They hadn't spoken the next few days of the week. Rin cooked and attended cram school and Yukio taught and only spoke to his brother when necessary.

After the incident in their room the demon had distanced himself and decided to keep what he saw a secret.

Was that Yukio's awakening?

He wondered. He stared at his brother as he taught the cram class. He still looked normal, tall, round human ears, lean but sturdy build, and as… indifferent as ever. Maybe the demon had nothing to worry about. Maybe he had just seen wrong. The demon's face scrunched up in thought.

He began thinking, maybe it was himself that had something in his eyes that gave the allusion that… no, that didn't make any sense. A frown formed on his lips. Every time he would think about what he saw he would flinch and images of the incident at the zoo would bombard his brain. He was still in denial.

He smiled at his little brother, happy that he had accomplished something with him. He had no idea Yukio fancied snakes. He thought Yukio might have picked something softer and more harmless. Like a… rabbit… that's it. He smiled wistfully at his twin's awed expression and some of his blue-black hair blew in his face. He turned back to the snake pit and was also impressed by his brother's selection. They were actually kind of entertaining to watch when they slithered around on top of one and other, occasionally snapping their sharp jaws.

He couldn't really get a good look at them so he began to lean a bit over the railing to get a better look.

Aw, too bad Shima has the camera; Yukio probably would have wanted to take a picture. He thought as he smiled a bit in enjoyment.

He didn't feel the stare of his twin when he wasn't looking. Just as he was about to turn to Yukio and try to start a conversation he felt a pressure of a hand on his side and when he opened his eyes he had somehow ended up at the bottom of the snake pit with an ache in his side. He rubbed his eyes as he sat up and looked around. Once his vision was clear, he was met with a very large cobra, fangs bared in his face. Rin shrieked in fear. Even though it all happened within the course of about 60 seconds, it felt like hours until finally Bon pulled him out.

The demon felt like his heart was beating out of his chest, his cerulean eyes wide in fear. He didn't dare look at his twin in that moment.

Yukio…

Finally he snapped out of it when Shiemi poked him. Everyone else was gone, including Yukio.

"Are you alright?" Her big green eyes were wide in concern.

"Um… Fine." He still wouldn't look at her. She frowned knowing very well he was lying.

"Well alright. Are you leaving anytime soon?"

He shifted his head in his arms on the desk.

"Yeah… I guess so."

She noted how he seemed so disconnected and his eyes were glazed over and far off somewhere, when was usually so engaged. His ocean blue eyes were a bit dull but held something like paranoia.

When she didn't make a move to leave he knew he had to at least tell her something so he could be alone for a little while.

"I guess… I'm just worried about Yukio."

Her small round face contorted in confusion. Why would he be worried about Yuki-chan? Yuki-chan should be worried about him after what happened at the zoo! Poor Rin fell! She did think there was something odd about the story as it was vague and… vague but she kept her nose out of it since in didn't involve the blonde.

"Did something happen before the…." She left off the rest of the sentence not wanting to make him uncomfortable.

"The thing at the zoo? No. Not really."

She didn't believe him, but again she knew it wasn't her place to put her nose in.

"Oh." Shiemi nodded.

"Well… I don't wanna hold you up."

"You don't want me to wait for you?"

"No. It's okay."

He gave her a small smile.

"oh… um… alright."

She stood and gathered her things.

"Well if there's anything I can do, just let me know alright." She said in a cheery voice and her eyes smiled as she did.

He smiled back at her but still had a tired expression.

"I will."

Then he was left with only the sounds off his breathing and the awkward emptiness of the room. He wanted to move. He wanted to get up and leave, but the quicker he left, the quicker he'd get to Yukio in the silent awkwardness of their dorm.

But Ms. Yuushi said I'm not supposed to leave him alone?

Still his legs did not move and he fiddled with the strap on Kurikara. Just as he let out a sigh and his eyes were glued to his lap, there was a firm opening and closing of the door causing his blue eyes to dart upward in surprise.

The figure quickly went over to the desk and began rummaging through papers for something, completely unaware of Rin's presence even though he was sitting in the front.

The demon awkwardly cleared his throat before he spoke.

"Yukio?"

He saw his twin freeze a bit at realizing he wasn't alone.

"Nii-san."

He continued to look through papers, ignoring his brother. Rin hated being ignored. It was worse than when Yukio was mean to him because he was mad at him but to just not speak to him at all? It was horrible for him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

He replied without looking at him.

"Oh, me? I was just uh… thinking."

