The small television hummed to life as Bro shifted his way back onto his bed. He slumped into his sheets and slid off his shades; setting them on the nightstand beside him, he fumbled for the remote. He started flipping through channels before landing on some shitty action movie about 20 minutes in.

He didn't really mind given he never had much time to watch this stuff any more ever since he took Dave in. The man just sighed and leaned back into his bed, blinking the tiredness from his eyes to focus on the glow of the small screen. He made sure to turn the volume down to a low 10 so he didn't wake Dave, who was sleeping in the next room over.

Though about half way through the movie he heard the door creek open just slightly, accompanied by a hesitant young voice "Bwo…?" Dirk sat up and looked down at the kid.

He smiled gently and asked in a soothing whisper "What are you doing out of bed little man? It's late." He leaned forward as the small child; who was scurrying over to the bedside without a word. When Dave reached the mattress below his adoptive brother, he held his arms up over his head making grabby hands in the air, indicating he wanted to be picked up.

Bro grabbed him under his arms and lifted him onto the mattress, questioning the child again "Can't sleep, huh?" he said in a soft voice. He smiled as the younger child shook his head with a small "uh-uh." The elder brother chuckled, ruffling the kid's hair.

"Whatcha watchin?" The kid asked looking at the TV, rubbing his eyes.

"Oh, just an old movie… Wanna watch with me?" He asked. The kids face lit up immediately with a wide grin and a vigorous nod. "Alright little man, but just this once." Dave responded with another nod before crawling across the sheets, pulling himself up onto his brother's lap.

"I'm not little." He said quietly, crossing his arms. Bro sighed.

"Oh I'm sorry," he said, ruffling the younger kids hair "You're a big boy. How big are ya now?" He asked the child. This was a little routine they went through every now and again.

Dave looked down at his hand and held down his thumb, he turned to Bro holding his 4 tiny fingers in front of his face "I'm fowah" he said confidently. Bro laughed, patting the younger on the head.

"Yeah well I'm still bigger so I got the right to call you little if a want." Bro said leaning down as Dave pressed a small forehead to his. Dave scrunched up his face in attempt to look mad.

"How much bigger?" He said in a pouty voice as Dirk pulled his head away from Dave's.

"Well let's see…" He said, making it seem like he was thinking about it more than he was he over exaggerated the pauses. "If I'm 29 now that makes me… 25 years older than you champ." Dave scrunched up his face more.

He held up his pointer finger above his head swaying his arm back and fourth as he said "Oh yeah! Well, well someday Imma be as big as you." He declared before adding in a confident tone, "Maybe even bigger!" he streached out his arms, his palms out in an attempt to show just how much bigger.

Bro chuckled, putting a hand on Dave's shoulder. "Well good luck with that sport." He ruffled the kids hair again as Dave gave a satisfied grin. "Now lets watch the movie OK?"

"Okay Bwo!" Dave turned back to the screen, leaning back onto his brother's chest. He rest his tiny hands onto Bro's legs and let his head slide down comfortably onto Bro's arm. Bro smiled, resting his and on top of his younger brothers.

Even though he had decided to raise Dave as a brother, in a way he was sort of like a son. Sure Dave was another mouth to feed and at first he really didn't know what the hell to do with the kid, it ended up working its self out. Dave was now his family, biologically or not. He wanted the kid to grow up happy and well.

His thoughts where interrupted by Dave's enthusiastic voice. Pointing to one of the characters on the screen holding a large sword. Dave asked, "Hey bwo! Is that guy the hewo?" The child tilted his head back, looking at his brother's face from below.

Dirk gave a small chuckle, "Yeah, that guy really kicks ass doesn't he?" He looked at Dave's wide blinking eyes.

"Yeah!" He said joyfully adding, "Just like you bwo." This made His older brothers heart lift, he smiled gently at the boy, nodding. And whispering a quiet "Yeah…" in reply.

"When I grow up I'm gonna be just like you! And I'm gonna grow up real fast so I can be just as cool as you are bwo." He smiled widely, proud of himself for wanting to be so much like his big bro.

Bro just smiled, hanging his head. He shook his head slowly and whispered to the boy, "No… Don't grow up just yet Dave; don't grow up to soon." He smiled weekly, wrapping his arms around his little brother, "You're perfectly fine right now; you don't need to grow up just yet lil bro."

Dave blinked a few times in confusion, his big red eyes shimmering in the simple glow of the TV. He then smiled and agreed "O.K. bwo! Whatever you say!" He turned back around and faced the screen again.

Dirk smiled, "Alright little man." He said, ruffling the kid's thin blonde hair, sinking back into his pillows. He knew that in the not far future Dave would start growing up, and they would someday become distant. Dave wouldn't want to spend every wakening minute with his older brother.

But he would have to enjoy it while it lasts, he assumed he had until Dave would be somewhere between 11-14 before he started closing off and spreading his own wings. He had a good 10 years at best, and he was fine with that. Bro was sure that someday, Dave would grow up to be someone he will proud to have raised.

"Hey bwo? Can you teach me to do stuff like dat?" He pointed at the screen where two characters where sword fighting. His eyes where wide with enjoyment; enthusiasm filled his voice.

"Haha, maybe someday I can teach you how to strife little man. Just wait till you're a bit older okay?" Dave's face lit up with a wide grin.

"Yeah! Then I can be a weal badass jus like you bwo!" He smiled at his brother, his expression glowing with excitement. Bro gave a small chuckle.

"That's my little bro." He said patting the kid on the head before they went back to watching the movie. Dave would occasional speak up about how cool the people in the movie where, until only shortly before it ended he grew silent. The rising and falling of his chest slowed from an exited active boy to a sound sleeping child.

His head slowly slid down Bro's chest, landing in the side of his arm. Soon before he drifted off to sleep he whispered a quiet little fraise under his breath. "I love you bwo." He said sleeping away into slumber. The older just smiled caringly at the young boy he proclaimed as a sibling not more than a few years back.

"I love you too little man." He said, sitting through the movie until the credits rolled. After that he clicked the television off he scooped Dave into his arms and walked him back to his own bed. He bent down, using his elbows to push the covers down the bed before he lay a sleeping Dave down gently on his bed. He let his younger brothers head rest gently on the pillow. As the small child curled up into a ball from the chill of having nothing warm beside him he turned onto his side.

Bro softly pulled up the comforter, gently laying it over Dave's small body. He patted the kid's head one more time before heading for the door. With his hand on the light switch he turned back to his little bro. He sighed and whispered to the sleeping blonde kid "Don't grow up just yet little man." He left the click of the light switch and the echo of his words fade into the darkness as he shut the door.

I'm not sure if I'm ready for you to grow up yet.