I Don't Wanna Dance, So Don't You Ask Me Babe /JAY

[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

A party was happening in one of the Vegas residences, all were invited, and a lot of people attended. James was one of said people - he had arrived at the party with his band but they all went their separate ways, that is, until enough time passed and the under-the-influence friends met up again in the back yard of whoever was throwing the party. The place had a pool - one not too big but not too small either and when James ventured back there his best friends, all girls, were all in the pool, naked. He grinned at the idea of skinny dipping and it didn't take him but a minute before he was practically ripping his clothes off and jumping in the pool with them. "Hay guys!" He chippered, landing in the pool between Kris and Christine, and because he didn't know that he could stand up where he was he doggy paddled over to Kris and hung onto her shoulder, just like a little kid who couldn't swim. He flicked his neck back a little and got his wet hair out of his eyes, grinning at the girls. He wasn't thinking very clearly, after having quite a few drinks with his boyfriend, and honestly... a drunk James wasn't a smart one. He just wasn't all there when under the influence. Not that was 'all there' above the influence either, but that's a different story.

The boy went back and forth between the four girls he swam with, hanging onto them and then swimming away and clinging to another one of them. James was extremely indecisive, he just couldn't pick one of them. He was clinging onto Casey momentarily, but when he saw Kris moving closer to Anna his protective instincts went off and he said, "Nevermind Casey... I dont want you anymore." It was quiet and sort of muffled because his mouth went underwater for a moment and he swam away, just barely throwing himself between Kris and Anna before Kris fully approached Anna. James grabbed her shoulders for just a second before wrapping his arms around her and basically embracing her, giving them absolutely no space between each other. He kissed her cheek and smiled, just continuing to hug her until he was satisfied.

Inside the house, away from the skinny dipping young adults was Duncan - he sat in a loveseat alone because he had come to the party alone. He was actually rather close to the back door though - if you looked inside from outside then you would see him right away. He looked rather bored, to say the least.

[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

Oh, did Jayden love residing in Las Vegas, it was the place to always be, especially if you were into the party scene. If Jayden lived somewhere else, he’d probably be a grumpy old man, which just partied whenever he could. But no, he lived in the city that never sleeps, and that’s how he liked it. The band was off tour and had just started working with a new label, so Jayden felt pretty okay, their old label were full of dipshits anyways. The party seemed fine at first, free booze and his band mates/best friends were scattered within the crowd. He started the night on Kris’ side, then managed to get to Christine and James, but now he found himself refilling his cup in the kitchen. He knew he’d end up with James and the rest of the crew later, why not mingle a bit? He had seen a few people he knew and some that he didn’t, of course, it was Jayden there was always someone he didn’t like around, but he was being good surprisingly.

His cup was full again, oh yes, the sweet taste of jack daniels and coke had filled Jayden’s taste buds as he headed back to where he was standing with his boyfriend outside. He rummaged past people as he drank, making his way back outside and he looked around for James, or one of the girls. ”What the fu--?”

[/color], before he could go on, he heard some giggling at the pool. He turned his gaze to focus on the group of girls in the pool, woah, when did chicks get naked?, he thought as he looked at the girls. Hey! Those were all of his closest friends, this image made him laugh. He then spotted a familiar face, the face of his boyfriends, pretty much snuggling up to Anna, the bands manager/ James’ ex-girlfriend. What the fuck? Was James trying to get a free fill? Jayden’s eyes narrowed. Did James think he was an idiot? He looked around and saw people looking back at him as he looked pissed at the scene right before him, everyone was pretty aware of the relationship that he and James had, so they could probably guess what was going on in his mind. It also didn’t help that Jayden already disliked Anna, mostly because she dated James first and he had a feeling one or the other still had romantic feelings for the other. But then again, Jayden was just nervous because he was actually in love with the boy, so his paranoia was at its peak, and this just confirmed his accusations.

