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Loony: Thank you for the reviews! I really am happy about this story! Seriously I am!

Shadow: I sounded like a jerk.

Loony: Yes, sounded, I must say you did.

Shadow: Why are you talking all fancy?

Amy: This can't be good...

Loony: Certainly, I am, aren't I?

Shadow: No seriously, why?

Amy: Enjoy!

Hidden Affection

Confusion

Shadow's Point of View

My crimson eyes slided open after hearing the sound of the knocking door. I sigh and looked at my alarm clock. 5:27. "Shadow." I sat up making the bedsheets fall of from my upper torso to my waist reveling my chest completely.

"Yes?" I responded knowing that Mom was the one calling.

"Your father and I are leaving early to work today." she announce still from the other side of the door.

Father.

That man is not my 'father' or 'dad'. He will just become my Mom's husband, legally. Him and I are not blood linked or anything like that. His daughter is not even my sister. We don't share the same D.N.A. or any resemblance what's so ever.

I rolled my eyes. 'And she wants me to wake up the kid', I though in annoyance. She's young but she's old enough to know when she needs to wake up. I won't fallow her around babysitting her all the time. Besides, I just met her yesterday and I bet she does think the same as me. I chuckled slightly.

Teenage girls are so easy to make embarrass... even more if they're family...

I didn't know she was gonna become my stepsister when I saw her yesterday. That skirt she had. I have to admit, I did had my fantasies...

And god were they good...

A nineteen year old has that kind of thought maybe all the time when they see a girl worth of imagining. But the funny part was that that girl was becoming my stepsister.

I had a fantasy about my sister... lame...

I'm very aware that she's becoming 16 in a few months, meaning our age difference is only three years of separation. If I could I can make her mine, if I feel like it, when I met her at the street... that thought was in my mind.

Not anymore though. Knowing she's family I won't even think that anymore. But if she wasn't then things might have been different...

I do consider myself a flirt when it's nothing serious like this. I have never actually met the girl that got to me yet. Though I think she might not even exist.

So I just play around but never actually gotten serious at the 'love' concept if you know what I mean.

The only thing that's in the way from me getting her is that we are now SIBLINGS. Which is why I will only see her as a sister... sister... funny how that sounds. Mom actually wanted me to be a girl but had to get used to the thought that I was born as a boy.

I'm not even going to live with her in a long time. I'm leaving for college real soon. So I won't even get to know her. That's better, that way I can contain myself easier...

The reason of why I live with my Mom, or moved to this house, is because the apartment I will be renting is still being occupied by the previews owners. I do have the money to buy the apartment, not just rent it, but the previews owners need time to move out. After they do so I will make arrangements to purchase it.

I could have stayed on our previews house but since it got sold quickly I decided it will be best to live here for a while.

I work with my real Father, I get paid enough for me to have a house, car, food, etc. So I don't need to be taking care of by Mom anymore.

What a shame.

I don't have enough time to spend with my little stepsister. I chuckled again... me and my dirty mind...

"Could you wake up Amy at 6:00 o'clock please?" she asked just waiting for me to answer 'yes' or 'fine' at then end.

How predictable. I sigh again and stood up from my king size bed and made my way towards the door. "Yes." I responded.

"Thank you, if you could, can you be kind to her. That way she will get used to the thought of being the younger sibling." Mom said waiting for my response again. She knew me too good.

"Why don't you just spoil her?" I sarcastically said. Though I knew she might. She never spoiled me because Dad never let her at all. He didn't wanted a spoiled son. She got so annoyed every time Dad didn't let her spoil me.

"Why don't you?" she asked. I could hear her small giggle penetrating through the door and making my ears twitch. "Buy her stuff, be kind to her, take her to places."

Was she making a list?

I sigh. "It's not worth it." I argued. As if I have time waste on a kid. "I'm moving out of my apartment as soon as it's unoccupied."

"Alright then." I raised an eyebrow.

