"AssasinatED"
by: ChibiMizu
Disclaimer: Don't own EEnE... like I ever did n e wayz?! _O;; The only thing I own is the band 'Midori Bara' which means Green Rose and it took me FOREVER to think of that!! So no taking unless given permission! XD Same goes for Takishi, Otomi, Min Hung and Nahsu. ^_^ Plz, continue...
Notes: This chapter contains cross-dressers, one swear word and slash. All other warnings and stuff are in chapter 1. I don't think you'd be here unless u read chapter 1... I'd just like to thank all my reviewers!!! I luv u guys! *huggles* I appreciate this too! I got not one flame this go around so YAY for me! ^_^
~Chapter 2~
"Hello Eddy." A deep voice sounded from the other end. Eddy furrowed his brows.
"Who is this?" Eddy asked, fingering the stitching around his shirt nervously.
"What? You don't even recognize your older brother's voice?" Eddy stopped cold.
"N-nick?" he hesitated. "Are you really--"
"Yes little brother! Long time no chat!" Eddy could feel a smile creeping to his lips. It wasn't Double D but still, it was his brother that hadn't contacted him since he went away to college!
"Oh my gosh Nick! It's been 10 years! What happened to you?!" Eddy asked excitedly, holding his breath.
"I became a band leader!" Nick replied. Eddy's grin grew wider as he heard the tales of how Nick had gone to Japan and made a band called 'Midori Bara'. Nick explained how much money it costed to call from Japan and that's why he didn't. "And guess what! I'm coming home today. I'm on the bus right now! I needed to see how big my baby brother grew up to be!"
"I'm not a BABY!" Eddy growled. "I've been grown up for awhile now!"
"I'm sure. Did you get that box I sent you when you were 13?"
"Yes. I did." Eddy stopped being happy as he remembered that day when they tried to make a video to send to Nick. They never did get that done...
"Haha!" Nick laughed over the phone. "Well, we're almost there and we have SO much to catch up on baby brother!" Nick laughed. "Talk to you in 5!" ~Click~
Eddy hung up the phone a smirked. Well, that's one problem solved. Now... what happened to Double D?
~5 Mins later at the end of Eddy's driveway~
Eddy sat on the curb, kicking small stones across the Cul-De-Sac. He'd been waiting 5 minutes but it felt like 5 hours to the impatient teen. Even though Nick picked on him immensely about his being younger, he still missed his older brother like crazy. He was his idol! Eddy looked up slowly to see a large bus pull up and come to a screeching halt in front of him. He gasped as a tall man with blue haired that went to his shoulders stepped out of the bus and inhaled deeply. He had a lip piercing on the left side, almost hidden beneath bright purple lipstick, piercings all up both of his ears and a belly button piercing. He also had a deep black line, on his left side, going from the bottom of his eye down to were his jawline started. He wore a tight deep colored purple tank top that ended before his belly button and showed off his neatly formed muscles. As for pants, a pair of tight spandex shorts took it's position, riding lowly on his hips. A mesh skirt rode over the spandex and went just below his knees. He also wore black boots, with multiple buckles on the sides, which also elevated the already tall man. For accessories, he wore a spike studded collar and had a bracelet that attached to a ring on his middle finger with a silver chain on his left hand.
"Baby brother!" the monstrosity smiled broadly as he scooped Eddy into his arms and hugged him tightly. "I missed you!!"
"Erm... what happened?" Eddy asked, hugging back back still in shock of the new look.
"I joined a band duh!" Nick held Eddy away at arms length, kneeling. "In Japan, it's called Visual Kei and you're SUPPOSED to look pretty like this!" Nick grinned again, standing straight again.
"Oh." Eddy looked him over once again and smiled. "Looks good on you Nick!" They embraced once again before Eddy's attention was taken away by another person walking out of the bus.
"Who's this?" Eddy asked, peeking over Nick's arm at the person who just smiled at him.
