my brother's best friend

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justin's pov

"hello, justin?" jackson's shaky voice rang through my phone.

"yeah man. what happened to ken? we're in the emergency room right now because her toe—"

i stopped as i heard jackson curse to himself silently.

"what—"

before i could finish the line went dead as i furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

i let out a breath and slid my phone in my back pocket before returning into the room.

i watched as kendall's worried eyes were glued to me, my heart breaking slightly.

"hey—you're fine." i whispered as i walked and sat on the side of the bed.

i held her hand and stroked it comfortably as she swallowed hard.

"you'll get stitches and that'll be it—"

"STITCHES?!" she hollered making me shush her slightly. "n—no justin..."

"i'll be right by your side the entire time, don't worry baby." i whispered as i placed a kiss on her forehead as she wrapped her arms around me frantically.

i felt her heart rapidly beat against my chest, but slowly started to slow down once i hugged her back.

i smiled at myself before pulling away.

"where's the stupid nurse?" she whined quietly as i chuckled to myself quietly.

before i could answer i heard several knocks on the door.

"that's probably her right now—"

kendall's pov

i stared at the door in shock, as i felt my eyes begin to water.

"oh my god kendall—" jackson mumbled quietly as he began to walk towards my bed.

justin smiled at me but i just sent him a look of worry which made his soft brown eyes turn into a darker brown.

"i—i'm sorry." jackson whispered as he placed his hand on my arm.

i immediately yanked it away, my mouth quivering with fear.

"get a—away from me." my voice cracked as i tried scooting closer to justin.

he backed away while sighing and rubbed his head anxiously.

"what's going on jax?" justin let go of my hand and stood up from the bed, his jaw clenching which meant no good.

"nothing. i just feel bad i wasn't here earlier—"

justin's pov

i looked back at kendall and felt my face soften as she looked at me, afraid?

i glanced back at jackson and sighed.

"yeah that would've been—"

"stop." i heard kendall speak hoarsely. "i said stop."

i paused and furrowed my eyebrows as i looked back at her.

she lifted up her finger, shakily, as she pointed towards jackson.

"h–he did this." her lip trembled, the whole situation registering in my head, my jaw clenching with anger.

"h—he was mad when he found out about us justin." she whispered. "p—please get him out."

i felt my fist ball up as i shot a look back at jackson.

"you did this?" my jaw clenched with anger, i felt the blood boiling throughout my body.

"i didn't think it would go that far—"

i interrupted him with the contact of my hand and his face colliding.

soon after i was shoved into the wall, my ribs aching as i gasped for air.

i grabbed his arm and twisted it, making him fall over as he groaned painfully.

"get the fuck out." i spat venomously, jackson's eyes widened as he watched me while he stood up.

"you're really gonna end this because you're fucking my sister—"

I grabbed the collar of his shirt as i brought him close.

"i said." i paused as i licked my lips. "get the fuck out."

"or what?"

i chuckled lowly as he watched my face roll up into a smirk.

"i'll fucking hurt you, that's what." i breathed as my grip tightened on his shirt. "you'll be begging me for air you fucking asshole."

i finally let go and gave him a little shove, as i watched him back away slowly, his head shaking with confusion.

"thanks a lot kendall." he growled as he slammed the door behind him shut.

i tried to calm down my fast breathing, as i looked over to see kendall scrunched up in the bed, her glossy eyes on the verge of spilling out with tears.

i let out a breath and walked towards her bed as i lied down next to her carefully.

"i don't know w—why he hates me so much." she whimpered quietly. "i've been trying so—so hard on being a good sister, but nothing works."

"he's an asshole, that's why nothing works." i sighed as i stroked her hair as her head rested on my shoulder. "you didn't do anything wrong, don't feel bad for him for a split second."

she nodded her head slowly, a tear slid down her cheek slowly.

i sighed and grabbed her hand as she relaxed her head on my shoulder.

i stroked her hand with my thumb, her cold hands still slightly shaking.

"it's okay baby—" i licked my lips. "you can come stay with me a little if you want, you know until your mom comes back from her business trip."

she turned her head and stared into my eyes, her eyes were bright red which broke my heart.

"b—but your mom—"

"don't worry about her, she'll understand." i placed a kiss on her forehead as she nodded slowly, shutting her eyes.

i watched her slowly drift off to sleep, my heart aching as her pale, weak body slumped against mine.

she was so precious, how could someone ever do such a thing? i hope jackson goes to hell, he doesn't have the right to treat kendall like this. i never loved someone so much, i just want to protect her for the rest of my life.

i love her so much, that it physically hurts.