Sibling Rivalry
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. If I did own Fushigi Yuugi, you can guarantee I would definitely not be here.
An hour later, Jenna was sitting in the room Tobias and Mia still shared, along with the amber eyed boy, who was off in his own little world of thoughts, generally about Akira.
"Look, Tobias, I don't want to push it, but you didn't answer my question directly before. Do you like Akira?" asked Jenna She had been attempting to push conversation to that topic for a little while now.
"Well... I... oh, this is pointless," Tobias sighed, brought back down to earth with a strong jolt. "I consider you a friend, that means I should tell you the truth, right?"
"Of course," affirmed Jenna.
"And you won't judge me, or tell anyone?"
"Not if you don't want me to," Jenna said.
"In that case, I'd better tell you everything. I am most definitely gay," stated Tobias. Jenna nodded, unfazed by this information. "And... I do like Akira... very much."
"Then why don't you do anything about it?" inquired Jenna.
"I have," said Tobias. He was starting to speak more easily, and telling someone sympathetic felt like the very much cliched weight had been removed from his shoulders.
You have? How far? Talk? Holding hands? Kissing? Frenching? Sex?" Tobias turned scarlet at this.
"Jenna!" he yelled in embarrassment. "Kissing, just kissing!"
"I was just asking. But you've gotten to kissing? Why are you so distant to him then?"
"Well, I made the mistake of letting my sister know," muttered Tobias.
"What did you tell her for?" Jenna stressed the 'her' with contempt.
"She's not that bad. But she... uh... loves Akira as well," explained Tobias. He had no idea why he was defending his sister.
"And?"
"She... uh, well, after I told her I liked Akira, she was okay. Pretty understanding, actually."
"She was?" asked Jenna. She was shocked that Mia had a human side.
"Of course. She did tell me that I was a freak, but that wasn't about my sexuality," laughed Tobias. "Anyway, in the morning, I got together with Akira-"
"How?" asked Jenna, curiously.
"It involved me walking into his room half-naked and soaking wet, if you really want to know," Tobias said.
"That was rather slutty of you," Jenna commented.
"I didn't intend it to be. I'd just taken a shower, and I heard him yell something. I went to see if he was okay," justified Tobias.
"You could have put a shirt on," Jenna giggled.
"Well... okay, so perhaps there were subconscious slutty intentions," Tobias conceded. "But well, anyway, Mia found out, and she got upset. She kicked me out of this room, actually. Apparently I'd stolen her property."
"A person shouldn't be considered property," Jenna said in a moralising tone.
"I guess not, but that's Mia for you. Back to the story here. I was a little afraid of my parents finding out, you see. So she tricked me into coming back here, at a price. I can't communicate to or touch Akira," said Tobias sadly.
"That really wasn't very nice of her," Jenna observed.
"Congratulations on that astute comment. Really, I can't help but blame myself more than Mia. It's my fault I'm a coward," admitted Tobias.
"No," Jenna said. "Don't blame yourself. It's pretty hard to find the right words." Tobias shook his head.
"I got close, once. I've had plenty of chances. I just... I'm too afraid that they might hate me."
"Tobias, are your parents good people?" asked Jenna.
"Yes, yes, of course," confirmed Tobias, bemused.
"Well, have they ever said anything remotely homophobic?"
"Of course not. Mum and Dad have a gay couple as their best friends," Tobias said.
"Then why would they not accept you?" asked Jenna.
"I... have absolutely no idea." Tobias saw that he had been behaving childishly, and he should simply tell his parents. After all, if their friends, two men who lived a few houses away, were treated as though they were human, why shouldn't he be?
"I'm glad you agree with me," smiled Jenna. "Now, would you allow me to deal with Mia?" Jenna thought she'd get a kick out of Mia's expression.
"Fine. I think I'll talk with Akira," said Tobias.
"Good."
Jenna walked into the room where Mia was watching television and sat down next to her.
"Hello, Mia," she said, not bothering to hide the contempt in her voice.
"What are you doing here?" cried Mia.
"Well, your brother invited me here, so I guess I came to talk to him."
"Oh," Mia muttered. "Why are you talking to me then?"
"Well, I just wanted to tell you that Tobias is going to finally... how should I say this... tell your parents something rather important," said Jenna in a sickly sweet tone.
"I'm glad," Mia said genuinely.
"What?"
"I said I'm glad. I... look, you're the last person I want to tell this. But hell, you're the only person here. I do care about my brother. I've been feeling absolutely horrible for this whole week, if it counts for anything. And I... I've seen exactly how much Akira cares for him... he's been totally miserable for all the time Tobias hasn't been speaking to him. I... have you ever heard the saying? 'If you love someone, set them free.' I think... that's right. I should set Akira free," said Mia, baring her very heart.
