Just a story

Make up or break down

Latter when we got back inside I resized for the first time just how cold I was. Ness's mom told us that dinner would be in about an hour so we should go warm up for now. We ran upstairs and got into bed just for a bit to warm each other up. It was nice having someone who could comfort me at times like these. The phone rang bring me out of my almost sleep when ness's mom called saying that Tracy was on the phone for him. The was ness charged out of bed just to talk to this Tracy person made me feel a little jealous. After about a good twenty minuets dinner was ready so I sleepily found my way downstairs and sat in the empty chair next to ness. "So ness what did Tracy have to talk about?" Ness's dad asked in his 'just got off of a long day in the office' voice "well she said that she has a crush on some one but refused to tell me who but she just talked about him like he was going out of style." Ness said. "Well next time your sister calls tell her she has two parents who wouldn't mind talking to her as well." Ness's mom spoke up. "Ness you never told me you had a sister!" I said with surprise "and you never told me you had a brother let alone a twin." Ness retorted. I guess he had me there. We all sat in silence eating our meal. When we finished I went upstairs to take a bath since it was Ness's turn to wash dishes. I sat there thinking about what to say to Claus on Monday if he didn't hunt me down like usual. Which knowing him he would be here around 900 am pounding on the front door waking everyone with in a mile radius until we let him. Then he will tackle me to the ground and yell at me until I cried or told him what he wanted. Like usual. But this might have hit him hard and he already regained his memory and is plotting his suicide. Which would be the bottom on my list of his reactions. The best I could hope for is the first situation.

I got out of the bath and changed into my pj's. I curled up next to the already sleeping ness hoping practically praying that Claus would still be alive.

The next morning I was awoken by the sound of the doorbell rapidly going off. Ness's parents walked out of their room still very much asleep to see what the noise is about. We all went to the front door to see who was make all the noise. Upon opening the door we find a very mad Claus. He instantly grabbed my arm and dragged me still very angry to the park. The first thing he yells was "LUCAS YOU LITTLE BUT HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU HAD SUPPER POWERS? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES YOU COULD HAVE KEEPED ME FROM GETTING MY ASS KICKED? OR THAT YOU COULD HAVE SAVED MOM?" The last one stunned and hurt me. It was like a brick to the face. I knew what he was feeling, I thought the same thing who knows how many times. If only my abilities existed non of this would ever have happened and mom would still be here with us. I cried like usual. Claus was still to mad to comfort me. He said now in a whisper "why Luke, why did you say nothing about this this power you have? If only you did who knows what our lives would be like. We could be waking up to the smell of mom's omelets and the subtle sent of sunflower. We could go out to the village with her and help with the up keep of those flowers. We could have laughed and be happy. And maybe dad wouldn't be so sad when he looks at her picture." Everything he said I've already thought about. But herring them out loud told by Claus just brought back all of the horrific things that could have changed if only I could have saved mom. Claus wouldn't have left, he wouldn't have been captured, he wouldn't have become a cyborg, and he wouldn't have killed himself. Claus turns his back on not wanting to even look at me. I couldn't stand to lose his again. So I came out and said it "Claus I know you don't want to here excuses from, and I get what your saying. I've beaten my self up so many times thinking about how I could have stopped that drago, and saved mom and you. I keep trying to say if only this or that were different. But the fact of the matter is I couldn't have done anything. I didn't know I had psi until after you left to avenge mom. Even now I know that I had learned sooner I could have helped. And all the thugs you stated as well as do know would have been true. I'm sorry I couldn't be stronger for you or mom." Claus finally faced me his eyes tearing up a little "Luke you idiot you've gone and made me cry. I'm sorry I blew up on you its just hard to take it all in." I in my moment of weakness pulled him into a hug. We sat there crying like babies for hours. Claus finally pulled out of the hug "come on Luke I'm getting hungry how about we got out and eat some ok?" I nodded and we left.

In the restaurant we talked about little things like our host families and other odd things of the sort until our food came. Claus asked one question I wasn't prepared for "since you have this psi thingy and I'm your TWIN brother dose that mean I have it as well?" I had to think of an answer and quick "well it might be possible but it's like super rare so I'm mean there is a chance that even being my twin there is a chance that you might not." It was a complete and total lie. Yes he had psi, he and I are part of a very rare lvl of psi users that can use PK love. Not even ness can use it. But if I told him the truth he would ask to many questions and that would end badly. "You know something these omelets aren't nearly as good as yours or mom's." Claus said. "Well how about you come over some time and I can make you some." I said simply happy to start a new conversation. "REALLY?" Claus was now yelling again. Everyone looked over at us to see what was happening. Next thing I knew there was about ten people taking pictures like we were famous. On of the ladies fangirl screeched "AW look at the twins aren't they just so cute!" Claus and I left laughing. We went back to the park. We spent the rest of the day talking and playing just like the old days.