she smiled kissing him just as deeply. she knew how he felt, for she felt the same way. she wanted to be by his side for the rest of her life.

Erik gently urged her so that she was sitting on his lap, facing him as he slid his hands down to her waist and up to her back.

Shian shivered from the rush of excitment that flowed through her. She kissed a little more aggressively but still passionate, gentilly holding his jaw with both hands.

Erik kissed her some more as his hands slid over to her ribs. Then he stopped, but kept his hands where they were, and looked at her and smiled a sad smile. "Well, Shian...how does it feel to have lost your virginity to your own brother?" he asked her in a voice that was just above a whisper.

Shian sat there thinking for a few minutes. "Well, considering you are my brother, it's a little wierd. But i've been denying the fact that i loved you for 3 years. But when you told me you loved me th other night, i had to dicide what kind of life i wanted. Being alone and misserable, watching you find another girl and get married to her. or being happy, right here in your arms. So the answer to your question is that, i feel very joyfull. I'm extremely content with my dicission. What about you? Why did you look sad?" she asked, her heart beating fast from fear that he may not want this anymore.

James said. "I love you...with all my heart...and I want you for my own. I just don't want to do what you don't want to do," he answered in a small voice as he then cracked a smile and placed a hand on her cheek.

Shian smiled, kissed him again and then got back to watching tv.

Erik looked up at the clocked and sighed as he rubbed his strained eyes. "I think I'm gonna go to bed now," he said as he was careful to get up and lightly kissed Shian's forehead. "Goodnight, love."

she smiled at her brother, "goodnight." after he went to his room, she sat on the couch watching tv. when it became to be around 5, she got up and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

As soon as Erik hit the bed, he immediatly fell asleep. When he opened his eyes, it was to his alarm clock singing the Viva La Bam theme. He sighed and hit the snooze button and got up as he slipped on a tee shirt, jeans, socks, and his converses. Then he ran some gel through his hair and grabbed his jacket as he headed down stairs to the smell of bacon. He walked into the kitchen to find his mother already in her blue scrubs, making breakfast.

"What? No cereal?" he asked in a joking voice.

His mother turned around and chuckled. "I got some extra stuff from the store yesterday, thought I'd make you kids some real breakfast this morning," she said as she turned around and flipped the six strips of bacon that were sizzling on the frying pan.

Shian had been up in her room after her shower. She had heard her mother get up and start cooking but didn't feel like seeing her at that time. She had gotten dressed and a few minutes later heard her brother get up and go down stairs. Shian finished putting her hair into perfect pigtails and went down to see what was being made for breakfast. "Morning!" she said with a smile. Noticing that mother had made some fresh coffee, Shian grabbed herself a cup and out some cream and sugar in. It took several sips and putting more sugar in before she was able to sit down at the table.

"Good morning," Erik and their mother said at the same time.

"Shian, did you sleep at all?" her mother asked her.

She turned to see her mother, "well, ya. when you guys ate dinner.... remember?" she asked. a smile slid across her face and she turned back to her coffee. She took a sip and looked up at her brother.

"Oh," her mother said and went back to cooking breakfast.

Erik caught Shian's gaze and gave her a warm and friendly smile with eyes that said "I love you".

Shian smiled back, blushing slightly. Once their breakfast was ready, the girl eat two strips of bacon and a piece of toast. she then get her bookbag and waited for her mother and brother to get done. Seeing it was Friday, she figured she'd go to school so that way she wasn't spending the entire weekend playing catch up with two days worth of homework.

After their mother dropped them off at school, Erik walked Shian to her locked, just out of habit like he's done for a few years now. He smiled. "So you feel fine today?" he asked her.

"ya, i feel great. I think i just slept too much... i'm a little slugish feeling," she responded. Shian yawned and got the books she needed before closing her locker. "Why? Is something wrong?"

Erik smiled and shook his head. "Just making sure you're okay," he said as he followed after Shian after she got her books and had shut her locker. They still had plenty of time before the warning bell would ring.

Shian walked to her classroom and set her books down. she then went over to her teacher and asked what they had gone over the previous day and for her homework. She knew that her brother was just outside the room but right now school was more important. Once she got the information she needed, she walked over to her brother. "shouldn't you be getting your homework too??" she asked with a flirtatious smile.

Erik smiled. "I have study hall first period," he said. "I'll get it during lunch since I don't usually eat lunch," he said with a small chuckle set in the back of his throat.

"oh. ok," she wanted to kiss him but seeing that they were in school with a bunch of people around that know them both, she couldn't.

"If you have time before class, I want to be alone with you for a like a minute," he said so low only Shian could hear him as they walked out into the hall.

A smile slid across her face and she followed him to wherever he took her.

He sneaked into the dressing room behind the school's stage where there was an hour before people would file in to practice for Drama. As soon as they were privately alone, he crushed his lips around her's and wrapped his arms around her.

Shian smiled, kissing back. she shivered from the happiness and pleasure. Her hands went up the back of his shirt and came down, gentily scratching him as she had the other day.