AN:

Sakkun = middleschool!Saruhiko
Micchan = middleschool!Misaki

Because I suck at names, and titles. You all should know that by now...xD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU DAMN MONKEY! LOL~ ;D

"SaruMi x2"

Chapter 1: The Brothers.

"You're going out with Saruhiko's little brother?!"

Misaki stared hard and incredulously at his own little brother, painfully wishing for the first time in his life that he didn't have said brother. They were in the living room of Misaki's apartment, when the older Yata suddenly got an unannounced visit from the younger.

"Yep!" Micchan affirmed with the biggest shit-eating grin he could muster. He looks exactly like his older brother and they could almost be twins if it weren't for their age gap.

"No! You can't! Dump him right now!" Misaki slammed his hands on the low table, shaking their drinks.

"Ehhh! But I like Sakkun!" Micchan also slammed his hands on the table, giving another furious shake.

"No, you don't! And the Yata family should never be connected in any way with the Fushimi family ever again!"

"That's not fair! You went out with Saruhiko before!"

"Exactly! That's how I know, he's only fooling around with you! You'll only get hurt in the end!"

"Sakkun is different from Saruhiko!"

"No, he isn't! They are exactly the same! They could be twins, and even the same person if it weren't for the age gap!"

"Well, I don't care! I still like Sakkun, and I won't stop dating him no matter what you say!" With that, Micchan stood up and stormed out. "I only came here to tell you anyway, it's not like I'm asking for permission!"

"Wait! Micchan!" Misaki tried to chase after him, but couldn't as he slammed the door to his face. "Ugh... stupid little brother."

'It wasn't fair', is what Micchan thought, while running as fast as he can towards his meeting place with Sakkun. He knew his older brother might say something bad, or be a little worried, but he never expected to get such a strong refusal without even caring to hear a word from his side. There had been bad blood between the Yata and the Fushimi family since their older brothers broke-up, but that was just between Saruhiko and Misaki. On the other hand, Sakkun and Micchan continued on as best friends against all odds. It also helped that their mother didn't say anything bad about Saruhiko, even after he broke up with Misaki.

And after all, it was because Saruhiko and Misaki got together in the first place, that he was able to meet Sakkun.

Sakkun was the little brother of Saruhiko, who was Misaki's boyfriend at the time. They accidentally met by visiting their brother's new apartment at the same time. Back then, Misaki and Saruhiko had moved out and started living together. Micchan was missing his Nii-san, because Misaki was a real brother to him, with both parents. And he was feeling a little lonely after being left with 'the new family he didn't belong with'. Sakkun was the same, he was left in that big old house by himself after Saruhiko moved out to be with Misaki. So they clicked. They even became classmates upon entering middle school, and they were inseparable since.

Looking back at it now, Micchan would never have expected to end up developing feelings for Sakkun, the same way their brothers fell for each other. Hopefully, they don't end up the same way too.

"Sakkun!" Micchan hugged his boyfriend as soon as he came. "Nii-san got mad! And said I should dump you!"

"Well, that was the reaction I was expecting," Sakkun pulled on Micchan so they could sit on a bench by the bus stop. "Don't let it bother you so much."

"Even so, I feel so dejected now..." Micchan pouted, before staring up at Sakkun. "What about you? Did you tell your brother already? How'd it go?"

"Yeah, but I just sent him a text message," Sakkun waved around his pda for emphasis.

"Is that good enough?" Micchan blinked up at him.

"It's fine, we only decided to tell them so we aren't hiding anything. Doesn't matter if they agree or not." Sakkun pocketed the device back.

Micchan sighed, "still... it would've been nice if they could give their support, or blessing or something."

"We don't need any of those. Besides, there's no helping it, you know they had a bad fallout."

Micchan sighed again, but didn't say anything anymore.

"Anyway, there's nothing we can do for them, we already did our part and let them know." Sakkun stood up, and offered a hand. "Come on, let's forget about them and go to the arcade instead."

"Let's go eat first, I didn't get to eat anything at Nii-san's house." Micchan accepted the hand.

"All right, what do you want to have? Crepe?" Sakkun led the way, hands not letting go.

