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_____ groaned, hearing their alarm loudly announce it was time to get up. School… Of course. They started today.. He sat up, looking around his room. He'd finally gotten it to look how he wanted it to, as Sylvanna only recently got custody of him. But honestly, he didn't want to think of it if possible right now, he just woke up.
He got out of bed, grabbing the goddamn uniform he had to put on. At least its colors aren't ugly. But, he didn't want to wear it anyway, damn thing was a girls uniform, and it was too late to return it to ask for a new one, it'd take forever for a new uniform. How the hell did he get the wrong uniform? Well, annoyingly he's not AMAB, which is the worst thing ever.. Thankfully he looks a lot like his father in ways that make him look more masculine. But they got the uniform wrong because of that, and it'd take a while to fix so.. He's gonna have to deal with what he's got for now..
He chucked on the outfit, but not before adding some accessories, it wasn't ugly or anything it just needed a touch of something is all. He added some bracelets all over his wrists, ones he and Aphmau made over the summer together, fake piercings because he was too much of a pussy to get real ones.
Sylvanna had told _____ to get Aphmau, to make sure she was okay since she was a bit busy at the moment… And to hurry her to get to school.
"Aph, are you okay?" _____ asked, concerned for his sister who was crying in the closet.. Again. He sat in-front of the closet, wrapping his arms around his legs. "C'mon, tell your big brother what's wrong!" He cooed jokingly, trying to lighten the mood. He smiled a bit when he heard Aphmau laugh quietly behind the door with a sniffle.
"I… I'm scared _____. I don't want to go anymore.." Aphmau whispered, her back against the door as she fidgeted with the strings of her uniform skirt. She wiped her eyes with the sleeve of her shirt. "I've been home-schooled for like.. Forever! I can only imagine how you feel."
_____ cringed slightly at the implication of his own schooling. He had finally moved in with his mother, Sylvanna after years of staying with their father.. (Due to that, Aphmau actually hadn't known she had a sibling, and Sylvanna didn't want to bring up her father.) And he had been home-schooled for most of his middle school years and some of his elementary years. He'd actually been held back because he was so behind, but the good news is he was in freshmen classes like his sister! "C'mon Aph, you've only been home-schooled a year.. Plus we'll have each others backs, right?"
"Yeah… I guess you're right." Aphmau sighed, finally fully calming down. "I'm still nervous.." She groaned, wishing that her brothers encouragement would solve every single one of her worries.
"That's normal, it's something new and it's gonna be scary. But! As I said, I got your back." _____ promised, backing up from the door. "How about I give you my Poopsi from dinner last night? It's in the fridge." He offered as the closet door opened.
Aphmau ran in for a hug almost as soon as she opened the door, her eyes twinkling once more. "I.. Kinda, might've already maybe drank it..?" She laughed nervously.
_____ gasped, before tackling her playfully onto her bed. "Hey! You little jerk!" He laughed, tickling her sides. Aphmau squirmed bursting out into laughs as she was tickled.
"Wait! I'm sorry—!" Aphmau gasped, trying to squirm away as she tried to breathe. She was laughing a little too hard to do so, she lightly kicked _____ and he fell back dramatically.
"Mija, Mijo, hurry up we have got to get you two to school! You shouldn't be late on your first day." Sylvanna hollered from downstairs.
The two siblings looked at each other, laughed and got up. _____ noticed the stuffed cat sitting on Aphmaus dresser, and he raised a brow. "Not gonna take Honekoneko with you?"
"Of course not! _____ I'm a high-schooler now, duh!" Aphmau said proudly, puffing out her chest. She heard her brother snort and she punched his shoulder. "What's so funny?" She huffed, walking out of her bedroom.
_____ followed behind Aphmau. "Well, just because you're such a cool high-schooler now, doesn't make you above having stuffed animals y'know?" He teased, before his face softened. "Bringing a stuffed animal to school doesn't make you lame, and if anyone says so otherwise, I'll beat their ass." He said with a smile, nudging her shoulder.
Aphmau only stuck her tongue out at her brother and blew a raspberry, before running off downstairs. "Hey!" _____ laughed, running after the younger girl. "Get back here!"
"Holy shit this place is huge.." _____ mumbled under his breath, walking closely next to Aphmau. His nerves spiked up, seeing all the people around.. He knew he wasn't really gonna speak much unless needed, or unless Aphmau wanted him to. He heard Aphmau squeal, probably excited to finally start high school. _____ honestly felt the complete opposite, he already wanted to go home! It was so damn loud, someone or multiple someones sprayed perfume and cologne, it was giving him a headache.
