Brothers

[BabyGrizzy]

oh em ef gee! I LOVE YOU!! KEEP GOING!!!! E-E-EPPIIIIICCCCC@!!

[Takashi]

Originally Posted by legobaby

But its so sad with Kadis parents dieing

Unforchanetly things are going to get worse before they get better.

Chapter 7 should be up sometime around Wensday.

[Takashi]

Chapter 7
Kenshin and Kadis met in the student parking lot after school and greeted each other with a hug and a kiss and then got in the car and talked about how there days went on the way to go pick Ryan up at Rachel's.

"So did I miss anything good today?"

Kadis looked at Kenshin "not too much out of the ordinary...got a call from Jackson though"

"Your cousin? What did he want?" asked Kenshin looking at Kadis with a puzzled look for a second before returning his eyes to the road.

"you know, the norm" she said with a sigh "money for those ****ing arcades"
Kenshin smiled "Yup that's all those of us without girlfriends think about."

"Those of US" Kadis said while looking at Kenshin with a fake glare
"Well let’s face it, the guys that are to ugly or ocward to get a girl just go back to their boyhood dreams of being a world champion gamer." said Kenshin with a smile remembering how he wanted to break the world record for Donkey Kong.

Kadis laughed "I love you my goof"

Kenshin blushed and leaned over to kiss her but didn't see the red light ahead and crashed into a tanker truck knocking Kenshin and Kadis unconches and sitting limp in their seats Kenshin's head resting on the steering wheel.

Kenshin awoke a few hours later with bright lights in his eyes and machines beeping and buzzing all around him. He tried to more but looking around at all the equipment that was attached to him it was obtuse that he wasn't going to. "What the hell happened?"

A doctor walked in to Kenshin’s bedside with a clipboard. She looked at Kenshin "you're lucky to be here right now hun."

"Where am I what the hell happened?!" said Kenshin as he started to come to a little more.

The doctor smiled at Kenshin "its okay, you were in an accident...you're at the hospital"

'Accident? What accident?" he said now more confused.

"You ran a red light and smashed into an oil tanker"

"Great that answers that question." said Kenshin in a sarcastic tone and then something clicked. "KADIS! What is she?! And Ryan, is my little brother ok?"

The Doctor looked at Kenshin "Dont worry hun...your little brother is fine...the girl on the other hand..." she stopped

Tears started to form in Kenshin's eyes and softly said "Please, please God don't tell me she..."

"I’m so sorry Kenshin" she looked down and exited the room.

All Kenshin could do is put his hands in his face and cry. "It's all my fault." is all he could say to himself over and over, the words spinning in his mind and piercing his body like daggers.

Ryan waddled through the door to Kenshin’s room with a small oxygen tank on his back and a breathing mask on.

Kenshin heard the steps of someone entering the room and looked up from his hands and wipes his eyes and saw Ryan standing there next to his bed. "Oh my God, Ryan what happened to you?"

Ryan breathed deeply "I got a shock when thy told me about you and mommy."

"Oh no why did they have to tell you. That was the last thing I wanted to happen."

Ryan sobbed a little "its okay Kenny"

"No, it's not ok little bro. Kadis is dead because I was careless. Well at least she's with her parents now."

Ryan sobbed more "Mommy come back right?"

Kenshin shock his head "No, she's gone forever."

Ryan burst into tears "You don't know!" he screamed "YOU DON'T KNOW!"

"Yes I do little bro, she's gone and never coming back."

Ryan screamed at Kenshin

Kenshin sighed and put his head in his arms.

Ryan looked at Kenshin with a sad face "Is it my fault brother?" he asked in his normal soft babyish tone.

Kenshin looked at him trying to sound normal. "No not at all it's mine."

Ryan toddled to Kenshin "it's not your fault brother." he tried to smile to comfort Kenshin "The doctor said that the tanker should have gone"

Kenshin looked at Ryan and sighed. "I know but I should have been paying more attention to what was going on. Anyway there’s a couch over there.” Said Kenshin pointing to a couch against the wall. “Get some sleep we both need it.”

