Author Note
Hey, everyone. I'm glad that I updated quickly ^.^ Since you guys liked the previous drabble about the twins pre-divorce here's another one but it's a bit more thougtful and slightly sad*sniff*
Thanks for your encouraging and sweet reviews guys :) I'll do my best.
Enjoy the kawaiiness ^_^
Under A Grey Sky
2. White
Delicate gloved hands stretched eagerly to catch the gracefully dancing snow. Kouichi cupped his hands and waited the first snowflakes to greet him. It was the first snow fall in the year and the one they could completely comprehend. It's not easy to remember fragile memories when you're only four years. He breathed in awe and neglected the biting cold.
It was cold but comforting. The pure whiteness everywhere looked like fluffy cotton to him. Leaning against his brother's shoulder, he whispered.
'Pretty, nee?'
Kouji nodded and wrapped his arm around the other's shoulder in attempt of warming both of them. His gaze turned from his brother's dreamy face to the dark sky. It was late and they knew that hey shouldn't be sitting in front of their house at such an hour but the attractive snow draw them.
'Shouldn't we go inside?' Kouji wondered more to himself than his brother. Kouichi had recovered recently from a nasty cold and he didn't want him to get sick again. No one answered his hesitant wondering. His twin was lost in his surroundings to notice anything else. It was strange for a four year old child to look so thoughtful and distant from the whole world. He shouldn't allow his brother to isolate himself in his thoughts like this yet Kouichi seemed too comfortable to wake up from his trance. Maybe it was better to forget the world and dream.
'It's your fault!'
His mother's yell cut the pleasant silent, announcing another round of arguments between his parents. They fought a lot recently to the point of scaring them. His parents were too involved in putting the blame upon each other to notice that their children weren't sleeping in their beds.
Switching his gaze again towards his brother, he was shocked to see the blank face he wore. Kouichi was listening to them and it was too painful for him to bear. One of his small hands tightened suddenly around Kouji's.
'Nii-san? You okay?'
Kouichi took few minutes to respond before reacting. He glanced towards the breath-taking carpet of white snow around them before lowering his head regretfully. 'Let's go inside.'
The murmur was barely audible. Pain and self-blame were there in addition to regret.
Kouji didn't ask why. He knew his brother well enough to understand him. The elder twin didn't want them to be the cause of another fight between their parents. The Minamotos would get really angry at their children if they found out about their whereabouts now.
Their hearts were beating faster, asking them to stay there a bit longer. For unknown reason, they felt as if they wouldn't enjoy the snow together like that for a long long time. Hand in hand with a heart full of innocent regret and pain that was old for their age, they walked inside.
