I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 105

*the dinner soon ended, n the rest of the group spent the rest of the evening at the living room just plain chit-chat all the way till late at night wen its time for them to go to bed*

Ozzy relaxed back on the couch as he chatted happily with Jaz, seeming very closer already as Nessie ran around, sniffing at the new enviroment. Though, Edison stuck to himself, keeping quiet.

Klepta: *noticed his quietness n let him be. He knew it would be a long while before Edison started trusting anyone*

*the twins r having fun exchanging hilarious adventures with Hank, while Thrax showed off the chain to Hank, letting him see how much he had killed*

Edison soon got up and left the room, heading off back to the guest rooms and to his shared room, deciding to be alone.

Ozzy noticed the viruses and rolled his eyes, laughing and shaking his head. "They're like big kids... and Hank is just making it worse..." he said, watching the rabies virus praising Thrax for his hard work, patting him on the shoulder.

Jaz: Oh, let them. Boys will be boys, no offence to u, of course. Its rare for Hank to see other viruses than him, except for the occasional drop-bys frm some of his many extended families, so I let him hv his fun

Ozzy chuckled and shook his head, resting back. "I don't think I'll ever understand viruses... even if I am half a one..." he mumbled, watching Thrax, smiling slightly to himself. He could see how happy he actually was with the praise.

Jaz: *chuckles, then looked at the time* Oh, its tht late already? We better turn in now. Big day tomorrow *sees the triplets already fallen asleep, curled against Klepta's lap n shook her head, chuckling* C'mon, babies. Bed time *carried two of them upstairs, letting Hank handled the last one*

"Ya'll can tell me more ta'morrow, ya hear? Before ya'll leave..." Hank said, grinning and patting Thrax's head as he walked passed before he picked up his special little girl from Klepta, apologising before carrying her off after Jaz.

Ozzy waved and sighed a little, watching Jaz leave before he got up himself. "I guess we better get to bed then..." he said, though not feeling all that tired since he had napped before.

Thrax: Yeah, we better turn in. *yawned* I'm still a little tuckered out here *took Oz's hand n went upstairs*

Klepta: Yeah. N I better chk on Eddie, see if he's OK

Twins: Hai~! We're going to bed too. Oyasuminasai~! (good night) *made their way upstairs*

Ozzy blinked and pouted up at Thrax, grumbling a little. "You can go to sleep, I'm not. I'm not tired..." he mumbled, stumbling after tall virus.

Edison had gotten bored waiting for the other's to go to bed and got out his laptop, mumbling to himself as he began to search on it.

Klepta: *came in to the room* Hey, Eddie. Wht r u doing so alone here? U missed a good load of conversation dwnstairs

Edison gasped and looked up, quickly closing his laptop and coughing. "H-huh? Uh... oh... well, I was... kinda tired anyway..." he mumbled, shuffling around.

Klepta: Wht hv u been up to on tht laptop there, Eddie? Seriously, ur brain will rot if u go on the computer all the time

Edison blinked and shook his head. "Uh... nothing... just... nothing..." he mumbled, his cheeks pinking a little as he held his laptop to his chest.

Klepta: *raised a brow* Seriously. U knw u can tell me anything

Edison shook his head quickly. "W-we... uh... we should get some sleep! Big day tomorrow and all..."

Klepta: *crawled up on the bed n made Edison face him* Eddie. I knw something's bothering u. There's nothing u cant tell me

Edison blinked in surprise as he was forced to look up at Klepta, his eyes widening a little as his cheeks pinked up as he felt something weird go through him. "I-it... nothing... really..."

Klepta: Eddie, pls. I'm ur brother. Wht good is a brother if I cant even discuss serious things with my little brother? I dont care if u dont trust anyone else, bt if u cant trust me, I might as well be a failure

Edison bit his lip, shaking his head. "You... you're not a failure... you... you're the only brother that I have that I like..." he mumbled softly, coughing a little and moving his laptop under the pillow.

Klepta: *heard him cough* R u alright? *felt his temperature* U dont seem to hv a fever...bt ur cheeks r a little pink *cupped his cheeks to chk if there were any abnormalities*

Edison face began to heat up at the light touches. He wasn't used to being touched for so long. "K-Klepta... I'm fine... really..." he mumbled softly, squirming around in front of him.

Klepta: *aftr staring at him for a while, finally everything clicked: the body language, the attachments...he smiled* Eddie...Ur in love with me, arent u?

Edison blinked in surprise, his eyes widening at those words as his mouth hung open. No, he couldn't! He was his brother! But... he felt so differently about Klepta than his other brothers, than anyone else... "I... I..." he stuttered, for once having no intellegant thoughts.

Klepta: *smiled* I take tht as a yes. U do knw tht it is taboo among viruses, right? U do understand tht ur feeling is not just infatuation, bt something more serious, like wht's btwn the twins, right?

Edison gulped hard, his throat feeling dry now as he listened to his brother, shaking his head. "Th-then it's wrong... we can't... you can't... I... I can't!" he said, looking away and chewing on his lip.

