously, dude…they were starting to rub off on each other. That is seriously…that is sooooo a bad thing. Lily did bro’s whole tilt his head thing. Bro was being more sensitive. Dude, it is so weird.
“Hello, Theo…no, it is Luan, right?” Jarrod said as stopped making whatever pizza he was suppose to be making.
“It is Luan. Are we that hard to tell apart?” He said as he folded his arms across his chest.
Jarrod stared at him for a moment.
“At first, yes. The more I get to know you two…I see how different you two are from each other. Sometimes, you two are similar that it is scary.”
“Come on, dude. Everyone said we are opposites as day and night.”
“Most of time, you are. Sometimes, you two finish each other sentences. Sometimes, I see Lily and Theo do it. When you two do it, it is weird. You can be in another room, walk right into the room Theo is in, and finish his sentence.”
He blinked in surprise.
“We do that…really?”
Jarrod nodded his head.
“Dude, we haven’t done that in years. That is weird. Anything else?”
“You two laugh at the same jokes. When you two are content, the room feels peaceful. You almost afraid to break it.”
His mouth dropped. They were really like that? Totally weird. He shut his mouth and sighed. He glanced over at Jarrod. The dude was just staring at him. Just waiting for him to answer.
“I hate you,” He said softly.
He almost wanted to laugh when Jarrod’s mouth dropped. Some else rose up with him if it was something was going to burst.
“I…”
“Shut up! I know you are sorry and all of that jazz. If I hear Casey say “Jarrod is a good guy now one more time”, I am going to hit him with my guitar. I still have nightmares about the phone calls I might get. Sometimes, I can see bro’s body just lying there…and I can’t take sometimes.”
Jarrod closed his eyes and lowered his head. He could see the guilt from here. Great, now he felt guilty.
“But…bro is right. That I hate it when he is right. He gives that annoying little smirk of his. We have to get along at least. I guess to promote good karma and stuff. What type of music do you listen to?”
“I haven’t listened to much music.”
“Dude…seriously, I need to get an Ipod or something up there. Life must be boring up there.”
“It isn’t boring…there is training.”
“Dude…you are sounding like my bro. It is creepy…stop it.”
Jarrod frowned.
“Dude, I was joking.”
“Oh.”
“At least, bro gets my sense of humor. You two must get along great.”
“No…It took Theo awhile. He was polite until the popcorn fight…”
A small grin played on Jarrod. Okay…he wanted to know the story on that one. Dude, bro never got into a food fight.
“Okay…you explain while I make the rest of pizza.”
“No.”
“Come on…Don’t listen to bro, dude. I only burned down the kitchen three times.”
“……No.”
“Dude, I am trying to like you here.”
“No.”
“I really hate you now.”
Jarrod smiled briefly.
“One day…I was making popcorn in the loft and…”
End of When in Doubt.
Crossing Bridges; The Joke Is On You
RJ enjoyed many things in life. He liked relaxing in his chair, watching television, making a good pizza, and simply enjoying life. He might add watching Luan and Theo to the list. He found the twins to be interesting to watch. Apart, they are like day and night. Together, they were more like sunset or dawn. They blended together in their own unique way.
For example, they can and had entire conversations without saying a word to each other. It is amazing to watch them. Every wave of the hand and tilt of the head had a meaning. Casey made the comment that they needed to share what they are saying. The twins looked confused by the comment. Lily only grinned into her soda and commented he was just jealous that he couldn’t do the same thing with his sisters. Casey made a comment that he didn’t want to read his sisters’ minds. Their conversation degraded from there.
Let not forget that when they are planning something…be warn.
“You got to be joking, Lu.”
“Come on, bro. We haven’t pulled a prank likes this in ages. I think we were 12 and traumatized the babysitter.”
“Mom said we were lucky that we didn’t get sued.”
“Bro….How we were suppose to know that the girl was afraid of heights?”
“Wasn’t she the one who was screaming at me to get down from the tree?”
“Don’t think so, bro…No, the last one was the one who took away my drum set.”