Ryan nodded and got off of Kenshin’s bed and walked to the couch and laid down.

The next couple of days where long and boring for the brothers as they lay there in the hospital trying to come up with stuff to do but for the most part Kenshin just sat there with Ryan in his lap listening as Kenshin read to him.

This followed by Ryan falling asleep in his lap and Kenshin falling asleep soon after and things continued like that for about a week and then the doctors said that Kenshin was well enough to go home but he would still need bed rest. Sandman showed up to take Kenshin and Ryan home and then they were alone.


Yeah not my best work but I promise the next chapter will be better.

[BabyGrizzy]

Whoa...way too short, MUCH more detail is needed... But aside from that, you're killing off the characters...A great drama story needs that!

FANTASTIC WORK! NOW MAKE ME A NOVEL!

[Lone_Wolf]

short but good, cant wait for more

[Takashi]

Yeah it was hard because I needed to kill her off and I was having some trouble but don't worry from here on out it's going to get really good.

[legokid]

Wow this is brilliant but I miss Kadis

[LittleAdam]

You're a great story writer, and a great big bro, both in the story and to me

Some constructive criticism is needed, though. I think the story started out much better, with more detail. It has always seemed a bit rushed, but after you got the "writers block", you ended up rushing the story. You should revise the last two or three parts to include more detail. The story line/plot is gripping, no doubt. But don't rush it just because you need to "get it over with". Take your time, write part by part, and then release.

[silent deadly alchemist]

couldnt you have kept kadis alive... i was just starting to like her, i think it couldve worked.. maybe/

[Takashi]

Chapter 8

After a week of rest Kenshin was back to his old self and finally the day came, the day of Kadis’s funeral. They got up early, had breakfast and then dressed in their best clothes. Once they were ready Kenshin led Ryan to the car and strapped him in and they were off.

They arrived at the funeral home in a matter of minutes and Kenshin took Ryan’s hand and walked into the home with the smell of chemicals and the feel of depression filled the room.

Kenshin walked to the casket with Ryan by his side as he took her hand in his for one last time he mumbled "I still love you." and then let go and lifted Ryan up to say goodbye to his second mommy and then carryed off a crying Ryan to the party and sat in a chair watching everyone have there fun trying to forget the horrible events when he was approached by a boy of what looked to be 17 with skin just a shade or two darker then his with short black hair.

He smiled at Kenshin and Ryan, his cheeks red and tear-stained "thank you for coming"

Kenshin stood up and shook the boy’s hand. "It's no trouble, she was the love of my life and now she's gone."

Jax looked Kenshin dead in the eye "So you are the love of my cousin, she has told me lots about you and your little brother, Master Hemorea"

Kenshin looked at Jax with a look of confuse and interest. "That name sounds formilar, I think I heard her talking about you before but I’m not sure."

Jax looked at Kenshin "my name is Jackson Lee Asant...but Jackson sounds like a bookworm name, so I go with Jax"

Kenshin smiled for the first time in weeks at Jax. "Yes I remember now. Don't you go to our school?"

Jax nodded "When I feel like it, yeah" he grinned "Well, if you'd excuse me...I have to set up for my song piece I promised id perform for her" he walked off to a small stage where a mic was awaiting him.

Jax picked up the microphone "My name is Jackson Lee Asant and I would like to thank you for attending this gathering of friends and family to farewell a friend, a sister, a daughter, a niece and one hell of a person, my cousin, Kadis. I remember the first time I met her, I was just six years old and we were at my mother’s funeral. Needless to say, before I met her, I didn’t think I could take another minute of meeting more people, but, when I met her, my life was turned around. My eyes lit up and ever since that day, she watched over me. She was like the elder sister I always wanted or the mother I never really knew. She walked up to me and said, in her sweet angelic tone “hey, I’m Kadis” so I replied with my name, after this, she lifted me up and held me close. I bawled into her shoulder for what must have seemed to her like an eternity and she pet my hair as if I was her own child. I really will miss her and I know that everyone here will too. Kadis, I know you’re gone and I know that, wherever you are, you will be watching over me and everyone else here with a smile. We love you, we’ll miss you and we’ll never ever forget you. As I have said for the past thirteen years “I wuv yew mommy”