"Oh! This is the drummer Takishi! He wanted to come meet you!" Nick grinned. Eddy went bug-eyed as Nick told him that this beautiful person was a drummer. Takishi donned a white spaghetti strap tank top with a black, vertical stripe going from his left shoulder to right under his rib on his right side. The shirt ended above his belly button and hanging loosely was two belts, cris-crossing. He wore a pare of tight blue shorts that didn't even end before his calf. He also wore khaki colored boots that went up past his knees, almost touching the shorts. His hair was black but faded into white at the tips and ended just above and was tucked loosely behind his ears. His eyes were a bright magenta, which were slanted and he had his right eyebrow pierced.
"So this must be the famous baby brother Eddy!" the tall man's voice was silken with a hint of an accent Eddy couldn't pick out. Takishi grinned, showing off bright clean teeth, and waved.
"Famous? Hardly..." Eddy shrugged, still in awe at the beauty of him. He didn't know a male could look so... pretty.
"Oh, but I have heard SO much about you from Nick!" Takishi held out his hand and Eddy smirked, taking his hand and shaking Takishi's.
"Eh." Was all Eddy's response.
"So, pipsqueak, ya gonna let us in for lemonade?" Nick glanced at Takishi before shaking his head and walking towards the house. "Mom and Dad still at work?"
"Yep. They're always working."
"Just the way I remember." Nick motioned for them to follow. "You comin'?" Takishi smiled and soon followed Eddy and Nick.
"So, what do you play in your band, Nick?" Eddy asked, pouring them both a glass of lemonade.
"I'm the bassist and," Nick them rummaged around in a bag he had slung over his shoulder "I have something for you!" he smirked, handing a CD to Eddy. The cover had a rose with what looked like green blood dripping from it. Above the rose, there was script, stating it was Midori Bara.
"Awesome! Thanks Nick and... what was it again?"
"Takishi. It is Japanese, if you would be interested to know." Takishi smiled at the still dumfounded look on Eddy's face. "Okay, you can call me Taki."
"Oh, that's just SO much easier..." Eddy's voice dripped with sarcasm. They all burst out laughing. "Then you natively speak Japanese?"
"Yes, actually. English is a very hard language to learn though."
"So far, I understand everything so I guess you're doin' good!"
"Thank you Eddy. I appreciate your feedback."
"No prob. So where's the rest of your band?"
"Otomi stayed in Japan, Min Hung went to Korea to visit his aunt and Nahsu went to visit his parents in Egypt." Nick nodded. "For a Japanese band, we sure do have a lot of cultures mixed in. American, Korean, Egyptian and of course Japanese."
"Woah! Language barrier! Do you guys have a translator?"
"Actually, since Takishi speaks English and Japanese, he translates a lot between me and Otomi. Otomi speaks Korean and Japanese so he helps Min Hung and since Nahsu speaks english, he's in the same boat as me. We kinda just help everybody out!"
"Wow. I'm impressed! That's gotta be confusing." Eddy sat amazed as Nick continued to inform his little brother about their first concert mess-ups, they're fans and how every CD sold out the first day they were put into stores.
"Then you must be pretty popular around there then?" Eddy asked, anxious to play the CD.
"Yep--" Nick paused. "You wanna hear the CD doncha?"
"Erm... yes..."Eddy popped open the case and pulled out the CD, putting it in the CD player.
An interesting blend of violin, guitar, bass and drums escaped the stereo as an unusual melody filled the kitchen. A soothing yet powerful voice echoed above the music, singing in the foreign language. Eddy sat in awe as the awkward tunes entranced him. A short violin solo ended the piece and Nick stopped it.
"So? You like it?"
"Like it? I LOVE IT!!! That was super awesome!!!" Eddy exclaimed, jumping out of his chair.
"Well that is good to hear!" Taki grinned.
"So wait. Who plays what?"
"Otomi sings, Min Hung is the guitarist, Nahsu is violin, I'm bassist and band leader and Takishi is drummer."
