Yay! New story!

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Title: Brother, My Brother

By: ChibiAzn3

Summary: NON-YAOI: Yoh and Hao are orphans who were separated from their parents in an incident long ago. They struggle to survive, and to find out their hidden past…YxA HHxT RxP BROTHER BONDING! (Okie..I REALLY suck at summaries…--)

A few notes before reading: Yoh and Hao are not the same age, however still look alike and are brothers…and I decided to write an orphan story due to Cornelia Funke's The Thief Lord. No, the plot is different, I just liked her whole 'orphan brothers' idea…

Hao: 14

Yoh: 5

Prologue

"Yoh, be a good boy and hold onto Hao's hand in case you get lost, alright?" A voice called sweetly.

The boy nodded in agreement and quickly grabbed his older brother's hand. The other boy smiled. "Just don't slow me down, okay?"

The boy nodded at his brother.

Suddenly, there were screams ahead and sounds of gunshots.

"Yoh!" A voice called.

"Okaasan!" Yoh let go of his brother's hand and ran ahead to find his mother.

"Yoh!" A figure came up and hugged him closely.

"Ok-kaasan…" Yoh sobbed gently.

Another gunshot sound cause the figure to let go. "Yoh, listen carefully, find your brother, and run." His mother told him in a stern voice.

"But okaasan!" Yoh protested.

"Go!" His mother cried, frowning.

Yoh began to whimper. "Okaasan!"

His mother sighed. She hugged him closely. "I'm sorry Yoh…these people are probably after your father and I, you must leave now, please…" She sobbed.

Yoh stopped crying and looked up. "But why?"

She let go, took off her locket and handed it to Yoh. "Yoh, take this. When the coast is clear, only then, do I want you to come look for me. Do you understand?"

Yoh nodded.

Another gunshot.

"Go!" She cried.

Yoh ran as hard as he could, tears streaming down his face. He stopped suddenly and looked back. Two dark figures grabbed his mother as she was shrieking. "Run!"

Yoh cried harder as he kept running.

"Yoh!" A voice cried.

"Oni-chan!" Yoh stopped and looked in every direction.

"Yoh!" The voice cried again.

Yoh turned and saw his brother running towards him.

Then his brother froze. "YOH!" He cried.

And darkenss took over.

"ONI-CHAN!" Yoh sat up crying. He was five now. It had been a whole year since the incident. Yoh looked around, seeing the total darkness around him. He began to sob softly. "Oni-chan…"

OOO

Hao lay on his back as he stared at the stars. He loved stargazing ever since he lfirst learned about the stars.

Flashback

Itsumo…10 years ago…

"Jii-san…what are the white dots in the sky? And how come they're only there at night? Why not in the day?" A small boy tugged the sleeve of the old man beside him.

The old man turned and smiled. "Ah…those are stars. They are the lights that guide mankind. Those who cannot interpret the stars lose their way and perish. You like the stars?" He turned and asked the boy.

The boy nodded. "They're pretty…and peaceful…"

The old man chuckled and left.

End Flashback

He smiled sadly as he stared high into the heavens. He too, remembered that incident, the day he and his brother lost their family. The only question he ever had was, who were those people? Hao frowned.

He knew that since they were after his parents, they were probably after him and his brother as well. "But no matter what, they will never take Yoh…" Then he got up and dusted the grass off of his pants.

"Oni-chan…" A voice mumbled.

Hao turned to find his brother rubbing his eyes and holding his blanket.

"Yoh?" He blinked.

"Oni-chan!" Yoh ran up to his brother and hugged him closely. He began to sob.

Hao sighed. "Same dream again?"

The five-year-old nodded.

Hao hugged his brother. "Don't worry, kaa-san and tou-san are probably fine."

"Okay…" He yawned.

Hao smiled. His brother had always been so stupid and innocent. "Alright then, go back to sleep now." He gently nudged his brother and sat back down on the grass.

The five-year-old did not budge. Instead, he crawled into his brother's lap and hugged him tightly. "Oni-chan…will you sleep with me tonight?"

Hao sighed and thought for a moment. "Sure…"

The young boy smiled sleepily, and yawned again.

Hao looked down at his brother, only to find him falling asleep with a smile. He got up and carried Yoh gently down under the bridge. "Sleep well, Otouto…"

OOO

How was it? Not too cheesy or sappy I hope…--…R&R! Oh yeah…I FINALLY updated Forbidden Love! C ya…