Cal Leandros

HERO

Niko stared at his thick mythology book for the longest before closing it and going to prepare dinner. Unfortunately for him, Cal noticed a loose paper that was sticking out of the book. He went and opened the book to the page and saw something he hadn't seen since he was three years old.

The drawing he did of Niko.

He immediately started laughing, causing Niko to come in the room. When Niko saw the drawing, he immediately snatched it away and hid it behind his back, all while blushing furiously. Cal was laughing so hard, he had tears in his eyes. "You... You are just so damn CUTE, Nik! Keeping something like that for so long..." Niko glared. "YOU were the one that told me to keep it forever. That is what I intend to do." Cal immediately settled down and looked away. "Thanks, Nik. I...I mean it." Niko went and embraced Cal, dropping the drawing on the table. "My answer hasn't changed, you know. When you asked me to draw my hero?"

Niko smiled, touching his forehead with Cal's. "Funny. Mine hasn't changed, either. Come on. Let's go eat." Both brothers walked into the kitchen, smiling from ear to ear.

"Nik! Nik! I wanna draw!", three-year old Cal exclaimed. "Okay. Let's draw our heroes." "Heroes?" Niko smiled. "You know, guys that save the day from bad people." "Oh! Okay Nik!", Cal said as he settled down to draw.

"Here, Nik!", Cal exclaimed as he handed Niko his drawing. "But... This is me." Cal smiled. "Duh! You're my hero!" Niko blushed slightly and smiled as he handed Cal his drawing. "Funny. You're the one who's my hero."

Cal smiled. "Will you keep my drawing forever? I'll keep yours forever!" Niko nodded. "Yes, Cal. I promise..."

Cal secretly pulled a tattered paper out of his wallet and opened its folds. It was Niko's drawing of him from all those years ago. He smiled and put it back. He slipped his wallet in his back pocket just as Niko came in his room. "Where's yours?" "What?" "My drawing of you." "I have no idea WHAT you're talking about.", Cal smiled as he left the room. Niko looked around his brother's messy room. It had to be around here somewhere...

Cal smiled as he sat on the couch and turned on the T.V. He knew Niko would scour that room to find the drawing. He would show it to Niko later, but for now, he was content with a free room cleaning...

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