let me come home (NOAH)

[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

Evan sat at the kitchen table at her father’s house and tried to ignore the flying commentary about her future, about being pest in the house, and about making something of herself. Every spoonful of food was met with a sneer of contempt from her step-mother about a second on the hips leading to a lifetime on the hips.
“Not my fault you have a steady diet of personal trainer cock and Xanax.” She said with a sneer right back; her father smacked his hands on the table and stood up, warning Evan about her tone. She was told to watch her tongue towards her mother. Evan stood up and walked away from the toxic situation, not wanting to deal with her father and step-monster any longer.

They shouted at her to come back to apologize, but it was met with silence from Evan. She grabbed her car keys from her sweet sixteen birthday and out to the driveway. She couldn’t stand the constant criticism from her father, and she knew that his harsh words helped drive her mother to ending her life all of those years ago. She turned the key in the ignition and pulled out of the vast Charbonneau property. She wanted to leave the place as soon as possible, and knew that she wouldn’t even care if she had to be homeless selling art on the side of the road, it would be better than coping with them for the rest of her life. She drove down the winding streets that she knew so well, hoping to clear her head a little bit before she got there. Her brother had gotten out of the house the second he could, and he seemed to be pretty happy living with his best friend and working on cars. It was a good life and she could only hope that she would have it too one day.

She parked her car on the street and walked up to the apartment her brother lived in and hoped that he would be home. A part of her considered calling up Aden, but they hadn’t spoken since they kissed at his birthday, and a bigger part of her knew that she was wrong for having him be her first thought, rather than her boyfriend. She ran her fingers through her blonde hair and walked up the stairs to her brother’s apartment. She needed to talk to him and get her thoughts sorted. Knocking on the door, and waited for him to show up. Typically she had a key, but she left in such a rush she forgot it.
“Noe? Noah it’s me, are you home?”

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Noah was having a pretty chill night. Sophia wasn't currently home and he wasn't really sure when she'd be back, but he had a dinner waiting for her on a table-- a poorly-cooked concoction of the best intention. He was sprawled out on the couch, picking away at his guitar and not really expecting company in the least bit. He was satisfied with that, and his phone was set to silent and across the room from him. Dealing with people wasn't something he wanted to do that night. Luckily for Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau, Evan wasn't "people".

Noah really missed her. He didn't regret leaving home-- not even a little bit-- but he often felt bad about leaving her there to fend for herself. He knew that she could do it, though, that she didn't need someone to defend her. She was strong enough to do that herself, but it wasn't fair that she had to in her own home. Fair just hadn't been a big component of their upbringing.

When he first heard her voice, he was concerned. Noe? He stopped playing, furrowing his eyebrows as he tried to listen more closely. Noah it's me, are you home? "Yea," he called, putting the guitar down and getting up to get the door. He went in a bit of a rush, thinking she was there because of an emergency. When he opened the door, he immediately stepped aside to let her in. "Hey-- what happened to your key? Everything okay?" he asked, pushing his fingers through his hair and closing the door behind her.

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[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

Evan stood outside of her brother’s apartment, just hoping for some distance from her problems for a little bit. She just wanted to hang out with her brother and maybe his roommate Sophia, watch some stupid movies and relax a little bit. Spend time away from thinking about her boyfriend being completely ignorant that she had been with someone else. She wanted to escape from where Delilah, her best friend in the world, didn’t know everything about her life. When she heard the lock on the door click, everything became better.

She stepped inside of his apartment and ran her fingers through her hair, when he seemed panicked about why she was there without her key, she looked at her brother and placed her hands on his shoulders.
“Noe, I’m fine.” She reassured him and hoped that he would accept what she was saying as the truth.
“I just, family time was making me homicidal and I had to get out of there.” She crossed to his couch and flung herself onto the furniture with a satisfying thump.

She watched him run his fingers through his similar blonde hair and laughed a little, knowing that they were too similar for their own good. It was probably why they got along so well.
“They were driving me insane, and I didn’t want to stick around for the Lizzie Borden impression.” Of course even just thinking about Lizzie Borden made her think of the time she was hanging out with Aden at his house. When they snuggled together on the couch and she played with his hair. When they ate their breakfast but she was painfully aware of how close their free hands were to touching. She swore that she felt his fingers inch towards hers before Delilah came in searching for coffee and sugar.
“What are you up to?”