"Wow. I'm definitely impressed." Eddy smiled widely. It was nice to know that over the years his brother was away, he actually made a name for himself. ~Ding Dong~ ~Ding Dong~ ~Ding Dong~
"Erm... someone is at your door?" Taki asked, listening to the bell sound.
"Apparently! I'll get it!" Nick smiled. "I wanna see if I scare any of your little friends... hehehe." Eddy's eyebrow quirked as Nick stood and headed for the door.
"Hi Ed--" Nick smirked as Ed, now even taller, stopped and gapped at Nick, wide-eyed and with his jaw to the ground. "... WRONG HOUSE!!!!" Ed screeched before running off the porch and onto the street, looking back at the house. He counted on his fingers then sat of the ground, trying to think.
"Ed!" Eddy peeked past Nick. "What are ya doing?!"
"I went to the wrong house that was actually the right house but looked like the right house but wasn't the right house because it was wrong..." Ed pouted.
"C'mon Ed! You remember me!" Nick grinned, running over to Ed and giving him a big hug. Ed froze, looking at the pretty male. Ed twitched and rubbed his eyes. "I'm Eddy's big brother? Remember?!"
"Brother?!" Ed stopped and thought for a second. "No way. Too smart for ya Eddy! This is your big sister!"
"I don't HAVE a sister..." Eddy grumbled as Nick proceeded to laugh hysterically.
"Why has this giant vehical placed itself in the front of Rolf?!" A familiar voice perked up from the sidewalk, making everybody turn. There stood Rolf, his blue hair a little longer and he was about an inch taller. Standing beside him were two chickens.
"CHICKENS!!!!" Ed and Nick both screeched before running over and grabbing them. Rolf eyeballed the newest chicken obsessor oddly.
"Who are you and why do you pet and obsess over Rolf's chicken?" Rolf asked, glaring slightly.
"ROLF!" Nick smiled, hugging the equally tall man.
"Remove yourself from Rolf!" Rolf pushed him away. "What is the name that you have been given?"
"Nick! I'm Eddy's big--" Nick stopped. Rolf had grabbed his chickens and had run back the way he had come.
"That was interesting." Taki said, coming out of the house and placing his arm on Eddy's shoulder.
"HA! I KNEW he'd still be scared of me! Ever since I threatened to eat his goat... hmm..." Nick reminisced as Taki rolled his eyes.
"Hey, Nick! Ya wanna go say hi to the others?" Eddy asked.
"Yes! Is Kev still around?"
"Yes... he just came back today..." Eddy grumbled as Nick skipped off towards Kevin's house. ~Knock knock~
"Wha--" Kevin opened the door but stopped cold. "Woah... Eddy, who's the babe?"
"..." Eddy didn't remark at the comment.
"Hi Kev!" Nick grinned, hugging the cap wearing Kevin.
"This is my brother..."
"B-brother???!!!!"
Everybody else gave just about the same reaction to Nick and/or Takishi. Nazz complemented them of the outfits, Jimmy almost started crying, Sarah was speechless, Johnny and Plank were clueless and Kevin and Rolf both spazzed. The rest of the afternoon, Eddy and Nick caught up of the events over the years and how life had changed as everybody grew up. Ed and Takishi chatted about nothing in particular, seeing as they just met but Takishi figured that any information was good information, so he listened intently.
"I'm sleepy..." Ed yawned. "I'm goin' home Eddy! Bye Ta... Tak... T! And bye Eddy's brother!" Ed smiled cheekishly before opening the door.
"Aight Ed! See ya tomorrow." Eddy waved as Ed ran out the door.
"I'm getting sleepy too." Takishi sighed, rubbing his eyes.
"Is the guest room still open?" Nick asked Eddy who nodded. "Good, then we'll just crash there for the night! I don't think mom or dad'll care."
"Uh sure. You know the way. But..." Eddy stopped. "There's only on bed. Do you guys bring sleeping bags of something?"
