A side story, you guys! This one takes place a few days after the accident. I hope he doesn't sound like a pervert... I definitely don't want him to be one! XD Enjoy :)

I don't own Brothers Conflict. But you can comfort me by rating and reviewing :D

A few days later – Side Subaru

A familiar figure materialized in his mind, hazy breathing and heavy stare that made him slightly dizzy… moreover, that soft, wet hair of hers… Her innocent chocolate brown eyes blinking at him curiously.

It even managed to fluster him in his imagination.

He felt the blood rush down on his already flushed cheeks as he threw the ball, and the ball as if an impression of his feelings, missed the basket.

"Argh." He wiped his face from the inside of his shirt, covering his face from the world to see. His cheeks were the display of his embarrassment… only embarrassment. Nothing else.

Then why did that face always seem to pop in his head?

He caught the ball and threw it in a vain attempt again towards the basket, which bounced off the rim and hit the net outside the boundary.

"Fuck." He pushed his hair back in an attempt to calm himself down. He had to focus. Coach hadn't been especially happy with him these days. He was screwing it. Screwing it real hard.

It was all because of her, she was the cause of this… change.

Subaru has always been wary of change. Change was always positive and negative. But change also made every person wary of its consequences. Logic. It was human nature.

He wasn't sure of this change… it stirred him, in the strangest ways.

Subaru walked to the ball, clutching it to himself closer as an act of comfort and walked to the bench, grabbing the bottle of water and gulping it down in one go.

He had been living a fairly simple life, after distancing himself from the brother he was the closest to — Natsume. His only focus was basketball, a thirst driving him, to prove Natsume that he could shine with the love of his basketball and make a career out of it. Everything damned, his life was all about basketball. Who cared about girls?

Until he met her.

Hinata Ema… Asahina Ema.

Subaru's nose crinkled. She was not his sister in blood. In fact, he would never look at her the way a brother would. He didn't think so. Not that he hated or disliked her. She was quite a welcome addition to their family.

Ema was a girl that aroused curiousness… suddenly entering into our family, managing to capture his attention with her doe-like chocolate brown eyes and mysterious aura. That was a first for him. He snorted, he had many firsts after he had met Ema.

But he was awkward with girls, it made him painfully timid to be around girls. He behaved the same with her. She was a girl after all, and to be blunt, you cannot feel brotherly towards a girl after you've just met her, unless you're a homo or into celibacy.

Her long brown hair shone with blonde highlights, which Subaru was curious about because they looked so natural. He wanted to touch them. She had a sharp nose with lips so plump… and pink… and her slender neck…

He was driving himself to insanity. He grabbed his duffel bag, thrust everything inside it and made way for home. He promised his little brother that he would play with him. He must be waiting for him.

Yet his mind dived back to his original trail of thought.

Subaru, in any case, was totally inexperienced when it came to girls. Ema brought a change which was unfamiliar to him. It made him uncomfortable, sure. He had observed the change. He had seen Tsubaki blabbering nonsense in the excitement of having a new sister, and Masaomi's careful arrangement of everything to make Ema satisfied and comfortable. He had also seen Kaname finish his work earlier that day just to have a glimpse of the girl who had just managed to change the ways of the house in one week.

But that night. That night changed everything. More like he realized what the intrigue was all about.

Subaru came from a jog that morning. Of course, he wouldn't miss jog for the world. It filled him with energy and made him active. It was the start of the day for him.

He walked back from the kitchen after drinking a glass of cold water, walking upstairs so he could have a nice, cold shower.

Subaru was distracted from his thoughts as he saw a bottle rolling in front of him, looking up in alarm as a figure rammed into him.

"Ow!"

"Yah!"

Subaru clenched his eyes shut at the impact of the fall, which would surely make a bruise later. Hair covered his face, going in his mouth as he blew them out. Long wet hair… feminine scream… it could be Hikaru…

But denial had its limits.

It was Ema, of course.

Ema made a soft noise at the back of her throat as she struggled to steady herself, suddenly making him aware of every curve of her body, even through the towel, which was pressing against him. She finally pulled her hair from his face, and it was enough to remove the doubt from his mind.

It really was Ema.

Her partly dried hair fell down on his chest, pushed to the side. The dim light of the stairs allowed Subaru to see certain features of her face and her lip that she was biting. Her neck, where drop seemed to be clinging as if begging to be wiped by his lips… and down her neck, her collarbone, her…

Subaru clenched his fists.

At that moment… she… looked undeniably desirable.

Subaru shook his head. He won't let himself think anymore about this. It was the first time to be in a close proximity to a girl, that's what it was. Nothing more. He wasn't used to girls. It made sense that way.

She was bringing a change… change which he wasn't sure was negative or positive. But it was going to affect all of them.

"Subarun!" Wataru hollered excitedly, hugging his leg as it was the only part he could reach.

"Wataru," Subaru replied with a smile, patting his hair, "Wanna play games outside?"

"Uhmmm!" Wataru nodded excitedly, waving back to Ema, who stood by the door.

He looked back at Ema. Both of them blushed, unable to look at each other's eyes.

"B-Bye." Ema mumbled awkwardly.

Subaru nodded once, eager to get away.

Next Chapter... Vacation!