*Garroth's POV*

"Mommy! Father!" I yelled out, as I swung open the front door to my home. "I'm back from school!"

"Garroth!" Footsteps padded down the stairs, to reveal a short kid. His dark brown hair was pushed back, revealing his dark green eyes. "You're home!"

The boy ran into my arms, and due to his extremely short stature, I was able to lift his feet off the ground some. "Hey, Vylad. Good to see you too, baby brother. Uh...where's Mommy and Father?"

"Not home. They left a note, saying they had a small business trip they had to go on," Vylad smiled, jumping out of my arms. "Where's Zane?"

"He isn't here?" I rose an eyebrow at my baby brother.

Vylad shook is head, looking around. He grabbed my hand, leading me upstairs, silently. Vylad lead me into his room, shutting the door behind him. I crossed my arms, looking the small boy over.

"Vylad?" I sat down at his desk chair, still having my arms crossed. "What's going on?"

"Garroth, big brother," Vylad walked over to me, placing his hands on my shoulders, "answer me this... Who is that boy, Dante was with?"

What? That's a weird question...

"Which one? Dante hangs out with a lot of guys."

I looked Vylad up and down, to see he was glaring at me. Vylad was an odd person, at times. You can never really tell what's going through his head...

"The white-haired one, first," Vylad walked over to a corner of his room, grabbing a foldable chair. He unfolded it, placing it across from me, and sitting in it himself.

"You mean...Travis? He's been friends with Dante, probably longer than I have. I'm surprised you don't remember him... He's Aphmau's friend, as well..."

Vylad nodded along, resting his chin on the palms of his hands. "Okay...and, what about the one I saw him with today? He has like...light-brown hair...and like... pale blue eyes? Know about him?"

I stared down Vylad, knowing exactly who he was talking about. Laurance Freaking Zvahl, himself. Yup... How wonderful...

"Don't know who you're talking about," I lied, sitting back in the chair.

"Do you like him~?" Vylad smirked, giggling a little.

WHERE DID HE GET THAT ACCUSATION FROM!?

"What?! What the heck are you talking about, Vylad?!"

Vylad giggled some more. "You were lying about not knowing him. Because, your pitch went a small bit higher. Also, when I mentioned him, you blushed."

Stupid blush instincts! Choose the worst possible times to show up.

"Fine! You were right about one thing, I know who he is. His name is Laurance. But, you are wrong about the other thing. I absolutely hate him," I rested my case, shifting my gaze anywhere that wasn't Vylad.

"Oh, Garroth, brother...you take me for a fool. I am no idiot. There's a reason, I was bumped up to 7th grade, instead of being in Grade 6," Vylad's smirk, was replaced with a semi-serious look. I could only imagine, the thoughts in his mind. "But, dear brother of mine...you can't be crushing on another guy. Aren't you dating Gene? That isn't a good thing..."

Oh, boy...

I could feel tears, stinging at the corners of my eyes. Vylad's green eyes widened, and he dropped his hands. "Woah, Garroth. What's the matter?"

I quickly wiped away any tears, putting on a smile. If it was one thing that made me feel worse, was seeing my baby brothers being concerned for me. I hated it. I was their big brother, I am the one that needs to look out for them. Not the other way around.

"Oh, Vylad...it's nothing. Don't worry about it..," I put on a small smile, trying to think of a way to change the subject. "So...why were you so curious about the guys Dante hangs with, huh?"

Vylad chuckled, shaking his head. "No reason, big brother. Now, the real question...does he hang out with any girls?"

I thought for a moment, trying to think of why he was asking about Dante's social life. It's almost as if, he was jealous~. But, Vylad, wouldn't be jealous of people hanging around Dante, right~?

I know exactly, how I'm going to get him back...

"Girls? Aside from Aphmau, I don't think so...but, maybe Nicole and Kawaii~Chan... Other than that, though...I'm not sure..." Vylad mouthed an 'o', biting his lip a little, as he bowed his head. "But, uh...I was curious baby brother... Don't you think Dante is hot?"

Vylad's head shot up, and his eyes widened again. "Uh...w-what?!"

"Yeah... I think Dante is like, really hot. If I wasn't with...ugh, Gene...then, I would totally ask him out," I tried to get my pitch normal, so Vylad didn't catch onto my lie. "Wouldn't you agree, baby brother?"

"...I hate you so much, Garroth..."

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*Laurance's POV*

"Woah, nice place, Dante..," I looked around Dante's home, mouth slightly ajar. His home was gorgeous.

"Thanks," Dante chuckled gesturing Travis and I down a hallway. He stopped in front of a room door, putting his hand on the doorknob. "This is mine and my brother's room...I don't think he's home, yet...but if he is...well, just ignore him, if he's in a bad mood. Apparently, he had a bad day, today..."

Travis and I nodded, as Dante opened his door. The room, well...it was quaint, to say the least. You could definitely tell, there was a difference on the two separate sides of the room.

One side of the room, was really colourful. The bed on that side, had these light red bed sheets, and posters of some strange anime, that I haven't seen before. There was a light brown nightstand, with two books resting on it, one with two guys on the cover, and the other...just looked too insane. I shrugged it off, looking at the other side.

It was...something, alright. The bedsheets were dark black, with tons of pillows littering it. There was posters of some bands, I have never even heard of. Most of them looked like your stereotypical 'emos'... There was a radio, at the end of the bed, with a guitar case, resting against it. You could tell, it most likely wasn't Dante's side.

"Wow...Dante...quite the room, you have here..," I chuckled slightly, observing a bit more. "You and your brother, are quite different, huh?"

Dante nodded, putting his hands on his hips. "Yeah...Gene is certainly...something... Anyways, who's up for some Mario Kart?"

What an interesting day...