"Sleeping bags? Not that I know of... Nick?" Taki asked as if he'd never heard of a sleeping bag before.
"Nope. No sleeping bag. We can sleep in the same bed. No prob!" Nick smiled, heading out to the bus to get some clothes for sleeping.
"S-same bed?" Eddy went bug-eyed. The bed was a small twin sized bed! There was no WAY they could both sleep in the same bed without physical contac--. That's when it first hit Eddy.
"Hey Taki?"
"Yes Eddy?"
"Do you like my brother?"
"Why yes, he is a very nice person and--"
"No, no. That's not exactly what I meant. Do you... like him?" Eddy hesitated.
"Eddy, I do like your brother. But if that is a problem for you I--" Taki stopped, seeing the hurt in Eddy's eyes.
"And he never told me he was gay..." As Eddy's anger grew, he clenched his fist and looked at his feet.
"Actually, he was going to tell you tonight after he was sure you'd be okay with it..." Taki stopped, placing a hand on Eddy's shoulder. "I know he would never want to hurt you..." Taki placing his hand under Eddy's chin and made Eddy look at him. "If you disapprove, I will go sleep in the bus."
"No, no. It's okay. I don't... disapprove. I'm just mad that he didn't tell me."
"Please don't be too mad. He just didn't want to make you... dislike him." Taki stood and leaned over, kissing Eddy's cheek lightly before going out the door to help Nick. Eddy placed his hand on the cheek that had just been kissed.
"Taki told me you found out." Nick said, leaning in the doorway. Eddy swiveled around, glaring daggerÕs at him.
"I WOULDN'T have been mad! IF YOU HAD TOLD ME AT THE START!!!" Nick looked to the ground in shame. "I mean, I don't mind gay people! I'm not a homophobe! Especially if it was my brother! But you didn't TELL me! I look up to you, Nick! I just about thought I was trusting you too! THEN you go and blow it by not telling me VITAL facts about you and Taki over there!" Eddy was, now, sobbing.
"Eddy, I..." Nick embraced his baby brother. "I know that not telling you was not the smartest thing and I'll tell you, it was damn hard." Nick held Eddy at arms distance. "I just didn't want you to hate me for what I am. I would've told you but I've been away so long, I didn't know your every thought like I did when you were young. You were so predictable when you were a baby, but I went away and I can really see that you've grown up. I really am sorry for not telling you from the start. I should've and I know I was wrong in trying to deceive you. I look up to you baby brother. It may not seem like it at times, but I admire your confidence." Nick wiped away a stray tear by Eddy's eye. "Can you forgive your stupid older brother and his stupid friend?"
"Who you calling stupid?" Taki mock growled behind them. Eddy smiled, hugging his brother tightly.
"I guess. I mean, that's what brothers are for, ne? Forgiving and forgetting..." Nick grinned.
"I'm glad about that."
"Hey Eddy, can you show me where the spare bedroom is located? I don't think I could find it on my own."
"You know, you CAN sleep in your own room Nick. It's still there..." Eddy gave Nick a devilish grin.
"And you know HOW?" Nick towered above Eddy, tackling him.
"NO! I didn't go in your room!" Eddy laughed as he was attacked with an onslaught of tickles. Taki rolled his eyes.
"What a family... Americans are so weird."
~TBC~
Ending notes: Har har! ^_^;; Cliffhanger solved! But what about Double D? Hmm... the plot thickens! There will be one more chapter before I head into the whole assassinating thing. I need to explain a few things, give reasons for Eddy's choice. Stuff like that. Oh and BTW, I make Nick to be like 29 and Eddy to be 19 or so. Just thought I'd get that cleared away Yes, J-Rock is one of my fave things so that's why Nick and Takishi are J-Rockers! DidnÕt see THAT twist cominÕ didja? AND I'd just like to say: Your welcome for the longest chapter I've ever written in one sitting and thanks for the reviews! Keep em coming! IT POWERS ME~E! ^_^
Disclaimer: Don't own EEnE... like I ever did n e wayz?! _O;; The only thing I own is the band 'Midori Bara' which means Green Rose and it took me FOREVER to think of that!! So no taking unless given permission! XD Same goes for Takishi, Otomi, Min Hung and Nahsu. ^_^ Plz, continue...