"I have no idea what to say, other than Tobias was right about you. You're okay after all," Jenna said.
Meanwhile, Tobias was knocking on the door to Akira's room.
"Akira," he said. "It's me." The door swung open quickly, and a happily surprised Akira stood in its wake.
"Tobias!" he said in delight, and hugged the teenager.
"You're squashing me," squeaked Tobias, struggling.
"Sorry," said Akira.
"You understood?" asked Tobias. It was his turn to be surprised.
"While you were not talking to me, I practised my English," Akira said. "I... I thought you weren't speaking because I couldn't understand you."
"You must have worked hard," Tobias said, awed at Akira's improvement.
"Your teacher has been helping. And a boy named Ryuuen," Akira explained.
"Ryuuen!" cried Tobias. "I've heard of him, Jenna was talking to me about him today."
"I heard every word of that. I was right next to you at the time."
"I know... you must have been so angry at me!" said Tobias.
"Angry? I was, yes. I don't appreciate being ditched. Especially with a bunch of stupid girls," Akira replied.
"I'm really sorry," Tobias said, closing the door behind him. "Uh... about me not talking to you... do you want me to write it down so you can translate it better?"
"What? I hate to say this, but I don't understand what you're talking about," Akira sighed. Evidently the language gap hadn't been totally bridged yet.
"Okay, don't worry. Well, number one, I love you so much," Tobias said. Akira's face broke into a totally delighted smile for the second time.
"I love you too," he said with pure pleasure in his voice.
"And... I'm so glad I can talk to you, finally!" cried Tobias.
"Talking to you is one of the best things possible. Kissing you is better, but this is wonderful as well," said Akira. He was telling the truth. It felt perfect to be able to talk to Tobias.
"Um... not the right time, sorry. Akira, I wasn't talking to you for a reason, and it wasn't that you didn't understand me," Tobias said.
"Why?" Akira asked.
"Well, it was actually my fault," sighed Tobias.
"What did you do?"
"Well, I'm a useless coward. I... didn't want to tell my parents... about us... and me being gay."
"You're not a coward... whatever that means," Akira said.
"I am, Akira. I... I let Mia trick me into not talking to you..."
"SHE DID WHAT?" yelled Akira. "I'll... I'll-"
"You'll do nothing, it was my fault. She can't help loving you, it's not your fault you're so perfect," Tobias said. He was getting sick of defending his sister.
"She did that out of love for me?" asked Akira. His eyes were getting the icy glint that reminded Tobias far too strongly of Nakago.
"Please don't be angry. It makes me remember," Tobias said in a choked voice. Akira brushed away his boyfriend's tear with one hand.
"I do not wish to be like that monster," he said gently.
"I don't particularly want to even think about Tomo. He wasn't the happiest of people."
"Neither was Nakago. I... why are we talking about this?" Akira asked angrily. "I thought we had fixed it."
"We have. Just... don't be angry..." pleaded Tobias.
"I won't be," assured Akira.
"Then... I wish to tell my parents," Tobias stated.
"Tell them what?" inquired Akira. He had been instructed well in his constant English classes, but he wasn't very good at understanding subtlety.
"That I love you, and am gay," explained Tobias.
"You do that because you want to be able to talk to me?" Akira asked. He couldn't understand why Tobias didn't just deal with Mia about the problem.
"That's one reason. But... I also know that I have to tell them one day. Otherwise I could be found out in a rather embarrassing manner," joked Tobias. Akira laughed lightly, and Tobias joined in, his grating cackle seeming almost cute to his boyfriend.
"I wish... to come with you and tell your parents as well," Akira said. Tobias gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Tha-," he said, his words cut off by Akira's mouth covering his own. They kissed for a few minutes, with Tobias finally breaking it when his lips started to go numb.
"That's almost too wonderful to be true," he murmured.
"Did that girl with the brown hair help you with this?" asked Akira unexpectedly, after a few moments silence.
"Yes, she did," said Tobias truthfully.
"When she spoke to you before, what did she say?"
"Uh... she actually told me that she noticed you liked me."
"I was... looking at her with... jealousy," said Akira honestly. "She was talking to you, and I was not. It made me a little upset."
"I'm sorry, she's just my friend. I... told her the truth about us, and she... well, actually, she asked a lot of really embarrassing questions," laughed Tobias. Akira nodded, he didn't totally understand, but he got the drift.
"She told you to tell your parents?" he asked.
"Yes..." said Tobias. "She opened my eyes, really."
"Can I open your lips?" Akira asked saucily.
