A gentle beeping reached my sensitive ears through a fog of other nonsense, most of it white noise, bringing me back to reality.
I kept my eyes closed in confusion, waiting until I could feel the rest of my body to take inventory of what was still there.
I remembered vaguely walking away from some people, but absolutely nothing else.
My head was killing me, and it felt as though somebody was trying to crush my chest.
Where am I…? Who am I…? I thought through the cotton shield in my head, trying to remember anything, really, but nothing came.
After what seemed like an eternity, I decided to open my eyes and see for myself what place I was in.
Ignoring the pain that practically ripped my eyelids back down, I cracked them open just enough to make out vague shapes and outlines.
Fuzzy dots moved around my vision, blotting out almost everything in the dully lit room, but I could still see through squinted eyes a small, calming space around the pristine, warm sheets surrounding me, wrapping my aching, heavy body in a gentle embrace.
I began to notice more and more sensations, such as the comfortable pillow my head was sunk into, along with the opposite feelings, such as the dull, throbbing, painful itch of broken bones underneath thick, cushioning bandages.
My ribs felt as though each of them had been broken, my face felt swollen and numb, my legs were as if a boulder had smashed the knee caps, and everything was layered underneath sedatives and pain-killers.
I lifted a single hand to my temple rubbing it through the wrappings, trying to remember who I was.
"Ah, I see you are already awake, nii-san," mumbled a voice from my right.
Groggily, I turned my head to see the blurry figure of a green-haired person in the doorway.
He seemed so familiar, and yet… I couldn't remember who he was.
"Who are you…?" I slurred, tongue feeling like lead, and then added "Who… who am I…"
"Huh?" started the guy, seeming a bit shocked, but then realization crossed his clearing-up face, and he chuckled lightly "Ah, I see. That fall must have given you quiet the shake-up, brother."
"B-… brother…?" I mumbled, allowing my eyes to slide back shut slowly and then open sluggishly, dropping my hand back down to my side.
He sort of floated to the side of my bed, and popped a sucker in his mouth quickly before replying "Yes, brother. You are Rin. I am your brother Amaimon."
A sort of smirk crossed his face, and he then added to his explaination "We are both demons."
My eyes widened, and I stuttered "N-no! I-I may not reme-remember anyth-thing, but I-I'm human!"
Somehow, I knew that demons were horrible, humans were good, and what each of those was, but I could not think of anything else through the ruckus in my brain.
I soon became hysterical; the shock of just waking up and being given the information taking its fast toll, and Amaimon quickly rested his hands on my shoulders, worry flashing in his eyes as he held me from harming myself.
"Rin! Calm down! It's okay! You just woke up, and I know that you are frightened and confused, but you have to calm down! Please!"
Somehow, my mind told me how wrong it was for "Please" to come from the green-haired demon's mouth, and I stopped the thrashing I did not know I was doing.
His arms wrapped around me in a sort of hug, and he whispered sadly "Rin, I almost lost my little brother. I need to take care of you! What sort of big brother would I be to let my brother die at the hands of pitiful humans that don't disserve to have any part in your life? You may not remember them, but I do. Those wretched humans, telling you lies… saying that you are a weak, tiny human… I am going to take care of you."
As I came down from the shock, I began to feel so, so tired…
All that I wanted to do was sleep until the pain dissipated, and edged away into bitter nothingness.
As I began to fall down into gossamer slumber, I registered a voice telling me as my "brother" let go and walked away, "Rin, you are not human. You are a demon and my brother. Now sleep, because I will give you the life that you rightfully deserve…"
Then, gentle dark pulled the curtain over my eyes.
A/N
No, this is not a pairing story!
It is a story about the demon brothers, Rin and Amaimon.
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