Ok! Here's a story created by me and my friend AnimeDreamer240! Enjoy!
Yuki turned on his computer and gave a heavy sigh. He just got back from school and his teacher gave him the worst possible assignment anyone could ask for. He had to do a report on different snakes around the world for his science class.
"Of course it had to be snakes." He mumbled to himself.
Yuki didn't want to think of Ayame when he didn't need to. He brought up a web page that had different snakes on it. It told all about what they ate, where they lived, if they were poisonous, and if so how deadly they were. His eyes formed into slits as he went down the list of snakes.
"California Mountain Snake, Garter Snake, Egyptian Asp, King Cobra, Albino Snake…. Albino Snake?" Yuki said all the names of the snakes in the site until he got to one that caught his eye. The Albino Snake. He didn't want to admit it but he was interested because Ayame was a white snake. He never once thought that the zodiac members could be species. Could Ayame have been an Albino Snake?
He clicked on the link and read the information on the page.
'The Albino Snake is a rare snake found in jungles and forests. Being albino is a deformity so these snakes don't live very long. The average lifespan is only a few years. It's becoming harder and harder to find these snakes since they are dying so rapidly. Soon they will be completely extinct.'
Yuki stopped reading and sat back in this chair. He shook his head and glanced at the screen again. Ayame was an albino snake. But he's been alive for 27 years. He's lived much longer than the average albino snake. But then does that mean that he's going to die soon?
Yuki cleared his head and took a deep, calming breath. He laughed at himself for getting so worked up over nothing. He had nothing to worry about at all. He walked down the stairs to get some water to calm his nerves. When he got to the bottom he heard some loud voices. He walked into the living room and saw Ayame sitting there with Shigure.
"Yuki! Hi! How has my little brother been?" the snake asked.
"Good. How have you been?" Yuki said a little nicer than usually.
A small cough escaped Ayame's lips. "I haven't been feeling to well. I've been a bit under the weather lately. I'll be fine though!"
Yuki's eyes grew wide as he listened to Ayame. This couldn't actually be happening. "You've been sick lately? Do you know what it may be?"
"Are you concerned for your brother? I feel so loved! Thank you, Yuki!" Ayame exclaimed.
"Don't let it get to your head." Yuki said walking away. He walked into the kitchen and leaned against the wall. He was breathing harder than he should have been. Ayame had been sick. This couldn't be good. Could this be a sign that Ayame was actually dying? Loud laughter erupted from the living room. Yuki peeked inside and saw Shigure and Ayame talking as if nothing was going on. Yuki sat at the kitchen table and put his head in his hands.
"Maybe nothing is wrong with Ayame. Maybe I'm just overreacting." Yuki muttered.
Yuki flinched as he heard Ayame start to cough harshly from the living room. He ran to the living room and saw Shigure help Ayame stand up. Ayame had his hand over his mouth to muffle the coughs.
"Are you ok, Ayame?" Yuki ran towards his brother and bent to get a better look at him.
Ayame just waved his hand at Yuki and took his other hand away from his mouth. "I'm fine. I just…" he went into a coughing fit again.
Shigure smiled at Ayame and helped him walk up the stairs to his bedroom with Yuki following close behind. The dog didn't say a word as he removed Ayame's outer robe and laid him on his bed. He covered him with a thick blanket and sat on the edge of the bed.
"What have you been doing to get yourself so sick? I'm calling Hatori to come and check on you." He got up and walked to the phone in the hall. Yuki tapped Shigure on the shoulder before he could dial the number.
"I think I know what's wrong with Ayame." He said quickly.
Shigure gave him an odd look and set the phone down. "What do you mean?"
He followed Yuki to his room. He motioned for the older man to read the page that was up on his computer. Shigure's eyes grew wide as he read the information on the page. When he was done he turned towards Yuki with a pale face. He shook his slightly and sat down.
"That can't be true, Yuki. I mean…I'm sure it's just a cold. Just a common cold. He's not dying." He said in a low voice.
"Maybe. I don't know. I just saw this and I thought of him. I mean, he's really sick! And he's been alive a lot longer than he should have been. Shigure…I think this may be it. I think Ayame is…." Yuki couldn't finish his sentence. He didn't realize he cared so much about his brother. He thought of all the times he was so mean to him. All Ayame wanted to do was get along better with him because he wasn't around when he was younger. Yuki shook his head as he thought about how selfish he had been.
Shigure couldn't believe what he had seen. Ayame couldn't die. He was his best friend. Shigure covered his mouth to shut out the small whimper that wanted to escape. He shut his eyes and took deep breaths. He wasn't going to accept this. Ayame couldn't die on him. He wouldn't allow it. Yuki jumped as Shigure suddenly stood and walked back to the hallway.
"Shigure? What are you doing?" Yuki asked following him.
"I'm calling Hatori. He'll know for sure what's wrong with Aaya. Aaya won't die on me. Not now. I won't let him leave me like this." Shigure's voice was harsh and filled with determination fueled by sorrow. Yuki never understood how close those two were until now. Hatori would feel the same way. If Ayame died how would it change Shigure and Hatori? Yuki sat on the ground next to Shigure who had already dialed Hatori's number.
"Only time will tell." He whispered.
How was that? Hope you liked it!