Bella James Morrison McConnell (bella_mcconnell) wrote in btvsal, @ 2010-06-05 18:43:00 |
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'Sup Asshole?
Who: Bella and Brayden
Where: Bray's Suite
When: June 4th, Friday Evening
While Ben was getting Brandie settled with Skylar at Casa Bale, Bella took it upon herself to go and see Brayden. She hadn't really had the chance to actually talk to this half-brother of hers, but this was something that he *really* deserved to know about, that there was no home for him to go back to, whether he was planning to stay or not. After finding out where Brayden was staying from Meredith, she went to the hotel room and knocked on the door.
Unlike Ben, Brayden was totally sober. Meaning? His senses were honed PERFECTLY, thank you. He felt his nostrils flare a little as he stormed over to the door, and swung it open. "Well. Look who came back. What, you didn't traumatize this version of mom and dad enough, Bells?"
Bella shook her head, pushing past him so that she could come inside. He might be a strong werewolf, but she was equally as strong, thanks. "Look, your little personal drama with me aside, we've got something important to talk about. I'm here because, if I didn't come back, I'd be dead. The future that you and I come from? It no longer exists. It kind of fell in on itself because people like you and me went back and forth or something. I don't really get the semantics of it. Oh yeah, since you asked, Brandie's fine. Brenna, too, for that matter.They came back with me before everything went to hell." She had put on a decent face for Ben and Brandie's sake, but she was in NO MOOD for dealing with Brayden being an ass right now.
"Great. Well, at least I was planning on staying. But YOU get to explain this shit to Karissa, Abbi, and the others. Have fun." So Brayden generally reverted to jackass-mode when he was scared. Like father like son. "So why's your bratty ass HERE, anyway? None of your little followers able to come with you?"
"So, your mom and dad are gone, your baby sister is freaked out of her mind, and you're talking about 'followers'? Are you high or stupid?" Bella asked him. She sniffed the air. "I don't smell pot...so you're just being a jackass. I'm telling you because I thought you deserved to know, Brayden. Also, I'm sure Brandie would like to see you right about now."
"Yeah. And I'm gonna go see her. You know... the sister who DIDN'T break her family's hearts." He raised an eyebrow, his tone making it obvious that he didn't mean this... that it was all his way of coping, of not falling apart.
She caught it, actually. Which was about the only thing that was stopping her from smacking him outright. "Fine, go see her. She needs you right now." Then something randomly clicked in her head. "And why the HELL does Meredith Delany know where you live? Do I even want to know?"
"Yeah. Because I'm fuckin' her every night. Sometimes two or three times." Brayden's way of saying 'she and I are dating', really. "Problem with that?"
"Other than images of my brother having sex in my head, not really," Bella said to him. "Because, really...ew. She was just dating someone else when I left is all, and she was a vampire. Apparently I missed a lot."
"Yeah. That asswipe Kowalski 'cured' her somehow. And she met me and realized how made of awesome I am. And before you ask, yes. She's why I wasn't planning on going back even if I could." He had to be honest with her, even if he WAS still annoyd at what she'd put Ben and Skylar through. "Even if I'll never quite be the guy I know she wants... at least I know she loves me."
"Well, good for you. Finding love makes life worth living." Which showed who her second stop was going to be. "And maybe she'll eventually clue in that you're more than just the asshole that you like to pretend to be and love you the same back."
"Yeah. And if not? I'm gonna tear Kowalski's fucking throat out. And you know I'm not fuckin' around." Ohhhh shit. Was Brayden getting crazy!jealous? Yes, yes he was.
"Aw...you're jealous, that's adorable," Bella said with a smirk. "It makes you look like a fluffy little cuddly puppy." Was she teasing? Obviously. "And he'd fling you into a wall in a heartbeat. You'd have to get close enough."
"Fuck you." Was his simple response, although he SEEMED to be more joking now. "You done makin' Mom and Dad feel like bad parents? Mom was heartbroken. I had to convince her that you were off your rocker."
"Yeah, being in the future taught me a little about my heritage, I guess," Bella admitted to him. "It's kind of hard to understand things when you have no frame of memory to work with." Which was why she had reacted so badly at first. She had just known that Skylar had put Gwen through A LOT of pain at first. What was she supposed to think? It wasn't like she had known that, for the most part, things had happened the way they were supposed to happen.
"Good. Then maybe you can get back to being the Bella you were before you got all famous and shit. Because you turned into a grade-A primadonna, girl." He said, more a word of warning than an insult.
"I'm not sure how I liked that life before," Bella said, "because this me hated it with a passion. I couldn't go and buy a coke without getting mobbed!"
"Good. Because I really prefer my sister to not be a vapid bitch. Poor Brandie used to CRY because she couldn't figure out why you were being so holier-than-thou to everyone. You KNOW how emotional she can be..." Brayden was obviously a bit protective of his little sister... his relief was evident even through his facade when Bella told him she was safe.
"I did turn into a bitch, didn't I?" Bella asked with a sigh. "I don't even remember that and I want to apologize for it. What the hell happened to me?"
"Fame. Then becoming a vampire, but I guess THAT one's a good excuse. Mom fucked your ass up then anyway." Proud much? Hey. Bray kinda idolized Skylar, ok?
"OK, if I *see* the guy who made me a vampire, I'm staking him on sight," Bella said to Bray. "We're not going through that here."
"Hell no we're not. I'll kill you myself before I let that happen." And his tone? Showed he was DEADLY serious here.
"Wont be necessary," Bella said to him. It really, really wouldn't be necessary. Hell, even though she could see the logic behind her becoming a vampire for Damon's sake, now she wasn't sure if shed want to do that.
"Good. Yer a royal pain in my ass, but unfortunately I still love you." He smirked, looking at his watch with a shitty little grin. "Speaking of 'pain in the ass', you gotta get outta here. Meredith's gonna be here soon and I'm gonna redefine that term."
Bella snorted. "Yeah, don't want to be here for that," she said. "Don't forget to stop by and see Brandie, OK? She needs the both of us more than every right now." Anyone familiar to her would be good.
"I will. I swear, as soon as I'm done nuttin' all up in Mere's grill, I'll be there." Ok, now he was CLEARLY just trying to gross her out now. No way was he THIS tacky. And no way were he and Mere really THIS nasty. Right? ....RIGHT?!
"You are horrible," Bella said, and, before he disturbed her any more, heading out the door.