Card Captor Quatre - In My Brother's Eyes -A GW/CCS fusion part 6 ----------------------------------------- I cock my head to the side, a small whimpering sound from my brother's room capturing my attention. Hn, sounds as if the little kaijuu is having another nightmare. I reach out with my senses, absently adjusting my school regulation tie. Souka...a prophetic dream eh? This could be interesting. I swiftly shrug into my school jacket and scoop up my bag, walking stealthily to my brother's room. I can hear him and the stuffed toy discussing his dream...something about a kid with weird eyebrows? *blink* That sounds like a certain teacher I know.... *smirk* I wonder if they're related? I bet Quatre's little friend Wufei would be interested to know. *toothy grin* (1) Anyway, it's about time to bother the kaijuu. One must not forget to do one's brotherly duties, after all. * * * * * "O-Oniichan!" Quatre yelps, eyes panicked. I could practically see the gears turning as he frantically wonders if I've seen or heard anything. I play it cool, not letting him see that I suspect anything. Ha! 007, eat your heart out! *preens* "Hn, what were you babbling about, chibi? I thought I heard your voice earlier." "Nothing, oniichan," he mutters, not meeting my eyes. "I just had a weird dream." "Souka. Just as I thought." I drew myself up, looking tall and imposing. (I could tell my brother was suitably impressed.) "I guess it was just a kaijuu making noise after all." "N-nani?!?" he yells, eyes shooting up to glare at me. "Mou! You take that back!" I smirk at him, snatching up the ridiculous-looking camel sitting stiffly on his bed. "Yadda." The camel starts sweating. My hands tighten, _juuuust_ a bit. *insert evil laughter here* I could feel the entire house shaking as my brother stomps over to me, flames of outraged fury in his eyes. "O-nii-chan!!!" I tsk, shaking the petrified camel in his face. "Such a noisy little kaijuu." I toss the stuffed toy at him - carefully, of course, I don't believe in senseless violence (2) - and saunter out of the room. "You'd better hurry up, chibi. Breakfast's ready." The door slams satisfyingly behind me. Brotherly duties done, I smugly head down towards the kitchen. * * * * * I push off on my bike, gleefully ignoring the huffy cries of "Wait!" from behind me. *swishswishswishswish* My brother skates frantically to catch up. Hmm, he sounds a bit heavier today....I turn my head, looking him over with a critical eye. There is a suspicious bulge in the region of his little stomach. "You ate too much for breakfast again, didn't you?" I shake my head and faced the road ahead of me. "You're going to turn into a butter- ball at this rate, chibi. A fat kaijuu." I snort, imagining a round little ball of Quatre bouncing down the stairs. He turns red in the face, scowling up at me. "Oniichan!!!" he wails. I wince as his voice reaches glass-shattering heights. I subtly pedal faster, quickly turning the corner. * * * * * *notices reader's raised eyebrows* Don't look at me like that! *scowls* You'd make a strategic retreat as well, if you had _that_ screeching in your ear! *huffily goes back to ignoring said reader* ^_^;;; * * * * * I catch a glimpse of Duo waiting for me under the sakura tree. He's leaning back, face upturned, dancing rays of sunlight gilding his features in golden radiance. My mood suddenly lifts, for some strange reason. (3) "Oi, Duo!" I greet him, lifting one hand as I slow down. He turns, violet eyes meeting mine. "Ohayou, Heero!" he replies, smiling. Quatre suddenly comes careening around the corner, nearly crashing into us. Duo drops his bag and lunges forward, catching him before he kisses the ground. "Quatre-chan! Daijoubu?" he asks worriedly. I examine my brother closely as well, checking him over for any injuries. Fortunately for the EasyGlide Skate Company (TM), he is unharmed. No need to hack into their files and crash their servers then. Hn. They got off easy this time. (4) * * * * * Back in Heero's room, the shiny laptop on his desk sighs in disappointment. * * * * * I scowl down at my panting brother, nudging him softly in the side with one foot. "Baka. You should be more careful." He gives me a sheepish grin, then stands up, holding on to Duo as he wobbles slightly. For one reason or the other, my eyes focus on that grasping hand. I suppress the sudden urge to swat it away. Thankfully, the other two do not notice my preoccupation. Duo sets Quatre on his feet, then asks him if he had had a nice dream last night. "Dream?" Quatre blinks. I snort, drawing their attention. "No sweet dreams for the chibi last night, Duo. I could hear him making noises all the way from my room." I shake my finger at my little brother. "Just like a kaijuu, all right." "Oniichan!" he stomps on my foot indignantly. I grunt, trying valiantly not to show how much that had hurt. The kaijuu really _had_ been putting on weight. Duo gives me a warning look. Ch'. A guy can't even harass his own little brother around here. He turns back towards Quatre. "Maybe it's a prophetic dream then." "Eh?" *blink* "That's what Rashid said," he mumbles. "Rashid?" Duo gets an adorably confused look on his face. * * * * * !!! *the readers look at each other, mouthing the word 'adorable' incredulously* Ack! Backtrack! I _did not_ just say that! ... *skeptical looks* Okay, so maybe I did. *mutters* Not that it's any of _your_ business. *pulls at already messy hair* Gah, what is _wrong_ with me?!? *one helpful reader opens his mouth to reply* Don't. Answer. That. *loud grinding of teeth* *the readers draw back, suitably cowed* Hn. * * * * * Duo shakes his confusion off and continues his conversation with the chibi. "Actually, I had a prophetic dream last night too. I dreamt that I had pancakes and bacon and scrambled eggs and ham and toast and cereal and milk for breakfast, and I really did!" "Honto?" Quatre asks, eyes going wide in admiration. "Mochiron! (5)" Duo replies proudly. I lean closer to Duo and whisper in his ear. "Duo, you have that for breakfast everyday." "Hush, you," he mock-growls back. I smirk and move away, starting off towards school once more. Duo sure smelled nice though.... * * * * * ~tsuzuku~ (1) In case it's not obvious, I cast Treize as Terada-sensei, and Wufei as Rika-chan (Rika-chan is Sakura's classmate, who's completely in love with Terada-sensei). As icky as it may sound to some of you, there are definite hints that Terada-sensei returns her affections. Oooh! Subplot! *snicker* And if you're wondering how Heero knows all this about Quatre's class- mates, seeing as he's in high school and they're in elementary school, let's just say that he takes surveillance measures to new heights. *sweatdrops* (2) *gives Heero an incredulous look* Goldster: Heero, do the words "Self destruct" and "Complete overkill" mean anything to you? Heero:.... Goldster: *superior look* I _thought_ so. (3) Someone's taking a mighty long trip in Egypt, isn't he? *smirk* (4) Unlike the 127 other times, ne, Heero-kun? Quatre was very clumsy when he started....Suffice it to say, the EasyGlide Skate Company (TM) suffered through 127 mysterious server crashes during its first year of operation. ^_^ (5) "Of course!"