Janoskians One-Shots

Luke's Job

"Hey Luke. Do you know why Beau hates me so much?" I hear my twin ask out of nowhere. This was news to me. Beau didn't hate Jai. I don't think anyone could ever hate Jai. He was a little ball of sunshine that brightened my day. I'm not calling him perfect. He definitely wasn't perfect, but he just had this thing about him that made you love him.

"What? Beau doesn't hate you, Jai. Why would you even think that?" I question him worriedly. I really needed to edit our latest video instead of doing whatever this was, but Jai doesn't really open up to people that often. He doesn't want to seem weak and it drives me insane that he can't even trust me.

"Well...." Jai trailed off and looked down. I placed my hand on his shoulder and started to draw soothing patterns, knowing from experience that if I said anything now then I would ruin everything. "...I don't know. I guess everything I do just makes him mad. Plus, you two are always doing stuff together but never with me. Just forget it, it's stupid and I shouldn't of said anything."

"Jai," I made sure to word what I said next carefully. Jai had always been more sensitive than me and I didn't want to say the wrong thing. "Beau loves you, but you know that all siblings fight at one point or another. Just look at me. I'm always letting my anger get the best of me and taking it out on you and Beau."

"That's different, though." Jai argued, catching me off guard. "Beau likes it when you blow up at him. He thinks it's absolutely hilarious, but whenever I get upset with him he tells me to get over myself or that I need to be more like you."

"Well, I think you're perfect the way you are." I argued back. "So what if we're different? We're not the same person and to be honest Beau isn't exactly Mr. Perfect either. He's always getting me to do stupid stuff I don't want to do and I know that you would never do something like that. Honestly, I'd rather hang out with you than Beau because he's always trying to get under my skin and you're nothing like that."

"Well, you're not exactly Beau, either." Jai laughed but then frowned again. "So, does that mean Beau really does hate me."

"No, it doesn't. Beau's a jerk, you know that." I quickly explained and Jai nodded his head. I thought that the conversation was over, but as the days went by I quickly learned it definitely was not over with.

I had heard sniffling coming from Jai's room a few days after our talk, so I went to investigate. I open Jai's door to find him crying on his bed.

"Jai! What's wrong?!" I rush over to my twin. He looked up at me and quickly wiped his tears.

"Nothing, Luke. Don't worry about me." He whimpered.

"Is this still about Beau?" I asked him and he looked down confirming my suspicions. "I'll fix this Jai, just wait here."

I rushed out the room and ran into Beau's room.

"Can you go hug Jai? He really needs you right now." I asked.

"Why can't you hit him? You're his older brother too, and besides he likes you better."

"Two minutes, Beau. Two minutes older. I know I like to joke about it a lot, but it's not the same." I sighed. "Please. Jai is in his room crying because he thinks you hate him."

"Well, he's not that far off." Beau joked.

"Ehem."

"Kidding!"

I pushed Beau out of his room and watched as he walked into Jai's room. They would be okay. Jai just needed someone besides me to let him know they cared.

The next day, I noticed both of my brothers were laughing happily together. Of course they were, because where would they be without me. It's my job to be the glue that holds my family together, and I happen to think I rock at it.