Chapter 2.

Closet of Discussions

"So...you're gay." The woman sipped her tea.

Neo and Kyo had followed her to her place. He and his brother had talked a lot, neither of them knew they were identical twins.

"Yes, Simply put. Kyo is my husband, we were married a few weeks ago."

"Sorren is as well. I never expected both my sons to be." She smiled once more, gazing over to Kyo. "He isn't as open as you two though. I'm proud of you, Neo."

Neo squeezed Kyo's hand gently and smiled. His mother lived in a fair place. It wasn't too bad, but it wasn't the best ither.

"It's not that I'm not open, mother," Sorren said. "I'm just shy."

"Oh please! My older full blood brother shy?! HAH! Sorren, I'm only nineteen, and I walk around town with mid-drifts and latex pants that cut too low while holding Kyo's hand. Don't mind what people thing. They're dumbasses."

"I just..can't."

"Phhft..." He grunted and leaned back, giving his partner a look. Kyo simply giggle with Neo's mother. "At least tell me you aren't a Virgin." The boy leaned forward a bit.

Sorren only blushed and stared down at his hand. Slowly he got up and walked into the kitchen.

"Get back here! You--"

"Neo...leave him be. You've embarrassed him." His young lover, Kyo, said with a gentle hand placed on his arm.

The mother frowned and sighed, setting down her cup of tea.

"Neo, you do know what your name means, don't you?"

"Of course. I've been livin' it out too. You know, you really fucked up when you gave me away. Never once have I turned into a 'Demon' as Ryu had." He was obviously hurt. He usually never cursed bad unless he was.

"I-I know, son. But we were pov-"

"You kept Sorren!"

"Neo, I didn't-"

"Bullshit. Sorren costed more than I would have. You were afraid, why did you throw him away too? Was he not born from Ryu too?!"

"Because he was stronger and able to work. With you, I wouldn't have been able to."

"Because you favored him..." The words came out quietly. He stared down to his lap forcing the tears back. "I would have rather grown up in a dirt poor family rather than have to go through what I did..."

Try as he might have, he couldn't hold the tears back. They slid down his cheeks, one after another. Kyo frowned and wrapped his arms around him.

"Shh...It's okay..."

Neo's mother just frowned as she watched. Why should this happen to ither of them? Nineteen whole years she gave up of her son's life, and he had already gone through things it would take most people years on end to do. For all the love she had...it wasn't enough to take care of both her sons.

"Neo, listen. I loved you, I still do. I did it because I thought it was best. We were poverished, your brother was working, and your father was nowhere to be found. I didn't know all of what you say you went through would happen, or I would have kept you."

Slowly, she rose, walking over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Sorren sighed when he peeked his head around the corner. Then even he joined in on the hug, which made Neo laugh and smile a little.

"Big baby..." Sorren whispered.

"I'm not the one who'd still single." Neo whispered back after sniffling.

They all started to laugh when Sorren blushed. Kyo moved away, as well as his brother and mother.

"So, this is how family is?" Neo asked, looking to his mother.

"This is how it is now, son. Will you stay with us?"

He gazed over to Kyo, to his mother, then down to his hands in thought. It wasn't a hard choice, but there were other things on his mind as well.

"No. I hate the city personally, and I have my own life with Kyo now. Plus, I don't think I could adjust to nineteen missed years of this. I will come visit though."

"Too bad, you could have probably hooked me up with someone." Sorren grinned.

Neo still couldn't believe how much they looked alike, especially when he grinned or smiled like that. The thought hardly crossed his mind that he had a twin brother, that he had a brother at all. He smiled and stood, walking up to Sorren. Neo stood a few inches shorter than him.

"Do you know how much you look like me when you grin like that? It's fricken' creepy."

"Same. I knew about you, I knew you were my brother, but I had no idea you'd look like me."

"Hn. Well, I'm glad I did. Bad thing is, I look a lot better, seeing as I've had both genders after this sexy body, craving to get their touchy fingers to caress whatever they can." He winked, then stuck his tongue out.

"Who said no one was after me? I'm just shy." Sorren poked his ribs, Neo recoiled with a giggle.

"Sit down, boys. We want to know more, Neo."

"Fine fine, it'll take all night though."

Kyo yawned softly. Neo pulled him into his lap. He smiled and snuggled into him.

"Go ahead and rest, Kyo, it'll be a while."

"Mmnn..Kay." Kyo smiled and closed his eyes. He hadn't much sleep the night before. Neo began to talk, starting from the farthest back he could remember. In the orphanage. Kyo ended up falling asleep to the vibrating of his voice in his chest.