Hey I would just like to say thanks to everyone who has reviewed my story and I hope you continue to enjoy it. This story will contain slash (guy X guy stuff) so if you don't like don't read. You have been warned.

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"Your name real name is David Ramanujan."

Now onto chapter 2

"WHAT!" Charlie shouted as he leapt to his feet in surprise. "This is impossible… there must be some mistake." Don watched as Charlie grabbed the folder and flipped through it hurriedly until he landed on the page he had been searching for and scanned the page a few times as his tanned face grew pale.

"Hey Don will you please tell me what is the matter with him," Dad asked starting to sound annoyed at Charlie's agitated state but Charlie beat Don to it as he said.

"Amita is my cousin." At this dads face went pale, "that is what the matter is. How am I going to tell her? We both know we like each other and we're… We're COUSINS. Is this some sort of a joke?" Charlie said his voice growing higher with each sentence and Don felt his stomach clench painfully but he put that down to shock. Don bowed his head, it was bad enough for him finding out that his brother was not his brother but finding out the girl you had liked for years was your cousin all in one day was a bit much.

"I can't believe I have known her for so long and not even known her last name. Charlie you have got to know that if I had known sooner I would have warned you off her or something." Dad said as he watched a distressed Charlie pace up and down the lounge room.

"Well you didn't and so that doesn't change anything," Charlie said coolly as he went to face dad again. "I'll be in the garage."

"Charlie, stop. You should know by now that holing yourself up in the garage is not going to make the rest of the world go away. In fact once you face it again it will probably be worse," Don said as he attempted to reason with Charlie. He knew that if Charlie went into his shell of equations that he wouldn't be the same when he came out.

"Don, why did this all have to happen to me? Why do I have to be a prodigy? Why did I have to have been adopted? Why did the girl I have all but fallen in love with have to be my cousin? Can you answer me that?" Charlie said as he looked up at Don desperately for answers he knew he couldn't give.

"Charlie snap out of it, you know yourself that there is no way Don could know the answer to any of those questions," Dad said sounding irritated. Don watched as Charlie's brown eyes filled with tears and he glared at his father furiously.

"I'm sorry Don, I should be thankful that I have had such a great life not looking at its bad points." Charlie said grinning a grin that was entirely false.

"No it's not your fault, dad how could say that after everything he's going through? He needs our support and care at the moment not our irritation." Don said angrily.

"Yeah well there are a lot of people who would love to have his gift and he is complaining about it."

"That is because they do not understand how cut off from the world it makes you or how the slightest thing like the death of loved one will make you hate yourself because no matter what anyone tells you, you will always believe that there must have been something that you could have done to save them. That you should some how know the answer to life itself because of your knowledge. It's not like that." Don studied Charlie's features as he poured his heart and soul out for the world to see.

"I'm sorry Charlie I shouldn't have said that," Dad said looking at Charlie as though seeing him for the first time. His dad had never been that great in dealing with emotion so it came as no surprise to Don when he said "Well do you boys want anything before I head off to bed? Ok good night."

"Good night dad," Don replied as his dad left the room before returning his gaze to Charlie.

"Thanks Don for being here for me," Charlie said looking up at him with sincerity clearly shining in his eyes.

"Hey, it's no problem. I'm glad that I could've been of help." Don replied "anyway you will probably be wanting an early night considering the big day you have just had."

"Now that you mention it, I am rather tired." Charlie said yawning cutely, "Don I'm just wondering will this change how you act around me at all, now that you know I was adopted?"

"No Charlie, of course not," Don said reassuringly though he secretly wondered.

"That's good because you are really important to me Don," Charlie said shyly as he headed upstairs.

"You are too Charlie, goodnight." Don called out to Charlie before heading off to the spare room.

It was still dark when Don woke up to see Charlie standing next to his bed nervously. Without words Don shuffled across and lifted the sheet up as an invitation. Ever since they were kids Charlie would have these nightmares when he had something weighing on his mind and like always he came to Don for reassurance. Don knew that Charlie looked up to him and that only made him want to prove himself to Charlie even more, to prove he was worth Charlie's respect. Oh well, he'll deal with that tomorrow the temptation of sleep was too much.

Once again thanks to those who have reviewed and I hope that you continue to like it.

Snubby, crazysguirl, lalala, yegbb 10, jliles2001, Phoebe Dawson, luvnumb3rs: thanks for reviewing I'm glad you liked it

Cheryl: I always thought that Don looked more like Alan than Charlie but that must be just me. Yeah I know that Charlie doesn't solve the cases but I'm trying to portray that Don feels he is letting people down by needing Charlie's help. Thanks for reviewing

Maurbill: the slash in this will probably be no more than a few kisses and no more and also it will not have incest. So no major slash will be in this. I am glad you like it. Thanks for reviewing

: I was only saying that so the readers knew that if I didn't get any reviews I would think everyone hated it so I wouldn't bother continuing it. Not to act like, as you put it so kindly a"silly child".

Jh5019: so you like CE X DE too. It will probably take a while for Charlie realize who it is he has feelings for as they are still slightly muddled by feelings for Amita but you will find out soon. Thanks for reviewing