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Growing up D'avin and Johnny would share a room from time to time. It depended on the housing that their parents had found, their mother was sick and their father was always out racking up more debts that he could ever repay.
"Quiet Johnny…I can't sleep," Young D'avin whispered to his brother after throwing a pillow at him.
There was no response…there was never a response. Johnny was blissfully unaware that his obnoxious snoring was keeping D'avin awake. When they would have to share a room, D'avin would learn to listen to his brother's snoring…the pattern of his breathing would lull him to sleep.
"Good night Johnny," D'avin would say to his brother. "You can't hear me…but I'll take you out of here one day."
When their father would come home from doing whatever he did, he would come home drunk and their mother would be knocked out…he would take his aggression out on them.
"Come on Johnny." D'avin took his brother by the hand and attempt to escape their father's rage.
D'avin would clean them both up and get Johnny into bed…there would be times where he would climb in the bed with him.
"Love you bro," He would say whether he heard it or not.
The years of silence and combat changed him, he wasn't the same person he was when he was growing up. Johnny always saw the best in him, he knew that he wasn't a monster…he knew better than that. There were many times where he would have preferred Johnny's loud snoring in his ear…it would have been something familiar, something to cut through the torment. Finally finding a way out and joining the RAC was definitely something that he needed to get his life back in order.
"Well that was uneventful." Johnny said. "I thought surveying planets was supposed to be exciting, and not only that it's a negative for the warrant to. Where is this guy hiding?"
D'avin and Dutch shared a look…Johnny was definitely getting worked up about their latest warrant.
"We'll try again tomorrow," Dutch said quickly. "Night boys..."
"What the hells?" Johnny said. "I'm too worked up to sleep."
"Don't worry…we'll get him." D'avin said. "Night bro.."
"Night…" Johnny said walking to his room in the almost pitch darkness.
The old, familiar pattern of not being able to sleep soundly had once again been effecting D'avin. He was not exactly thrilled about it after the fourth night in a row. Grabbing his pillow and blanket he walked out of his room grumbling to himself. The ship was dark except for a couple of guild lights, D'avin walked to the room a few doors down from his, opening the door as quietly as possible he settled on the floor and quickly fell asleep.
"Good morning, Johnny," Lucy said. "Good morning D'avin."
"D'av?" Johnny asked from his laying down position.
"Yeah?" D'avin's response was muffled after spending the night face down in his pillow.
"What are doing in my room?" Johnny asked already knowing the answer.
"I couldn't sleep," D'avin responded rolling over.
D'avin got up and sat on Johnny's bed…
"I love you bro…but you really do snore like a fat man," D'avin said smiling at Johnny.
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