"Wandering warrior"

"Christmas"

Guys just so you know,
This is a 2 years later,
Light is 5
Drake is 27
Zachary is 12
Jaxx is 32

Zachary: are you excited light?
Light: yuh-yuh! I can't wait to see santa
Zachary: see?
Light: yup! I'm gonna stay up late to see him
Zachary: but what if he comes very very late?
Light: I'll stay up all!
Zachary: awww that's nice
It was the next day.
Christmas eve,
Zachary sat at his desk in his chair, writing in his book
Zachary: *yawn*
Light: Zachy?
Zachary: oh brother! What are you doing up this time?
Light: I'm here to wait for santa!
Zachary: oh, mm. Come here.
Light walked over to him, Zachary turned his chair around and Picked his brother up. He sat light on his lap, and looked up out of the window.
Zachary: look light, can you count how many stars there are?
Light: I'll try for you
Zachary chuckled, he noticed light was sightly shaking because of the cold. Zachary pulled his jacket of the back of the chair and put it around light.
Drake: Zachary- why is little one up at this time?
Zachary: he wants to see santa.
Drake: oh- uh. Okay! Little one
Light: yeah?
Drake: I promise you, you will see santa tonight
Light: really???
Drake: mm
Zachary- 🧐
Light: yayayayaya
Light jumped down from Zachary, ran over to Drake and hugged his leg.
Light: I can't wait!
Drake: I'm sure he can't wait to see you! Just stay here a second
Light ran back to Zachary, Zachary picked his brother up and light chuckled, Drake left the room and walked over to the door.
Zachary: Drake? You can't leave after you promised him that! And how are you even going to that??
Drake: don't worry about it, at 1am bring little one into this room,
Zachary: wait what's happening-
Drake shut the door, Zachary stood there. Thinking what to do. Than felt a tight grip on his shoulder.
Jaxx: what did I tell you about leaving the house without permission.
Zachary: w-what? I wasn't going outside father.
Tw mentions of wounds

-an hour later-
Light: *yawn*
Zachary: brother, you can sleep if your tried-
Light: no! Zachy I'm going to see *yawn* santa..
Zachary: brother, I don't think he's com-
*bang*
Someone stood up in their fire place, he climbed out and light begun smiling massively out of excitement
Light: Santa???
Drake: yeah, it's me! Ho ho ho!
Zachary looked confused, he realised when he saw a small bit of blue hair sticking out of his hat.
Zachary: hello Santa! What's brings you here?
Drake: I came to deliver a special present for the most special person in the world!
Light: ooo! Zachy come here!!
Zachary walked over and smiled
Light: Zachy are you happy?? Your going to get a present!!
Zachary: awww brother, that is so nice of you! But I think it's for you!
Light: me? But I'm not important, or special.
Drake: of course you, everyone is! Why wouldn't you be important?
Light: nothing, can I have the present??
Drake: of course you can!
Drake putted the present near light, he went to grabbed it before Drake pulled it away,
Drake: but I need you to tell me something
Light: what?
Drake: did someone say you wasn't important?
Light: I'm not saying!
Zachary: please tell us this light, we need to know
Light: no!! And I still want to know what happened to your shoulder!!
Zachary stopped talking, Drake looked at Zachary. Zachary started becoming tearful, he looked at the floor.
Drake: why don't you take your present to your room?
Light: okay!!
Light ran off to his room with his present.
-ten minutes later-
Zachary stood facing down, Drake looking at his wound.
Drake: who did this?
Zachary: I fall down the stairs!.
Drake: please be honest with me.
Zachary: I am, I just am tried.
Drake: Zachary, please. You can tell me anything.
Drake looked at Zachary.
Zachary: Drake, your like a brother to me. I want to tell you everything, I'm just too tried right now, I'm gonna say goodnight to light. Wanna come?
Drake: mm.
They both walked into the hallway, Zachary looked at his old mother's room. He sighed.
He opened his eyes when he felt him get pushed down onto one of the seats next to the wall, Drake sat next to him and wrapped his arm around Zachary. Zachary lyed his head onto Drake's shoulder. Tears ran down his face. Drake rubbed Zachary back while hugging him with his other arm. Zachary cried and cried.
-an few hours later-
4:25am.
Tw mention of alcohol bottles

Zachary cleaned up the coffee table, putting all the alcohol bottles in the bin. He yawned.
Drake: need help?
Drake walked over and begun picking the bottles up
Zachary: thank you!
Light: It's Christmas!!!
Zachary: brother! What are you doing up this time?
Drake chuckled, Zachary walked over to light and picked him up
Zachary: you need your rest U_U
Light: fine!
Zachary: but do you know someone you can't rest to?
Light: who?
Zachary: the trickle monster!!
Light burst laughing while Zachary trickle him, Drake smiled while watching them
-a year later-
Tw swearing

Drake: come on man, if you don't want people to hurt you than you need to stop being a pussy!
Zachary: it isn't that! Your just better trained fighter than me
Drake: you'll get there one day
Light: when are you going to train me??
Drake: when your old enough, don't you have school today?
Light: no, I start next week! Year 1! I can't wait!
-an hour later-
Drake walked around to see Zachary crying. He ran over and hugged him.
Drake: what's wrong?.
Zachary: h-he left!..
Drake: who?
Zachary: father!.
Drake: oh, please don't cry over him. He isn't worth it!
Zachary: I'm not crying because of that..
Drake: what's wrong?
Tw mention of wounds + scars + blood + swearing + death threats

Zachary gave light to Drake. Drake looked at light.
He saw light crying, a massive cut down his face. Blood dripping on his clothes.
Drake looked at Zachary
Drake: I'm gonna kill this bitch.
Zachary: good.