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She put her hands on his shoulders and he took a breath, nodding as she assured him that she was fine. "Well... just come right in next time, then. Jesus." It would have saved them like... six seconds of unnecessary panic. I just, family time was making me homicidal-- He chuckled, a small smirk forming on the corner of his lips. It didn't surprise him. "Why does Dad still bother with 'family time'?" he asked incredulously, exaggerated air quotes and all. The words disgusted him as they left his mouth. He walked over to her, sitting on the floor and leaning his elbow against the couch she had collapsed upon.

He narrowed his eyes at her good-naturedly when she observed his mannerism-- it was hard not to notice the way they moved, like there was a magnetic force keeping them in sync. Even after not seeing each other, it was still there.

They were driving me insane, and I didn't want to stick around for the Lizzie Borden impression. He shrugged. "Lizzie Borden killed her parents, right? Not a bad idea, considering you mentioned feeling homicidal less than a minute ago," he said casually, grabbing a handful of chips from a bowl and then placing the bowl on her lap. With Noah's tone, you'd never know he was joking around, but rest assured he wasn't actually encouraging homicide. His sister would know that better than anyone. "Well-- you're welcome to crash here." He was pretty lax about that-- he didn't particularly care how long she stayed.

What are you up to? He shrugged. "Nothing, really. I was just playing guitar. Boring stuff." It was nowhere near the exciting soap opera that was the Charbonneau household.

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[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

Her brother was more like a parent to her than her own father. She loved spending time with Noah and would always run to her brother for help. With everything going on with her love life, she knew that some harsh heart to heart would be in order for her.
“How else will he get his jabs in?” She looked up at the ceiling and watched the lights move with the bright sunshine outside. She just wanted to talk to her brother and get everything off her chest.
“I might crash here tonight, think Soph would mind?” She asked, knowing that her brother’s roommate would never mind having her there. They would go out dancing when Evan needed a break from Primrose, they would watch bad movies and Sophia would make her buckets of poutine to mend a broken heart.

“Her father and step mother, actually.” She corrected her brother, knowing that she would never consider that woman to be her mother. Her mother was a beautiful and kind. Her mother had hair the color of sunshine and always smelled like raspberries. The woman who babysat for Evangeline was barely eighteen when she married Evan’s father.

Evan smiled when he placed the chips on her lap and took a lazy handful of them, a few falling out and landing back in the bowl. She placed a few on her tongue, enjoying the salty deep fried goodness as she chewed. She looked back up at the ceiling, being careful not to choke herself on snack food. After everything that had been going on in her life, that was truly the appropriate way things would end.

“Boring sounds good, I wish I had boring.” She looked at the ceiling and took in a few deep breaths; she had to talk to her brother about everything. She had to tell someone about what she did with Aden and it was tearing her up inside.

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How else will he get his jabs in? Noah laughed-- it was crazy how often he did that around his sister. He seldom did it with anyone else-- it was like his guard was let down completely. I might crash here tonight, think Soph would mind? He scoffed, shaking his head and dumping more chips into his mouth. "She won't. You know that." If anything, she'd probably be happy to see Evan again. They could do stuff together that Noah would never understand. "You can take my bed. I just cleaned the sheets and everything." He was normally a very cleanly person, but he'd been busy lately and had a lot less time to keep his room in order. He picked up his guitar again, picking at the strings lightly as they spoke.

Her father and step mother, actually. He smirked, raising an eyebrow. "How fitting." It was quite the coincidence. "My fault." He felt the same way-- even implying that the woman was their mother was revolting. He didn't have the smallest bit of respect for her, and he couldn't help but worry that their mother would be disappointed in such a lack of acceptance. Still, that was how he felt-- how they felt-- and it wasn't going to change.

He could tell by the way Evan's body tensed that something was bothering her. He watched her curiously for a few seconds, giving her space and waiting for her to bring it up herself. Boring sounds good, I wish I had boring. Well, it was a start. It was all he needed to begin questioning her. "What's up, Evan?" he asked, putting the guitar back down-- it was time to give her his undivided attention. "What has your mind troubled, Evangeline Maxine?" he asked, mocking a flawless French accent.

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[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

Evan smiled, grateful that there was one place that she was welcomed no matter what. Sure, she could probably go to Phalanx and curl up with Casey, but she knew that she couldn’t face her boyfriend until she figured out what was happening with Aden and if she could be around the pyro without jumping him.
“Ooh, look at you cleaning your sheets. Tidying up for someone special there, big brother?” She asked, always curious if there would finally be someone who would crack open her brother’s ice king persona and see him for the goofy sweetheart that Evan knew he was.

