In Your Arms (A Brannie Fanfic)

Chapter Eleven

Caleb's POV:
The bell rang in my ears as we rushed to our lockers. I was almost to mine until Ben pulled me to the side.
"So he's serious with that chick?" He said, wide eyed.
"Ben, it's my sister. If he wasn't serious I would knock him out." I replied.
"Like, is she open? Is she 100% with him?" He continued.
"No Ben, she is not open. She is 110%. Leave her alone." I finished, walking to my locker. He glared at me and headed towards Brennan. I just ignored him and continued packing my bag.
Suddenly, I heard the slam of a locker. Usually, you got in trouble if you did that, so I looked around at who had done it. I found Brennan pushing Ben against a locker and muttering something, but I couldn't hear. Ben glowered and walked away. I closed my locker and walked over to Brennan.
"What was that about?" I asked, leaning against a locker.
"He keeps asking about Annie being free, and if we were cool and all that. He used to somewhat nice, now he's just a jerk."
Brennan said, slamming his locker.
"Hey you! No slamming those!" A teacher yelled as Brennan walked away.
Brennan just ignored it, and we continued to the Junior wing.

Katie's POV:
Annie helped me with my gymnastics bag, which had spilled all over the ground. All of the sudden a figure shadowed over us.
"Uh, can we help you?" I asked, grabbing my now packed bag from the ground.
"Annie, I know what I did at that party was wrong. But I was drunk. You seem really nice and gorgeous and I would love to take you to dinner." The boy smiled.
"Sorry, but I'm taken. In fact, he's calling me. I should go." She said, walking past his broad shoulders. He grabbed her arm as she put her phone to her ear.
"What are you-"
"Listen. I've been all but nice to you and you ditch me? Cmon. One night. Please." He said, puppy eyes.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested! I have a boyfriend!" She shouted, pulling away. A teacher came to the rescue.
"Young man, let Ms. Leblanc go this instant. We are not forceful in this school." She glared. I smiled at the teacher thankfully. He let go, pushing her away slightly. Annie rubbed her arm and continued talking in the phone.
"Sorry, got held up by that guy. Yeah. See you soon." She finished, walking towards the cafeteria at the centre of the school.
I followed closely behind, gym bag in hand.
We found Caleb and Brennan and went towards the truck in the moist parking lot. Once we were inside, Caleb drove us to the gym.

Annie's POV:
At the gym we were greeted by the rest of the Coral Girls. Coach Mary and Coach Kim hugged us all and we started our warmup. I looked over and seen Brennan and Caleb in the booth, Caleb on his phone. I snapped back to Coach Mary as she signed us to our events. Me, Arden and Mia were on vault, Katie and Peanut on bars, Via and Emily on floor and Kenzie and TJ on beam. Not all the girls were here today.
I was level 10, so I was working on my yurchenko layout. (See video above)
After a few hours of practicing and switching, practice was over. Caleb and Brennan came back and picked us up.
"Mom and Dad are home." Brennan said in Katie's direction. Her face lit up and she grinned.
The ride home was short, so we we're there in no time. Katie ran into her parents open arms.
"Annie, could you come help me with something?" My mom asked, pulling me into her room. She closed and locked the door.
"Do you have something to tell me, Julianna?" She asked in a stern tone. Uh oh.
"No, I don't think so." I said nervously. Small beads of sweat came off my forehead. I wiped it and smiled.
"Julianna, I wasn't mad at first. But you're lying, and it's frustrating." She scolded back. I hung my shoulders in defeat as she continued.
"I know you're dating Brennan. How come you didn't tell me? You know I hate it when you keep secrets like this." She hissed in a slightly louder tone.
"I didn't tell you because it was only our second date. And I was scared you wouldn't approve and act like this!" I glowered back. Moms face softened, and she looked saddened.
"I would approve. I would be proud. But when you lie and sneak around I get angry. I love and care for you, and I'm glad you found a relationship." She said, rubbing my back.
"How did you even find out?" I said, looking up at her.
"Caleb told me, he didn't like keeping this from our family." She said kindly. I glared at the thought of Caleb telling on me.
"Well, just so you know, he's been dating Sydney for a couple months." I muttered back. My mom chuckled and let me leave. I glared at Caleb as I stood next to Katie and Brennan, talking to the family. They looked over at me and grinned.
"Oh hello Annie! We're so happy about your guys relationship. Brennan looked at me, panicked, and I whispered in his ear.
"Caleb." I whispered, angry at my brother.
He nodded and continued the chat.
"How long has this been going on?" Ms Jill chuckled.
"A few days." I blushed. Katie punched my arm playfully.
We switched to the topic of the house.
"The flood wasn't as bad as some other neighbourhoods, but it still made some damage. The men fixing it said there's a hole where the couch was?" She said sternly.
I decided to speak up.
"When we were moving the couch, I slipped and the wall had been soaking for so long that it broke. Sorry." I lied.
"It's fine. We have to replace most of the wall and floor anyways. I'm glad you caught it when you did." Mike finished. The kids all nodded and headed to the basement.

Brennan's POV:
The door to Caleb's bedroom shut and instantly Annie scolded him.
I"Caleb! Why did you tell mom?!" She half shouted.
"Tell her what?" He shrugged nervously.
"About me and Brennan! I was going to tell her and you ruined it and got me in trouble!" She glared.
"Instagram was catching up on it. Would you rather she find out from me or the Internet?!" He shouted back. Annie loosened up and rubbed her forehead.
"I'm sorry. I'm going for a drive." She said, walking into the hallway. I followed her out.
"Annie." I said, grabbing her hand.
"Brennan I'm stressed out right now. I'm just going out to calm down." She said, rubbing her temples.
"Talking about it is better than being alone." I reminded her. She stopped in her tracks and came towards me. I sat on the couch while she laid on my chest.
"It's just... This 'friend' from the party won't leave me alone. And now my mom is mad about me lying and gymnastics is stressful and-" she broke down and tears escaped her eyes.
"It's just been really hard. It's really busy in my life and people don't understand." She sobbed.
"What do you mean 'people dont understand?" I asked quietly.
"The comments in the vlogs have been bugging me. They're always saying I complain too much and bully Hayley. They think my life is perfect." My girlfriend sniffled.
"They don't about it. Don't listen to them, Annie. They are jealous of the life you live. Flaws and all." I said, trying to calm her down. After that we stayed silent until her hiccups turned to sniffles.
"Thank you." She said, pressing her lips into mine. I returned the kiss and pulled away.
"Anytime. I'm your boyfriend." I said with a goofy smile. I stood up and she kissed me one more time before we went in Caleb's room again.

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-M