âHnâŠâ The younger sibling hummed quietly in response while he shrugged. âI suppose so.âHe mumbled. He then glanced up to meet Yasuhiroâs gaze, âYosuke burned himself on the stove once, too, while we were hanging out.â Yu lied and mentally apologized to his partner for using him as an excuse. Then again, the teen doubted very much so that any of his siblings would believe that heâd gained this knowledge though a world inside the TV after fighting shadows if they didnât have the proper healing items. âIt just kind of stuck since then.â
He hated lying to his siblings.
Yu worried his bottom lip for the next few moments, thinking. His silver gaze found its way to the burned hand. âIf they say anything to you about responsibility or how you should be more careful, then,â he took a deep breath and held it as he met his brotherâs gaze once more, âIâll take the blame for it. Tell them I wasnât paying attention to my surroundings and bumped into you while you were cooking something for us.â A newfound determination glinted in his eyes. Although he didnât think their parents would go so far as to blame or belittle Yasuhiroâs ability to take care of himself. Just in case⊠âItâll be okay, Hiro.â Yu lightly squeezed his brotherâs upper arm in response. âIt will work out.â
He huffed out a laugh, âI know.â The teen briefly reminisced over his childhood memories with Yasuhiro acting almost like his bodyguard occasionally when bullies were around. âWhy are you so worried about me now? I can manage on my own and I donât get sick over every little thing now.â
  He shrugged , âYeah, but It wasnât like I was in danger, though. Besides, itâ over now. The killer was caught.â
âNo, no you donât have to lie about something like that.â He appreciated the offer, but having his younger brother taking any blame for something he himself did..he didnât like the thought of that. Call it some kind of older sibling pride or whatever.Â
Their parents wouldnât be upset at him- he knows it. They both do. Yasuhiro truly believes that theyâre good parents.. (he loves his family dearly) though, sometimes he thinks they can feel like too much at times. Was it him taking their worry as disappointment? Does it have to do with him not being like some of their other siblings? Worried about any comparisons? Hah. There he goes again. Taking one thing and blowing it out of proportion- heâs just putting too much on himself, right? Heâs the only one thatâs doing any comparisons around here.. âYou know me, I tend to over think and overreact. Thank you..but I gotta be able to deal with whatever comes my way you know?â
He lightly swished his hand around in the water to let the burn feel some of the cooling. Holding still made him feel the heat more, and Yasuhiro wanted to relish in the small seconds of relief from the movement. âYea, you definitely can..youâve definitely changed yea? You seem...I dunno. More confident in yourself? Especially after the past year.â
âI guess iâm just worried you might take on too much on your own at some point.â
How many minutes has his hand been in the water? It felt like forever, but he knows itâs probably been barely five minutes. He clicked his tongue and frowned. âWasnât it someone he knew though? Thatâs a lot to be around..â A pause. âJust know that..you can talk to me about anything you need.â Maybe Yu wasnât around too much of it- he really didnât know. His brother did say that he wasnât in any danger but...wouldnât being in the area that was going on at get to people? Especially if it all turned out to be someone that was around you? Was he even around that guy? Probably not..but Yasuhiro tends to go to âwhat ifsâ often.
Well, people do tend to act differently in situations.Â
âI just donât like the thought of anything happening to you.â