Finally Yukio looked at him.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Rin scratched the back of his head in discomfort. He'd never felt so shaken up around his brother. If anything he was the person he felt most comfortable around. Was he scared? His mind questioned him over and over as he stared at his twin studying his eyes.

He still looks the same.

"Nii san,"

He was still lost in his thoughts.

"Rin,"

"Oh! Sorry! What did you say."

"Nothing, you were just spacing out."

He smiled nervously.

"Oh sorry… So why are you here?"

"I left something."

"Oh."

There was more silence.

"Yukio, are you still mad at me?"

What the hell brain! He cursed his mouth in silence. Where the hell had that come from?

The exorcist had finally found what he'd been looking for and he tucked the small sheet inside his coat and pushed up his glasses. Finally he stared at Rin with those blank eyes.

"No."

He turned and began to leave.

In a flash Rin was in front of him, scowling.

"You aren't?" He asked in disbelief. He was met with silence as an answer.

"Yukio stop doing this shit! Talk to me damnit!"

"What a mouth you have big brother?"

And with that he stepped around the dumbfounded Rin.

He noticed that Yukio's voice had an uncharacteristically playful sarcastic tone. The demon didn't know what to think at that moment. Once he regained himself he ran out the room catching up to his brother, that was already up the hall at some random door, getting his key out.

"Yukio?"

"Hm?" He stuck the key in the door and pushed it open to reveal the entrance to their dorm.

"So… You're not mad at me?"

There was a long pause between them as neither went inside the door. The younger sighed.

"No. You were just concerned for me. I was saying odd things and I wasn't mad at you. I was mad at…"

Rin gave him a look to continue.

"Me." He finished and went inside the portal door and Rin followed, trying to put together what exactly that meant.

Did he mean he was mad at himself for snapping at him or for… pushing him? Rin thought with a shiver. They entered their room and changed. Rin didn't find it odd that Yukio hadn't said anything more after that, even when Rin told him dinner was ready. He had just nodded.

He was really the strange one after all.

Rin was standing at the sink washing the dishes. Dinner was very… quiet as usual. Even Rin hadn't spoken that much which was rare. Even after Yukio had lightened the mood by making that joke, if you could call it that, before leaving him confused in the classroom.

He briefly halted his movements when he felt someone approaching. Of course it was Yukio but that wasn't normal. At this time he would usually be reading or, studying. Rin finally finished the dishes, wiping his hands off and turned to face his brother.

"Hey Yukio,"

"Um… hey."

Rin rose a brow at the awkwardness and nervousness audible in his twin's usually stoic tone.

"So what's u-"

He stopped mid sentence when he saw Yukio awkwardly hold out his arms in a robotic way. Rin held back a what-the-hell-are-you-doing? grin.

He looked like a scare crow for fucks sake.

"Um… what's… this?"

Woops that's not what I wanted to ask.

Suddenly Yukio became angry.

"What does it look like?"

"Uh…"

Rin held back another shit eating grin.

"I actually don't know."

"Seriously!?"

Rin was surprised when Yukio's anger was gone and he looked around awkwardly with his long arms still outstretched. He looked incredibly… awkward to say the least.

"I-I wanted a… hug."

The demon couldn't stop his eyebrows from jumping up in surprise. Yukio rarely showed affection to him… ever. There was more silence when Rin's face finally broke out into an amused smile.

"Okay."

He went over to him but just stood there at first. He hadn't hugged Yukio since, for the life of him he couldn't remember, maybe when they were 13? On their birthday maybe? That's as far as he could remember. He also felt extremely awkward but his brother was reaching out to him and that was what's important.

Rin reached over Yukio's arms to his shoulders but stopped mid movement. Yukio went to hug Rin's waist but also stopped. They move their arms around each other indecisively before finally settling for Rin, hugging Yukio's torso and his little brother hugging around his shoulders.

It was again, awkward to say the least but Rin finally relaxed and smiled. He looked up to see how Yukio was taking this and Rin almost let out an obnoxious chuckle at seeing Yukio's stunned and uncomfortable expression.

Well he asked for it.

Even though he was stiff, Yukio was still warm like he remembered. When they pulled away Rin gave him a smile but it wasn't returned. Yukio scurried away without a word but Rin's smile never faltered. He found it odd but extremely adorable for Yukio to be so timid about asking for such a thing. It made him forget about the events that had transpired between them. Finally Yukio was acting like the younger brother.

Yup. I'm definitely not the weird one.