The Twins (EDITED)

Chapter 21

Zane's POV-

Man! We messed up, really bad! I honestly feel terrible. Chris and I are going to their house again today. I don't know why Ari agreed, but she did. I don't think Alex would have agreed either, but, here we are.

Chris and I walked up to the porch and were about to knock when a person came and hugged us really tight. At first I didn't recognize them, until I saw her.

"Ariana? What's wrong?" I asked. She giggled.

"I'm sorry for getting mad. It's just...you said it was all my fault. It was all my fault, and then other people kept saying it wasn't and-" Chris cut off her sentence.

"It wasn't your fault. It was our idea to box anyway," he said. She scoffed. She looked up at him.

"Let me finish!" She exclaimed. We both nodded.

"People kept saying that it wasn't my fault, but it was all so confusing and then you come back and save me. You said it was my fault, and then- and then you said it wasn't my fault and I was so freaking confused! I just needed answers, and...no one could give me any," she finished. Chris and I shared a look.

I didn't realize until this moment why she was so upset. Why she was so cold. Why she actually showed emotions. She was so confused...she had bottled it up until it turned into a shouting match. Chris and I were thinking the same thing. We need to apologize as well.

"Can we go inside now? It's cold," Ariana said. I'm sad she won't let us call her Ari anymore, but it's Ariana's name. She can do what she wants to with it.

We simply nodded, still I'm shocked by her 'apology speech'. Why was she apologizing? She had every right to be mad! In fact, I'd be so much madder than her.

When we went inside, I saw her Macarons, and Alexander's stir fry. They only cook those on special occasions. Chris's eyebrows furrowed and mine raised.

"What's the special occasion?" I asked. Ariana looked at me with an emotionless face. Not again...square one?

"You remembered?" Alexander said, coming down the stairs. Chris scoffed.

"Of course, we'd remember. You are our best friends," Chris stated. Ariana narrowed her eyes at him and Alexander gave her a 'Shut up' look. She sighed and brought us to the table.

I saw all of her brothers there, already seated. There were 10 plates...and Ariana placed our favorite plates as kids at our seats. She remembered?

"If you'll take a seat, we have something to discuss," Alexander said in his business tone. Their brothers were treating us like business as well. Chris and I didn't feel at home here like we normally do. It's sad...we really messed up our brother-sister relationship with her, and brotherly relationship with her brothers and her twin.

Chris and I sat down at the seats they wanted us at. All of them looked so intimidating. Not like the big teddy-bears we had known them to be. Oh my gosh. What have we done?

Ariana's POV-

Well, they're here. I decided to apologize to them for being such a biscuit. They said it wasn't my fault. When Zane asked me what was wrong, I knew they still cared...deep down. They just needed time to think, I guess.

After they got into the house, we all put on our emotionless faces. I'm honestly surprised they remembered Alex and I's specialty dishes, but they were our best friends for years. Then they ruined that. We also decided to invite Ava, Jayden, and Jason. We sat there in silence, waiting.

After a few minutes, we heard a knock on the door. Alex and I got up to greet them.

"Ava! Jayden! Jason! It's so nice to see you again!" Alex and I exclaimed, pulling them into a hug. We made sure we weren't too loud so that Chris and Zane wouldn't hear. We led them into the dining room where Chris and Zane were. All 5 of their jaws dropped at seeing each other.

I narrowed my eyes at Alex.

"You didn't tell them?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. He smiled sheepishly at me, and started shuffling his feet.

"What are you doing here?" All 5 asked, pointing at each other. Alex and I both raised an eyebrow, while our brothers were watching in silence. Brian had amusement in his eyes, and Reese furrowed his eyebrows. Mike was looking at all of them in amusement as well.

"We invited you," Alex and I said in unison. We gestured the triplets to their seats and we sat down again. Brian and Reese served the food, while all 7 of us were exchanging glances. This was so awkward.

"Do you have beef with those two as well?" I asked the triplets. They shook their heads and so did Chris and Zane.

"Alex and I invited you here, to apologize for being biscuits to you guys. You didn't deserve to see our bad side. For the triplets, we apologize for not keeping contact and drifting apart," I said in a monotone. My brothers' and the 'friends' jaws dropped. Alex and I had discussed this beforehand so he wasn't surprised.

I really don't apologize at all, but these people were an exception. They all helped Alex and I through our tough times. Chris and Zane made one of them and the triplets helped us. While Chris and Zane helped us when we were sad, down, and were training.

"We apologize as well, Ariana and Alexander. We shouldn't have said it was Ariana's fault, and that put us on bad terms with both of you. We also apologize because we know it wasn't really her fault. We were dumb kids and you didn't deserve our childish behavior," Chris replied. Alex and I's faces morphed into one of shock. If you know Chris, he doesn't apologize. Like...at all. At least I'll apologize if I did something wrong!

"Well, can we get past the cringe-worthy part and start being best friends again?" Jason asked, breaking the silence. All of us laughed...even my brothers. I guess they enjoyed the show. I smiled a genuine smile...one that I haven't smiled unless I'm with my brothers.

Now, I'm fine. Or...I will be. I will be fine.