I climb out of my window, judging by Aidens laugh...probably not very gracefully and onto the first branch. Aiden's instructions completely evade my mind as I climb from branch to branch effortlessly. Wow, I was actually pretty good at this.

I quickly maneuver my way onto Aiden's window seal making sure I don't look down before I climb into his room. As good as I ended up being at sneaking into people's rooms, I had to admit, I was glad to be on flat ground again.

I quickly look for Aiden's charger beside his bed and grab it, putting it in my bra considering I stupidly didn't bring anything to put it in and I didn't have pockets. As I rise, a picture on Aiden's bedside table catches my attention. It was of him and a beautiful girl. They were young, maybe like 15. The girl was absolutely beautiful, she had blonde hair that fell in waves, cascading down her back. This girl literally looked like cinderella. She was stunning. She and Aiden had huge smiles on their faces, and they looked completely content with each other.

My thoughts get interrupted when I hear a little voice behind me, I was so entranced in the picture of 2 of the most beautiful humans to ever exist, well apart from Damon Salvatore that I didn't even notice a little girl enter behind me, I freeze.

"Emmy? What are you doing in Dons room?" One of the twins ask from behind me, I wasn't sure if it was Mia or Ella, but I think by the comfort around me it must have been Mia.

"Hi sweetie," I reply once I gain my conscious back.

"Hi Emmy, where's Don?" she rocks back and forth on her feet, looking up at me with adorable green eyes. I wondered why I had never noticed her beautiful eyes before.

My mind quickly scrambles, looking for something to tell this adorable little girl. "Well..." I drag on, she looks at me expectantly. I quickly squat down to her level, still scrambling for a lie. "Aiden and me are playing a little game, he thinks boys are better, but I think they're smelly and gross and girls are better, so I took this to prove it to him, but shhh don't tell him, us girls got to stick together," I wink at her, groaning inwardly at my genius excuse.

I expect her to scold me for taking his things because "mommy said not to do that," or something but instead she giggles and stands on her tippy toes to whisper in my ear; "don't tell Don, but we're playing that game as well, boys are gross and girls are princesses, just like you." Mia giggles.

My heart warms, if I didn't already think these girls were the cutest things in the world, now I definitely did. "I won't, but I think you're the princess," I smile, tickling her stomach a bit.

"Really?! But princesses are beautiful like you, and I'm too young to be a princess right now," Mia responds in a tone that screams 'OBVIOUSLY'.

"Well I know young princesses, and they're usually the most beautiful, like you," I smile at her. She beams at me.

"Really?! Me?" She beams.

"Yep, I think Princess Mia sounds better than Princess Emmy, what do you think?" I smile, tickling her stomach again.

"I love you Emmy, will you be my sister?!" Mia giggles, hugging me. I'm pretty sure I just died, CUTENESS OVERLOAD.

"Of course!! One day we might even watch the young princess movie together, would you like that?!" I offer, my heart fills up with so much love for this adorable little girl that is my self declared sister.

She lights up once again, and once again my want for a child multiplies.

"Yes please!! You're the best sister ever!!" Mia giggles hugging me.

I laugh with her; "hey bub, I have to go now but why don't you go to bed? Maybe ask mommy to read you a goodnight story, maybe even one about princesses."

"Can you read to me!?" Mia asks. My heart breaks that I can't.

"Not tonight princess, but if you're a good girl then I will another night," I promise, meaning every word. Maybe Aiden will let me help him babysit one night.

"Okay, goodnight Emmy," Mia smiles, hugging me before she exists Aiden's room. Smiling at Mia's retreating form, my thoughts get interrupted when I hear Aiden calling out to me.

"You stuck over there Collins?" He says rather loudly, making sure I can hear him. I take one last look at the stunning girl on his bedside table, put the charger back in my bra, and climb back out the window. As soon as Aiden sees me he smirks, holding his hand out to help me in. I make a point of not taking it. Independence ladies!!

I smirk triumphantly at Aiden because of my rejection, he smirks in reply; "I gotta say Collins, I like an independent woman."

I pass him his charger, pulling it from my bra. I expect him to make a pervy remark, or at least say something but he doesn't, he just continues smirking, "especially one that needed me half an hour ago. How'd it feel Collins? To be in the man you're in love with's strong, muscular arms."

Okay, I may be crushing on you but I DO NOT love you.

I smirk back, "I wouldn't know, have you seen him? There's this really annoying BOY that's blocking my view."

Man, I love strong Emily, she's so much more fun.

"A boy? You should not have said that babe," Aiden looks at me, an evil glint in his eyes, my eyes instantly widen, waiting for him to do something mischievous.

Almost instantly, Aiden swoops me up, holding me bridal style, and walks to the window. He extends his arms so I'm literally hanging out the window, the only thing stopping me from falling straight down was his arms, securely wrapped around me. I try very hard to ignore the way his muscles bulge, but evidently, fail miserably.

I instinctively begin squirming his arms, trying to get him to bring me back in, "I wouldn't do that princess, what if I accidentally drop you?" Aiden smirks.

