roomies ; leto brothers ✔

three: duties

Maya plops down on the sofa tired and sweaty. The apartment was so dirty and messy when she got up that there was no option but to clean it. Thinking about that now, she frowns; it's Shannon's week of cleaning and it seemed like a hurricane had gone through the place.

But now everything is in the right place and it smells like flowers, literally.

Maya hears the door opens and she stays on the sofa, too tired to move. "I'm home!" Jared shouts from the door. "Someone's home?"

"Yes," She says quietly, not even in the mood.

"Hey, sis," Jared says, kissing Maya's head before plopping down on the sofa next to her.

"Hi, Jay," She replies tiredly, glancing at him quickly. "Don't even think about leaving these socks there, I've just cleaned up the whole place," She says, watching him remove his shoes. "And do me a favor, stop throwing them under the bed, it's disgusting."

The woman couldn't even tell what she has found in Jared and Shannon's room while cleaning it. The only places obligatory for cleaning are the common areas, the rooms are out of the jurisdiction, they're not even allowed to get into each other's room without permission. So, the brothers pay her to do that because if it isn't for her, their rooms would be always dirty.

"Okay," Jay nods with a smile. "Why are you cleaning anyway? I thought it was Shannon's week."

"You know, I just realized that but it seemed like the place hasn't been cleaned in weeks!" Maya says and he shrugs off.

"Maybe he's just too busy," He says, trying to defend his brother.

Just as Maya opens her mouth to give a sarcastic reply to Jared, Shannon's storms into the apartment, looking like he wasn't having a good day. He throws his stuff on the dining table and opens the fridge, taking a beer bottle from it.

"Hello to you, too," Maya greets wryly.

Shannon turns to look at them, death in his eyes. "What is it? I'm not in the mood," He says harshly.

Maya quirks an eyebrow. "You're not in the mood? Just so you know, I've cleaned the whole apartment for you," She points out.

"So? Didn't ask you to," Shannon replies, walking towards his room.

Her mouth drops open in surprise. "You know, when someone does something for another, the correct is a "thank you"," Maya shouts to him.

"Again: didn't ask you to!" The older Leto shouts before slamming his door shut.

Maya scoffs. "Unbelievable," She stands up, shaking her head. "Better get your shit together, Shannon! I told you two on the first day that I won't be your fucking maid!" Maya says loudly, slamming her own door shut.

She takes a shower still surprised by Shannon's antics. Of course, she already knew that he is a fucking prick when he's pissed but so is she. And if they both start to mess with Maya, her response is gonna be just as good, they are quite aware of that.

Neither Jared nor Shannon are in the living room when Maya leaves her bedroom. She makes a beeline towards the door and goes to work. The time goes by smoothly, without too many problems, which makes Maya's mood a little better, and the night's classes don't give her the usual headaches.

"Okay, where you want to meet to get this done already?" Maya asks her classmates, glancing up from her fruit salad during the break.

A professor had given the class a small paper and Maya couldn't think about anything but that.

The woman across from her shrugs. "I think we all live in small dorms. There isn't enough space in those cubicles for two people, let alone for six," She scoffs.