Parking my car in his driveway I turned it off then started to cry, how could this happen. Crossing my arms on the stirring wheel I cried into them. He’s my brother and I left him. Sniffling I got out of the car and made my way towards the front door of my brother’s house. I know it’s been 9 years but he has to forgive me, I thought to myself my heart aching. Ringing the doorbell the seconds grew long and my tummy turned, I was nervous. Fidgeting with my fingers some more tears escaped my eyes, and then I heard the door open. My hand covered my mouth ceasing sound from coming out. I looked up to see Darren’s best friend, he was also mine until I left. The tears only escaped easier as I looked him in the eyes. 

“I-I-I’m sorry, I’ll L-leave,” I croaked then turned around. Looking at the ground before I heard my brother’s voice, which would only made my heart sink.

“Darren, who is she,” I heard Logan ask which made my heart slow down, he doesn’t even remember me. Turning around I still had my hand to my mouth and I sobbed. I ran to my brother in the doorway and hugged him tightly, I miss my twin brother. 

“Darren,” I cried in between my sobs. At first he didn’t hug back but when I said his name he hugged back, I got my brother back. He pulled back then took my hand pulling me into the warm house. The door shut behind me and I wiped away my wet cheeks. My brother released my hand and looked at me unsure.

“Why are you sad,” he asked quietly like he was talking to a baby made me smile, he always talks to me like that or did. 

“Because I thought you hated me,” I admitted softly, and sniffled up the rest of my sob so I wouldn’t start again. Logan walked pass me and grabbed my brother pulling him into another room, I followed them but didn’t go in. Leaning against the wall I listened into their conversation.

“Who is she Darren,” Logan asked once again, he sounded clueless. I could almost see the smile on my brother’s face, which made me smile. 

“Logan, you honestly don’t remember your best friend, you even admitted to me you loved her,” Darren asked him, I blushed at the thought then quickly got over myself, he forgot me no way he still is the same Logan I left behind 9 years ago. 9 years in boarding school, the worst 9 years of my life. I only left because my parents thought I was a bad influence on my brother, at the time I didn’t know any better and listened to them, my brother on the other hand begged and pleaded me to stay with him. I should’ve listened to him, but here I am 19 years old at my brother’s house in England. Sighing I heard laugher in the room behind me, it was musical and I loved it, I was drawn to it but I didn’t move.

“Darren, she’s not alive get over it,” Logan growled. I pulled my eyebrows together confused, of course I’m alive.

“It was a lie my parents told you Logan, she probably leaning against the wall listening to us, why don’t you ask her,” Darren informed him, and I thought about what he said, how did he know I’m here. The door opened next to me and Logan looked right at me. Letting out a nervous laugh I moved along the wall. My brother came out of the room also only he was smirking realizing he was right. I faced the front door because I could feel energy coming from it, someone was coming. Darren’s and Logan’s eyes followed to where my eyes narrowed the front door. The door knob turned and opened the door revealing two girls; one my cousin who I think is my Brother’s Mate, and another girl who looks like a slut. She’s wearing a tube top that stops at her belly button and a pair of shorts that could also be classified as underwear. Looking away from her grossed out I noticed my cousin was already hugging Darren, yup their mates. I smiled at them and Darren smiled back, that’s when my cousin finally noticed me. At first she looked hurt, probably because my brother was giving me a comforting look but then the hurt changed to love. 

“DARREN, IT’S HER OH MY LORD, SHE’S ALIVE,” Kayla screamed and I winced rubbing my ear. She released herself from my brother and leeched herself onto me in a giant bear hug. Kayla’s baby blue eyes that I envied searched my light lime green ones, the ones that make me different the ones I hate. Letting go of me she walked back over to Darren and smiled, a smile that reached her eyes. 

“Where is all of the other guys,” she asked, and I was confused, have many people live here. I mean yes I know it’s a mansion a large one if that but the way she put it, I don’t know what to expect. He shrugged and walked away with Kayla. When I was alone with Ms. La Slut and Logan, was the time when I noticed they were dating. My heart sank and I looked over at them in a full make out session, I gagged internally and walked away to where I thought was the living room. I knew I made it when I was a giant flat screen TV and five love couches and a regular recliner all of them were a light beige color. On one of the couches was a guy reading, slowly I walked up to him and plopped down on the couch to be noticed. He looked up from his book and starred at my lime green eyes, they had that effect on people. I looked away then back, and he was still in a trance so I snapped and he snapped out of it.

