Done and Dusted [CLOSED]

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

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[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

Chase didn't know why, but when he woke up earlier than he should have, he felt like Brent needed him. It was one of those times where he knew his best friend well enough to know he was sad or upset about something. He had a feeling Brent couldn't sleep and therefore decided to tell Maryn in the middle of the night instead of the morning like he had originally said he was going to.

Chase didn't bother to change, instead he was in sweats and a baggy t-shirt. His choice in pajama's. He didn't care about anything other than getting to Brent and making sure he was alright. He sincerely hoped that he was wrong about this feeling and that nothing was wrong. But Chase knew better.

He didn't bother to knock or anything like that, he just walked into the room. Barged really. He wanted to see if Brent was alright, or if he wasn't. When Chase opened the door, he saw Brent with his head of the desk and empty beer cans around him. This couldn't be good.

"Er... Brent? Are you alright?" Chase said it with caution. He was afraid of what happened.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

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[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

Brent looked like utter shit and Chase didn't want to tell him that, yet he didn't know what else he would tell him. It's the only thing that came to his mind when Brent lifted his head off his desk. Chase didn't like seeing Brent like that. But his reply to him seemed cold. So unBrentish.

"Well obviously I can tell you aren't okay. I'm sorry..." Chase didn't know what to say. He was kind of awkwardly there. He didn't know what to do. There was something wrong, and Chase could take a guess what. But he was afraid to.

"Since when have I ever knocked, Brent?" Chase had never knocked in their entire duration of their friendship. Which was a really long time. Why would he just randomly start now? It didn't make sense. "I could feel something was wrong and that you were still awake. Of course I hoped I was wrong.." Chase trailed off. He wasn't any good at this.

"Do you wanna talk about it? Or... do you wanna cry? I won't judge... you know that. Or do you just wanna get smashed until your brain won't work anymore?" Chase figured that Brent would want the last option the most, but he wanted Brent to talk to him. To tell him what was wrong. He hated when Brent was upset.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

[/b] knocked before and neither had Brent - for anyone. It tended to be easier for Brent to just barge in on people, evenif they did end up biting his head off for it. "Sorry." he whispered, his gaze dropping to the floor and his voice strained. Brent felt like he needed to apologise. His forced anger was rapidly fading away and Brent was letting it so he didn't end up hurting Chase like he'd hurt everyone else.

"I dunno." Brent muttered. He didn't want to get smashed again today, it had made him feel worse, if anything. Then Brent knew what would make him feel bettter; if only by the slightest but.

Brent walked over to Chae and wrapped his arms tightly around him, just wanting to feel close to him because Brent was always comforted when he was close to Chase. "I love you." he whispered before resting the side of his head on Chase's shoulder and letting the tears fall.[/color][/font][/ul]

[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

Chase couldn't stand seeing Brent this sad. He wasn't Brent when he was like this, yet there was nothing Chase could do if Brent didn't even tell him what was wrong. Most of the time Chase couldn't help him even when he did know something was wrong. He would still try his best though, yet he couldn't do anything right now. At all.

"Don't apologize, Brent. It's not a big deal. And since when do you apologize?" Brent almost never apologized, yet he was now. Brent was clearly upset about something major. The only thing Chase could think of was Maryn.

"I love you too, Boo-Boo. Always have always will." He knew it already, but Chase knew he needed to hear it right now. "It has to do with Maryn, doesn't it?" Chase asked, but he was sure he knew the answer. Chase just let Brent cry on his shoulder and Chase held him. Knowing that whatever the answer, Brent needed him.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

[/i] to smile but it just seemed impossible. How could he smile when he was feeling like this?

Brent nodded and started crying even harder. He didn't knwo what to say to Chase, he knew he had to tell him but how he would remained a mystery. Brent couldn't find the right words to say it and he knew if he did tell Chase now he'd have to stop because his crying would become hysterical.

