I'm back from my vacation! I wrote this whole chapter today and I hope it will be to your liking. I tried my best, so please read it and tell me what you think, feel, or need to say :D

Enjoy~


A heart can be strong and pure, kind and filled with love. It can heal, it can hurt, it can be shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.

A heart is meant to last for a lifetime. It is meant to be shared and be devided into equal parts.

But a heart...is also a fragile little thing.

It can be beautiful, it can be painful, it can be loveable, it can be hated.

The inner light is making the heart shine, or the darkness is overtaking and possessing.

But a fragile little heart knows the one story, the one ache. The pain of fearing to die on this same day.


The room was engulfed in darkness. Occasional clashes of rumbling thunder were the only source of light that lit up the room. A harsh, stormy wind was blowing the curtains up and down, as well as making the papers on the desk rustle. Through the window the rain that was pouring down from the dark clouds above was wetting the interior of the room.

A brunette boy of small height and a delicate figure was cowering in a corner inside this broad room, that held two beds in it. He had his arms wrapped tightly around him, his hand squeezing at his thin, orange T-shirt right over his heart. Sweat was pouring down the boy's pale, but fevered face, dampening the hair and making it stick to his clammy forehead. The boy was breathing heavily, trying so desperately to suck in as much air as his constricted lungs would allow him to breathe in. He was shaking so badly, his teeth chattering together.

The brunette boy was hurting.

Hurting, feeling the pain from deep within his body. He tried so hard to suppress the overwhelming waves of pain, to push them away from his consciousness, to stay strong. But it was getting harder and harder by every second that passed by.

'O-O-On..ly...s-s...om...e...m..more...m-mi..nute...s...an...d...t-the...pa-in...w..ill...g-g-go...a-aw...ay...*pant*'

The attack had come suddenly, without a notice. He had been on his way into the kitchen to get a glass of water, when the ache had started to spread from his heart throughout his entire body. He had tried to scream, yell for help, but no words felt his throat except for a choking whisper. Tears instantly rolled down his cheeks, not only from his corporal pain, but from his emotional turmoil.

The boy had fallen to his knees, while clutching at the thin fabric that he was sleeping in. He slowly crawled over to the corner of the room, settled down and tried to get his rapid breathing and throbbing heart under control.

It had already been six minutes since his attack started and there was still no sign of improvement. The boy was crying softly, growing weaker and weaker by the moment.

'Damn my fragile heart! I am nothing more than a burden to all the people around me. I wished I was stronger, that I wouldn't always plead and wail for my health to get better, I have so much in my life, so much to be thankful for. I can't wish for more. I have a loving family, I have a brother who would do anything for me...even go out of his way...to get me medicine in a rainstorm... .'

Yes, the brunette's brother had run outside in this storm to get his little twin his so much needed medicine, which was supposed to lower his blazing fever.

The younger twin and pleaded with the other to stay inside, that he was alright and didn't need the medicine right away and especially not in this harsh storm, but the older one would have none of it.


Flashback:

'T-Tsu-kun! P-Please...*pant*...don't go! I-It's raining so h-hard...*pant*...I-I d-don't need t-the...medicine now. Please! Stay h-here. I-I...*pant*...I just n-need you to stay w-with...me...*pant*... .'

The younger boy was already exhausted from his little speech and laid in his bed, panting as well as breathing hard.

Tsunayoshi looked at his little brother with so much worry in his amber eyes. He saw how weak he was and how much the fever was really getting to him. And it was so high... . Tsunayoshi had made up his mind since he had taken the other's temperature. No storm would keep him from helping his brother, when he needed him so much. Never again would he fail in protecting what was precious to him.

With a determined fire burning in his caramel pools he put on his best and reassuring smile and stroked the other's hair in a comforting and calming manner.

'It's going to be alright, Tsu-chan. I am just going to the drugstore nearby and get you your medicine. You don't have to worry about a thing! And before you know it, I'll be back! I can't leave my little brother like that. You know it hurts me too to see you so sick and weak. Please, understand Tsu-chan. I want to do whatever I can to help you. I won't fail you ever again!'

And with that Tsunayoshi quickly put on his raincoat, pulled out his umbrella and stormed out the door, leaving a wide-eyed Tsuna behind.

'N-No...a-a-all...I-I want...*pant*...w-was for y...ou...to...s-stay..wi..th...me...*pant*... .'

And huge tears rolled down his fevered cheeks.

Flashback end


Now, Tsuna was sitting all alone in their shared room, freezing, shivering, and oh so hurting inside. The fever was making it hard for him to fight off the waves of pain that surged through his entire body. He was whimpering, his vision growing even more blurry.

'T-Tsu...-k...un...I...need...y...o...u...'


Tsunayoshi had run up the stairs in excitement of finally being able to help his sick little brother with the medicine he had bought, skipping two at a time and finally bursting into the room with a broad smile on his handsome features.

'Tsu-chan! I have the medicine right here. Now you're gonna be alrigh-!'

But as he stood inside their room, he found his younger sibling's bed empty... .

Then he heard a faint whisper coming from the corner of the room. And he turned around.

'TSU-CHAN!'

Tsunayoshi felt his heart stop at seeing his dear little brother in that dark corner, curled up, his body shaking so bad, and tears still leaking from his closed honey colored eyes.

He ran to his brother's side, falling to his knees beside him and put a shaking hand to the other's pale cheek.

'T-Tsu-chan? C-Can you h-hear me?'

The younger brunette slowly creaked open his eyes, trying to focus on the other's face. He wanted to say his brother's name, tell him how glad he was, that he was finally home, but not a single sound escaped his aching throat.

