//------------------------------// // "Little Bro's Got A Crush On Somebody?" // Story: Double Rainbow // by MyLittleGeneration //------------------------------// I sprinted straight home, running at top speed like the devil was chasing me. Given what was waiting for me at home, however, he may as well have been. God knows what might’ve happened if I didn't report home sooner to my brother. Not that I had much time to think about that, because before I knew it, I had arrived back home! Where he was inside, waiting to chew me out... Oh goody... I opened the door, and saw my brother in his suit, sitting on the couch, glaring at me. Clearly, he was pissed off. "Where the hell were you?" he asked with a raised voice. This was something my brother did sometimes back then. When he was watching me when our parents went out for something, I'd go out, and more often than not, I didn’t come back in time. He usually yelled at me for that too. He's not an angry man who treats me like trash, though. He's a protective man who gets angry and worried when things don't go as planned. "I was just out with somebody." I answered. "Oh, really?" he asked. "And you didn’t bother telling me? What if something bad happened to you, man?" I rolled my eyes. I appreciated the fact that he cared and all, but I didn’t need him treating me like a seven year old! "Yes, I was out with somebody. And NO, nothing bad would have happened, dude! Just... chill out about it! I'm home, I'm alive and I’m just fine! Happy now?" "Not really, Blitz." He crossed his arms. "I can’t just let you go alone like that... I can’t have you walking around without me knowing!" "Why?" I asked with a serious tone. "I'm not seven, you know. I know how to defend myself, and I'm strong like you! Why are you treating me like I’m the most vulnerable thing on Earth?!" "BECAUSE I WORRY!" he shouted, startling me. It took me a second to recover, but once I had, I continued. "Well, don't!" I said back. "I'm fine, and if something happens to me, it'll be my fault, man! Besides, the whole city is all nice and safe." "You don't know that for sure." he said, crossing his large arms. “For all we know, some new killer or some crap like that could be walking around right under our noses!" "Oh, for Heaven's sake..." I mumbled, facepalming. "It's not gonna happen." "YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!" he shouted out loud, which once again startled me. Before I responded, however, I noticed that he was blinking a lot, as if he was trying not to cry. This was surprising, given how rare it was to see Daze crying. "Listen, Blitz. I just... I just don't wanna lose you. Back then, it was just because I wanted to make sure that I didn't get in trouble, and because you were younger back then. Now... Mom and Dad are dead, and I don't want you to die, too." Daze slowly explained. His words hit me pretty hard. Thing was, while Daze was strong and bold, he was also kinda overprotective of me, all cause he loves me so much as a brother. Sure, he messed around with me sometimes, but deep down, he really did care about me. He was, let's just say, a gentle giant. He was big, but very caring and sensitive. Even so, this was something I was not used to seeing. I’d never before realized how… absolutely broken and terrified he was when he’d heard that our parents were shot dead that one night. He was just as shattered as I was. I heard his one sniffle... I heard his muttering... I came in for him... I became a brother for HIM. He was the best, and I appreciated it. Sure, we had our moments of teasing, wrestling, and other crap, but seriously, we loved each other like family. He was there for me, and I was there for him. Right then and there, I was there for him. By that point, he had some tears streaking down his face as he silently cried. I sat next to him on the couch, and placed an arm around him, before pulling him into a friendly hug. I felt so stupid for some of the stuff I said to him. He cared so much, and while he did worry about me a little too much, I still treated him horribly. He needs to tone it down a bit, but I guess there’s nothing I can do about that. "I'm sorry, bro." I said guiltily before looking down at the floor. Within a moment, I felt a large arm wrap around me. I looked up to see that Daze was looking at me with a small smile. He wasn’t crying anymore, and looked a lot better than he did a couple moments ago. "Hey, don't feel bad, Blitz." he said in a gentle tone, "I shouldn’t have overreacted. After all, you’re not a kid anymore. You can take care of yourself, and I should trust you a little more. I'm just... still kinda shaken-up, that's all." "Bro, don't say