✿ Smith Mansion, Kyle's Room ✿

"Being sick on your birthday is the pits," Kyle lamented, thinking of all the wonderful food he was missing. It would have been another cheat day!!

"Auw," Kay said, patting his chest consolingly, "Is Little Kyle sulking?"

Kyle turned to glare at Kay, who was giggling now.

"It's my birthday. You can't bully me," Kyle retorted.

"It's my birthday, too, so I can," Kay responded.

"I'm older, so you have to listen to me first!"

"I let you go first, so that doesn't count," Kay pointed out.

Kyle was suddenly quiet and Kay went up on her elbows to look at him in the face. She waved her hand in front of him and asked, "Hello? Anybody home?"

Kyle blinked and smiled.

"I was just thinking ..." Kyle began, "I never did ask you. Do you have memories of yourself as a fetus?"

Kay lay back on the bed, wrapping her arm around Kyle's waist with her head on his shoulder, "Bits and pieces, but not the full thing. Why?"

"What was your first memory?"

"You," she answered.

"Huh? Come again?"

"I don't know how to explain it," she said, "The first thing I remember is you. Before that, nothing."

"But what do you mean, me? As in, when? I'm confused. I mean, for me, I was already conscious and it was darn boring in there but you?" Kyle said puzzedly.

"No, I just sensed something around me that was warm," Kay struggled to explain, "And it was only much later that I found out that was you."

"Of course, once you started talking, it was like a flood," Kay continued, laughing, "It's just things like that. More like, feelings and such but once we connected mentally, it was like a whole new world ... but just that it revolved around you."

"Wow," Kyle said, "That sounds pretty intense."

"Yeah," Kay replied, "You were a nagger even then."

"HEY!"

Kay laughed and hugged him tighter, whispering, "Maybe it's because we connected like that while still a fetus that I just ... don't know what I'll do if anything ever happens to you. We're fraternal twins, yet we're even closer than identical twins."

[Even being able to talk telepathically like this, no matter the distance. And feeling each other's feelings] Kay continued [I can understand why Mum is worried about you. About us. Can we actually find someone when we have each other?]

Kyle sighed.

[I know] he answered [I understand where they're coming from. We have each other so we're quite content not getting married or whatnot. Even for so-called 'normal people', finding someone is not easy.]

Kyle thought about his past life and how long it had taken him to finally meet 'the one', so to speak. Let's face it. How do you meet people once you leave school? Your colleagues? Dating apps? What? You're so busy earning money that you don't really have time to actually socialise.

Before you know it, the time has passed by.

Leaving it to 'Fate' or hoping that we'd actually just meet someone is rather difficult.

"Next year, we'll be of legal age," Kyle said suddenly, "So that's why the deadline for me is next year. This is the best time for me to meet people so I guess they're being pretty fair. It's not like I have got to get married then, but they just want me to actually get with someone - other than just being with you, I suppose."

"16 years old. The age of consent* ... wow." Kay mused.

Kyle tightened his hold on his sister and growled, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

"Oh please, brother," Kay scoffed, "I know about protection."

She paused for a while and then said, "And you know I wouldn't do it unless it's with someone I love."

Kyle sighed.

"I know," he admitted grudgingly, and took a deep breath, "I know."

"What was your first time like? Did it hurt a lot?"

Kyle couldn't believe they were having 'the talk' now. Then again, when else? They always celebrated their birthdays like this. Sharing thoughts, sharing dreams. This was the first time she was asking about his past sex life though.

Then again, it could be because she's gotten more curious.

"I was lucky," Kyle said, "My first time wasn't painful at all. Perhaps it's because he was caring enough to make sure I was ... erm, well, wet enough ... *cough cough* ... or maybe it's because he wasn't that big? Or both? I don't know."

Kay didn't ask further as she pondered on that.

Kyle was relieved. He found it extremely hard to talk about it to his own sister and was stumbling with his words. He just hoped her first time would be memorable, and special like it had been for him.