Straykids OS (Book)

accepting help doesn't make you weak.. pt. 3

Ship: Hyunchan/Chanjin
Triggers/Warnings: overworking, single father, overaged/underaged people

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Inbetween he was feeding Felix again so he would sleep when he needed to get Jisung again and would stay asleep so he could concentrate his attention on his older son.

While the baby was asleep again, Chan used the bit of time he still had to clean the bathroom and making lunch, so he just has to reheat it again. After he was done with the bathroom, he put the things away and went straight into the kitchen, he still had one and half an hour until he needed to get Jisung again. For lunch today he decided for some simple fried chicken, some rice and vegetables. He began with the chicken, he cutted them in some childlike bites, put some spice on it like on his own and put it in a pan with oil. While the pan was getting hot, he put the washed rice into the rice cooker and after starting it, he went back to the pan and put the meat in it.

When the meat was done he put them in seperated bowls and into the microwave. Then he washed and cutted some vegetables and after that he went into his bedroom to get the baby carrier, when he found it he went back hearing the crying of the now awake baby. He put it on him, picked Felix up and put him in it, after that he stopped crying. He got his pacifier and with that, Chan wen into the hallway, put his shoes on, grabbed his phone, wallet and keys and went for a walk with the baby. On the way to the kindergarten, Chan was relieved that Felix was asleep again, for what he wasnt ready was what happend when he wanted to pick up his little boy from kindergarten again.

Chan was there five minutes before it would be over. He stood there while swaying side to side to keep Felix asleep, a few more moms and dads came and with that the door opened and the little kids were running to their parents, but not his little boy, when he looke up at Hyunjin, he saw his son clinging to him and with worry written all over is face he went up to them not understanding what is going on. "Hyunjin? What happend? Is he okay?" Chan asked, Hyunjin looked at Chan a bit sad and said: "Wait a minute okay, I will say goodbye to them, then we an talk about okay?" Chan just nodded and accepted his son. When he could look at his face he saw the swollen eyes, and was even more alerted then before, but he didnt said anything and was just holding him tight, still looking that he wouldn't hurt the baby.

And just like that, Jisung's teacher came back. "Follow me please.." With a simple nod, the older man followed him into his probably office. They sat down, Chan put Lixies little feet in a comfortable position and let Jisung sit on his lap too, the boy now clinging to him. "What happend? Why did he cry?" Hyunjin looked at Chan and still smiled sadly. "Jisungie.. do you wanna tell your daddy what happend or should I do?" he asked, and when the two-year-old mumbled a simple "D'innie.." he began to explain.

"Well.. after you left everything was fine.. well that was what I thought, but after looking more closely I noticed that Jisungie was alone the whole time. None of the other kids wanted to play with him or get to know him... I dont understand that myself, because they are normally really welcoming.. he also had a mini panic attack.. did Jisung had something like that ever in the past?" Chan shook his head even more worried, now looking at his sleeping son. "Okay.. you maybe get that check from a doctor or something, also after I noticed that, he didnt wanted to leave me, after I calmed him down... I'm really worried about him..

Still, I wanna try something.. Can you maybe bring him tomorrow a bit earlier? The other kids will come at 7 because they are older, so you can bring him at 7:30 a.m, he is still the youngest. Also when you already here.. do you maybe wanna lay these too down, then we could do the paper work together.. and dont worry, if your youngest should wake up, we have bottles here and all that stuff.." Chan thought about it and nodded then, so Hyunjin got up and took Jisung from him laying him down in one of the beds, Chan meanwhile was opening the baby carrier as gently as he could to not wake Felix, just seconds later Hyunjin came to help him, and after both boys were secure in bed, they got to work.

It took them almost two hours to work through those hell of paper, after that Jisung woke up staring at his baby brother who was still sleeping peacefully and whitout noticing his daddy and Hyunjin he began to talk in a quiet tone. "Wixie.. Hannie no wike'ble? Why da kids no wike hannie? It hannie bad boy? Hannie awayts be lone in kindergarten?" And with that he began to cry silently, already hating the thought of going here again tomorrow, and just then the two mens walked to him. "Hannie sweetie.. come here.. its okay.." Chan said, picking the boy to let him cry but not feeling alone in this situation. And the boy cried. He cried and with that the baby woke up, Hyunjin picked him up without thinking, wanting to be a bit of a support person for Chan after finding out that he has to look after those two alone.

And surprisingly Felix went silent after he looked at Hyunjin. He simply just stared at him with sparkling eyes, almost fascinated. Chan let them be, being silently thankful for his help in this moment. "Hannie.. Hyunjin wants you to come a bit earlier to kindergarten tomorrow.. he wants to know what is wrong with the kids, why they not talking to my cute little baby." But all the boy did was shaking his head, crying. "No kindergarten morrow.. hannie stayted hom wit wixie and dada." When Hyunjin heard this, he turned to them with Felix in his arms looking at the young boy with so much... love.

"Hannie, I promise you if they still dont wanna play with you or talk to you I will do that, and I also will find out why they are like that okay? But please come tomorrow, when they're still like that, you can stay with me, till your daddy is picking you up again okay?" With watery eyes he looked at him and after seeing also his little brother so calm he nodded, and also pointed it out to his dada. "Dada wook! Lixie it wiet in D'innie arms. Wixie wiks D'innie!" He said with sparkling eyes. And with that, Jisung watch as Hyunjin and Chan maded Felix secure in the baby carrier again to finally go home. 

They said goodbye to Hyunjin and so Chan walked with Lixie still quiet and almost asleep and Hannie on hand back home, after Chan asked what he did the whole time Hannie began to talk, completely forgetting that he was alone the hole time. But when they were at home and it was time for lunch.. that was another story. He was just picking at the food, not really eating, after Felix was fed again he went after he burped into his crib while Chan went back to his little boy.

"Sweetie.. Stop it okay... do you maybe.. want a bowl a icecream instead of you lunch?... you know that I normally wont allow that.. but for today I can let it slide... so what do you say?" All he did was nodding with a small smile. Chan was so worried. Normally this would cheer him up, but well.. looks like he is really hurt by what happend today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

tbc.

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 I really want to give you the next part too today but no! Saturday! 

Soooo, see ya in three days again. 👋🏻

Bye bye. (*つ'･∀･)つ

Tayla♡