Aj woke up the next morning feeling sticky and gross. He had dreamt of Niko the night before, and the kiss they shared. Aj's first kiss. With a boy. No one could ever know. Ever. Not on his watch. Aj was still in denial about his feelings for Niko, or at least had suppressed them down so much that he was genuinely convinced he didn't. His older sister on the other hand? Didn't believe a word he said. Aj gets out of his bed and heads straight to the shower, reluctantly taking off Nikos Jacket. He looks disgusted at his boxer shorts, and throws them deep into his laundry basket, praying no one would see them.
As Aj re-enters his room, finally feeling clean Amiira spins on the desk chair, almost movie like, giving Aj a jumpscare.
"Sooo, how was your night," She sings, staring at Aj.
"Firstly, fuck off, you scared me. Secondly, what do you mean," Aj says, trying to hide his secret kiss.
"Uh Sorry, need I recall you said and I quote 'Ill explain later'. Exactly. Now is later. Speak,"
Aj keeps his fluffy robe on as he gets changed, immediately throwing on the zip up when he was done.
"I - uhm. Don't hate him for this please," Aj rushes out, anxious at his sisters reaction, "I had to bail him out of prison."
Amiira's facial expression doesn't change. Except, she pouts her lips in a smile, tilting her head, "Ok fair enough. Nothing we haven't faced. What else,"
"WHAT? You... You've been bailed out of prison?!" AJ asks shocked. He knew his sister was a black sheep in the family, well to everyone but him, but he didn't expect this difference.
"Kinda. Almost. Lucky we knew the officer and he let us go. And stop changing the subject, what else happened."
"Nothing happened. I bailed him out and came home."
"Ballan?" Amiira asks, raising an eyebrow unconvinced.
AJ rolls his eyes. Fuck. He can't get out of this. Ballan means promise in Somali. Amiira and Aj used it as a word of vow between them, meaning if someone used the word, they couldn't lie. Aj wouldn't break their whole relationship over the word, never, especially for Niko of all people.
"No. There's more,"
"I knew it! Aje, when are you going to learn, you can't hide nothing from me. I'm your big sister. And what ever it is it can't be bad enough for you to hide?"
"He kissed me..." AJ whispers, shutting his eyes in fear.
"Thats... Thats it?" Amiira responds shocked, "Bro I thought you were gonna say like you fucked him on a park bench or something,"
"Well..." Aj teases, looking up to see his sisters shocked expression, before falling into a fit of laughter.
"I'm joking. I would never, ever sleep with a man. Ever. Especially in public?! Lost your whole mind."
"You actually scared me there for a second. But awww, you kissed. That's so cute. When's the wedding? Can I be your maid off honour. Please! Unless you've chosen Su, although I don't see why you'd choose her over me. AND Maya and Lana can be the flower girls." Amiira rushes out, hands flailing in excitement.
"Woah! Calm down. There is no wedding. I don't like him like that. I don't like men. And certainly not Niko."
"Aww, why not." Amiira pouts, "I need to meet this Niko guy, wanna see the man who took my baby brothers heart."
"For the last time, I don't like him like that! We're just friends, if you would even call us that."
"Fine, whatever you say. But at your wedding day, I'm gonna be there with a sign that says 'I told you so,'"
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Parallels
FanfictionAj and Niko were direct opposites of each other. Niko grew up in a lousy neighbourhood, run down house and had to move multiple times throughout his life. Aj grew up in a mansion, had his own car, went on holidays whenever he wanted and never had t...
