"Ow ow ow!"
"Hold still, 'Ford."
"But it hurts!"
"Well it wouldn't hurt if you'd stop squirming…"
Stanford pouted before wincing as disinfectant was applied to the cut on his arm. Stanley grabbed the roll of ace bandages and began wrapping it around his arm like he did with the other wounds littering his body. Being the irresponsible child that he is Stanford decided to attack their school bully without even thinking of the consequences. Not that he ever would, that was Stanley's job.
Once his brother's arm was wrapped up enough times Stanley cut the bandage free and secured it with a paper clip. "There. All done."
"Finally!" Stanford jumped off the kitchen chair he'd been sitting on and looked himself over. "Ya did a good job, bro!"
"Yeah well I had practice," Stanley muttered as he packed up the first aid kit and put it in his proper place.
Stanford propped his hands on his hips. "Even though everything hurts it was still worth the look on his face!" He puffed out his chest. "He'll never mess with us again!"
"Stanford you can't just go running into danger like that." Stanley chided, turning to face the other. "You could of gotten seriously injured or worse!"
Stanford deflated at that. "Aw c'mon Lee, you're such a worry wart."
"I wouldn't have to be if you weren't such a meat head all the time."
"Well this meat head took down a kid half his size!"
"That kid could of broke your bones!"
"It would of been worth it so I could protect you!"
Stanley blinked. "What?"
"I overheard him over lunch making fun of you," Stanford replied and balled up his bandaged hands the best he could. "He said he was gonna 'take that six-fingered freak down a peg'. So I took him down a buncha pegs!"
"Oh 'Ford…"
"At first I wasn't too sure about those boxing lessons Pa took up too." Stanford unballed his fists and scuffed at the tile with his shoe. "But knowing I can now protect you…it was worth it."
Stanford didn't notice that his brother moved until he felt two arms wrap around him in a tight, warm hug.
"You doofus…"
Stanford laughed. "Yeah, Yeah I love you too, Nerd. Now can ya get off? You're making the pain worse."
"Oh sorry!" Stanley quickly let go and took a step back. The brothers smiled at each other.
"Wanna go watch some tv? I heard there's a new alien show on."
"Heck yeah!"