I instantly take in what he's saying and stop, resorting to yelling at him; "Aiden you asshole, let me go!!" I yell jokingly, although I was scared, somehow I knew he wouldn't actually drop me.

"Are you sure about that Collins? That's what you really want?" Aiden smirks.

"Yes!!" I yell, laughing, but then I think about what he's saying and instantly change my mind. "NO, NO DO NOT LET ME GO!!!" I yell.

Aiden smirks at me and releases his hold on me so I fall a tad before he grabs me again; "AIDEN" I shriek, grabbing onto what I could of him for dear life.

Is this how I'm going to die? Being dropped by the guy I'm crushing on?! I can already imagine my tombstone;

Average looking girl dropped from 2 story building by incredibly attractive greek god. FYI, never call an 18-year-old a boy.

By the feel of it, Aiden was just about to almost 'drop' me again, but before he can, we get interrupted.

"When I heard screaming I felt that I better come and check it out, I'm not sure what I expected, but it definitely wasn't this," my mother smirks from my door. Both mine and Aiden's head snap towards the voice instantly, so fast that Usain Bolt would be jealous. Aiden's cheeks instantly tinge red and he slowly brings me back inside where I'm safe. He scratches his neck awkwardly.

I almost laugh at his embarrassment, I'm a terrible person. I know.

"Well if you guys are planning on making any more noise...you know, later, keep it to a minimum and use protection. No grandbabies for me yet kids," my mother continues to smirk. Now It's my turn to blush at my mother's antics. WHY MOM?!

I knew she was joking but still...WHY MOM?!

"Mom? Are you talking about the S - E - X? my brother makes himself visible. My mom freezes, Aiden laughs, and I slap my forehead.

Nice going mom!!!

My mom looks back and forth between us in panic before she sighs; "Well Eli, when 2 people love each other very much -" my mother begins, but gets interrupted by a very disturbed looking Elijah.

"Mom, it's fine, they gave us the talk at school already," Lij stops her quickly the same time Aiden whispers in my ear, his smirk still very present; "Or just find each other really fucking hot."

"Thank god, I was not ready for that," my mom sighs, before she walks away.

"Are you guys going to have the S - E - X?" Elijah asks curiously.

My face once again flames up so much, it could put Ariel's hair to shame. Aiden just smirks.

"That's up to Emily," he says. For a split second, and I only mean a split second, I find myself wondering if he would have sex with me. I know he would never instigate it anymore, but if I instigated it, would the results be different? Maybe he'd have too much respect for me, or maybe he would give in...was I even hot enough for him?

I shake my head to evade my thoughts and thankfully, the boys just assume that was my reply to Aiden's...statement?

"Well if you're not doing anything to do with the S - E - X, then can I hang out with you Lee?" My heart warms up that my little brother still wants to hang out with me. Without even thinking I open my arms for him to give me hug, and as our own way of me saying yes.

"Sure dude," Aiden says at the same time as open my arms, I look at him surprised but smile anyways, not all my friends would accept my little brother so quick.

"Can we watch a movie?" Elijah asks, referring to my laptop situated under my Harry Potter book.

"Sure which one...AIDEN IS NOT CHOOSING," I offer, before remembering our last movie night. Aiden seems to remember it also because his hands shoot up in surrender and a smirk finds its way back onto his damningly attractive face.

Who am I kidding, that smirk never fucking leaves.

"The Notebook," Elijah begs, I groan out loud. I hate that movie, it's so unrealistic.

Hesitantly I agree after Aiden and Elijah's begging. Lucky Aiden, he had never even heard of the movie and now was curious to watch it. Big mistake.

I pull up Netflix and find the movie before playing it, I leave it on my knees and Elijah cuddles up to one side of me while Aiden lies on the other. Even though he wasn't cuddling me as much as Elijah was, the proximity still got to me.

What the fuck was this boy doing to me?!

In an attempt to 1, look like his closeness isn't bothering me, 2, forget about the little space between us, and finally, because popular to contrary belief, I did actually love my brother, and while he still loved me this much, I wanted to take full advantage of it. So I cuddle into Lij, turning my back slightly on Aiden and successfully blocking him out enough to allow me to think straight...sometimes.

I press play on the movie, ignoring the slight pain in my chest about watching a romance with Elijah. Watching romantic movies was something that Eli and Maddi had always shared, and The Notebook was one of the most romantic movies in the world.

I was also looking forward to telling Aiden 'I told you so' after he watches the movie and hates it. I'm evil right? But in my defense, he dangled me out of a 2 story window earlier and now he was ganging up on me with my 14-year-old brother.

The movie begins, Aiden actually seems to be enjoying it almost as much as Elijah and it makes me want to punch him in the face!!! He cannot like this movie, it was his punishment.

Elijah watches Noah dangle from the Ferris wheel and laughs when Allie drops his pants, I don't know why he still laughs, it's not like he didn't know it was coming, Aiden also laughs.

I roll my eyes at my brother and the guy I'm madly crushing on before I cuddle further into Lij and slowly drift into a peaceful slumber, trying to remember if I actually felt Aiden snuggle into me or if it was just a really good dream.