"_____ take a selfie with me!" _____ heard Aphmau say, it took him out of his head and he smiled. He put his hand above Aphmaus head and made bunny ears, Aphmau rolled her eyes and laughed but decided to take the picture anyway. "Perfect! We both look—-"
Thud
_____ grunted, he was the one who had taken most of the impact. He froze up, usually he would've said something but he was just extra nervous today. Thankfully Aphmau had quickly spoke up instead. "Hey! Watch where you're going!" She frowned, shaking her head. The man had growled before walking away, not even sparing an apology. "What a jerk, you okay?" Once she got a stiff nod from her brother she went back on her phone to make sure the selfie posted.
_____ smiled, putting his arm on Aphmaus shoulder. "You look like a nerd." He joked. Aphmau rolled her eyes, laughed and lightly pushed her brother off.
"Says you! You're like… The nerdiest nerd that has ever nerded out in the world." She said before sticking her tongue out and bursting out into giggles. Once she calmed down, she grabbed _____'s hand. She probably could tell he was nervous, but was too embarrassed to say anything. "We should get to our classes." She declared, leading the way to the front doors.
Once the two were there, she had quickly found out that they were locked.. _____ heard Aphmau panicking, but it sorta faded out as he got lost in his own thoughts. That guy who bumped into them was… Kind of hot. NO! _____ Get a hold of yourself, the guy is a dick. But the way he growled too when….
_____ was abruptly taken out of his thinking when he felt Aphmau fall down, he quickly looked over to where Aphmau was to see her… In a guys arms? They had also moved from their original spot near the doors, damnit.. He's always had this problem of getting lost in his thoughts like this. "Aph!" He walked closer to the two, and pulled her away from the tan guy who caught her. He had blue eyes, blond hair, and the guys uniform (obviously…)
Speaking of uniforms, as mentioned before the damn school gave him the wrong one! He had the girls one, and the reason for that is because he can't change whats on his stupid birth certificate. He's gonna have to switch out his uniform, or get a new one eventually because he will genuinely get so angry if this is the only uniform he can wear.
Before _____ knew it, a group of teenage girls came up to them.. It happened again. Stupid brain. But the girls seemed to have their eyes set on Aphmau, he grabbed her hand because she seemed upset in some way. "Wow! Didn't you look pathetic! Drooling all over him!" The hot pink haired girl mocked. _____'s eyes narrowed at the girl.
"Who the hell are you talking to?" He asked, walking infront of Aphmau protectively. The girl rolled her eyes, unfazed by _____'s reaction.
"Well not you. That bitch behind you." She spat, crossing her arms. "She was playing that innocent freshmen act."
"W..What?" Aphmau stuttered, unsure of what to say. "I didn't—"
"Look." The girl interrupted, "I don't have time to deal with either of.. You Just know that Garroth Ro'maeve is off limits!" She snapped. "So, don't get any ideas. Later, freshmen." She stormed off with her group.
_____ rolled his eyes, "What a bitch.." He muttered, looking over at Aphmau. "Don't listen to her. You're like one of the coolest people I know." He encouraged, patting his sister on the back.
Aphmau groaned, throwing her head back. She seemed "unfazed" by the girl who was being extremely rude. "God we have names! Who does she think she is?-"
Aphmau probably would've continued to rant, but the bell had interrupted her. "That didn't feel like 10 minutes at all.." Aphmau thought aloud, before she stiffened. "Oh— Wait, _____ we have no idea on where to go! Should we follow the crowd?"
_____ shrugged, looking at the swarm of people entering the building. "Yeah.. Guess so." He hummed, pulling Aphmau along into the school. He had to pull through for her, try to appear confident so she could be confident herself!
"This school is so huge!" Aphmau complained, her and _____ had been running around the school to look for their homeroom. They were definitely lost, _____ didn't mind so much though atleast not as much as his sister.
"Hey, it's okay. Maybe we can find someone and ask for help, or we can go to the office and see if someone could guide us or something." _____ offered, placing his hands in his pockets.
"No! _____ you don't understand!" Aphmau whimpered, tears welling up in her eyes. "The bell rang almost 10 minutes ago! We are so late, how are you not panicking?" She covered her face with her hands.
_____ frowned, patting Aphmaus head as she sat down on the floor. He noticed a guy walking up, and his eyes lit up. Thank Irene, hopefully this guy is nice and willing to help.. They locked eyes, before he came up closer. "Hey you two okay?" He asked, concern evident in his voice.
