"Yuki?"
"Sleeping." In truth Yuki was not sleeping. He had his back faced towards his older brother and was determined to ignore any attempts at conversation. His reply had silenced Ayame momentarily while he tried to figure out the situation.
"Yuki?" He whispered, "If you're asleep, how come you're talking to me?" Ayame began to poke Yuki's back: desperate for attention.
"What do you want?" Yuki whispered back, a frustrated tone tinged his usually soft voice.
"A snuggle?" Ayame seemed almost like a young child in the way he clung to Yuki's nightshirt and for a moment, just a moment, Yuki found it hard to say no.
"No." Ayame gave an objecting squeak in reply and turned over, his back against Yuki's. Yuki assumed it was in some sort of protest and snuggled deeper underneath his quilt.
"You could try a little harder." Ayame's voice drifted into Yuki's hearing. The statement was enough to draw him back from the enticement of sleep.
"What?"
"I'm trying to bridge the drift between us and all you want to do is push me away." Yuki stared at the wall while Ayame continued: "I know it's my fault, I should have paid you more heed whilst we were young and for that I am…regretful. I thought as Adults we would be able to let by-gones be by-gones but it seems I was wrong."
Usually Yuki would ignore his brother's ramblings but it seemed that he was truly hurt by his actions this time. Yuki remained silent while he thought the words over.
From the way he spoke Yuki had half expected him to apologise. It wasn't Ayame's style however, and, true to form he didn't. Ayame was never wrong; or so he thought.
"Anyway listen to me rambling on." Ayame broke the heavy silence that had descended: "Lets talk of something interesting. I know I shall tell you about the time that Gure and I snuck into Hatori's clinic. I daresay it was the funniest prank Gure and I have ever pulled. Hatori was out that day: with Kana, and had foolishly left his window open. Gure had spotted this and called me immediately. I, being the genius I am, thought of the ingenious idea of swapping around some paperwork…" Yuki was paying no attention: he was lost in thought. Ayame's words made him want to try harder; even if it was just to prove he was mature enough to accept his situation like an adult. Ayame droned on for the longest time until soon he became silent.
Yuki began to fall asleep; his eyelids heavy and the warmth of Ayame against his back comforted him: even if it was his brother. He was aware of something moving next to him; through his haze of grogginess he forgot Ayame's presence until he felt an arm snake about his waist.
Ayame pulled his brother closer as if he were a teddy bear and in a soft voice that could only be muttered whilst half-asleep he said:
"I'm sorry."
END
A/N Sorry I'm ending with a short chapter. I figured there would be some tension between yuki and his brother which makes conversation difficult I'm afraid. And there isn't muchyou can have them do in a bed lest you want to make the rating NC-17 lol I wanted to show Aya's 'adult' side we only see it briefly in the mangas but we know it's there. Anyway, thanks for reading.