Hi guys! This is the first time in years I've written a story that wasn't as a second chapter or a second part to another saga. It was kind of exciting, the story just came to me and I went with it. It's for the Halloween Story Contest 2014, so please leave me a nice high-star vote, favorite it to make the votes count! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you like it. It's different from my other stories in a way. Obviously, if you're not into incest and have a problem with naughty incest related name calling and ideas, leave now! It won't please you one bit. If you are into those things, you'll probably love it.
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The thought came to me late one night as I lay in bed, not able to sleep, staring at my ceiling. It wasn't as though it was the first time I'd contemplated doing something similar. The difference was the pure genius of the plan that I came up with that late October night. It was the thought that truly got the ball rolling, the ball which would change things forever.
I think I need to rewind a bit. Hi, my name is Maisie. I just turned 21 years old and am currently attending college at UCLA in Southern California. I am every bit of a beach bunny as you see in the movies, although not the ditzy type like most of the sorority girl type they portray. I'm smarter than most people realize, which is probably why I've managed to stay single during my three years of college so far. I've dated here and there, but I've never had a real relationship since leaving high school. The guys are mostly looking for one thing, which is not the same as what I want. Not that I'm even sure I know what I want, but I know I don't want to end up like my roommate, who stumbles home hungover almost every weekend from some random boy's dorm, and has built quite the reputation for herself.
I'm about 5'2" and athletic. I didn't get either of my parents tall genes, like my brother did. I have thick, brown hair, and bright blue eyes. I grew up doing gymnastics, so I've taken fondly to yoga and other types of stretchy, flexible activities.
I'm just entering my senior year and the bills have been piling up, so mom made my brother and I move back home. I'm in my senior year and my brother, Jonathan, has been studying for his Masters. He's 23 and although he is very studious and intelligent like I am, he manages to fit in time for the gym pretty much every day.
You may be wondering how I know this... and well, it's because he loves to show off. Ever since I can remember, growing up, he loved to work out and show off his fit body by the pool and any other chance he got. When he went off to college, the constant barrage of photos online were a reminder of my oh so modest brother's constantly improving body. He's 6'4, with beautiful brown hair, blue eyes and muscle from head to toe.
When I joined him at UCLA, I got to see it up close and personal, as he joined the football team. And of course, his playboy reputation preceded him. From the conversations I had with him, he wasn't quite as active as the girls liked to say he was, but he never went out of his way to deny the accusations. Clearly, he was pleased with being known as a ladies' man. Growing up, my brother and I had a relatively normal relationship. We fought, of course, but nothing serious. We were never extremely close, although I didn't have much to compare to. Most of my friends didn't have siblings who were as close in age as my brother and I are. We tended to get along well for the most part, so that was a relief to my parents. The only thing that ticked me off was him constantly walking around the house half naked or having loud friends over.
Jonathan and I both returned to our childhood home when school ended in June. The move back didn't take too long, since we rented a U-Haul for both of our belongings. We had both been living off -campus, which is probably why mom decided to cut us off for a bit. (Not really cut us off, but you know what I mean.) I was only miffed because it meant it would cut into my social life, but I'd figure out a way around that. Our parents are pretty strict, so it's hard to get much by them.
The summer went by pretty quickly, and I didn't see much of my brother or my parents. I spent most of the time at the beach and staying with friends. I had a couple of friends who had graduated and moved to Santa Monica, so I cozied up and spent most of my summer free time there. I met quite a few cute surfer boys who I exchanged numbers with and went on a couple dates with, but nothing exciting to describe. Once they realized I wasn't about to put out, they moved on quickly.
I wasn't offended by the fact that guys didn't want to date me anymore after we discussed the subject of sex. There was nothing wrong with wanting a woman who desired the same thing they did, the same way there was nothing wrong with me wanting to wait. I sometimes wondered if my brother knew that I was a virgin. We never talked about my sex life, even as much as we talked about his reputation.
