A soft knock came at the door to Gumi's room but she chose to ignore the unwanted visitor. She already knew who it was; her annoying older brother, no doubt. He'd been hounding her for the last hour, demanding that she turn in for the night. As much as she hated it, he was right. The hour was late and her eyes were heavy with the temptation of slumber.
Still, she had to get this done.
Earlier that day, Gumi had accidentally broken Gakupo's favorite kendo sword, and now she was attempting to glue it back together before her brother noticed it was missing. He practiced with it every morning before the sunrise. If he was the one who broke it a second time, then he would just pass it off as being old and that it was high-time he bought a newer one.
"Gumi," her brother's deep voice echoed from the other side of her door, "you've been cooped up in there all day! Open this door or I'll have to force my way in!"
Squealing, the poor girl moved at a quicker pace. The cheap glue she'd found in the garage wasn't helping any. Each time she tried to reunite the two halves of the wooden sword, the sticky substance would ooze out of the sides or the broken ends wouldn't stay whole at all. Tears sprang from Gumi's eyes as the door jarred and bolted open at last, revealing a very distraught Gakupo.
"What on Earth have you been up to?" he queried, craning his head over her shoulder to catch a glimpse of what she was trying to hide. As he spotted the broken sword and the fretful tears that filled his younger sibling's eyes, he smiled behind her and sighed, "So, that's what you've been up to."
Gumi started with a hiccup, "I-I didn't mean to break it! This morning Miku and I wanted to try it out because you make it look so cool and -"
"Enough." Gakupo interjected, wrapping a blanket around her and embracing her from behind. Nuzzling her neck, he whispered into her ear, "The sword can be replaced, but your health cannot. I think it's time for you to go to bed."
Bunching her into his arms, he carried her over to the bed and tucked her in. His smile remained as he leaned over and kissed her forehead, murmuring, "Good-night, my little trouble-maker..."
When he turned out the lights and left the room, Gumi cradled her head against the pillow and sighed, "If only you knew how much I really loved you, nii-chan..."
Sunny's Notes:
1 - The idea for this came from some kind of LJ community. I cannot recall which one, though.
2 - Planned pairings are as follows: Gakupo/Gumi, Kaito/Miku, Kiyoteru/Luka, Ted/Teto and Len/Rin. Just a heads up, some may be incest-ish.
3 - Reviews make my world go round! :D
