Her Worries

After the Familiar pet forest episode. Our daily life comeback to normal. I wake up early, preparing for school, making breakfast for my family with Asia helping me 'Well, not really helpful but at least she getting better each time after she fail. There is a progress.', eat breakfast together, walk to school together, went to our class, listening to a boring class, then went home together. Nothing new suppose to happen but something did happen and I don't know when this happen.

"Did something happen between the two of you?" I finally ask as seeing both my brother and Asia seems to looking each other awkwardly. They look at me in surprise like they don't realise that I stand behind them the whole time. They look embarrassed and start to shutter some weak excuse.

I sigh as they don't make sense to me and besides I don't really care what happen. "Let's just hurry home. I still need to make some dinner before reviewing for tomorrow quiz."

This seems to snap them out their own embarrassment. "What!" My brother yell while Asia let out a small panicked gaps. I look at them with deadpanned expression while holding the need to sigh. "Calm down. I will teach both of you for tomorrow test."

My brother and Asia let out a bright smile that look like a child given a christmas present. The thing that make me love them is this kind of trait. Both of them wear their heart on their sleeve. There's no deception or scheme involve. This is why I trust them more than anyone.

Then we went home after eating dinner we begun our study group like what I promised to them. As usual my brother stumbled a bit on difficult question but after I give him a hint he manage to solve it on his own. My brother is smarter that what he looks that's why he still manage to keep up with the Kuoh's demanded quality.

Asia is a bit different because she used to live in the church. Her outside world knowledge is very limited, but Asia was a bright girl. She easily keep up with her peers with little trouble.

We then review all the material for the exam until midnight. Asia was the first one to succumb to sleep. Asia let out a cute yawn and then unfocused nodding her head trying to keep awake. My brother is no different, he barely able to keep his eyelids open.

I saw that this study is enough and it will be pointless if I force it. "Let's end it here Nii-san. Both of you already to tired to continue. Besides as long as both of you remember what we study today then you'll past tomorrow exam with ease." I stand up and pick Asia up in bridal position.

If Asia awake she might frail in embarrassment but now she too sleepy to register that fact. "I will take her to her room. Nii-san just need to go back to your own room and sleep for today."

My brother give me a drowsy nod before walking back to his room and the way he stumbled a bit but it's not that much a problem. I walk up upstairs while carrying Asia and open up her room. I lay her down on her bed and warp her with a blanket to keep her warm for the night. Asia has not once awaken by my action but instead she let out a cute mumble as she cling to the blanket that I give.

I give her a small smile as I wish her to have a good night sleep and start to walk back to my own room. But then I felt something on the hallway towards my room. "This feeling of unnatural! And it's coming from Nii-san's room!"

With flash step I dash towards my brother room and inside his room I felt Rias's energy and another devil that thousands times more stronger than her. I immediately activate the seal trap that I put on my brother's room. As another additional advantage I hold my sword Reverse Site of The Sun close to her neck from behind while letting out my killing intent clearly.

"Move a bit. I will kill you. Now say, why are you in my Nii-san's room." I spoke monotone with no hesitation in my ultimatum. The now I can see female devil is tense but a bit to late as I hold the advantage of the situation.

"W-wait for a moment! She is not an enemy Iva! She is my close acquaintance!" Rias who somehow nude yell at me but I don't care what she thought this woman in front me is a threat. "Shut up. I don't speak with you, Rias. Now speak, why are you in my Nii-san's room." I said calmly as the atmosphere become cold and uneasy because the potent killing intent that I pour towards this women spilled out. I press my sword closer to her neck and draw some of her blood to prove that I'm now not willing to do some joke.

Nii-san look at me with fear because of that. But I care more about his safety that his feeling towards me. The devil before me let out a cold sweat but keep up her emotionless mask. It's no use because I can feel that she fear me because my empathy ability.

"I came to pick Rias away." A short and vague answer but I now know her objective is not my brother. I move away from her but will hold my sword close to maim her. "Leave immediately and don't you dare to come uninvited again."

She give me a stiff nod and took Rias away with her in a flash of a magic circle. After confirming that she really gone I put back my weapon to it's place and stop spilling the killing intent.

I saw my brother stare at me wide eyes. Even without my ability I can saw in his eyes that he fear me. I feel a stab of hurt from the look he give me but it was immediately washed away by Exodus Cube.

I let out a sigh as my stoic mask fell. I give him a tired look as I never going to be a human. "Please forget what just happen Nii-san. You need to sleep for tomorrow exam. Good night Nii-san." I force smile but strained to at least calm his nerve so he can sleep. Then I walk away from his room and went to my own room.

I lay on my bed and sigh once again. "He saw it. He saw my true self." With a conflicted heart I went to sleep and when I woke up this feeling will be wipe away by Exodus Cube. I cannot hold emotion like a normal human because I have a duty that was forced upon myself to fulfill.

~~~~~~~~~~ Times Skip ~~~~~~~~~~

I sit in my usual spot, a silent and calm place filled by trees and plants. Actually this place is an abandoned garden that the Kuoh Academy forgot to care. So, I used the garden for my hidden spot in the academy. Well it's not that much a secret to anyone who truly want to find me. But everyone in Kuoh Academy respect my wish to obtain this place and leave me alone in this garden unless they have a really important thing to disturb me.

Now that I think about it, how embarrassed I'm with my own action. I have purposely avoided my brother from this morning till the end of school. This childish action is so unlike me. But I know why, because I'm afraid to saw my brother reaction about my true self.

Even if Exodus Cube always erased my feelings. It cannot erased my subconscious emotions that make me myself. So, I become like the child I'm that afraid my brother anger or disappointment at me.

I release a sigh as the feeling that I felt being wash once again by the cube. I was left with an empty heart once again. Sometimes I really think 'why me?'

Why always me, why I have to bear this burden and robbed from my freedom to feel. What make me so special that the other. But no matter how many times I ask. The light never answered back because it already gone. Yes, the light was the remnants for God of the Bible. But after he entrusted me with this burden. He went away for good. After several years of research I have reach a conclusion that the God is dead. That's why the balance of this world is in chaos.

And that chaos make my new brother unable to live in peace. I grid my teeth, why my kind brother must enter the dark side of the world. It will hurt him both physically and mentally. The cube wash away my anger and hate toward the world as soon as it appears on my heart. This make me able to think calmly once again.

Only my brother can trigger my emotions because he is the one and only thing I care more than the world or myself. This path is what my beloved brother want, so I will do my best to support him in this dark path.

This the duty that I must bear for my brother to live in this world in peace. So, I can't let 'that' out in this world ever. My inner feeling no longer unstable after I sort it out. Now I can face my brother again and face all the consequences. I will protect my brother even if he hates me. This is my vow to Nii-sama.

"Nii-sama are you watching me right now?" I lay down in the garden and reach my hand up to the sky "Are you proud at what I did? I will complete my promise to you. So, you can be happy now Nii-sama." I imaging the first person that given me a purpose and love to live in that wretched world as he give me that gentle and kind smile. "Itachi Nii-sama." I mumble his name and finally lay my hand down to my side. I close my eyelids and enjoying the sunlight that past through the garden windows.

As I about to sleep in this peaceful garden, when I suddenly felt my brother intense anger and sadness through our bond as a twin. I snap my eyes open and open my obsidian eyes. All the things that hurt my brother I will eliminate it. I active the tracker that I put on my brother and warp to his place. Now which fool dare to hurt my brother.