Truths Hide In Shadows

Chapter 9

"Wow! Really?" Eraser almost fell off the couch, laughing his butt off!

"My brother never acts like that!" Marvel held his stomach from laughing too hard, a shaky smirk on his lips.

After their classes, the blond was told-via email-because his bro is old school like that-that his brother had to cancel for the day, it was about his job or something.

"Yeah, but it was adorable! And his hair!" Celly could almost feel the silky smoothness of the hair once more. "It was almost softer than silk, even with the knots!" 

This gave the other two more ammunition to just tease the popular jock. He was honestly making it too easy for them.

"You touched my brother's hair?" The two snickered as their friend blushed slightly.

"Oh, shut up." He grumbled, looking away.

"Whatever." The twin chuckled, a knowing smirk on his pink lips.

The three got a game set up and just started to play. It was easy as it was just them three.

"Hey, why's Hall so distant? In your pictures he looked to be the social one." The rainbow haired player asked, his eyes darting to an old family photo.

It was of Halluciv, who was wearing bright blues and whites instead of the deep purples and blacks, jumping onto his twin with a bright smile; his bright indigo eyes were several shades darker, almost making them black, but they were full of life and wonder, everything a child should have. The young Marvel held a scowl as his deep blue, almost black eyes shone with love and caution. He wore mostly sunny yellows and light oranges, his blond hair mostly a light, honey brown. The other twin's hair was similar, just about half a shade darker. Behind the two was a family of smiling snowmen and women. You could almost hear the laughter and childish scolding if you stared at it for long periods of time. It seemed so peaceful really...

"I... I don't know..." The blond paused the game, looking at the old photo. There was an old yearning in his bright eyes, a yearning for the past. "He's been distant to me since we were eleven... His energy levels became haywire, slept in class, only wanting to take a nap instead of studying or playing, getting his normal energy back during the night... He wasn't himself anymore..." 

The other two gave the twin a sorrow filled look. Both Eraser and Xcellence knew what it was like to lose a connection with a close sibling, one from death and another from running away.

"What happened," One of the other boys asked, his grey eyes filled with sadness.

The blond shrugged, his eyes shining with unshed tears.

"Don't know... I-It just happened... A couple days after we turned eleven, he started changing... Slowly it was the addiction of sweets, then it went to his sleep cycle... After that he started hanging out with some random kid, spending hours at their house... Some days he'd come home with a few bruises and say it was from a bully, even though no one would hurt him... After a bit, he just became a nerd... Studying endlessly, rarely ever sleeping at night... He just... He just pulled away..." 

The three sat there in silence, tears threatening to fall from Marvel's eyes. He just wanted his twin back... He wanted his brother to trust and love him again... He wanted to know his brother was alright, that his brother wasn't hurt... He truly did care for the smaller...

"Come on... Let's forget about this... I shouldn't have brought it up." Eraser whispered, putting a comforting hand on his friend's shoulder.

Nothing was said as he unpaused the game. There wasn't anything to say.