Mom never gave up that easily... something must be in her mind...

"But can you at least take care of her today and watch her?" she asked again.

What's with Mom's obsession with me spending time with the kid?

I had to think of something. "I'm busy." I stated.

I'm screwed.

"I called your Father and he said he'll give you a week vacation." Very screwed. "For both, so you can keep studying and spending time to get used to your sister."

She forgot the step part. I sigh again and crossed my arms. "Fine." I sometimes think I should just say no once in while.

"Thank you honey." I could hear her walking away. "We'll be back late as well." I sigh again and looked at the clock. 5:45. I talked to Mom, have to study, get to be her alarm, and babysit her in 18 minutes.

That's a new record for her...

Amy's Point of View

I was laying on my back on my twin size bed. I could feel the bed sheet covering from my belly down. I also could feel the cold morning breeze, I forgot to close the window. Though I wish I didn't. I don't like the cold... but even Christmas was getting near... I should get used to it by now.

And I felt everything while asleep.

I don't want anyone to wake me up right now. It took me long yesterday to make myself fall asleep. I was thinking too much about my new brother that started to live with me since yesterday.

Oops, I forgot the step part.

Of all random guys and hedgehogs in the world it just had to be him... Should I call him by his name?

Shadow... even his name gives me goosebumps. I promise I'll try to get used to him... but living with a boy almost my age and not blood related, we don't even share resemblance, is a challenge I will try to accomplish.

I shifted my body to the right making the bed sheets slide down even more. My eyes were close, I was asleep, I couldn't control my body, if I did then the covers will be all the way up.

My room is cold... the breeze is cold... just like the breeze from...

From when Shadow saw me with eyes of lust.

He's now my stepbrother. He won't try to do anything perverted to me. Knowing his mom, so polite, gentle, caring. Something from her had to be stuck to him.

Mom... I wish you will be here right now...

I'm jealous of him. He has his mom but I don't. I know that his dad and mom got divorce so maybe even his dad is still alive.

But... if he is... why did he came to live with his mom?

Wait... I remember Dad telling me that her mom was the his rightful parent... but even so... the guy is nineteen. He can get a house to live by himself. He even has a car. If he has a car then why cant he get a house or apartment.

I'm just making excuses for him not to live here...

I shifted my body again making me face the ceiling. The bed sheets went down at bit more but still covered from my belly button down. I felt a force on my right side, as if the bed was given some weight for it to go down.

I also felt some weight next to my head, not touching me but making the bed go down a bit. I shut my eyes tightly for some reason then started to open them slowly.

I saw black... duh it might be because it's damn 6:00 A.M. in the morning. I got used to waking up at that hour so my body is accustomed to it as well...

I still had my eyes half-open. I saw blurry so I blinked a few times. I fell asleep at 2 o'clock so I was still very tired and my eyes proved my theory right. I sat up...

Or tried too...

Suddenly I felt something holding me back. My forehead was touching some smooth and fury surface and my nose was in contact with something I could not describe. My eyes were still half open and I was seeing blurry... what was I in contact with?

I blinked again and my sigh was becoming clear... I saw... crimson eyes...

Shadow?

I blinked twice this time. Crimson eyes, white pearl teeth that showed a smirk, his nose was touching mine and my forehead his...

"Good morning kid." he greeted with that same smirk. I could feel his breath going through his lips to mine giving me a warm and fuzzy feeling. His voice so deep and husky...

Snap out of it!

"S-Shadow!?" I yelled pulling the covers up but he was sitting on them. "W-What are you doing here?!"

I really want to know!

His smirk. That famous smirk makes me want to tore him apart so I could never see that lip motion ever again. "Can't a big brother come and greet his little sister in the mornings?" he asked. He was sitting on my bed laying back on the palms of his hands.

I glared at him. Then I notice his outfit... there was no outfit... he only had boxers on and all of his fury chest was being expose along with his six pack. I blushed and made the covers go all the way up covering me completely. "Don't you have any manners!?"

