Adopted

Chapter 17

                Roxas pouted as he sat next his brother. His arms were crossed and he stared at the shadow of the school’s gym building, “Where could they be?”

                “I really don’t know,” Ventus replied. Truthfully he didn’t want to see any of the Fair boys, not after last night. He never really gave much thought to the notion of him being gay, in fact before Sora had accused him before he didn’t really care.

                Roxas bit his lip before checking his phone for the time, “Ven it’s nearly time for the first bell! Where are they?”

                “Roxas why are you so worked up about where they are?” Ven suddenly snapped, “They’re fine and you don’t need to worry it! In fact yeah why do you care so much about it?”

                “Ven I- umm…are you alright?” he stammered back.

                “I’m fine! Roxas…ugghhh I’m fine. I just need a moment.”

                The two heard the bell ring, signaling the beginning of the day. Roxas stared at his brother, his eyebrows scrunched up in worry, “Ven come on it’s time to go to class.”

                Ven sighed before getting up and begrudgingly walked to their respective classes. Concentration was a thing of the past today, there was too much buzzing through his mind at once. Why did Vanitas kiss him? How long has he liked him? And probably the question that haunted him the most, did he like him back?

                At lunch, it was just him and Roxas who was keeping his distance. His brother sent an unreadable glance at him over his ham and cheese sandwich every once and a while, and every time Ven would challenge his stare he would look back at the floor.

                “Hey look, there they are!”

                “Yeah haha look at those two fags!”

                Ventus glared at the two students who were pointing and laughing. They were used to being mocked and called names but they were never direct to him. It was rumors, or silent curses when it came to Ventus and Vanitas. Sadly Roxas and Sora got the butt of it but they had their older brothers.

                “Look at ‘em! Watch I bet one of them is gonna come up and kiss me haha!”

                “Back off!” Ventus snapped, he got on his feet and grabbed the front of the bully’s shirt.

                “Aghh okay, okay! I’m sorry!”

                “I want you to leave us alone, that goes for my brother and our two friends.”

                The bully nodded hastily before running off with his friend, “Fine, dude! I’ll leave!” A paper fluttered down in his place. Ven picked up the parchment and a troubled look appeared on his face.

                “Ven, what’s wrong?” Roxas asked, stepping up to his brother. He took the paper from his grip and gasped when he saw the colored image printed on the piece of paper. Vanitas and Ventus were kissing!

                “Roxas I- he kissed me! It wasn’t me, it was…it was him! I-”

                “Ven! It’s okay. What we gotta do right now is find out who put out these pics of you and Vanitas,” Roxas wisely said.

                Ventus nodded, “Thanks Rox, sorry for snapping at you earlier. I just had a lot on my mind.”

                “I imagine,” Roxas chuckled.

                “Come on let’s go-” Ventus felt his phone vibrate. He checked his texts and found one from Van, “Come quick. Sora’s in the hospital.”