His mouth moved, but silence followed.

Tsunayoshi felt his heart throb at seeing his beloved's painful misery. He stroked the other's cheek softly, brushing away the tears that were still falling from those beautiful amber eyes.

'Shh...it's alright Tsu-chan. Don't strain yourself. I am here now, I am here...'

The older twin pulled his weak counterpart into his arms and embraced him with a firm grip. The smaller one by just a few minutes tried to put his own arms around the warm body of his brother, but not a single muscle in his entire body was moving. He was hurting. Everything hurt so bad.

He chocked on his own whimpers, as tears made their way down his flushed cheeks again.

'Shhh...calm down Tsu-chan. Is your fever getting higher? Shh...I have the medicine with me. You'll see everything is going to be fine again in a few minutes. '

Tsuna barley shook his head in a denying manner. He grabbed the shirt tighter with his fist, trying to somehow tell his brother that his heart was aching so much. He squinted his eyes together in pain, his breathing still labored.

Tsunayoshi felt the movement of his twin and pushed the other a little bit away from him, so he could look at his sibling's pale complexion. He noticed that Tsuna was tightly fisting his favorite orange T-shirt with his hand exactly over his ...heart...

'Tsu-chan...! D-Did you have another heart attack?'

Tsuna barely managed to open his eyes a fraction and blinked once, while letting his tired fist fall limp to his side.

Tsunayoshi's eyes widened in fear for his brother's well-being and gulped to clear his suddenly dry throat. The older brunette went nearer to his immobile brother and scooped him up in one swift move. He carried his feather-light brother towards his bed, pulled the covers aside and placed him gently on the soft mattress and tucked him in. The older twin sat on the edge of the bed and stroked his brother's hair in a comforting rhythm. Slowly, gently, calming.

'I am so sorry, Tsu-chan. I left you alone with your pain again, although I had sworn myself that I would never leave you hurting again. I am such a failure! I don't deserve to be your brother! I...I-I feel so ashamed of myself...I am so sorry, Tsu-chan...I guess, all I do, is hurt you and let you down...'

Suddenly the older, normally strong and self-confident Tsunayoshi was sitting there, wailing and crying his heart out to whoever was near to hear is despair and anguish.

Tsuna on the other hand was lying there, trying to reach out to his brother, to take him in his arms and make everything better again. But his arms refused his order to move.

So he struggled to breathe in as much air as his labored lungs would allow him to and screamed, although nothing more than a faint whisper was uttered.

'D-Don't...hu...rt...you..r...self...*pant* I-I...am...a-al...right...n...now. A-All ...I e-eve...r...wan...ted...w...as...f-for,,,,y,,,ou,,,t-to,,,sta...y...wi...th...me... . P-P-Ple...ase...d-don't...*pant*...l-lea...ve...my...s...ide...ag...ain.'

Tsunayoshi looked shocked at his younger sibling. How could he ever deserve such a beautiful, kind and always forgiving brother? He, whose heart was tainted with guilt and failure...how could he always hurt the one person who meant the most to him? A dark, sorrow filled look took over the older twin's amber eyes, which told the painful story of his inner turmoil.

Tsuna knew exactly what was going on inside his other half. He made a small whimpering noise, to get the other's attention, which he instantly got. And then...he smiled. He smiled his most loving and caring, happy and kindest smile that lit up the dark, cold room.

Tsunayoshi was breathless at seeing the other smile at him in that way and couldn't help but to feel so glad, oh so glad, that he was able to make his brother smile at him like that, Tsunayoshi brushed his tears away with a quick movement of his hand. He stood up and went over to the fallen bag that he had dropped on finding his brother's bed empty. He rummaged inside it and only seconds later pulled out a small bottle with a thick brown syrup inside. With the medicine in hand he went over to his brother's side again and resumed his seat beside him. Tsunayoshi smiled back at his younger twin.

'I know this will...feel strange to you. But please bear with me. This will help your fever come down.'

Suddenly Tsunayoshi opened the cap of the bottle and poured a huge amount of the liquid inside his own mouth, without swallowing it. Then he bend over his little brother...and pressed his lips tightly onto the other's ones. Tsunayoshi opened Tsuna's mouth with his tongue, careful as to not spill any of the medicine and forced it inside his brother's hot cavern.

Tsuna on the other hand was so surprised and overwhelmed by the other's sudden action that he instantly complied to his brother's forceful tongue and opened his mouth willingly. He tasted the bitter liquid in his mouth and swallowed in painful gulps.

When all of the liquid had run down Tsuna's throat, Tsunayoshi gave his little brother's lips one last lick and retreated.

'So, that wasn't so bad now, was it?'

The older one smirked at the beet red Tsuna that laid under him. Tsunayoshi chuckled at the other's cuteness and licked over his now succulent lips again, savoring the flavor that was purely his brother.

Tsuna let out a huge yawn, feeling his tired eyes growing heavier and finally closing. His breath, still a little unsteady, evening out.

Tsunayoshi looked at his brother for a few minutes, taking in his serene expression and his finally calm appearance.

He slowly laid down beside his brother, pulling the blanket over them. He moved closer to his brother, gently embracing him and putting his head carefully on the other's chest.

Ba-thump...Ba-thump...Ba-thump...

A steady heartbeat greeted him.

'Sleep well, Tsu-chan...'


The fragile heart can not live long on it's own, but with another heart showing it the way to beat, giving it a reason to beat, then it will stay strong to live, maybe, for another tomorrow.


And? How did you like it ? :3