Hello to my lovely readers! This is the updated version of Brothers' Love, I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Brothers Conflict does not belong to me.
So it's finally time, huh? The day Ema and I will meet our new brothers. Yume thought as she stared off into the distance. Her sister, Ema, and pet, Juli, were talking together but she decided to stay out of their conversation. Ema and Yume have always took care of one another while their father, Rintarou, traveled the world. After a long decision, he has finally decided to marry an apparel maker, Miwa Asahina. Ema was the one to make the decision that Yume and her will live with their new brothers. Yume had been against the idea but seeing her sister's excitement to meet their brothers eventually led her to agree to her sister's wishes.
"Yume," Ema called out to her sister, "just a little longer…" The said girl nodded as Juli added that they were closer to the battlefield. They continued walking as they noticed the moving van had already arrived and was now leaving. Ema took off into a sprint as Yume immediately followed. They met up with the oldest brother, Masaomi, and the youngest, Wataru. Masaomi informed them that they're items had been placed in their rooms already to which they thanked him for. Juli commented that the two of them looked harmless and Yume couldn't help but let out a small laugh.
Masaomi had led them to their rooms and told the two that he'd be willing to answer any questions they had. They thanked him once again and began to organizes their rooms, at least, that was what Yume had thought.
"Come on, Yume," Ema pulled her twin along with her, "We should explore the house while Juli is unaware." The younger twin couldn't help but shake her head. After exploring the place a bit, the two ended up in the living room. "I wonder where everyone is. We haven't come across any of them."
"Ah! So are these my new adorable little sisters?" The two followed the voice and came face to face with a man with violet eyes, messy white hair that covers that the right side of his face and a beauty mark placed under his left eye. Ema greeted the unknown male whereas Yume seemed wary of him. He came closer and wrapped his arms around the two girls. "It's a 'Nice to meet you' hug~!"
The both of them were shocked to say the least but Yume broke out of her trance first and began to struggle. She noticed Juli jump from the railing, hissing at the male, as another figure walked up to the white haired male and punched him in the face. Yume and Ema quickly stepped off to the side as the man fell face flat to the floor. Juli seemed calm as he landed on Ema's shoulder.
"Sorry about Tsubaki, I'm Azusa. Please take care of me," the man greeted them. He shared the same eye color as the white haired male but he wore glasses, had black hair that covered his left eye and his beauty mark was placed under his right eye. The white haired male, Tsubaki, stood up while complaining a bit as he wrapped his arm around the other male. They told the two girls they were identical twins just like them.
"You two, you're too loud," a blonde man said as he pushed a tray cart into the living room. He introduced himself to the female twins as the second son, Ukyo, and told them he worked as a lawyer. Juli began to hiss at him as Ema greeted the blonde shortly being hugged once again by Tsubaki. A voice yelled out to the white haired male from the railing while he simply greeted the voice. According to Tsubaki, his name was Yusuke and what stood out the most from the boy was his messy red that had two braids in the front. Yume instantly recognized him since he is in the same class as her and Ema.
"It's not 'Welcome home~!' Bringing home not one but two girls in the living room is- Wait…" He finally recognized who the two girls were as he raced down the stairs. "Ah! W-wh-wh-! You!" He stopped in front of Ema who seemed as shocked as him.
Ukyo mentioned that it was Tsubaki's responsibility to inform Yusuke of their new sisters whereas he let out a little snicker. The red haired male grew furious at his older brother who simply played it off. He glanced at Ema as he silently went on about how he couldn't accept the fact his classmates are his sisters. Tsubaki began to tease the younger male as Juli jumped onto Ema's shoulder.
"Chi, are you alright? Your face isn't looking too good." Ema told him he was fine but Yume looked at her twin with concern.
"We finally meet, my little sisters," another blonde male stated as he walked down the stairs. He wore ceremonial Japanese clothing and Yume guessed he was a monk or somewhere along those lines. He walked up to Ema first and explained that if she wanted to hear some prayers then she could come to him. Almost immediately after, he brought his lips to her hand. Juli scurried to his face and scratched his nose.
After a multiple of apologies, they were all seated on the couch along with Masaomi, Wataru and two more brothers that introduced themselves as Subaru and Iori.
"Is this room cold?" Masaomi asked Ema as he noticed her pulling up her sleeves. She told him she was fine but Yume's concern for her twin only grew. The blonde monk, who they shortly found out was named Kaname, explained that the room was warm since so many people were gathered together. Ema apologized again for Juli's behavior but he brushed it off saying that he had to spoil him too since he was her pet. Juli angrily squeaked at him so Ema placed him on her lap while he went on again about the brothers being wolves. Yume scooted closer to Ema since she felt uncomfortable being around so many people. She spaced everyone out until Wataru held onto her arm.
