Season 1 ; Episode 8 - Blood Brothers

*screen goes black*
*everything goes in slow motion*
Zeela: *crying on Duke’s chest*
Duke: *stares at BraD and Adia’s lifeless bodies with a sad look in his eyes, holding Zeela tight rubbing her back *
Daryen: *screaming at the policemen for not letting him through*
River: *trying to hold Daryen back*
Kris: *covers her mouth and shakes her head crying*
Jacy: *just stands there*
Sam: *rubs Jacy's back while staring at Adia's lifeless body*
Grant: *holding Sam's hand tight because Grant fears dead bodies*
*Phoenix runs in and sees BraD and kneels on his knees and cries hard and screams*
*at the end of the funeral*
*they all get texts from ‘Dinky Rosemead’*
*the text reads: Good morning Brookston high, BIG NEWS! Flash flash, our own campus drug dealer Adia Beckett has passed. Due to police reports, it was from a heroin overdose! And that’s not the catch, her just-broken-up-with boyfriend Braverly Denver, (AKA the hot offence of our own lacrosse team) had been found right next to her, DEAD, when they found them! Like o.m.g, and due to police reports, Braverly had shot himself right in the head. Maybe our dear BraD wasn’t so perfect after all. Maybe killed himself cause of relationship probs? Who knows! Well, I’m gonna go for my workout, Xoxo, D.Hodgekiss*
Camille: I cant believe this all happened in one day..
River: *closes her phone and chucks it to a tree* UGH! I HATE HER!
Daryen: relax baby girl..
Phoenix: *laughs sarcastically and chucks his phone to the tree too* I’M GONNA KILL HER!
Duke: bro! don’t be so vulgar. This is a funeral~ *looks around*
Phoenix: I don’t even care anymore. BraD was just, so him before Adia came and changed his life. Adia has messed all of our lives on the way too! *puts his hands on his face* she’s so stupid!
Kris: PHOENIX! Adia was just a girl!
Daryen: *scoffs* with tons of problems..
Jacy: can we all just chill? Just rest for awhile please? We cant be like this forever. Sorority and frat pledging start next week, we need to pull ourselves together..
Zeela: yeah.. Jacy’s right-- *sees a woman* mom?
Jacy: what? *looks at where Zeela is looking*
Zeela: THAT IS MOM! MOM!!
Jacy: omg.. cmon Zeels..you guys should wait in the car..
*they both run to Demi*
Zeela: mom?
Demi: *wiping her tears* Jacy? Zeela?
Zeela and Jacy: *nods with tears of joy*
Demi: look how big you both have grown! *hugs them*
Zeela: you haven’t forgotten us..
Demi: I will never! *pulls off*
Zeela: what are you doing here?
Jacy: who are you even with?
Demi: um.. I’m here with--
William: Honey, are we ready to go?
Jacy: Mr. Beckett?
Zeela: you’re..here with Adia’s dad?
Demi: well--Jacy: wait.. why is he holding your hand?
Zeela: YOU GUYS ARE DATING?!
Demi: well Zeela,.. we’re kinda married..
Zeela: WHAT?! YOU LEFT US FOR ADIA’S FUCKED UP FAMILY?!
Demi: Zeela! Don’t raise your voice here! Not infront of her grave!
Zeela: I DON’T FUCKING CARE! HOW COULD YOU MARRY ANOTHER GUY LIKE THIS?! AND YOU PROMISED YOU’LL VISIT! BUT YOU FUCKING DIDN’T! WE HAVENT SEEN YOU IN 3 FUCKING YEARS MOM! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
Jacy: *holding Zeela back* Zeela! Don’t lash out like this!
Zeela: *struggling out of Jacy’s grip* LET GO OF ME!
Demi: Zeela! I had to.. your dad just gave me too much pressure at home every day, I couldn’t handle it all!
Zeela: *spits on Demi’s shoes* what kind of mother are you?!
Jacy: ZEELA! *pulls her back* WHAT THE HELL?!
Zeela: *angry while crying*
William: now young lady, you better not--
Zeela: FUCK OFF OLD MAN! YOU’RE NOT MY DAD!
*William backs off*
Jacy: ZEELA! STOP! LET ME HANDLE THIS!
Zeela: *crosses her arms and looks the other way*
Jacy: mom, you didn’t have the right to do this, And without telling us? We’re your first daughters.. you’re supposed to tell us EVERYTHING.. why? And Adia’s family? How can you do this?
Demi: Jacy,.. please let me explain.. I was planning to visit, or call,.. but whenever I did.. I just.. couldn’t.. not after what I did to you guys..
Jacy: *laughs sarcastically* wrong answer… cmon Zeela.. *grabs Zeela and pulls her back to the car*
Zeela: *does the middle finger to William*
William: *mouths: me?*
Zeela: YES FUCKING YOU!
Jacy: *drags her into the car and slams the door* DRIVE DUKE!*they drive off*
Demi: *covers her mouth and cries*
William: it’s okay honey.. *rubs her arm*
*in the car*
Jacy: *crying silently*
Zeela: sis?
River: Jace? Are you ok?
Jacy: just.. nothing..
River: *lays her head on Jacy’s shoulder while texting on her phone*
Duke: *holds Zeela’s hand and shifts his other hand to the back so Camille can hold his hand*
Camille: *holds Duke’s hand*
(A/N: They’re in a school van, Troyal and Camille sits at the back)
*they all drove back to campus and into the cafeteria*
Phoenix: um, I don’t feel like eating, I’m gonna take a walk..