Notes: This chapter contains cross-dressers, one swear word and slash. All other warnings and stuff are in chapter 1. I don't think you'd be here unless u read chapter 1... I'd just like to thank all my reviewers!!! I luv u guys! *huggles* I appreciate this too! I got not one flame this go around so YAY for me! ^_^
~Chapter 2~
"Hello Eddy." A deep voice sounded from the other end. Eddy furrowed his brows.
"Who is this?" Eddy asked, fingering the stitching around his shirt nervously.
"What? You don't even recognize your older brother's voice?" Eddy stopped cold.
"N-nick?" he hesitated. "Are you really--"
"Yes little brother! Long time no chat!" Eddy could feel a smile creeping to his lips. It wasn't Double D but still, it was his brother that hadn't contacted him since he went away to college!
"Oh my gosh Nick! It's been 10 years! What happened to you?!" Eddy asked excitedly, holding his breath.
"I became a band leader!" Nick replied. Eddy's grin grew wider as he heard the tales of how Nick had gone to Japan and made a band called 'Midori Bara'. Nick explained how much money it costed to call from Japan and that's why he didn't. "And guess what! I'm coming home today. I'm on the bus right now! I needed to see how big my baby brother grew up to be!"
"I'm not a BABY!" Eddy growled. "I've been grown up for awhile now!"
"I'm sure. Did you get that box I sent you when you were 13?"
"Yes. I did." Eddy stopped being happy as he remembered that day when they tried to make a video to send to Nick. They never did get that done...
"Haha!" Nick laughed over the phone. "Well, we're almost there and we have SO much to catch up on baby brother!" Nick laughed. "Talk to you in 5!" ~Click~
Eddy hung up the phone a smirked. Well, that's one problem solved. Now... what happened to Double D?
~5 Mins later at the end of Eddy's driveway~
Eddy sat on the curb, kicking small stones across the Cul-De-Sac. He'd been waiting 5 minutes but it felt like 5 hours to the impatient teen. Even though Nick picked on him immensely about his being younger, he still missed his older brother like crazy. He was his idol! Eddy looked up slowly to see a large bus pull up and come to a screeching halt in front of him. He gasped as a tall man with blue haired that went to his shoulders stepped out of the bus and inhaled deeply. He had a lip piercing on the left side, almost hidden beneath bright purple lipstick, piercings all up both of his ears and a belly button piercing. He also had a deep black line, on his left side, going from the bottom of his eye down to were his jawline started. He wore a tight deep colored purple tank top that ended before his belly button and showed off his neatly formed muscles. As for pants, a pair of tight spandex shorts took it's position, riding lowly on his hips. A mesh skirt rode over the spandex and went just below his knees. He also wore black boots, with multiple buckles on the sides, which also elevated the already tall man. For accessories, he wore a spike studded collar and had a bracelet that attached to a ring on his middle finger with a silver chain on his left hand.
"Baby brother!" the monstrosity smiled broadly as he scooped Eddy into his arms and hugged him tightly. "I missed you!!"
"Erm... what happened?" Eddy asked, hugging back back still in shock of the new look.
"I joined a band duh!" Nick held Eddy away at arms length, kneeling. "In Japan, it's called Visual Kei and you're SUPPOSED to look pretty like this!" Nick grinned again, standing straight again.
"Oh." Eddy looked him over once again and smiled. "Looks good on you Nick!" They embraced once again before Eddy's attention was taken away by another person walking out of the bus.
"Who's this?" Eddy asked, peeking over Nick's arm at the person who just smiled at him.