Hasta Luego Kadis
Mire sobre nosotros con esa sonrisa angélica te quiero todos nosotros hacemos
Watch over us with that angelic smile, I love you, we all do." he stopped and looked at Kenshin and Ryan

They watched as Jax did he version of Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven and a tear ran down Kenshin's cheek as the song was sung so beautifully. A crying Ryan looked up at him for comfort "Kenny that's so sad." Kenshin held him close and smiled as more tears ran down his cheek. "I know but its song so beautifully."

Jax finished up the song, equally, if not, more emotional then when he started “tears in heaven..."

Jax looked at the crowd "KADIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!" he cried and ran out the door
Kenshin held Ryan as he ran out the door after to try and catch up with him.

Jax sat on the steps of the house, crying into his own folded arms.
Kenshin walked out with Ryan in his arms and sat down by Jax and sat Ryan in his lap. "You sing so beautifully"

Jax looked up at Kenshin "Thank you my friend" he reached his arm across Kenshin's shoulder and hugged close to him, hoping he wouldn't mind
Kenshin motioned for Ryan to get off his lap and did his best to hold Jax close and comfort him.

Jax looked at Ryan "I’m guessing you are the "son" she mentioned so much about?" he smiled as strongly as he could

Ryan smiled and nodded "She was my mommy."

"Would you mind if I hugged you too, Lil Mr?"

Ryan smiled and jumped into his arms. "Mommy may be gone but she left me a daddy." he said as he smiled and laid his head resting on Jax's chest.

Jax smiled a little more broadly this time "Any friends, or in this case, family of Kadis are family of mine" he cuddled Ryan and Kenshin close.

* * *

A few days pass and Kenshin and Ryan see Jax walking down the street in his black hat, visor backwards and his hands in his pockets kicking a can down the street.

Jax looked up and looked around "what the f---" he finally spotted Kenshin "oh hey Kenny boy"

Kenshin smiled and walked up to him and Ryan gave him a hug. "Hi daddy." said Ryan looking up at Jax with a big smile.

Jax laughed and held Ryan and spun him around "How’s my two favorite boys?"
"Same old stuff, what's been going on with you?"

Jax looked at Kenshin "well...ever since the day of Kadis' funeral I." he stopped “I don’t know what to do anymore...''

"It's ok Daddy, we here for you." said Ryan holding on to him.

"And I’m here for the both of you" he said, one arm holding Ryan, the other reaching out for Kenshin.

Kenshin smiled and accepted his hug. "Hey you wanna go do something?"

"What did you have in mind" he said, all the while staring into Kenshin’s blue eyes.

"Well Ryan and I were on our way to the mall."

"Oh hell, consider me there!"

Ryan's eyes got really big and then looked at Kenshin. "Kenny, Daddy said a bad word."

His eyes went little "I’m so sorry Ryan" he hugged him "Daddy gets a smack hand" he held his hand out to Kenshin.

Kenshin got really serious and slapped Jax's hand but in his mind he was laughing and happy that Jax was going along with the daddy thing.

Jax pretended to sniffle, he remembered that day at the funeral to force real tears "Owie!" he said in his most babyish voice

"Did Jax learn his lesson?" said Kenshin his face still serious.

Jax nodded and continued to sniffle alittle.

Kenshin smiled "Ok lets get to the mall. Wanna race?"

"That wouldn’t be fair...I’m running with little one in my arms"

"It's ok." Kenshin took Ryan and put him on his back. "Comfortable little guy?"

"Yeah let’s do this!" Ryan shouted.

"Loser shouts the winner lunch?"

