Mindoir - 2170
It was a cold and empty night, the silence enveloping me like a mothers embrace as I walked across the snow dusted fields. The light of the moons flickered out over the barren land and reflected over the snow, brightening the night with a grey glow. The snow crunched under me as I lay down in the snow, my eyes bright with the stars twinkling down at me.
A face looms over me, blocking the night sky from my vision. The same pale blue eyes as my own stare down at me.
"What's wrong?" He asks, laying down beside me.
"Can't sleep, there's just this nagging feeling I can't shake." I say, moving closer to his body warmth.
I don't know what I'd do without my brother, my twin. He's always been the steady reassuring force in my life, like the ground beneath my feet. When one of us is hurt or upset, the other can feel it. We just do. I can't explain it and don't care to. It could be the physical bond we had when we were in the womb. Or maybe it's because we're each one part of a whole. Regardless, nobody could ever separate us growing up and now people don't even try. If one of us goes someplace, the other isn't far behind. There is no one I love more.
We lay in the snow until I start shivering. He pulls me up, and we dust the snow off each other before heading inside. I don't have to ask him to stay with me tonight, he just knows. We climb into bed and curl around each other like we had when we were babies. I fall asleep without a second thought.