This fear is stupid. Big brother does love me back. He should.

Natalya's thoughts were always about Ivan. There was nothing else that her mind could tell her otherwise. She loved Big Brother Ivan. She worshiped Big Brother Ivan. And no one can convince her out of it. He was childish, shared the same sense of humor with her…they were destined to be together, and there was nothing that would stand in their way.

Instead of that one obstacle…

She sat up from her bed and turned her head, looking at her sleeping older sister a few feet away. Ivan still thought of her, that much she knew, and she was definitely an enemy when it came to getting him for her own. If it hadn't been for the meeting that needed her, she would've slit this bitch's throat without a second to lose. The world would've needed a better Ukraine than what this crybaby would give him. She spat and turned her head back to the window.

I'm going to have him…no matter what.

/=+=/

The entire meeting, she clung onto Ivan for all her life as life continued on. People were yelling at each other, people were flying out of the windows, she didn't care. She was with Ivan, and that was all that mattered to her. He was trying to move out of the way, but nonetheless she will always be his.

"Um…N-Natalya?"

"Yes, my love?"

"I…I have to go to the bathroom."

"Of course."

The two of them walked down to the bathroom, where Natalya waited patiently for her big brother just outside the door. After a few minutes, she realized that he wasn't coming out, so she decided to look inside and ask if he needed help with anything. That's what people in love do, right?

"Natalya? What are you doing peeking into the boy's bathroom?"

She stiffened, glaring and turning her head around to see Toris staring back at her, a smile on his face. She hated that bastard with all of her soul. He had to act so much like Ivan: innocent and sweet, trying to win her over like it was no big deal. Why did he have to remind her of Ivan, after being the center of his attention?

"You are not one to know the answer to that."

"Oh! That means Ivan's in there…" He shivered. "All right…thanks for telling me that…"

"What? You're not going to talk to him?"

"N-no…I'm a little scared of him. In all truth…I don't really like talking to him."

"Oh really? Then why do you talk to him? Huh?"

"B-because he always knows where I am…and he's too creepy not to say no to…"

Natalya blinked. She knew that Toris and Ivan talked to each other quite frequently, but she didn't know that Toris was actually afraid of him. She always figured that he actually wanted to talk to him, since he kept trying to take him away from her. But still-

No. Natalya, keep your head in gear…

"You're lying. You love to be around him."

"Eh?"

"Let me make something clear: I love my brother, and he is mine. So back off."

"Eh? Oh, of course you love him, Natalya. He's your brother."

"No. I don't love him like a brother. I love him like a man."

Toris stared at her in confusion, almost as if what she had just said didn't register in his head at all. She started holding the knife in her hand and caressed the blade. Was it so hard to love? She loved him, and only him. Everyone else can love, right?

"Is he…the only person you love?"

"Of course. You can only love one person. Otherwise that would be cheating on someone."

Toris blinked, not understanding what she was saying. After a few minutes of standing there, he started rubbing the back of his head.

"Do you love anyone else, Natalya?"

"No, of course not!"

"N-not like that, of course…I mean a familial love."

"…a what?"

"Familial. Like do you love your family?"

"Of course not! That would be sick and wrong!"

"Eh? I-it's possible for you to love your family, Natalya…without being in love with them."

"…what do you mean?"

"Well, uh…you see, there are all kinds of love. Loving your family, loving your friends…and then loving someone else." Toris had his fingers up in the air. "Loving someone else is…well, what you feel for Ivan. Loving your family and friends is like…um…I guess it's the same as loving someone else."

"So what's the difference? They're the same, right? You can only love one person."

"N-no, that's not it…I mean, the only main difference is that you want to marry the one person you love."

"That's just what I mean. I want to marry Ivan."

"Marry your brother?"

"Yes. We all can be in love with our siblings, right?"

"Wow…we really are screwed up…" Toris shook his head. "No, not like…that. Being in love with our family and friends starts…mentally. Being in love starts emotionally. Your body tells you first…"

Natalya was disgusted. He had described her love for Ivan like it was nothing more than this crappy familial love. She hated this man with all her heart. First he tries to act like big brother, then he tries to dispel her love for big brother, and now what? Is he going to try getting her to love him? What a dick…

"Natalya?"

"Don't start lecturing me on what love is. I know what love is. I'm in love."

"…that's good."Toris smiled.

"Don't you fucking smile at me like that!"

"Eh?"

"Why the hell do you act like Ivan, anyway?"

"Eh? What are you talking about, I'm nothing like him!"

"Yes you are! Why do you have to be so damn nice? You have the same smile, the same laugh, the same everything! Why are you trying to be like him?"

"Natalya…I'm…I'm nothing like him."

She turned her head around, emotionally confused. This wasn't right at all. Why were Ivan and Toris being the same in her head? They were both innocent, they both had the same smile, acted alike if they weren't trying to scare people…heck, Toris knew how to defend himself…

Before she knew it, she had ran out of there.

/= [10 DAYS LATER] =/

She lay in her bed, staring at the ceiling and still wondering what Toris was talking about. Was it possible to love more than one person at the same time, even without the emotions a man has for a woman? That makes no sense. Love doesn't work around itself…right?

A phone started ringing, and she sighed as she flipped over and picked it up.

"…hello?"

"Natalya? It's me, Toris."

"…what is it?"

"Thank god you're all right…look, there's been an accident…"

/=+=/

Yeah…for some reason, I can't write a pairing well with Natalya, but I am a fan of Toris x Natalya. Someone help me.