Being LA Graymond (Gossip Girl fanfic)

Chapter Ten - Twin Brothers

One year ago
Damon's POV

I walk to the door of the big building. I'm supposed to catch the survivors of the mob that killed my mom's husband. It's my first mission alone and she's fully trusting me.

I open the door quickly but silently and cautiously walk trough the building. It's really big and dark, but in the big open space I can see a dim light. I walk towards it and find an empty table with a desk lamp and a few blueprints. They're from a house. My house. Or me and my mom's. Why would they even know about our existence?

''Looking for something, Damon?'', I hear a low voice say to me. I immediatly turn around, only to look in the dark.

But I know I'm fooling myself. I know that voice to well and I'd recognise it anywhere.

It's my brother's. David.

Present day
Arizona's POV

I'm still waiting for Nate. It's really cold here, damn it. I just hope he took it well. But you know, guys. They're unpredictable.

I yawn for the tenth time. In the meanwhile, it's almost five in the morning. The sun starts to rise. I guess I'm just gonna take a nap. He'll wake me up when he needs me. I mean, he promised.

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''Arizona. Arizona!'', someone yells and wakes me up. It's Jenny.

''What are you doing out here? It's cold! You're freezing.'', she says while shaking me and feeling my head.

''Huh? What time is it?''

''It's eight in the morning.''

''What? Where's Nate?''

''Nate? Why?''

''He promised.. Nothing, it's complicated. I'll tell you later. I need to find Nate now.'', I say and run away shivering from the cold night.

I take a quick shower and put on designer jeans and an oversized sweater. Always loved those.

Should I look for Blair now? Or Nate?

You know what? He left me alone. I should be mad. I am mad, he broke his promise. Then my phone goes off. God, can't Gossip Girl take the morning off?

They say trust is to be earned, yet some people easily break it. Am I right? Or am I wrong, A?

My sources tell me A got stood up at her own garden. Can't say if Nate is drunk in a bar or picking up some girl. But we all know Nate Archibald. This isn't ending with a Happily Ever After.

XOXO
Gossip Girl

What the hell? How can she know this stuff? How can she know about our conversation over fairytales? It was at six in the morning for crying out loud.

Yet deep inside I know I'm worried about him. I should distract myself. I have plenty of stuff to do. Yeah, like...

Zack! I have no idea what happend yesterday plus I don't know if he has more intell on my aunt.

I call Zack's phone.

''Hello?'', it sounds trough the other line.

''Hey, Zack. It's me. Find anything?''

''Yeah, I did. But you're not gonna be glad to hear it. Meet up in five?''

''No problem. See you.''

''Bye LA.''

I gather my stuff and put it in a handbag. It's Friday, so school starts in three days. Great.

I jump in the elevator as a hand stops it from closing.

''Chuck.'', I say.

''Arizona. Have you seen Nate?''

''No, why?''

''Just wondering.'' Like hell he is. The doors finally open after a few minutes that seemed like a century.

I quickly walk away from Chuck and get in my sportscar. Definitly not taking a limo. I drive to Grandma's Pancake House. Ironic, seeing as I never met mine and I don't like pancakes.

I sit down inside as I wait for Zack. I look around. At one table there's an old couple enjoying their pancakes. Another one where a family is eating breakfast together.

I see a little girl with black hair and intelligent dark eyes. She looks right at me and gives me a sweet smile. I smile back, feeling tears winding up. I was happy once. I used to love pancakes, we ate them every Sunday, when we were all together. Now, if I eat them, the taste reminds me of them. Everything does. It makes me so sad inside.

''Arizona!'' Oh thank god, Zack.

''Walker! Over here.'' He runs up to me and sits down.

''What's wrong?'', he says after analyzing my face.

''Nothing.'', I reply firmly.

''Shit. It's the pancakes, isn't it? You're totally right. Let's go. We'll eat somewhere else.''

''What? No. It's fine.''

''Too late.'', he says and pulls me away. I feel relieved when I get out of there. The smell of fresh air always makes me feel better.

''Thanks I needed that.''

''I know you too well.''

''True.'' I turn my head to look at him, but before I know it, he's already hugging me.

''I'm here for you. Always.''

''Thanks, Zack. Now stop the depressingness.''

''Okay.''

''What'd you find?''

''Just a guy named Damon.'', he says and shows me a picture. I immediatly recognise him.

''It's him.''

''Are you sure?''

''100%. You don't easily forget someone like that.''

''Good, now tell me what car did you come with?''

''Chevrolet, ofcourse.''

''Yes!'', he says and I laugh with him.

Suddenly I see someone in my eyecorner. Someone blond.

It's him. The blond guy. My answers. I don't think, I just run after him and jump on him.

When I see his face up close, I realise he really is cute. With eyes so blue and hair so light, he's like the sweet, protective type. Yeah, except that he's a lying cheater! My mind is so screwed up. I quickly move my hand towards his shirt and reveal the tattoo. It's Artemis. The moon.

Did I see wrong?

''Wow. What's going on?'' British accent?

''You must be Damon.''

''Actually...'', he says while getting up and pulling me up too, ''I'm David. Nice to finally meet you.''

''Finally?''

''Yeah, you are a legend back home.''

''What? I'm not following.''

''Arizona Graymond. Or should I say, Miller?'' My heart misses a beat when I hear my father's last name.

''How do you know that?''

''Didn't you look at my last name when you checked his phone?'' I frown wondering where he's going. I look at the last name on his phone.

My eyes widen and my heart races. Savage. Mom's last name.

''What's going on?'', Zack asks.

''My mother is still alive. And he's my half brother. I have two. I have two twin brothers.'', I say unbelievingly.