Kagami stirred…was that the sound of the door opening? Oh, Jyuka must have gotten home. Slowly moving into a sitting position he was startled at her cry.

"Good afternoon, Kaga-Oh! Oniichan!"

Kagami looked at her, a bit confused, before remembering earlier events. Snapping his head to his right, he saw the prone form of Tendou Souji lying with his back to him on the same bed. Sitting up more fully, he looked back and forth between the two siblings wondering just how he was going to explain things.

"Oooh, poor Souji! He looks exhausted!"

Depositing the tray she had been carrying on the dresser, Jyuka walked over to Tendou's side and was gazing at his face. Kagami attempted to lean over and look as well before realizing how silly he must look and settling back against the pillows. He still couldn't stop himself from watching as Jyuka fussed over her sleeping brother, who seemed dead to the world. Brushing aside her older brother's bangs, she spoke softly.

"Oniichan really works hard, doesn't he?"

Kagami's clenched his mouth shut. There was no real way to answer without betraying Tendou in some way. It was his prerogative to tell his little sister he was exhausted from battling evil space aliens, not Kagami's. Luckily for him, it seemed the question was merely rhetorical, as Jyuka continued to fuss about her brother without waiting for an answer. She took off his jacket and gently pushed a pillow under his head. Then, walking over to the dresser, she pulled out a new blanket from the drawers and draped it over him.

"I'm sorry, Kagami-kun! Could you please share the bed with him? I don't want to wake him up if he's this tired," She almost whispered.

"O-of course! Ah!" Kagami covered his mouth; his reply had been too loud.

Smiling at him, she then retrieved the dinner tray and pushed it to him, encouraging him to eat her newest recipe. Kagami ate as quickly and as quietly as he could, praised Jyuka with quiet compliments and asked if she would bring up some water. When she came back with a pitcher of water to set next to the bed, she took one last look at Tendou and, wishing them both a good night, left the room.

Kagami lay down on his back, staring blankly for a bit. Then, rolling to his side he looked at Tendou who was still on his side, back to Kagami. He stared at him for a while, almost as if the answers would come to him by studying the man who was at the center of most of the questions. He didn't know how long he did this but eventually the room became darker and his eyelids started to get heavy. Sighing, Kagami shifted his gaze towards Tendou's face though all he could see was the back of his head.

"You must be…a really good older brother, Tendou. Don't…worry her too much, okay?" said Kagami softly and a bit wistfully. Eyes sliding closed, he drifted asleep.

There was a strange ticklish sensation on his face. Kagami, half conscious, wrinkled his nose and tried to squirm away. When it didn't stop, the more rational parts of his mind started to wake up and crankily told the other parts of him to wake up and do something about it.

Apparently…Tendou rolled in his sleep too.

Their noses were barely two inches apart from each other. The ticklish sensation had been Tendou's breathing. Kagami blinked, absorbing how close Tendou suddenly was, before realizing that he now had a chance to get a look at him since that the falling incident. Tendou was…very soft looking when he slept. It was interesting to see his mouth, which was so often smirking at him, relaxed into such a peaceful expression. The light from the window, it must be morning already, highlighted the rings under his eyes. Kagami also noticed that he didn't have a scratch on him; at least not on his face.

He looked as if he'd barely slept the whole time he'd been gone. Kagami frowned, shifting a bit in concern. Just what had Tendou been up to these past few days? He would definitely have heard something if the Worm attack had increased drastically enough that Tendou would come home in this state? Gatack was a reliable partner, coming to Kagami whenever it sensed the creatures, regardless of whether its Rider was disposed to take them on. Kagami recalled quite a few rude awakenings late at night over the past week, one of which involved a pinch in a sensitive area. Zectors really did work their Riders hard. Except maybe Drake, but then that Zector seemed as capricious as it's Chosen. Rolling his eyes at the dedicated personality of his smaller bug like partner, Kagami went back to studying Tendou.

Only to realize Tendou was studying him back!

Kagami made a soft, surprised sound. Tendou didn't say anything, simply looked at him, eyes dark and half closed. Kagami looked back at him, wondering when or if he was going to say something. What they were looking for in the other's gaze, Kagami didn't know, but they continued their staring contest for what felt like a few minutes without moving. Finally, Kagami was unable to stay quiet any longer and opened his mouth to speak.

