billionaire brat(s) | iwaoi

8

iwaizumi hajime was so tiny.

"mommy, he's still so tiny." Oikawa cooed. he leaned up on his tippy toes to get a better look at the baby wiggling in the baby cot.

Oikawa's mother laughed loudly, "he sure is, Tooru." she picked up little Oikawa and adjusted him on her hip, "there. can you see him now?"

"yeah!"

She pinched his cheek and gave him a peck on his forehead.

Oikawa stared at iwaizumi for a little while then looked up at his mother, "is he gonna stay with us?" he mumbled, "i missed him so much! why did aunt-Iwa stopped coming? i missed him! is he going to stay? is he going to stay, mommy?"

"yes, he's going to stay with us."

Oikawa beamed in his mother's arms excitedly, "so he's my brother!"

Her face fell instantly and turned into a sympathetic look, "oh— um . . . tooru," Oikawa looked up at her with wide and patient eyes, Oikawa-san almost didn't have the heart to tell her but she didn't want him to be disappointed, "he's, he's not your brother, honey."

"but he's staying in our home ?"

"look, love," she sat her son down on the bed right beside the baby cot.

tiny iwaizumi whined in the cot, kicking up his feet.

"you know Aunt Iwa?"

"yes! mommy's friend!"

"well , she's . . . she's not coming back." Oikawa-san looked away.

"huh?"

She cupped his cheek, "she's gone, tooru. . ."

oikawa stared at the floor, lip trembling.

"to— to heaven?"

"yeah, yes, to heaven."

Tooru stared at the cot, "oh." he climbed in her lap immediately, "i don't get it. does that mean he can stay with us forever?"

"well, no. you also remember Mr. Iwaizumi—

"i don't like him. . ."

"i know. that's okay." she caressed his hair, "he said he's going to come back for hajime-kun."

"but why? he left Iwa-chan."

Oikawa-san nodded, "yes but Mr. iwaizumi is his father. his gaurdian. we can't keep him here forever."

"you don't want to keep him." Tooru accused.

"no, no honey. of course i do. but we can't. you'll understand when you're older, okay?" she smiled, "i promise i'll explain."

he nodded.

"how old is he?" Tooru mumbled after a while. Oikawa-san smiled, "11 months. what did you say he was? tiny, right?"

". . . yes. tiny."

Oikawa-san grinned down at him, "you're tiny too."

"am not! i'm gonna be 6 soon!"

she laughed, "really?" Tooru hummed proudly, "when then, are you going to protect hajime-kun when you grow up?" she asked jokingly. Tooru huffed, "but you said he's not my brother! why do i have to protect him?"

"he could be your friend?" she suggested.

"but-but i've never had a friend before, how would i know what to do?" he asked, panicked.

her eyes softened, "you will."

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Iwaizumi hajime hates me.