Even if I did that have the blanket on top of my head I could see through it. I saw him looked down at himself. I even heard him chuckle. "My instruction was just to wake up a kid, not to be dressed for it."

What a jerk!

I growled under my breath. How can someone be this arrogant and perverted? He came into my room, a sixteen year old girl's room I might add, half naked and insulting me. How damn rude!

He chuckled again. "If I were you I'll get ready soon." he said again with his husky and deep voice. I could have sworn to goth that he was smirking while he made the lip motion.

"Then leave!" I urged. Not just from my room! Leave from my house! Leave from my world!

Leave from my life!

His damn chuckled was once again exposed to my sensitive ears. I felt the mattress loose weight meaning he must have stood up. I pulled the covers down slowly making only my emerald eyes be the only thing he could see from me along with my messy quills and bangs. His image had once again made me earn a small blush on my cheeks. He couldn't see it because of the blanket but that didn't mean it wasn't there.

He was standing still there only wearing red boxers and nothing more. His shadowy and crimson quills weren't a mess at all but since he was still undress I could tell he just woke up as well. His chest had snowy color fur and his abdomen was made of a six pack...

Attractive guy, I have to admit...

He chuckled again as he saw me staring at him. Stupid moment of trance and weakness that only made him had more reason for him to make fun of me! "It seems the kid needs some space to ready herself." he stated making me glare at him again. "Or do you want me to help out a bit?" his smirked never left as if he was born with it.

I didn't know I could blush this much...

"Pervert." I murmured with a scowl. "Just leave."

He chuckled again. Did he heard what I said? "Fine, I'll leave." he stated making me close my eyes and sigh in relief. "Although..." he made me open my eyes immediately while looking at him. "I could just stay here and make sure you're not tricking me." I raised an eyebrow. "Kids trick adults very often this days." That stupid smirk return to be part of one of his facial expressions.

"I'm not a kid!" I finally yelled. Oh how I desired to yelled it in his face for nearly 24 hours.

He chuckled again. Stupid way of laughing. "We'll discuss the kid's issues momentarily. But for now get ready."

Don't boss me around you pervert. You're not even my brother. You have no right to tell me what to do.

Then it hit me... Dad's happiness... If I want him to be happy and live a normal life then I have to get used to the thought that I have a stepbrother... no way out huh... fuck...

He turned around and opened the door and saw me from the corner of his eye. "Take it as a threat but if you don't hurry then I will stay just in case." He closed the door before the pillow hit him.

I was so mad I had to let the anger go away somehow! This time was a pillow!

The pillow was now on the floor and I didn't care. It had hit the door before it hit him. I bet he saw me but then again I didn't care.

I sighed and looked outside my window. The sky was cloudy but I knew it wouldn't rain. Here it didn't rain until actually winter itself. I looked at my desk then at the notebook that I left on the floor. For a chance the first thing I read was yesterday's date.

Friday December 5th...

Shadow's Point Of View

I could have sworn I heard a bump after I left her room. I chuckled again. Please tell me she didn't just threw a pillow. How childish.

Another reason to keep calling her kid.

I walked over to my room and actually change into some real clothe. I had forgotten an important detail of me. I sleep with nothing but boxers or shorts even in the freezing month. I don't know why but for me it's very uncomfortable to sleep with clothe. I actually did forgot about my habit. I just hope it didn't marked her for life... by her reaction I'm pretty sure she's a virgin... She's sixteen and I'm 'pretty sure'? I should just say she's a virgin, period.

I change into some black pants and red business shirt. I know I'm not allowed to go to work during this week but I know what I should and should not wear, I just hope she does too. Although I could work on my laptop. All I have to do is send the files through e-mail address and still get paid for my work.

I made my way downstairs and walked over to the living room. All I have to do is watched that kid all day long. I'll just rather go to work and earn extra money. The sooner I get out of here the better.

