Dave's Red Eyes

Strife!

Daves POV:

You were a horrible shit to John. You curse yourself silently while dadbert drives you home.

John excitedly talks about the game 'Red Dead Redemption' which the two of you played last night. He begins laughing when he brings up an epic fail or a legit win that occurred while playing.

You do your best to insert your comments in anywhere to make him feel better. You laugh when he gets hysterical, and you try to play off the cool card as well. You don't know why you still do that with him.

When Johns dad pulls into the parking lot of your apartment complex you stiffen, but you say your thanks and goodbyes to the Egberts and begin strolling up to your apartment.

You open the door, go inside to see Bro and Jake sitting on the couch, watching a movie. You pick up a katana that was laying nearby, unsheathed the beauty, and pointed it at your brothers face.

"You, me, roof, now." You demand.

Bro laughs, taking this lightly (and pervertedly). "Can't, now, lil' shit. I'm engaged."

For fucks sake! "Pervert." You don't move the sword, keeping it completely still as it faced your brother.

"Fine! Fine! Jake, excuse me for a minute." Dirk stood up, and you shifted the sword to your side. "We gonna scale the building or walk?"

Your eyebrows furrow, and you walk to the window, and climb with Dirk at your heels.

On the roof you take your position as you stare into your brothers anime shades. He suddenly (but expectedly) attacks, knocks you back, but you quickly pick yourself up.

He dashes at you again, but this time you evade him, then he lunges and you block with your katana. This goes on for fair amount of time as you switch from defensive to offensive and back again. Finally, you can feel your body beginning to reach its limit. You can't do this for much longer.

Your brother jabs at you and you attempt to dodge, but instead you get hit in the shoulder with the handle. The handle? What?

You didn't notice that Dirk turned his sword around at the last second and attacked while gripping the blade. Amazingly enough, his hands didn't seem to be damaged in the least.

"Dave?"

"What?" You ask, knowing you have once again been defeated.

Dirk smirks, but you don't know why. He doesn't reply or anything, but walks past you and ruffles your hair. You frown and attempt to fix it.

"This doesn't change anything." You call after him. He just lifts his arm and waves it as he takes the route down the stairs to go back to Jake.

You sit there for a moment, and try to recall everything that happened in the battle. Nothing special. Just the basics. You're just not as fit as your unfairly stronger, older, brother. You bet that if the two of you were of the same age you could've beaten him. Probably.

You look up at the sky which is a bright blue today, even with your aviators on. You're reminded of John wanting to show you the stars, but you being a dick shut him up. Man. You're never going to get over this one. You wish that you could just go back and time and fix last night, and actually enjoy bowling with John, and actually remove your glasses to look at the sky. John's seen your eyes, he wouldn't have cared.

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-- turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 15:35 --

TG: Rose
TG: hey i need some help
TT: I'm here.
TT: For what reason is my assistance required?
TG: well for one my bros getting hitched
TG: and then i was literally an ass to John
TG: i mean i was the butt-crack and everything
TT: Sounds interesting. Were these two problems connected?
TG: maybe
TT: Well, for your brother being married, I assume that it must be with Jake. I can't see why this angers you unless you're jealous?
TG: the hell would this fine ass be jealous
TG: he should be sad he doesn't have this
TG: bro can keep him
TT: Dave, I can not believe you're being this short sighted.
TT: I mean you're jealous that he's in a relationship that's obviously going places while you're stuck trying catch a fish from the sea.
TG: well i don't know if i'm jealous but why the hell didn't he tell me sooner
TT: Perhaps because you were just starting at a new school right after moving? He probably was just thinking about you and trying to spare you even more change?
TG: you make my bro sound like a babies soft fluffy teddy bear
TG: why
TT: Because he is soft. That's why. You may not momentarily comprehend this, but Dirk is always looking after you. He is your guardian. He acts tough for you.
TG: okay then
TG: what do i do about my john problem
TT: That depends. What did you do to be an "ass" towards him?
TG: he invited me bowling
TG: and i completely ignored him the whole time
TG: then i invited myself over last night
TT: Was that just because of your frustration with your brother, or was that the reaction to the possible intercourse your brother could have been receiving?
TG: both
TT: Well, since Christmas is coming up, you might want to give him a better gift this year to apologize and hopefully make him overlook your previous behavior.
TG: damn i forgot about the holidays
TG: thanks Rose
TG: i'll try it
TT: Anytime.

-- tenticleTherapist [TT] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 16:07 --