The Rockstar's Daughter & The Enemy's Son [Sequal to TR&TNG)

Ch. 3 Losing a boyfriend gaining a brother

"Coco, didn't you think this was going to end soon? Even I saw that the whole "boyfriend/girlfriend' thing was just because you guys felt obligated to be with each other. This is a good thing.." Jace said as we sat on the edge of my balcony, staring ahead on the illuminated ocean.
I turned to him and smiled. " I knew this was coming, but I mean, even if he didn't leave we would have been back to being us, as best friend... he was like..."
"a brother to you..." Jace said nodding his head as he looked down on his feet.
"Jace.." I said not wanting to hurt his feelings.
"No its ok Juliet... I know I haven't been the best brother out there... I know that I should've been there for you. Especially since you're my twin sister. We're suppose to have this bond that can take anyone down... it's my fault I kinda distanced myself from you. I am so sorry, but I'm here for you. I promise, that whenever you need me, or the triplets you have us... no more being distant. It was selfish of me to act the way I did." He said side hugging me.
"I love you so much Jace..." I leaned my head on his shoulder.
"I love you too you little booger." He said chuckling.
"I know why you were distant and I don't blame you for any of it... just don't do it again. Yeah?"
He gripped me tighter, "I promise... twin power activate." He said bumping my fist.
I laughed at him, this use to be like old times... and I'm happy that we are getting along again.

