"Eh? What? Wait, why? No, we shouldn't! But, we really need to… we-... uhh…"
Her eyes widened in shock and couldn't process what I just said. I expected as much. She didn't expect that I would ask this question. I get her though, this is quite the topic to talk about to your parents, but it is better if we come clean as soon as possible.
"We can't…"
"We need to, Onee-san. You know that as much as I do."
"But…"
"This would only lead to so many misunderstandings and problems in the future the longer we hide this. We have to do it."
"But still-"
She stopped as soon as she looked at how serious my eyes were, she knows I'm not joking around for this time. Something like this would hurt her pride as the older sibling since it is the younger one who is doing things more maturely. I hope she understood what I'm doing. She closed her eyes and thought deeply for a while until she made her decision.
"Fine, let's do this."
I nodded. It is a good thing she made this decision. Of course, she is very nervous right now, but at least she gathered enough courage to say yes. I'm a little proud, not going to lie.
It is already late at night but I'm pretty sure according to my memory, our parents should still be in the main office by themselves. I wonder what their reaction will be. I would guess it will be pretty bad but if they are the kind of parents I know of for all this time, they should try and comfort us and lesson us about it. I hoped, but I guess I was just delusional.
Knock, knock.
"Come in! Ah, hey Fuyumi and Tomo-chan, what brings you this late in the evening? Your father and I are just finishing up so if you don't mind…"
"It's ok, it can wait."
We sat down on one of the couches in the office while waiting. God, this is not what I'm expecting. It would be great if we could just say it right now but if this goes on for long, I can just guess what would happen. I was getting nervous because of this.
"Ok, we are done. So what do you guys want to talk about?"
"We-"
"No, I'll say it."
My sister stopped me as soon as I opened my mouth. So she is going to do it by herself, huh, good for you. However, I'm getting a bad feeling about this.
"Oto-san, Ooka-san, we have something very important to tell you…"
"What is it, dear?"
"..."
She was silent for a while, maybe she was thinking of calling it off or maybe thinking of ways to lighten up the mood after she said, however, no matter how much she thinks, there is only one answer. She already made up her mind a little bit ago.
"I… have made a mistake… and I dragged Tomo-chan here to the problem by accident."
"What is it?"
"We… had sex accidentally."
Both my mother and father were silent for a while. Those expressions on their faces right now, I never thought they would be able to have that kind of face. It was complicated, their expressions were complicated, and their minds are complicated. I mean, I get why. Still, I'm quite nervous and scared, after all, they are looking at us like we were trash, even though it was just for a moment. Even my sister saw that and was terrified.
"How did you… no, why did you…"
I could see how hurt my mother is right now. I didn't want to make her feel this way but I already knew that it is better this way than hiding it forever.
"...Fuyumi, Tomo. You better explain what-"
"Get out."
Our father said in a serious tone. I know this tone, it is the same tone he makes whenever he was disappointed by one of his closest allies. He never had this tone with any of us until now. Yeah, I would too if I found out my children were doing incest.
"Did you not hear what I just said? I said get out. Right now! Before I change my mind and make you get out of the palace!"
"Calm down, dear. You are scaring the children. Fuyumi, Tomo, we are going to need to talk about this later but for now, go back to your rooms and don't get out until we say so."
The moment we heard this, we immediately stood up and left the room. Yeah, I was expecting this. Still, it hurts, hurts way more than I thought it would be. Didn't think I would get hurt this much…
I was about to walk in the direction of my room until someone stopped me. It was my sister, pulling my sleeve.
She was silent, dead silent. She had this look on her face that looked like she was abandoned. I can see tiny specks of tears in her eyes. I know this emotion that she is feeling right now, I know it too well. I've had this expression before, I can't remember how long ago it was but I still remember those times. I know how much she is hurting right now, and I know she is trying her best to contain all of her emotions right now. I know, I've been in this situation before, so the best thing that I can do is…
"Come here…"
I hugged her. I hugged her tightly and gently patted her back. I hugged her tight enough to tell her that I'm not letting go. I teleported ourselves into her room and set up a barrier much better than what she cast earlier.
"Now there. Everything is going to be ok. You don't need to worry about anything and cry all you want, cry all you need. Nobody else would hear it except for me, so don't need to bottle up your emotions. Let it all out."
"...can I?"
"Yes, you can. You can cry all you want."
"..."
She wasn't crying. I knew that would happen. I know for a fact that she would not cry, at least not immediately. She can't show these emotions in front of her younger sibling, it would destroy her pride as the older sibling. Her role is to set an example for her younger siblings to follow, so she absolutely can't show the emotions that she is feeling right now. This is one of the burdens of being the older sibling. However…
"Don't worry about me, alright?"
"..."
"You don't need to worry about me. It is ok to show these emotions to me. Let it all out, because in the end of the day, I'll still be there right beside you. After all, you are the best Onee-san in the world."
"...is it fine? Will I still be your sister after this…"
"Yes! You will always be my older sister, and I will always be your younger brother, no one will change that. So, don't worry about anything and cry it all out."
She still didn't cry after a minute. Two minutes. Three minutes. Five minutes. Ten minutes have passed and she still hasn't cried yet, I know that this would happen. Although, I know for a fact that she was crying the whole time. It was just so silent. However, anytime now…
"Would I still be part of this family after this…"
I was silent this time. I don't know the answer to that question. I just saw a new side of my parents that I have never known before so I'm unsure. However, even if I'm completely unsure, I know deep in my heart that what I'm going to say is true.
"Yes, you will still be. There might be changes to the family but you will still be part of this family, no matter what. After all, Oto-san and Ooka-san love us very much, you know that."
"...I see."
She smiled. Moments later, she started crying. She cried hard, harder than before, harder than she has possibly been. One minute. Two minutes. Three. Five. Ten minutes. Twenty minutes has passed, and she was still crying.
She has passed out from crying for so long and I placed her in her bed and covered her in a blanket. I would have changed her clothes since I am technically a girl but I shouldn't or at least not by me.
'Lia, change her up.'
'I know. I'll take care of it. So, she cried a lot, didn't see?'
'Yeah.'
'Though, I'm more worried about you. How are you feeling?'
'To be honest, better than I should be. Maybe seeing her cry calmed me down. Or maybe her tears were enough for the both of us…'
'I know you are not fine, however, I won't force you.'
'Thank you.'
Aurelia cast spells that took clothes out of her closet and changed her clothes automatically. It was quite cool, not gonna lie. I already knew about it for a long time now but she looks cute while sleeping. She looks cute in everything.
I can't help but chuckle a bit when seeing her sleep and cry like this. Despite being abnormally strong, extremely talented, and overall just abnormal in every sense, right now, she just looks like your typical 13-year-old girl.
She's cute, I like her, I love her, she is my sister, and I am her brother, nothing will ever change that. I am her brother, therefore, it is my duty to make sure that every single of her problems will be solved by my hand, it doesn't matter if I'm older or younger than her, one thing is for certain, she will always be my sister. She helped me a lot over these past years, now it is my turn to help her in return.