Aphmau whimpered again, shaking her head. "No.. I'm not. We're both lost in these halls and got no idea on where we're supposed to go!" She admitted, her head hung low. The guy asked if they were freshmen, _____ nodded and Aphmau answered with a verbal "Yeah".
"Didn't you get a school mail packet during summer? They were sent out to all the local middle school kids coming into high school." He informed the siblings.
"Home-schooled" _____ answered shortly, looking down at his sister.
"Oh.. Well then." The dirty blond haired guy hummed, "Let me see your schedules."
Aphmau audibly sighed in relief, grabbing her schedule from her pocket, "Sure, here I.." She finally looked up at the guy standing infront of them, her cheeks flushed slightly, and this time _____ noticed. He smirked, but looked away as to not embarrass his sister.
"Something wrong..?" He asked, raising a brow at Aphmau.
_____ breathed out slowly as to not let out a snort. He swore he could hear her gushing over how attractive this guy is.. Which, she wouldn't be wrong.. But it's still funny. He gently tapped her side with the tip of his shoe, silently telling her to snap out of it. "S-Sorry! Here." She stammered, handing the dirty blond boy the schedule. He waited for _____ to hand him his schedule aswell.
This guy had lighter blue eyes than the previous guy did. He smirked, "Heh.. Please don't tell me you're falling for my looks." He teased.
_____ cringed, eugh.. Okay, good looking but way too cocky for his taste. "Back off." He glared at the blond haired boy.
He only chuckled, putting his hands up. "Sorry, didn't realize she was off limits. You two together?"
"Ew!" Both of them exclaimed, _____'s nose scrunched up. "We're siblings." Aphmau said, shuddering at the thought of someone even thinking the two of them were together.
"Oh! Uhm.. Sorry, I didn't mean to make you two uncomfortable.." He chuckled nervously, scratching the back of his neck. "You were kinda just so.. You don't look much alike." He observed.
It was true, in a way atleast. But that's because _____ dyes his hair, and looks more like their father than Sylvanna. _____ sighed, shaking his head. He didn't feel like talking anymore honestly.
"Well, thankfully your class is nearby. I'll bring you to it." He smiled, gesturing for the siblings to follow him.
After Aphmau said her thanks to the guy, they were finally there… But _____ gave him the stink eye before he left, he had the audacity to compliment his sister like that. He was so damn full of himself, no way would he let that dudes hands anywhere near his baby sister! He huffed, walking into the class leaving Aphmau behind without realizing. "Hey, wait up!" Aphmau groaned, running after her brother.
The teacher had scolded both of them, before Aphmau told him they were home-schooled.. He calmed down, asked their names and told them to take a seat.
_____ was definitely not sitting away from Aphmau, so the two sat in the back next to some white haired kid named Travis. He noticed somebody, especially when his name was called on role.. Zane, he had a mask on? Was that even allowed? That had to be like some sort of safety hazard or something…
Whatever, that doesn't matter. He seems interesting, and kind of like how _____ used to be himself a while back. Reserved, no friends, and honestly kind of a dork… He felt his face heat up, Irene… Dorks are one his favorite types of guy.
He noticed Aphmau making conversation with the kid next to them, and he instead focused on them. No time to think about guys… Plus, Sylvanna's rule of "NO BOYS!!!!" didn't only apply to Aphmau.. It applied to him as-well, annoyingly. But he understood, she was only really trying to look out for the two of them because of…..
"This is my brother _____!"
The sentence snapped him out of his thoughts, and he looked at Travis and waved. The boy flushed, nervous due to the fact _____ was quiet.. Probably, not like he was a mind reader or anything.
"H..Hey, I'm Travis!" Travis stammered, letting out a nervous chuckle. He was as nervous as them. He's kind of cute, again _____ likes dorks. He nodded with a smile on his face this time. That seemed to calm Travis' nerves and he sighed. "Both of your names are nice." He complimented.
The twos conversation, was nothing that interested _____ honestly, but he wasn't gonna chime in anyway. He looked around the class, noticing a few people who were honestly very pretty.
Aphmau had declared that the three were friends now, and.. Irene, if it were someone else who did that he'd probably tell them to fuck off but, that's his baby sister! She's only really known about him this past summer, but she means a lot to him.
He snorted when he heard Aphmau call them Not-Alone-Buddies. He nodded, laying his head down on his arms. He was still tired honestly. But he didn't even get to shut his eyes before they were told they had to get up and head to the meets the clubs and upper class men. "We're sticking together right?" He assumed, standing up from his seat. The other two nodded.