Thinking about hacking her father and step-mother apart, she kept thinking about Aden. She thought about curling up next to him while they ate their pancakes, about her fingers in his hair, about their hands so close together. She knew that he was a good guy, but so was Casey. She wasn’t good enough for either of them the way she was acting, and it was driving her insane to keep it all inside.

She looked over at her brother, taking a deep breath to try to feel better about what she was going to say to him. At least feel better enough to not feel like she was going to throw up from it. She looked back up at the ceiling and smiled when he pulled the full name and French accent that they both gained from their grandparents when they would speak to each other.
“I fucked up, Noah Oliver.” She said back to him, the same French accent thick on her tongue.

“I messed up really badly.” She used her normal voice and looked back up at the ceiling. “I messed up and I don’t know what to do to fix it.”

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The longer he spent with her, the more he noticed how nice it was to see her again. He wanted to spend more time with her-- having lost so much when he first got sent to Primrose. He wanted to invite her over all the time, but he was so busy... with errands or work... not that he needed the money.

Tidying up for someone special there, big brother? Noah smirked, shaking his head and scoffing. ”Absolutely not. Sometimes I like to pretend that I’m not a savage.” Unfortunately, Noah was seeing no one. He was totally interested, but there was no one in particular. So all he had to impress were his sister and roommate. That was his life. And if he had been seeing someone, Evangeline would have had to pry it out of him. He was very embarrassed discussing the subject with most people. Still, he wouldn't have lied to his sister about it.

I fucked up, Noah Oliver. Noah chuckled, though pretty soon he could tell that she was serious-- that she was very concerned about it. He furrowed his eyebrows, watching her move her gaze to the ceiling. ”Everyone fucks up, Ev.” Like, maybe she had fucked up, but it couldn’t have been that bad. "Do you want to tell me?" he asked, because he wasn't going to pressure her to, but it was probably going to help to talk about it. "Whatever it is, I'm sure we can work through it." He figured maybe she got into a fight with CJ or Delilah, but it seemed almost impossible thinking about it.

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[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

She knew that her brother would understand. That he would look at her with those same eyes that she had, that he would hold her close and that he would tell her that everyone makes mistakes. There was another part of her that swore he would look at her like she was disgusting. That she was a whore who would mess around with someone while her boyfriend waited for her at a party below.

"I messed up bad, Noe." She tried to press just how badly she messed up. Hoping that he would get it. She looked over at him and knew that he would always love her, even if she didn't love herself anymore.
"I-" She started and licked her lips, looking back up at the ceiling so she didn't have to look at his too-similar face when she finally said it out loud.

"I cheated on Casey." She said it out loud and the words almost stung more. It was poison on the tip of her tongue and every syllable contaminated the air in the apartment. It hung thick around her and pressed on her chest to make it harder to breathe. She held her breath, waiting for her brother to say something but the silence was damning. It could have been half a beat, or a whole hour she couldn't tell anymore.
"I cheated on him with Delilah's brother Aden, and I can't stop thinking that if I see Aden again, I might do it again." She felt sick. True waves of nausea rolled down her stomach and settled in a lead pit in her stomach. Scalding hot tears stung at her eyes and made her feel like she was going to start crying at any second just waiting for him to speak.

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I messed up bad, Noe. Now, Noah was getting a little concerned. He remained patient, able to tell that she was genuinely trying to get it out, but it was difficult for her to say. He figured she hadn't told anyone else, so he hoped that he wouldn't disappoint her with a bad solution.

I cheated on Casey. That... was one of the last things he expected. He did have to think about it... process it for a few seconds before he was able to respond. No, he didn't think she was some whore. Yes, he assumed that it had just come out of nowhere. Still, she was right-- she had really messed up. He nodded when she explained who she'd done it with, not entirely surprised that it had been Aden.

"Okay... It could be worse," he started. "You can't take it back, but we can figure this out," he promised. She wasn't alone, and he'd try to help. "Look... I know it's a sucky question, but I think you need to figure out what you want. If you want to be with Aden, then you'll be with Aden. If you don't, you'll have to tell him," he pointed out. It was only fair that Aden wasn't being strung along-- even though it wouldn't have been Evan's intention to do that.

"Either way, you know you have to tell Casey," he said. That would be difficult, but again, it was only fair. "I don't know him that well-- I don't know how he'll take it. You just... made a mistake, Ev. I know you never wanted to hurt either of them... so now... you just need to make it right." And he did believe it could be made right, but depending on how everything went over, there were some relationships at risk. It wasn't going to be the same. "Do you think you really want Aden that way, or do you think it was more of a random impulse?"