that. You were just looking out for me. That's what bros do, right?" I asked. He smiled, and nodded. "Yeah." He replied. We were then silent for about a minute, looking at each other until he finally asked, "So, who's this guy you were out with? New friend you made?" I nodded. "Well--- yes and no. Yes, I was out with a new friend I made, but she’s not a he." He grinned and chuckled. "Oh, I see. A girl, huh?" Oh I see where this is going... I nodded. "Yeah, why? Jealous?" I asked, even though I already knew that he had a girlfriend. "No." he said, still grinning. "I was just curious. What's her name?" I sighed. I knew it was gonna come soon... "Her name’s Rainbow Dash." He nodded, as if he were impressed. Not really sure why, but whatever. I got off the couch and walked away, hoping to avoid- "Aw, that’s real cute." ‘Oh great, here we go…’ I thought to myself. "So, Little Blitzy's got a crush on somebody, eh?" He chuckled. "No. She's just... a friend. That’s it." I said, although I was beginning to feel my face turn red. "Sure, Blitzy. Sure” he said. He then paused a second, before saying, “You know, it's okay to have a crush on somebody. Especially since you two have the exact same name!" I turned back, and saw the dumbest smile on his face. "What does that have to do with anything? I told you, she's just a friend, nothing more!" I yelled out, even though it was easy to see that I was lying. "Come on, tell me a little about her." He said with a smirk. I didn’t say anything, and instead just stared at him in silence. "Hey, at least it's not Dad asking ya." He sighed, and I chuckled as I held back laughter. I remembered the time Dad talked to Daze about his first crush, which was with his school’s most popular cheerleader. He just looked so embarrassed throughout that conversation, but he did manage to hang out with her, until she dumped him for a jock. Still, it was really funny to watch at the time. "Alright, why not." I sighed, before sitting down on the couch. "Hey, I already suffered through it. Now it’s your turn." Daze laughed, and patted my back. "So tell me, what does she look like?" I flashed back to earlier in the day when I first saw her, remembered how she looked, and smiled at the thought. "Well Daze, it turns out that I'm not the only one with rainbow hair. She has it too." Daze nodded again, but didn’t say anything, so I continued, "She's also an athlete. A very talented athlete, I gotta say." "You have a crush on an athlete? What sport?" he asked. "I know mine was a cheerleader, though not too many people think of cheerleading as a sport." "Like me." I said, grinning. "Anyway, the sport she plays is..." I had my finger on my chin, trying to remember what sport she plays. A moment later, it finally came to me. "Soccer! That's right, she plays soccer!" I exclaimed. "Soccer, eh?" I nodded. "Yeah, she does. I kinda want to see how she is at it. She’s probably really great." “Wait a sec, if you haven’t seen her play yet, then how do you know that she’s an athlete?” he asked me with a raised eyebrow. “Well, we had each other in Gym, and she did really well in the basketball game we played.” I answered. "Cool. Well, good luck, Blitz. Hope you and this girl hit it off." He said while rustling my hair. "Alright. Thanks.” I said, before quickly changing the subject. "Speaking of girls, how are you and Night Glider doing?" He sat back and smiled. "We’re doing just great. We have a little date tomorrow, so… you’ll be on your own tomorrow. Any other questions?” he asked. "Umm…” I began, trying to remember if there was anything else I wanted to ask him. It was only then that I remembered his big chance at his job that he was talking about earlier today. “How was your thing at work? Did you get a promotion or something?" I asked. "Nah, just a slight raise. Up by ten bucks." He replied. "Hey, it's a raise. Better than nothing." I said in response. Daze simply shrugged. "I guess. Well, anyways, as I said, you'll be alone tomorrow, you know, cause of my night out. So, feel free to do whatever the hell you want." He grinned at me. "Like hanging out with your little crush." "Yeah, we'll see. Later Daze." I said as I got off the couch and headed into my room. Once I was finally there, I breathed a sigh of relief. I mean, I love my brother and all that, but there’s only so much teasing that I can take. I quickly opened my backpack, and began working on my assignments, such as putting the finishing touches on that ringtone. God, was that fun. Once that was finished, I decided to make some more music on SoundCloud, which took up the rest of my day. Once night time came, I brushed my teeth, took a shower, and fell asleep in bed.