One-Shots [Boboiboy]

Empathy

"G – g – guys..." Angin paled, holding up the young child. "Wh – why are we here?"

The rest of the six elements turned to the wind manipulator. He was holding a young child no older than four, who had brown hair and eyes. The most unsettling fact that he was wearing an orange cap with a lightning B on it.

"Where are we? In the real world?" Tanah looked around.

"Seems like it," Petir grouched.

They didn't know what was going on. In the watch, they had their own territories, paradoxes and everything. They only came out when Boboiboy used their power or split into three. But now Boboiboy was a baby and they were summoned in the real world for no reason.

But what makes no sense was that why their 14-year-old wielder had suddenly shrunken 13 years in age.

"So..." Daun inched closer to the child, who was fast asleep in Angin's arms. His puppy dog eyes sparkled in amazement. "Do we take care of him?"

"We've been called out for a reason. We just don't know what." Cahaya scowled. He didn't like young children. "Let's hope it's not to babysit a toddler who can't even do anything by itself."

"That's mean," Daun said.

"Since when did you know what that meant?" Cahaya snapped.

Daun giggled. "Petir explained it to me! He also said that you're delusional!"

Cahaya snapped to Petir so fast they would have fought if Tanah didn't stop them.

Api and Air just stared at the young child with Angin. He was peacefully asleep, head buried in Angin's chest.

"He's so cute!" Api shrieked. His loud voice startled the young Boboiboy. He woke up and started crying, which reduced the pyrokinetic user into panic along with his fellow elements. Petir and Cahaya were too busy glaring at each other to notice.

Angin had no idea whether to try to comfort the baby or throw him to someone else. Tanah couldn't come, because he was preventing a fight between Petir and Cahaya that could cause World War III.

Daun came to the rescue. He shoved Angin's face out of Boboiboy's and made a couple of faces. The baby Boboiboy stopped crying and blinked, mesmerised by Daun's fluid expression changes. He broke out into a smile and giggled.

Api let loose a breath he was holding. Thankfully Daun knew just what to do. He represented his innocence and childishness, after all.

"I guess we have to take care of him for now," Air slurred, already curling up onto Boboiboy's bed to nap.

Api glanced at his calm counterpart. "Hey! Get up! That's for Boboiboy!"

"He can't sleep on a bed like this. He'll most likely fall off," Angin pointed out. "Uh, do we get a crib?"

Daun turned to Petir and Cahaya. "Will you two stop fighting? We have a baby here!"

"Two," Api muttered. "We have two innocent children here..."

They glared some more and broke apart. They just couldn't refuse Daun's puppy dog eyes. Petir walked over to Boboiboy in Angin's arms and stared at it.

Angin held him so he would be sitting upright in his arms. Petir was nose to nose with Boboiboy. Innocent eyes met serious ones. Boboiboy held his arms up to Petir, wanting to be carried by the serious counterpart.

Petir walked back in slight panic. He had no idea how to handle children. What if he electrocuted him? What if he crushed him?

Boboiboy's lip quivered and he started to tear up. That sent everyone but Cahaya into a frenzy. Angin held Boboiboy up to Petir. "Just carry him! He's crying!"