Silently Loud

Chapter 4

Um, hi. This is the author. Haha c:

        I'd just like to say that I apologize for all of the horrible typos and mistakes in chapter 3. I'm so sorry. You don't even know. I'm THAT sorry. However, I'm currently on 'vacation' in a second world country and due to this, the wi-fi won't let me edit anything i publish for some reason. I keep getting a 403 error ;-;

I'll fix it when I get back, I promise. Anyway, if anyone actually reads this story besides my friend who I kinda forced this story onto, I hope you enjoy this new chapter? ^_^

Sorry for popping up out of the blue.

I'll just disappear now.

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        “Oh.”

         I stood in the doorway of my bathroom and took in the hectic scenario I found with shock. My toothbrush holder had fallen to the ground, spilling all of its contents on the floor surrounding Darren and Jaden. Darren’s school clothes and my shampoo and conditioner bottles had also tumbled down, only adding to the clutter. They both sat facing me, with Jaden half splayed across Darren’s legs. Darren was holding Jaden’s mouth with his hand, keeping him from finishing whatever he had yelled when he entered the bathroom. His other hand held the pajama shirt I gave him, and was wrapped around Jaden’s waist to keep him from getting up. An awkward silence hung over the room as I stared at them and they stared back.

        “…Well. Does someone want to tell me why a half-naked Darren is holding my little brother down and ensuring not a sound comes out of his mouth in a bathroom that looks like it was hit by a tornado?” I asked slowly, raising my eyebrow as I stared Darren down.

        Darren blushed and quickly let go of my brother, waving his hands around wildly.

        “It’s not what you think, bro. Darren didn’t do anything, I swear.” Jaden protested, hopping up as soon as Darren had let go of him.

        “Then someone better explain what the hell I just walked into.”

        Jaden turned towards Darren and blinked, as if questioning whether he could explain themselves or not. I frowned. Well, Jaden didn’t seem hurt or anything, so I don’t see why Jaden didn’t just quickly tell me what happened. Darren on the other hand, looked like he wanted to be anywhere but here. He was still blushing pretty madly and was shaking his head in reply to Jaden’s questioning look. Whatever went down in this bathroom, he seriously didn’t want me to know. I felt my eye twitch in irritation. Normally I wouldn’t mind if someone wanted to keep their secrets, but NOT when something apparently went down with my own little brother and my currently shirtless friend in my bathroom. Oh no. He’s going to tell me what happened whether he likes it or not. I growled and my right hand clenched into a fist, making both Darren and Jaden jump and look at me with slight fear. Jaden shuffled a little, moving to a more defensive position.

        I felt my eye twitch again. Okay. Remember your calming techniques, Ben. You promised Jaden you’d use your calming techniques whenever you got this upset. You don’t want a situation like last time.

        I closed my eyes.

        I relaxed my fisted hand.

        I pinched the bridge of my nose.

        I counted to five.

        And then I spoke.

        “Darren. I’m going to leave this bathroom to go get paper and a pencil. In the time I’m gone, I urge you to put on a shirt. Jaden, drop the defensive stance. I’m calm. And I won’t freak out like I used to. I promise. You both have three minutes to clean up my bathroom. Just wait for me on my bed.”