New life in London (for KinkyVelvet)

[ChrisWk]

The end of summer had arrived. Surprisingly enough, it had been a rather warm and sunny summer, despite being the UK. It had been a good couple of months, but 25 year old Jennifer hadn't taken any vacation. Far from it. She had been far too busy with preparing for her little brother to move in with her.

Their parents had gotten a business opportunity in another country which was simply too great to not take, meaning they would both have to move. Though taking their son with them was unfortunately not an option, nor would they have a whole lot of time to really take care of him with this new business adventure. Not to mention the whole added stress of getting him enrolled in a new school in a different country with a language he doesn't speak, fixing visas, moving all his stuff and even leaving his friends behind. So it was understandably quite a relief when their daughter, Jennifer, offered to take her little brother in.

Erik would still have to move quite some distance all the way to London, but at least he wouldn't have to get used to a new country and wouldn't be too far away from his old friends. Not to mention that he would have his sister to care for him, who would actually be there to raise him, rather than their parents who had been quite distant the past years, and would be even more busy moving forward.

A moving company had already driven all of Erik's things to Jennifer's place in advance, and she had more or less set up his room and prepared everything. So now, she was quite eager to see her little brother again, who she hadn't seen in nearly 4 years at this point. Of course she had seen pictures of him and how he had grown since he was 9, but nevertheless, she was quite excited to see him again. To see how much he had grown.

Erik would be arriving at any minute now. Their parents had arranged for a taxi to drive him there. It was certainly a long and expensive trip, but they couldn't do it themselves, seeing as they were so busy with their own preparations to move back to their home country.

All Jennifer could do now was wait. She was currently sitting on a bench outside the apartment complex, sitting there in her blue jeans and white blouse. Her eyes were a beautiful ocean blue and her hair a dark and golden blond color. Jenn was quite fit as well, seeing as she went to the gym quite often, and had played volleyball up until she was done with her time at university.

Her little brother would arrive at any minute now.

[KinkyVelvet]

Sitting in the cab seat, Erik was finally relaxing.
The previous two months had been a delirium, between moving his things, greeting friends, trying to understand how his life would change...
He was coming from what was still a small town, to move to London, the thought made his head spin.
When he got into the taxi with the backpack with the few things inside like documents, a cellphone and some spare clothes, he felt empty. He had spent the first two hours sleeping.
When he finally woke up, he realized that it was actually not a dream, that it was really happening.
The noise and chaos of the previous months had vanished and his thoughts turn to Jennifer.
When she left for London he was a child. Okay, it had only been four years, but he had grown a lot. Or so he felt.
He remembered crying a lot, missing her was terrible, then he hated her, angry, to the point of refusing to sign Christmas cards for two years, forcing his mother to forge his signature. He hated Jennifer for abandoning him.
Then came the saddness.
As the taxi stopped, Erik realized he was experiencing an inextricable tangle of emotions.
What did he really feel?
The anger of the early years?
Affection?
He couldn't understand it.
He got out of the car with that brain-eating doubt, placing his sneakers on the asphalt and raising a hand to shield his blue eyes from the sudden light.
Erik's hair was a lighter blond than her sister's, unkempt and shoulder-length. He had risen several centimeters, although he must surely still grow both in height and in prowess. And yet he already had a couple of girls in his class drooling after him.
When he focused on Jennifer, all the chaos in his brain stopped suddenly, as if cleared. A single moment and he was already running towards her with tears in his eyes.

[ChrisWk]

The taxi pulled up right in front of where Jennifer was sitting, and as she realized it was her little brother arriving, a huge smile appeared on her face as she stood up and started walking towards the cab. Though she didn't have to walk far, as out came a young teenage boy, who was both taller and had longer hair than he had back 4 years ago.

And after a moment of adjusting to the bright light, he focused his beautiful blue eyes on her. Jennifer didn't even have a chance to say anything before her little tearful brother came running towards her.

Jenn didn't waste a second as she opened her arms and allowed Erik to jump into her for a warm and tight hug. One he undoubtedly needed. Poor young boy was moving to a big new city, having to enroll in a new school and would also lose his parents for the next few years. Though it at least seemed like he was happy to see her again, and she was perhaps just as, if not more happy to see him again as well.

