The Brothers [boyxboy]

*Slash* ..::The Brothers::.. [06]

I woke up because somebody was shaking my shoulder roughly. I squeezed my eyes tight closed and groaned, trying to pull the covers over my head, but somebody ripped them away from me completely, leaving me shivering in a tight ball on the bed.

 'What do you want?' I groaned without opening my eyes or rolling over to face them.

 'To kill you,' Alana's voice hissed, and I finally opened my eyes in alarm.

'Why?'

'Because of what you did last night! I had to sit on Rain's lap, Aiden! His lap!'

'I would've thought you would have enjoyed that,' I muttered, then stretched and sat up on the bed, leaning my back against the wall behind me.

'It was so embarrassing,' Alana was going on like I hadn't even spoken. 'I was too scared to move obviously, and everybody was laughing at me! You are so dead.'

'What if I tell you a story?' I suggested weakly.

Alana's eyebrows shot upwards. 'Is there something to tell?' she asked slowly, suspiciously. I nodded meekly, and her eyes widened in excitement as she started bouncing on the bed. Which begged the question – where had my brother gone?

'What time is it?' I asked, frowning.

'About twelve. Why?'

'We missed school?'

Alana looked at me weirdly. 'It's Saturday.'

'Oh. Where's Caleb?' I tried to ask lightly but of course she knew from the fact that I had a story for her that I really wanted to know.

'He went to work. Like three hours ago. What is up with you today? I've never known you to be so dopey.'

'Sorry,' I muttered, rubbing my eyes with the heels of my hands. 'I feel all fogged up.'

'Are you gonna tell me this story or what?'

I levelled her with a gaze and paused for dramatic effect. Then I took a deep breath and said carefully, 'I kissed Caleb.'

Alana was silent for a second as she stared at me, then she literally screamed at the top of her lungs, bouncing around the place in excitement. I lunged forward and clamped a hand over her mouth to shut her up.

'Be quiet!' I hissed. 'Do you want the others to come rushing in here?'

Alana stopped struggling behind my hands and held up her fingers in a Scout's Honour salute for a second until I cautiously let her go.

'You kissed him?' she whispered, her eyes wide and her expression shocked. 'What happened?'

'He, um. He kissed me back.'

Alana squealed quietly. 'I knew it! Did you do anything else?'

'Alana!'

'Sorry! Jeez. Is that a yes?'

'No!'

'So it's a no?'

'It's a no,' I sighed, getting impatient.

'I'm gonna need details here, Aiden. Like, a lot of them. You guys may need to demonstrate for me later as well, just so I get the complete picture.'

I do not condone hitting girls, but just this once I made an exception and slapped Alana on the arm. 'You have no shame,' I muttered darkly.

'I have plenty of shame. I'm horribly ashamed of every single thing I've ever said or done to Rain, for example.'

'Alana if I can make out with my own brother than you need you get over whatever mental block you have about Rain and just go for it.'