"Your on!" said the brothers in unison.

"Then, LETS BATTLE" he got down in athletic starter position, his arm and leg muscle bulged

"Ryan, you start daddy and brother off, ok?"

"Ok 3, 2, 1, GO!" he yelled.

Jax got up and sprinted to the corner of the street jumping over rubbish bins that had fallen in his way.

"Oh yeah nice going little bro" Kenshin yelled as he ran to catch up with Jax.
Jax looked to have disappeared around the corner.

“Oh just great.” Kenshin pushed harder and harder and finally saw Jax in the distance.

Jax stopped and grabbed mail from a mail box.

"Now's our chance little bro" he yelled and sprinted ahead.

Jax held his hand up "YO WAIT A SEC!"

Kenshin ran up to him and then stopped. "What is it?"

Jax showed Ryan the front page of the mailer with Blues Clues stuff all over it on special "check it out oh son of mine"

Ryan took it in his small hands. "Blue! What's in it?"

Jax laughed "that’s the toy store mailer my boy"

Ryan ripped open the envelope and a big smile formed on his face.

Jax was jogging in place "lets head on over to the mall...you still have to shout us lunch" he said with a laugh as he jogged off.

Kenshin sprinted ahead of him and started to see the mall "Where gonna win!"

Jax jogged right up next to Kenshin "little do you know...there's a third gear to Jax" he said while still jogging right next to Kenshin and his brother.

"You wish, this race is ours daddy, come on Kenny." Ryan yelled.

Jax tripped up in the parking lot, a car headed straight for him.

"Oh no” Kenshin quickly set Ryan down in a safe spot and ran in front of the car and scooped Jax up and off to safety before the car could hit.

Jax looked at Kenshin as Kenshin laid him down and Ryan came running up. "Are you ok Daddy?"

Jax looked down at his bleeding knee "I’ll be fine" he said with a wince.

Kenshin took out a rag and a small bottle of rubbing alcohol from his pocket and went to work on Jax's knee and then put a band aid on it. "It's a good thing your so accident prone little bro or I would have never had this stuff with me."

He laughed "you won by forfeit, Kenshin"

Kenshin helped Jax up to his feet. "So what do you want to do about lunch?"

"I'll pay...it was part of the deal after all"

"It's not fair, look we'll split it."

"Please Kenshin, let me pay" he said with eyes that looked like Ryan’s when he didn’t get his way.

Kenshin looked into his eyes and his heart melted "O.. ok."

Jax limped towards the Mall entranceway.

Kenshin took Ryan's hand and walked in with Jax. "By the way Jax what's in that thing you gave Ryan?"

Jax coughed "toy store credit"

-.- "Just what we need more toys crowding up his room."
"Oh, not for his room"

"Well, okay, yes for his room but not over at your house"

Kenshin laughed a little "You've never seen his room."

Jax looked at Kenshin "and judging by that laugh, I don’t think I want to" he grinned.

"But seriously, I had a spare room at my dads pad for when you wanted me to baby sit."

"Thanks, so what do we wanna eat for lunch?" he said looking at his little brother and Jax.

"You two chose and I’ll pay" he said, shaking off the pain in his leg, he tripped and grabbed Kenshin’s shoulder, his lips touching Kenshin’s
Kenshin eyes went big and then slowly pulled away and helped Jax stabilize himself.

Jax went silent

"Go on, choose what you want"

"Pizza!" Ryan said jumping up and down.

Kenshin laughed "Easy nee-kun, well looks like we're having pizza."

"As you wish" he said, walking over to the pizza stand, not making eye contact with Kenshin.

Kenshin knew that look, it was the same look Kadis would give him whenever she wanted to be held and his smiled.

"Hey my man" he said as he approached the counter "I’ll give you 2 minutes to whip up 3 of your finest pizzas."

Kenshin laughed and then went and got a table with Ryan.

Jax looked at the pizzas then back at Ryan "Ryan, come to daddy."

