Chapter 4 - Brother Dearest

The Punishment
by Lady O

Disclaimer: I don't own neither of the YYH cast; I only own "the creature" and any
other characters that I may come up with.

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A Pandora box Twist


The Punishment:
4- Brother Dearest

Otouto got up still a little shock with what he saw. Rubbing his black eyes he focus on
the creature looking at him in amuse.

"So then what i saw was something that already had happened, didn't i?" Otouto asks
circling once again the golden rope to his waist.

"And i thought you were an idiot" the creature mocks.

"What happened to the child... and the baby he was carrying?" the burly man asks
hoping that the answer is not what he believed happened.

"Less talk. More work. Dog" the creature answers.

A little piss by the creature answer, Otouto continues to pull the heavy crystal box to
it's destiny. As he does, he sees the trail that the box had left behind begins to freeze.

"Can i ask you one last thing?" still puzzled, Otouto asks the creature who merely nods.

"Ask as you work, dog" the creature replies.

"Have you seen my brother around? I heard some one comment that Kurama had
planted in him some tree that had killed him; i don't believe in it, he's probably around
driving some people crazy" the burly man comments hoping that the creature could
volunteer to find him.

"Is that what you think?" the creature looks at Otouto from behind his silver mask.

"Well if he's dead, he must be here, somewhere. Maybe you brought him here,
am i right?"

The creature stops and looks at Otouto. For a second, the creature seems to be
sympathetic to the burly man. But not for long.

"Maybe" the creature responds before flying off once again.

"Why does everyone i ask something HAS to cut me off?" Otouto rants, but the
creature was already gone.

Pulling the heavy cargo, he ponders about the child he had meet. Suddenly he begins
to recall an ornament he saw on the wall of that cabin; it looked like the one that Ani
had given him years ago when he was about five; when he and Ani were the best of
friends. Long before he had meet Genkai or his beloved students. When he was the
reason that make him smile. He missed those days when Ani used to be his blanket
when he was cold; long before their fights began.

He couldn't remember what went so wrong between them. Oh, yes; he did. It was his
own jealousy. As he was growing up he noticed that his brother was attracted to some
boys whom very often stayed the night with his beloved Ani. Being a young child, the
older boys didn't seem to mind to have him around. It was in one of those occasions
that Otouto saw how those boys took his brother attention from him. At first Otouto
didn't seem to mind much until he began to pay attention to what they were doing.
He saw how happy his brother was being with them. He saw how Ani loved those
kids physics; their slightly muscular chest was more than enough to make Ani giggle
in joy. Ah, yes. The green eyed monster of jealousy began to show it's horrible face.

It was then when young Otouto pondered 'if he had a body like they do, would his
brother pay that attention to him instead?' Over the years, he began to mold his body
into the perfection that he thought would bring his Ani back; where he could embrace
him with his muscled arms. His beloved Ani would surely be pleased.
But he was wrong.
Ani had said to him that he could not love him the way that he wanted. There was a
line that brothers should not cross. Ever. It was then when a new feeling emerged deep
into Otouto's heart. It was hate.

You see, rejection is the mother of all the evil in the world. It would lure people to do
all the damage they'll never thought they could do on their own.
And Ani was on the receiving end.

After hearing Ani's words; Otouto's world stopped still. With his mighty fist, he
launched one of the most powerful punch no one ever imagine to Ani's face. It was
the first time he had hit his beloved Ani. And he felt good. He was finally in control.
Since then, every time Ani was with someone that wasn't Otouto, he'll punch him.
He finally had Ani in his grasp for himself; even if Ani like it or not.

The pain on his shoulders brought back Otouto to reality. But this pain was nothing
compare to the one in his heart. Guilt. How much he wished he had never hurt his
beloved one one can only guess.

He remembered the look of terror in his brother's eyes when he sent him flying out of
the arena at the tournament; but no one noticed how hard was for him to hide his guilt
behind his usual emotionless mask. He wondered that if he ever find him again would
he give him another chance; would he ever forgive his abuse and return to his side.
He would make him the promise of never hitting him again.
At this thought, Otouto felt a tear running down his usual cold face.

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