Jayden’s jaw clenched as his eyes seemed to have zoomed in on James’ hands locations, he almost dropped his drink, but no way was he going to waste good alcohol. He just rolled his eyes and turned on his heel, he wasn’t causing a scene, he actually wanted to just go home and hit a wall. He headed back inside, this time violently hitting people on his way through. That’s when he spotted a familiar face; Duncan was sitting on some sort of love seat, Jayden gulped as he debated in his mind. He took a long drink from his cup and stared in Duncan’s direction, but then the two locked eyes, it was almost as if Duncan was sending him a message mentally. Jayden looked away and shrugged, fuck it, he thought. James had made his decision right? He was naked in a pool with his ex-girlfriend. Jayden coouldn’t fucking sulk around when James was out there having the time of his fucking life, plus, the alcohol wasn’t letting Jayden think correctly, so he just walked towards Duncan. Someone had sat beside Duncan before Jayden could even sit there, but he was not having that, he glared at the person and motioned him to hit the road, which he did reluctantly. Plus, it was fairly obvious that Jayden wouldn’t hesitate to kick his ass. Jayden smirked and flopped right beside Duncan, maybe a little too close, but who cared as of right now, right? ”Sup, stranger?”[/color], he said casually as he took another drink from his cup. ”I’m fucking bored… “[/color], he mumbled and rose a brow a bit as he tilted his head in Duncan’s direction, ”But I have an idea…”[/color]. This was actually how most of their old hookups went, one of them would sort of just approach the other and just kiss them, or lay a hand on the other’s leg. Jayden managed to sport a smile on his face in Duncan’s direction, the two had some good times, why the fuck not, right? James could have his fun and so could Jayden. Duncan seemed to get the picture and wasn’t fighting it, so Jayden just leaned over and kissed him, not separating the kiss at all.

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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

Duncan had so much to drink that his vision was impaired but he didn't seem to mind, he had walked to the party so he didn't have a car to worry about and he had plenty of friends who would help him home if necessary. His blurred eye sight didn't stop him from noticing a familiar face come towards him though, it was the one, the only, Jayden Alexander. The corners of Duncan's lips upturned into a grin like smirk as the bodily figure approached him faster, replacing the person who had been sitting beside him with himself. Duncan wasn't about to argue though - he knew Jayden extremely well, they had quite the history, in fact. They didn't end on a bad note either; they just both knew that what they had wasn't worth tying each other down. Now of course, Duncan had a girlfriend that he was so committed to that he actually bought a place and moved in with her. The fact that he was in a relationship was normally placed well in his head but tonight his knowledge of it was completely absent. Sure, he entered the party thinking that he was going to be a good boy but the combination of Jay's touch and his alcohol consumption over ran that thought completely. He chuckled at what Jayden said and gave no response, just nodding and looking around before looking back at Jayden, into his eyes. The two were extremely close as it was but the space between them closed up in just seconds, their lips touching each other as well as the rest of their bodies. "Mmm... you've so juice-ee," He muttered under the kiss, his accent present in his half-speech. Jayden and him had several inside jokes from their previous relationship, and one of them was Duncan telling Jayden that he was 'Juicy.'

Outside, in the back, James had finally let go of Anna and ducked under the water to swim around aimlessly. His body ventured over to the deep end and that was when his body went spastic - he splashed in every direction until his frantic doggy paddling got him to the side of the pool and from there he climbed up the side ladder to get out, taking a towel from his little brother directly after. He stood around with Zack and his friends for a moment, a few of the younger guys made comments about James having been practically groping Anna and he just shrugged, not having any thoughts towards it. After dressing himself again he ventured away from the younger crowd and went off to find his boyfriend, a big, goofy grin plastered across his face. This happiness did not last, though. The first thing he saw when he walked into the party house was one had been terrified of for this past year - his boyfriends lips on those of another man. It didn't process in his head that he could have made Jayden jealous in any way shape or form, what he did with Anna was just normal bodily interaction. He would never understand Jayden's feelings about that, though. Before their relationship, Jayden was known very well for his promiscuous ways and James kept that well aware in his head. In fact, it's the main reason he hasn't given up his virginity to Jay. A little part of him has been scared that he wouldn't be good enough and Jayden would leave him. It was an unrealistic mental accusation on James' part, especially when he knew that Jayden loved him - but now, the sight before him made him question that 'love.'

James choked on what came up his throat as a sob, he hadn't even realized about the tears that were strolling down his face until he felt eyes on him. Quickly he turned around and walked away from the scene at a fast pace, approaching Zack and just grabbing his wrist, pulling him towards the backyard exit. He wiped at his eyes and caught Zacks glance, it didn't take long for Zack to follow along with it and get James into their car. Zack hoped in the driver seat and asked about it on the way home, letting James tell him and such.

