HURRAH! Finally finished! Haha just kidding :) This is the last chapter though, so yayy! ^^ I know this story was really short, and if I didn't have other stories pending and whatnot, it probably would have been longer, but for now, I'm satisfied with how it turned out :) I just hope you guys like it ^^ I was planning on holding off to upload this, but I'm ready to have it finished ^^ Sooooo here you go! Thanks for reading and reviewing, guys ;) Soo,

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Dil locked himself in his room. Tommy tried not to panic, but wasn't doing a very good job of it. Barnard was apologetic and somewhat scared. Phil was arrogant with his 'I told you so's'. Angelica was finally coming down from her initial shock, thanks to the embarrassed Suzie. Everyone but Dil sat in the kitchen, mulling over their thoughts, though many of them Tommy was sure were the same.

"So…" he started, looking at Barnard but gaining everyone's attention, "What exactly happened?" Everyone turned as Barnie shuffled a bit uncomfortably under their gazes.

"They just walked in, and he panicked—"

"No, I mean before that." Barnard's face grew bright red and he couldn't meet any of their gazes.

"Err, well… We were, um, talking, and he said he didn't know whether he was gay or not. I told him there was a way to tell, and if it was awkward he wasn't, and…" Everyone waited expectantly, and he shifted again, taking a deep breath.

"I… uh… kissed him." Kimi and Lil smiled at each other, thinking it was absolutely adorable, but Tommy's eyes narrowed.

"So you took advantage of my little brother's confusion so you could kiss him?" Barnard's head snapped up, his eyes wide, before meeting Tommy's glare evenly.

"No! I wouldn't do that," he stated, his green eyes boring into Tommy's, "I… like your brother. I wouldn't do that to anyone, especially him." The last part was mumbled, accompanied with more shuffling and another blush.

"Aww," Kimi, Lil, and Suzie swooned together, not helping the blush blooming on the slightly younger boy's cheeks. Tommy sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"I know, but…" Barnie sent him a surprised, confused look, and it was Tommy's turn to look uncomfortable, "Err, I um, saw you two the other day on the porch…" Barnard's eyes widened spectacularly, and then he proceeded to hide his extremely red face behind his jacket, muttering something of an apology.

"But what about Dil?" Kimi cut in, wanting to make the boy a little less uncomfortable, "He's been up there a long time." Tommy sighed and shook his head.

"I don't know… I think he's just confused." Barnard dropped his collar and nodded, running a hand through his hair.

"He is. He's not sure, and the little, uh, incident, didn't exactly help. You should talk to him," he advised Tommy, who hesitated.

"Are you sure?" Barnard nodded.

"Yeah. I know it would have been a lot easier for me to, um, accept it if I'd had a family member who understood." The others blinked at him in surprise and confusion.

"What do you mean?" Chuckie asked the question on all of their minds. Barnard fiddled with his fingers.

"My family's very strict." That was all he said, and they left it at that.

"Well… I guess I'll go talk to him," he started, and then turned to Angelica with a harsh stare, "And if he comes down here, I don't want you saying anything about it, alright? And don't tell anyone. If he is gay, then it's his choice on when he wants people to know. Got it?" Angelica had pushed past her surprise and finally waved a hand airily.

"Yeah, yeah, don't worry about it, I'm not tellin' anyone." When everyone looked in surprise, she held up her hands in surrender and shrugged.

"Hey, he's my family too, ya know. I'm not that heartless." Tommy smiled, surprisingly grateful, before leaving his friends and Barnard (and Angelica) in the kitchen, starting steadily up the steps. He reached Dil's door, which was sealed shut, and took a deep breath before knocking. There was a muffled reply from inside, and Tommy took that as an invitation and opened the door, stepping inside. Dil lay on his stomach on the bed, arms under a pillow and his chin buried in it. Tommy closed the door behind him and approached closer to see Dil's eyebrows furrowed in confusion and concentration, two things Tommy didn't often see on his brother.

"Hey, bud," Tommy greeted, sitting in the chair at Dil's desk beside him, "How ya doin'?" Dil groaned and buried his face in the pillow in response. Tommy waited a bit, before Dil's muffled voice reached him and he was able to decipher the words.

"Angelica's gonna ruin my life." Tommy chuckled and shook his head, though he knew his brother couldn't see it.

"Actually, I don't think she is," he said. Dil's head perked up a bit, and he continued, "Everyone's waiting downstairs. They're worried about you." Dil sighed and lifted his head, settling his chin in his palm.

"Why would they be worried about me?" he asked, frowning. Tommy smiled.

"Come on, they're your friends, practically family. You just ran up here and we haven't seen you for hours." Dil shrugged a bit, and he met Tommy's eyes briefly before dropping them again.

"I'm just… confused, Tommy." The older boy's eyes softened and he leaned forward, resting a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"I know, Dil. And no one's going to say anything until you know for sure." Dil smiled gratefully and Tommy let his hand drop. It was silent for a bit before a mischievous smile crawled onto Tommy's face.

"You know… Barnard's still here, too." Dil's eyes widened and his face flushed with memories from just hours previously. He swallowed and glanced at his brother, who had fixed him with an amused smirk. This made Dil's blush grow, and Tommy's smile widen.

"So… apparently you two kissed," Tommy stated again, not being able to help himself. Dil's face was practically glowing, and Tommy burst out laughing, earning a glare and a pillow thrown at his face. Dil scowled a bit as Tommy's laughter started drifting away. The younger teen sat up, crossing his legs, and started picking at the threads of his covers, glancing at his brother from under his lashes.

"So you don't… you don't think that's… weird?" Tommy smiled.