"Let's go play in my room, I have a big rabbit toy!" His eyes held such pure innocence and Yume simply smiled at him. Masaomi pulled him aside telling him to leave that for another time. Kaname turned on the TV saying that one of their brothers was there. Yume's eyes widened as it was her favorite idol, Fuuto Asakura. The brothers said their own words but she could only focus on him. Ema was really surprised that he would be their little brother from now on.
"Is something wrong?" Masaomi asked again and Yume looked to her sister who brushed it off once more. However, she couldn't hold her body up anymore and her hand came in contact with the table. Yume immediately crouched down to feel her twin's forehead and sure enough she had a fever.
Time passed by and the sun began to set. Ema was brought almost immediately to her room as she rested for a good amount of time. She even apologized for worrying everyone and stated she was alright again. Yume, who had been by her twin's side the whole time, looked at her with complete guilt. Juli went on about how Ema took care of the moving details by herself which led her to receiving no sleep the previous night.
"That must of been difficult for you." All of them looked to the source of the voice which belonged to another brother whose hair was a light ash brown color that was in a partially side ponytail leaving with his bangs covering his right eye. He's the eighth son, Louis. Ema apologized for still being in her school uniform as he spoke again. "Chi, it's not your fault. You did all the preparations, and were surrounded by people you just met. You must have been tired." Juli and Yume were more concerned by the fact her just called her "Chi."
He complimented their hair and asked to arrange it after Ema's cold was gone. Ukyo explained that Louis is a hairdresser. Masaomi asked Ema if she felt dizzy by sitting up and she told him she was fine thanks to the medicine he provided her. He seemed relieved with her response and decided that rice porridge would be their dinner tonight. Ukyo explained that he prepare it and informed Ema that the bath in her room was currently broken so she would have to use the one on fifth floor. Kaname left instructions for her and with that note, the four brothers along with Yume left Ema alone.
As they reached to the living room, Yume spoke out, "Thank you for helping Ema. The truth is, I didn't want to come and live with you all. Ema eventually persuaded me but I told her she was responsible for taking care of the moving arrangements. I'm the reason for her fever." Her eyes casted down as they smiled at her.
"No need to blame yourself, Yu. It's understandable for you to be wary of living with strangers who have suddenly become your brothers. It's clear you care about Chi, the evidence is in your eyes. Is this why you've been quiet this entire time?" Louis asked as Yume nodded.
"Come to think of it, this is the first time I've heard your voice, Little Sis," Kaname commented causing Yume to blush slightly.
"I don't like talking unless necessary so Ema does the talking for the two of us. Anyways, I wasn't able to say this previously so excuse my tardiness. Please take care of me," she said as she bowed while the replied the same. "Ukyo, if you don't mind, I'd like to help you with making dinner. This is the least I can do for Ema." He nodded and the two began their work.
"Wow, this looks delicious for rice porridge!" Tsubaki commented, "You never fail to amaze me, Ukyo!"
"Well, I can't take all the credit this time. Yume helped me, after all."
"I didn't do much. Well, as much as I'd like to dine with you all, I will be eating with Ema tonight so she won't be so lonely."
Yume arrive at Ema's room along with their dinner. Ema couldn't help but apologize since Yume should be eating with their brothers instead of with her.
"That's for tomorrow, Ema, and the day after that and so on. They're our brothers now so soon we will eat happily as a family together. I'm really glad you persuaded me to come with you and our insane brothers, Ema." They smiled at each other as they happily ate their dinner.
Yume tucked in a sleeping Ema and gave her a kiss on the forehead as she headed downstairs to put away the dishes. There, she was greeted by Tsubaki and Azusa.
"Hello, you two. I wanted to apologize for the worry earlier."
"No worries, Yume."
"Azusa's right, it's only natural to worry about our cute little sister." She smiled at them as she placed the dishes in the sink.
"Oh, yes. You two are Tsubaki and Azusa Asahina, voice actors. I love your work, that's all I wanted to say. Good night, my new big brothers." She gave each a kiss on the cheek as she headed to her room to retire for the night. They simultaneously brought a hand up to the place where she planted that gentle kiss. Unaware of it, their hearts began to beat at a faster rate.
First chapter done! Hope you enjoyed it!