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Was I Good Enough? Part 1

Expunged sat at the dining table again. It was the day after he found out Bandu met Bendu first. There was a bit of doubt building up within him as he began to think of the bond those two had with each other. When in the presence of someone who you get along with so well, it's obvious that it continues to grow and grow. Bandu has gone out of the house many times before just to hang out with Bendu. Yes, it really could just be two really great friends getting along so well with each other, but Expunged couldn't help but feel he hadn't made a very good first impression with Bendu. Expunged NEVER made a good first impression with new people. It was so hard for him to have good manners and think twice about what he says due to how scrambled his mind was. His mind was incredibly unstable. Though, he had to give himself credit for atleast being able to feel something other than anger, frustration, and carelessness. It was atleast a reminder that the pieces of the kind of god he used to be weren't all gone.

"Hey brotherrrr~!! I'm back~! And-!" Bandu walked into the dining room and noticed that Expunged had been sitting there, examining every little detail there was on the yellow cat's instrument.

"Hey, what's wrong? You've been staring at that since this morning! Are you saddddd?" Bandu asked as he placed his head on the table right next to Expunged, giving him  a pouty face.

"It's none of your business, pine tree." Expunged replied rather coldly, his smile still on his face.

"You ALWAYS say thaaaaat! I just wanna help you feel better! Please tell me, brother! Pleaseeee?" Bandu begged, pouting even more while his pupils grew bigger and gained some sparkles in them.

"You're such a nuisance. What makes you think you can REALLY understand what it is that I am thinking and feeling??" Expunged looked over at him, squinting slightly.

"I may be goofy and bubbly a lot of the time, but that doesn't mean I don't have a basic understanding of negative emotionssss! Just tell me what's wrong! I wanna help! :c" Bandu begged more, slowly moving his head over to his brother's shoulder, his cheek pressed up against it.

". . . Tell me, what do you REALLY think of Bendu?" Expunged narrowed his eyes more.

"He's my best friend! I like hanging out with him! Why?"

"Are you lying to me?"

"No! I'd never lie to you, Pungy!"

Expunged stared at him for a moment, sneering a little. Bandu never lied about things, this he knew. But the fear and dread he felt about the possibility that those two could end up liking each other was immense. He didn't ever want to think that a friendship could end like that. Atleast not with Bandu and Bendu... Though, that didn't mean Expunged thought Bandu didn't deserve love. But all the love Bandu needs will be provided by his phone. He loves that device too much... eugh...

"You better not be. . . I swear I will tear your limbs right off of your body and snap your bones in half." Expunged threatened, which startled Bandu. Bandu didn't expect him to do it since he's never actually hurt him before, but the thought was still scary.

"He's just a friend to me, brother! That's it! Why did you ask? You can be honest with meeeee c:"

". . ."
Expunged sighed and moved his gaze back to the keyboard, going back to examining it. He began running a finger against one of the keys, just to feel the texture. He could tell the instrument was a bit worn out, perhaps due to how much and long Bendu has been playing it for. Expunged started back up...

"I think I made a terrible first impression with him. I raised my voice, like I usually do. I cut him off a lot only because I was too excited to be with someone who took the time to sit and listen to me. . . And it seems like you two are getting along better than him and I ever could, so I feel I'm getting my hopes up too high. . ."
Expunged sneered a bit, disappointment and anger becoming one in that last sentence.

"... But he talks about you all the time!!"
Bandu said with a smile, having his arms out in delight.

". . . What?"
Expunged paused his keyboard examination.

"I swear, he can't go 10 minutes without mentioning you! He always asks me how you're doing everytime we hang out! He's always talking about how wonderful you are and how recently he's been developing a song just for you! Says he'll sing it to you one day, but he's just as shy as you!! Haha!"
Bandu exclaimed with a bright smile.

"I'm not shy!!"
Expunged got up from his chair with his hands on the table, staring directly at his brother with an angered but flustered look.

"You are! You've always been!!"
Bandu laughed a bit at Expunged's sudden remark.

"I AM NOT. SHY."

"Then go tell him how you feel right now!!"

". . . I-"

"-can't. Exactly, Ex!! You've proven my point!"
Bandu smirked and crossed his arms, huffing with confidence knowing that he caught Ex.