Ritsu: Trashu-kun is twelve now, having just started attending Kitagawa Daiichi~
Also, got my first two reviews! Woo!
heluvabtlr1: Oooh, I see o: (It's fine! I'm writing this fic, so I'm a weirdy too XD). I find it to be quite interesting too, and most things are fair game in the world of fiction! Don't apologize! :D
n1ghtdr34m3r: Mwahaha, he certainly does now! (That should be a real word!). Here's the next first ;) Glad you like it!
Tooru was surprised when his heart began thumping loudly. It had never done that before, he mused to himself. Not even once during elementary school, in fact. He'd asked Iwa-chan about it and his friend had told him it meant he either ate something bad or he had a crush. Not knowing what having a crush really meant, Tooru had asked his mother after school, not wanting to admit to Iwa-chan that he had no idea what the boy was talking about.
"Well, Tooru-kun, a crush is when… when you like someone a lot, and when you see that person or you're near them, your heart starts beating really fast, or you feel all warm inside. Does that make sense?" she explained briefly, silently gushing over the fact that her precious Tooru-kun had gotten his first crush.
But Tooru only felt even more confused.
"… Why don't I have a… crush, on Emi-chan then? I like her lots!"
He didn't miss the way his mother had gotten a troubled look on her face for a mere second before she replaced it with a smile.
"The way you like Emi-chan is different. It's like how you like your older brother. A crush is different. When you have a crush on someone you like them in the same way I care for your father. Do you understand, Tooru-kun?"
A frown settled on Tooru's lips and he slowly shook his head. He didn't really get it at all, but he doubted it'd make any more sense even if she explained it a hundred times, so he begrudgingly went to his room instead, ignoring the smug look his older brother sent him, no doubt having overheard their conversation.
He'd only ever seen that girl in his class once, anyway!
Stupid brother..! Stupid crush..!
He decided then, that he had definitely just eaten something bad.
That was definitely it!