[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

The thoughts going through Jayden’s mind were numerous, he had always had suspicions and paranoia issues with Anna and James. Sure, he knew James loved him, but come on, it was a little intimidating when his ex girlfriend was incredibly hot and James could probably have her whenever he wanted. Jayden would never fully admit that, but it was pretty obvious he had a slight hatred for the girl. Plus, this was Jayden’s first time being in love, and he didn’t want to be the one getting played or made to look stupid. Just seeing the two together like that… naked… just really pulled on his heart strings, and it didn’t help that he was already slightly buzzed. So any decision he made now wasn’t thought-out entirely, and unfortunately, this decision was going to bite him in the ass the next day. But as of right now, he didn’t really care or think of the consequences that his current actions were going to bring upon him.

Jayden was now locking lips with Duncan, a body and face that his own was used to being this intimate with. Both were always aware of their ‘no strings attached’ shit and both continued to come back to one another whenever a ‘good time’ was needed. The two were almost always single, but this time it was obviously different, but did they know that? Not entirely. The kiss was soft and not sloppy, Jayden’s eyes were closed, and he had to admit it was a little weird now kissing someone that wasn’t James. But he had to forget about James right now, James was out there… naked… with his ex girlfriend, Jayden had to do his own thing now. Plus, he wasn’t getting any from James anyways right? With Duncan, it was pretty much a done deal, no offence to Duncan. As much as it broke his heart to be sitting here, kissing another guy… he couldn’t stop. Duncan was very attractive, but then again… he wasn’t James. He wasn’t aware that his boyfriend was watching him, in fact, he wasn’t exactly thinking much of it. The kiss lasted a little long, but Jayden eventually pulled away, slowly opening hi eyes and he looked down at his cup. ”Uh, I have to go, I can’t do this”

[/color], he mumbled getting up and sitting his half filled cup on a random dresser. He just wanted to go home, he didn’t want to see James or anyone, he just wanted to be home. He was still angry at James, but also angry at himself for his previous actions, he just needed to go home and pass out for now. Maybe if he was lucky, this was all just a bad dream…?

The next day came pretty fast, the band had a show, and unlucky for Jayden, he was sporting a hangover. Jess had welcomed him to the new day with a shot of tequila on the coffee table; he didn’t manage to make it to the bed obviously. This wasn’t Jessica’s first choice of an antidote when one was with a hangover, but it’s how Jayden usually delt with them, and he was her brother, so she’d help him anyway she could. He woke up and grabbed the shot, taking it almost immediately. He looked around, jess wasn’t there but she had left him a note. He rubbed his eyes first and looked it over, ’Don’t forget the show tonight, I’ll call you to make sure you’re up by then <3’, he laughed a little, but didn’t reply. He looked over at the time, it was already four, wow, the boy could sleep. He’d have to be at the show by six, getting ready for sound check and all that, it was a little show they were doing locally. To be honest, he just wanted to get it over with. He took the next hour or so, showering and getting dressed, Andrew had come to pick him up, and they found themselves there right on time for sound check.

Andrew had all the instruments tuned in time; he was such a good techie, even though the kid was insane. Sound check seemed almost as if it had taken forever, but that was only because Jayden and James weren’t exactly speaking. Jayden was mad at James, he remembered everything from last night, even that he had left before James could see, as far as he knew. Christine and Kris had questioned him a few times, but he had just denied any accusation that seemed to fly in his direction. The show was finally beginning and Jayden had to keep it professional, but keeping it professional didn’t mean he had to speak to James right? The show began and went; James hadn’t even looked in Jayden’s direction. As mad as Jayden was at James, he didn’t expect the same exact treatment coming from James; it sort of made him confused. He even almost fucked up on a couple songs, but revived himself obviously. Even the crowd and the rest of the band seemed to see the difference in the vibe on stage, Jayden wasn’t quite sure what to think… he just continued to play, every once in a while looking in James’ direction.



