"What If Luke And Clive Were Brothers?" | | AU

|The Clocktower Kidnapping | Part 1

"Clive? Please wake up.."

Shaking his older brother gently, little Luke tried his best to ignore the raging storms that stricken throughout the stormy night.

It took a short while to get the older one to wake up. Clive tiredly looked at his younger brother who was hiding close to his body, underneath the blankets; shaking as if terrified for his life. He could hear his little one's whimper every time a thunderstruck.

It took few seconds for everything to click into Clive's brain.

"Luke? You want to sleep with me again?"

He got a little murmur as a response. "Yes please..."

Moving his hands to grab his little brother to get under the blanket properly, Clive shifted closer to Luke and kissed his forehead sweetly to try and calm the boy down after he fixed the blanket over them both.

It took a few minutes to get Luke to calm down from the storm just to end up dreaming away. Still sleepy, Clive looked over at the other and saw how Luke almost resembled a tiny kitten cuddling in a warm, fluffy blanket.

"I may end up passing out of your cuteness, my dearest brother. Please rest now happily in your dreams." The elder brunette smiled softly at his brother before it turned into a frown.

Luke never used to be scared of a weather such as a storm. Clive remembered the events that took place 7 days ago which caused the poor child to act this way.

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It all began on Monday. The city of London was foggier than ever that day yet the people continued their daily lives normally.  Just by the old clock shop, Cogg and Spring were helping Luke out of the door since he was carrying quite a lot of stuff for school.

Clive remembered Luke telling him the day before he was going to a big project event at school and his classmates needed his assistance. As the two elders helpfully carried some items to the Laytonmobile where the boy's mentor was waiting for them, a hand was placed on Luke's shoulder that caused to boy to sharply turn around, only to be greeted to his older brother, Clive.

From the cold expression his brother was making at him, it made Luke feel a little uneasy.

"My my...It is indeed rude to not even say 'farewell' nor hug your elder brother. Wouldn't you agree so, Luke?" Clive spoke. Even though he had an unkind look, there was no venom in his words.

"O-oh! I'm sorry, Big brother. I didn't mean to ignore you, my thoughts were occupied on my project today."

He saw the elder smile with a hint of a tease.

"Oh? How precious can you even be, little one~?"

"Shush!" Luke began to pout in annoyance whilst his brother chuckled at his action. A horn was heard behind them. Turns out the horn came from Flora, who was sitting next to the Professor in the front seat was getting frustrated at how slow the two boys were taking.

"Clive! Stop teasing your brother and let him get in the car already. We have to get to his school within 10 minutes!" The Reinhold cried out.

Hershel wasn't so shocked with her behaviour but was quite embarrassed she had to push him away just to use the car's horn. It's quite embarrassing for the poor man.

When reminded how long he has left to arrive at school in time, both brothers rushed with Luke's items to the car and safely placed it in the back seat, making sure there was enough space for the little boy to sit down on one of the free seats.

Once everything was set, Luke gave a small hug to his brother before getting in the car and began to wave happily while the Laytonmobile drove away.