The Things We Notice: Little Things

By: M14Mouse

Summary: Today, Luan noticed something about his brother.

Disclaimer: Don't own them

Sibling Love Theme: 31. Skinned Knees

Today, Luan noticed something.

He was watching Bro with his new students. Nothing he hadn't done before. But today, it hit him. His bro was a good teacher. It was nothing to write home about but he just noticed it. He put away in his head and planned to tease his bro about it later. He watched as Bro patched up one of his new students…Lisa…Lauren? Dude, he needed to get them nametags. The little girl had skinned her knees when she fell down during practice. His other new student was standing there…looking worried. Bro mumbled something and it caused the two little girls to giggle.

He grinned. He was totally different than Lily and Casey.

Lily and Casey took a ton of students in hopes to find a diamond in the rough. In their hand full of students, they hoped to dust off the rock and coal to show off their shine. They had their coyotes, their snakes, their leopards.

Bro didn't take students. They came to him. A little lost…and little nervous…a little disappointed that they weren't a leopard or a fox. They weren't diamonds in the rough. They were the jade pieces, the marble...the opals. They were the hippos, the beavers...the mockingbirds... They were so different that no one knew what to do with them...expect Bro.

It always amazed him that his bro really didn't care about that. First words out of his mouth when one of his students complained…which they always do.

"You are one of the select few who can channel and interact with your animal spirit. It is because it isn't as strong as a leopard or as swift as a fox? It doesn't mean you shouldn't be proud of it. It has its own gifts and you should learn to use it wisely."

Dude…that is what happens when bro gets a hold of a psychology book.

He took each student as different as they are and he made them shine. They weren't as pretty as the diamonds...but damn it, you are going to notice them too. How they took pride in their animal spirits and themselves. Dude, they were practically glowing when they talked about their animal spirits. If anyone had any problem with that, they had to deal with bro.

And despite all of the sarcasm…the mile wide wall of toughness….miles of running he put them though…. the tears….the bruises…the 5 am wake up calls, his students saw what not many people saw. His bro has a kindness streak a mile wide. They saw it when he sent them away to get themselves fix up when they were hurt. They saw it when they play waterball dodge ball in the summer and snowball fights in the winter. They saw it when he defended them in front of other students and even other Masters.

They saw it when bro smiled just a little bit at the fact that they just beat the crap out of a kid's coyote animal spirit. It was the same kid that said that hippos are harmless. Obviously, this kid didn't see Animal Planet.

But they saw it everyday…every moment….in the little things that he did.

And in return, they loved him for it.

End.

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