Y was so grateful he had Duri as a partner. He loved his partner for who he was, be it the chaotic parts or the calmer, softer part he had. So who cared if Duri could switch between personalities? Who cared if he had been less than good before the other personality showed up? Y knew the true good in his partner's heart, and it was a priceless gem to him. 

It was one of these things that made Y approach Duri one night. The pilot was in his calmer phase, and he was looking up with his glasses on when he noticed the other. "Oh, Y!" 

"Hey," Y smiled as he transformed and sat beside his partner on the grass. "What's gotten you up this late? It's pretty much the early morning." 

"Oh, nothing," the caramel-haired preteen chuckled. "Just... a bit of a reflection, if you may." 

Y noticed the empty teacup lying beside him, and asked, "Trouble sleeping?" 

"Don't be like that," Duri joked. "I don't always drink tea if I'm having an insomnia thing. I do enjoy drinking it when I'm calmer than usual." 

"You sure?" Y blinked. "That's the case most of the time." 

"That was ginseng tea," he shook his head with a fond smile on his face. "But enough about that. Why are you here?" 

"Oh, just for some fresh air, I guess?" Y shrugged. "But I saw you here so I just joined in." 

"As expected," Duri chuckled. "You have something on your mind as well, don't you?" 

"Maybe," he teased back. "It's more of -X and -Y, really. They reminded me of you and Hana before Night came into the picture, you know?" 

"I had a feeling that was it. What about it?" 

"I guess I worry," he admitted. "I told my brother not to worry but I'm worrying now. Heh, that's pretty pathetic, right?" 

"It's never pathetic to do that," Duri frowned. "Worry is a normal part of life."

"Still..." He sighed. "I don't know the first thing about parenting."

"You weren't born with the knowledge and wisdom," Duri joked. "Don't be too pressured by it, Y."

"I know that. Still, I worry." 

"And that's honestly okay." 

"Huh?" Y looked down at his partner. 

He adjusted his glasses and smiled as he said, "I worry as well. It's a part of me, and it's a part of you. But what matters is what we do with it. If we allow the worry and the anxiety to cloud us, what will happen then? But we can always choose to remind ourselves that we can be better than the thoughts we have. So... don't give up, okay?" 

"Duri..." Y felt happiness bloom on his chest. "Thanks, partner. You really helped." 

"No problem. We're partners after all." 

"True," Y chuckled. 

And so, the rest of the night passed with the two just chatting until they both fell asleep outside. 

-Y noticed them two hours later, blinking at the scene of Duri snoring inside Y in his vehicle form, but gave a snort as she took a picture and sent it to -X. 

Then she quietly joined the two, and fell asleep there. 

Hana was very amused when he saw this display, alright. He even had the picture as his wallpaper. But it was also a sign of his pride in his brother, for how far he's gotten in his journey for recovery. 

Littlexheatwave Next chapter! What do you think?