“Good morning uncle!” - Yesung chirped excited- “I already prepared your favourite!”

 

“Without pickles?” - Heechul examined the sandwich Yesung handled to him - “Extra cheese?”

“two different kind of cheese” - Yesung nodded - “and the lettuce you like” 

 

“Wow, you are amazing” - Heechul was in heaven - “You even remember how to make my sandwich ~” 

 

“I also made coffee” - Yesung played coy - “I think I remembered it well”

 

“It’s actually very good” - Leeteuk was already trying it - “Yesung, I didn’t know you knew how to make coffee”

 

“Gunhee used to take him to the company” - Heechul recalled - “And his only job was to make coffee for the people at the office”

 

“Hey! No one Can live without the coffee boy!” - Yesung teased - “I had the best job”

 

“He even learned how to prepare this amazing sandwich from his mom~” - Heechul seemed delighted- “I just love you so much~” 

 

“Speaking of which...” - Yesung grinned. He had captured his uncle’s attention - “School is having a festival for parents day and my class is having—“

 

“UWAAAAAAAAAAAH!” - Henry’s crying interrupted the boy wearing round glasses 

 

“Sorry, kiddo” - Heechul ruffled Yesung’s hair - “I promise I will come back as soon as I can”

 

“S-sure” - Yesung sighed 

 

As soon as Heechul left, Yesung rolled his eyes and muttered:

 

“That means after I go to school” 

 

“Your dad loves you, Yesung” - Leeteuk felt in the need to say it - “It’s just—“

 

“The little ones needs more attention, I get it” - Yesung was cleaning the table - “I had always been the oldest brother. Don’t worry, I’m used to it”

 

“We need to work harder” - Kangin yawned- “I heard Kyuhyun telling Dad about parents days in daycare”

 

“Are we going to lose?” - a sad Siwon asked as he held his panda doll - “Is uncle attending daycare’s event?”

 

“This is not a competition” - Leeteuk worried - “Your uncle is having a hard time deciding so don’t make it worse”

 

“He already took his decision” - Kangin sighed - “You can tell he did so by the way he look at us with guilty eyes. He is going to daycare” 

 

“That doesn’t mean he loves you less than them” - Leeteuk was feeling unwell with all this conversation - “Kangin—“

 

“It’s about numbers” - Kangin interrupted - “They are five and we are just... three”

 

“He is not going...?” - Siwon hugged his plush tightly- “Uncle is not coming to our festival?” 

 

“Its Alright!” - Kangin did a thump up - “I will take many pictures of you so dad can see how you worked hard for him!”

 

“But if you take pictures, he won’t see me dancing!” - Siwon pouted - “Please take a video” 

 

“S-sure” - Kangin realized his mistake - “Leave it to me~”

 

“Kids...” - Leeteuk felt his heart aching. He couldn’t imagine how the boys felt and worried that the kids had thought from the beginning that they didn’t stand a chance against their baby brothers when it came to attention. 

 

 

“No! You doing it wrong!” - Eunhyuk was yelling at the twins - “Work harder!”

 

“Ung...” - The twins were trying their best to learn the dance steps - “Sowy”

 

“Eunhyuk is so strict with them” - One teacher commented - “He took it seriously when we asked him for help”

 

“Sungmin and Donghae are already doing well by themselves” - Another teacher pointed at the kids - “They practice so hard” 

 

“I See” - Leeteuk tried to smile - “The kids are working hard for a dance event” 

 

“We wanted to make a play~ But they couldn’t remember script that well so it turned into a dance event” - The teachers laughed - “They are just so cute. The dance is spring themed” 

 

“Uhm” - Leeteuk observed Eunhyuk scolding the twins again - “Perhaps I’m confused, but I thought little ones didn’t get to participate in the show? I thought they had their own event”

 

“That’s right” - The teacher smiled - “but we were missing two boys for the dance and we thought those two could do just well. Also, Ryeowook wanted to participate so badly...”

 

“Henry is having blast” - Leeteuk observed the little baby trying to copy his brother’s dance steps - “He loves music as well. I think we got another dancer~” 

 

“Good! Good!” - Eunhyuk praised Henry’s dance - “You doing great!”

 

“Ugh...” - Kyuhyun glared at Henry - “Go ‘way Hewy”

 

“PTTFF” - Henry stuck his tongue at his brother - “NUH”

 

“Wookie tiwed” - Ryeowook sat on the floor earning Eunhyuk’s disapproval once again - “Huwt fee’” 

 

 

Leeteuk ended having to carry Ryeowook all the way back home. He was heavier than Henry but at least he didn’t move that much. Henry and Kyuhyun shared stroller and pinched each other during the whole way back. The triplets did well holding hands and walking next to their babysitter. 

 

“You spoiled brat” - Heechul giggled when he saw Ryeowook on Leeteuk’s back - “I swear he is like a koala” 

 

“No koala” - Ryeowook jumped down much to Leeteuk’s disgust - “Bubble bee”

 

“You what?” - Heechul laughed - “Bubble bee? Uhm... I think I saw your stuffed friend on the floor”

 

“NOOOO” - Ryeowook rushed to pick up his friend in a dramatic way - “BEE COWD” 

 

“Yeah, that poor bee stayed on the cold floor too long” - Heechul liked to torture Ryeowook with things like that - “I just hope it doesn’t get sick”

 

Ryeowook gasped. He hurried to wrap his stuffed doll with a blanket. The toddler seemed concerned. 