Klepta: Hey, hey, its OK. *stroke his cheek* Its OK. If it were wrong, Hank would've said something wen he saw how close the twins were. Personally, I dont care if its right or wrong. There is nothing wrong with love, as long as its pure. If u truly love me, then I'm willing to accept it

Edison blinks in surprise, freezing a little, his eyes slowly looking up to his eldest brother, a great deep of shock and confusion on his face. "Do... do you... like me like that...?" he asked, his voice cracking slightly. He'd never been so nervous in his life. His very first mate... was his brother.

Klepta: *smiled n cupped his cheeks again, leaned forward to gently kiss Edison on the lips, letting the kiss linger for a full 10 seconds before pulling away, smiling again* Dos tht answer ur question?

Edison blinked before his eyes slowly widened as he felt his brother's lips against his own, his face began to heating up more and more. When he pulled away, the virus looked a little out of it, a hand slowly touching his now tingling lips.

Klepta: *smiled* I knw, its a little fast for u, we can take it real slow. No need to rush. We've got all the time in the world. N I look forward to tht time with u. For now, lets retire to bed, eh? *kissed his forehead*

Edison flushed more before he suddenly buried his face into his brother's chest, chewing on his lip. "Klepta... can ve not... tell anyone?" he asked, squirming a little, knowing the twins would have something to say about this.

Klepta: *smirks* Why not? Its not like we hv any secrets btwn the family. The twins made it pretty obvious theirs was no secret to be ashamed of * caressed the younger virus' hair*

Edison peeked up at his elder brother, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment and he bit his lip. "Please, Klepta...?" he almost whined, squirming around in his arms.

Klepta: *chuckled n leaned dwn to peck at Edison's lips* Alright. I wont tell if u wont. Pinky promise *held up his pinky like he used to wen they were younger*

Edison made a small noise at the kiss, flushing and looking to his hand before slowly curling his pinky around the virus'. "... If you tell, I will hurt you..." he mumbled to him, though the best he could really do was beat him with his laptop, and he didn't want to lose that.

Klepta: Of course not *chuckles* Now, beddie-bye time, Eddie. We dont wanna oversleep n miss our opportunity n all *lay Edison on bed n scritched the area behind his ear just the way the younger virus liked it*

Edison huffed a little before blinking as he was made to lay down. He was about to protest, but that scritching to the back of his ear was so hard to resist as his eyes fluttered. Why did it feel so good! "Nnngh... Arschloch..." he groaned before he slowly fell asleep.

Klepta: *smiled n kissed his forehead before slowly drifting off himself*

*meanwhile, Thrax was changing into his jammies, getting ready for bed*

Ozzy was stretched out on the bed on his side, gently stroking and petting the pup that laid against his torso. "You're getting big now, Ness... you are~"

Thrax: *climbed up the bed n noticed the pup's growth* Ur right, baby. He seems to hv grown a little, n I dont mean his weight

Ozzy yawned a little and gently scritched the pup's ear. "Finally growing up, are we Ness... maybe you're filling out for you weight?" he said, sniggering and shaking his head, pouting that he was starting to not be his little puppy anymore.

Thrax: *sees the pout* It's bound to happen anyways, baby. At least once he's grown, he'll be big enough to be able to protect u wen I'm not ard

Ozzy blinked and huffed, looking up at the virus. "I can look after myself, ya'know!" he growled at him, poking his forehead and sticking his tongue out.

Thrax: *chuckles, barely feeling teh poke* Yeah, I knw u can, bt it wouldnt hurt getting the extra protection n all. Aftr all, u knw I wont always be with u, n u would need him evn more if...I'm gone *ran his claws thru his dreads*

"Yeah, yeah... I know, cause I get to sit at home and wait for you to kill some guy then follow you somewhere else..." Ozzy grumbled before blinking in surprise and frowning, wacking him upside the head. "... Don't say something like that, you have your brother's help now, nothings going to happen..." he huffed, holding Nessie close. He already lost two families... he didn't need to lose a third.

Thrax: *grunted as his head was whacked, then scowled at him* U definitely r not gentle wen it comes to serious talk now, arent u? *went under the covers n had his bk facing him*

Ozzy grinned at him and nodded. "Of course not, got to get some sence into that thick head of yours!" he teased, sniggering and holding Nessie close, blinking and looking back at the virus.

Thrax: *kept quiet, his bk facing Oz. He reli hated it wen Oz got rough with him everytime he wanted to discuss serious issues. It was as if he wasnt taken seriously, n he hated not being taken seriously*

Ozzy blinked and watched him sighing before he shiffed around, his front slowly pressed against the virus' back as he nuzzled between his shoulder blades.

Thrax: *felt the cell nuzzling against his shoulder blade n sighed, wrapping ard Oz's arm tht was wrapped ard his waist. He couldnt stay mad at Oz for long, bt he wasnt abt to admit tht as he slowly drift off to sleep*

Ozzy gave a small yawn, smiling when he eventually got some attention before he curled deeper against him, Nessie curling up behind him before the sleepy cell soon crashed out.