"I want burger~ and fries~ and ice cream~ and soda~!" Micchan declared in a singsong, already seeming to forget the previous dilemma.

"Fast food it is then," Sakkun smiled slightly as they went on their way.

Misaki was running as fast as he can, as if his life depended on it. He needed to talk to Micchan and set things straight. Heck, he might as well talk to Sakkun too just to send the message out. There was no way he was allowing his precious little brother to be played by the same kind of devil, not that he had anything against Sakkun of course, it was just really his history with Saruhiko that was the deal. But seriously, what a joke. To think he was actually happy to leave Micchan with Sakkun after moving out with Saruhiko. At least, he wouldn't get lonely, right? But no! Why did they have to take things this far? In fact, how far have they gone already before telling him? Shit.

Friends was good and all, he was already prepared to leave them at that. But lovers?! No way in hell! Two adolescent guys going out who happen to be very much like him and Saruhiko will not end up nicely no matter how much he thought of it. Sakkun will surely become more like Saruhiko as he grows older, they had the very same background and family history after all. Micchan was bound to be more like himself as well. And even though he still doesn't have the slightest clue as to why he was suddenly dumped that one horrible day he'd rather not remember, he still feels like this is really going to be a sort of replay of some bad romance tragedy. Call it his intuition, or maybe even gut feeling, but he just knows! So, he has to put a stop to it before any of them get hurt really bad! And the sooner the better.

Misaki burst through the door of the Homra bar looking completely disheveled and worn out, stumbling as he made his way and even falling to his knees in front of Anna before begging. "Anna! I need your help! Please!"

Anna blinked, and just stared down at him from beside a sleeping Mikoto.

"What's up, Yata-chan?" Kusanagi greeted from where he was behind the counter.

"Did something happen?" Totsuka was the one who approached him.

"It's terrible! My little brother came to visit me today and told me he started dating Saru's brother!"

"Saru-kun has a brother?" Totsuka uttered in wonder.

"Yeah! And he's the same shitty type-of-person, so I need to save my brother!" Misaki announced, dread all over his face.

"Stupid must run in the family," Eric mumbled from the side, but Misaki didn't miss a beat.

"Shut up!" Misaki then redirected his attention back at the little girl in front of him. "Anyway! Anna, I need you to help me find my brother! He's not picking up my calls!"

"You're going to talk to them?" Totsuka prodded another question.

"Yes! I need to break them up as soon as possible!"

"That doesn't sound good, Yata-san," Kamamoto commented from behind Totsuka.

"Shut up! It's the only way!" Misaki yelled back at him, before lowly muttering. "Who knows what he's doing with my brother right now?"

"The same things you did with Fushimi-san before?" Chitose teased, and shared open snickers with Dewa.

"GAHHH! Shut up!" Misaki pulled on his hair in irritation.

"I think you should calm down first, Yata." Totsuka held him by the shoulder. "It's good that you're worried for your brother, but I don't think wanting to break them up as a initial reaction is going to help."

"But he's Saru's brother!"

"Is he a bad kid?" Totsuka tried again.

"HE'S SARU'S BROTHER!"

"Yata-san you didn't answer the question," Kamamoto commented.

"He isn't really a bad kid per se, but he's Saru's brother! I don't need any more reasons to do something!"

"Have you seen them together?" Totsuka asked.

"Yeah, they're together all the time! They're best friends before my brother came up to announce this."

"So, just like you and Fushimi, eh?" Kusanagi also pondered on.

"Exactly," Misaki begrudgingly admitted.

"And you're scared they'd end up just like how you and Fushimi did, right?" Totsuka led on.

"Afraid so,"

"But Yata, there's no guarantee that they'd break-up later on..." Totsuka tried to voice reason.

"And even if they do, I doubt it's going to be as bad as yours and Fushimi's. The conditions are all different and they're not you," Kusanagi added.

"Besides, they might even work out in the end. Don't you want your brother to be happy?" Totsuka nudged him.