I sat on the couch and placed my laptop on my lap. I turned it on and started to work. I looked at the window after 15 minutes of working, arranging files, and sigh. It was cloudy, windy and no cars in sight. This month should get pretty cold starting winter. I turn my glance to my desktop before hearing foot steps from behind. I smirked slightly; I have been doing that very often this days.

I looked at her from the corner of my eye. I could tell she was pretty mad from what happened before but even she has to understand that everyone makes mistakes. "Shadow," she said through grinned teeth mixed with a pissed expression. She walked all the way downstairs, she had a white long sleeve shirt with a symbol on the side, blue jeans and a matching scarf around her thin neck, "it's Saturday!"

I change my glance to the right side of my desktop. Saturday December 6th. "So it is." I said while nodding my head in agreement.

She walked over to me, by the look in her eyes I could tell that was not the reaction she was asking for. "Why did you wake me up so early if it's Saturday?" I could also tell she was trying not to yell.

"I didn't choose to wake you up. I did it as a favor." I told her while clicking the start button the log off. I closed my laptop and remove it from my lap; onto the couch. "My mother and your father will be late and they ask me to watch you."

She made her eyebrow raised after I finish my sentence. Her features were so easy to describe even if the sun was still hid behind some morning clouds. "I don't need you to watch me. I can take care of myself."

She then spun around to the kitchen while turning on the lights of the living room in her way there. I stood up as well and walked over to the counter while resting my elbow on the counter holding my chin on my palm. "And do you think that's all you needed to say for me to be satisfied?" That sentence made her stop from looking at the shelfs and turning her attention to me.

"I'm not supposed to satisfy you." she retorted before I could finish talking. "I have always done everything by myself and you being here doesn't make a difference."

Does that mean I don't make a change in her life at all?

"If you're meaning of what happened back then, I'm just going to tell you that you're wrong." I made sure she was looking at me before saying that small sentence. "If you have to know, that won't be mention at all." I sighed and folded my arms while leaning back on the wall next to the counter. "I have more important things to do then worrying about past events." I sighed and hopefully didn't made her ask something.

"Good, I don't want anyone to know about that." she said making me be taken aback. "Got it?" she asked turning around while trying to reach something that was on the top shelf, for a sixteen year old she was short.

Wait...was she talking back to me?

I smirked while pushing myself of the wall swiftly and walking to the other side of the counter. I made my chest touch her back and my lips be right next to her ear, smoothly I said, "Mmhmmm."

I felt a shiver on her back. Her spine shiver, how adorable. She stayed still for seconds that seem like hours. Her perfumed reached my sensitive nose, strawberries was my guess but vanilla was not in my mind. "Um... I need to... I need to do something." She walked to the right side as I let my guard down. She had reach upstairs before I could even make a comment. There was just one thing that was on my mind that specific moment...

Amy's Point Of View

"What... what was he doing?" I asked myself as I made my way upstairs to my room again. "He... he was just making fun of me... I could tell."

I'm starting to hate him even more! And I thought that was impossible! You have got to be kidding me! "This is a fucking joke..." I said while looking at the floor after reaching upstairs. I sighed as I twisted the door knob that let me enter my room. As soon as I turn on the lights and and close the door behind me I lean on the door and made myself slide down on the smooth surface. "... the most stupidest joke ever." I hissed.

I have to get along with him. I have to get along with him. I have to get along with him.

Those words keep popping in my head...

I have to get along with him. I have to get along with him.

It's so much easier to think about it then to actually do the move...

I have to get along with him.

I know...

I—

I know!

Loony: Poor Amy what will she do? Thanks again for my reviewers!

Shadow: Do you want them to review this thing?

Loony: Why the fucking hell not? I mean just because some of them didn't get the message that was in it doesn't mean smart people can't review!

Amy: What message?

Shadow: Touchie.

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They keep saying the right person will come along, I think mine was hit by a truck.

Loony: Read and Review!