"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."

Why is this the first thought you had as you began to gain consciousness?
The quote was from some guy called Charles R. Swindoll, that you stumbled across one day while on Pinterest, but when your first saw it along time ago you didn't give it a second thought; what relevance does it have to you now?

As your mind got carried away with trying to recap what happened last night and anything that your subconscious is attempting to tell you with that quote, your eyes began to focus in on a familiar face that didn't need a second glance to identify. Reece was asleep right beside you, nuzzled up with his forehead ever so slightly pressed up against yours and an arm draped over your side, even in a state as vulnerable as sleep, he was there to protect his little sister from the 'monsters'. As much as you enjoyed being with Reece, something deep in your gut just didn't sit right... This wasn't where you feel asleep last night....
HOLY EXPLODING MOTHER OF FANCY TUNA!
REECE!?!

You completely chopped out all the unspoken rules of 'let someone wake up on their own' and when full on ape as you jumped to your knees and started rattling the life out of Reece.... 'FISHY! WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING!?!?!?!?!' Would have been a witty thing for you to have said, but your brain was kicked into overdrive and only weird Pig Latin sounding words seemed to be escaping through up your breathe.

Reece: rolling out of bed
_____! What goin---

*THUD*

It didn't take long for the (same hair colour) head to jump to his feet and frantically pivot his head around looking for the threat that had you so worked up.

Reece: snarling and putting on a boxer's stance
WHO'S THERE!?! I'LL BEND YOUR THROAT LIKE A PIPE-CLEANER AND GIVE IT TO A 6 YEAR OLD SO THEY CAN USE YOU FOR THERE ART PROJECT!!!

You hurled yourself at your brother and squeezed his neck like a boa constrictor, making him drop his aggressive mind set and now onto gagging for oxygen.

You: letting go and kneeling on the bed
When did you get here!?!

Reece: raising an eyebrow
Early last night.... Do you remember anything about what happened?

You: thinking that he can't remember last night too
I don't either, well at least we're both on the same p--- .... Page?
OH YEAH! I was reading Lovino's manga collection, maybe you joined in too and we had a crazy otaku fest!
... How did you find me, anyway?

Reece: still arching his eyebrow
... The hostile eldest Italian brother called us on the way here, but when your two friends with oddly almost perfect genetics showed up at home and told us everything, I drover them here to come and find you... It's beyond me with how the Italian got my phone number though.

You: rubbing your chin
Properly his family's Mafia has connections...

Reece: biting his tongue
MA-FIA!

You: getting out off bed
Yeah, their grandpa is the head of some Italian Mafia and they'll inherit it one day... Where is Gilbert and Berwald?

Reece: frowning at you
In their room, don't go around disturbing the two... Who knows what two young guys will do to an unprotected girl their age when they wake up in the morning, with their bodies pumping with fresh hormones, pheromones, t---

You: shrugging your shoulders
Or they could just sleep there and wait tell noon to get up...
Your only a few years older than us... Is your body already that old and warn out that it doesn't do that natural reaction anymore; though I'd never imagine that you'd ever need any pill, being that you've never had a girlfriend.

An obvious fire began to grown in Reece's eyes, now you knew you crossed the line.

You: lowering your head in shame
I--

Reece: raising his voice at you
SHUT UP!
I TRY TO DO MY BEST TO PRESERVE YOUR DIGNITY, BUT YOU JUST CHUCK AWAY ALL MY HARD WORK!
GO OUT THERE AND GET KNOCKED UP BY SOME SLEAZY GUY! I'VE OFFICIALLY STOPPED GIVE A CRAP ABOUT YOU! YOUR NOTHING BUT A DISGRACE THAT CARRIES THE SAME BLOOD AS I DO! JUDGING BY HOW YOU ACT, YOU'LL BE CARRYING SOME STRANGER'S CHILD SOON TOO!

Is this really what he thinks about you?
Nothing more than a girl that goes around parading her body for anyone to get a cheap time from?

His words were soaked in a hatred, how could the one person you admired and loved some much destory your once optimistic and cheery heart into something barely recognised as mush. And just like that you ran; you ran from his bitter words, his bitter eyes, his bitter face, his bitter aura, his bitter everything. The faster you ran the safer you felt, but the further you went the more scared you felt, putting so much distance between you and your brother that you could feel Reece slowly growing away from you and moving on like you never existed. Your speed slowed down when you reached a familiar looking open door and wiped away any evidence of tears, peeped your head in and spoke up.

You: struggling to get out what you needed to say
We should get going back to the school.

Your four school mates all looked at you in unison, you didn't bother to say a word, after all they were the reason for Reece's angry... Weren't they? Assigning blame to them only seemed like a reasonable and logical answer, it was THEM that annoyed Reece... All because they were born male?

Lovino: rolling his eyes and walking out
Whatever a~I'll tell a~grandpa a!

As he brushed past you he sent you a quick glance, as if he knew there was something that was troubling you and he wanted you to tell him.

...

Finally! Touch down!
It took a while to leave (country), but they said it was best if you all arrived back on the island at night so you'll all have the cover of darkness to get back into the dorms, however they would have definitely realised that Gilbert, Berwald and you were missing due to the length of time being absent from the island and having no way of covering up the fact that the helicopter was missing. Which also meaning that someone will need to explain about the crash and come up with a believable lie as to how you all got back, at no point is Feliciano and Lovino to be mentioned in any of this.

Berwald: walking you to your dorm
Are you all good with everything?

You let out a small hearted hum and looked up at Berwald, it was hard to read his face due to it being dark outside, but you didn't put too much effort into it either; its not like he shows much emotion anyway and you were too heart broken to give any about others right now. The moment you opened up your dorm door and switched on the light, something switched on inside you too, as you lifelessly stared into the bland dorm.

You: turning your head to see Berwald walking away
B-Berwald!?

Berwald: stoping and looking at you
_____, you should be more quiet, do you want to get caught?

You: nervously fiddling with doorknob
D-D-Do you think you can stay with me for a bit?

The Swede grew more interested by the second and slowly began pacing over towards you, then he stopped at the door's threshold, towering over you and looking down into your lonely (e/c) eyes.

Berwald: reassuring you
I'm not looking down on you, I'm just freakishly tall and it's physically difficult for me to get down on most people's levels... I metaphorically look up to you and never want you to forget that I will always be here for you.

THAT'S IT!
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, THIS DAM IS ABOUT TO BURST!

You: wrapping your arms around Berwald and uncontrollably crying
TH-ANK... YOUUU!

It was as if, you were under a spell that made the world feel warm and safe once again; maybe it was cute way of wording his words or that accent you adored ever sense day one, but he somehow numbed the pain.

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HAHAHA! SECOND CHAPTER I PRODUCED TODAY! I'M ON FIRE AND I NEED MORE OF A SOCIAL LIFE!
I hope nothing said upsets anyone, I know Reece's character is bit off 'an over exaggerator', but that's he's personality I guess.

Thank you for reading!

~BlueTimeFly
(Do you hear that? It's the winds of spontaneous and hypo people that go swimming at 6am in the morning and lock themselves away in their room for the rest of the day writing fanfics on wattpad #HelpMe)