One night, his parents went out and the two of them were left with a babysitter. The sitter was annoying to him; all she did was talk on her phone. So he retired to his room to play, after much time passed he got an unsettling feeling. Agitated, he left his room. He could hear faint sounds from the living room; this sound was followed by yelling.
When he turned the corner, his sister was in a corner crying, the babysitter above her yelling. Her hand was raised to hit Crystal. Nathan's memory after that moment blacked out. According to his sister, he came running in and tackled the sitter. The sitter, caught off guard, tried to grab anything and ended up falling back into the TV stand. It knocked the TV off the stand onto her. Luckily, she only had a few cuts and a broken arm.
Upon investigation of the whole incident, followed by some therapy analysis, they found that he had an issue with anger, and that blacking out was just a side effect of it. From this he became more recluse, and refused to partake in activities that are too stressful, or even just interact. When they got older, his father left with another woman leaving just them and his mother. His sister became better known, due to her outgoing personality, while he was known as the 'odd' twin; he didn't care though as long as his sister was happy, and he didn't have an "episode."
On that day, Nathan got ready as per usual. He grabbed some grey pants, black shirt and his favorite black jacket that his mom swore he always wore. He went downstairs and greeted his sister with a smile. She was wearing her favorite navy jeans, and the t-shirt Nathan bought her as a birthday gift last year. Nathan glanced down to the long necklace, hidden in his clothes. It's a bit feminine, but he knew Crystal tried her hardest to get him something special for their birthday. He cherished it, almost as much as he cared for her.
"Morning, Nat, I'm staying late at Drama today. Big rehearsal!" She explains, giving a warm smile. Nathan nods and pats his sister on her head. "Okay, I'll most likely be hanging out with Jeremy anyway; I'll just pick you up today. How long will it be?" He asks, pulling on some combat boots.
"About 4:00 o'clock or so." She replies.
"Okay, cool."
"Oh, I almost forgot! My friend, Bell, has a huge crush on you. She sooo shy about it, it's too funny." She laughs, giving Nathan a poke as they head out the door.
"She's the one with red hair, right?" Nathan asked with a nonchalant tone.
"Ooooo, you like her too? Huh, huh?! Maybe now you can forget Sarah?!" She teases, giving a slight shove; he only replies with a roll of the eyes.
They walk to school together, taking the same path the two of them took all the time. Talking about random little things, there was an abnormal chill in the air, something felt off to Nathan but he just shrugged it away.
They arrive at school; Nathan gets some of the normal looks he has come to expect from people nowadays, especially in comparison to his cheerful, bright sister. They look to be from completely direct worlds.
"Oh, did I tell you, Dave asks me out!" She chimes in with excitement, breaking his thoughts.
"Hm? Oh no, I don't think you did. That's cool, he's the one that's on the basketball team or something, right?" Nathan asks, raising a brow.
"No, he's the one that's on the swim team." She replies, jumping a bit.
"Oh." He replies indifferently, stuffing his hands into his jacket.
"You don't mind if I date him?" She asks, trying to read his face. He laughs at the odd question.
"You know I don't care about that kind of stuff. As long as you don't get in trouble again." He laughs, giving her a small shove.