You Have a Twin?!

Just give him time

Ryan's POV

"Hello?" I ask into Fang's phone. What does he mean I know them? Is it one of our cousins my twin never talks too?

"Hey Ryan."

I freeze, eyes wide as I recognize that voice.

"Jackson?! Why are you and Zanna talking on the phone?!"

"Um, be called me. He said he got my number from your phone," Jackson explains.

"What? That's impossible. How did he get your number from my phone? It was in my room and-" I stop and face palm with a groan, "And he must've snuck into my room when I was chasing Nudge and Ella."

"Why does your brother know your phone password? If I had a brother, even a twin brother, he would not, and I repeat NOT, know my passwords."

"Well, you're not Zanna's twin. Besides, you'd understand more if you had a twin and were as close to them as much as Zanna and I are. It's all a matter of perspective," I laugh as I get in the car.

I look over at my brother and see he has bags under his eyes and his tan skin has paled. He's exhausted; I would be too if I just relived a real life nightmare.

"Jackson, I gotta go. I'll talk to you later, yeah?"

"Yeah, no problem! Take care of your brother," Jackson says then he hangs up.

I put the phone in the console and I reach over, grabbing Fang into a hug. He tenses at first, but then he relaxes into my arms.

"Sorry for scaring you Ry," Fang says quietly. I hold him even tighter in response.

"Don't be sorry Zanna. It happens."

We are silent for the rest of the hug that lasted about five minutes.

"Let's go see Max, yeah?"

Fang just nods.

I start the car, putting a CD in. I raise the volume and smirk as I pull out of the driveway.

"I hate you," Fang grumbles as he tries to hide his small smile. It Disney Mania 4 and it's low key one of his favorite CDs ever. He's a total Disney nerd. Not that I blame him. Most of the kid movies here at Abuela and Abuelo's house are Disney movies. Here is where we escaped from our Father. Fang just escaped a bit more by watching the movies. I decide to raise the volume a bit more.

~Time Skippy~

I park the car at the library and Fang immediately sinks into his seat.

"Zanna, what's wrong?"

"I look like shit."

"You literally had a panic attack, you won't look like a model done up for a prom dress shoot," I deadpan.

"I'd hope I'd not be modeling prom dresses."

"You get my point! Now get out of the car and get comforted by your fiancé!"

"But you're comforting me Sidekick," Fang chuckles.

My expression says, "I'm not amused," and Fang shrinks and looks away.  Oh shit.

"Zanna, sorry. Didn't mean to make you feel bad. I just think it'd be best if you we-"

"I get it! Alright! I know everyone thinks I need company right now, but I really just want to be left alone! Is that too hard to understand?!" Fang snaps as he gets out of the car. He starts to walk away, but not towards the library entrance.

"Where are you going?!" I yell as I jump out of the car.

"Somewhere where I can be alone!" Fang tells back.

"What are you two yelling for?!" Max snaps from the doors of the library.

"Ugh! Just let me be alone damnit!" Fang yells before rushing into the woods.

"Fang!"

"Nicky!"

I lock the car and run up to Max, "What are we supposed to do?!"

Max is calm, like she's dealt with this before, "I'll text him that we'll wait here at the library until he gets his thoughts unscrambled. Don't worry Ryan. He'll be back in a hour or so."

"Has this happened before?"

"A few times. You know how his brain goes on overdrive sometimes. A lot of his fights are actually because he's trying to get somewhere quiet and assholes won't get out of the way. My cousin included," Max sighs and motions for me to head inside and she adds, "Feel free to browse the books. Let me know if you wanna get on a computer."

I nod and my future sister-in-law heads back to the front desk. I shove my hands into my pockets and walk to the fiction section. This is gonna be a long wait.

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Ahhhh!! I swear I've been trying to update this story! I've just been so busy with school. I'm taking 2 AP classes, advanced math, and *shudder* Physics. So much school work. Ugh!! I promise I'll try to update more frequently!

Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this story. Whether they be constructive criticism or some ideas you'd think would make this story more enjoyable. Thanks for reading!