Ruthless

Sour

His gaze rests on the hand. It's holding a fork with a piece of pineapple at the tip. The hand moves the fruit to the mouth and the lips enclose it. After that, they form a smile. "They are really sweet!" Ameto turns around to his brother. "What is it?" Laito shakes his head slightly and stops staring at him. The two sit in the pavilion in the garden and eat. "Do you want some too?" Ameto leans a little towards him. "Aren't you hungry?" He asks again after Laito makes no move to eat the fruit. "Are you worried about me?" Laito asks with a grin and the younger one shrugs his shoulders. "Not really." Laito grabs Ameto's hand on an impulse. Then he puts the fork in his mouth. He licks his lips and notices his brother's chuckle. "Are you hungry?" Ameto nods his head. "Why do you ask?" Laito bites his tongue and leans towards Ameto, whose eyes widen in surprise when Laito kisses him. The taste of blood mixes with that of the pineapple and Laito pulls back again. "Ame." He winces. Laito smiles. "Can I have another pineapple?" "S-Sure!" It is silent for a while. Laito throws a bunch of grapes in his mouth. "Are you coming to school with me?" "If you want me to..." He doesn't seem all that happy about it. "Did you think I'd allow you to stay here?" Laito asks sharply. There is a pause during which while the younger one doesn't dare to look him in the eye. Laito takes his chin and turns it to himself. Ameto's eyes are closed, a somewhat fearful expression on his face. It is an exciting and at the same time undesirable situation. Inwardly the older man sighs. Then his eyes widen as he is grabbed by the shirt collar. "It's all your fault anyways!" He then seems to gain awareness of what he is doing and he lets go of his big brother immediately. "What? How? What are you talking about?" Ameto turns his back to him. "N-Nothing... I'll go to my room." Arriving there, he throws himself onto his bed and remembers a conversation that took place deep down at the bottom of the lake in his head. "Why didn't he save me? Why is that guy even here? Why didn't he warn me? Why? I'm his... so why doesn't he protect me?!" "That's unfair. It's unfair and you know it. How could he have known?" "Does it matter though?" "It does."