Spoiler alert-Spoilers for chapter 118, and subsequently, 115.
Of Peach Trees and Sunflowers
He knew he must have seemed weak. After all, it had been a day or two since that time. Since the time he had, somehow, been freed. In that time Hiro Sohma, youngest of the cursed Sohma's had found out that Momiji had been freed as well.
Hiro wasn't sure what to think of this. With the curse breaking faster with each passing second, he couldn't know what to think. After all his mom had gotten the truth of the matter right on the head. This was something he had lived with all his life, and he didn't know any other way to live. Not yet anyway.
That, and there was also Hinata to worry about. His baby sister who would most likely never know of the curse. Hiro was both joyful beyond belief and enraged beyond words at this. There were also so many other feelings. Sadness, pain, happiness, anxiety, all the emotions that he could possibly have, he had.
Despite all this, Hiro still worried about his baby sister the most. For that, Hiro knew, he could only go to one person, the recently freed rabbit.
Yes, Hiro was more often annoyed with the young man than anything else, but Hiro had seen how the hyper young rabbit had grown up. He even wore the male uniform now, and Hiro had ease dropped on Tohru speaking of how he was forming a fan club of his own already.
Knowing all that, Hiro had made his way to Momiji's house. As they both lived on the complex still, getting there was no problem. However getting the courage to knock was.
However, Hiro was saved that decision when the door opened seemingly by itself. Hiro saw that was not the case however as, behind the door, was Momiji looking beyond happy.
"She hugged me!" he exclaimed bouncing on his feet. "She hugged me!" the former rabbit exclaimed again just shy of tackling Hiro to the ground.
Raising an eyebrow, Hiro had a sarcastic remark half way through his teeth when Momiji passed his ability to wait and hugged Hiro fiercely and tightly.
"Just like that!" he exclaimed, arms still wrapped around Hiro.
Annoyed, the younger male pushed Momiji off him. "What are you talking about? Who would want to hug you?"
A caustic remark, something he was trying to avoid, causing Hiro to bow his head slightly. He didn't apologize though.
Momiji didn't seem to notice. "Momo!" he explained finally. "I told her I could be her big brother and she hugged me!"
Now hugging himself, obviously overjoyed at his ability to be close to people, Momiji finally wised up to the situation. "Why did you come Hiro?" he asked, head tilting curiously.
Suddenly blushing furiously, Hiro didn't answer and instead looked away from Momiji causing him to smile sagely.
"It's a girl isn't it? Well, if it's Kisa, you have nothing to worry about. I'm sure she'd be delighted to go out with you."
Turning purple in embarrassment, Hiro shook his head angrily before managing to spit out, through gritted teeth. "That isn't the problem! If you just listened you would know!"
Looking sad, Momiji frowned and shifted his weight in an apologetic way. 'Sorry." he replied, causing Hiro, who had reverted back to a red color, to turn almost purple again.
"No, I'm sorry." he muttered, almost inaudibly. Now, taking a deep breath, he asked the question he had been wanting to ask. "How do you be a good big brother?"
Hiro had almost blurted it out, and from this, turned purple again before turning away from Momiji expecting the elder boy to laugh.
Instead, Momiji took Hiro's shoulder and gently guided the younger boy in.
"I'm very honored you asked me Hiro." was the first thing he said. "I know that, asides Ayame, I'm the only one with a younger sibling, but, still, I'm very glad you asked."
Momiji said this seriously, all trace of his youthful exuberance gone.
Face trying to turn a even darker purple, perhaps an eggplant color, Hiro muttered. "Ayame is an idiot. Besides, Yuki knows about the curse."
Nodding sagely, Momiji nodded. "Even though that is true, you coming to me means you're moving forward. And that's good, all us Sohma's need to do that now more than ever."
"Just answer my question." Hiro muttered, though not unkindly.
Sighing, though he was smiling, Momiji nodded. "Truthfully, I don't really know. I'm new at actually having a younger sister too. But, from what I do know, I can tell you the both of you will probably fight. You'll probably be awake for some nights when Hinata-chan cries. At times, you'll probably be so fed up that you wished you weren't a big brother. But, when she smiles for the first time, or crawls for the first time. Or even walks or talks for the first time, it will be worth it. To know you helped a life survive in this dark family, that is a great thing."
Hiro nodded, not quite sure if he completely understood Momiji, but taking the advice for once in his life.
"I guess what I really am trying to say is, be patient. I know its hard, and I know with the curse gone it will be harder still, but in the end, being able to hug your baby sister when she scrapes a knee or cries going to her first day of school is the best feeling in the world."
Hiro nodded, finding that tears were running down his own eyes. He felt foolish, but he couldn't help it. It was this curse, the one that was breaking even as they spoke. It was so complicated, so many emotions cam from it both directly and indirectly. Hiro really had all the reason in the world to cry.
Wiping away tears angrily, Hiro blinked, surprised to see Momiji was crying too, and not from laughing at him either.
"That's the last thing." Momiji said, wiping his own tears. "Never be afraid to cry. For your sister or because of it, never be afraid. In the end, I know you will make beautiful memories with Hinata-chan. Ones that you'll both keep forever in all of your heart. And, I will too. I'll never forget my memories I'll have with Momo. And, even if she does forget, I'll remember for the both of us. You should do that too."
Hiro nodded, and without a word got up. Leaving, Hiro just nodded his gratitude. Momiji saw this and smiled, the wordless thanks more than enough for him. "By the way." the elder male started, voice still a bit teary. "I wasn't joking about Kisa. I think she would love to go somewhere with you."
At that, the door slammed shut, causing Momiji to laugh. On the other side of the door, Hiro was doing the same.
Jokess-
I have no idea why I wrote that. Or, if there was even a point. Even so, I lie the story. I believe it is a nice happy story for once in my writing career. That, and I had this idea in the back of my head. So, I hope you enjoyed.