“Who are you,” he questioned confusion lighting up his hazel brown eyes. It made me smile so I turned to him while jumping on the couch. 

“Huh, oh, I’m Valerie Voss,” I told him and held out my hand for him to shake, he looked at it then at my lime green eyes again. He shook his head as if to clear it then shook my hand. I pulled away my hand and smiled at him. 

“I’m Nathaniel, Darren didn’t tell me he had a sister,” Nathaniel complained bookmarking his page then he put down his book. 

“I’m his twin,” I told him happily, I love my brother, I’m kind of sad that he would leave me for Kayla but I didn’t care as long as he was happy, cheesy right? Nathaniel starred at me dumbfounded, probably thinking, ‘Darren has a twin sister?’ Smiling I studied him, he had a light tanned skin and hazel brown eyes that could be mistaken for honey, dark brown hair but not exactly black. He was hot, I had to admit but for some odd reason no one compared to Logan. Just forget about him already, he has a girlfriend, my brain told me, but my heart begged to differ. 

“Um, does Logan have a sl- I mean girlfriend,” I asked almost saying slut, Nathaniel noticed and his smiled covered almost 50% of his perfect face. 

“She is a slut but not his, he may be a player but I know he hasn’t had sex yet, hard to believe right,” Nathaniel explained and I felt my heart sink even lower than it was already, he is a player. 

“You’re hot, why don’t you have a girlfriend,” I asked not ashamed of calling him hot. He shrugged and smiled the same bright smile. 

“It’s a secret, besides I just meet you I don’t want to scare you away,” he proclaimed and leaned back into the couch. My smile dropped from my face and I quivered my lip giving it that puppy dog effect. Which is ironic, I’m a werewolf not a dog. 

“But-But-But- I-I- y—you don- don’t trust-t- me-me,” I stuttered and felt a tear roll down my face dramatically I starred at Nathaniel through my glassy eyes and saw him literally melting away.

“Pinky promise you won’t tell anyone,” he asked holding up him pinky finger and I wiped away the dramatic little tear taking his pinky in mine.

“I don’t have anyone to tell,” I admitted in a sad voice then we locked our pinkies in agreement and promise.

“I’m gay,” he said shyly, and my eyes lit up, I’ve always wanted a gay best friend. 

“I’ve always wanted a gay best friend,” I voiced my thoughts and saw him perk up, his smile automatically brightened. I scooted over closer to him and reached for the remote, grabbing it I turned on the TV. Once it was on I started flipping the channels, when I saw SpongeBob I was about to click it but Nathy grabbed the remote from me and I looked at him in shock. Looking at him in that ‘oh no you didn’t’ look he got the point and moved away to another couch and flipped the channels. I gasped and ran over to him jumping on him wrestling for the remote; I grabbed it and was about to run away with it when he pulled me back and locked me under him then grabbed the remote, again. Putting on my determined face I struggled to get out of his lock, but then I did and attacked him getting the remote. I took him by surprise so I easily ran away down the hall holding the remote passively. Smiling at my accomplishment I saw I was in the front room and Logan and Ms. La Slut was here. They looked at me weirdly, and I shrugged and starred at the remote, what am I suppose to do with it. Turning away I saw Nathy coming towards me and I ran around the table that was randomly set in the hall. I pressed the pause button at him and he gave me the same weird look from two seconds ago.

“You can’t pause me Val,” Nathy pointed out on the verge of laughing. I laughed and kept pressing the pause button anyway. He started to walk towards Logan with his back to me and I found that as an opportunity and ran towards the living room, I made it half way when I was being dragged backwards. I kicked everywhere and held the remote closely to me, he’ll never get it. Dropping the remote I squealed, the remote! Nathy automatically dropped me on the floor and I crawled over to it, I reached for it but a foot stepped on it. Looking up I saw a Darren with a very amused emotion on his face. Standing up I looked over at Nathy who was sticking his tongue out at me, I did it back to him and he arched his eyebrow. I looked back over at Darren who was now on the couch flipping through the channel.

