(( I changed both of their ages xD )) 

Alex sighed too. "When my brother was born... my parents died." He said. His voice quavered a little bit. He and his mother and father had been close. his mother taught him how to cook and his father taught him how to fight.

"James was born during the Battle Seventeen years ago." Alex explained, looking out over the village again. He had fought in the battle, he was only Eight but he was extremely talented. He stopped talking, remembering that night.

It was dark and storming, every few moments a flash of lightning would light up the skies for an instant and a clap of thunder would shake the earth. He held a Kunai up in front of his face, breathing hard, splotches of blood covered his body here an there from fallen enemies. He breathed hard, his eyes wide open but seeing nothing in the dark. lightning would reveal and an enemy and he lurched for them, they went down as the thunder shook the Earth. "Alexander." A hand was on his shoulder, he looked up with blood lust in his eyes until he realized who it was.

Alex blinked, his heart pounding in his chest from the memory.

(( Im not done but I don't want to type a story just yet so i'll wait for Maru's post ^_^ )) 

Alex came back to reality, the sudden contact throwing him for a loop. But he soon relaxed, feeling much better all of a sudden. 

"My Team Leader pulled me aside and took my back to the Foundation, thats when I saw my baby brother for the first time. They didn't let me go up to him immediately, he said i needed to know something first. He took me aside and told me that my father had died in battle, it had been an unfair fight but he still managed to take some of them with him." Alex felt proud that his father didn't go without a fight.

"He also said.... that... upon hearing the news of my fathers death went into labor a month early. Obviously, there were complications and she didn't make it." Images of their parents flashed in his mind. "So, I blames James. For everything. For my fathers death, my mothers death. For the Battle all together. But i knew it wasn't all his fault, but by then he was Eight himself and I was sixteen." Guilt washed over him in waves.

"I barely knew I had a brother, it was just a.... p*censored*ing thought." He remembered walking through the halls of the Foundation and spotting him amongst other kids or on his own.  "The one and only time he ever came to me for help, i brushed him aside like some old rag doll. Like someone that wasn't worth my time. And now.... I've been trying to strengthen those ties. But theres nothing i can do now, its too late." He looked at maru sadly, "Like I said, you have a reason."

(( Sorry for the long posts XD Im used to those and i guess I really needed a few or somethign IDK ))

Alex blushed a little, why was it so easy for Maru to act normal? He'd never ever felt so shy around anyone before. (Uh oh! Alex is a Uke o3o rofl) And not only that, apparently maru could tell what he was feeling.

Alex couldn't help but tense up once he was lifted, not liking the situation at all; but maybe if it was Maru he could get used to it (( XD lol IDK )). Not to mention he hadn't been picked up since he was a little kid.

"Ok. Fine, you can pick me up if you promise not to drop me." Alex said once they were back at the apartment.