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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

Had the thought ever crossed his mind that Jayden could have been jealous of Anna? Yes, once or twice that day - but he never thought it over again or for more than five seconds. He arrived at his home at around eleven at night and he literally plopped down the couch with Ransom and Zack. The two of them let him practically lay on them and were both considerate of the fact that he was both pretty drunk and hysterically crying. At this point, he was just thinking that Jayden was tired of him and wanted someone who could give him more. Yeah, James was incredibly sweet of a boyfriend - sober, that is, when he strayed away from females - but he wasn't sexually active and it always got to him that before their relationship Jayden had been quite promiscuous and usually got more than what James was capable of giving him. Obviously, Duncan was more fun to kiss than he was, and that being the only thing James was able to give him... well, Duncan being more fun made him pretty damn sad to say the least. Later that night he woke himself up around four in the morning and the first thing he did was call Casey to make her get online. They talked on AIM for about fifteen minutes and eventually she came over, watched degrassi with him and just fell asleep next to him. She left around noon to do some stuff on her own and he just laid around for most of the day.

Later on, around five at night, Jayden's little sister came over and told him all that she could... which was not much. What he did understand from what she said though was that Jayden was also sad and would not talk to anyone. This was when he considered the possibility that he was jealous of Anna but he didn't want to keep that thought in his head. After all, wouldn't Jayden of all people know that James would never go back to the Vagina? Especially that vagina, it was the one who break his heart, ripped it, chewed it up, spit it out, threw it down a sewer, called it names and then laughed. For the rest of the day he was pretty much online until the time came and it was about two hours before the show, therefore making it time for him to quickly shower, blow dry, flat iron, and get dressed. He left the house on his motorcycle and brought a hair brush to fix his helmet hair in the parking lot when he got there and went in through the back. Before walking in he stopped, took a deep breath and told himself to not even look at Jayden. Maybe he'd get the point that he wasn't the only one mad, here. He also left his cell phone at home because he hadn't been answering to texts for anybody for the entire day, he figured there was no reason he needed to now.

Sound check went well. He didn't even look Jayden's way and he was partially happy, but not quite enough. It killed him to have the distance he did but he wasn't about to get near him now - no way. Not even if the air around the stage felt incredibly awkward. Just... no. Eventually it came time for them to perform and he started off with the song Therapy as planned, continuing not to even look in Jayden's direction. Before getting on stage though he called Zack and asked him to walk over to the show so that he wouldn't have to drive the motorcycle home if something good or bad were to happen. After the first song he decided to change things up again, regardless of having band approval. "This next song is... Remembering Sunday."

[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

The two had never not spoken to one another for this long of a time before, so the feeling was definitely weird. Jayden really did feel like a part of him was missing, but he wasn’t going to admit that, no, what James did was wrong. That was a scene that Jayden could never truly un-see, and the image was just replaying in his mind. He felt stupid and as if James was just using him to pass the time, but now, James was ignoring him? He had no texts or calls from James earlier, which he had to admit was surprising, but at the same time he was already mad at him, so he didn’t think much of it. Plus, he had jumped to the conclusion that James had probably hooked up with Anna later that night, so maybe he was too busy for Jayden. Truly, all of the assumptions going through Jayden’s mind broke his heart slightly every time, he didn’t want it to be over, but clearly, it was. James was acting like a douche, not even glancing in Jayden’s direction, either he was mad at Jayden or… he seriously made his way back into Anna’s arms. Why would James be mad at him though? Jayden didn’t do anything… unless James saw the kiss, but he would have said something, right? Jayden shook the thought away. But if James wanted things to be over, he’d definitely say something, right? God, this was so fucking confusing, Jayden’s head was everywhere. The two musicians were best friends and they couldn’t even properly communicate right now. Getting involved with one another was definitely taking its toll on the two and apparently the entire band and performance.

Jayden wasn’t his crazy self on stage, in fact he was pretty quiet and into his guitar as the song went on. Christine was getting frustrated with the vibe going on around the stage, but just so happened to shrug it off and hope that the feud going on wouldn’t effect tonight’s performance. The next song was going to be a faster one, which meant Christine had to get comfortable on the drums. She loved this part of the show, mostly because she can bang on shit happily as she felt the music within her body. She set everything up and was about to start the song off, when James made his announcement. She looked up at James and frowned, looking at Kris and Jayden in confusion. They seemed to not be informed on the random song change too, Jayden was really getting pissed now. He tried to keep his cool and just walked over to James, ”What the fuck is your problem?”

