Ulterior Motives

Chapter 38: New Beginnings

Natsuki's POV: (*1 year later *)

   "I cannot believe we're all finally adults!" Sayori sang happily as she walked alongside me towards the club room. I smirked at her antics as I shook my head with a smirk.
   "I'm not 18 until next month sayo." I chuckled and she giggled skipping ahead of me with a wave of her hand.
   "Minor details Nat cause you'll be eighteen soon enough!" She exclaimed and I shook my head, she was so full of energy,  her meds must really be working.

   "Um excuse me but are you Natsuki?" I froze in place and Sayori's smile melted down into a frown of caution. Her hand was clutching the club room doorknob and all I could do was stare. He stepped closer to me, his brown eyes glittering in the luminescent lights of my high school hallway. "Um you probably don't know me but my name's-"
  "Axle." I whisper in disbelief...did this guy legit track me down? Sayori looked towards me uneasily and I snapped into action. "Sayo go to club alright, I shouldn't be long." I say firmly and my friend falters then sighs.
  
  "Monika and Yuri aren't gonna like it, but I'll keep this between us if you want. " she murmurs and I nod. "Just for fifteen minutes then we're coming after you!" Sayori adds before she disappears into the room.  I carefully lead my half brother into the empty storage room across the hall.

   "Alright Axle what do you-" I whirl from the door after closing it, only to have him wrap me in a tight hug. "What are you doing?" I demand and he releases me instantly and smiles all goofy like.

  "I'm sorry it's just ever since I found that picture our mama keeps in her wallet I've wanted to give you a big hug. See I always wanted a sibling ever since I could walk." He expressed gleefully.  Great my brother's a sap.  I folded my arms tightly and eyed him curiously. He had the same shade of pink hair as me, but his was all spikey and in an army cut. His brown eyes were a chocolate color and freckles dusted his face slightly. I guess he could be considered handsome or whatever,  the guy was like six foot something.

  "Well as great as that is, I have a meeting to get to. My girlfriend might come kicking down doors soon so see you around. " I turned to leave when he spun me back around by my shoulder and gave me an extremely pouty and petulant look.

  "But you didn't tell me anything about yourself. " he whines and I frown. Gah what did he want from me.
   "Fine, I'm gay, have a girlfriend in the other room, my dads in rehab, I'm living in an apartment with my girlfriend. I got emancipated, I work at a comic book store, I'm working on getting a degree to be a police officer or something after I leave this hellhole and graduate...happy?" I'm trying to finish quickly so I can get out of here, and fast.

  "That's so fantastic! I'm currently single after Lucia broke my heart, Lucy was so pretty and I thought I loved her...but she was moving away...I live part time with my moms and part time in my dorm room.. I occassionally work odd jobs here and there but I mean that's only when mom and mama won't give me extra cash." He smiled and I wanted to hate him I really really really did, but he was too big of a loveable oaf to even consider it.

  Hastily I removed my backpack and pulled a notebook from it. Feeling him watching my every move,  I shook my head this guy was eccentric I'd give him that. I carefully and legible wrote my phone number down on the paper and tore it from my notebook. I then returned my notebook to my bag and zipped the bag shut. I held the paper out to my brother who accepted it as if he'd won the lottery or something.

  "Oh my gosh does this mean I can text you and call you?!" He asked bouncing in place and I sighed, no doubt I was gonna regret this.
  "Yes but don't go calling me at like 3 a.m unless it's an emergency.  But anyways maybe we can meet up, I'll bring my girlfriend and we could just have lunch and get to know eachother." I offered and he pulled me into another tight bearhug.