"Dil, when have you ever been concerned about people thinking you're weird?" This caused Dil to grin a bit, but when it faded, Tommy sighed and leaned forward, forcing his brother to meet his eyes.

"Dil," he started, looking into his brother's eyes, "I don't care what you prefer. If being with someone makes you happy, go for it. That's all I want you to be is happy." Dil grinned and pulled his brother forward in a hug, and Tommy wrapped his arms around his little brother tightly.

"Thanks, bro." They held their position for a little longer before they pulled away and Tommy motioned to the door.

"C'mon, everyone's waiting for you."


It was extremely uncomfortable. The kitchen was quiet beside the awkward shuffling and shifting. Barnard was the most uncomfortable, having his secrets spilled to these people after barely knowing them, and now they knew he liked one of their friends, and had even been caught making it obvious. Kimi glanced at Lil, and they exchanged a look before Kimi spoke.

"Hey, Barnie, was it?" Barnard looked up from his corner in the kitchen expectantly and nodded. Kimi hesitated.

"When did you first know that you were… you know… gay? I mean, if you don't want to tell us, that's fine, I'm just curious—" Barnard shook his head, halting her rambling.

"It's fine," he said, shoving his hands in his pockets, "And you don't have to worry about saying gay in front of me. Or Dil, for that matter, if he…" Barnie trailed off before someone coughed, and he was jogged out of his thoughts, and a light pink brushed his cheeks at Kimi's knowing look.

"But it was probably about a year ago," he explained, tilting his head back against the wall as he contemplated, "I had always thought about it, you know, but around that time I really became sure that I wasn't attracted to girls."

"And… what about your family?" Lil cut in, unsure, "How did they handle it?" Barnard closed his eyes, and the others exchanged worried glances, wondering if they'd gone too far, before he spoke.

"Not… well," he finally forced out, tilting his head down, his dark bangs hanging in his face, "They don't exactly… understand. Even recently they try to talk to me about girls, and convince me that I'm not gay, that it's just a faze… They just don't want their son to be gay. I know they love me anyway, but I also know it's hard for them, and…" Barnard dropped off, and Suzie's eyes softened as Chuckie's eyes dropped and Phil fiddled quietly with a salt shaker. Barnard glanced at the others from under his lashes.

"But… whatever you do… Don't treat Dil differently, if he decides he doesn't like girls," he urged, "Because whatever he chooses, he's still the same person you guys have known for years. He talks about you guys all the time, and thinks of you like family. He doesn't need that to change. It wouldn't be fair for him to think it was his fault."

"We won't," Kimi swore, and the others hurried to agree.

"We promise," Lil added. Barnard nodded and gave a twitch of a smile before the kitchen door opened, and everyone's attention was drawn to the two that entered.

Dil swallowed once all the attention was on him and gave them a sheepish smile before turning to Barnard, who immediately pushed himself off the wall and took a small step forward. Dil met his green eyes and smiled a bit, a knowing twinkle in his eyes. Barnie cocked an eyebrow.

"So eavesdropping runs in the family." Dil's smile widened even more and Tommy give a helpless shrug and grin from where he'd already moved to stand next to Kimi. Barnie turned back to Dil, who was still observing him with a smile on his face. He raised an eyebrow again, and Dil's grin grew before suddenly he seized Barnie's jacket collar and pulled him down, clashing their lips together. Barnard's eyes widened considerably before drifted shut and he returned the kiss. It wasn't nearly as passionate as the other one and ended rather quickly, but as they pulled away and Barnard met Dil's eyes with the corner of his lip curling upwards, he knew it got the point across.

Dil wrapped an arm around the boy's waist and he did the same, pulling the boy to his side as the red head turned to the rest of the room, meeting gazes of surprise and amusement. Barnard's cheeks were painted pink, but Dil smiled his embarrassment away.

"So… turns out I'm gay," he said, before giving a shrug, "Who knew?" Out of no where, Phil suddenly jumped up, raising a hand.

"Oh, I did! I totally called it!" Dil blinked in surprise, and Lil giggled.

"Yeah, I figured it out after, though!"

"Me too," Chuckie agreed.

"I knew better than all of you, I practically had proof," Angelica said, flipping her blonde hair over her shoulder. Suzie rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah. You didn't bother holding it in at all after you found out, either."

"I guessed a while ago," Kimi said, shrugging. Tommy grinned and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Yeah, I wasn't sure whether to admit it or not, but I guess I knew all along." Surprisingly, beside Dil, Barnard nodded, too.

"I knew." Dil stuttered.

"W-Wha… Was I the only one who didn't know?" Everyone exchanged glances, and Phil shrugged.

"Pretty much." At Dil's exasperated expression, everyone laughed, and Dil saw for the first time a full smile break out on Barnard's face. He caught the slightly shorter boy looking and turned to meet his gaze. Dil grinned at him, and Barnard smiled back, pulling him a little closer to his side in a one-armed hug, which the other boy took no time in wrapping both of his arms around his torso. Tommy smiled at this and caught Barnard's eye. The black haired boy nodded respectively, and Tommy returned it with a grin.

Just then there was the faint sound of a car door shutting, but it caught everyone's attention. Everyone looked at the door and Dil groaned, gaining their attention, grimacing slightly.

"I forgot about Mom and Dad!"


There ya have it! Finished! I know I left it a little open there, haha, but you can make your own assumptions of what happens ;) I doubt I'd make a sequel or simply continue this one, since I'm so busy with others, but maybe in the future... Perhaps... though I'd need more viewer encouragement for that ;) Alright well, I'm tired, so I'ma go to sleep now! Oh, and I just put a new story up for Bleach, so if you want to read it, you can go ahead and check it out :) Well then, hope you liked it! Bye!