Adopted (a Fall Out Boy/Pete Wentz fan fic)

Chapter 16

Pete's pov

We were sitting down eating the pasta me and Patrick made. It was the only thing we could agree on to make the same way. It was kinda funny. Brandie Candy got us fighting on video too. And then cooking.

Brandie grabbed our empty dirty dishes saying, "I'll clean up. I'd rather you guys not have a yelling match again. Even if the first one was ridiculously funny." I made a face and Brandie started washing dishes. I started recording her and Patrick debating about which has more caffeine; tea or coffee.

"Tea has more natural caffeine! Plus the artificial caffeine. Therefore I win!" Brandie exclaimed.

Patrick threw his hands in the air saying, "Fuck it! I'm googling it!"

After he googled it -which proved Brandie was right- Brandie kissed his cheek saying,

"Get used to it babe." I stopped recording right before they kissed. I closed my eyes saying,

"I'm going to go watch tv." I blindly made my way to the ladder. I climbed up it and turned on the tv. I sat in a bean bag and I saw Ashlee on some show talking about our engagement. And Brandie. She was about to spill about her insomnia and anorexia and I called her. She made a sound and her phone started ringing. She picked it up saying,

"Hey babe! What's sup?"

"Don't you dare tell anyone about Brandie's insomnia or anorexia. And can you please try and be nice," I replied.

Ashlee's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "You've been watching?"

"Uhhhh yeah," I chuckled.

She looked at the camera with wide eyes asking, "Where are you?"

"Away for the weekend. Video chat?" I smiled.

She nodded and I hung up. A few seconds later we were video chatting. Brandie appeared holding her hand saying,

"Ummm me and Patrick found a mouse. And it bit me. We need help." Before I could say anything Patrick yelled from the bottom of the ladder,

"Got the mouse out of the house now get your ass down here so I can disinfect the bite!"

I set my phone down so the crowd could still see me and Brandie. The camera had zoomed in on us.

"Show me the bite," I sighed. Brandie un covered her hair and I made a face. There was 4 teeth marks and they were bleeding pretty good.

I gently held her hand looking at it closer saying, "I think you need stitches."

She groaned saying, "Really? We just got here."

I laughed asking, "Do you have a needle and thread. Oh and disinfectant?"

She nodded and I grabbed my phone as we climbed down the ladder as Ashlee asked, "What happened?" Brandie jumped at the sound of Ashlee's voice and I put the camera on her as she fell on her ass.

I held back laughter and Patrick was biting his lip to hold back his and I said, "Brandie got bit by a mouse. And she didn't know I was video chatting you. So you scared her. Sorry Brandie Candy." She stood up glaring at me saying,

"Awww fuck you."

She got everything we needed and I was answering questions while I did the stitches. I was surprised at how well Brand was taking the pain. Once I finished she faceplanted into a pillow and screamed before getting up and walking downstairs. Patrick walked in and pointed to the doorway saying,

"Brandie's cursing quite a lot. You gave her stitches didn't you."

I nodded asking, "She in the studio?" He nodded and I picked up my phone saying,

"Prepare to get your minds blown at what's in the basement." Patrick took the lead on this one and we got to the basement.

Ashlee demanded, "Where the fuck are you!?"

I looked at her saying, "A secluded cabin in the middle of some woods."

"WHAT!?" Ashlee screamed. I jumped and fell down the last 2 steps. Brandie who was in a recording booth looked over shocked. She stopped playing piano and walked up to the mic and said something. I looked at her and Patrick turned the volume up and she asked,

"Are you okay?"

I shrugged saying, "Yeah. I think so." I stood up and I was injury free except for a few already forming bruises. I stopped video chatting and sat down in the chair. I started messing around with affects on Brandie's voice. Nothing much. She had an amazing voice. Put she was just playing piano. Patrick grabbed an acoustic electric guitar and started playing. I smiled and he started recording. I put the tracks together and smiled. I grabbed an acoustic electric bass and walked into the other recording room.

We finished playing and I stopped the recordings and put them together and messed with it. As soon as it was finished I played it back and Brandie laughed,

"We sound really good."

I nodded saying, "Especially you." Patrick nodded and kissed her cheek; snaking his arm around her waist. I looked at the time and said,

"It's getting late. We should either watch a move or go to sleep."

We all looked at each other before saying, "Movie." We raced up to the loft and grabbed blankets and pillows. We set the bean bag chairs up as beds before putting in The Longest Yard.