"Oh! This is the drummer Takishi! He wanted to come meet you!" Nick grinned. Eddy went bug-eyed as Nick told him that this beautiful person was a drummer. Takishi donned a white spaghetti strap tank top with a black, vertical stripe going from his left shoulder to right under his rib on his right side. The shirt ended above his belly button and hanging loosely was two belts, cris-crossing. He wore a pare of tight blue shorts that didn't even end before his calf. He also wore khaki colored boots that went up past his knees, almost touching the shorts. His hair was black but faded into white at the tips and ended just above and was tucked loosely behind his ears. His eyes were a bright magenta, which were slanted and he had his right eyebrow pierced.
"So this must be the famous baby brother Eddy!" the tall man's voice was silken with a hint of an accent Eddy couldn't pick out. Takishi grinned, showing off bright clean teeth, and waved.
"Famous? Hardly..." Eddy shrugged, still in awe at the beauty of him. He didn't know a male could look so... pretty.
"Oh, but I have heard SO much about you from Nick!" Takishi held out his hand and Eddy smirked, taking his hand and shaking Takishi's.
"Eh." Was all Eddy's response.
"So, pipsqueak, ya gonna let us in for lemonade?" Nick glanced at Takishi before shaking his head and walking towards the house. "Mom and Dad still at work?"
"Yep. They're always working."
"Just the way I remember." Nick motioned for them to follow. "You comin'?" Takishi smiled and soon followed Eddy and Nick.
"So, what do you play in your band, Nick?" Eddy asked, pouring them both a glass of lemonade.
"I'm the bassist and," Nick them rummaged around in a bag he had slung over his shoulder "I have something for you!" he smirked, handing a CD to Eddy. The cover had a rose with what looked like green blood dripping from it. Above the rose, there was script, stating it was Midori Bara.
"Awesome! Thanks Nick and... what was it again?"
"Takishi. It is Japanese, if you would be interested to know." Takishi smiled at the still dumfounded look on Eddy's face. "Okay, you can call me Taki."
"Oh, that's just SO much easier..." Eddy's voice dripped with sarcasm. They all burst out laughing. "Then you natively speak Japanese?"
"Yes, actually. English is a very hard language to learn though."
"So far, I understand everything so I guess you're doin' good!"
"Thank you Eddy. I appreciate your feedback."
"No prob. So where's the rest of your band?"
"Otomi stayed in Japan, Min Hung went to Korea to visit his aunt and Nahsu went to visit his parents in Egypt." Nick nodded. "For a Japanese band, we sure do have a lot of cultures mixed in. American, Korean, Egyptian and of course Japanese."
"Woah! Language barrier! Do you guys have a translator?"
"Actually, since Takishi speaks English and Japanese, he translates a lot between me and Otomi. Otomi speaks Korean and Japanese so he helps Min Hung and since Nahsu speaks english, he's in the same boat as me. We kinda just help everybody out!"
"Wow. I'm impressed! That's gotta be confusing." Eddy sat amazed as Nick continued to inform his little brother about their first concert mess-ups, they're fans and how every CD sold out the first day they were put into stores.
"Then you must be pretty popular around there then?" Eddy asked, anxious to play the CD.
"Yep--" Nick paused. "You wanna hear the CD doncha?"
"Erm... yes..."Eddy popped open the case and pulled out the CD, putting it in the CD player.
An interesting blend of violin, guitar, bass and drums escaped the stereo as an unusual melody filled the kitchen. A soothing yet powerful voice echoed above the music, singing in the foreign language. Eddy sat in awe as the awkward tunes entranced him. A short violin solo ended the piece and Nick stopped it.
"So? You like it?"
"Like it? I LOVE IT!!! That was super awesome!!!" Eddy exclaimed, jumping out of his chair.
"Well that is good to hear!" Taki grinned.
"So wait. Who plays what?"
"Otomi sings, Min Hung is the guitarist, Nahsu is violin, I'm bassist and band leader and Takishi is drummer."
