Incandescence

Just a little secret

All day long Emilio had been uneasy, he vaguely spoke about the dinner he had with Athena's parents and in a first instance Ivan tried to lay it off, he was probably just shaken up and needed some space, but days passed and Emilio seemed to draw him further apart, somehow closing off to talk to his twin brother. Which of course was not beneficial to his duties, how did Emilio expect for Ivan to be able to protect him if he wasn't telling him what was going on?

On the other hand, he could understand to a certain extent Emilio's drifting, he wasn't used to needing anyone to protect him, he was far too independent to have someone behind his back in every instance, but this situation demanded such thing, besides; Ivan would always look for his brother's best interests, so that's why-after days and irritated with his twin's behavior he decided to take the matter in his own hands.

The twins were on his room doing her own stuff, Emilio was using the laptop and Ivan was on his phone but by the corner of the eye he could see his foot fidgeting, he shifted positions on the chair slightly, he was biting his nails and even though he was looking directly into the screen he seemed distracted and his shoulders were slightly upwards, tense.

"Spill it" Ivan blurted out, Emilio turned the chair and looked at his brother trying to play dumb but he knew his guardian could see and feel through his mask "Or do I have to get it out of you?" He questioned, his tone remarked his anger, making the older twin gulp

"Please don't" he begged trying to stand up but his brother's reflexes were quicker as he put a hand up and chained his brother to the chair with unbreakable shadows.

Ivan slowly walked up towards his petrified twin who kept trying to jiggle out of his powers and obviously he had no successful response whatsoever.

"Just tell me what is it Emilio" he whispered again but Emilio still remained silent, he sighed and placed his palm over the crown of his head and inspected his twin's memories, he could tell Emilio was trying to block him out but it was useless, especially after he saw the general's face.

Shaken up by the sudden discovery, Ivan immediately pulled away and Emilio had to look into Ivan's eyes and see what he had done, Ivan was staring at his brother and hurt flashed on his features, his face fell and he was full with disbelief as he entered a stage of denial, he was so self-absorbed in his confusion that the shadows that held onto Emilio dissipated.

With a broken heart he stood up and tried to reach out to him, but Ivan quickly slapped his hand away as the tears started to gather beneath his eyes.

"I've done everything to protect you from that man and you mean to tell me not only is he your girlfriend's dad, but you lied to me about it? Do you want to die?!" He exclaimed and Emilio shook his head fiercely "I've put my soul and body into ensuring your safety and you're just playing the target!"

"No one asked you to!" Emilio snapped

"I don't look after you for an obligation, I'm not your bodyguard I'm your twin so excuse me if I don't wanna dig a hole in the backyard to bury you in! But if that's much of problem to you then maybe I should be dead!"

After such statement Ivan stormed off and Emilio followed him outside calling out his name at the top of his lungs and the younger twin, tired of his brother vanished into thin air, Emilio ran his fingers through his blond hair and cursed the wind, this was exactly what he intended to avoid but misery always seemed to be a step ahead of him.

Startled in the mix of emotions he felt, his mind led him to the only place where he felt safe, somehow, he ended up on Camille's porch, he sat there with his arms laying low and silently crying, he felt so betrayed and frustrated his mind went blank.