JATP One-Shots

1- The Fight Pt.1

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Summary: Luke and Claudia get into a fight

Setting: The Garage 1994

Warnings: Langauge & Fighting

Words: 841

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With the music blasting through her headphones, Claudia was nearing the end of her workout when a guitar pick went flying past her head.

"Dammit!" She heard Luke yell over the music in her ears. She took out her headphones and turned toward her twin. 

"Hey what was that for!" She snapped.

"Sorry, I just got frustrated," Luke responded before standing up and grabbing another pick out of a box on the shelf.

"Anything I could help with?" The girl asked when they both had reached the spot in which Luke was sitting on his couch.

"I can't figure out what to do with the melody for this next part," Luke sighed as he sat back down and pushed his notebook towards Claudia. 

"Hmm give me a sec..." Claudia trails off as she reaches over and grabs the sparkly baby pink guitar Luke got her for her birthday when she was 15. She played through a couple of chords to check the tuning before turning back to the songbook in front of her. "Have you tried something like this?" she asked as she began to play a chord progression.

"Yes," Luke said matter of factly while crossing his arms over his guitar.

"Okay..." Claudia trailed off once again. "What about this?" she inquired playing another chord progression.

"Yes, yes, yes! I've already determined those types of progressions don't fit!" Luke snapped standing up and pushing his guitar onto his back.

"Don't yell at me I'm just trying to help!" Claudia snapped back and put her guitar back on its stand.

"Sure you are..." Luke rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.

"What's that supposed to mean?" the girl retaliated flipping her french braids back over her shoulders.

"I just mean that if you cared enough you might be a little more invested into the writing process," Luke stated.

"I do care!" Claudia shouted. "I will not apologize though for having other things in my life besides our music that I care about!"

"Maybe you should!" Luke responded also raising his voice.

"Why? Becuase I've devoted my life to other things and not solely music? That's pathetic Luke," the girl shouted.

"In case you forgot I ran away because of my music!" Luke responded.

"Well in case you forgot I DID TOO!" Claudia yelled placing her hands on her hips.

"WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE!" Luke snapped before turning away.

"What...?" Claudia's voice suddenly quieter as her hands fell to her side. 

"I'm just saying you didn't have to follow me that day," Luke said voice getting quiet also.

"What do you mean? I'd follow you anywhere and everywhere. You're my best friend," Claudia responded tears welling in her eyes.

"Of course you would," Luke said with a scoff turning back to the girl. "That's exactly what you do. You follow me like a lost puppy copying my every move," he spat. The tears were becoming harder for Claudia to hold back. "You know I never wanted you in the band in the first place," Luke added looking at the girl.

"What?" Claudia questioned.

"Yeah. I only let you join because Dad made me one day after you went crying to him. Big shocker there. You were never one to handle your own problems, were you?" Luke said with a chuckle.

"Luke..." Claudia started but stopped as she choked back the tears that slowly started to fall down her face. She wiped the tears composing herself before continuing. "You don't mean that. I wanted this band just as much as you did," she stated firmly.

"Uh-huh sure," Luke said with another eye roll, "Why don't you go cry to daddy about it."

"You know I can't," Claudia said looking down at the ground.

"WHY NOT?" Luke shouted catching the girl off guard. "You were always the favorite I'm sure they'd take you back."

"Luke you know they'd take either of us back if we tried," Claudia said with a slight quiver in her voice at her brother's words.

"Why don't you try then? Go on. Drop everything we've worked for. Do it! Quit the band and go running home to mommy and daddy," Luke shouted waving his arms aggressively.

Claudia stayed silent for a minute before walking slowly towards her brother and placing a hand on his bicep. "Luke..."

"Get off me!" Luke cut her off flailing his arm to lose her grip so forcefully that it caused the girl to spin around as she fell, slamming her face into the corner of the table they were standing next to. Pain instantly shot through her skull near the corner of her left eye. "Shit!" Luke shouted as he got down and reached out to help his sister.

"No," she whispered forcefully. She smacked his hand away and stood up covering her eye. Taking one last look at her brother who was still squatting down where she fell with a look of regret in his eyes, Claudia turned and storming out of the garage into the cold late night air.