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~~~~~~~~~Part 1~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~Koyomi POV~~~~~~~
I just lay down in my bed ready to go to sleep, and then I heard someone crying.
Thinking it was one of the twins, I got up to go check on them.
I walked down the hall and put my ear up to the twins' door to see if they were still crying. Nope, they must have settled them.
I go back to my room, but on the way there I hear crying again.
Hang on, that's coming from Reki's room?
I go and knock on Reki’s door. "Reki, can I come in?" I ask, not wanting to go in without permission.
I hear a bit of shuffling, then Reki’s voice a bit muffled: "Y-yeah, come on in, Koyomi," he says.
I go in… I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't my brother with his legs pulled up to his chest, sitting on the floor beside his bed.
"Hey, are you okay?” I questioned, even though I already knew the answer. Reki just shook his head. "No. "Do you want to talk about it?”
"Yeah," he responded.
So I went to go sit down next to him, and he started talking about everything.
His boyfriend, Yoh, I think his name was, had recently gotten in an accident, and earlier that day they broke up.
He went on and on about everything going on at school, the work that his teachers have been giving him.
Reki is just explaining (not that being sad needed an explanation) that everything has just been too much.
We ended up falling asleep there on the floor.
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~~~~~~~~~Part 2~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~Koyomi POV~~~~~~~
I was starting to get worried; I knew something was going on with Reki. He's been so out of it as of late, and he has been crying like every night, and every time I ask if he is ok, he just brushes me off.
But yesterday he ignored Langa; he never does that.
The only time he has ever ignored someone is me...when we...had that big...fight.
Oh he and Langa had a fight ok im going to check on him tonight becouls i know how to go about it now
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'Ok, now I need to check on him.'
I get up and go to his door. “Oi, open up."
“What do you want, Yomi?" he asked, not unkindly, just out of it.
I open the door; he's sitting on the side of his bed this time. I go sit down next to him. "So what did you and Langa fight about?"
“How did you know we are fighting?” he asked
"I'm your sister; I know all," I say jokingly, “but no seriously, what's wrong, and why did you two fight? "
“You remember how Yoh got in his accident?” he asked
Wait, what kind of question is that? What do he and Langa have in common except that they are both dating Reki? "Yeah, he was being reckless."
“Well, no, not exactly," he said cryptically.
“What do you mean exactly?” I asked.
"Well, there is this guy named Adam. He's like 26, and he said that he found his Eve. He said that about Yoh. He also thinks that skating is like a declaration of love or something, so he went in a skating beef with Yoh, and he nearly died," Reki rambled.
“Wow, ok, so this Adam guy is a pedo, but what does this have to do with yours and Langa’s fight?” I asked.
Reki explained that Langa was going to go up against Adam in a beef and that Reki was scared Langa was going to get hurt like Yoh.
“Ok, that's a lot," I said.
"I'm thinking about going against him." Reki said not releasing that if he got hurt would destroy Koyomi.
"No, you are not going to get hurt," I say stubbly.
"Ok," Reki says.
~~~~~~~~~ Part 3~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~Koyomi POV~~~~~~~
I was in my room doing homework this time, and then I heard someone run through the front door…
And straight to Reki’s room, 'It's most likely Reki,' I thought.
That thought was confirmed when I started to hear someone crying in his room.
I got up to go see if he was all right.
“Hey Reki, can I come in?” I asked.
"Whatever," he answered; he sounded more muffled than last time.
I went in, shutting the door behind me. This time he was curled up on his bed with the blankets over his entire body, even his head.
“Hey bro, what's wrong? "I ask, going to stand next to his bed.
When I asked, Reki sat up in his bed, blankets still over him but not covering his upper body. "It's not important," he thought for a moment and then continued, “and I should be the one looking out for you." "I'm older."
“By 2 years," I replied, “now tell me what's going on."
Reki pulled his knees to his chest again. 'He did that last time too,' I thought as I sat down on his bed where his legs used to be.
“I—I nearly called Langa Yoh." He sounded so disappointed in himself.
I hugged him, not really knowing what else to do and because he obviously needed that comfort right now. "You nearly called him that."
He nodded, "Yeah."
"Well," I say, trying to look at the bright side, “as you said, you didn't actually; you just nearly called him that." I then pulled away from the hug so I could see his face… God, he looked so sad.
“Yeah but…” he said anxiously?
“But what?” I asked.
“After I almost called him fucked up and called him Yoh, I ran away like some coward," he said, wiping his eyes.
“Reki Kyan." He looked up when I said his full name, not expecting it. "What did you do 2 years ago when people at school were making fun of my clothes?"
“Got sent to the principal's office," he replied sarcastically.
“Why did you get sent to the principal's office?” I replied just as sarcastically.
“I beat up the kids making fun of you," he said with a slight smile, “and I would do it again."
I rolled my eyes. "See that right there? The determination to put things right," I said. “Reki Kyan, you are one of the bravest people I know, so tomorrow when you go to school, you are going to explain to Langa what happened. " Right."
“Right, yeah, ok," he said.
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~~~~~~~~~Plus 1~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~Reki POV~~~~~~~~
'Wow,' I think as I'm sneaking in through my window, ‘that was a crazy night at S.'
I get in some sleep clothes and start to get ready for bed.
*knock knock knock*
'Who would knock on my door at this time of the night unless Yomi thinks I'm sad again?'
I get up to answer the door, knowing it's going to be Yomi.... It was Yomi, but she was…crying?
"Yomi, are you ok? What's wrong?” I ask worriedly.
She hugs me.
'Ok, what is happening?' I think.
“Wow, ok, you never voluntarily hug me. Let's talk in my room."
We go and sit on my bed. "Ok, what's up, Yomi?”
“U-umm, it's stupid," is all she replies with.
“Hey, I can be the one to determine that," I tell her. "What's up?”
“The girls at school keep making fun of me, saying that I'm not a real girl, and I'm not a real girl; I'm just a boy pretending to be a girl," she sobbed.
“Hey, no, you are a girl; don't let those idiots tell you otherwise," I say.
"But," she starts
"No, I don't want to hear any buts. You are a girl to me, my friend's mom, the twins, and everyone that matters," I say.
“But Miya Chinen will think it's disgusting," she says.
‘Oh right, she doesn't know I'm friends with Miya,’ I think.
“Oh really? I never told you, did I? " I jokingly
“T-tell me what," she asks suspiciously.
“That I know Miya Chinen," I say with a grin.
“What?!” she gapes.
“I can call him if you want to ask what he thinks about trans people," I say with a smile, trying to cheer her up.
“O-ok… Don't say it's because of me, though," she says.
"Ok," I called Miya, and he answered on the second ring.
“What do you want, slime?" Miya's voice fills the speakers.
“I just had a question: what do you think of trans people?” I ask.
“What kind of stupid question is that?" he replied unhelpfully.
“Just answer the question."
“Ok fine, I think of them the same way I think of everyone else."
“Ok, thanks, that's all, bye," I say as I hang up.
“Hey, wait," he says before the call gets disconnected.
"See, he doesn't think you're disgusting at all," I tell Yomi.
"Yeah," she says before adding on, "How hot is Miya Chinen in person? Can I meet him, please?"
"Well, 1) not as hot as Langa and 2) you might be able to meet him as long as you don’t start dating," I say.