Hi! This was suggested by @aru_shah_is_life and it's long due. I bet they've probably forgot it by now.

But I still wanna do it, so why not? You should read the 1k special first for full understanding, but basically it's mentioned that while Aiden was being stubborn and Aru was being...you'll find out, Mini and Brynne were both texting someone.

And it's nothing special, they were texting each other.

I was contemplating adding that in, but then I'd have to switch povs and it'd get really messy, and I thought no one would want to see it.

But someone did, so here we go.

Enjoy!

PS. I'm adding the entire interaction in both povs, so u can see Aru's situation.



Brynne's pov.

My best friend is an absolute idiot.

It comes off harsh, but I can't call him anything else. Other than a jerk, of course.

You see, I get how hard it is to manage hormones. I get it, I really do.

But tell me this, would you avoid your long time crush, kiss her on her birthday, spout out random nonsense after ignoring her again, and then kiss her before your sacrifice, magically come back to life and ignore her again.

No, you wouldn't, because you're smarter than that. I hope.

Anyway, I'm in said best friend's room, wanting nothing more to knock him over the head with Gogo.

"If I ignore her a bit more-" Aiden said, tugging at his hair.

"I'm telling you, ammamma, it's not gonna work!" I yelled at him, once again. "It's not! You're not over her, and she's-"

Oops. Revealed a bit more than I should.

"She's what Brynne?" He asked.

"It's-well" I mumbled, looking at the ground. Should I just say it? No not yet. "She's not over you yet, but when she is it won't be hard to find someone new. She's gotten way prettier and you've gotta stop glaring at anyone who ogles at her because you have no right! And anyway, I was this close to confessing your feelings to her"

Oops again. Probably shouldn't have said the last part.

"You wouldn't!" He yelled.

And that's it. I have had enough. I'm just gonna say it.

"I wouldn't! But look, you kissed her in front of all of us, went all 'Aru, I lied I don't regret kissing you the first time' Blah, blah, blah and now you turn your back on her! You're so infuriating! She was so heartbroken yesterday when you ignored her presence in the movie night. She tried to talk to you and you ignored her!" I yelled back. Aru told me not to mention that again, something about a moment of weakness, but I didn't care. He needed to open his eyes.

I stood up and grabbed him by his shoulders. This is it. If he didn't understand now, I'll go and tell Aru to move on.

"You've done enough of squeezing your eyes shut to pretend everything is okay! It's not okay! Wake up and make up with her! Otherwise she will get over you and she will find someone who makes her happy and then when you come crying to me heartbroken I can't help you! You lovesick goose, get your life together and confess properly because she can and will get over you!"

His eyes were wide with shock. 'Hmph. Don't even be that shocked, I only told you facts, nothing your puny brain shouldn't be able to handle' I thought grumpily.

"Is she-" He started.

'Oh my god, how stupid are you?'

"She doesn't hate you, she isn't over you, she's single as of right now and you know what else she is? She's the best thing that's ever happened to you. Tomorrow at school, you will confess to her and that's that! If you don't do it tomorrow, I'll tell her myself. And after I tell her that, I'll tell her to get over you because you aren't worth it!"

"I'll tell her tomorrow" He told me.

"You better" I mumbled, sitting back down. Just then, I got a message from Mini.

Both our plans was successful.

Mini's pov.

One of my best friends is a complete idiot.

It sounds mean, but that's what he is. Other than a jerk, of course.

I know what crazy thoughts and feelings teenage hormones can give you. I've felt it, firsthand. My sisters have felt it. Everyone has or will feel it, it's just how the body works.

So I understand why Aiden's doing the things he's doing. Hormones combined with the trauma of your parents divorce can be a lot for you.

But doing this to Aru is hurting both of them, and is not going to fix the problem at hand.

So it's up to me and Brynne to at least nudge them to fix it.

"I'm ready to move on. He really isn't worth all of this, is he?" Aru told me. I felt a jolt of panic. Vajra hummed, and it was as if the lighting bolt was half agreeing with her, and half disagreeing. I wondered if it was conveying the feelings of Aru's soul dad at that moment.

"Aru, I'm sure he's sorry?" But it came out as a question.

"Then let him be sorry. I'm not going to forgive him, though." Aru said, pacing. "My mom keeps on telling me stuff like: the poor boy's been going through a lot, give him one more chance. But I've been going through a lot too! Saving the world is one thing, your biggest weapon being taken away is another, and your feelings and school life is another!"

"One thing I do wrong, and people go: see, she's not all that strong, or, of course that's how she is she's the sleeper's daughter. And I don't get a second chance at that, do I? Or The Sleeper, and how he only wanted things for our family. He couldn't get another chance did he?" Her voice broke at the end.

"But somehow, Boo, who betrayed us to protect us, gets another chance. If good things should happen to good people, does that mean I'm bad?" She asked, quietly. But she didn't let me speak before she said the next thing. "I've given people too many chances and they've lost it every time. Him, included. She glanced at Aiden's window.

And then she squinted her eyes at me.

"Why is Brynne there? You guys didn't team up to get us together, did you?"

"Uhm" I fumbled for things to say.

"Nice try, but it's not gonna work. He's lost his chance, and he's not getting another one"

"Aru, please. One more chance, and that's it" I pleaded.

"Hah, no"

"Let's make a deal, if he tries to talk to you, make it hard for him. You walk away if he comes up to you. But still you have to talk to him, at the end of the day. I'm not forcing you to get with him or anything, but at least resolve what you have right now. You can just be friends with him, if you want" I explained.

"Hm. Pretty good deal, so fine"

I felt a burst of joy. I took out my phone and texted Brynne.

Brynne🪽

It worked, she's gonna do it!

Great! Mine worked too, dude's finally gonna get himself together

Good, cuz he needs to.

Yep. We'll see what happens tomorrow?

Yes, we will



And that's it. There wasn't much of the text, with was originally requested, but there wasn't going to be a lot of it anyway. So instead both pov's on the situation, and you've got to see what Aru's dealing with too! I think that makes up for it.

The new chapter for the actual story should come out sometime this week. I'm still editing it and figuring out how to make it taste good. Yes, you read it right, taste good.

It might sound weird, but like, stories have a certain...flavor to it. Some chapters taste bitter, some taste sweet, some sour, and some spicy. But all of them should taste good. Except the bitter one, that should taste bad.

So, anyway, what do you think of this?

-Loife xx