A/N: Oh my god! The fluff bunnies! They attacked! Jeez guys, I'm so sorry! Or not, if you like the sort of gooey, fluffy sweetness that would induce nausea on a lesser man! Well, it's a little longer than the last one, at least. A little. The twins are somewhere between 17 and 20, probably closer to 20.


A Spartan never cries, I thought as I stood by my twin at the entrance to our tent, looking over the battlefield. Polydeuces gripped my forearm with both hands, and I could feel that his breathing was ragged, conveying all of the terror that I felt but did not show. I turned back into the cool shadows of the tent, pressing my nose to my brother's ear.

"You think you'd be over this by now," I murmured teasingly.

"You'd think," he replied weakly, but I could hear the smile in his voice. "If it was just me I had to worry about," he continued.

"Don't concern yourself with me," I laughed.

Polydeuces shoved me away with a glare. "If I don't, who will?" he shouted, extremely worked up. He turned to storm out, but I caught him around the waist and held him to my chest.

"I worry about you, too," I whispered. "So, so much…"

"Castor," he said, his eyes wide with childish fascination as he reached to touch my cheeks. "You're crying."

"A Spartan never cries," I said bitterly, turning my face away.

Polydeuces cupped my face in his calloused hands, tucking my head into the crook of his neck and stroking my hair.

"At least," he murmured as I felt something warm and wet drip onto the top of my head, "Not where anyone can see them."


A/N: I was attempting to convey how mind numbingly terrified they are of losing each other in this one. I daresay that was quite a FAIL. All those powerful emotions are so hard to put into words! Oh well, there's always next time, eh? Anyway, I was trying to stay away from this, but...I'd really appreciate a reveiw. I'm not going to demand reveiws for the next chapter, because not that many people bother to read this insanity (speaking of, that's next chapter's topic) anyway. But a line or two would be nice. However, if it's just because you have an issue with twincest, then don't bother. Flames will be used to roast marshmallows.