Half-Brother?
"Are you done yet Brat?" Zero couldn't help but shout. The stray he'd picked up had been in the bathroom for nearly an hour now. He cursed, what was he? A girl who needed to take a bubble bath and take their time applying make up?
"Done," the young boy answered from inside the bathrooms. "By the way, I'm called Yuuki Kuran."
"Whatever brat," Zero said, not really interested in his name. "Yuki is it? Will you hurry up and get out the-"
He stopped, breathless for the moment as his eyes set upon Yuuki. Zero gulped feeling his heart or rather hearing it beat loudly and rapidly, at the sight of Yuuki. He had such smooth skin and a slender body that almost seemed like a girls, yet there wasn't any other sign that made him feminine. But it was undeniable that Yuuki was beautiful, such a handsome face and engaging dark brown eyes that always seem to change scarlet.
"What's wrong?" Yuuki asked having stared at Zero for quite some time since she came out the bathroom.
Zero quickly looked away, clutching his chest and feeling his already burning cheeks. What am I doing? Zero screamed at himself in his mind, I was checking out his body… and… oh god - I know I love boys but, oh god I am gay.
Yuuki studied the uneasy Zero closely and having finally understood where his anxiety came from, she smiled. Silly Boy, Yuuki said to herself, I'm a girl but I guess this might be fun as well…
"What's your name?" Yuuki asked.
Zero calmed himself down, not looking at Yuuki, "Zero Kiryu."
Zero almost jumped, feeling Yuuki's hand sliding under his shirt again like before. Yuuki whispered into Zero's ear, "goodnight then Zero Kiryu." He then moved away from Zero and entered the spare guest room, closing the door, leaving Zero confused in the living room.
Zero stared at the closed door to Yuuki's room, "did I just-" Zero bit his lips, slapping himself a few times. "Don't think. Just sleep."
Night passed on quite quickly. The sun was already shining, signalling the start to a new day. There was really loud banging noise that stirred Zero from his sleep. Weakly he opened an eye. Yawning he got up. He walked around the house and as usual it was peace and quiet. Nothing seemed out of place. "Am I forgetting something?" Zero asked himself. He went into the bathroom, took a shower, dressed up and headed for school. "Seriously, am I forgetting something?"
"ZERO," a familiar voice shouted from behind.
Zero turned to see Aidou. "Your early today."
Aidou put his arm around Zero, "you too. I've heard a new student is transferring over to our school today and into our class, so-"
"So you're here to check them out," Zero finished for Aidou.
"Precisely, I've heard it's a guy. You must be happy," Aidou mused.
"Yeah, yeah," Zero replied half-heartedly, entering the classroom and sitting at his desk.
Aidou sat behind him and it wasn't long before the teacher came waltzing into the classroom. He banged his desk a few time to calm and shut the students up. He coughed a few times to make an impression, "I know everyone here has heard of the news that a new student is joining this class."
The students in the room began to whisper and talk with much excitement. The teacher looked around sighing and once again banged the desk for his students attention. Zero literally sat and yawned whilst Aidou was joining in with the hot gossip. He couldn't careless about a random new student.
"Allow me to introduce to you-" the teacher began, walking towards the door and opening it. "Yuuki Kuran."
Zero jumped at the name and felt his heart stop beating altogether as he recognised Yuuki who was undoubtedly waving hyper at him. "Damn," Zero said under his breath, "that's what I've forgotten this morning. I forgot I picked up that stray…"
"ZERO, ZERO, ZERO," Yuuki called beaming at Zero, "can you believe this we're in the same class."
The entire class now turned their attention to Zero. Aidou was practically staring at him with a irritated expression.
"Oh, so you know Zero Kiryu," the teacher asked.
"Yep," Yuuki answered, "we-"
"WE MET EACH OTHER IN THE ARCADE," Zero suddenly shouted, winking and making funny faces at Yuuki, which translated into, do not say a thing about the truth.
"Really, that must be such a coincidence," one of the students said.
Yuuki deliberately put on a confused expression and then a upset one. Zero looked at him in horror, what was he doing?
Yuuki began to sob, "I know you hatred me Zero but you didn't have to be so mean and hide our relationship. Am I really that much of a bother to you brother?"
The students in the room gasped.
A girl asked, "Yuuki you and Zero Kiryu are brothers?"
Another began to ask too, "you two don't have the same name."
"You two don't look alike either."
Zero sat very still in his chair, not knowing how to react. Seeing Yuuki cry made him feel anxious but then he was also way too confused with this turn of events. A few students sitting near him began to turn on him, asking the same questions. Aidou's stare basically turned into that of a glare.
"Please don't bother my brother, its not his fault," Yuuki called out. "We have the same father but different mothers so we don't look alike."
"Is it true Kiryu?" a few students shouted at Zero.
Completely lost now Zero stared at Yuuki who just kept nodding her head at him. "I guess…" he finally answered not knowing what to do.
"So-" the teacher began, "you two are half brothers so you two…"
"We're currently living together," Yuuki said without hesitating.
Zero dropped his head down on the desk. That's it, he told himself, too late now to contradict the lie. What the hell was he going to do from now on with that guy? Someone help.
The entire day went roughly for Zero. Yuuki was surrounded by students, as expected, asking him a load of questions. Zero himself was approached more often than usual but he simply drove the curious people away. It was half way through lunch and he hadn't even found time to sit and eat, trying to run away form other students. He turned a corner and saw Aidou madly glaring at him, with one finger pointed at Zero then himself and the empty classroom. Zero gulped, knowing he had a lot to explain to Aidou.
"Wah- I'm surprised. Did something that crazy really happen?" Aidou asked Zero.
"Precisely that happened," Zero said.
Aidou now had a very serious expression on his face, "be careful of that guy Yuuki. You don't know anything about him. Keep a close watch. He seems and sounds very suspicious."
"I will," Zero said, "but I don't understand what he'll get from me."
"That's for you to find out," Aidou pointed out, "anyhow, I'll keep watch of him too."
"Ah, so you're here brother," Yuuki called startling Zero and Aidou.
Yuuki skipped towards Zero and Aidou immediately got in front. "Hold it there Yuuki Kuran is it?"
"Yes that's me," Yuuki answered.
"What do you want?" Aidou asked directly, "why are you pretending to be Zero's brother?"
Yuuki stared from Aidou to Zero, "there's no problem with that. Being brothers is easier for people to accept that we live together."
"I never actually said that we were going to live together," Zero said, pushing Aidou away and facing Yuuki himself, "I felt sorry for you so I allowed you to stay for one night. That is all."
Yuuki looked at Zero. He seemed serious. Why are guys always such a pain, Yuuki said in her mind, glad I'm a girl. I need to think of something fast… "Your saying I need to move out."
"Not move out. You never moved in to begin with. Don't follow me home tonight get it?" Zero corrected Yuuki. "Let's go Aidou. Class is about to start."
Yuuki clenched her fist, there must be something that she could do to stop Zero from throwing her out. He was the best person to live with till she can leave Japan. First off, he is homosexual meaning if he ever did try to have sex with her, he'll fail as soon as he realises she's a girl. That means she's safe and won't have to worry about being raped. Second, uncle had told her to find him. Uncle was virtually advertising him to her as a good candidate for her to stay with till everything was sorted. Yuuki gulped, if she didn't tell Zero the real reason then he won't let her stay at his house, but she needed to stay with him.
"WAIT, Zero Kiryu," Yuuki shouted. She ran towards Zero, only able to find this solution after all though very ironic. She was going to have to sacrifice something's to get what she wanted. Having caught up with him, Yuuki grabbed Zero's face and pulled him towards her…
