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It was bad enough that Rhapsody had known about the fight that had included Luke, Eliades and Mike. In a way, as Derek tried calming himself down but still on the move, Derek could understand why she hadn't told him at that particular moment what had happened. The fact that Luke had needed to leave while Mike was allowed to stay would've had Derek ready to throw hands, never mind the fact that if he had known half of the things the guy had said about and to his brother, Derek would be out for blood. Regardless of how petulantly Luke wanted people to believe that he didn't care and he was too cool, Derek knew his little brother. Luke wore his heart on his sleeve far more than he wanted people to know; there were plenty of times Derek knew that Luke's feelings were hurt and his brother tried brushing it and him off. Which was why Derek was so protective because Luke will let people say all the shit in the world about him and say, "bitch bye," but later cry to himself and actually internalize their fuckery. The most that Derek knew about the situation, though, was that Luke had been the cause of the fight and instead of reaching out to Derek, he reached out and left with Roman. The very last person Derek needed to get in his brother's head. And the fact that Rhapsody knew that much and had purposefully not told him, even when asked last night, was aggravating. No matter how good their relationship was, no love in the world was going to stop him from being upset, especially when it came to his brother.
Of course, immediately texting Luke resulted in his brother flat-out ignoring his concerns and demands to know where he was in favor of sharing a little tidbit that apparently not many outside of Aaliyah's very immediate circle knew. She was in the hospital. That was what had Derek on his feet and searching for clothes. Luke wasn't going to turn his location on and while Derek probably could've figured out who had Roman's address, the fact that his brother was sassing him first thing in the morning proved that he was alright. Besides, Luke had even seemed concerned about Aaliyah and that meant if he was worried, then Derek was even more-so because unlike her relationship with the former, there was something far more lasting and genuine in Aaliyah's friendship with Derek. It had been through the grapevine, Luke had text, that Malcolm and Danielle had taken Aaliyah to the hospital. Malcolm called her brother, which prompted Genneya to text their cousin Cydnee who went on a rampage at Aaliyah's Royals for not knowing what happened to their so-called "beloved" queen. Come to find out, the girls were given date rape drugs and it was iffy on who gave whom what at the moment. All Derek knew was that Aaliyah was in the hospital, one of her girls was at home being cared for, and he was feeling anxious and really needed to see at least one of the two people being cared for. And since Luke was being the ass who declared that he would be home when he decided to go home, Derek could only actually check on one person physically.
"Did Malcolm tell you what hospital they're at yet?" Derek demanded, voice sharper than he intended as his frustration made him struggle a bit with his shoes. A moment later and he sighed, struck with a tiny bit of guilt. His anger hadn't fully dissipated, but still. "Look, babe, I'm sorry...I'm not trying to snap at you." He sighed again. Derek and Rhapsody didn't particularly argue as much and while his mom joked that it was because they were still in their honeymoon phase where everything was perfect, Derek just thought that it was how they were. They didn't have as many reasons to clash and just like his guilt dictated, he wasn't as much of a fan of raising his voice to her. That didn't stop him from still being upset because she knew how he was. Would he have overreacted and probably tried to kick Mike's ass last night? Damn skippy. But it was still his damn right to know that his brother hadn't gotten into a situation and that way Derek could have known the whole story, not woken up to a confession and having to text his brother back and forth - which wasn't easy because Luke was a right bitch first thing in the morning, but even more-so when shit like this happened - just to get answers. And then to be worried about Aaliyah too? It was a lot when he thought they were going to have a pretty smooth weekend.