[meh I was too lazy to re-write this into a more story-like format....
Oh well.....]

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Allen woke up crying in the middle of the night. Who could blame him? He was no longer a chibi yet he was still a child. He'd had a particularly frightening nightmare, and the thunderstorm that raged outside did little to help his nerves.
He sniffled and held tighter to his alien plushie as another bolt of lightning struck and boomed through the sky. Allen squeaked in fear and jumped out of his bed. He ran down the hall and stopped at his brother's door then carefully creaked it open. "M-Mattie?..." They we're old enough now that Matt claimed he'd outgrown the nickname, but Allen, out of habit, still called him that if he ever became scared or sad.

Matt, who was sitting on his bed, looked over at the door when he heard his brother's voice. "What is it Al? Are you okay?"

Allen, who clung tightly to his alien plushie, looked up at his twin with scared eyes, "I.....I had a nightmare.... Can I sleep wif yoo?" His voice was muffled slightly from where his plushie covered his mouth.

Matt nodded. "Sure." He scooted over to make some room for Allen.

Allen, having gotten permission now, immediately ran over and climbed up on his brother's bed. He tossed aside his plushie in favor of clinging to Matt's arm.
He buried his face into his brother's shoulder and scrunched his eyes closed. Though he already felt a bit better, he was with his brother nothing would dare come after him now, not with Mattie there to protect him.

Matt hugged his brother. "It's okay Al. I'm right here. I won't let anything happen to you."

Allen sniffled, "y-you an' Ollie an' Frannie were... Were taken away an' I couldn't find ya..... Th-then a big monster came an'.... An' he tried to eat me...." he cried on his brother's shoulder and hugged his arm tighter.

Matt hugged him tighter. "Don't worry. No one's going to take me away. If they try I'll just beat them up. And any monster that tries to hurt you will get a hockey stick to the face."

Allen looked up at Matt, "y-ya promise?..."

Matt wiped away Allen's tears, "I promise."

Allen smiled in relief and snuggled up to his brother before he closed his eyes and fell back to sleep. Though not before he muttered a small, "merci, bonsoir frère. Je t'aime."[1]

"Je t'aime trop mon petit frère. Rêves agréables."[2] Matt replied before he too drifted off to sleep, still hugging his brother. 

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1) thank you, goodnight brother. I love you.

2) I love you to my little brother. Pleasant dreams.