Busted (Fifth Harmony ageplay oneshot)

One Big Happy Family

"Dinah?" I heard Mani's raspy voice echo into my room. I immediately wipe my tears with the hem of my shirt and respond to her with a low grunt.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Her soft voice was laced with concern. I pulled my head from beneath my comforter and peered over to see Mani's figure at my door.

"I am not feeling sleepy," I admitted truthfully and shrugged.

"Then could you talk with me for a bit?" she asked, slowly shutting the door and taking a seat beside me. I nodded briefly. And I knew exactly where this conversation was going.

This habit of crying myself to sleep began ever since the morning I was let off my 'punishment'. If I had to be honest I heartily appreciated being taken care of and I sort of started craving it since the end of the punishment week. I was embarrassed by my desire so I tried to hide it from the girls, I had lost my appetite as I missed the way I was fed. I missed the warm milk I was fed in the evening followed by the naps, I was starting to crave the attention I was given earlier. As much I hate myself for admitting this I missed sucking on my pacifier.

"D, is something bothering you? You just seem so distant lately and you haven't been eating properly, it's starting to scare me and I need to know whether I can help you through whatever this is," Mani's words were warm and assuring. My insides were screaming at me, telling me to confess. I bit my lower lip as it started to quiver. She draped an arm around me and pulled me closer to herself and I rested my head on her shoulder, tiredly.

"B-babe, please," Mani pleaded, her voice was cracking and so was my heart at the sound of it. I mentally bashed myself for not giving in.

"Nothing's wrong I'm just a bit too tired to sleep," I lied but both her and I knew that I wasn't tricking anyone with my weak voice.

"Dinah," she stretched my name, a bit annoyed by my unwillingness. "Please, I wasn't born yesterday, who do you think you're fooling?"

And that was my breaking point, hearing my thoughts come out through her mouth just made it realer. I let the lump in my throat sink and started sobbing. I clung onto Mani's shirt and cried into her chest. She didn't worry a bit about her favourite Hello Kitty pajamas getting drenched by my salty tears. I felt the gentle touch of her hand through my hair as she rocked me back and forth slowly.

"I-I just want t-to be a baby l-like bef-fore," I stammered through my long wailing sobs. I wondered if Mani could've even understood me. She drew me away from her chest and started wiping away the tears rolling down my cheeks. I blinked a few times to see Mani's eyes well up.

"P-pwease don't cry," I reached up to pad away her tears.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier baby?"

"I was too embarrassed to admit it."

"Aw baby girl, it's nothing to be ashamed of, you know you can tell me anything, I could never judge you."

"Pwease don't leave ever leave me momma." I hid my face in the crook of her neck and sniffled quietly. My cheeks turned dark pink when I realized what I had accidentally called her.

"I'm sowwy. I shouldn't have called you that," I shook my head in embarrassment.

"Shhh, it's perfectly fine darling. And I've got you baby. Momma's not gonna leave you," I heard Mani whispering into my ear as I slowly calmed down. I was completely exhausted and I felt her picking me up and carrying me out of my room and laying me down on a bed which I assumed was hers.

"I'll be right back baby girl," Mani kissed my forehead and I nodded not even protesting as I felt my limbs being too heavy to move. A little later Momma reappeared in the room and switched on the dim light. She had a lot of things in hand and she struggled to carry it over to the bed. She dropped it on the mattress and guided me over to the edge of her bed gently. She stuck her hand in her pajama pocket and brought out my bright yellow pacifier. I looked up at her with big eyes and smiled slightly when she gently pushed it into my mouth.