"I'm sorry brother" (Kaeya and Diluc)

Diluc slams the glass he's holding, to the table "why?! why didn't you save our father?! You were a Knight and yet you just stand there! What kind of a son are you?!"

Kaeya, he too was shocked of what happened and yet Diluc kept blaming him

Years passed by, Diluc left Ordo Favonius meanwhile Kaeya stayed, Diluc became a cold person and Kaeya being the cheerful one, even though that those smiles he uses were actually fake. He would walk around Mondstadt, smiling even though he wanted to break down

Later that night, Kaeya received a mission that he will be going to a far away land and stay there for 4 months, he asked permission if he can tell his brother, Diluc, who is now still at his tavern. As soon as he got there, he entered the tavern and a awkward silence filled the room

"what brings you here?" Diluc asked coldly, without even looking to his eyes, those cold glares were enough to hurt Kaeya, after all it was "his" fault why their father died

"I admit, it's all my fault" Kaeya started talking but minutes later someone grabbed him by the collar and it is no other than Diluc himself

"it's good that you know and now go! I don't want to see you!" Diluc demanded

The two remained silent, Kaeya was holding back the tears he want to let go

"I was about to inform you that I will be gone for a few months-"

"few months? better to not return!" Diluc yelled that made Kaeya smiled a little

"you want me to not return? but who will be Calvary Captain if I never return?" Kaeya asked

"it's okay to be anyone as long it's not you! You're such a disgrace" Diluc turned his back on him, facing the counter

Kaeya loses his cool "why do you keep blaming me for something I didn't do?!" he snapped "why do you hate me that much?! I didn't do anything to make you upset! Or did I?!"

"Yeah you did! How can you smile even when you know that father already died?!"

"You think these smiles were true?! Well it's not!" Kaeya's tears escaped his eyes, those were the first time he cried right in front of Diluc, he felt helpless "I just want us to go back to the way we used to be.."

"the way we used to be?! Are you even serious Kaeya?! If we hadn't adopted you, he wouldn't die! I lost everything can't you see?!"

Kaeya looked to his brother's eyes that were full of anger "you were lucky you lost your father once" Kaeya removed Diluc's hand from his collar "I lost two of them, right before my eyes.." Kaeya said and he stormed out of the tavern. Diluc, now speechless of what happened, decided to find Kaeya around Mondstadt but he was too late, he already left

Months passed by, time flies fast and it has been months since Kaeya and Diluc had their last conversation. Diluc kept worrying about Kaeya and has been restless ever since the night he left, rumors has it that he hasn't been eating well and his body lost a lot of weight

"he's coming back from travelling?! I hope he succeeded from his mission far away from here" some of the town folks said " some said that the night before Sr Kaeya leave, the tavern was so loud, Sr Kaeya and Master Diluc must've fought that day"

Diluc, sitting at the corner, heard the conversation of the town folks, he ducked his head as a sign that he was feeling guilty enough, wanting the earth to eat him up until a Guard barged in to the tavern "Master Diluc, there is something you might want to see"

Without any hesitation, Diluc stood up and ran towards the gate, expecting Kaeya would be home, safe and sound

And he wasn't wrong, Kaeya did come home, but as Diluc went near and near, his body froze to see his own brother, wrapped up in a huge bag and is no longer breathing

"we found him on the sidewalk while we're on our way to Liyue, we're so sorry" a guard said that made Diluc knees fell to the ground as he opens the bag slowly "s-so this is why you didn't come back home 2 months ago.. you already left" Diluc burst into tears "first is father and now you..? I-i really lost everything"

After a few days, the Knights burned Kaeya's body as a request from Diluc himself, and now everyday, he takes a little of Kaeya's ashes and places it inside a pendant which in he wears it secretly, he consider it his lucky charm because it reminded him of Kaeya where ever he go, he would always remember the days where Kaeya is still there, always by his side like they were as kids

One night, as he was at Dawn Winery, he saw the vase Kaeya got him and made Diluc very weak, he checked the insides of the vase and was surprised that it has a letter, he took it out and read the letter containing:

"Diluc,

Hey I was just wondering, how have you been dear brother- oh wait I'm sorry for calling you brother I forgot, well if you're reading this, I must assume that I'm no longer breathing, Diluc, every night got me thinking "why does my brother hate me so much? I admit I made a mistake for just standing there and doing nothing, I was shocked and scared, the trauma that happened a few years ago, and yes I lost my father. My real father and step father died right in front of my eyes so I'm sorry I was frozen for a minute, you can blame me all you want and thank you for the memories, Diluc. You're the best brother I had.

Kaeya"

The letter made Diluc tear up even more, he can't believe he was that worst to his own brother even though he knows he hasn't done anything "Kaeya, my brother.. I'm so sorry.." those were the last words Diluc spoke before everything went black

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