Ryan got up and toddled over to him. "Yes daddy?"

Jax lifted Ryan up and showed him the pizza "do these look like something you'd pay 20 dollars for?"

Ryan nodded “Yup”

Jax set Ryan down "run on over to Kenny boy and tell him daddy needs his help."

“Ok Daddy” said Ryan and Kenshin walked up a minute later.

“You called."

"Can you grab these babe" he coughed "uhhh hun" he coughed again "dude"

Kenshin gave him a weird look but did as he was told.

Jax blushed and followed Kenshin back to the table

"Alright little bro, let's eat" said Kenshin placing a pizza in fount of him. "Just be careful it's hot."

"Ok big bro."

Jax just sat there looking at the other two eat.

Kenshin looked over at Jax." what's wrong? Aren’t you hungry?"
"Not anymore" he clutched his stomach.

"Alright we'll save yours." he said as he went back to eating.

Jax nodded "thanks Ken...and I’m sorry about the kiss"

"No problem man."

Kenshin and Ryan finished eating and put Jax's pizza in a take out box and then throw away their trash. "Alright now, shale we head for the toy store?"

"Yeah, yeah" said Ryan jumping up and down.

Jax laughed "calm your booty down oh diapered one"

"Yeah I wear diapers so what?" said Ryan sticking his tongue out at Jax.

Jax looked at Ryan "so let’s get up to the toy store and spend some of that credit, that’s what"

Ryan smiled and motioned for Jax to pick him up.

Jax walked over to Ryan "up we go then" he said, lifting Ryan to sit perched atop his masculine shoulders.

They walked to the toy store and Ryan ended up getting some action figures he had wanted and he let Kenshin use some so he could get God of War II. Ryan then looked at Jax. "You want something Daddy?"

"Its fine little one" he said with a smile "if I want something...your granddaddy" he pointed to the manager "will get it for me"

Ryan's eyes went big "Your daddy runs a toy store, aww man you’re lucky."

Jax covered Ryan’s mouth quickly "shhh little one...if word gets out about that, kids will hound me to hound him for discounts"

Ryan did a "zips lip” motion and smiled.

Jax smiled back and looked at Kenshin "you still buzzing over GOW2?"

"Yeah the first one was good and I need to catch up because GOW3 will be out soon."

"Riiiiiiiiiight...soon" he said with a wink.

Kenshin picked up Ryan and looked at Jax. "What you say we hit the arcade?"
"I say lets hit the arcade...but first"

Jax walked down an aisle with heaps of cap guns.

Kenshin followed “what are you looking for?”

Jax stopped at a Semi Automatic Machine Gun "Daddy wants this" Jax stood there, gun in hand, imitating the sounds of the gun.

Ryan got scared and hid behind Kenshin "Daddy stop."

He stopped and put the gun back and knelt down"

"I’m sorry Ryan...cmere"

Ryan slowly walked over to him.

Jax sadly looked at Ryan "I’m sorry boy-o"

Ryan hugged him "It ok daddy, I forgive you."

Jax hugged back, a single tear rolled down his cheek.

"Alright lets get out of here you can get your gun later."

Kenshin shrugged and lead the way out of the store and to the arcade we're they spent the next few hours playing games and then Kenshin saw Ryan start to get tired, and looked over at Jax. "I think we should go."

He nodded and held Ryan in his arms.

They walked out of the arcade and made their way to the mall exit when Kenshin spoke up. "Hey you wanna come spend the night over at our place, I know Ryan would love it and I could use some company my age."

Jax looked at Kenshin "it would be my honor and my privilege"

Kenshin giggled a little "So serious."

Jax smiled "sometimes you have to be."

They started the walk home talking about random stuff and then Kenshin made a face. "I think it's a good thing we're almost there."
Jax smiled and took in a big breath then his face went a little down "So do I"

They continued walking and reached Kenshin's house in after 5 minutes and then Kenshin unlocked the door and went inside followed by Jax carrying a sleeping Ryan.