Maryn had to go and mess everything up didn't she? Brent was beginning to blame her for the way he was feeling now instead of just blaming herself. Why couldn't she've been... nice about it?
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[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

Chase didn't say anything at first, he just let Brent cry on his shoulder. That was all he could do, he knew Brent didn't want to hear an apology right now. That would be the last thing Brent wanted to hear. Brent hated when people apologized. Yet Chase didn't know what else to do. He didn't have many options. He couldn't even go and hurt Maryn for hurting Brent. Mainly because she used to be an Auror and Chase would get his ass kicked. And... You know... She was a girl.

"Just cry it out, Brent. I'm here for you. I'm not going anywhere. Never." Chase said as he held onto Brent. Making sure Brent felt the love along with hearing it. Chase wanted to go beat Maryn for this. But then again, Brent did cheat on her. She could have been nicer, yeah. But he still cheated.

Chase just kept whispered 'it's okay' to Brents ear. Even though Chase was sure it wasn't. Brent had gotten his heart broken. And no matter how much Chase's mind was telling him this was a good thing he didn't care. His best friend was hurting and he needed to find a way to make him better.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

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[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

Chase didn't know what to do. Brent just stood there and cried and Chase didn't know what to do. He faintly heard the whisper of 'isn't' in response to what Chase was saying, and he couldn't blame him. At least it meant he could still speak and wasn't completely gone.

"Do you wanna talk about it, Brent? I know you're hurting, and I know that whatever I do won't make anything better because I can't make it fully better. I'm not Maryn..." Chase knew that the only thing that would make Brent feel better is if Maryn came and apologized for whatever she had said to Brent. It wasn't the first time Chase wished he was Maryn, but it was for different reasons this time. He wanted Brent to feel better. And he would do anything to make sure that happened.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

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[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

Chase listened to what Brent told him. It was basically exactly what Chase had thought. Maryn was a bitch and left Brent with no other explanation. Chase couldn't say he didn't understand it. Brent did cheat on her, but still. She could have heard him out instead of just yell and make things ten times worse for him.

"Don't listen to her Brent! You have changed. If you didn't change, then you wouldn't be here. You would have gotten no N.E.W.T.S. Like you had started with. You changed and made yourself a better person. You fought to have a good life after you were lost for so long." Chase meant what he said. Brent had changed. Chase loved who he was now and who he was before.

"It doesn't matter to me what she says about you, Brent. I know the truth."

Chase hoped Brent would listen to him. But knew his heart was probably really broken right now.

"Well then it's a good thing I'm not her, then." Chase smiled at Brent. It wasn't a big one, but it was good enough for the situation.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

[/b] the truth?[/i] Brent thought to himself. A part of him was beginning to believe that. Chase could just be saying that because he was Brent's best friend, Brent knew that he surely would if he was in Chase's position.
"Mmm." Brent mumbled, not comforted or convinced by Chase's words.

"Yup, it is." Brent sighed, burying his face in Chase's neck, just wanting to stay there and hide from the world. "But you'd make a Handsome Woman." Brent added in a whisper, attempting a song reference, it was the first thing that had entered his mind. It almost brought a smile to Brent's face.[/font][/color][/ul]

[Chase McKinney-Jackson]

"Brent. Listen to me. No one is perfect. If you were, no one would like you. But there are people that like you. You have me and Hunter, and Reid. And a lot more people. I don't want you perfect. I want you the way you are right now. You're good enough to me." Chase meant everything he just said, he just didn't know if Brent would believe him. He didn't seem to be listening to anything Chase had been saying before.

"Brent... listen to me please." Chase knew that 'Mmm' meant that Brent didn't believe what Chase was telling him. He didn't know how to make Brent see that what he said was true. He probably never would. It was Brent and he was stubborn.

Chase cracked a smile when Brent referenced one of their songs. It wasn't a big one because even though Brent said it, it didn't sound right from Brent's mouth because he didn't smile with it. Or laugh. Or anything. Just said it.

"Build God, Then We'll Talk about me being a handsome woman." Chase replied back to him, hoping his own song reference would get Brent to relax a little bit. Maybe smile. Chase wasn't getting his hopes up though.

[Brent McKinney-Jackson]

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