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[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

She saw the look of almost relief on her brother’s face. She knew that he probably thought that she had hurt someone with her ability, or that she was admitting that she was pregnant with a little skinwalker child. She had never gotten that far with Casey, and not quite that intimate with Aden. This whole situation was messed up and she hated herself for it.

He just sat there listening to her psychotic rantings about what she did and how terrible she felt about it and how she just couldn’t figure out how she was supposed to be in the same room as her best friend’s twin brother. She was going to have to find a way to be around him without craving that deep moan in her ear for her to keep going. She could never hear her full name again without a twinge of need for the pyro. Evangeline. In her ear while he coaxed her body into submission.

“I think I want to be with Aden, but I don’t know if he wants to be with me.” She admitted, knowing that he could have just wanted it to be a one time thing. Just something that was fun for both of them, and then something that they didn’t talk about again. Or if he would just want to be like the other guys in her life, the ones she dated before Casey who just wanted to show her off, who wanted to fool around with her and never mean anything from it. She didn’t think Aden would do that to her, but she also didn’t think she was the type of girl to cheat on her boyfriend. Apparently people can be surprising.

“He’s going to hate me.” As much as Casey could hate anyone, that is. She could deal with hate, she could deal with an exploding temper and fists flying at the wall. Her entire childhood of her parents openly hating each other groomed her for a perfect taste in men with the exact same way of dealing with life. Casey wasn’t like that though. She didn’t see him punching the wall, or even gripping her shoulders so mean while he yelled at her. She just saw that spark for life that was always in his eye snuff out. She saw his happy-go-lucky grin and wild mannerism just stop. It was going to destroy her and she knew that she was going to deserve every second of it.

“I’ve wanted to be with Aden for a long time, I just didn’t think I had a chance with him until now.”

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I think I want to be with Aden, but I don’t know if he wants to be with me. Noah raised an eyebrow, finding that interesting. ”Look, I don’t need the details, but I’m guessing that if you two did anything you don’t think is fair to Casey, he probably does.” I mean, Evan wasn’t the only person in that interaction. It had taken participation on Aden’s part. Maybe it had been awkward when they were done because Aden hadn’t enjoyed it, but that was something Noah could not tell her. Evan was there. She knew what it felt like— whether they had a connection.

He’s going to hate me. He did feel bad for her. It was a bad situation and even if she didn’t want to be with Casey anymore, he was sure she didn’t want to lose him completely. But again, Evan knew Casey better than Noah did. ”And… maybe he will. Or… maybe he’ll take it well. Either way, it’s gonna be okay, Ev. You’ll be honest with him and do what you have to do. You’ll face whatever consequences come out of it and move on. Maybe he’ll come around with time, but you’ll always have me.” He was going to support her through it.

I’ve wanted to be with Aden for a long time, I just didn’t think I had a chance with him until now. He grinned slightly, shrugging. ”I guess you figured it out.” It sounded like she had her mind made up— she just regretted the way it had to happen. ”You know what you want, then… so you know what you have to do.” It was going to be rough, but at least her mind was seemingly made up. "I'm sorry-- that's rough," he acknowledged, knowing it was an awful position to be in.

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[Evangeline Maxine Charbonneau]

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Holy moley me oh my, you're the apple of my eye

She felt like maybe he had enjoyed it. Like maybe he wanted to try something with her, but resisted because of her boyfriend. She thought about that night a lot since it happened. About how it felt to have his hands in her hair, to have his body over hers as they rolled around on his sheets. How she wanted to be with him again, but feared his rejection more than she feared hurting Casey.
"Not trying to share the details with my big brother." She teased right back. Noah was protective, but he knew that she was safe with her actions. She didn't want to end up some teenage tragedy and that was just the end of it.

She placed a pillow over her face and groaned a little into the fabric. She knewthat she would have to talk to Casey, she would have to confess what she did with Aden and it was painful to think about the joyful light in his eyes get dark.
"Alright, alright. Then there's Delly." Her best friend who would have to find out thatshe was messing around with her twin brother. Hopefully Delilah would take on more of the 'yay, we're family now!' mentality. She smiled when he reminded her that above all else, she would have him. She took the pillow off her face and smiled at him,
"Thanks, Noe. Je t'aime."

"I just wish it happened a better way. I've had too many guys who just wanted to fool around. Who just wanted to mess around and didn't want more than that. I thought that being with Casey would break that cycle." She ran her fingers through her hair and knew that if Aden just wanted that one night, she would at least know what kind of man he was. She could stop building him up as someone who would be perfect for her and she could figure things out with Casey.
"Thanks, that mixed with the parental units was just a disaster combination on the mental health."

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