[/color], he said as away from the microphone as he could, ”That’s not the next song,”[/color], he said as he avoided eye contact with the audience. Christine watched the two, hoping this would all get situated before the audience started to suspect something. She knew James was mad at Jayden, and she knew exactly why, but did he really have to do this on stage? She was slightly worried but she kept her cool and stayed put on her drum seat.



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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

What the fuck is your problem? That's not the next song Just the tone of Jayden's voice made it clear to James that he was not pleased; but at the moment, James couldn't give less of a damn. He continued to not even look in Jayden's direction, in fact, as Jayden got closer he navigated away, starting to sing the song when the band played the que to. He continued to walk away from Jayden until the point that he was going behind the drum set and out the other side, putting him on the opposite side of the stage from Jayden. From there he sat on the edge of the stage and sang. It wasn't until the last two lines of the song that he caught himself looking at Jayden for the first time in the entire night, and during this brief moment he gave a low-key flip off, but he waited until he knew Jayden saw it. Jayden clearly didn't know that James was mad at him as it was, so in James mind, this seemed like a good idea. Show him it, then he'd understand right? It meant the show was at jeporady, but honestly... it was already their shittiest performance yet, it wasn't going to get any better. It would be better if he just walked off stage right now. In fact, soon after he put his finger back he set his guitar down, waved to the audience and shoved shoulders with Jayden while walking past him. He said nothing because he knew that he what he wanted to say was not stage appropriate and if Jay wanted to come talk to him, then he could.

After he left the sight of the crowd he grabbed a towel and wiped at his face, which was surprisingly as sweaty as when he actually completes a set. A few people who worked backstage started questioning what he was trying to do but he just held a hand up to them as if saying, stop. "Just leave me alone." He told one guy, making it clear that the 'James' normally possessing his body wasn't present tonight. He started walking towards the area that he left Zack to chill out but by the time he was half way there, his heart was pounding as if he was watching a scary movie and he knew something freaky was about to happen. But of course, he was just starting to get scared again. It was just like the time he decided to punch David in the face and then didn't know what to do. Hell, from that situation his right eye was still slightly swollen. And just to think, Jayden is way scarier than David. He started walking faster, and just knowing that he would be followed made him have the urge to just hide. His choice of hiding wasn't one of his best decisions, considering if you just slightly turned your head you could see him. There was a random, large, metal, thick pole in the middle of the more open backstage area and he jumped behind it, peering out in the direction to the stage. If someone were to follow him then they'd probably show up in the next minute or two. If not then he would just run back to where Zack was and go home. "Not the right song... pfft... who the fuck cares..." While awaiting the possible arrival of one of his band mates he mumbled to himself, slightly scared but angry still. Half of him hoped that no one would show up, but the other half wanted Jayden to come, so maybe, just maybe they could fix things.

[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

James didn’t reply to him, he neglected to even glance in his direction, which only made Jayden even more pissed. James started to move away and as the rest of the band just started playing the tune, Jayden followed James a bit, trying to see what the fuck was up, but apparently James was truly ignoring him. James was now behind Christine’s area, which made Jayden frown, what the fuck was James on? He was acting like a child, but what for? Was he disgusted with Jayden or something? The feeling literally was starting to kill him, but he had to keep his composure, his light glare was still present but he continued to play. Towards the end of the song, Jayden looked over at James and was being flicked off. This truly offended Jayden, now he was seriously pissed off, what the fuck was James’ problem? How dare he gesture ‘fuck you’ in his direction? He wasn’t the one acting like a douche right now. He dropped his arm as he watched James, so much in him wanted to scream at James or tackle him, but he couldn’t do that in the middle of the performance, even though James wasn’t being really professional. James had dropped his guitar and shoved Jayden’s shoulder as he past him, this only ticked Jayden off more, he was like a ticking time bomb right now. He through his strap over his shoulder almost instantly and put his guitar back down, frankly he didn’t care about the show anymore. He wanted to see what James was so pissy about and why he’s the one being treated like shit, when really it should be the other way around.