Jennifer picked him up and spun him around in their hug, before setting him down again and kissing his forehead.

"Oh my how you've grown! Aren't you growing into a handsome young man?" Jennifer said with a bright smile on her face as she hugged her dear baby brother tightly.

"How are you, Erik? Has your trip been alright?" Jennifer asked with a soft tone of voice as her hand went back to gently rub his back.

She wasn't going to break the hug. After all that Erik had been through the past couple of months, she had no doubts that he was in need of a warm and comforting hug. However long of a hug he needed, he'd get.

[KinkyVelvet]

A small moan of protest, as he felt himself being lifted like that, was Erik's response. “Hey… Since when have you been so strong ?!” he snorted, his face buried against her.
It had seemed that she lifted it almost effortlessly.
He didn't answer right away, he enjoyed the hug for another long minute, before his teenage male pride tapped him on the shoulder.
“The trip went well, I slept most of the time,” he admitted, as he untied the embrace to take the backpack he had dropped.
“I was tired, you know… The move and all,” he sighed. His school, his friends, seemed so far away.
Erik looked up again to study Jennifer.
“You're… different,” he finally said.
He remembered a little girl Jennifer, who, when she had the opportunity, used to play with the mud and water with him.
The young woman in front of him was much older, elegant in a way.
"Mom and Dad have already sent the documents for the new school, so ...", he began to feel uncomfortable. That subtle discomfort of when you don't see someone for a long time and suddenly you don't know what to talk about.

[ChrisWk]

Jennifer nodded, she could already tell that her little brother had grown, and had certainly entered his teenage years. His whole demeanor had changed a great deal since four years ago. Back then, he was a laughing young boy, fun and childish. Now it was almost as if he tried to act like he was five years older than he actually was.
"I understand that very well.. I know the move and everything can't have been easy." Jenn said with an empathetic tone, gently rubbing her little brother's shoulder a little.

"I'm different? Well I would hope so, I'm older and wiser now~" Jenn replied with a bright grin on her face as she ruffled his hair. It seemed the cab had already driven off, leaving the two to themselves.

"We'll talk about school soon, but come on, let's head up and get you settled in. I'm sure you must be curious as to what your new home looks like, and not to mention your new room!" Jenn grinned, gently patting his back as she said so.
"I can assure you that it's better than your old one~" she said with a smirk, as she stepped over to the door and unlocked it, opening it for him before leading the way to the elevator.

The two took the elevator up a couple of floors, before stepping out and unlocking yet another door, leading into a rather large apartment. Of course she had picked up on the fact that he was a bit uncomfortable, perhaps since they hadn't seen one another in so long, but she would fix that soon enough; or that was the plan, at least.

Jennifer knew that her parents hadn't paid much attention to Erik the past 6 or 7 years. They hadn't paid much attention to her, either, but she had at least been old enough to handle it.
Erik on the other hand, he was definitely in need of someone who would be there for him. Someone who wasn't working all the time, and had time to sit down and help him with his homework, as well as take him out to play or do things with him. Not to mention a set of firm rules and consequences.

"Welcome to your new home, kid!" Jennifer grinned, holding the door open for him as she took her shoes off by the entrance.

The apartment was pretty large, considering the location and all. It even had two floors. Though the top floor was just two bedrooms, hers and now also Erik's. She was really hoping that he would like it there, or at least find it to be nicer than what he had imagined. Jenn certainly thought it was better than the house they had grown up in, but it would certainly be a drastic change for the young teenager...

[KinkyVelvet]

Erik had looked at the building from below before entering it. It was definitely a lot better than where he was before.
"You have settled in well," he said, taking off his shoes and putting down his backpack, while he looked at the house that was at least twice the size of the old house.
"In the end, at least coming here to study it work"
It really wanted to be a compliment but it came out so full of acrimony that it almost seemed like an insult.
Seems like he was almost reproaching it.
And it definitely wasn't the best way to start. Erik sighed, looking away and rubbing the back of his neck. "I didn't mean... I just wanted to say you have a nice house," he tried to justify himself.
He didn't want to attack her, it just came out very badly about that outburst, he told himself.

