Adopted Nii-chan (Gaara x Male! Oc/Reader)(BoyxBoy)

Chapter |12| Jibberish

*Toshio’s P.O.V*

‘What’s wrong?’ I thought for a moment. What if Gaara and I were able to speak telepathically? That would be a definite disaster. I mean, Gaara would know everything.

I bit down on my lip. I still wanted to ask him, but a big part of me decided against it. In the end, majority rule won. I was dropped off at class without a single good bye.

**:-O-:**

The walk home was deadly quiet. It didn’t have any sign of comfort. Gaara had again moved his hand when I tried to hold it…

At home, we didn’t talk nor did we sit close to each other at the dinner table. It was like before, only lonelier. I lay in bed alone, and felt nothing but dread.

‘What’s wrong?’ I thought again. And, again, Gaara and I couldn’t communicate between brain waves.

**:-O-:**

I sat in class. It was cold and boring. The air was leaking in from every vent, and the teacher was re-teaching a lesson. Our test scores had been bad, well, majority. I was not part of said majority though.

I had brought my phone today, and it had been going off non stop. Why? Because Naruto had found out about me bringing it earlier this morning. He was pretty much the main reason I stopped bringing it in the first place.

I decided to pull out my phone and look at the messages. The teacher in this class didn’t have much a care when it came to the passing students. However, the moment you got something other than an A or B, he would be throwing a fit. He would even call your parents for all of the times you’ve slacked off in his class, including the times when you got A’s and B’s.

I rolled my eyes as I saw the ramen or Sasuke themed texts. He also through a few in about Sakura, like how pretty she was or her discipline moments. I honestly don’t know why he just doesn’t go for Hinata, or even Sasuke will make him happier. But, who am I to judge? I had the chance to fall in love with someone other than my own brother, and I tossed it out the window.

You know, Kiba’s not that bad of a guy. I mean, he likes dogs for one. He’s a hard worker… He’s cute, and sweet. He has a nice presence

‘But, that would just make everything worse,’ I thought as I sighed.

Once the class had ended, I happily went onto the next one. In this class, my brain was learning something new. I wasn’t worried that much.

**:-O-:**

I walked down the hall searching for Gaara.

“Are you looking for Gaara?” asked Neji as he carried some books. He was a part of the student council, by the way.

I nodded my head.

“He left a while ago,” said Neji. “He actually had early dismissal right after lunch. He apparently wasn’t feeling well.”

My eyes widened. “He definitely lied.”

I then said a quick, “Thanks,” and left. I pretty much ran home.

**:-O-:**

I quickly unlocked the door and went straight to Gaara’s room. I slammed the door open, like any normal, worried person, and sighed in relief when I saw Gaara strumming his guitar.

“What the heck, Nii-san?!” I exclaimed. “Why didn’t you tell me you were going to leave early?”

Gaara sighed and said, “You’re being too loud.”

“Do you think I care?!” I exclaimed. “You had me worried!”

“You’re speaking a whole bunch of jibberish,” said Gaara as he waved me off. “Besides, you didn’t care when you went off with Deidara.”

I was about to explode at the first statement, but I took time to listen to the rest of Gaara’s words. Thank glob I did.

“Are you jealous?” I asked.

My heart felt like it stopped. The silence was unbearable, but I was willing to sit in his room for as long as it took.

“I guess so,” was Gaara’s response.

I couldn’t help but smile. He was jealous. It was such a small and tedious thing, but, it made me so happy.

Gaara was jealous.

I then sighed with a small smile resting on my lips. I sat on the edge of Gaara’s bed.

“Silly, Nii-san,” I began. “I’m your faithful brother. I will follow you for as long as you let me.”

“I know,” said Gaara as he sighed. “That’s what… makes me uncomfortable. Like, how long will that last?”

“As long as you want,” I responded.

Gaara then shifted a little before sitting up. “As long… as I want?”

I nodded. I don’t know why, but I bit down on my lip. Maybe it was my nerves desperately trying to catch up to me. It wanted me to understand the danger of this situation, understand the excitement as well… Just, understand.

I was then pulled into a hug.

My body nearly exploded. I mean, it was so warm. It was also so comfortable. It was just so amazing.

I blushed as I felt Gaara pull away. Gaara seemed to have a tint of a blush on his face as well.

“Are we… um… cool?” asked Gaara.

I held in my laughter and nodded.

“Just let it out,” said Gaara as he sighed.

I did. I laughed to my heart’s content. What a good laughter it was.