"Alright then," replied Tobias in the same tone. They began to kiss again.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. If I did own Fushigi Yuugi, you can guarantee I would definitely not be here.
An hour later, Jenna was sitting in the room Tobias and Mia still shared, along with the amber eyed boy, who was off in his own little world of thoughts, generally about Akira.
"Look, Tobias, I don't want to push it, but you didn't answer my question directly before. Do you like Akira?" asked Jenna She had been attempting to push conversation to that topic for a little while now.
"Well... I... oh, this is pointless," Tobias sighed, brought back down to earth with a strong jolt. "I consider you a friend, that means I should tell you the truth, right?"
"Of course," affirmed Jenna.
"And you won't judge me, or tell anyone?"
"Not if you don't want me to," Jenna said.
"In that case, I'd better tell you everything. I am most definitely gay," stated Tobias. Jenna nodded, unfazed by this information. "And... I do like Akira... very much."
"Then why don't you do anything about it?" inquired Jenna.
"I have," said Tobias. He was starting to speak more easily, and telling someone sympathetic felt like the very much cliched weight had been removed from his shoulders.
You have? How far? Talk? Holding hands? Kissing? Frenching? Sex?" Tobias turned scarlet at this.
"Jenna!" he yelled in embarrassment. "Kissing, just kissing!"
"I was just asking. But you've gotten to kissing? Why are you so distant to him then?"
"Well, I made the mistake of letting my sister know," muttered Tobias.
"What did you tell her for?" Jenna stressed the 'her' with contempt.
"She's not that bad. But she... uh... loves Akira as well," explained Tobias. He had no idea why he was defending his sister.
"And?"
"She... uh, well, after I told her I liked Akira, she was okay. Pretty understanding, actually."
"She was?" asked Jenna. She was shocked that Mia had a human side.
"Of course. She did tell me that I was a freak, but that wasn't about my sexuality," laughed Tobias. "Anyway, in the morning, I got together with Akira-"
"How?" asked Jenna, curiously.
"It involved me walking into his room half-naked and soaking wet, if you really want to know," Tobias said.
"That was rather slutty of you," Jenna commented.
"I didn't intend it to be. I'd just taken a shower, and I heard him yell something. I went to see if he was okay," justified Tobias.
"You could have put a shirt on," Jenna giggled.
"Well... okay, so perhaps there were subconscious slutty intentions," Tobias conceded. "But well, anyway, Mia found out, and she got upset. She kicked me out of this room, actually. Apparently I'd stolen her property."
"A person shouldn't be considered property," Jenna said in a moralising tone.
"I guess not, but that's Mia for you. Back to the story here. I was a little afraid of my parents finding out, you see. So she tricked me into coming back here, at a price. I can't communicate to or touch Akira," said Tobias sadly.
"That really wasn't very nice of her," Jenna observed.
"Congratulations on that astute comment. Really, I can't help but blame myself more than Mia. It's my fault I'm a coward," admitted Tobias.
"No," Jenna said. "Don't blame yourself. It's pretty hard to find the right words." Tobias shook his head.
"I got close, once. I've had plenty of chances. I just... I'm too afraid that they might hate me."
"Tobias, are your parents good people?" asked Jenna.
"Yes, yes, of course," confirmed Tobias, bemused.
"Well, have they ever said anything remotely homophobic?"
"Of course not. Mum and Dad have a gay couple as their best friends," Tobias said.
"Then why would they not accept you?" asked Jenna.
"I... have absolutely no idea." Tobias saw that he had been behaving childishly, and he should simply tell his parents. After all, if their friends, two men who lived a few houses away, were treated as though they were human, why shouldn't he be?
"I'm glad you agree with me," smiled Jenna. "Now, would you allow me to deal with Mia?" Jenna thought she'd get a kick out of Mia's expression.
"Fine. I think I'll talk with Akira," said Tobias.
"Good."
Jenna walked into the room where Mia was watching television and sat down next to her.
"Hello, Mia," she said, not bothering to hide the contempt in her voice.
"What are you doing here?" cried Mia.
"Well, your brother invited me here, so I guess I came to talk to him."
"Oh," Mia muttered. "Why are you talking to me then?"
"Well, I just wanted to tell you that Tobias is going to finally... how should I say this... tell your parents something rather important," said Jenna in a sickly sweet tone.
"I'm glad," Mia said genuinely.
"What?"
"I said I'm glad. I... look, you're the last person I want to tell this. But hell, you're the only person here. I do care about my brother. I've been feeling absolutely horrible for this whole week, if it counts for anything. And I... I've seen exactly how much Akira cares for him... he's been totally miserable for all the time Tobias hasn't been speaking to him. I... have you ever heard the saying? 'If you love someone, set them free.' I think... that's right. I should set Akira free," said Mia, baring her very heart.
