I'm pretty sure it was said that the first episode was the first time Misai had met Usagi but I don't see how that is possible so he will be one of the characters in this and Misaki will know him. That way Takahiro always has support when he needs it!

Hah I have logic. Oh and if it's in brackets in the text, if isn't italics its my thoughts if its in normal then its their extra thoughts.

Part 2.

The day after Misaki had gone home on his own he decided to stay home.

Well, Takahiro decided he should stay home.

Misaki was still in bed with what seemed like the start of a cold. He was sneezing and sniffling and felt tired. With a sigh he threw back the covers and padded onto the living room where his brother sat.

"Nii-chan, how come I have to stay in bed?" he asked sleepily rubbing his one eye.

"Because you're sick." Takahiro told his brother. He was reading the newspaper at the time and didn't even look up at his brother from the interesting story.

"But I don't feel sick!" Misaki decided loudly throwing out his arms. Misaki wasn't one of those children who thought a day off school was a good thing, besides, right now wasn't a good time to take time off.

"Really?" the older brother said. He closed and folded the paper in half and placed it on the coffee table before him. He leaned over to his brother with a small smile and placed a hand on his forehead "you have a temperature," Takahiro announced. Misaki sneezed "and you're sneezing."

"Am not!"

"Misaki you are ill" Takahiro said patting his brother's head. "I'll make you some soup." With that Takahiro stood up and walked into the kitchen.

"Nii-chan! Nii-chan! I want to help!" Misaki called after his brother. He was still in his pyjamas and tripped a bit on the ends that hung around his feet.

"Don't run in the house Misaki" Takahiro said in a droning voice. He knew Misaki plus those pyjama bottoms equalled wood slide.

"I'm fine, Nii-chan!" Misaki called as he ran to his brother "see? I can't be ill, I'm running around and not sleepy like people get when they're ill!" Misaki told his brother as he made his way into the kitchen. He showed his brother of his energy with a few experimental jumps and hops. Misaki was secretly pleased with his energy. I can't be ill, Nii-chan! He thought to himself seeing his brother smile at him warmly.

"Okay Misaki, you aren't ill," Takahiro told his brother. "Do you want to help me make stew? A friend of mine if coming over later and I think he would like to see you again." Suddenly Misaki looked a bit worried as he looked up at his brother.

"It's not another uncle who wants to take me away is it?" the young boy asked. He had had many relatives arrive within the few months after the accident telling him that they wanted to take him home with them.

Misaki remembered that his Nii-chan never shouted when he told them no but was calm which Misaki thought was a better ay of dealing with things.

"No, Misaki its Akihiko." The older male told his brother who had decided to sit on a chair of the kitchen table in the middle of the kitchen (like an island thing) so he didn't burden his brother with trying to cook but could still watch what he was doing so he could try an copy later.

Takahiro looked at his brother to see he had his calculating face on. With a smile Takahiro handed his brother a small orange fruit for him to eat. Misaki smiled gratefully uttering a small thank you before he began to peel the fruit.

"You know, Usami Akihiko." Takahiro added as h turned back to the stew he was preparing. He was chopping some potatoes ( I can't cook stew and don't eat it s I don't know what's in it.)

"Usagi-san?" he asked his brother remembering what he had called the other male the previous day.

"Usagi? Misaki, you pronounce it Usami." Takahiro chuckled. Akihiko… rabbit? T doesn't fit but its fun sounding. Takahiro announced in his head.

"He didn't mind when I called him Usagi!" Misaki complained to his brother in a whine as Takahiro dropped the potatoes into a pot. Each one made a plop noise as it hit the bottom of the pot.

"Really?" Takahiro raised an eyebrow. Akihiko was known for hating children -he was surprised that he had offered to help find Misaki in the first place- and to let a child call him by any name but his own.

He remembered when they had been to visit one of Akihiko's distant relatives and the child there called him 'Unagi' and was told exactly where he could find eels. (No I did not steal that from the manga. *shify eyes*) lets just say the mother wasn't very happy with her son being told to take a long walk off a short pier.

Misaki brought his brother back to the present with a sneeze and a loud cough followed by a sniff. He wiped one of his hands under his nose and looked at the plaster there. It had teddy bears all over it.

"Nii-chan, I think I'm a little sick." Misaki told his brother as he coughed again. Takahiro finished off making the stew quickly at he declaration before he pulled his little brother into the living room and down onto the couch in front of the TV.

"You stay here; I'll get you some water and a blanket. You watch cartoons for a minute!" Misaki's eyes suddenly became hooded. He felt sick now, and it wasn't nice.

"I hate being sick." A bunged up Misaki exclaimed as his brother came to sit next to him on the couch. Misaki was sitting in a cocoon of blanked that had been wound tightly around his body to shield him from everywhere else.

"Well, you shouldn't stand out in the rain then should you?" Takahiro told his brother with a small smile as he patted Misaki's head. "Wait there ill be back in a minute." Takahiro spoke softly as he stood and once again patted Misaki's blanket-clad head.

"Misaki's sick, maybe we can do this another day?" Misaki heard his brother say.

"Sure, do you need any help with him?" the reply came from the other man at the door. He sounded almost sad about the aborted dinner.

"No its fine." Misaki heard his brother reply. He could tell his brother would've been smiling at this point.

"I'll see you soon Akihiko!" Misaki heard his brother sout as the door shut. With a smile, he shut his eyes. Misaki was asleep before his brother reached him.

"Misaki?" Takahiro asked when h didn't get a reply he smiled kissing the boy's head softly. "goodnight, little brother." He said with a smile before carrying Misaki to his room.

When Misaki woke up he felt better. It was the next day and he smiled at his broher as he walked into the room.

"All better Nii-chan!" he said with a smile but Takahiro didn't believe him.

It was on that week that Takahashi Misaki missed 4 of thefine days in the school week for a 24 hour cold because of an overprotective brother.

This was also rushed, its lunch! Om nom nom.