After Zane returned, gossiped about his hospitality with Travis and sat down for a hot drink I explained to him what happened.
His reaction was unexpected, a sea of dread and pain almost seemed to wash over him... however that could be the lack of me adding sugar to his coffee.
"I'm guessing he's coming home drunk then?"
He questioned
I shrugged and averted my eyes to Vylad who was mindlessly staring outside at the gentle rain.
His bitten fingernails fiddling with his sleeves while he did so and it became aware to me that he was getting agitated.
"Vylad?"
I questioned
He looked to me with a startled expression, back from his endless wishing and constant dreaming.
"Something the matter?"
I added
Zane didn't exactly care of what was wrong but was still willing to apply his utmost attention.
As I expected Vylad shrugged and stretched his hands from his sleeves, giving a softhearted sigh before getting out his phone.
He showed us a line of texts in which summarised a contest Dante was asking Vylad to participate in.
And believe it or not...i think my brother was requesting permission.
Why should he ask for permission?
He knows I only ever want him to be happy...
Acknowledging this I questioned him
"You want to do it?"
Zane laughed loudly and gave a cocky expression.
"What, him participate in a drama contest? He can barely talk"
He giggled, brushing up his hair with his hand.
Vylad narrowed his eyes and pouted.
"Now now Zane, be nice"
I demanded
"You wouldn't like it if I said you could barely confess your love to Kawaii~Chan"
I added.
He slapped me over the back of the head and growled.
"I do not like her!"
He screamed
"Yeaaaah, sure"
I chuckled softly, dodging another strike.
"Hmph...well, I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm gay now, thanks to you"
He said
"You never said Travis was on a date with me"
He added, scowling.
Chuckling and rubbing the back of my neck I nervously giggled.
"Date? Wow, I never would have guessed that"
I chuckled obnoxiously, turning away.
"Well I never would have guessed you had someone Garroth"
I coughed up my drink and averted my eyes to his slugged posture.
A fire lit and it instantly took me back to the day he hit against that wall just behind him, trembling frantically with not a single way of me helping him.
No...I've got to contain myself.
"Eh...I haven't"
I stated
"That's not what Travis told me"
He replied as Vylad let out a growl, crossing his arms at the Loss of focus on the subject he specifically brought up.
I sighed and spoke
"Of course you can do it Vylad, if you want to that is"
I stated.
He smiled widely and began texting away, fidgeting uncontrollably.
Each letter resulted in the tap of his remaining pieces of nail clicking at his polished screen.
After that I looked back to Zane who knowingly had a cocky expression written all over his face.
I sighed.
"Fine, fine, me and Laurence are dating"
I fiddled with my drink.
"No point hiding it"
I added before everything went silent, the air, the tapping of Vylads nails and oddly enough Zane's breathing all ceased to exist.
It was if stepping into the void itself, the very matter in which molded our world.
They both looked to me as if I was joking.
"...what?"
I asked.
"Since when?!"
Zane asked, Vylad looking just as curious.
"I thought you knew"
I replied as I reconsidered my actions.
"I was joking!"
He screamed
Damn it!
"Uhhhh...I was too?"
I chuckled in an obvious lie.
He looked bewildered, shocked, astounded, in utter disbelief.
"D-Dad will kill you!"
He said
"Yeah, I know that, that's why you won't say a word of this to him, neither of you"
I ordered, Vylad nodding.
"...I'm sorry, WHAT?!"
Zane yelped
"You're asking us to lie for you?!"
I sighed and chuckled to him.
"It's not lieing unless dad asks, and as long as he doesn't know he never will..."
Hopefully.