He rushed off the stage almost right after James, both fists clenched, Andrew didn’t even attempt on interfering. When Jayden looked this pissed, it was not safe to be in his way. He saw exactly where James had hid, but didn’t say anything at first, when he got close he popped up right before James. The glare in his face was hard and showed that he was holding in a lot right now, he didn’t want to hit James, it was James for Christ sakes, but he couldn’t help it. No one flicked Jayden off and got away with it, ”Seriously… what the fuck… “

[/color], he lightly shoved James, ”Is your problem?!”[/color]. He felt bad shoving him, but he couldn’t help it, he had so much anger just boiling within him. ”If anyone should be fucking mad.. it should be me… not fucking you… “[/color], he said trying not to be loud, but couldn’t help it. He hated screaming at James, but he truly felt out of control right now. ”you fucking dick”, he said through gritted teeth, he almost shoved him once more, but he stopped. His fists were clenched now, his breathing was quite heavy, but these two had to talk, it was just obvious or else certain things would be in jeopardy. But truly, Jayden just wanted to fix this stupid shit between them, he missed his boyfriend and best friend.


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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

Acting childish wasn't a term that was valid in the book of James, it was practically apart of him - it was just how he was when he was mad, he couldn't help it. It was a trait he got from his father, which he wasn't proud of but couldn't do anything about. His nerves rose as he stumbled backwards from the shove Jayden gave him, he caught himself on the pole though and stood closely next to it. James could just sense a punch coming his way but it never did, which somewhat gave him hope that maybe Jayden didn't mean to kiss him. That thought lasted for about a second, until the guy started talking, that is. He let Jayden talk and breathed heavily, glaring right back at him and getting offended by his words. He was the one that Jayden should be mad at? This fumed James enough that he scoffed and rolled his eyes, it was like Jayden was pretending that he didn't even kiss Duncan! He looked away from him and at one of the square tiles on the floor, taking a deep breath and tried to calm himself down before even attempting to speak to Jayden.

"Oh.. yeah? You should be mad at me, for you kissing Duncan?"

[/color] James had gritted teeth while saying this, his glare harder set on than before. He wanted to shove Jayden back so badly but he knew that it would get them no where, and if anything, it would probably get James another black eye. He kept his hands together and cupped on the pole beside him, beginning to work up a back up-response in his head. "Unless you wanna tell me a reason other than that, perhaps one that, I don't know," He tried to prevent himself from screaming this next part, but it still managed to come out pretty loud. "Makes SENSE?"[/color] He wasn't normally the one in fights like this to be mad, in fact, he normally let people walk over him and he'd just apologize. But with Jay, it was always different. They were normally both at the same level, which, they were right now. Bystanders could tell that they were both obviously mad and it seemed like the backstage area cleared out, just so that they wouldn't be in their way.







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[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

Jayden had never been this pissed off at James before, so this was all pretty new. James was always the one that cooled him off when he was pissed at other assholes, especially other assholes that weren’t this close to him. He stood there glaring at James, his jaw hardened as he awaited the bullshit that would come out of James’ mouth next. Oh..yeah? You should be mad at me, for you kissing Duncan?, Jayden’s glare softened, it turned into shame actually, he wasn’t aware that James had seen that. Even though it was sort of to get even with him, Jayden still felt bad about his actions. He didn’t want James to see that, and the fact that James was angry about it definitely showed that he didn’t happen to see what happened next. Jayden looked down and then to the side, he didn’t want anyone to see the two fighting, but no one was around. He could only be thank full right now, he looked over to the stage, Kris and Christine seemed to be handling everything well.

He looked back at James, now seeing the anger in his eyes, ”I only did that because you were FUCKING cuddling naked with your ex FUCKING girlfriend in the pool! I saw where your fucking hands were, you looked very fucking comfortable if you ask me… and I already don’t like that bitch, and you fucking know that… how’d you expect me to react? you made me look fucking stupid… “

[/color], he spat out, as the words flowed out of his mouth, he couldn’t help but get angry again. He knew he was wrong, but James was wrong first. ”I only did that because I was pissed at you… I stopped right away though… not that it even matters to you… you were getting fucking free feels in the pool… but apparently that’s ok to do in your book when you’re in a fucking relationship”[/color], with every ‘fuck’ he only got madder and tears almost came to his eyes, but he blocked them out, he was quite good at that. He couldn’t look at James any longer; he looked away now, looking obviously distressed. He hated being this angry at him, and he hated knowing that this could be the possible end, but James couldn’t get away with that. ”You’re a fucking hypocrite if you think that’s okay to do”[/color], he practically mumbled, his voice cracking towards the end.