[ChrisWk]

Jennifer did raise a slight brow at her little brother's remark, but didn't pay it much mind. Especially considering the fact that he so quickly corrected himself.
The 25 year old simply reached over and gently ruffled his long and golden hair.

"Don't worry about it. I know you're tired and probably a bit nervous and stressed as well. Don't worry, okay? Now, let's head up to your room and get you settled in. It's upstairs right besides my room. We can get more furniture and all sorts of decorations that you would like." Jennifer said with a light smile on her face.

She placed a gentle hand on her little brother's back before starting to lead him towards the stairs, and up to his room. After opening the door and turning the light on, she stepped aside to let him enter and see what his new room was like. His new room for the next 5 years at least, and probably longer as well.
It was about twice as big as his old room, with a TV at the end of the bed and a drawer for clothes, as well as a wardrobe. It had a nice and soft carpet at the side of the bed, along with a wooden nightstand and lamp. In one of the corners of the room was an armless wooden chair as well..

"I know it's not as decorated as your old one, but we'll fix that. We can also repaint the walls if you don't like this colour." Jennifer said with a gentle smile on her face.

"Well? Do you like it?" she asked curiously.

[KinkyVelvet]

Erik looked around. The room was x-rayed. It was beautiful, he couldn't say anything. He never had a TV in the room, only that was a 10/10.
If he thought his parents had been ignoring for months the fact that one of his shelves had fallen and he was left with books stacked in the corner, this place felt like heaven.
He walked over to the wooden chair and placed his backpack on it, assuming he was there to hang things up.
"Yeah well, I'm thirteen, I can survive even without the Hulk and ninja turtle decals on the closets," he said, giving himself an independent boy tone.
Then turned to look at Jennifer and realized he was trying to keep her at a distance. Which was stupid, since he had missed her so much for four years...
"But if you have time, we could go find a couple of posters. And maybe one of those cork boards," he walked over to meet her. "I…" he took a deep breath. "I missed you Jen." He admitted, as he turned his back to take off his shoes, as if it were something he was ashamed of. Teenagers and the way they express their feelings...

[ChrisWk]

Jennifer couldn't help but chuckle as her little brother told her that he was thirteen and could do without 'the hulk and ninja turtle decals'. He had certainly grown a lot the past four years, but was also perhaps trying to be a little older than he really was. Sure, it wasn't a bad thing to be mature, but Jennifer didn't think he needed to be so mature just yet. He was only 13, he should enjoy life while still so young.
Albeit as long as he gets good grades and behaves well, of course.

"Sure thing, kid. Just let me know what you want posters off and I'll order it for you. I'll also go ahead and order a cork board for you. That'll be nice to hang up your school timetable and such on." Jenn smiled brightly, before raising a brow as he took a deep breath.

Only to hear him say that he had missed her...

She had certainly missed him a great deal as well, so when he turned his back, Jenn stepped over and quickly wrapped her arms around him, leaning him to the side and gave his right cheek a huge kiss.
"I've missed you a whole lot, little one. Now go on and get your stuff unpacked and we'll have a chat downstairs about school and all. Along with some basic stuff you should know." Jennifer smiled, before letting him go and ruffling his hair a little.

"Take your time and get accustomed to your new room, then meet me down in the kitchen." Jennifer smiled as she left the room and headed downstairs to the kitchen table, where she had two pieces of paper already printed out and laying on the table...

[KinkyVelvet]

Erik nodded. "I'll be back soon," he reassured her.
He freshened up after the trip, retrieved an overalls, then took his time to check where the movers had placed his things, clothes, books and everything else.
He took some pictures and sent them to his friends, they were definitely envious of his new room, he gloated.
But in fact, there weren't any such modern apartments where he lived before and his friends' rooms, as well as his own, were very basic.
Finally Erik sighed, tying his hair in a pigtail. He had always worn very short hair, but all the rock band singers he listened to at the time had very long hair and therefore he was making it grow.
It would have been a good life, all in all it would have been a good life. Jennifer was his big sister, she seemed to have a lot of money, or at least earn well, and the city was huge. There were a lot of possibilities.
Quieter, he went downstairs, finally, much more relaxed than when he had arrived. “Here I am,” he told Jennifer.