KanamexZero

Merry Chris- Never Mind

"Merry Christmas Zero!" Yukki said as soon as I opened our door to go outside. She hugged me, in a sisterly way and I hugged back in a brotherly way. She handed me one present. "This isn't your Christmas present, it's your very very very late birthday present!" She giggled nervously. "You were so busy I never got to see you!" She said. She seen Kaname standing behind me and she hugged him too, but a side hug at that. I scolded myself for feeling a little bit jealous at the smile she got from him.

She then skipped out and away out of our sight. I shook my head and went to put the present down on the night stand. "We missed your birthday?" He asked, his are crossed as usual and his eyebrow raised. I shrugged.

"It was back in October, and I don't really celebrate it because it's not just mine and I wouldn't like someone celebrating our birthdays alone." I said quietly, knowing it made absolutely no sen-

"I get it." Never mind. "You don't like celebrating without your brother, do you?" He asked and I shook my head. He smiled at me, and I scratched the back of my head. "How the fuck can you move so easily? I'm sore and I didn't even take it." He said. I chuckled.

"I ignore it, like I'm going to do you when you ask those questions again." I said and walked by him. "Yukki is waiting." I informed as I walked out. I took a breath and looked for a place that wasn't very populated, even though there wasn't many people in the entire island. I found a small sitting area that had no one sitting there and I sat on one of the couches. There wasn't anyone around me, so I took out the small folded picture.

I looked at it and smiled fondly at the memory. It was the last Christmas I'd spent with my real family, with my mother and my father, and my brother too. He was so small, even though he was the same height as me. He was thin, and frail, but in no means weak like those bastards had said about him. I clenched my jaws. My grip tightened around the picture as well, and I had to focus on my breathing to keep it from getting erratic. My brother had been my best friend, I loved him. We would've been the best hunters in the world once I got him better.

And I could have, he would've been strong with me, he would've been good at it. He would've been better than me, but he didn't get that chance. They always said that I would be the strongest of us all, but I wasn't. He wasn't the one that needed me, I needed him. I felt complete with him. That part of me, it would always be empty. Even with Kaname, I would have that one void that could never be fully filled. I smiled a bit as I looked over and seen Kaname and Yukki carrying on and laughing like brother and sister. I folded the piece of paper up and slipped it in my pocket again.

I got up, but before I could take a step I seen a piece of paper in the floor. I picked it up, thinking it might be someone's. I turned it over and seen something I wasn't expecting. It was the same picture I'd just looked at, and I pulled it out of my pocket just to make sure that I hadn't dropped mine. I'd found another copy of my most cherished picture. I kept staring at it, looking down at it.

"Oh my goodness sir thank you so much for finding that picture for me!" A voice said, almost as if it were myself saying it. A part of me didn't want to look up, fearing that I'd misheard it, but also fearing that I'd heard it right. "Sir?"

I looked up to the voice talking and my breath hitched. His eyes widen too, and I see realization flash in his eyes. Both pictures fall and they slowly float to the ground. I slowly reached out to the man in front of me, jerking my hand back when I touched a real person. He seemed to be having the same issue as I was. The next thing I knew I took him into my arms, taking both of us by surprise. I couldn't help but squeeze his neck, fearing that it wouldn't be real if I didn't. He hugged me back, just as tightly.

"Ichiru." I said quietly. His hair, was a little longer than mine as usual. He always kept it tied back but it never failed to still get in his eyes. He was strong, physically this time. Then I took one hand of mine and reached into my pocket, slowly pulling the object out. I pulled away from the hug and put the gun to his chest, he looked at it with wide eyes. I dropped to my knees at my realization. He came down beside me.

"What is it?" He asked carefully. I clenched my fist.

"You weren't supposed to have this happen to you." I said quietly. "This was the last thing I wanted to happen to you. To become one of them, one of those creatures that-"

"Hey, Zero it's okay." He said, stopping me so I didn't get too upset, something he did for me when we were kids and I would get mad about what the others would say about him. "Mom and dad are here too." I gasped and looked around, he chuckled. "They are in the room eating breakfast. They'll be down shortly." He explained.

"Are they... You know?" He nodded sadly. I sighed. "I had hoped that it was only me that was cursed with this." I chuckled along with him shaking his head.

"We match." He said, touching my tattoo that was on my neck. He had one just like mine, except his was on his right side. I touched his as well, and it felt like we were complete again.

"Am I interrupting something?" I heard, and I looked up at Kaname. He smiled at me softly. "I can go-"

"No, it's fine. We were just talking. It's fine." I said quickly, not wanting him to leave for some reason. He laughed and shook his head. I stood up, Ichiru standing with me. "This is Kaname, my arch enemy that I hate." I said bluntly. Kaname feigned hurt.

"That's not what you said last night." He said with a smirk. I hit him on the shoulder and tried to play it off like he didn't say that. He put his arm around me. "It's nice to meet you, Ichiru." Kaname said and held his free hand out to my brother who took it and they shook hands.

"Pleasure is all mine." He replied. "I'm sure mom and dad would love to meet him, don't you think?" He looked to me with a glint. I narrowed my eyes and he smirked a bit. "I'll go get them." And he walked away. I groaned and turned to face Kaname, hiding my face in his neck. He laid his head on mine and wrapped his arms around me.

"I hate you, you know that right?"

"I hate you too."

So, I nearly cried writing about Zero's brother because I had a brother once and I would've done anything for him. He was my best friend but he is no longer with me. And a shout out to the brother/sister that I never got to meet, and while I don't know if it's real I hope he/she is in a wonderful place with all the other babies that didn't get a chance. Ily!!!