"I have no idea what to say, other than Tobias was right about you. You're okay after all," Jenna said.
Meanwhile, Tobias was knocking on the door to Akira's room.
"Akira," he said. "It's me." The door swung open quickly, and a happily surprised Akira stood in its wake.
"Tobias!" he said in delight, and hugged the teenager.
"You're squashing me," squeaked Tobias, struggling.
"Sorry," said Akira.
"You understood?" asked Tobias. It was his turn to be surprised.
"While you were not talking to me, I practised my English," Akira said. "I... I thought you weren't speaking because I couldn't understand you."
"You must have worked hard," Tobias said, awed at Akira's improvement.
"Your teacher has been helping. And a boy named Ryuuen," Akira explained.
"Ryuuen!" cried Tobias. "I've heard of him, Jenna was talking to me about him today."
"I heard every word of that. I was right next to you at the time."
"I know... you must have been so angry at me!" said Tobias.
"Angry? I was, yes. I don't appreciate being ditched. Especially with a bunch of stupid girls," Akira replied.
"I'm really sorry," Tobias said, closing the door behind him. "Uh... about me not talking to you... do you want me to write it down so you can translate it better?"
"What? I hate to say this, but I don't understand what you're talking about," Akira sighed. Evidently the language gap hadn't been totally bridged yet.
"Okay, don't worry. Well, number one, I love you so much," Tobias said. Akira's face broke into a totally delighted smile for the second time.
"I love you too," he said with pure pleasure in his voice.
"And... I'm so glad I can talk to you, finally!" cried Tobias.
"Talking to you is one of the best things possible. Kissing you is better, but this is wonderful as well," said Akira. He was telling the truth. It felt perfect to be able to talk to Tobias.
"Um... not the right time, sorry. Akira, I wasn't talking to you for a reason, and it wasn't that you didn't understand me," Tobias said.
"Why?" Akira asked.
"Well, it was actually my fault," sighed Tobias.
"What did you do?"
"Well, I'm a useless coward. I... didn't want to tell my parents... about us... and me being gay."
"You're not a coward... whatever that means," Akira said.
"I am, Akira. I... I let Mia trick me into not talking to you..."
"SHE DID WHAT?" yelled Akira. "I'll... I'll-"
"You'll do nothing, it was my fault. She can't help loving you, it's not your fault you're so perfect," Tobias said. He was getting sick of defending his sister.
"She did that out of love for me?" asked Akira. His eyes were getting the icy glint that reminded Tobias far too strongly of Nakago.
"Please don't be angry. It makes me remember," Tobias said in a choked voice. Akira brushed away his boyfriend's tear with one hand.
"I do not wish to be like that monster," he said gently.
"I don't particularly want to even think about Tomo. He wasn't the happiest of people."
"Neither was Nakago. I... why are we talking about this?" Akira asked angrily. "I thought we had fixed it."
"We have. Just... don't be angry..." pleaded Tobias.
"I won't be," assured Akira.
"Then... I wish to tell my parents," Tobias stated.
"Tell them what?" inquired Akira. He had been instructed well in his constant English classes, but he wasn't very good at understanding subtlety.
"That I love you, and am gay," explained Tobias.
"You do that because you want to be able to talk to me?" Akira asked. He couldn't understand why Tobias didn't just deal with Mia about the problem.
"That's one reason. But... I also know that I have to tell them one day. Otherwise I could be found out in a rather embarrassing manner," joked Tobias. Akira laughed lightly, and Tobias joined in, his grating cackle seeming almost cute to his boyfriend.
"I wish... to come with you and tell your parents as well," Akira said. Tobias gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Tha-," he said, his words cut off by Akira's mouth covering his own. They kissed for a few minutes, with Tobias finally breaking it when his lips started to go numb.
"That's almost too wonderful to be true," he murmured.
"Did that girl with the brown hair help you with this?" asked Akira unexpectedly, after a few moments silence.
"Yes, she did," said Tobias truthfully.
"When she spoke to you before, what did she say?"
"Uh... she actually told me that she noticed you liked me."
"I was... looking at her with... jealousy," said Akira honestly. "She was talking to you, and I was not. It made me a little upset."
"I'm sorry, she's just my friend. I... told her the truth about us, and she... well, actually, she asked a lot of really embarrassing questions," laughed Tobias. Akira nodded, he didn't totally understand, but he got the drift.
"She told you to tell your parents?" he asked.
"Yes..." said Tobias. "She opened my eyes, really."
"Can I open your lips?" Akira asked saucily.
"Alright then," replied Tobias in the same tone. They began to kiss again.
