Soul Mark (breddy fanfic)

Inching

19 miscalls from Brett??

Eddy glanced at his phone with conflicted feelings, did something happened to Brett? Even with his possessive nature, that string of calls was still unusual, and he's still up at three in the morning? And was he drunk? Should he call him back? It seemed important.

Eddy contemplated for a moment.

"Eddy! Let's go we're already behind the schedule!"

With a sigh, Eddy put back the phone into his pocket, Belle was already so anxious about the whole wedding planning, and being late for the cake tasting wouldn't be good for her mental health. Maybe he'd call Brett later. Probably.

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"He didn't pick up! He hates me now!" Bret wailed like a child as he rolling on the floor of Hyung's room.

Hyung held back the urge for slapping the violinist on the head, "you called him at, like, three in the morning. He must be still asleep." Hyung told him with a neutral tone, keeping the expletives to himself.

And the bespectacled violinist is already up again at,- nine am?- God! Give him a break!

"It's still nine in the morning,- well, we stay up late last night, don't you want to sleep more??"

"I can't!" He wanted to find Eddy that instance! Before the fire dimmed and he chickened out again about the whole thing.

"Well, I want to sleep more, so how about I escort you outside.."

"Are you kicking me out?"

"Yes, I need my beauty sleep"

With that lines exchanged, Brett was finally roaming on the street alone, too distraught about Eddy to go home.

Speaking of home, he had not visited his family for a while, maybe he should go home,- like his real home,- instead? Maybe. His mother had called him some time ago, telling him to visit her. They used to talk at least once a week during his first year at uni, but as time passed, the frequency of their phone calls lessened, and even more now that he's taking care of Eddy.

And maybe, he could share some of his troublesome thoughts with his mother, after all, she's the one who's most excited about his soulmate hunt.

Seems like even after everything that happens

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His mother was home alone when he's arrived, finishing a current painting in her studio with the Shostakovich string-quartet blasting in the background.

Still, her smile bloomed at the sight of Brett's tuft of hair, peeking from behind her studio's door.

"Aiya! You didn't tell me that you're going home!" His mother muttered something along that line as she sauntered into the kitchen, immediately busied herself with cooking some food for her son.

"It was unplanned, ma"

I was stalling.

Yes, even after all those conversations with Hyung, Brett's still chickened out in the end.

Or not, he's only a little bit lukewarm right now. Hot and cold.

Later.

Tomorrow I will call Paul.

Yes, he's dumb, but not that dimwitted, he knew that calling Eddy will be fruitless, the man will keep ignoring him.

So that's what Belle meant, troublesome sibling. She must have known all along.

Not like it's her fault, tho. If anything she'd helped him.

So yeah, Paul is the key, tomorrow he'll call him.

Or so he told himself.

"..Brett!" Mrs. Yang called him out of his intrusive thoughts.

"Yes, ma?" He was clearly not listening to whatever his mom just said, but he'll play along.

"Haiya! I asked like two times already la! Listen!" His mother sulked a little, but quickly get back at the topic, "how's Eddy? His mama told me that you've been taking care of him since the accident, tsk, poor boy. Is he alright now? Did you feed him well?"

Brett blinked owlishly at the questions, his mama always knew what's been bothering him in an almost telepathic way, it was borderline creepy.

Well, most of them usually contain Eddy, so he just shrugged it off. His mouth felt really dry from all his late-night/morning adventure, so he helped himself to a mug of water before answering his mother's inquiries.

"He's healing well, he'll have to stay in the wheel for months later though.." Brett's voice trailed off.

"Hmmm, then why are you here right now? Aren't you supposed to be with Eddy?" His mama stopped her cooking to turn around and studied his expression better. "His mother left him under your care, don't embarrass our family name, Brett!" Mrs.Yang barked with no bite in her voice.

Brett averted his mother's gaze by fiddling with the edge of his mug, "he's off to prepare Belle's wedding."

"Mmhm, and?"

Brett lifted his face to meet his mother's eye, "there's no 'and' to that, it's just it."

For a moment, Mrs.Yang said nothing and resumed her cooking. He knew Brett had something up his mind, and with a little nudge, he would tell her. In the meantime, she plated her cuisine and served it to her son.

"Eat," said her curtly.

Brett accepted the plate and muttered a small thank you but said nothing afterward.

They both sat in silence until Brett felt a little bit awkward and opened his mouth first.

He coughed a little, "uh, so about Eddy.."

Mrs. Yang quirked an eyebrow, a small gesture as a signal to continue.

"Well, I don't know what I did wrong, but he's kind of ignoring me right now.."

His mama nodded wisely, "did you two fight?"

"No."

"Hmm."

Another pregnant silence followed their conversation,  allowing Brett to finish his meal in peace.

He could sense his ma's still curious about him and Eddy.

Oh well, how about he just drop the bomb then.

"I think I love Eddy, ma."

A clang of fallen cutlery filled the room, then another pause.

This silence made Brett uneasy, "ma?"
Why didn't she say something? Anything? Will she be mad?

Mrs.Yang calmly collected the cutleries from the floor before answered, "Haiya my stupid son! There's no use in telling me la! Go tell him!"

Brett blinked once, twice.

"Ma.. You're not mad at me?"

"Why would I?"

"But.. He's a man.."

"Tsk! I'm not that old fashioned you know!"

"And he's not my soulmate, well, I don't know, probably, but is it okay?" Really? His mother who's been so excited about this whole thing since his soulmark first appeared on his skin?

"What?! He's not? I thought he was your soulmate." Mrs.Yang replied, genuinely surprised.

No shit.

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*a/n*
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