“Lu…I would have taken away your drum set. That thing was rough to listen too.”
“I was just starting out. I was working out the kinks.”
“The kinks were too loud.”
“We all have start somewhere, dude.”
Theo burst out laughing.
“Bro…stop laughing…Are you going to help me or not?”
“No. I have to live with these people when you leave.”
“Please…it would be like old times.”
“You just want someone to protect when Jarrod goes after you.”
“It’s called a plan B, bro.”
“It’s called being smart.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“Uhh…nothing much….Fun fur, feathers, and glitter.”
“That one? Hmmm…”
“Yes, that one. So…are you in?”
“Maybe.”
He really should have stopped them at that point. It doesn’t sound like a malicious prank either. If Theo goes along with the prank, it won’t turn into one either. But he was slightly curious what one can do with fun fur and glitter. Or could either ruin the floors?
-JFJF-
The first thing he woke up was screaming and loud footsteps running around. Strange, he didn’t have any party last night.
“You are…dead, Luan. I don’t care if you are Theo’s brother,” Jarrod’s voice said with a groan. Then he heard the sound of laughing. He may not be a cat but he was slightly curious on what was going on. He slipped out of his room to see a sight he wouldn’t soon forget. Jarrod’s hair was spiked up with hair gel. He could see feathers and glitter carefully placed in his hair. Slowly, he stepped around to see the rest of Jarrod.
He let out a laugh at the sight. He looked like a lion. The black lines represent whiskers ran along Jarrod’s face. There were parts of fur stuck in his hair as well.
“It was a prank, dude. Light up,” Luan said with a grin.
It is funny that Luan said that while hiding behind Theo.
“Light up! I am…am…”
“A lion. Luan did a good job,” Theo said with a straight face.
Lily and Casey started laughing again. Then there was another scream. Camille stalked out of her room. Wow….they do impressive work. They did a great job on her face. It was perfect blend of colors. It matched her animal spirit perfectly. It must be Theo’s work.
“Wow…you look so pretty. I love your hair,” Lily said in awe. Casey was busy trying to pick up his jaw from the ground.
If looks could kill, Lily would be dead by now.
“I’m not pretty! I am…I am….I going to get you! I am going to rip your skin off your bones,” Camille shouted.
He saw something flash across Luan’s face. He frowned softly. This wasn’t any ordinary prank. This was a test. If Camille and Jarrod didn’t pass it in Luan’s mind, then they were in trouble.
“That is a little extreme, Camille. Payback sounds much better to me,” Jarrod said as he touched her shoulder.
“Bring on. We have been terrorizing babysitters for years,” Luan said.
“I have been known to pull a good prank now and again,” Jarrod said.
He knew Jarrod was trying to intimidate Luan…but it lacked a little something. Oh, right….Jarrod looked liked a lion.
“Please…you were stuck in a temple…then you played with a guy who played ping pong in a box for 1000 years, dude. You are sooo aren’t scary.”
“He may not be scary but I am!” Camille said angrily.
“Rules,” Theo said calmly.
“Rules?” Camille said as she rubbed the make up on her eyes.
“No pranks during classes or the band’s performance. No ripping off bones or anything like that. When Luan leaves, the pranks are done. Agreed?”
“No pranks during normal business hours…we can’t scare the consumers,” He said from his place.
“Sounds fair….Do we all agree?” Theo said.
Jarrod and Camille looked at each other.
“Okay…Trust me, I will get you for this!” Camille said as she stomped away into her room. Jarrod looked from her to them then he head toward the bathroom.
“Wow…How did you two do that without waking them up?” Casey said.
“Dude, we had this old German lady as a babysitter once…we picked up some tricks!” Luan said happily.
“Yes….that was before we rolled her down the hill in a rubber tube,” Theo said.
Lily and Casey stared at Theo in awe.
“I didn’t know you had it in you, Theo!” Casey said.
“Dude, you have no idea what my bro can cook up…” Luan started to say.
He coughed from his place on the stairs.
“Speaking of cooking, it is almost time open up,” He said as he clapped his hands.
