A Parent's Reason

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Hi there! Since I've no time for new ideas, I'm converting this old 1D fanfic in a 5sos one.

Ashtons is 15
Calum is 6
Luke is 2

Michael and Zayn are the dads.

A little disclarimer: the whole story is from Ashton's POV, so remember that it's how a 15 years old boy sees it all, not how it actually is.

Enjoy!!!

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Ashton wakes up to the sound of his brother crying in the room next to his own. It's the third day in a row and by now he doesn't even have to think of what the noise that woke him up is, he already knows it's his brother. It's Luke, who doesn't like to wake up alone in a dark room.

It doesn't matter how many times he tried to tell his dads that Luke needs a light in the room, they keep replying that Calum can't sleep with lights on and Luke has to grow up. It would make sense, if Calum slept in his room at all, but since the boy always sleeps in his dads' bed, Ashton really doesn't understand.

Anyway, he curses under his breath and tiredly makes his way out of bed, heading to his brothers' room, turning all the lights on. He sighs at the pitiful sight of his two year old brother sitting in the middle of his too big bed with his tear stained face and crying so hard that he can't stop coughing.

"Hey, Lu, it's okay. I am here now," he says in a soothing way, picking the kid up and bouncing him up and down. He glances at his phone: they have half an hour before their dads' alarm goes off and they have to get ready for the day, so there's no point into going back to sleep. "What about we watch cartoons for a while?"

Ashton carefully peeks into their dads' room just to find both of them deeply asleep, completely unaware of their little one crying his eyes out and Calum sleeping in the middle of them, all curled up against Michael.

Now, Ashton has nothing against his brother, Calum is as nice as a noisy six years old boy can be, but that doesn't justify their dads' behaviour towards Ashton and especially Luke.

Luke is the little one, he is the one they should always fuss about, not Calum. When Calum was the youngest, before Luke came in the picture, they weren't even that protective towards him. Now it's like they don't want to be Luke's dads anymore and that doesn't make sense because Luke is the cutest boy ever, he is a lot nicer than Calum, less fussy and cuddlier. He is the perfect little kid, but they still prefer Calum and Ashton is pretty sure dads shouldn't pick up a favorite kid.

Now, he isn't being very fair. Michael is the one who does all the favoritism thing, Zayn is just too busy with work. But at least when he is at home, he acts the same way towards all of his kids.

As Ashton makes his way downstairs, with Luke cradled against his chest, the little one stops crying, barely whining from time to time to let Ashton know that he is still very sad.

"Baby boy what do you think about making some pancakes?" Ashton asks, well aware that Michael had suggested to go out for breakfast this morning. 'It's Sunday, Zayn's home. We could do something nice all together', Michael said last night, but Ashton is pretty sure it's just because Calum kept repeating that he wanted waffles all day. Well, Ashton has no intention to do whatever that little brat wants.

Luke nods his head, focusing on Peppa the Pig on TV and allowing Ashton to fix breakfast. He has just put the dough in the fridge when Zayn makes his way downstairs.

"Hey, how is my favorite little boy?" Ashton hears Zayn talking softly to Luke and smiles to himself when he hears the two of them make their way in the kitchen.