Invisible

Chapter 10: Hellion & Demons

~Blaze~

I don't care how much trouble I get into I was seriously going to murder Scott. Especially since Lacey looked like she was gonna cry. No one made my girl cry. He couldn't manage to reign in his asshole tendencies for ten fucking minutes could he?

"We have to work on a Chemistry project," I spat the words at him, not even trying to hold back my anger. That wasn't even possible around him.

Scott's jaw dropped and I clenched my jaw, knowing what was coming, "Oh my god Blaze. No. I don't care if Mom did make you promise to stick around, you're not going to corrupt some poor innocent girl in our own home. Especially not with our little brothers and sisters around. God, can't you refrain from being a completely immoral jerk for one weekend. Is it totally necessary for you to try to sleep with every girl in the school, no matter how plain? Where the hell did our parents go wrong with you?" It took everything I had not punch him and next to me I could feel Lacey stiffen. I refused to look at her because if she was crying there would be nothing stopping me from beating the crap out of my brother for what he was saying. Scott was staring at me like a parent might a troubled teen who had finally pushed their limits. I was dangerously close to completely losing it in front of Lacey and I really didn't want to. I didn't want her to be afraid of me and I was worried if I lost it in front of her she would be.

Scott crossed his arms across his chest and glared at me as if disappointed, "Get her out of here Blaze, this isn't going to happen. I won't allow it. I swear if you don't straighten up and start being the type of guy our parents taught us to be, I will...."

"You'll what exactly?" My eyebrows shot up as Lacey stepped in front of me, glaring hostilely at Scott. "You'll punish him? Ground him? Take away his xbox? Send him to reform school?" With every perceived punishment that she whipped out she took a step closer to him until she was right in front of him, looking up at him with righteous indignation and fury, hands on her hips. She looked like a beautiful avenging angel and I just wanted to grab her and kiss her but I was pretty sure that would get me smacked right now. So I settled for watching the fireworks instead. " Exactly who the hell do you think are? Who the fuck do you think you are trying to live up to? Because that part is obvious and I have news for you. YOU'RE FAILING! You think you're being some kind of leader acting all high and mighty? Why don't you try taking ten goddamn minutes to get to know your own brother instead of letting everyone else influence your perceptions of him? You know who does that? Followers, Fools, Naive people. Not Leaders. I don't give a fuck if you are the eldest, you have no right to treat him this way. He is sweet and kind and always a perfect gentleman and yes, he gets growly but he always apologizes and if you really bothered to pay attention to your siblings at all instead of wrapping yourself up in your own superiority you'd see that. You'd also see that you're isolating everyone! Even your own twin is hiding things from you. And I met Eleanor and it's obvious she completely dotes on Blaze and if that perfect little lady loves him that much, then he can't be this horrible guy you seem to think he is. He sure as hell is a better man than your are you self righteous prick and any girl he chose to bestow his affections on would be damn lucky to have him because he would treat her like a princess and frankly he's frickin' hot as hell. So pull the cement truck you seem to have crammed up your ass out of it and open your goddamn eyes before you're left standing alone among your siblings because I came here to spend time Blaze and I won't be leaving anytime soon." She stopped, chest heaving with her angry breaths, eyes wild, hair flying out from her head from shaking it, one hand on her hip, the other poking Scott in his chest with a finger. God, she had never looked so damn beautiful. My head was spinning, trying to wrap itself around some of the things she had said. She said I was hot! Does that mean something? I looked at her speculatively. Scott was just standing there, dumbfounded, gaping like a fish, glasses barely hanging onto the edge of his nose. Lacey looked like she was gearing up for another go. I grabbed her around the waist and hauled her against me, She fought for a second still caught up in her fury with Scott but then she glanced back at me and melted into my arms, all the fury and indignation seeping out of her body and leaving her completely boneless against me. I wanted nothing more than to enjoy this moment but I needed to do something first. I glared at Scott, who still standing there, silently, staring at Lacey.