He heard series of groans. He watched the others filing out of the room.
“Theo, a moment?” He said.
Theo stopped and turned around at him. Luan stopped a few steps and titled his head slightly at Theo. Theo just did some type gesture with his hand. Luan nodded his head and left. He wondered how many years it took them to master that little trick.
“Very clever, Theo.”
A small smile played on Theo’s face.
“Until Lu told me of what prank he wanted to pull, I was a bit of afraid. Lu has some pranks that would make Dai Shi look like a fairy princess. Now, it depends on Jarrod and Camille.”
“Do you think they are up to it?”
“I am sure they are. They have to be or I am going to have high blood pressure before I am 25.”
“That is a pleasant thought. One more thing, how did you two sneak up on Camille and Jarrod?”
Theo just smiled.
“It is a family secret.”
End of The Joke On You
Next Chapter: The Music of My Soul
A/N: Giggles:: XD Oh…Poor Jarrod and Camille. This chapter was fun to write. Anyway, thanks for the reviews. Love you guys for it. ^___^ Read and review if you wish.
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Honestly, Theo likes the idea of throwing Jarrod and Luan into a room and let them go at it.
Disclaimer: Don’t own them
Sibling Love Theme: 27. Hiding
Theo sighed as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. Why did he invite his brother again? Oh, yes, he remembered now. He wanted to spend some time with his brother. Gee…he wondered why that hasn’t worked. He wanted to kill his brother. Why was Lu trying to pick a fight with Jarrod was beyond him.
He felt a pair of hands touch his shoulders and rubbed into them. He sighed happily.
“How is your head?” Lily said softly.
“I asked RJ if he had something to knock me out until Lu leaves. He said no and handed me some Tylenol.”
She laughed softly.
“Have you tried talking to him? How did the racket ball go?”
“I tried…but he gave me sort of vague answer which isn’t like him. I think something else is bothering him. He is just being stubborn. Like I predicted…Luan tried to kill Jarrod with the ball.”
She winced.
“I think it is a family trait.”
“I am NOT that stubborn. Nor did I try to kill Jarrod with a ball.”
She kissed his cheek.
“Yes, you are. Do you want me to talk to him?”
“You can try. You did do a good job with him before. If he doesn’t crack, you could show him the famous yellow ranger rage.”
“I’m that bad!”
“Lil…you didn’t see the look on your face when you stormed out of the bathroom. I never seen Dom run so fast either. He should have known better than pranking you was a bad idea.”
“Mess with my shampoo was a bad idea especially replacing it with Mr. Bubbles.”
“I got more of a kick out of the fact that Dom was trying to hide in the vines. And the fact that he got stuck”
She laughed.
“That was funny. And Thanks.”
She smiled softly.
“No problem.”
-JFJF-
Luan frowned at Jarrod as the dude made a pizza. He got double teamed by his bro and Lily. No one else was in the kitchen, dude. They were so planning this. It wasn’t fair, dude. Seriously, dude…they were starting to rub off on each other. That is seriously…that is sooooo a bad thing. Lily did bro’s whole tilt his head thing. Bro was being more sensitive. Dude, it is so weird.
“Hello, Theo…no, it is Luan, right?” Jarrod said as stopped making whatever pizza he was suppose to be making.
“It is Luan. Are we that hard to tell apart?” He said as he folded his arms across his chest.
Jarrod stared at him for a moment.
“At first, yes. The more I get to know you two…I see how different you two are from each other. Sometimes, you two are similar that it is scary.”
“Come on, dude. Everyone said we are opposites as day and night.”
“Most of time, you are. Sometimes, you two finish each other sentences. Sometimes, I see Lily and Theo do it. When you two do it, it is weird. You can be in another room, walk right into the room Theo is in, and finish his sentence.”
He blinked in surprise.
“We do that…really?”
Jarrod nodded his head.
“Dude, we haven’t done that in years. That is weird. Anything else?”
“You two laugh at the same jokes. When you two are content, the room feels peaceful. You almost afraid to break it.”