“What,” I squealed then shot Nathy a look saying ‘let’s team up,’ he got the message and we walked back to the front room. We both sat down on the floor and I got a piece of paper and a crayon. 

“Okay, you get him to come after you by taking something he loves more than his Kayla,” I told him and had an evil grin on my face, Logan looked over the couch at me and he knew the face by experience, I never did anything to him but to Darren. He smiled and joined us sitting to my right. Drawing a green teddy bear I saw Nathy’s grin grow. 

“So, Nathy, you will take his teddy bear and hold it out for him to get, he will run after you and you will not stop running, I’ll get the remote and watch TV, after Darren finally stops beating you up for touching Mr. Bear, my show will be done.” Logan and Nathy both looked at me like I was crazy.

“What, no I want to watch TV,” Nathy retorted and then crossed his arms on his chest. I rolled my eyes and drew two horns on the teddy bear and a devil’s tail.

“It looks just like you,” Logan complimented and I gave him a sad look, he looked away and I knew he regretted saying it. After shrugging it off I stood up from the floor and ran into the living room with the picture. I heard the front door open behind me but I didn’t pay any attention to it.

“Darren, look I drew you a picture,” I told him jumping up and down and he walked over to me and took it from my hand, his facial expression changed from amused to anger. I turned around to see several guys looking at me hungrily.

“NATHY HELP ME,” I screamed and Nathy emerged from the guys. He laughed at my face and I gave him my ‘don’t do that’ look. He stopped laughing in a mere second and his face turned serious. When he was standing next to me I poked his side in his pressure point and he jumped and held his side in pain. 

“You’re not helping,” I whispered to him and he looked at me confused. The he looked at all the guys starring at me.

“Oh ya, forgot, you guys this is Darren’s sister Valeria,” he introduced me and everyone’s hungry looked turned into sadness, I guess everyone knows not to mess with my brother. They all went their separate ways, some upstairs, some to the kitchen, and most to the living room. I was the only one standing in a matter of seconds and I spin around not knowing to go. Walking into the living room I saw that all the couches were full, I pouted and walked over to Nathy and sat on his lap. It’s a pro of having a gay best friend. Nathy groaned as my boney butt sat on him. Looking towards the TV I saw they were watching soccer and my eyes lit up, I love soccer. Brazil vs. Portland, Brazil is going to win clearly, I thought to myself as Brazil had the ball. Portland stole the ball and a second later Brazil easily got it back, Brazil scored. No one yayed or booed so I rolled my eyes.

“Brazil is going to kick your ass if you don’t cheer for them,” I stated simply and Nathy chuckled behind me.

“Oh ya, Darren did you get a new car, the Aston Martin,” a blonde guy asked my brother and he looked confused confirming that it isn’t his car. I coughed and everyone looked towards me, I looked back at them and gave them they ‘what’ look.

“My car is awesome right,” I questioned and everyone nodded frantically and my brother looked at me unsure. Giggling sounded behind me then a familiar laughed joined it, I internally wanted to burst out in tears, but instead I didn’t even think about it.

“Huh, oh, um Darren do you have a room I can maybe just maybe stay in until I die,” I pleaded. My brother looked confused, I only use the ‘huh oh’ thing either if I’m lying or really sad and aloof. I got off Nathy’s lap and he sighed in relief and I smiled sadly at him. Looking over at the TV I watched as Brazil made yet another score, they’re going to win, I thought to myself. Darren started walking up the stairs and I ran after him. While walking down the hall I looked at the pictures, I smiled as I saw my brother being the retarded person he is. 

“I missed you Darren,” I admitted silently as he stopped at a door. He turned around and smiled at me, and my eyes got glassy again.

“I missed you to Val, don’t be sad,” he told me and I hugged him tightly, and then he added “just don’t leave me again.” I nodded and he pushed me into the room being the idiotic brother he is. 

“Night brother,” I said and jumped onto the bed. Within a few seconds I fell asleep.