Incandescence

Ember

2018

"Emilio hurry up! We're gonna be late!" Ivan called out his brother hurrying outside into their brand new car they finally bought midsummer, which they baptized as "Black Panther" just as he ignited the car, Emilio came running out of the house with a single strap of his backpack placed upon his shoulder.
"Don't you dare to leave me like last time!" He exclaimed at his twin, who just laughed mischievously, the mother of the twins followed them outside
"Emilio!" The boy turned around encountering his mother "Your mittens" she handed her the fingerless black leather gloves with a smile, he hugged his mother, thanking her before getting in the car. His brother going at full speed, the boy taken by surprise.

The engineers of the car roaring wildly as they went through the road "Woah, Ivan slow down"
"Oh don't be such a kid bro. It's just a little speed and besides is on you" Emilio shook his head chuckling as he decided to put the mittens on adjusting them perfectly to his hands. Ivan could not help but look at them and grimace, if there was something he couldn't stand was the fact that his brother had to hide part of who he was, since for Ivan it did not make the slightest difference. Emilio would always be his brother and he loved him no matter what.

Emilio caught the younger's twin glance and smiled "Ivan..." he taunted playfully
"I just don't get it, you don't need those, you're not an animal"
"They're to protect all of you. You know that better than anyone" he pointed out making a reference to the small marks at the side of Ivan's forehead.

He huffed while looking straight to the road "That was an accident! You shouldn't be hiding who you are cause of it! We all screw up, Imperium or not"

Emilio could not help the smile that flashed upon his lips as his younger brother spoke, in times like this he was grateful to have someone like him. It simply made it seem like nothing could ever be that bad, and in some ways Ivan had always been the hope, he always managed to believe in the best part of people.
He was the type of person that would believe in you when no one else would.

So he looked over at his brother with a wide smile upon his face, and he simply chuckled

"What's so funny?" Ivan questioned
"Nothing, I just wish the rest of the world was like you"

Both twins parked and ran inside the school, luckily for them there wasn't any teacher at the time. The pair found this strange as they shared a glance.

"Why isn't the teacher here?"
"He's not coming" a boy with glasses and military like shortcut said. 

"I'm out then" Ivan shrugged simply, turning around and calmly leaving the classroom, his twin clumsily following a few steps behind 

"Hey! Ivan wait!" He called his brother out, who finally slowed down the pace so Emilio could caught up with him. He teasingly smiled as his twin glared annoyingly at him

"Aren't you supposed to be the one in best shape? You know, with the royal thing and all?" He mocked, making emphasis on the word "royal" even when he knew the mistake was obvious, he simply did it cause he found somewhat amusing to get under Emilio's skin.

"Imperial you dumbass" he retorted quite bothered with that old joke "and you're lucky I'm wearing the mittens and can't kick your ass" Ivan scoffed 

"Please" he rolled his eyes and Emilio took a firm and purposely loud step, flashing for minute, the natural tangerine shade of his orbs, that shined brightly causing his younger brother to twitch as he got caught off guard. "God, I hate when you do that" he breathed out and Emilio responded with a simple laugh.