Kris: Phee..
Phoenix: I’ll come back.. I wont do anything stupid.. really.. *fake smiles**walks out*
Daryen: *still sad* I’m kinda not hungry too but I’ll stay with you guys..
River: ok baby boy.. *kisses his cheek*
*Duke sits next to Zeela and as usual, Camille sits opposite of them, infront of Duke*
Duke: Zeels, you ok?
Zeela: *nods* this has been the worst two days ever..
Duke: hey, at least you have me right? *smiles*
Zeela: *looks up at Duke* yeah, you’re right. *smiles softly*
Duke: *looks into her eyes*
Duke’s POV: wow, she’s beautiful.. and her eyes, She has to be the one for me.. I cant hurt her like this, I have to break up with Camille.. I’ll talk to her later..
Duke: *fake smiles*
Zeela: *pecks him lightly*
Camille: *jealous**texts Duke: meet me, backdoor closet, now.*
Duke: *texts back: are you serious? Zeela is right here.*
Camille: *texts Duke: I don’t care, I wanna talk to you now.*
Duke: *texts back: gosh, fine.* uh, Zeela?
Zeela: yeah?
Duke: I’m going to the bathroom alright?
Zeela: ok.
*a few minutes later Camille goes to where Duke is*
*in the closet*
Duke: what do you want Cam?
Camille: what are you doing?
Duke: I donno? Kissing my girlfriend? Emphasis on the girlfriend.
Camille: look, I know she’s your girlfriend, but then, what am i?
Duke: Cam.. I think, you and me, can’t work this out anymore, I think Zeela is the one, for me..
Camille: *tears start forming* wh-what?
Duke: cam.. don’t-don’t cry..
Camille: *Starts crying* you hate me!
Duke: no! that’s not it, we can still be friends.
Camille: *shakes her head* you know what, lets pretend we never happened.. goodbye Duke.. *tries walking out*
Duke: *grabs her hand* I change my mind, I don’t wanna leave you.. *pulls her in and kisses her*
Camille: *kisses back*
*back at the table*
Jacy: I think someone should check on Phoenix.
*everybody looks at River*
River: what?
Kris: you’re the closest to him now that BraD is… gone, Riv..
Daryen: yeah baby, he trusts you more than he trusts me and Duke.. I give you permission to go.. *smiles*
River: *sigh* ok, I’ll talk to you guys later.
*everyone waves and continues eating their breakfast*
*it’s starts raining heavily outside*
*with Phoenix*
River: phoenix!
Phoenix: River?
River: I knew I’d find you here. Now cmon, it’s raining, get off your butt and come back to the caff.
Phoenix: I prefer to stay, you can stay here, with me if you want.
River: it’s raining Phee, we might get sick.
Phoenix: *gives River a look*
River: ugh, fine. *sits next to Phoenix* whats wrong? Are you ok?
Phoenix: no, I am not ok, losing BraD is like, loosing a brother.. he was that close to me..
River: I understand.. but you cant beat urself up like this Phee, *sigh* I’m going back--
Phoenix: *grabs River’s wrist* stay with me? Please?
River: mm, fine. You owe me if I get sick..
Phoenix: easy. *laughs*River: nothing will be the same wont it? *rests her head on Phoenix’s shoulder*
Phoenix: I don’t think so.. *chuckles* do you remember when you and the girls had to go to Adia’s place for that sleepover? That, GNO?
River: *laughs* yeah, that was fun.
Phoenix: well, we didn’t tell you girls but, the guys went to a little fishing trip, so, lemme tell you the story.
River: oo! I love your life stories! *laughs*
Phoenix: *chuckles* ok, so, I was about to throw in the rod, and then the hook, it caught my finger, and I got a huge bruise here. *shows River*
River: OH! EW! How come you never told me? We were together that time.
Phoenix: *laughs* wait, lemme finish. So BraD wasn’t all panicky like the rest of us, he took out his pocket knife and cut himself on the same finger and then we rubbed our fingers together, and he said “now, we’re officially blood brothers, nothing could tear us apart.” Then, the rush of pain that was in me, just, disappeared.. he made the fear and pain all go away..River: wow,.. that’s so brotherly..
Phoenix: *chuckles loudly* yeah.. and, remember when BraD gave me the best bday present ever?
both: the Yamaha drum set.
Phoenix: yeah. *laughs* that was the same day I told you I loved you for the first time.. my birthday.. and also the same day you.. broke up with me.. *smiles fades then he tries to fake smile* but that’s okay, you’re still my friend
River: *slaps him* you are making me feel SO BAD! Stop it! Look Phee, sometimes you have to be a man, like, go get a tattoo or sumthing.
Phoenix: *laughs* sure, I’ll take that advice.*it suddenly stops raining*
Phoenix: *groans* no more rain, oh well, lets go back to the caff yeah?
*Stands up and puts his hand up*
River: *nods and takes his hand*
*the next day*
*during English*
(A/N: in English, River sits with Phoenix)
Phoenix: *whispers* I got the tattoo..
River: *gasps**whispers* when?
Phoenix: *whispers* last night, wanna see?
River: *whispers* hell yeah!
Phoenix: *pulls up his shirt so River can see his right chest*
River: *gasps* PHOENIX!