What Are We?

Date?

Cyrus nervously brushed the lint off of his khakis. He was waiting patient at TJ's door. Suddenly the door opened and Jonah came out.

"Thanks Amber I'll see you- Oh what's up Cyrus?" Jonah looked up at the boy. Amber cane up to the door.

"Bye Jonah- oh, hey Cyrus." Amber said cheerfully.

"You're TJ's sister?" Cyrus raised his eyebrows in shock.

"You didn't know?" Amber giggled.

"No! None of us had a clue!" Cyrus exclaimed.

"Well..." Jonah was about to say something.

"Save it Beck!" Both Cyrus and Amber snapped simultaneously. Jonah just continued down the front steps and started walking home.

"Anyways... Teej is in his room." Amber continued awkwardly.

"Okay." Cyrus said, stepping into the house. He went up the flight of stairs and made a right. TJ's door was closed, Cyrus took a deep breath and opened the door.

TJ was at his desk, playing NBA2K on his Xbox One. He was wearing his headset so Cyrus snuck up to him and grabbed his shoulders. The boy immediately turned around, ready to throw a punch, but when he saw Cyrus retreating to his bed, his tone softened.

"Hey Underdog." TJ said nervously.

"What's up Teej." Cyrus replied. TJ immediately checked his phone.

"Pizza should be here in 15." TJ said.

"Good... I'm starving." Cyrus admitted. TJ took off his headset and got up from his desk. He went over to Cyrus on the bed and began to cuddle him.

"Hey Cyrus." TJ paused.

"What's wrong?"

"Well I was kinda hoping that after last night, maybe we could..." TJ was frantically searching for how he wanted to word this next part. "Maybe we could be something," Cyrus turned to look at him, TJ's green pleading eyes were staring right back at him. Cyrus also noticed that he couldn't look away from his lips. He just wanted to-

TJ leaned in and kissed him. Cyrus began kissing back. The two laid back on the bed and TJ began trying to enter Cyrus' mouth with his tongue. He wanted to explore every inch, and Cyrus let him. After five minutes of making out the two broke the kiss.

"Yes." Cyrus breathed out. TJ furrowed his brows in confusion.

"I would love to be your boyfriend." Cyrus continued. TJ became red in the face, but also couldn't bite back a wide grin.

Soon Amber called them down to inform them that the pizza arrived.

At the table, TJ, Amber, and Cyrus, ate in silence. Cyrus broke the silence with a question.

"So let me get this straight. You two are actually brother and sister?" Cyrus was still baffled by that concept. TJ stopped chewing and looked up at Cyrus, while Amber rolled her eyes.

"Why is it so hard to believe?" Amber asked.

"Because for like two years of my life I had no clue, and I thought I knew both of you." Cyrus explained.

"Well yes, yes we are." TJ continued.

"If I didn't know any better I'd think Amber was a romantic interest." Cyrus joked. TJ began to fake heave while Amber spit out her lemonade in the sink.

"Okay, okay. I was joking." Cyrus said quickly. TJ rolled his eyes.

"So I assume Jonah knows?" Cyrus asked, more directed at Amber.

"Yeah back when they dated, what twice?" TJ looked over at Amber who flipped him off. "Okay so twice, Jonah would come over all the time. And coincidentally I'd be here occasionally. I guess he just put two and two together." TJ answered instead.

"He never told any of us!" Cyrus shouted in disbelief. Amber and TJ looked at each other and began laughing hysterically.

"Now that's on him." TJ said, still laughing. Cyrus pouted and crossed his arms. TJ's expression immediately grew serious.

"You're not mad Underdog, right?" TJ asked softly. Cyrus broke a smile.

"I'm not mad I'm just confused. Confused that Jonah actually kept a pretty good secret." Cyrus chuckled.

"Tell me about it. You have to be so explicit with him." Amber rolled her eyes.

"And to think he was my first crush." Cyrus muttered. TJ and Amber both stared at Cyrus. Cyrus began to panic.

"Did I- did I actually say that? Out loud?" He whimpered.

"Well I'm done with dinner." Amber got up and threw her plate out before rushing up the stairs.

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How does TJ feel? Lmk what y'all think.