Elemental brothers oneshot story

identity crisis

The house was filled with the sound of tiny giggles, the soft thump of little feet, and every now and then, the dramatic plop of Blaze landing on his diaper padded bottom.

The quadruplets had just discovered the joy of walking, sort of. Solar wobbled carefully, gripping the edge of the couch with a proud little smile.

Ice crawled halfway across the rug before deciding it was easier to sit back down and play with the wooden blocks.

Thorn was somewhere in the middle of standing up with determination, taking a few careful steps forward, before toppling back into a sitting position whenever his balance betrayed him.

And Blaze… well, Blaze charged forward like walking was a race.

His little legs went too fast, his arms flailed for balance, and inevitably, he would tumble forward with an 'oof!' and then burst into giggles, as if falling was the best part.

From the couch, the triplets watched the chaos unfold. At this point, they were used to their baby brothers antics, but they never quite stopped being amused.

Halilintar sat stiffly, watching the babies with his sharp, suspicious look he always had. He didn't trust their unsteady steps, especially Blaze's.

Gempa looked like a proud parent at a school play, his eyes sparkling as he clapped every time one of the babies made it three steps without toppling.

"Good job Blaze! Ah slow down, don't run-"

Thud!

Blaze's little body collapsed onto the soft carpet again, his round cheeks puffing in frustration. He immediately pushed himself back up, determination burning in his eyes.

Walking slowly was for quitters, and Blaze was no quitter.

Taufan, sprawled on the couch like a king with too much free time, was grinning ear to ear. Slowly, the grin twisted into a mischievous smirk.

"Hey guys" he whispered dramatically, leaning closer to his brothers.

"I have a great idea" Halilintar raised an eyebrow at that.

"That usually means trouble" Halilintar deadpanned as Gempa sighed.

"What is it this time?" He ask calmly.

Taufan grin before he crouched down and looked at the babies, who were waddling around like tiny penguins.

"Let's see if they know who they are, watch this"

He clapped his hands to get their attention, four little heads turned toward him, wide eyed and curious.

"Alright, babies" Taufan announced.

"which one of you is Blaze?" Blaze proudly pointed at Thorn while Ice, Thorn, and Solar all pointed at Blaze.

"HA!" Taufan laughed, smacking the floor with his hand.

"This is amazing"

Blaze blinked, confused, then frowned deeply at Thorn like Thorn had somehow stolen his name. Thorn frowned back, his little brows knitted together, unsure why Blaze was pointing at him.

"Okay, okay" Taufan wheezed with laughter.

"Next question, where's Thorn?"

Blaze pointed at himself, Thorn pointed at himself too, both Ice and Solar pointed at Thorn.

Thorn looked between everyone, his little face scrunched like he had just been told the sky was green.

Blaze froze, eyes wide, he wobbled back, then dramatically plopped down on the carpet as if the world had betrayed him.