The next morning was awkward as Lukas fixed a cup of toffee for his brother and brought it down only to be met with a piercing stare. Avoiding his brother's gaze, Lukas handed his brother the toffee before squeaking as Brandon grabbed his hand and made him sit down next to him. 

"Now," Brandon growled as he stirred his toffee. "Care to explain where you were yesterday and why you tried to lie to me about it?"

Lukas sighed before deciding to be partially honest. "...I was attempting to plan a surprise for you since you seemed really down yesterday and since it's not finished, I didn't want you to know yet."

"... You were planning a surprise for me?" While Brandon could sense the truthfulness of his brother's words, at the same time, he could tell that that wasn't the entire truth. So when Lukas nodded as to confirm his words, he asked. "Were you planning this surprise alone?"

Lukas seemed to freeze at that and Brandon knew he had struck the nail on the head. "W-why d-do you ask that?"

"I mean the first thing you said last night was that you were hanging out with a friend. And now that I think about it, I don't think that was entirely a lie, was it?" Brandon raised an eyebrow at his suddenly nervous brother. 

"Ok, so I might've gotten a little help but it doesn't really matter!" Lukas tried to play it off but Brandon wasn't letting it go so easily. 

"If it doesn't really matter then you can tell me who exactly you got help from." It wasn't that big of a deal to Brandon really, but if Lukas didn't tell him, or if it turned out to be Jackson, the devil, or one of the devil's minions, he would be having some stern words with his brother.

"Um... you know what! How 'bout when the surprise is done, I'll bring the person who was helping me with me and you can meet him then, alright? Alright!" Lukas said very quickly. 

Brandon narrowed his eyes at his brother before he decided to ask. "How long will your little surprise take to prepare?"

"Um...maybe a week? I think? It shouldn't take much longer than that." At least that's what Lukas hoped. 

"Ok then, if it'll only take a week, then I'll wait to meet this friend of yours. But if it takes any longer, then you and I will be having some words." Brandon told his brother sternly. 

"Ok, ok!" Lukas held up his hands defensively before standing up and going to the side exit of the whale. 

"And where are you going?" Brandon asked. 

"If I'm gonna finish your surprise in a week, I'd best get to it. I'll be back later, brother!" Lukas waved before rushing out of the whale. 

Brandon sighed at that as he sat back on his bed, wondering what the surprise could be... and who exactly Lukas was working with that he wanted to delay their meeting.