"Kazu and I have a responsibility. As dragons of the winds we were supposed to keep the winds flowing and maintain harmony through it."
"But something happened, right?"
"We started to hate one another... We started to fight over who would better rule... Our fighting lasted for what seemed like ages. That is until I killed him... I took my brothers life and was actually happy. I was the successor. I had won after fighting for so long. My joy ended quickly though. With the loss of my brother, I had no one. I was alone."
"Dad told us that a stranger came to you one day."
"The human who turn out to be my brother. He was unbelievably forgiving, but I know that we both realized our mistake, or well, I do now."
Throughout the whole story I kept my eyes on Kazu. It still hurts, I do regret what I did and I often wonder what would of happened if I died instead of him. Hanzo stands up then makes his way over to Genji and Kazu. I'm too far to hear them so I can't tell what they're saying. All of a sudden Kazu looks very upset. I assume Hanzo asked them to sit down because the three of them are now sitting.
A few minutes pass. Hanzo nods then stands up, making his way back to me. I look up to him and watch as he sits down. "Hanzo, what did he tell you?" I ask.
He shakes his head, "He told me not to tell you."
I sigh, of course he did. Hanzo leans back, looking up to the sky. We sit there for a while, in complete silence. Kazu and Genji go to us. Kazu says that he wants to go home. I nod then stand. We say our goodbyes. Kazu and I leave.
When we get home, Kazu almost slams the door behind us. I turn to him, he pushes me against the wall.
"Why would you tell him?!"
"Kazu, he asked. There's no need to keep our past-"
"We have so many reasons to keep it a secret-"
"It's in the past and I believe that talking about it will help both of us."
He groans before letting go of me. Anger is just flowing out of him. I look away from him, it was so long ago. We've made up, well at least I hope we have. "Kazu," I start but he interrupts.
"What?! Now we need to talk it through again?! You killed me! End of story-"
"You came back-"
"I still died. There's nothing you can do to-"
"Kazu-"
"Don't 'Kazu' me. I shouldn't of died, if I was only stronger, I could of-"
"Is that what you told the brothers?"
He's instantly silent. He glances over to me. "I told them my side of the story."
"Of how you almost killed me? Of how you should of killed me?"
"Of how it should of been." He goes to his room. I sit on the couch and put my head in my hands. Of course, the one time we talk about it he acts like this. I didn't want us to fight. It hurts for me to think about it too, it hurts to remember what I did. I feel tears stream down my face.
I remember when he came back. I remember how much it hurt when I found out that the human that called out to me was my little brother. I remember talking to him about what happened. I remember how much I apologized. I remember that we both agreed to make the world better.
I lean back on the couch. I run my fingers through my blue hair. The promises that we made with one another. I take a breath, I don't want to lose him to his anger. We should of talked about it. I shouldn't of told Hanzo. But it is Hanzo's fault for asking him. Then again, I didn't really expect Kazu to just explode like that. I should of said something sooner. I can only imagine the rage he's hiding from me.
I stand up, I have to talk to him. I knock on the door to his room. "Brother please. I-I just want to talk..."
"Go away, Ichiro..."
"Please."
He sighs then comes to the door. He looks up to me. He looks like he's been crying too. I instantly hug him and apologize. I apologize for everything. He starts to cry, I just keep apologizing. I've put him through so much pain. He's suffered so much because of me, because of my actions.
I make him look at me. I wipe his tears away. "Brother, I need you to tell me how you're feeling. It hurts both of us when you're angry like you were not too long ago."
He nods slightly then looks away. "I feel angry, I've always been angry at you..."
"Tell me why." We move to the living room. We sit on the couch.
"Your strength, your charasmia, your everything... I wish I was you... I'm angry because I wasn't able to protect myself, that you were able to defeat me."
"Kazu..."
He shakes his head, "I finally felt like I was your equal... then they asked about our past... It reminded me how I felt... Why I first attacked you... the reason we fought to begin with..."
"You should of said something. I could of helped you. Y-You didn't have to attack me..."
He looks me in the eyes. "I was scared, I didn't want you-"
"To what? I would of helped you. We could of talked through it. W-We just didn't have to fight... I never wanted that to happen."
He nods slightly. He looks down. I put my arm around him and smile slightly.
"You know," I start, "I have to say that you could of been right about the Shimada's. I mean, when they first came across us. Remember how promising they were?"
He laughs a little, "I remember being more on board than you."
"Well I'm glad I was the optimistic one this time." I laugh a little and he pushes me. We sit there for a bit talking about the Shimada's.
"Ichiro?"
"Yes?"
"I'm glad that we talked about our past."
"Me too, I'm just happy that you're not mad anymore."
"Well..." We both start to laugh. I soon get up and make dinner for us. As long as we're talking. During dinner I start thinking of Genji and Hanzo. I wonder what they'll tell their parents what we told them.