"We-well, of course I do... but,"

"If he's really happy with Fushimi-kun's brother, then you should just support it! Because that's what a good big brother should do! And even if they do end up breaking up later on, you should still support them so they don't end up in such bad terms like you and Fushimi did." Totsuka explained. "Of course, that's all my opinion. But think about it, they're best friends... wouldn't it be a shame to lose that?"

"But... even so," Misaki looked as if he really couldn't argue, not that Totsuka was giving him a chance. "Does this mean you won't help me find my brother?"

"We'll help you, of course." Totsuka smiled towards Anna. "But you have to be sure to think about it, okay? Remember, your brother actually visited you to tell you the news himself. That must mean that he had really wanted your blessing, and might be even after your guidance."

"You really think so, Totsuka-san?"

Totsuka just beamed.

"Think about what could've been, what you could've changed to make it all better. What you could do to make sure they don't end up the same way you and Fushimi did."

"I guess, I owe Totsuka-san another one again," Misaki sighed as he stood in front of the old arcade he and Saruhiko went to during their middle school days. He didn't have to wait long as he immediately spotted the two making their way out by the side. Micchan was all smiles, laughing about something while hugging the biggest crow plushie he's ever seen. Sakkun must've given him all his tickets again, considering the fact that Micchan was as bad at games as much as he loves them. Well, Saruhiko did the same thing for him too back then. Okay, shut up, brain.

He approached the duo from behind, and gripped tightly at their shoulders as he caught them. Micchan was the only one surprised, of course.

"You two, we need to talk."

Misaki brought them over to a small café, and sat himself in front of them. Sakkun's face was as neutral as ever, just like his brother. Damn him. Micchan, on the other hand, looked a little nervous, but still managed a wry smile.

"Nii-san," Micchan tried to break the awkward atmosphere, but Misaki held a hand up.

"Just listen to me first," Misaki scratched on his head, and pulled off his beanie as messily as he could, before releasing the most exasperated sigh he's ever released in a while. "I'm sorry, I blew my top off at you earlier, Micchan. I guess I was just surprised, but now that I've had enough time to think about it, I can't say I don't understand. So, I suppose, yeah... supporting the two of you is probably the best thing to do."

"Nii-san!" Micchan was all smiles again.

"Wait! I'm not done yet," Misaki sighed again. "I want you two to know that I don't like this, but more than that I don't want you two to just go off on your own without knowing anything. I don't want you two to end up like me and Saru, so I want to help you as much as I can. I know your relationship doesn't really concern me, but I just want you to know that I'll always be here. So, come to me when you need help, and come to me first. You two got that?"

"Yeah, thanks Nii-san! You're the best!" Micchan immediately went over and hugged him.

"No problem," Misaki looked over at Sakkun.

Sakkun stared back, before slowly looking down on his lap. He lowly muttered, "thank you..."

"It's fine, just... take care of Micchan, okay?" Misaki initially waved him off, before getting serious and even producing a threat. "And remember, if you break my little brother's heart, I'm going to kill you."

"I won't," Sakkun answered so sure of himself.

"I'll take you up on that then," Misaki grinned. To be honest, he was quite fond of Sakkun. The kid reminded him so much of Saru when they were still together. Fuck. "So, now that you two are together, what're your plans?"

"Plans?" Micchan echoed.

"You know, like..." Misaki felt suddenly nervous, admitting to their hasty decisions and reckless attitude before. "When me and Saru got together, we moved out and quit school. But of course, I won't allow you two to do that."

"Well, we didn't exactly have plans," Sakkun shifted his gaze to the side. "But that sounds like a good idea."

"What? No! I just said I wouldn't allow you to do it!"

"But you and Aniki did it anyway," Sakkun looked upset over something he wouldn't say. "And seriously, up until middle school is good enough..."

Wow, I feel like I've heard that from somewhere before... but anyway! Misaki dropped his hands on the table, he can't really believe that he's the one saying this himself but- "No! You two have to stay in school! And don't even think of following up on our footsteps, all Saru and I ever did were the worst decisions! We're just bad examples!"

"Nii-san," Micchan started to look concerned.

