Title: What is "Right"? (1.5/7)
Author: Jen
Pairing: RyuShin (Ryutaro x Shintaro)
Genre: Fluff, Romance, & Angst
Rating: PG
Words: 1127
Summary: Ryutaro hits puberty and realizes that his affection for his younger brother isn't so brotherly.
Notes: You must be wondering what's 1.5. Well... each chapter was meant to have both POV's but I kinda messed up? LOL xD Oh well. So now you know how each chappy ish formatted. First Ryutaro's POV and then Shintaro's. xD I just feel that it's necessary. xD Plus I believe Shintaro's POV makes it all cuter. xP
Comments are really appreciated! xD
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Chappy 1 Shintaro's POV
10 years old! I still remember it clearly... one of my most memorable ones. I woke up today energized and got surprised, seeing the pretty glittery shiny streamers and floating balloons. "Uwaah~!" I exclaimed, bouncing to the table.
Mommy and daddy had huge grins on their faces as I rushed forward, hugging them tightly. After breaking away, I looked around for my brother, who came down with a grumpy face. He always has that face anyway.
So eventually, after eating breakfast, everyone began to sing "Happy Birthday." I was so hyper and excited about the cake mostly, along with the presents I was going to receive. My cheeks started to hurt from smiling too much but I couldn't help it.
I remember nii-chan staring at me weirdly. I wonder why... maybe he was proud of me for being 10 years old now? I dunno... but all I knew was my heart felt all weird with him doing that...
And that wasn't the only time that happened. The jumpy feeling in my heart. It happened during that same day that I saw Chinen-kun sitting on Yuto-kun's lap. He looked really happy on the taller boy's lap, cuddling like that. I wanted to do the same! But who could I do it with was what I asked myself. I didn't have any close friends at that time so when I saw nii-chan, I decided on him.
I just wanted to know how it felt, okay? It seemed... nice and fun! Hopefully nii-chan won't mind...
Using my epic ninja skills, I sneaked inside Ryutaro's room quietly and cried out, "Nii-chan!"
Ryutaro let out a groan and yelled at me... "Shintaro! You made me lose the chance in capturing my favorite legendary Pokemon!"
I didn't mean to... not at all. So when he did yell at me, it caught me by surprise. Like an arrow had struck my chest. I tried my best not to easily cry but I could feel my eyes stinging with tears. "S-sorry..." I stuttered, ready to leave the room already and emo on my bed.
"No... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to take my anger out on you..." Ryutaro apologized with a gentle expression and soothing tone.
I managed to hold back my tears and nodded. At least nii-chan apologized... I grabbed the sheets and climbed onto Ryutaro's bed. "It's okay... but why is nii-chan angry?" I questioned him, cocking my head to the right. I was still a bit paranoid that my brother would snap at me again. He had unreadable eyes and I wasn't sure if he got mad at me again or what.
Ryutaro shifted a bit, clutching his GameBoy. "Because I tried so many times to capture Moltres and failed..." was his explanation. I admit. I would probably react the same way if I couldn't capture that awesome Moltres. Though I preferred Articuno but it was still legendary! "Let me try!" I exclaimed, somehow believing that I could magically do it when Ryutaro couldn't. I wanted to be better than nii-chan.
"Sure!" Yay! I was so glad he agreed. I snatched the GameBoy away but not before settling myself on my brother's lap. Yes, I did it without warning. I was sorta expecting Ryutaro to shove me away but he didn't so I assumed it was okay.
Nii-chan's lap was really comfy, almost as if he was cotton candy... candy... I want some now. I'll get some later after attempting to catch Moltres! Once Moltres's HP was low, I used the Ultra balls that Ryutaro owned. That was when I noticed that my brother was still a bit tense. And not doing what Yuto was doing with Chinen earlier that day.
I twisted my body and frowned. "Why aren't you putting your arms around me?" Ryutaro stared at me as if I was crazy, which I knew I wasn't. Wasn't it logical to do that? Doesn't everyone do that? I continued waiting, patience thankfully at my side.
"Umm..." Ryutaro finally made a sound. Though that patience faded away quickly as it came. Without his consent, I held his hands and put them so they were around my waist. I went back in using the Ultra balls, wanting the stupid Pokemon to stop popping out of the ball. Why couldn't it just stay in there?
At the same time, I was thinking that this was indeed nice. And that I should do it more often. Nii-chan was very warm... and my heart felt the same way, too. It was just something about him that made me feel safe and a bit sleepy.
I was going to give up on the Moltres after using the last item. But then it actually stayed in there. I gazed at it for a moment before going, "Nii-chan! Nii-chan! I did it!" I was so proud of myself. My body moved on its own and I could hear myself squealing so loud out of happiness and throwing my arms around his neck, hugging him tightly.
I should've let go after but decided not to. Nii-chan felt like a fluffy, soft pillow that provided heat. From there, I ranted about random stuff that happened... mostly complaints about how complicated the dances were but also how I spent time with Taiga and Anderson and the reason why I sat on Ryutaro's lap in the first place. Nii-chan merely answered with short replies. He's a really good listener, isn't he? Eventually, my mind grew hazy and my eyelids began to droop. I yawned, small tears coming out of my eyes. My words grew as murmurs as dreamland took over...
I had a strange dream. Nii-chan started to ignore me and only talked when needed. My heart hurt since I didn't know what I did wrong. He just wasn't the same anymore...
I became conscious when a tingly feeling was on my lips for some reason... and when I woke up, still half asleep, I saw that nii-chan had his head turned. "Nii-chan?" I called out, wondering what he was doing.
"Go sleep in your room," my brother told me all of a sudden.
I wanted to ask why but decided on an alternative. "Can't I sleep here?" I felt like going back to sleep in Ryutaro's warm bed...
"No." Nii-chan glowered at me and I was surprised. Earlier, he was fine. What happened? "You're not a baby anymore."
What he said last made me feel hurt. I lowered my head, feeling tears threatening to come out. I didn't understand how nii-chan could be nice and then mean at the next second. I was scared that my dream would come true.
So I left the room with a heavy heart when I truly wanted to go back there and snuggle with nii-chan and sleep in his arms...