I& #39;m thinking of liddol elementary school sen sneaking into the high school department during lunch to be with kyo...he tries to be sneaky but of course people see him and everyone thinks he& #39;s rengoku-sensei& #39;s kid. The students follow him, making sure he is safe.
When he comes to he staff room he knocks with his tiny hands and opens the door just a little, his big eye trying to see where kyo is. And when he spots him Sen opens the door a bit more and calls "onii-tan!" In the softest, gentlest, happiest liddol voice https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">
Kyo sees him and of courde he& #39;s happy to see his little brother but also bad sen! You can& #39;t leave the elementary division, your teachers will worry!! What if something had happened! Sen says he& #39;s sowwy he just missed onii-tan a lot https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">
Sen is afraid onii-tan is angry with him so he turns around to go back, his lil pouch with his bento in it hanging by his side, fringe drooping as he fights back tears...he just wanted to see onii-tan...but he was surely a nuisance just like dad says he is...
He& #39;s just been so lonely since onii-tan moved out. He& #39;s almost at the door when he feels large hands wrap around his waist and lift him up. Sen goes without protest, finding himself sitting on onii-tan& #39;s arm.
"You haven& #39;t eaten yet?" Kyo asks and Sen shakes his head, not looking
at onii-tan, hoping the tears gathered at the corner of his eyes aren& #39;t visible... but a calloused thumb comes up to whipe them away carefully and Sen blushes in shame.
"It is special for today, you can eat with me. But only today, alright? You shouldn& #39;t come alone" Onii-tan says
Sen nods and says "sowwy, onii-tan."
"You don& #39;t need to apologize to me, apologize to your teacher when you get back. I& #39;ll call them and tell them you& #39;re with me," onii-tan says as he sits down by his desk, setting Sen in his knee as he picks up his phone.
Sen takes out his bento and the bottle of water he brought. He hears onii-tan talk to his teacher and say he& #39;s sorry for the trouble. Sen& #39;s heart squeezes...he is being a nuisance. Even though he just wanted to see onii-tan....
"I& #39;m sowwy fow being a nuisawnce onii-tan.." he whispers as he starts picking up the rice with his kiddy chopsticks.
Onii-tan& #39;s hands squeeze his waist, and Sen bites back a whimper. He& #39;s angry.
"Where did you learn a word like that?" onii-tan asks, "of course you& #39;re not
I& #39;m just worried about you."
"Otou-san says I am..." Sen blinks rapidly, trying to clear his vision, the whimper he suppressed comes out when the fingers on his waist tightens further. Is onii-tan going to hit him? Throw him down on the floor?
"You& #39;re not," onii-tan says, but his voice is simmering with anger and Sen wants to run away. He had missed onii-tan so much but he& #39;s scary. He reminds Sen too much of otou-san when he is angry.
"Senjuro, did otou-san make your lunch?" Onii-tan asks, looking at the rice and pickled vegetables.
"I made it," Sen admits, ashamed. It isn& #39;t much, he isn& #39;t tall enough to use the stove yet, even with his stool. But he could use the rice cooker and he found one of
Kaa-san& #39;s recipes for pickled greens. Sen cut his fingers a little the first few times he made them, but he& #39;s better at handling a knife now!
"Does otou-san not cook for you?" Onii-tan asks and oh, his voice is so dark, Sen has never heard it like that before. It& #39;s scary.
"He says it& #39;s too much of bothew," Sen feels like he should pack up, leave right now.Onii-tan is starting to sound like the others in his class that comments on his lunches and how he never has anything cooked. That he has no one who cares about him. Sen thought
he did. He thought onii-tan cared. But he just sounds angry.
"This isn& #39;t enough for you, you& #39;re still growing," onii-tan says and gets his own bento. Sen& #39;s nose fills with the scent of meat and cooked eggs, mouth watering.
"Here, eat this," onii-tan says and
Lifts a piece of rolled egg to Sen& #39;s lips.
"But this is—" Sen is interrupted when onii-tan pushes the food into his mouth, flavour exploding over his tongue, making him squeal in delight.
It is a little embarrassing to get fed, but by the time Sen feels full for the first time in so long it& #39;s too late to feel that way.
Sen doesnt even realize onii-tan hasn& #39;t eated yet and lunch is almost over.
"Hey, lets get you back, ok?" onii-tan says when Sen
sighs in content. Sen nods though, putting his things in his pouch and getting ready to leave, but before he can hop off onii-tan& #39;s lap he& #39;s lifted and onii-tan stands up.
"Wow, I can feel you growing already!" Onii-tan says, smiling widely at Sen, "I& #39;ll take you back,
your legs are still too short."
Sen blushes but hides it by hugging onii-tan and burying his face in his neck. Onii-tan isn& #39;t angry anymore it seems. Coupled with the steady rocking of his steps Sen relaxes, soon falling asleep with his face burried into onii-tan& #39;s neck.
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The courtyard separating the high school from the lower divisions was blessedly empty and Kyojuro finds a spot out of sight from any window to seethe. He still carries Senjuro, his most precious, beloved little brother, so he can& #39;t make too much noise.
He wants to scream. He thought Sen sould be safe at their father& #39;s house. Maybe not as pampered as when mother was alive, but able to grow and live an ordinary life. Sen wasn& #39;t supposed to weigh less than before Kyo moved out. His hips shouldn& #39;t be so pronounced under his
light blue uniform. Sen had always been mature for his age, but in moments like these Kyo realized just how small he was. It& #39;s like carrying a glass doll, so light and fragile he& #39;s afraid Sen might breqk if he holds any tighter.
He hears the little snoozes, feels the puffy breath against his neck, all proof that Sen hasn& #39;t been sleeping properly. He wouldn& #39;t fall asleep like this if he was rested, Sen is naturally nervous and always attentive to his surroundings. Kyo knows that.
But there& #39;s so much more he doesn& #39;t know, he realizes now.

Why had Sen come by today of all days? What gave him the incentive to not only break the rule to not leave the elementary campus but also walk through the crowded high school alone? Was it purely because he missed him?
Kyo hopes that is the case. Prays to the heavens that Sen is alright, that it will be safe to get Sen home to their father& #39;s house after school.

Because Sen can& #39;t stay with him. Kyo made that decision. He was dangerous to his own brother, and he& #39;d do anything to keep him safe.
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