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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

Every fuck mad Jayden madder, that is true, but they all brought James down a notch as the story built up. He tried to keep his mouth closed until the end with all his might - but this task was somewhat hard to complete. He mumbled a few incoherent things during Jayden's speech but never said them clearly enough that anyone othe rthan himself would understand. he stopped the pointless mumbling half way in and was quiet as the rest of the ramble went on, shame filling within him. Had he really done that? To think, this was all his fault. He shook his head and looked down, unsure of what he could respond with. He looked back up at Jayden who was starting to explain why he kissed Duncan. The explanation made him start getting angry, not at Jayden, but at himself. Why did he even touch Anna? Obviously not for a worthy reason, it just seemed like one of his drunken hugs. He probably was unaware of it while doing it, considering the memory itself was hard to remember at the moment. He looked up at the ceiling and quietly said "But it did matter..."

[/color] just before his last words.

”You’re a fucking hypocrite if you think that’s okay to do," Jayden told him, a crack at his voice near the end. Every word they shared had been breaking James' heart and he wasn't sure how to approach it now, other than speak how he felt about Anna; maybe it would make him look like less of a douche? He was doubtful, but went about it anyway. "I don't give an actual shit about her and you of all people know that. Jayden... there was... nothing behind whatever I did to her in the pool, hug, whatever it was. She broke my heart into about a million pieces,"[/color] He paused to down at Jayden again and it killed him to see how hurt he was. "and I'd never go back to that. With you, it feels like the pieces were glued back together. I'm sorry."[/color]




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[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

Jayden could feel the emotional vibe hitting the two, they had never been in this type of situation with one another before. He had never wanted to hit James but want to kiss him at the same time, he fucking missed James, he hated being the one to cause him pain. But it wasn’t his fault… entirely, James started it. Jayden just wished he wasn’t so stupid to fall for it, he wasn’t sure what was going to come out of James’ mouth but he hoped it would just be a big misunderstanding. Jayden had said all that he could, keeping it all one hundred percent honest. If it were any other person in the world, Jayden would simply not give a shit; he’d walk away and be careless as can be. But no, it was James, and this boy meant more to Jayden than any other person on the planet. Jayden had no idea James would ever be out to hurt him, but he did have his slight suspicions when it came to Anna.

He didn’t look at James again as he started to speak, he avoided eye contact as best as he could. His hands stuffed in his pockets now as James spoke, I don’t give an actual shit about her and you of all people know that, Jayden kept his mouth shut, wanting to say something like ‘coulda fooled me’ but chose not to. Apparently, James had a point, and Jayden wasn’t going to interrupt. As James stated his name, he wanted to look up, but couldn’t afraid he was going to shed a tear, which he did NOT want to do, even if it was James. He was not going to let James see that he had broken him… hell, he wasn’t going to let anyone see this. He closed his eyes, not letting any type of liquid escape them, then opened them again and looked up at James as he finished his statement. He searched his eyes for any little sense of lying, james looked sincere though. Jayden’s defense mechanism surfaced though, ”Bull shit… you looked too comfortable”

[/color], he said trying to keep his composure. If James had him closer he could have seen Jayden slightly shaking in his stance, ”Even if it was… ‘just a hug’, I don’t know if I could ever handle those ‘hugs’ with you two… especially if you both have no fucking clothes on”[/color], he said honestly, a tear actually escaping his right eye, but almost instantly Jayden wiped it away and looked in another direction.

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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

If Jay didn't want to believe him, that was his choice. James shook his head and looked away from him, Jayden's words were starting to really jerk at his heart strings. Bull shit, you looked too comfortable. Was Jayden just trying to get him to get on his knees and cry for his forgiveness? He looked at him once more and gulped, shoving his hands in his pockets and listening to him. He nodded at each word he said and took it all in consideration. It was reasonable, extremely, and James understood what he was trying to say. How was he going to go about apologizing though? He didn't say anything at first and just thought it over, leaning on the pole and once again looking at one of the tile squares. If Jayden didn't want him to hug Anna, or if he would be hurt everytime he did... well, then James simply wouldn't do it anymore. Even if Jayden didn't forgive him for it, he wouldn't even get within five feet of Anna again, not after this.

"Well..."