"Wow. I'm definitely impressed." Eddy smiled widely. It was nice to know that over the years his brother was away, he actually made a name for himself. ~Ding Dong~ ~Ding Dong~ ~Ding Dong~
"Erm... someone is at your door?" Taki asked, listening to the bell sound.
"Apparently! I'll get it!" Nick smiled. "I wanna see if I scare any of your little friends... hehehe." Eddy's eyebrow quirked as Nick stood and headed for the door.
"Hi Ed--" Nick smirked as Ed, now even taller, stopped and gapped at Nick, wide-eyed and with his jaw to the ground. "... WRONG HOUSE!!!!" Ed screeched before running off the porch and onto the street, looking back at the house. He counted on his fingers then sat of the ground, trying to think.
"Ed!" Eddy peeked past Nick. "What are ya doing?!"
"I went to the wrong house that was actually the right house but looked like the right house but wasn't the right house because it was wrong..." Ed pouted.
"C'mon Ed! You remember me!" Nick grinned, running over to Ed and giving him a big hug. Ed froze, looking at the pretty male. Ed twitched and rubbed his eyes. "I'm Eddy's big brother? Remember?!"
"Brother?!" Ed stopped and thought for a second. "No way. Too smart for ya Eddy! This is your big sister!"
"I don't HAVE a sister..." Eddy grumbled as Nick proceeded to laugh hysterically.
"Why has this giant vehical placed itself in the front of Rolf?!" A familiar voice perked up from the sidewalk, making everybody turn. There stood Rolf, his blue hair a little longer and he was about an inch taller. Standing beside him were two chickens.
"CHICKENS!!!!" Ed and Nick both screeched before running over and grabbing them. Rolf eyeballed the newest chicken obsessor oddly.
"Who are you and why do you pet and obsess over Rolf's chicken?" Rolf asked, glaring slightly.
"ROLF!" Nick smiled, hugging the equally tall man.
"Remove yourself from Rolf!" Rolf pushed him away. "What is the name that you have been given?"
"Nick! I'm Eddy's big--" Nick stopped. Rolf had grabbed his chickens and had run back the way he had come.
"That was interesting." Taki said, coming out of the house and placing his arm on Eddy's shoulder.
"HA! I KNEW he'd still be scared of me! Ever since I threatened to eat his goat... hmm..." Nick reminisced as Taki rolled his eyes.
"Hey, Nick! Ya wanna go say hi to the others?" Eddy asked.
"Yes! Is Kev still around?"
"Yes... he just came back today..." Eddy grumbled as Nick skipped off towards Kevin's house. ~Knock knock~
"Wha--" Kevin opened the door but stopped cold. "Woah... Eddy, who's the babe?"
"..." Eddy didn't remark at the comment.
"Hi Kev!" Nick grinned, hugging the cap wearing Kevin.
"This is my brother..."
"B-brother???!!!!"
Everybody else gave just about the same reaction to Nick and/or Takishi. Nazz complemented them of the outfits, Jimmy almost started crying, Sarah was speechless, Johnny and Plank were clueless and Kevin and Rolf both spazzed. The rest of the afternoon, Eddy and Nick caught up of the events over the years and how life had changed as everybody grew up. Ed and Takishi chatted about nothing in particular, seeing as they just met but Takishi figured that any information was good information, so he listened intently.
"I'm sleepy..." Ed yawned. "I'm goin' home Eddy! Bye Ta... Tak... T! And bye Eddy's brother!" Ed smiled cheekishly before opening the door.
"Aight Ed! See ya tomorrow." Eddy waved as Ed ran out the door.
"I'm getting sleepy too." Takishi sighed, rubbing his eyes.
"Is the guest room still open?" Nick asked Eddy who nodded. "Good, then we'll just crash there for the night! I don't think mom or dad'll care."
"Uh sure. You know the way. But..." Eddy stopped. "There's only on bed. Do you guys bring sleeping bags of something?"