"What I'm saying is, you don't have to thrown your future away, you're already together! There's no reason to go up against the world to prove anything!" Misaki looked straight in Sakkun's eyes, in all seriousness, because this concerns the future of his younger brother. That and the fact that he's scared Micchan would be easily thrown away if he didn't amount to anything, like him. "All you two need to do is to make sure you stay together no matter what, because that's what's most important. You two should only need each other and I'm sure high school, even college shouldn't be much of a problem."

"But... to be honest, I don't really want to stay in that house anymore," Sakkun was back to looking down at his lap. And Misaki was reminded why he and Saru made all those hasty decisions long ago.

"Me too, Nii-san." Micchan spoke from beside him. "I don't hate our step-father, but I don't really feel like I belong there... And Minoru and Megumi are both growing up so fast."

Misaki felt his shoulders slacken, it was the same old things. The same old problems that were never resolved, and they just ran away from. Suddenly, he felt that this was going to be a whole lot more than what he had originally signed up for. He gulped. It feels like I'll be digging my own grave, but... "I understand. You two can move in with me."

"What?"

"Really?! That would be great!" Micchan hugged him again.

"But that's too much, we'll be fine by ourselves. We'll get work and figure things out." Sakkun was obviously going to refuse.

"I told you, you need to stay in school. And I already told you I'd help you, right?" Misaki tried to assure him. "It'll only be until you finish your studies, and I'm sure it'll be a lot easier if the three of us work together rather than just the two of you, right?"

"Even so," Sakkun was not letting up.

"Sakkun, listen." Misaki placed both of his hands on the younger Fushimi's shoulders, before saying sternly. "I want you and Micchan to be able to create your future together, it's something Saru and I were never able to, so please... let me help you."

Sakkun's expression softened, and he silently nodded.

"Great! So, it's decided! We'll figure out the rest when we get there!" Misaki stood up and braced his hands on his waist.

"Yeah!" Micchan cheered.

That's right, he'll take care of them. He won't let the two of them end up like him and Saruhiko.

"By the way, what do you guys want to be when you grow up anyway?" Misaki decided to change the subject, he didn't want to end the conversation like that.

"I haven't really thought about it yet," Micchan sheepishly scratched on his nape.

"And you, Sakkun?" Misaki turned to the younger Fushimi.

"I'm not really the kind of person for dreams," Sakkun admitted, and all Misaki could think of was how Saruhiko might give the same answer as well.

"What about you, Nii-san?" Micchan piped in. "What did you want to be when you were younger?"

"Me?" Misaki's eyebrows rose, caught off guard by the return of the question. "Well, back then, I just..."

...wanted to destroy the world.

After the talk with Misaki, Sakkun walked Micchan home before walking back to that big old house by himself. He pushed open the door that was never locked, and was honestly surprised at the sight that greeted him inside. His older brother, sitting at the bottom of the staircase. Eyes focused on the pda in his hands, the ever-present frown on his face.

So, this is why he didn't reply...

"After five years, you decide to come back now?" Sakkun glared, his relationship with Saruhiko wasn't the best brotherhood in the world, but it was better than whatever they had with their parents. Still, the reason Sakkun is able to understand Misaki so much was because, well, Saruhiko left him too.

"You're going out with Micchan," it was more of a statement than a question. Saruhiko looked over to his mini-me and glared back. Like, seriously. Where did the glasses come from? Their parents didn't wore any.

"That was the message I sent," Sakkun confirmed, if that's what he was asking for.

"You like him?" Saruhiko asked again.

"If I didn't, I wouldn't have asked him out," Sakkun was starting to get irritated. "Why? Are you going to try and break us up too?"

"Is that what Misaki did?" Saruhiko crossed his arms.

Sakkun narrowed his eyes. "No, Misaki supports us. Though, he admits he doesn't like it."

"Hmmm..." Saruhiko didn't say anything more, gaze falling down on the floor between them.

Sakkun released a breath he didn't know he was holding, and decided to take this chance to walk past his brother to go up to his room. Three steps from Saruhiko, he figured he might as well ask.

"Why are you here, Aniki?"

Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU DAMN MONKEY! xD

Fic Facts:

1.) Micchan calls Misaki, 'Nii-san'.
2.) Sakkun calls Saruhiko, 'Aniki'.

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— Lynx

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