[/color] He gulped, nearly choking on his own words. He looked up for just a brief second and saw Jayden wipe a tear away, and that officially let one of his tears out and he coughed a little into his arm. Once his throat was cleared he attempted to speak once more, not able to look at his boyfriend, just in case he were to start breaking out into tears. It killed him just knowing that a tear snuck past Jayden's of all peoples eyelids. He knew damn well that Jayden wasn't proud of it so he wasn't going to call him out on it. Whenever James cried, Jayden didn't call him out on it - he was just there for him, until it came time to kick the ass of whoever made James cry in the first place. It was a different story this time, though. "You won't have to handle them... cos I won't be getting near her,"[/color] he stepped back a little bit to give jayden his space, almost as if he were about to walk away. He wasn't going yet though, he wanted to hear what Jayden needed to say. He bit his lip before adding on. "I understand if you don't forgive me though.."





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[JAYDEN ALEXANDER]

The silence between the two was killing Jayden, each second felt like a minute, and he just didn’t know what to do with himself. He had let a tear escape him, an emotion he never really showed to anyone. He stared back at James, seeing that he too was on the verge of possible tears and it truly broke his heart. He hated hurting James, that kid meant the world to him, but Jayden had to defend himself and say what he needed to say about what went down. It was obvious that neither of them wanted this to be over, they both just jumped to conclusions way too fast. You won’t have to handle them… cos I wont be getting near her, James stepped away from Jayden, but didn’t leave. Jayden didn’t want him to leave either, he wanted to fix this. I understand if you don’t forgive me though…, with that the expression in his face softened more, and he couldn’t help but step forward in James’ direction. He took his hand lightly in attempt to keep him there, at least for the next few seconds. ”That doesn’t make any sense; she’s our manager… just… no more naked hugs, unless they’re with me, okay?”

[/color], he said pulling James in a little closer. ”I’m sorry about Duncan…it’ll never happen again, I promise”[/color], Jayden could only be this loving and patient with James. James brought out so much in Jayden it wasn’t even funny, truly, Jayden didn’t like it, but he did at the same time. He had put down a lot of walls when he got with James, and the two knowing each other for so long, James knew it too.

Jayden just wanted this fight to be over, obviously they both were stupid and hurt the others feelings. Jayden didn’t want to be mad at James any longer; he just wanted him back in his arms, happy as can be. He didn’t even want James to be mad at him either, he wish he could take back the scene that James had come across with him and Duncan, but he couldn’t. He could only apologize and hope that James would forgive him too. He took his free hand and brought his index finger to James’ chin, lifting his head up to face him. ”I love you”[/color], and with that he pressed his lips to James’ hoping everything was just alright again. Now this kiss? Felt like home to him, it felt right. He didn’t want any other lips, just James’.

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[JAMES RUSSELL RUNE]

Jayden wouldn't want him there, would he? James wasn't sure of that answer until he saw the expression on Jayden's face gradually soften, it told him he was more calm - and more willing to be accepting. James knew practically all of Jayden's emotions and expressions, he knew him all around and just a simple movement from Jayden sometimes meant way more. He soon was intertwining his fingers with Jayden and listening to him, lightly bobbing his head in a nodding fashion and letting a tear escape. He was relieved, but the tears don't disappear in that instant that you feel better. With just a little tug closer in from his boyfriend James was standing the distance that he had truly been wanting to all night but hadn't been able to get over his childish stubbornness to do so. "Okay... I promise." He nodded once in agreement to the no-naked-hugs-with-anna rule, truly, he still wasn't going to get within five feet of her, but Jayden didn't need to know that. It was for him anyway, not like it was a big deal - especially being in favor of Jayden. When Jayden promised that nothing like the Duncan situation would happen again James' head once again bobbed up and down, accepting the apology. "Im sorry too..."

James, more than anything, was ready for the fight to be over also. Hell, he was ready from the moment he first saw Jaydens lips on Duncans. The day was basically a hell on earth for him and he never wanted to experience something like that again. He stepped closer and after saying sorry to Jayden he had looked down once again, just to have his Chin lifted up so that he was looking Jay in the eye once again. Tears flowed down the sides of his face at a slow pace, they were just releasing from having held them in for so long. He closed his eyes when they kissed and he kissed him back, stepping even closer and wrapping his arms around him. After they stopped kissing, James squeezed him a little and rested his chin on Jayden's shoulder. "I love you too."

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