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Kyoudai-Ai
(Brotherly Love)

By guardian forever
(aka Fujita Akiko)


"Yama?"

"Yamato?"

"HELLO! Anyone home?" Takeru let out an exasperated sigh and turned around to face the television again. His sigh brought Matt out of his repertoire.

"er, sorry 'keru, you were saying?"

"What's wrong with you?" Takeru asked rather rudely, still facing the television, but Matt knew his brother was only concerned for him. He decided to play dumb.

"Nothing's wrong." Nonchalant. Yes, he was going to keep cool.

"Bull."

"Takeru!"

"Seventeen Yama, 'bull' isn't a bad word… And don't try to change the subject."

He was going to lose. Somehow his younger brother always seemed to get the best of him. Especially in matters of the heart. So, he didn't say a word, hoping, ironically, that Takeru would drop it.

"You've been staring at me for the last ten minutes." Damn, no such luck. The boy had eyes in the back of his head. So Yamato kept with the silent routine.

"Matt, what is wrong?" Takeru turned around to face him. And he used the 'M-word'. Now he had to talk.

"I miss it." Barely a whisper.

"Miss what?"

"The way it used to be…" Matt suddenly found the pattern on his chair very interesting. Better than looking Takeru in the eyes.

"It's been this way for years." Takeru's statement hurt, but then, at least Matt had the brains to know they weren't talking about the same thing.

"I mean you" Matt had to look him in the eyes, it was the only way he could convey his emotions.

"Me!" His reaction was shocked.

"How you used to be." By now Matt couldn't look him in the eyes again.

Silence reigned for a moment, as both teens contemplated the last statement. Yamato broke the silence.

"I miss... I miss you hugging me. I miss you asking me all of your questions. I miss having to look out for you, having to protect you… I miss you looking up to me… Being my little bro…" By now his hands were tightly griping the back of his straddled chair. He slowly brought his eyes up to see Takeru's face.

Takeru could see the tears welling in his eyes.

"Matt, I… I guess I don't hug anymore because, well, it's not done…" Yamato's eyes dropped again. "Ahh hell, bad way to put it… You've answered all of my questions so well, and I don't have many anymore. I always thought I was a bother to you, having to worry about me all the time. I have grown up Yama, I'm not so innocent anymore, and I can look after myself most of the time. But please, when I need you to be there I know you will be. You will ALWAYS be my big brother, oniichan… I have never ever stopped looking up to you!" Matt didn't notice Takeru had risen from the couch and was standing next to him until he found himself in a hug.

"I love you brother." Takeru whispered. Joy washed through Matt, and he smiled as his tears threatened to fall.

"Thank you TK."


well, that's it. my first post on ffnet….. just a short fluffy oneshot, with the boys I love the most from digimon! ciao!