cake oneshots || book one

5 seconds pt. 2

yoooo slight mashton smut at the end

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"Tina is me." Mali mumbled.

Calum snorted. "Tina is everyone."

The siblings were still on Mali's bed an hour later, drowning their minds in the show instead of the deadly night outside. Somewhere in the house they could hear distant music playing and knew it was their mother who was most likely cooped up in the work out room. Their father had probably locked himself in his office and Calum was fine with that. He didn't want to see the man at all at the moment and was perfectly fine spending his night with his sister.

Unlike most siblings, Calum and Mali were actually very close. Despite the 3 year difference, the two of them had a strong relationship. Calum would go as far to say that he was closer with his sister than their parents. Even though Mali enjoyed their rich lifestyle, she understood where Calum came from whenever he shared his struggling moments in school all due to the fact he was David Hood's son. While Mali couldn't care less about what others thought about her, she knew her brother was more sensitive than she was and the way people at school treated him cut him down. Mali didn't purposely flaunt her riches but she also didn't hide it like Calum. She owned a sexy car, had a closet full of shoes and designer clothes, owned too many Mac products and much more. If you had it, why hide it? That was what Mali always said. Girls at her college hated on her and the guys wanted to bang her. She didn't feed into any of it and focused on her grades which she exeled. Yet another reason that people resented/envied her. It was amusing to the older Hood sibling how fake people became just to become 'friends' with her knowing damn well they didn't like her. They liked what she had, and wanted what she had, but she never gave them the time of day. Sure they hung out with her as if they knew her, and yeah she let them. But then the next day they would ignore her and she would ignore them until they crawled back as if nothing happened. Honestly. But Mali was Mali and didn't let anyone affect her. Calum was different in that sense so it upset her that no one accepted him for him. He was shy but underneath the layers, her brother was goofy and kind. It's their lost for not wanting to reach out to him.

Mali reached down to her brother who was sprawled halfway on her sitting form. While her legs were outstretched and her back pressed against the soft covered head board, Calum was draped across her lap, one side of his face hidden against her thighs. He let out a low grunt when she rested her hand on his shoulder. "I was thinking about when I move out, I want you to come live with me." she told him and watched him as he twisted around to blink up at her.

"Seriously?" he asked, his voice husky and low from laying down.

Mali nodded. "And I was thinking about moving soon. I already found a place but it's not set in stone yet."

Calum jerked up, mocha eyes wide. "How long have you been looking?" he asked as he propped himself up beside her. The show kept playing but neither sibling were paying attention.

"Since I was 18. But I didn't want to leave you alone so I never moved out." Mali admitted and chuckled at her brother's shocked expression. "What? You're that surprised?"

"Kind of, yeah," Calum grumbled and crossed his arms over his chest, "Dad said we can't move out until we're 21 though." he witnessed his sister's eyes harden before she looked towards the tv.

"I've been an adult for 2 years, I can make my own damn decsions." Mali replied stonely and Calum could only stare. "What?" she asked him and poked his cheek. "You know I'm right." Calum brushed her finger away from his face but didn't say anything else. When Mali wanted something, she got it. Any goal she sets for herself she achieves. Even if this means she'll be going against their father, Calum knows Mali won't back down. Mali poked his nose this time and, when their eyes locked again, asked, "You in with me?"