A/N: Well, another chapter, before I go to bed. Enjoy.
This time I was shocked and he took my shock for a yes as he grabbed me by my shoulders and shook me violently.
"Oh my god, Bells, it is you! Where have you been all these years. One day you suddenly disappeared and never came back, do you know how lonely I was in that hellhole..." He showered me with questions until I plugged his mouth shut with a candy I had in my pocket.
"Why don't we have this talk up in my office?" I huffed and Gio looked at me wide-eyed.
"This candy is good!" He exclaimed making me chuckle.
"You haven't changed, have you?"
"But you have Bells."
Gio was the only person in that mansion who payed attention to me. Even though his ways were quite violent. Time to time I would get badly hurt because of his pranks but then I find my wounds mysteriously patched up overnight, albeit clumsily or painkiller by my nightstand.
I hated Gio back then because he hurt be but at the same time he was the only person who showed me some sort of emotions others would just completely ignore my existence.
I didn't want to meet him, because I thought meeting him would open my wounds, but it didn't. If fact, I kinda felt vad that I left him behind. I was also shocked that he cared enough to know that I was gone.
"Wow Bells never thought you hated me too." He said making himself comfortable in my office.
"Well, you didn't really do anything likeable did you, Gio" I retorted.
"I was better that Ads." He said making my mood sour.
"Oops, sorry Bells, shouldn't have mentioned her." He said.
"It's fine." I said.
"But I gotta say, this new look really suits you. I'm glad you finally feel comfortable in your own skin." He said and I smiled.
"You know after you left I was so lonely, I got myself a tattoo that represented me and you." He said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yea, it's a tattoo of a cactus with a flower on top and has the initials B and G." He said.
"Where did you do it?" I asked.
"In the side of my ribs." He said.
"I knew we had a prickly relationship, I was favoured my our parents you were ignored, I played those pranks on you, but you didn't give a shit, I felt guilty when I heard you weep at night, but I was angry too, I wondered why you didn't fight back, why you wanted to be loved so much..a lot of bullshit going inside the teenager me's head. But I still don't understand." He said.
"That's because you're a psychopath." I said laughing.
"That's ru-"
"BELLA!!!!!!!" Suddenly Alex barged into my office with an embarassed Luxe in tow.
"Whoa, you're booking up with people behind my back! How could you?" Alex whined and I groaned.
Shit, here we go again.
"He's my brother, Alex." I said and he's eyes went wide, "You mean, he's a Carnation?" He asked and I nodded.
"Whoa, I don't know if I should punch you or if I should punch you." Alex said with a smile.
"He's Gio." I sighed.
"Oops, I take that back." Alex clapped his hands and sat on the couch.
"I'm Alex by the way. You can say I'm her brother too. Well, you know what I am her brother. So hello fellow brother. Oh and I'm gay, and you're not my type."
I facepalmed myself as Gio gave me a weird look, "You made friends with some strange dude Bells."
"I know right."
"Hey, I'm hurt." Alex dramatically wiped his eyes.
"Oh, hey Luxe, come sit." I said as I patted on the space beside me.
"I'm assuming this dude is also a friend." Gio saod and I nodded.
"Lucifer." Luxe nodded at Gio.
"Giovanni." Gio nodded back.
"So why are you two late?" I asked.
"OMG, I almost forgot, Luxe here hooked up with a hoe who refused to acknowledge that she was just a one night stand and made a commotion outside our penthouse complex. It turned out that she had a husband who came for his throat and Luxe being an introvert, didn't know how to take it. You should have seen his face. It was priceless." Alex said.
Somehow the fact that Luxe hooked up didn't sit well with me.
"That's why you were late?" I asked.
"Oh, no, it was because Luxe locked himself inside his room because he had exhausted his social energy meter and needed to recharge it." Alex said and I looked at Luxe.
"Don't worry Luxe it happens to the best of us." I said trying to comfort him as he looked really concerned.
"So you're saying it's happened to you?" Gio asked me earning a scowl from me.
"But who am I kidding, with how you used to be you still might be a virgin." He said and I guess my expression gave it away because he said, "Fuck, you are a virgin. Why am I not surprised."
"Stup up gio, before I use that smug face of yours to clean my floors." I said.
"Ah, I forgot you had a nasty temper." He said.
"I don't have a nasty temper, I am quite a tolerating person." I said.
"Your bedroom wall begs to differ." He said and I couldn't retort.
"Explain to me why am I still tolerating you?" I said as I held the bridge of my nose.
"Because I'm yours brother." He said cheekily.
"I am guessing you used to get along back at home." Alex said.
"No way we did"
We said in unison.
"Sibling behaviour at it's finest." Luxe said making me glare at him.
"Oh let's take a selfie to commemorate this day." Alex said.
"When are you not commemorating a moment?" Luxe asked and Alex glared at him.
"Well, fine by me." I said and looked at Gio who simply shrugged.
"Well then, welcome to the gang, Gio. So everyone say cheese."
Click.