"I've wanted to say this yesterday…" Tendou's voice was soft, relaxed.

"What is it?" Kagami asked in a hushed voice, not wishing to break this quiet moment they had lapsed into.

"You……have a pink rabbit on your cheek"

Kagami's hand reached up automatically to the side of his face. Oh, right. One of the little band-aids Jyuka had given him.

"Ah, well this…"

Tendou snorted softly at him at him, a broad smile on his face as he rolled onto his back, hands coming to rest on his stomach.

"Still an interesting fellow."

"Tendou…!" Kagami pouted. Really, Tendou was the weird one, not him! Grumbling a bit, Kagami also rolled over. They both stared at the ceiling for a bit, enjoying the peaceful time between night and morning.

"Tendou…"

The man next to him made an inquisitive noise.

"Just what have you-"Kagami was interrupted by the door opening.

"Good morning, Kagami-san" said Jyuka quietly, half stumbling in with a tray packed with twice as much food as usual.

"Did Oniichan wake up yet?"

"Ah, he's…eh?!" Tendou's eyes were closed, looking for all the world as if he was in a coma.

Confused, Kagami watched as Jyuka set the tray down and walked over worriedly to Tendou's side. She reached out to place her hand on her older brother's forehead when…

"BOO!" Tendou sat up suddenly and hugged her.

Jyuka's scream quickly changed into a giggle as Tendou started tickling her. Slapping his arms slightly she chided him. He released her, an amusedly smug expression on his face.

"Oniichan! How mean! And after I was so worried!"

"My apologies, little sister" he said in a very unapologetic voice, pushing a strand of hair from her face.

Kagami watched the exchange between the two siblings, feeling a bit nostalgic and intrigued that he'd been witness to so many new sides of Tendou these past few days. So this was the older brother side that Jyuka loved so dearly. He smiled, amused, when Tendou pretended to be hurting after Jyuka lightly punched him on his shoulder in her annoyance. When she had looked at it concerned, he had chuckled softly at her saying he'd just been teasing. She'd pouted again, but one could easily tell that she was having a hard time not smiling at her brother's antics. Kagami could tell that she was relieved.

She served them breakfast in bed: Kagami saying it was the best plum-flavored rice porridge he'd ever tasted and Tendou answering her questions on how to prevent over saturating the rice. Jyuka took his instructions with the serious manner of a disciple to her master and collected the dishes. Tendou slid off the bed to assist her. Jyuka instantly protested.

"Oh! Are you sure you should get up, Oniichan?! You should get your rest!"

Rotating his shoulders and stretching, Tendou assured her that he was fine. She frowned up at him and adopted a very familiar pose.

"Obaachan said that a rested field gives bountiful crops!"

Kagami smothered a chuckled. Tendou, who had been blinking down at his little sister, turned to give him a dry look over his shoulder. Then, shoulders slumping slightly, he agreed to rest some more. In his own room, of course, after a shower. Jyuka smiled brightly at him and followed him out the door one of the trays in hand. Tendou had insisted on carrying the second.

Tendou paused at the door, watching her walk down the hall, before turning his face back towards Kagami. His mouth tightened a bit as he looked up and down at Kagami's figure. Kagami tilted his head to the side, wondering what he was thinking.

Finally, Tendou's stare reached Kagami's eyes. He seemed thoughtful.

"Tendou. What…"

"I never pegged you as such an active sleeper. You almost squashed me with your rolling last night"

Kagami blushed, now flustered. Not really able to deny things his body had done while he was asleep but half certain that Tendou was only saying that to tease him, he struggled to find a proper retort.

Seeming to have gotten the reaction he'd been looking for, Tendou smirked at him and, with one last glance, closed the door behind him.

Kagami gripped the sheets on the bed, severely annoyed. He had been teasing! At least, Kagami was mostly sure, anyway. Tendou had been half comatose last night, right? And Kagami didn't roll around that much, did he? Sighing loudly Kagami flopped back against the pillows so hard the bed bounced a bit. Wincing a bit and cursing his stupidity (while blaming a certain annoying person) Kagami turned to the place Tendou had been laying.

The blanket Jyuka had put on Tendou was still there. Kagami reached for it, pausing when he realized that the area was still warm. Feeling silly, he lifted the blanket up to the light, pondering how a person could have so many different sides to him.