Broken Vases and Strip Poker

Authoress: Cattsy (Catness)

Word count: 513 words

"Damn it," Kaoru heard Hikaru mutter one from the direction of the bathroom one evening. He heard a crash from the bathroom and then a few more curse words. Kaoru put down his pencil and pushed away his sketches and folder as he started to feel a deep burning of concern for his elder brother.

"What's the matter?" Kaoru called out. "Are you ok?" He turned towards the bathroom door and got up. He had only taken a few steps before his brother made an appearance, seemingly fine.

"Yeah," Hikaru muttered as he limped out of the bathroom casually. "I accidentally broke that ugly vase." Kaoru smirked at the sarcasm that drawled from his brother and then noticed the limp.

"Hikaru, you're bleeding!" Kaoru exclaimed loudly. He walked over and dragged his brother to sit down on the end of the bed, pulling Hikaru's foot into his lap. He grabbed a box of tissues from the nightstand near the window and wiped away a large amount of blood. "Does it hurt much?" He asked as he noticed a large shard of glass sticking out of his brother's foot.

"No," Hikaru said, lying. "About as much as an ear piercing." Hikaru smirked and then gasped in pain as Kaoru pressed the tissue harder against the wound.

Kaoru gave an apologetic smirk. "That's what happens when you lie to me, Hikaru," Kaoru smiled and then apologized. "So how did that 'accident' happen?" He smirked and reached across Hikaru for more tissues.

"I was cleaning up the mess we made before school." He began shortly, "I was just reaching up to put the hairspray back in the overhead cupboard when I accidentally bumped my elbow into that hideous vase. So it fell and smashed across the floor and then you know the rest."

"You've been so clumsy recently," Kaoru murmured and he caught Hikaru's eyes. "You look adorable when you're in pain," he smiled and leaned closer to kiss Hikaru. Kaoru's tongue began to massage Hikaru's. Hikaru winced and yelped away form Kaoru in pain as the shard of glass got yanked out of his foot.

Kaoru smirked at the look of pain on his brother's face and chuckled. Hikaru growled as Kaoru reached a hand across Hikaru to reach the first aid kit that was in the second drawer of the nightstand. After placing a band aid or two across the wound he leaned back, apologized and smiled at his brother.

"I got the idea from 'The long kiss goodnight'," Kaoru said, still smiling. "You know when the girl flashes the guy her breasts to distract him from the pain…" He snickered. "Except I don't have any breasts to flash, so I decided to kiss you instead…"

Hikaru smiled a weak smile in return. "You can't just kiss me and expect nothing else to happen," he said as his attitude changed into a playful mood. He leant closer for another kiss, but Kaoru pulled away.

"Maybe after homework," Kaoru said in a playful manner.

"How about we just play strip poker instead?" Hikaru smirked.

"Sure…"

The End…

Cattsy…