(Note: this is my first fanfic, but I hope you guys enjoy it)

Brothers: A New Horizon

It was a bright summer day for the Takahashi brothers. They couldn't believe it; they wouldn't be seeing Father for a long time. On the bright side, they were going to be in a place that they wouldn't be ridiculed; at least they hoped it would be that way.

"Brother?" Hikaru's voice broke they silence of the lonely bus stop. "Yes, Hikaru?" Rei responded with his low, dark voice. "Do you really think things will be better from now on?"

"Of course they will, Little Brother." Hikaru laughed, "You're not that much older than me, Brother."

"Every minute counts, pipsqueak." Hikaru hated it when people made fun of him being so small. "I'm warning you, Brother…" Hikaru's orange-red eyes started to glow. Rei simply upturned his head so that his dark purple eyes shined from underneath his hood, staring down at his brother. As Hikaru's intense demeanor died down, he spoke, "I hate it when you do that, you know that…"

"I know you hate it, but Father ordered me to keep you in line. You must watch that temper of yours; you remember what happened last time, don't you?" Images of fire and flames rushed through Hikaru's mind. "Stop it, Brother! Get out of my head!" Hikaru shouted this with tears coming from his eyes, tears that evaporated on his skin as they emerged.

"Hikaru, it's okay," Rei said, kneeling down to comfort his saddened sibling. "I'm sorry, but it's what I am." Pain and suffering, that's what constantly rushed through Rei's mind, and he hated himself for it.

"Hey, you two," a harsh voice spoke out, "are you kids going to Yokai Academy?"

"Yes," Rei spoke, standing up and helping Hikaru from the ground, "I'm guessing you're the one who will be taking us there?"

"You guess correctly, Kid. Come on, we have a schedule to keep." Rei picked up his and Hikaru's bags, he was a lot stronger than he looked. "Come on, Little Brother."

"Coming." Hikaru stood up, the fire in his eyes that Rei knew and loved. This boy looked more confident than any other Yokai student the driver had ever seen.

"Hey you, big guy." He was of course speaking to Rei, since he was taller than most 15-year-olds. "What's with the get-up?" It was obvious that the driver was referring to his black and red jacket, black pants with chains all over them, fingerless gloves, and his hood that covered most of his face in the middle of Summer. Even Hikaru didn't understand Rei sense of style, since he always wore a red shirt with a little fire kid on it, a light red cloak, regular blue jeans, and his signature bright red short tie, which he always kept loose. "I get cold." was Rei's only response.

Hikaru could tell when his big brother was lying, they were twins after all. Hikaru laughed quietly to himself, "We both know that isn't true," he whispered to his big brother. "Shut up, besides you don't even know why I wear this, so keep your trap shut."

"Alright, whatever you say."