I Fall in Love with My Brother

I willingly fell, loving my own brother. We weren't blood-related, and in our childhood, we even made a vow to stay together. But everything has changed now. My brother brought home a girlfriend. I made a fuss, and went crazy until I pushed him further and further away. He wouldn't even give me a hug. "Aria Blackwood, be reasonable. You're just my little sister. If you keep acting like this, you'll only make me disgusted!" I fought back the pain in my heart, forcing a smile. "Orion, I won't cause any more trouble. I wish you happiness." I covered my face and fled. 'I won't cause any more trouble. Tomorrow, I'll leave completely,' I wondered. ***** I answered my senior's international call. "Zoey, the procedures are all done. I can come over next week." The next second, Orion Kane's calm voice came through the phone. "Aria, where are you going?" A flicker of nervousness rose in my heart, but I quickly masked it as I turned around. 'Why should I be nervous? He'll only be happy about my departure,' I wondered. 'Because no one will interfere with his relationship with his new girlfriend anymore. Mom and Dad will be satisfied, everyone will be satisfied.' "Orion, I'm just going out with a friend." Orion narrowed his eyes, questioning me. "Out of the province?" I nodded. He suddenly added, "Do you want me to see you off when you leave?" He was always like this, severing my hopes one second, and then giving me expectations the next. 'If this continues, I really will go crazy!' I thought. "No need, Orion. Spend time with your girlfriend." Seeing my obedience, his hand reached out and then retracted. "That's true. Aria, you are an adult now. You don't need my protection." I turned away sadly. "Orion, I'm going back to my room." 'If it were possible, I'd want you to protect me forever. But I know that's just my wishful thinking,' I wondered. I didn't know when it happened, but the brother-sister affection we shared has changed. It was all my fault. I'm the one who had unrealistic desires, delusional about my own brother. It was only right that he was disgusted with me! It all started 20 years ago at the orphanage. Orion and I were both abandoned children. One day, a wealthy couple came to the orphanage. They originally only wanted to adopt a boy. But when Orion found out, he stubbornly held my small hand, unwilling to be separated from me. "Please take her too!" Orion knelt, and I knelt with him. In the end, our sincerity moved our adoptive parents. From then on, Orion and I had a completely new home. Orion took our adoptive father's surname, and I took our adoptive mother's. We moved into a large villa, living a carefree life, and our bond grew stronger each day. Until I reached high school and started frequently receiving love letters, which I disdained to even look at. I thought those boys were incredibly childish. They couldn't compare to even half of my brother's goodness. In my senior year, my studies became intense, so I begged Orion, who had already been accepted into a prestigious university, to tutor me. A love letter suddenly fell out of my backpack. I anxiously grabbed it, wanting to tear it up, but Orion had already seen it clearly. "Aria, you're at a crucial point in your studies. You wouldn't accept someone's love letter, would you?" I panicked. "Orion, I didn't. I haven't looked at a single one." As I spoke, I tore the love letter into pieces and threw it in the trash. Suddenly, something else occurred to me. "Orion, have you ever received a love letter? Orion, if I wrote you a love letter, would you accept it?" My eyes shone brightly, anticipating his answer. But he reacted with anger, even slamming the table. "Aria, how could you have such thoughts? You're my sister. Our relationship will never change. Don't ever say anything like that again." I hadn't expected my innocent, girlish probe to elicit such a response. Instantly, my heart felt heavy. "Fine, I won't say it again. Orion, you've never been so angry with me before."