New Place, New School, New Friends, New Aiden
"Aiden!" Ashley yelled up the stairs, "let's go dude we're gonna be late." She finished as Aiden skipped off the last stair and swung his black messenger bag over his shoulder.
"Since when are you worried about being on time?" Aiden asked, cocking one eye brow and looking at her suspiciously.
"Since when did you start dressing like that?" Ashley asked eyeing her brother.
He was wearing flip flops, dark blue Holister jeans, and a blue and white thin striped, long sleeve collared shirt with a plain white sweater over it so that just the collar was showing. It wasn't that he didn't look good, it just wasn't Aiden...or at least not the Aiden that Ashley used to know before they moved to east jesus nowhere Ohio. (A/N yes it's a Juno reference. Great Movie!)
"I don't know. I guess I just thought...new place, new school, new friends, new Aiden." Aiden said confidently yet shyly, as if he were afraid of her judgement.
"Well, I think you look good if that counts for anything...since I'm your sister." Ashley said giving Aiden a smile and chuckling slightly.
"Thanks Ashley," Aiden said sincerely, "now we're really going to be late." He added, turning towards the door.
"Yeah. Great job, dufus. You spend more time in front of the mirror then I do." Ashley said heading out of the house behind Aiden and closing the door behind her.
The two siblings headed for Aiden's black Hummer and got in, heading for school.
They drove for about five minutes in total silence, except for the radio playing some god awful country song. They hated country, but it's all that seemed to play on the radio out here. They had both made a mental note to make cd's for the car.
"Ashley?" Aiden asked to get her attention as he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Yeah Aid?" Ashley said turning slightly in her seat to fully look at Aiden as he drove.
"Can I um..well you see...I um, ugh...well." Aiden stuttered, as his palms got sweaty and he shot nervous glances at his sister out of the corner of his eye.
"Out with it already Aiden." Ashley said becoming a bit frustrated at her brother's nervous stuttering.
The two had always been close. Twins usually are, but the two of them seemed to share an even greater bond. Growing up without a real father or mother, the two practically raised themselves and each other. After their father died in a car accident, and they inherited 12.5 million dollars each, their mother made them move to Ohio so that she could be closer to her man candy of the month. Luckily for them, she's still never around. Anyway, back to the point. The two of them were close. Insanely close, and anything that Aiden said of did would affect that. They would always be there for each other.
"How did you know you were gay?" Aiden spit out almost so fast that Ashley didn't understand him, and Aiden partially wished that she hadn't. But she did.
"What?" Ashley asked, curious as to why Aiden would be asking her this...and then it hit her like an 18 wheeler hits a Porsche.
"Wait!," Ashley said shocked, "you don't think you're gay do you?" Ashley asked him.
"Why?" Aiden said slightly hurt, "would it matter if I am?" Aiden asked sounding almost as if he were about to cry,
"No...god no! Aiden, it's just...you've always been such a ladies man - such a player. You used to have a new girlfriend every week. I'm just surprised, that's all." Ashley said trying to be supportive.
"Yeah, well you had a boyfriend or two in your day." Aiden reminded her.
"Ew, god please don't remind me." Ashley said, feigning disgust.
A few seconds, which felt like minutes, passed with nothing but the sound of yet another terrible country song playing lightly in the background.
"So...?" Ashley began as she glanced over at Aiden, who simply nodded his head.
"I guess it really is a new Aiden." Ashley said trying to lighten the mood a bit.
Aiden chuckled and looked over at his sister.
"I'm just ready to be myself," Aiden said seriously.
Ashley looked back at him and smiled.
"Me too bro, me too."