***

"Okay dude what do you say, you in?" I hear Aiden whisper to my brother, again I'm not sure If I was dreaming it or if any of it was real.

"Yes!! You're so much cooler than Luke, he'd just help me move her so she was cuddled up to him instead of me and not let me wake her, she's heavy!!" I hear Elijah whine, if this is just a dream then I had to admit, it was a weird one.

"Luke really did that?" I hear Aiden laugh, or I think I do, still not sure if I was dreaming.

"Yeah, he was obsessed with her!!! You're way cooler!!" Elijah whispers excitedly.

What the fuck?

"Thank's dude, I like you, not afraid to say what's on your mind. Plus I think you'd be cooler than Em, I mean how could you hate that awesome movie!!" Aiden replies back in the same tone.

If this was a dream then I didn't think I liked it.

"It's the best!!! She's a loser," Elijah responds, still excitedly.

Yeah definitely didn't like it.

"Okay ready? On the count of 3?" Aiden whispers, and correct me if I'm wrong but I could hear the smirk in his words.

"1," Aiden chants.

"2," Elijah replies, I could almost feel him shake with excitement.

"3," Aiden and Elijah yell in unison, that would have definitely woken me if what they did next didn't.

Both Aiden and Elijah were both tickling me as if their lives depended on it. In a sense, it did I guess, because when they stopped I was gonna kill them.

I jolt fully awake, squirming and laughing as both continue getting me.

"Okay dude, I'll hold her, you keep going," Aiden instructs, Elijah all but shrieks with laughter but nods, Aidens little sidekick.

Oh fuck, Elijah better not turn into Aiden.

Before I can do something, Aiden pins both my hands to my bed head with one of his, and then stops me kicking with his other hand.

I tried to ignore how sexual this position could be if we were under different circumstances, perhaps Elijah not continuing to tickle me, and me not being able to do anything but laugh and squirm.

"Okay, okay, I'm awake," I insist, hoping they'd stop.

"What do you think Elijah, what should we do?" Aiden smirks at his potential mini-me.

"We'll let her go on one condition," Elijah smirks,

Well shit.

"She has to say, Elijah is the most awesome person in the world." He finishes, "Anything you want to add?"

"And Aiden is the hottest," Aiden smirks.

And before I can tell them never, they being tickling me again, well Elijah does. Aiden continues to hold me back.

"This is not fair," I yell, between my laughter.

"The man has spoken," Aiden shrugs, Elijah just laughs with me.

"Okay okay, Elijah is the most awesome person in the world," I shriek, this torture needs to end.

"Missing something princess?" Aiden smirks, while Elijah keeps tickling me.

If I could groan, I would.

"Fuck okay, and Aiden is the hottest," I eventually give in. The tickling stops instantly and the boys high five.

"No swearing in front of the kids," Aiden smirks. Good, Elijah will hate this and he won't be the mini-me after all.

"Yeah Princess, no smirking in front of the kids," Elijah smirks, he and Aiden once again high five and I look at them in astonishment.

Elijah you little traitor.

"Why did you wake me?" I ask, I look at the clock and it was only 10:30.

"I have to sleep and your fat butt was on me," Elijah replies.

I stick my tongue at him.

"Night dude," Aiden says, as he and Elijah fist bump.

"Night Lee," Elijah replies as he's about to walk out.

Um no.

"Elijah Collins, get back here and give your big sister a hug," I demand. I must have sounded serious because after a minute of contemplation, probably wondering if he would look 'less' cool in front of Aiden, he walks over to me and wraps his arms around my waist, I hug him back before I whisper in his eyes so I don't embarrass him further; "I love you."

"I love you too Lee, you're a good big sister," he says before he lets go of me and struts out of my room, probably to show Aiden how mega cool he really was. He wasn't.

My heart clenches at his words and I have to control my breathing so I don't get teary, but observing Aiden notices anyways.

"What happened?" he asks.

"He just told me I'm a good big sister," I reply smiling.

"You are, has he never said it before?" Aiden asks, sitting beside me.

"No he has, but every time it just really gets to me you know," I reply.

Aiden nods, "do you want to sleep?"

"Well originally tonight I WANTED to read Harry Potter all night," I smirk.

"Ouch, you'd choose Harry Potter over me?" Aiden smirks, I can tell he's joking though.

"Hell yes!!! Baby Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Wesely were so adorable," I gush. I had never found any of the HP characters hot, well apart from Hermoine, but they were all so freaking adorable.

"They may be cute, but you said so earlier, I'm hot," Aiden smirks triumphantly.

"I don't think that can count, I mean I was being tortured,' I reply, also smirking.

"Keep telling yourself that, but you meant every word," Aiden smirks.

"Did not," I shoot back childishly.

"Sureeee," Aiden drags on laughing, as he lies down and gets under the covers, his chest looking as if it were glowing in the moonlight.

I will NEVER get over how hot his bare chest is omg.

Rolling my eyes, I lie down beside him and close my eyes, instinctively inching towards his body heat. He doesn't say anything and we fall into a peaceful sleep. But this time I know I'm not dreaming when he pulls me closer and his bare arm gets thrown carelessly and casually over my waist.