Older Brother

(A/N: in this fic, Touya/Hilbert and Hilda/Touko are brother and sister. Don't like, don't read.

*UPDATE* PostiveCharm416- I wasn't originally planning on making this any more than a one-shot, but now I'm not sure. PM me so we can talk about it )

We both sat, on our beds, in my room
And we talked about what was coming soon
All the pink powder won't cover up what we did
Doing wrong when, we were just kids

Touya flopped down on his bed. N sat down on the bed opposite his brown haired friend. Neither spoke for a moment. Then Touya decided to break the silence.

"We're in deep crap," He stated bluntly, turning on his side to face his green-haired best friend.

N grinned, exhaling. "Yep."

Touya nodded, smirking right back. "But it was so worth it."

N's smile faded into a thoughtful expression as he traced circles in the bed's covers. "Do you think Hilda will like it?"

They had done something bad yet good at the same time, all because N had a gigantic crush on Hilda, Touya's brother. Touya smiled again, though it seemed almost half-hearted. "Of course. I'm her brother; I should know what she likes. She spends hours on the phone talking to Bianca about stuff like that."

"Thanks, Touya."

"Anytime, N. Anytime."

And I think that you're the older brother I never had

I wish I could reach out and touch you

The annoying briiiiiiiiiiing of the telephone slowly brought N into consciousness. He groaned and swatted at the general direction of the abominable noise before realizing that someone was calling him. N sat up groggily. Who calls at three in the morning…? He wondered. He picked up the cell phone and squinted at the bright caller ID. Hilda.

"Hello?" N said, flipping the phone open. What would Hilda need at three in the morning?

All that came through the other line was breathing broken by the occasional sob.

N's brows knitted together. "Hilda? Is that you?"

There was a louder sob. "N… it's Touya-" And then a bunch of incomprehensible stuff that N could not make out because Hilda was sobbing so much.

If it could even be possible, his eyebrows frowned further. "What about Touya? Hilda, what's going on?"

"Touya… he's—" sob—"he's dead!" And then a wail.

Well N couldn't believe his ears. The phone nearly slipped from his hand as he fell into a statue-esque state. "N-no. That's not possible."

Hilda's voice was filled with pain. "Why would I lie about this?"

The only thing that went through N's mind was how much of a brother Touya was to him as well to Hilda. Like the older brother he never had.

Don't worry, I'm not sad

I know you're just where you want to be, and everyone's a hundred grand

Save some space for me

And say hello to your dad

The atmosphere was heavy and depressed for how beautiful a day it was. Down in the local graveyard of Nuvema Town there were a few people gathered around a mahogany wood casket.

Two of them were Hilda and N. The others were Hilda's mother and the Grave Keeper. Hilda was sobbing near uncontrollably, and her mother was delicately dabbing at her own eyes with a handkerchief. Even N had tears in his eyes.

"T-Touya… he was an amazing brother," Hilda said softly, breaking through the tears, "and he was always there for me. I loved him with all my heart." She sobbed hard again and N put an arm around her shoulders, tucking her into his side. It was his turn to speak.

"Touya wasn't really my family, but he was like a brother to me. He was always there. But… I know he wouldn't want us to be sad; he would want us to get on with our lives. I just have a feeling that wherever he is now, he is at peace."

Hilda's mother broke into sobs, but she smiled at N. Hilda just buried her face in N's shirt as the Grave Keeper lowered the casket into the ground.

I will look after your sister I swear

I'll write her when she's lonely, and send it off in the air

I will keep her safe until I'm dead

She'll always have a place to rest her head

Hilda walked with her headphones in and her music up loud. She just wanted to drown everything else out, to get away. To forget even her own name. As she walked somberly along in the Battle Subway station, eyes closed, she had no idea that she had accidentally stepped onto one of the tracks and there was a train coming at full speed.

N had just walked in. He looked around for a moment, then spotted Hilda. In a moment of sheer adrenaline and heart-pounding-ness, N sprinted to Hilda and yanked her back.

Hilda's eyes went wide as she saw the train go past just inches from her nose. When it was gone, she turned around to face her saviour.

"Are… Are you okay?" N prompted gently.

Hilda stared for a moment before her eyebrow twitched downward and she threw her arms around N's waist, burying her face in his chest. N froze at the suddenness but then held her tightly.

"Why did you do that?" Hilda mumbled into his chest.

N's eyes closed against the weight he felt in his heart. "I promised him that I would keep you safe until my last breath."

You don't have to worry about it now

You don't have to live with that frown

I will hold your memory close to my chest

Though I wish you hadn't said it was best

Could you have stayed just one more night

For all of us to say goodbye

But all of your troubles are now gone

And you still feel so damn warm

N kneeled beside a headstone that rose up out of the ground like it had always been there. In reality, it had only been a few days.

"Touya… My brother. I wish you could've stayed; and if you couldn't stay then I could've at least gotten the chance to say goodbye. But… You're okay now. You don't have to worry anymore." N stood, wiping at his eyes. "I miss you already."

And I think that you're the older brother I never had

I wish I could reach out and touch you

Don't worry, I'm not sad

I know you're just where you want to be, and everyone's a hundred grand

Save some space for me

And say hello to your dad…..

(A/N: Hello! Thank you for reading this Songfic! Did I do it right? Is there anything I could improve upon? Please tell me in a review!)

(*Update* Huge thanks to Rossally for favouriting this! You made my day!)