Eight, Nine, Ten

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[Mid-December 2017]

"Oh oh, don't forget my snow globe Eight!" the excited voice of his sister placed a smile on his face. No matter how old she got, she would always be his baby sister - a sentiment he was sure his other eleven brothers share.

"Of course Angel. I won't," Eighth King promised sincerely before saying goodbye and hanging up. With three more hours to spare before he needed to report to his next flight, the young pilot decided to do a last minute shopping for the last two items he was unable to find yesterday. Angel's snow globe and his eldest brother, First's, request for a music box for his two year old daughter - Autumn. A knock on his door snapped him out of his thoughts and he walked over and opened it to see his co-pilot James all ready to go.

"Hey King, me and the girls are heading back already. They wanted to have lunch at that cafe in the airport. You coming?"

"Nah, I still need to pick up some things. You go on ahead, I'll just catch up."

"You sure? Alright. Want us to bring some of your stuff?"

Eighth glanced back at his hotel room, he only had his trolley which he could carry just fine. But the thought of a certain item made him pause. "Now that you mentioned it, yea." He walked over to the drawer and pulled out a sealed manila envelope with 'Matthew Hall' written on a corner with his messy hand writing. "Can you hold onto this? My trolley is full and I might lose it if I carry it around with me," he handed it to James, something in his gut telling him to entrust it to his friend who has proven time and time again to be worth his trust.

"A gift for Matt?" James raised an eyebrow noting the name.

"Of sorts. Just don't open it or he will literally flip," Eighth jokes, feeling the guilt creep in him for his little white lie.

"Aight. Not messing with that tough fucker. See ya later then," James nodded and left without looking back.

Eight smiled and headed out a while later after making sure everything else was ready so he would only need to come back and quickly get his stuff after shopping. Burying the sinking feeling in his gut with the excitement bubbling in him with the thought of coming home again.

[A/N Edited 11/12/19]