September came and school was back in session, and my brother and I discussed our busy schedules. We were both in the last year of our programs, so it was going to be the busiest year yet. I had taken on a lot of extra classes, so we wouldn't be seeing much of each other, much like we hadn't over the summer. Both of our parents worked, so the only time we saw each other was at dinner every day. The night in question, of my great idea, was October 17th, two weeks before Halloween. I had been seeing an awful lot more of Jonathan lately. Our days seemed to end around the same time, which meant he was offering me rides home nearly every day (I ride my bike to school) and after dinner, we spent most of our time together silently studying in the living room. The weather was as unpredictable as always, even for mid-October, so we would crack the windows and leave the front door open to get some air. If my parents weren't home, my brother would do his homework shirtless to cool off. It annoyed me that he would reach behind him and pull his shirt off his body, like they do in the movies.
Did he really have to show off, even when I was the only one home? Sometimes it made my stomach twist the way he sat back against the couch, his six pac and pecs on display. I mean, yeah he was my brother, but I'm a hormonal 21 year old girl, I can't help that my eyes twitch a bit when I look at his body on display like that.
The evening before the night in question, my brother and I were doing homework together after dinner. We had just finished a long discussion/argument with our parents about Halloween weekend. They were planning to go out of town and Jonathan wanted to throw a "small" party. We all knew exactly what that meant, and it didn't mean it would be small. Word had already gotten out around town, because my brother had previously thrown two masquerade Halloween parties at his old apartment.
My parents finally gave in, telling my brother and I that we could have a small get together, and to make sure no minors attended. They made us promise we would keep the noise down, so the cops wouldn't be called. After dinner, they went upstairs to bed, and my brother and I started in on our piles of homework. "You know it's going to get crazy, especially since it's so many kids senior year." I whispered, not sure if our parents had really gone to sleep yet.
"Yeah, but it's not like they're going to know. If any cops show up, I'll take care of it."
"A lot of minors are going to show up." I stated, raising an eyebrow as he fiddled with the bottom of his t-shirt, flipping it up over his hips.
"Well, I guess you can be in charge of booze control, Miss Buzzington," he teased, tousling my hair. He'd given me that nickname back in high school, when I would act like the practical older sister, instead of the naive younger sister.
"Johnnnny!" I pouted. I hated when he called me that. And he hated being called Johnny just as much. I started calling him that when I was little, because I couldn't pronounce his name, and I'd never stopped. He had gone from Johnny to Jonathan when he was fourteen, and I was the only one who wouldn't quit calling him that.
"Oh, that's it!" he said, a twinkle in his eye, as he caught me in a chokehold, laying back on the couch and pulling me backwards on top of him. I struggled to get out of it, clawing at his arm and trying to turn over, but he was too strong. I was starting to lose oxygen, and realized that my ass was rubbing against his crotch as I fought to get free, and it seemed like maybe he was kind of hard?
Before I could finish the thought, he had let go of me and pushed me off him. "Whatever, squirt. Do what you want. I'm having the masquerade party." and with that, he was back in the books, as I lay in the floor in a heap. I frowned and finished my homework, before heading up to bed. He didn't say another word to me the whole night.
Hours later, I was still lying in bed, not sleeping. I couldn't get our little wrestling match out of my mind. Why had he grabbed me and held me like that? And why had he gotten aroused, and let me go so quickly? Was he ashamed that he had gotten hard? It was only a natural response.
And since we were talking about natural responses, the whole thing had gotten me a little excited too. Between the wrestling, his aggression and strength, and the slight choking, how could I help but feel a little aroused? It wasn't because he was my brother. Right?
I knew even then that I was lying to myself, because over the past couple of months, my attraction to my brother had been growing. Growing up, I had always been jealous when my friends had crushes on Jonathan, which was frequent. I never wanted them to come over because all they would want to do was spy on him and flirt with him.
Over the past couple of months, I had noticed that my brother started to pay more attention to me. He averted his eyes when I came down the stairs in just a tank top and short shorts, or he hesitantly agreed when I asked him to put sunscreen on my back so I could lay out my the pool. An awkwardness had been forming for months and I had been in denial.