His mouth dropped. They were really like that? Totally weird. He shut his mouth and sighed. He glanced over at Jarrod. The dude was just staring at him. Just waiting for him to answer.
“I hate you,” He said softly.
He almost wanted to laugh when Jarrod’s mouth dropped. Some else rose up with him if it was something was going to burst.
“I…”
“Shut up! I know you are sorry and all of that jazz. If I hear Casey say “Jarrod is a good guy now one more time”, I am going to hit him with my guitar. I still have nightmares about the phone calls I might get. Sometimes, I can see bro’s body just lying there…and I can’t take sometimes.”
Jarrod closed his eyes and lowered his head. He could see the guilt from here. Great, now he felt guilty.
“But…bro is right. That I hate it when he is right. He gives that annoying little smirk of his. We have to get along at least. I guess to promote good karma and stuff. What type of music do you listen to?”
“I haven’t listened to much music.”
“Dude…seriously, I need to get an Ipod or something up there. Life must be boring up there.”
“It isn’t boring…there is training.”
“Dude…you are sounding like my bro. It is creepy…stop it.”
Jarrod frowned.
“Dude, I was joking.”
“Oh.”
“At least, bro gets my sense of humor. You two must get along great.”
“No…It took Theo awhile. He was polite until the popcorn fight…”
A small grin played on Jarrod. Okay…he wanted to know the story on that one. Dude, bro never got into a food fight.
“Okay…you explain while I make the rest of pizza.”
“No.”
“Come on…Don’t listen to bro, dude. I only burned down the kitchen three times.”
“……No.”
“Dude, I am trying to like you here.”
“No.”
“I really hate you now.”
Jarrod smiled briefly.
“One day…I was making popcorn in the loft and…”
End of When in Doubt.
Crossing Bridges; The Joke Is On You
RJ enjoyed many things in life. He liked relaxing in his chair, watching television, making a good pizza, and simply enjoying life. He might add watching Luan and Theo to the list. He found the twins to be interesting to watch. Apart, they are like day and night. Together, they were more like sunset or dawn. They blended together in their own unique way.
For example, they can and had entire conversations without saying a word to each other. It is amazing to watch them. Every wave of the hand and tilt of the head had a meaning. Casey made the comment that they needed to share what they are saying. The twins looked confused by the comment. Lily only grinned into her soda and commented he was just jealous that he couldn’t do the same thing with his sisters. Casey made a comment that he didn’t want to read his sisters’ minds. Their conversation degraded from there.
Let not forget that when they are planning something…be warn.
“You got to be joking, Lu.”
“Come on, bro. We haven’t pulled a prank likes this in ages. I think we were 12 and traumatized the babysitter.”
“Mom said we were lucky that we didn’t get sued.”
“Bro….How we were suppose to know that the girl was afraid of heights?”
“Wasn’t she the one who was screaming at me to get down from the tree?”
“Don’t think so, bro…No, the last one was the one who took away my drum set.”
“Lu…I would have taken away your drum set. That thing was rough to listen too.”
“I was just starting out. I was working out the kinks.”
“The kinks were too loud.”
“We all have start somewhere, dude.”
Theo burst out laughing.
“Bro…stop laughing…Are you going to help me or not?”
“No. I have to live with these people when you leave.”
“Please…it would be like old times.”
“You just want someone to protect when Jarrod goes after you.”
“It’s called a plan B, bro.”
“It’s called being smart.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“Uhh…nothing much….Fun fur, feathers, and glitter.”
“That one? Hmmm…”
“Yes, that one. So…are you in?”
“Maybe.”
He really should have stopped them at that point. It doesn’t sound like a malicious prank either. If Theo goes along with the prank, it won’t turn into one either. But he was slightly curious what one can do with fun fur and glitter. Or could either ruin the floors?
-JFJF-
The first thing he woke up was screaming and loud footsteps running around. Strange, he didn’t have any party last night.
