I Own Nothing

AN: Just A little something for Ethan/Aiden's real life counter parts birthdays Charlie and Max.

Title: I'll Always Be Here

Characters: Ethan, Aiden, Danny

Summary: A storm scares Aiden, but Ethan's there for him. Set when they are five years old. I wanted something cute and short. Also chapter two is years later with them being adults at about nineteen.

The crack of thunder woke Aiden up, but it was the lightening that got him out of the bed. He took off to the bed beside him which held his twin brother Ethan. He crawled into it pulling the covers up over his head hiding it. He hated storms, but it was the lightening that freaked him out. He'd seen a strike take out one of their trees once and he had held onto Ethan then too. He didn't like loud sounds or the lightening during the storms. He loved the rain when they got to play in it, but during storms they couldn't. He also loved listening to the rain on the roof of their house. Ethan and he got to go to the attic and just sit there listening to it. They fell asleep a lot of the times there. They'd wake up when their mom or dad came looking for them.

"Its okay, Aid," Ethan said smiling at his brother trying to reassure him it would be alright.

They were the same age five, but Aiden was seven minutes younger than he was. At times it seemed like a year or two, but he didn't mind it. Aiden was the best thing that could have happened to him. He hated certain things too so he wasn't going to complain. Aiden was his best friend and according to his mom his anchor. He wasn't sure what an anchor did, but he loved Aiden just the same. They were partners in crime half the time, which he enjoyed. He never once let Aiden take the blame for something he did. He would take the blame if Aiden did something though. He figured he hadn't kept him out of trouble enough so it was kind of his fault. His parents always knew though if it was Aiden or him doing something wrong.

"Make it stop," Aiden complained hoping that Ethan could make it leave.

He lifted his head up some looking at Ethan under the covers using his werewolf eyes to see his twin. He hadn't meant to let them shift, but when he was scared he shifted. It was a reflex reaction that he was trying to work on. He didn't want it to happen at school one day and they get caught. So far as long as Ethan was near he didn't get scared at school.

"I can't make the storm go away, but we can go hide in the closet til it leaves if you want," Ethan offered. He knew that Aiden felt safer with him, but the closet was his second go to.

Aiden nodded vigorously before he got up running to the closet. It only took about a second or two to get there. Ethan took a moment to get them some pillows, cover and Aiden's stuffed wolf. He knew that Aiden would be happier with it even if he had him too. He knew those things about his best friend. Aiden was his according to their mom and he had to look out for him. Aiden was younger and he'd almost died when he was being born. Thanks to the doctors Aiden was fine though so he was grateful for that. Aiden had come out the wrong way and it took a lot longer since they couldn't turn him. Ethan was just glad to have his brother in his life. They were mirrors of each other and it was kind of cool. He couldn't wait to show how cool it was when they started school in September.

Ethan put the pillows down after handing Aiden his stuffed wolf which Aiden had named Wolfie. He had his own, but it had gotten dirty during dinner so it had to be washed before he could have it back. He should have listened to his mom and sat Jacks in the chair instead of his lap. However, Jacks was being washed and he had been lying in bed unable to sleep until Aiden jumped in his bed. He had known the storm would wake Aiden up eventually since it had woken him up minutes before. He'd been tossing and turning anyway without Jacks.

"You thirsty? I'm thirsty, but I don't want to go to the kitchen," Aiden said biting his bottom lip.

It wasn't like there was a rule about going to the kitchen after a certain time. They just couldn't have sweets after nine since they got hyper really bad for five minutes until it wore off. He'd accidently broken the front window once being too rowdy, but his mom and dad had only sighed telling him to go outside to play. He hadn't gotten in any major trouble for it, but he'd had to help his dad with chorus for a week. Right now he just didn't want to go to the kitchen alone or at all.

"They're not cold, but I got four juice boxes stashed away," Ethan said giving Aiden a smile before leaving the closet.

Aiden held his Wolfie as close to him as he could, hugging it. He was biting down on its ear as well as petting it. He heard another crack of thunder, but thankfully couldn't see the lightening. He was ready to call out for Ethan when his brother returned with a book bag. Ethan sat down after shutting the closet door remembering to not lock it. You never knew if the lock would stick and couldn't get out. It happened once while they'd been playing hide and seek with their pack cousin. She'd finally given up getting bored and never found them. Thankfully their mom had missed them and their cousin got in a lot of trouble for it. Since then he had a bag ready, but he had forgotten to put it back in the closet. Aiden had gotten thirsty the night before too so he'd given him the juice from the bag.

Ethan dumped the contents of the bag that had four juices, some other snacks and flashlights too. There were also extra batteries just in case they ran out. He was defiantly prepared like his dad had a go bag for if he got called to the hospital in emergencies. He let Aiden pick the two juices he wanted before getting the other two. He'd drink any, but Aiden only liked grape or fruit punch. This week their mom had gotten grape and orange so he was going to drink the orange.

"I got this too," Ethan said turning on the radio to the first station.

It would hopefully help drown out the sounds happening outside the house. Aiden couldn't see the storm and now he wasn't going to be able to hear it either. They could sleep with the radio on and if he had Aiden beside him he could sleep too. It was going to be easier than trying to count sheep again. The sheep did nothing for him and he wasn't like the three little piggies either. He hated bacon and sausage so blowing piggies houses down to eat them wasn't something he dreamed of. He did love steak and burgers though; put some cheese on the burger and he was golden.

"Thanks, Ethan," Aiden said lying down on his side so he was facing Ethan.

Ethan laid down too pulling the cover up over both of them. It was summer, but the AC was going in the house. The sheet was perfect since their body temperature could run hot most of the time. He liked being snuggled up under cover even if he could get hot. He made left his flashlight on in case Aiden got scared. He wasn't crazy about the dark, but he could tolerate it. He put his arm around Aiden so that Wolfie was between them both securely.

"You're welcome, baby bro." Ethan yawned resting his forehead up against Aiden's before he closed his eyes.

He hadn't realized just how tired he was but now with Aiden next to him he could sleep. He was seriously going to have to shove their beds back together or something. He hated the twin beds they'd gotten for their birthdays. He liked the old bed which had been a race car bed. They'd out grown it and got the beds that their grandparents had picked out. He thought their grandparents were dull as it was. They liked rules on top of rules where their parents were relaxed. They all had times when they were loud as could be because of playing instruments. Their grandparents thought it was noise, which to him was lame. They were his on his dad's side of the family. He didn't know the ones on his mom side and didn't want to according to his mom. He was taking her word on it.

"Night big bro," Aiden said back closing his eyes. He knew that Ethan wasn't going to let anything happen to him. Ethan was his protector, which meant as long as he stuck beside Ethan they would be okay forever. He heard Ethan say night back as he drifted off not being scared anymore. If Ethan said that he was okay then he believed him.

~TBC~

EN: Thanks in advance for reviews and kudos.