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The next day, Eric and Alan walked to Fangurl's office together, nervously. Knocking on the door, Fangurl said "Come in." Walking inside, the two sat down in the chairs in front of Fangurl's desk. "Eric, I'm going to have to ask you to please step outside. This is a private session between Alan and I."
Eric and Alan looked at one another. "No, please let him stay here, I don't want him to go," Alan pleaded as he grabbed Eric's arms.
"Our parents told us you wanted to talk to us," Eric added.
"Yes, but for starters I want to do it individually," Fangurl corrected.
"Please, please let Eric stay, I'll answer anything if he can just stay with me," Alan requested.
The blonde quieted down Alan's hysteria and muttered "It's okay, I'll wait right outside. When you're done, come get me." Alan nodded as Eric touched his head before closing the door to Fangurl's office.
"Well now Alan, so tell me about how your day has been," Fangurl said, trying to break the ice a little more between her and the trembling brunette. Looking down at his hands, Alan didn't say a word. He pulled his knees up to his chest and continued to look downwards.
"Alan, you're going to have to talk to me sooner or later," Fangurl stated.
He looked up at her. "I want Eric," he said.
"You seem to be very attached to your stepbrother," Fangurl noticed.
"Yes, he's protective of me, makes me feel safe," Alan quickly replied.
"Well most brothers are protective, but you two seem to have a different way of showing it," Fangurl said. "Tell me about when you first met Eric."
Alan hesitantly looked down and then explained "Eric and I first met when he was ten and I was nine. His dad was dating my mom and we met each other on the day they became engaged."
"Did you and Eric hit it off well at first or was it rocky?" Fangurl wondered.
"At first, he thought I was weird because I was smart, but when he saw I was being bullied he suddenly was attached to me," Alan continued.
"Tell me about that incident," Fangurl requested.
"When we were younger, I was always picked on and called a freak because of my intellect. There was always one boy who would push me around every day. One day he gave me a black eye, and when Eric found out, he was furious and then beat up my bully. No one had ever done that for me before," Alan said.
"He made you feel protected," Fangurl concluded.
"He made me feel as though I had a friend who truly cared for me. Eric made me feel safe, and he promised that no one would ever hurt me again," Alan replied.
"As you were growing up, did you or Eric ever experiment with drugs or anything like that?" Fangurl wondered.
"No, Eric knew people that did, but never wanted me or himself to become involved in it, because he saw the effects it had on them," Alan said.
"Did you two ever date? You two are very good looking boys, I'm sure you must've had a couple of relationships," Fangurl asked.
"Eric dated a bunch of girls, but I never liked them," Alan muttered.
"Why not?" Fangurl wondered.
Slowly, Alan replied "They never really loved him like I could."
Alan and Fangurl both froze. Fangurl then said "Can you please explain that more to me." The brunette lowered his head and felt himself start to cry. "Does Eric hurt you?"
"No, he would never hurt me," Alan muttered.
Fangurl asked "Alan, what's going on between you and Eric?"
Alan squeezed his eyes shut as tears dripped down his cheeks. "I want Eric, please let me see him," he whispered.
"In a minute, after you answer my question," Fangurl promised.
Alan looked at Fangurl and said quietly "I can't; we promised each other not to tell anyone."
"Why not; what will happen if you tell?" Fangurl asked.
"We'll be separated," Alan cried.
"Are you doing something illegal?" Fangurl wondered.
"No, we just –" Alan stopped and turned away from Fangurl.
"Alan, you can tell me, no one else has to know," Fangurl said.
"Are you sure?" Alan asked.
"Yes, no one else has to know," Fangurl replied. "What's going on with you and Eric?"
Alan sighed and began to explain with tears spilling out of his eyes "When we were fifteen, I came out of the closet as bisexual. Eric was really understanding and didn't judge me. I kept this a secret from everyone, even our parents. I got into a relationship with a senior named Claude, and for a while everything was good, but then he started to abuse me. He would yell at me, hit me, bite me, kick me; he even attempted to rape me twice. When Eric found out, he was furious and immediately became so, protective and loving. I've never seen him like that before, almost like he wasn't my brother, but my boyfriend. Then when Claude tried to hurt me again, Eric beat him up and promised me that he'd make sure no one would ever hurt me again. I don't know, I had an urge come over me and I kissed him."
Fangurl stood up and walked over to sit down next to Alan. "How did this make you feel sweetie?" she gently asked. "It's okay, take your time."
Alan buried his head in his arms and continued "I felt a spark between us that I know shouldn't be there. We are brothers, I know not by blood but by marriage, but quite frankly I didn't care. I apologized to Eric, and he kissed me back and told me he loved me. That night after we both went to bed, and after mom and Christopher went to bed, Eric snuck into my room and we lie in bed together and kissed for a long time. We never had sex though; I was so scared that someone would catch us. Eric promised he would wait until I felt safe enough before we tried anything like that. Eric never hurt me at all; he never touched me hurtfully, always lovingly."
"So explain to me about school. People said they saw you and your brother walk to the bleachers at the football field. Can you explain why you two went out there?" Fangurl gently asked.
Alan raised his head, and replied "We hated not being able to be with each other all day. During lunch, Eric suggested we go out to the bleachers where we could have some privacy. We always made sure we were alone before we kissed each other. We became so attached to one another over the years that we did everything together, made all our classes together."
"Did your friends ever think there was anything going on with you two?" Fangurl wondered.
"We gave up all our friends after our feelings for each other arose. We didn't want anything to come between us, and to cut out all possibilities of being found out. Girlfriends, social events, things like that became a thing of the past; weekends were strictly us time, watching movies together, spending time alone while our parents worked, anything we wanted to do, we did together. Anything I wanted, Eric gave me, anything Eric wanted, I gave him. We love and take care of each other."
"So you two have been in a secret relationship for two years," Fangurl concluded.
"Until you showed up. You've caused our parents to threaten to separate us. I can't go a whole day without Eric. If he's taken from me, I'll curl up in a ball and die," Alan said.
Fangurl sat quietly. "Alan, you know that what you and Eric are doing is considered taboo and is judged heavily by society," she reminded.
"I don't care; Eric doesn't care. Our attraction to one another is something we can't help. We thought that these feelings at first were just adrenaline, and would go away, but they never did. I can no longer look at Eric as my stepbrother, but as my love," Alan responded.
"Alright, well I think we're done for the day. Tomorrow I'd like to talk with your brother. Thank you for being honest with me Alan," Fangurl said as she opened the door for him.
Alan ran out and hugged Eric tightly. The blonde looked at Fangurl and back at Alan. He noticed that Alan was crying. "What happened?" he asked.
"I'm sorry," Alan cried as he leaned against Eric.
Eric looked at Fangurl again, and suddenly realized what had happened; she had made Alan talk and confess everything. "You're up tomorrow Eric, be ready," Fangurl said before walking back into her office.
Later that night, Eric and Alan lie together embraced close. "Are you mad at me?" Alan whispered.
Stroking Alan's hair, Eric replied "No, I'm not. It wasn't your fault."
"Eric, I'm so sorry, I never wanted anyone to know, especially her," Alan cried.
"I know, she's ruining our lives, and won't leave us alone. I'm gonna talk to her tomorrow and make sure that none of this ever gets out," Eric promised. "Look at me." He tipped Alan's face up to his and kissed his lips gently before continuing "I love you, and I will love you til the day I die; nothing will ever change that."