Ever since my brother and I were born, its been a crazy life. Balancing school and tour dates that we had to go in to support our dad were pretty crazy. When Jace and I were only 4 people kept reffering to us as the JJ Quinn twins. It was a pretty rad time. It wasn't until we began to grow older, that's when the we began to grow distant. People like us don't get very many friends, true friends. Many wanted to talk to us, and the only way they could get to us was to try and get close with one of us just so they could get with me or Jace. In a way we were being used like objects just to get to either of us.
Jace was so sick of people going through him to get to me, and I was pretty frustrated when girls used me to get to my brother. I remember after we turned 12 we got into this big fight about not wanting to be each other's twin. It was a pretty rough fight...
So rough that Jace and I grew distant, for the reason of wanting to have our own independence. Everyone stopped referring us as the JJ Quinn twins. We began to go on seperate tour dates, he would get the beginning half and I would get the ending. Or sometimes when we had to go together, we would try to avoid each other as much as we could. Pretending like we didn't know each other. People would joke about who was the better twin and it really hit us hard. Being compared to was bad enough by people we didn't know, imagine it being said by people you've known your whole life?
I was so desperate to get away from Jace and make my own friends. I remember one day meeting this girl right before our big fight. She was Jace's friend and he really liked her and he would do anything for her. But she didn't feel the same about him and she pretty much just used him to get to me, so she could build her own stats at the school she went to. She wanted to be bff's with me so she could show off to her friends that she was bff with a Quinn. It was annoying and when Jace found out, all hell went lose.
Since then he had been distant, we eventually got along and became acquaintances. The triplets would do anything to get us to be the double threat we were before.
even when we started a band it was just like Jace and I were just good friends. But if we were ever together and got called out for being the Quinn twins Jace would drop me in a snap of a finger and pretend he didn't know me.
Going off to college did us all kinds of justice. I wasnt Jace's twin, or Kellin's daughter. I was just Juliet, stuggling college kid trying to keep her GPA up, like the rest of these college kids getting through shcool.
It had made justice for Jace and I, but Johnny and I started growing apart. With me in Forida and him here in St. Port it was tough. Of course we would FaceTime every weekend but that wasn't the same. After being together most of our life to only seeing each other through a screen on weekends was tough.
Johnny was an important part of my life because since Jace and I distance ourselves from each other, it was always Johnny and I. In fact, I was always alone in school before Johnny. It's funny how I say that a lot of people wanted to be our friends and yet I had none...
We had gone to a school specifically for kids like me... rockstar kids, painters kids, designer kids, etc. The elementary and high school I went to was an art school that was designed specifically for kids who were the legacies of important and famous artists, from painters to musicians, so everyone already had "status" there, it was a normal school for the kids with our kind of backgrounds. Johnny was a designers kid. We had met when we were only 5, when our parents got together to do business Johnny's babysitter bailed on his dad, so he had to take him to work. Lucky for him I always accompanied my dad on business meetings. After that we only grew closer when Jace begun shutting me out of his life. It helped that we had several classes together in elementary school and especially in high school. That's why it was so hard for me to let go of him...
Because when all hell fell who was going to be there for me?
The comfort that I had always known was gone.
But after Johnny leaving and having a long and deep conversation with Jace...
I think things were going to be different. I may have lost a boyfriend, and a best friend since childhood, but I gained my long lost best friend back...
I got my twin brother back.
"I'm glad we are starting over Jace. Finally the JJ Quinn twins are back... thanks again bro, the day that I really need you, you came through." I said patting his head.
He never let go from our side hug and just scooted closer to me.
"The JJ Quinn twins are back in business..." He smiled. "Im sorry I shut you out all these years... I never knew how much you were hurting inside. I never meant to hurt you, coco, I want you to know that even if we were ever fighting or never really close in the way I wanted to be with my twin, know that I was always here--I am always here for you. We could be fighting and World War III could be going on between us but if you ever need me, I will always be there for you. No matter what because you're my sister. You're my twin sister and that's as close as a part of me as we will ever get. Don't forget that and don't hesitate to come to me okay?" He said softly.
"Thanks... Same to you." I nudged his ribs.
The sun was coming down and the stars were coming up.
"There you guys are, our favorite older sibs!" I heard a very familiar voice say coming towards us.
Jace and I both turned around and smiled, "Looks like the triplets are home."
"Hey guys, how was Uncle Alex's?" I said smiling back at them as they joined us at the edge.
"It was FANTASTIC! Aunt Cara made us lesangia and she almost burned down the house! It was crazy!" Romeo said sitting next to me, in a very exaggerated voice.
"Yeah, we'll tell you guys more about that later, but we first want to know if you're... ok." Romeo said with a pout.
If anything could make me feel better it was my brothers. It was amazing how we were all in sets of twins but we were all so different from eachother. Romeo was the softy, his name is Zen but we call him by his middle name because of how hopless romantic this kid is, just like me. Xander and Lonny were both almost the same but different at the same time. They were Go getters, they were difenatly ladies men, but Xander was a little bit softer than Lonny was. Lonny had this bad boy thing going on, When Jace and I got our first tattoo as our 19th birthday gift, Lonny insited that by the time he was 18 he could get one. he had a way with the ladies and my mom, sneeky booger, but he had his soft side, and it was adorable everytime he showed it. When he did it was usually towards myself or my mom. If any of us were to be hurt in any way, he would be our little superman.
"How did--"
"Mom and Jace let us know as soon as they found out." Romeo said resting his head on my shoulder.
"Juliet, its ok if you want to cry. You dont have to pretend that you're ok, because we're family and family has eachothers backs. We're your support system... Johnny was apart of your life for as long as I can remember. I can only imagine that hurting like no ones business... but you have us, and if you ever need anything, tissues, chocolates, flowers, we got you." Lonny said reaching for my hand.
"Yeah, if you need us to beat anyone up we got you too." Xander added.
I smiled at my 4 brothes who looked identical, almost. "You guys are probably one of the greatest things I have in my life, along with mom and dad. Thank you... I dont think I want to cry anymore though, even though I feel like crying a river I won't. I think its time to let go... if you love them let them go right? I know we fell out of romantic love... but He's been in my life for so long it just hurts alittle."
"It's ok... we're here. There will be better guys out there." Romeo said with the soft smile.
I looked at them and smiled, "Yeah... hes out there..." looked up at the constilations, the heavens looked beautiful, the sky was a clear grey, there were no clouds were in sight but it had this clear grey haze to it. It reminded me of the grey eyes I saw this afternoon... the british guy.
Who was he?
I dont know, and i will probably never know...
Why was he even on my mind? Wasn't this a little to early to start thinking about other guys other than Johnny? My grieving process involved crying over Johnny not thinking over the British guy with the pretty grey eyes.