It's 8.05 PM and Taufan is preparing to sleep.

"Have you drink your vitamin?", Gempa asked him as he put his hand on Taufan's forehead to check the temperature.

Taufan nodded, "yeah, Ochobot already gave me the vitamin."

"Good, how about the honey tea?", Gempa asked him, passing him a bottle of water.

"I drank that too.", Taufan answered with a smile.

"Wear something warm will you? Your clothes is too thin.", Gempa said as he gave Taufan the blue sweater.

"It's okay i didn't feel col-", His words got cutted by Gempa who forcing him to wear the sweater. Taufan could only smile helplessly.

"I really am fine, Gempa.", Taufan said with a reassuring smile.

"Yeah, but you still need to wear something warm.", Gempa said to him.

His mother instinct is really ON right now.

Ice walked toward him and Gempa as he hugged his favorite whale plushie.

"Ice?", Gempa is wondering what is Ice trying to do.

Taufan's smile is frozen, he can't figure out what his brother is trying to do.

Suddenly he pushed his whale plushie toward Taufan, forcing Taufan to hold it.

"What happened to mr.whale?", Taufan asked him as he checked the whale plushie,confused.

"You hug him.", Ice answered coldly.

"Hng?", Taufan made a confused sound, his face looks like he didn't understand.

"Mr. Whale is soft,and fluffy, and warm. You hug him and go to sleep.", Ice answered to him, even thought he said that, Taufan can see a little bit of reluctance from his gaze.

"But this is your favorite plushie.., how will you sleep without this?", Taufan answered with a smile, giving it back to Ice.

Ice furrowed his eyebrows, "i can always sleep no matter without him or not.", Ice said to Taufan.

"After all, it's only one day. Make sure you sleep properly and return him to me tomorrow.", Ice said to him, his lazy voice is filled with determination.

Taufan is still not sure about this,he know that this blue whale plushie is Ice's favorite plushie. "But-", His words got cutted by Gempa's action.

Gempa playfully ruffle Taufan's hair and pat Ice's head, "isn't it's okay, Taufan? Your brother here is really care about you~", Gempa said as he smiled to Taufan and then to Ice.

"Eh?", Taufan is still fuddled. Ice didn't say anything, he let Gempa pat his head.

"I'm relieved to see you guys getting along like this, really, we are the best when we are always together like this.", Gempa said to both of them.

Taufan's eyes got wider for a little bit, he chuckled and gave them a smile.

"..okay then."

"Ice, i'll make sure Mr.Whale sleep comfortably with me, you should sleep well too, okay?", Taufan said to him, he gave him his gentle smile.

Ice smiled back at him, "take care of him.", he said to Taufan.

Taufan's eyes is now on the gentle figure in front of him, "thank you, Gempa.", he smiled to Gempa.

Gempa gave him his gentle smile, "make sure you sleep well, you have to recover quickly.", Gempa said as he pat Taufan's head lovingly.

This kind of feelings really warmth his heart.

"Ice, let's go, we should sleep soon too.", Gempa said as he put his hand on Ice's shoulder.

Ice nodded, they walk toward the door.

But just before the door got closed, he peeked at Taufan's figure whose smile is no longer the cheerful smile that he showed to them.

He saw Taufan who hugged Mr.Whale with a sad smile, a smile that filled with despair.

Taufan whishpered something to Mr.Whale, but Ice can't hear it.

Now Ice can't get Taufan's sad smile out of his mind.

Ice gripped his own palm, he gritted his teeth.

He didn't like this feeling at all.

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As long as we are together, huh? Taufan thought as he hug Mr.Whale.

It has a cool and refreshing soft smell,just like a fresh water, "at least i'll make sure that you guys can live together, right, Mr.Whale?", Taufan smiled at the fluffy plushie.

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Taufan woke up, he checked his watch. It's 7 in the morning.

"Why are you so silent nowadays?", Taufan asked someone inside him. He ruffled his own hair and reach for his navy hat.

"It's not like you will listen to me.", The Reverse answered him.

Taufan chuckled, he stretch his body and stand up from the bed.

"Well.., what do you want me to do?", Taufan asked him, he saw his reflection on the mirror, he is now practicing his smile as always.

The Reverse want to say something, but he can't. He know what he want to say is ridiculous and unrealistic.

"..."

"I don't know..", the Reverse answered him, his voice sounds somewhat dejected.

Taufan is a little bit surprised, his smile cracked. He let out a 'pfft' sound before he let himself to laugh.

"Why are you laughing?", The Reverse asked him, he is annoyed.

Taufan tried to take a breath, "i'm sorry,i found it funny." He said, but contradicting with what he said, he doesn't seems to try to stop his laughter.

"You-", the Reverse words gut cutted by Taufan's words.

Taufan wipe a little tears from the corner of his eyes because he laughed too much, " i can't help but think about our first conversation, and then i compare it with the reverse right now."

Taufan's gaze is on his reflection, but it feels like he is not seing his own reflection, but another person inside him.

"As much as i appreciate that you care about me, i think the contract we made that time sounds more like i'll pay it with my soul, no?", Taufan's blue eyes looks like its glowing, he gave him a playful smile, but his stare looks cold.

The Reverse is silent, he think about what Taufan said. Indeed, his relationship with Taufan is supposed to be cold and contractual.

But as he get to know him, as he learn about him, is it wrong if his feelings change?

"Why does it feels like i'm getting closer to the light but you are getting closer to the darkness?", The Reverse suddenly asked him. Taufan can hear confusion and frustration from his voice.

Taufan's expression got softer, his cold gaze and miscivious laugh is faded. He tried to practice his usual smile in front of the mirror again.

Instead of answering the Reverse's question, he put on an unreadable smile, "today, my youngest sibling will finally appear."

The Reverse know that Taufan didn't want to talk about this matters.

You are starting to regret it, dont you? The Reverse thought.

"The shiny brat, right?", he answered Taufan.

If Taufan want to pretend that everything is okay, then he will cooperate.

After all, that heavy burden is too big for that shoulder.