“You are…dead, Luan. I don’t care if you are Theo’s brother,” Jarrod’s voice said with a groan. Then he heard the sound of laughing. He may not be a cat but he was slightly curious on what was going on. He slipped out of his room to see a sight he wouldn’t soon forget. Jarrod’s hair was spiked up with hair gel. He could see feathers and glitter carefully placed in his hair. Slowly, he stepped around to see the rest of Jarrod.
He let out a laugh at the sight. He looked like a lion. The black lines represent whiskers ran along Jarrod’s face. There were parts of fur stuck in his hair as well.
“It was a prank, dude. Light up,” Luan said with a grin.
It is funny that Luan said that while hiding behind Theo.
“Light up! I am…am…”
“A lion. Luan did a good job,” Theo said with a straight face.
Lily and Casey started laughing again. Then there was another scream. Camille stalked out of her room. Wow….they do impressive work. They did a great job on her face. It was perfect blend of colors. It matched her animal spirit perfectly. It must be Theo’s work.
“Wow…you look so pretty. I love your hair,” Lily said in awe. Casey was busy trying to pick up his jaw from the ground.
If looks could kill, Lily would be dead by now.
“I’m not pretty! I am…I am….I going to get you! I am going to rip your skin off your bones,” Camille shouted.
He saw something flash across Luan’s face. He frowned softly. This wasn’t any ordinary prank. This was a test. If Camille and Jarrod didn’t pass it in Luan’s mind, then they were in trouble.
“That is a little extreme, Camille. Payback sounds much better to me,” Jarrod said as he touched her shoulder.
“Bring on. We have been terrorizing babysitters for years,” Luan said.
“I have been known to pull a good prank now and again,” Jarrod said.
He knew Jarrod was trying to intimidate Luan…but it lacked a little something. Oh, right….Jarrod looked liked a lion.
“Please…you were stuck in a temple…then you played with a guy who played ping pong in a box for 1000 years, dude. You are sooo aren’t scary.”
“He may not be scary but I am!” Camille said angrily.
“Rules,” Theo said calmly.
“Rules?” Camille said as she rubbed the make up on her eyes.
“No pranks during classes or the band’s performance. No ripping off bones or anything like that. When Luan leaves, the pranks are done. Agreed?”
“No pranks during normal business hours…we can’t scare the consumers,” He said from his place.
“Sounds fair….Do we all agree?” Theo said.
Jarrod and Camille looked at each other.
“Okay…Trust me, I will get you for this!” Camille said as she stomped away into her room. Jarrod looked from her to them then he head toward the bathroom.
“Wow…How did you two do that without waking them up?” Casey said.
“Dude, we had this old German lady as a babysitter once…we picked up some tricks!” Luan said happily.
“Yes….that was before we rolled her down the hill in a rubber tube,” Theo said.
Lily and Casey stared at Theo in awe.
“I didn’t know you had it in you, Theo!” Casey said.
“Dude, you have no idea what my bro can cook up…” Luan started to say.
He coughed from his place on the stairs.
“Speaking of cooking, it is almost time open up,” He said as he clapped his hands.
He heard series of groans. He watched the others filing out of the room.
“Theo, a moment?” He said.
Theo stopped and turned around at him. Luan stopped a few steps and titled his head slightly at Theo. Theo just did some type gesture with his hand. Luan nodded his head and left. He wondered how many years it took them to master that little trick.
“Very clever, Theo.”
A small smile played on Theo’s face.
“Until Lu told me of what prank he wanted to pull, I was a bit of afraid. Lu has some pranks that would make Dai Shi look like a fairy princess. Now, it depends on Jarrod and Camille.”
“Do you think they are up to it?”
“I am sure they are. They have to be or I am going to have high blood pressure before I am 25.”
“That is a pleasant thought. One more thing, how did you two sneak up on Camille and Jarrod?”
Theo just smiled.
“It is a family secret.”
End of The Joke On You
Next Chapter: The Music of My Soul
A/N: Giggles:: XD Oh…Poor Jarrod and Camille. This chapter was fun to write. Anyway, thanks for the reviews. Love you guys for it. ^___^ Read and review if you wish.