Summary: If things had been different, could they have lived a happy life?
Note: This is an apology one-shot to Joh-chan and Jessie-chan, Kaoru Gal and thoughtless dreamer respectively. One because it's been so long since we've spoken to each other. Two because I haven't been reviewing their stories. And three because I still haven't finished something I've been writing for them for a long time. Sorry Joh-chan. Jessie-chan. I hope you both like this.
It was a cool spring night when the two children decided to go explore the mountains behind the Asakura estate. They were six years old and quite adventurous for their age, despite the fact that the younger was usually seen sleeping or relaxing under a tree in a highly successful attempt at being lazy. However, if it was something that he could do with his brother, he would do it. Their family knew nothing of it nor did the servants in the household. They had snuck out once everyone fell asleep.
"Look, nii-chan!" a childish voice exclaimed, bright chocolate brown eyes glittering in excitement as the little boy pointed at the estate. "It looks so small from here!"
"Ah," the older agreed, smiling slightly. His long hair swayed as a gentle breeze blew. "Come on. The thing I want to show you is higher up."
"Okay!" the younger chirped happily, making sure to keep up with his brother. He grinned, happy to be able to do something with his brother.
"Careful, Yoh," the older boy warned gently. "The rocks up here are slippery. Here, take my hand." He paused, reaching out toward the younger with his palm face-up.
"Thanks, Hao-nii-chan," Yoh said, taking the hand and holding on tightly. Hao held on just as tight and the two continued to make their way up the mountain. There was no path yet, they were able to make their way through the trees that crowned the land with ease. It was obvious the older one had done this numerous times, to have the ability to move through with such ease. Of course, this did not occur to the young one. He was much too excited to see what his brother wanted to show him.
The two were twins. That much was obvious. Hao was the older, Yoh was the younger. Yoh was the easy-going type. He was always going with the flow and never did anything that took more effort than it should have. Though, when it came to his brother, he would as much effort as possible. His hair only brushed his shoulders and the boy always had headphones on. Hao had silky brown hair that reached past his waist and eyes that were a shade darker than Yoh's. He was much more serious than Yoh but was still pretty easy-going.
Glancing back at his brother, Hao watched as the younger boy surveyed their surroundings with interested eyes. In truth, the two were never allowed out of the house much and even if they were let out, it wasn't to interact with other humans. Hao himself didn't mind but he knew that Yoh would have liked to make other friends his own age.
"Ne, nii-chan," Yoh suddenly piped up, carefully stepping over a wet rock. "When are we going to get there?"
"It's just a little further," Hao answered, tugging at the hand in his own. "We're almost there."
"Really?" the younger pressed, staring up hopefully at his brother. The older smiled softly.
"Have I ever lied to you?"
At this, Yoh shook his head vigorously. Never in their entire time together had his big brother ever lied to him. Yoh trusted his big brother never to lie to him. He smiled brightly at the other, who let out a small chuckle of amusement, and the rest of the trip was continued in silence. Though, the younger of the two would occasionally open his mouth to say something only to close it immediately and fidget a little.
Hao wasn't surprised by his twin's impatience and instead of saying anything, he quickened his pace. Pushing past some bushes, he helped his brother through before tugging the other forward.
"Wah!" Yoh exclaimed, eyes widening as he stared up at the dark night sky. They were atop a grassy cliff with the perfect view of the stars. Hao seemed pleased by the shorter's reaction and let go of the boy's hand. Walking past his brother, Hao sat down and patted the grass next to him.
"Sit," he murmured and Yoh immediately sat down, eyes never moving from the sky.
"It's so pretty," the younger whispered wistfully, lost in the beauty of the stars. "It's better than the view at home."
"You like it then?" Hao asked, watching his brother's reaction carefully.
"Of course!" Yoh shouted enthusiastically, his voice nearly echoing through the air. He suddenly wrapped his arms around his twin. grinning wildly. "You're the best, nii-chan!"
Hao was a bit taken aback by the sudden hug but welcomed it, wrapping his own arms around the other. He closed his eyes, focusing only on the warmth of his younger twin. It was a pleasent feeling. He felt calm and peaceful, nothing like how he felt back then. Nothing like it at all.
The two stayed like that for a while, concentrating only on the other's warmth before Yoh pulled away. The younger twin was still smiling and didn't look like he was going to stop soon. Hao opened his eyes to mere slits, staring at the other before letting out his own little smile.
"I love you, nii-chan."
"I love you too, Yoh." There was a pause before Hao suddenly frowned. "No, Yoh. We are not sleeping here."
"Awwww!"
"You'll catch a cold!"
The End.
Well, that was short. If there are any typos, tell me. I don't have a beta and am too lazy to get one. They seem pretty out of character, don't they? Well, this is something that could have been, after all. Could have been. Huh.
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