"Sleeping bags? Not that I know of... Nick?" Taki asked as if he'd never heard of a sleeping bag before.
"Nope. No sleeping bag. We can sleep in the same bed. No prob!" Nick smiled, heading out to the bus to get some clothes for sleeping.
"S-same bed?" Eddy went bug-eyed. The bed was a small twin sized bed! There was no WAY they could both sleep in the same bed without physical contac--. That's when it first hit Eddy.
"Hey Taki?"
"Yes Eddy?"
"Do you like my brother?"
"Why yes, he is a very nice person and--"
"No, no. That's not exactly what I meant. Do you... like him?" Eddy hesitated.
"Eddy, I do like your brother. But if that is a problem for you I--" Taki stopped, seeing the hurt in Eddy's eyes.
"And he never told me he was gay..." As Eddy's anger grew, he clenched his fist and looked at his feet.
"Actually, he was going to tell you tonight after he was sure you'd be okay with it..." Taki stopped, placing a hand on Eddy's shoulder. "I know he would never want to hurt you..." Taki placing his hand under Eddy's chin and made Eddy look at him. "If you disapprove, I will go sleep in the bus."
"No, no. It's okay. I don't... disapprove. I'm just mad that he didn't tell me."
"Please don't be too mad. He just didn't want to make you... dislike him." Taki stood and leaned over, kissing Eddy's cheek lightly before going out the door to help Nick. Eddy placed his hand on the cheek that had just been kissed.
"Taki told me you found out." Nick said, leaning in the doorway. Eddy swiveled around, glaring daggerÕs at him.
"I WOULDN'T have been mad! IF YOU HAD TOLD ME AT THE START!!!" Nick looked to the ground in shame. "I mean, I don't mind gay people! I'm not a homophobe! Especially if it was my brother! But you didn't TELL me! I look up to you, Nick! I just about thought I was trusting you too! THEN you go and blow it by not telling me VITAL facts about you and Taki over there!" Eddy was, now, sobbing.
"Eddy, I..." Nick embraced his baby brother. "I know that not telling you was not the smartest thing and I'll tell you, it was damn hard." Nick held Eddy at arms distance. "I just didn't want you to hate me for what I am. I would've told you but I've been away so long, I didn't know your every thought like I did when you were young. You were so predictable when you were a baby, but I went away and I can really see that you've grown up. I really am sorry for not telling you from the start. I should've and I know I was wrong in trying to deceive you. I look up to you baby brother. It may not seem like it at times, but I admire your confidence." Nick wiped away a stray tear by Eddy's eye. "Can you forgive your stupid older brother and his stupid friend?"
"Who you calling stupid?" Taki mock growled behind them. Eddy smiled, hugging his brother tightly.
"I guess. I mean, that's what brothers are for, ne? Forgiving and forgetting..." Nick grinned.
"I'm glad about that."
"Hey Eddy, can you show me where the spare bedroom is located? I don't think I could find it on my own."
"You know, you CAN sleep in your own room Nick. It's still there..." Eddy gave Nick a devilish grin.
"And you know HOW?" Nick towered above Eddy, tackling him.
"NO! I didn't go in your room!" Eddy laughed as he was attacked with an onslaught of tickles. Taki rolled his eyes.
"What a family... Americans are so weird."
~TBC~
Ending notes: Har har! ^_^;; Cliffhanger solved! But what about Double D? Hmm... the plot thickens! There will be one more chapter before I head into the whole assassinating thing. I need to explain a few things, give reasons for Eddy's choice. Stuff like that. Oh and BTW, I make Nick to be like 29 and Eddy to be 19 or so. Just thought I'd get that cleared away Yes, J-Rock is one of my fave things so that's why Nick and Takishi are J-Rockers! DidnÕt see THAT twist cominÕ didja? AND I'd just like to say: Your welcome for the longest chapter I've ever written in one sitting and thanks for the reviews! Keep em coming! IT POWERS ME~E! ^_^