(A/N) I may have to rewrite this entire story to continue it...
His little brother glanced up at the older one, sitting in his lap like the child he was.
"Big brother?" He paused his stroking of his twin's hair, his smirk melting as he put on a more thoughtful look as he continued.
"Yes, my sweet Little Brother?" His little brother beamed from the compliment, but he could catch tendrils of worry drifting from him. What could be worrying his little brother like this?
"Can I go play outside?" He paused his stroking again, his hand leaving his younger brother's head as he took his sibling's chin and turned it towards him further.
"Ah..." He could see tears building up in his eyes. If he had known the answer, why would he bother asking? "You already know what I'm going to say; why would you ask again?" His brother shook his head.
"Please Big Brother? The other children always look like they're having so much fun... I want to have fun too." His hand tightened to a fist- he would kill these little brats by himself. Anyone that was an obstacle between his brother's utter devotion to him would be eliminated. In the meantime though...
"So you just want to play with other kids then?" His brother nodded. I knew this day would happen. No time like the present time to start I guess.
"Alright. How about I bring in some of the kids from the Imper- the town for you to play with. Would you like that?" If his brother noticed his slip-up, he didn't mention it. And even if he did, what would he make of it? All he knew was what he told him.
"Wait here, I need to make some phone-calls." He stood up, holding his brother in his hands so he wouldn't fall. He would never let him do it himself. Heaven forbid he started becoming self-reliant.
"Okay!" With a smile that threatened to take the sun's place in their solar system, he was put back on the throne. One thing he loved about his brother was that he never asked unanswerable questions. Why he wasn't allowed to go outside? Why he wasn't allowed to do anything other than what he was told he was allowed to do. Why didn't he grow taller like his brother did?
But what type of person would he be if he didn't condition his brother this way? The answer was clear in his mind, despite what it implied. A good one.
"Sarah? How many of them have you done?" A decent number was spoken into the phone "Mmk, send them all in, and warn them about the consequences of doing something wrong." He cut the phone before she could reply; he didn't want to leave his brother for too long.
"They'll be here tomorrow; if you feel too cooped up now though we could go to the gardens." The young looking child stretched his arms upwards so his Brother could carry him.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"You're welcome little Brother. Remember that I'm here for you- the only one you can truly count on, you know that, right?"
"Of course big Brother. You can never, ever, ever be replaced!"
"That's right Matthew; I'm your one and only hero, and anyone that tells you otherwise will not live long enough to repeat it.
Alfred smiled.