 

“You are going to hell for that” - Leeteuk twisted his lips - “You know Ryeowook can’t differentiate reality from his imaginary play”

 

“He thinks that bee is his baby” - Heechul still found it hilarious - “He even tried to diaper it last night”

 

“And still, you won’t take into account his feelings” - Leeteuk pulled Heechul’s ear - “Stop teasing him for it” 

 

“Awww” - Kyuhyun approached his sad brother and hugged him - “No wowy~ Kyu hewps bee too” 

 

Ever since Ryeowook started taking care of the bee as his own baby, Kyuhyun had showed him support. Apparently, the young toddler understood that if the bee was Ryeowook’s child, then he was the uncle of that bee. Kyuhyun would care for the bee plush as much as needed just to make sure Ryeowook was happy. 

 

“Those two are just insane” - Heechul scoffed - “Look at them! They even rock the bee!”

 

“You have more things to worry about” - Leeteuk frowned - “Like that decision you told me you were going to take today”

 

“Yeah... I finally decided it” - Heechul stretched- “I’m not going to any event related to parent’s day”

 

“What?” - Leeteuk felt his blood boiling - “Oh no no no! You will go and think about it again!”

 

“Whats the point of going to one of those?” - Heechul sighed - “I love my children. My love for them won’t change after watching a stupid dance or receiving an ugly card with glue and glitter everywhere. I decided I wouldn’t go to any of those because if I show up in one, the others would complain and feel left out”

 

“T-thats Right but... what if you go and spend half of the day in daycare and the other half at school?” - Leeteuk tried - “That way none of them would feel left out”

 

“Ugh... I already thought of that” - Heechul puffed his cheeks - “But the school’s biggest event is at the same time that the babies’s dance. I would have to choose for the main event”

 

“Isn’t it better than missing the whole thing?” - Leeteuk sighed - “I understand you will miss a lot, but still, something is better than nothing”

 

“I don’t wanna go” - Heechul pouted - “Dont make me go” 

 

“Thats... weird? Why are you trying to skip this day?” 

 

“Nothing particular” - Heechul blinked twice. 

 

“You are doing that again” - Leeteuk smirked - “I know that face. You are hiding something”

 

“No, I’m not”

 

“Yes, you are” - Leeteuk pulled Heechul’s ear - “You and I will have a serious talk. Now that we are real ‘brothers’, I can pull your ear as much as I want”

 

“And you will do it, for sure” - Heechul lamented - “I have doubts about that”

 

“So? What’s the matter?” - Leeteuk dragged his friend to the office - “What did you do now?”

 

“Actually... it’s not something I did ‘now’ but way before we met” - Heechul did a funny expression- “I tend to feel bad about it every year”

 

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“I haven’t seen them in my whole life” - A ten years old faked innocence- “I don’t know who they are” 

 

“Heechul, please dont be stupid” - the woman urged - “I’m your mother”

 

The confused teacher turned to the boy again. Heechul just raised his eyebrows in a surprised way.

 

“I don’t know her” - Heechul shook his head - “I don’t have a mom” 

 

“Heechul” - His dad warned 

 

“I’m scared” - Heechul hid behind his teacher - “I don’t feel safe”

 

“I will call the police” - The teacher was nervous 

 

“Oh cmon! He is just lying! He loves those stupid pranks!” - The woman complained as she glared to the boy - “I’m his mother and I can prove it!” 

 

“Would you believe that woman is my mom?” - Heechul asked his teacher with sad eyes - “The woman that you have never seen before despite me being a troublemaker? The woman that haven’t come to any event before?”

 

Heechul’s mother froze. She wasn’t prepared to face her son right there. She just shook her head and left the classroom decorated with cherry blossoms. Heechul seemed amused by his doing. 

 

“You truly overdid it this time, buddy” - His father looked at him with sad eyes - “We just wanted to have a good time with you”

 

“I dont know you, mister” - Heechul pouted - “I think you confused me with someone else” 

 

The man just rolled his eyes and decided to leave as well. Heechul stayed alone in the classroom smiling in a silly way. He felt like a winner even if he wasn’t close to being one. 

 

 

(That day, I avoided them as much as I could. I didn’t want to face them as I knew I had done something wrong and I would probably get scolded. I hid in my room and refused to go down for dinner pretending I had a tummy ache. When I thought no one would be around the kitchen I went down to fetch some dinner. And it was at that moment that I started regretting what I did) 

 

“He is just a boy” - Heechul could hear his parents arguing - “He probably thought it was funny” 

 

“But Its not!” - the woman raged - “You saw it yourself! He pretended he didnt know us! H—He he lied!” 

 

“Honey, he was just upset and did that as a way to get our attention” 

 

“What happened to wetting the bed or just faking sickness?” - The woman’s voice cracked - “He said he didn’t have a mom! He truly did so!” 

 

“Honey...”

 

“How do you think I felt listening to it? Heechul is my boy! Not even in my craziest dreams I would have pictured something like this!”

 

“Maybe we should have a talk and... honey, don’t cry” 

 

“He is my son” - The woman cried - “He is my baby. My boy” 

 

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“Ouch” - Leeteuk seemed sad  - “Your joke went too far” 

 

“I was just a kid” - Heechul sighed - “I was young and stupid. I was upset since they hadn’t come to my birthday party and decided to pretend they weren’t my parents”

 

“Still, you hurt them” - Leeteuk closed his eyes and tried to not get mad at Heechul for something he did years ago - “Did you ever apologized?”

 

“I guess so” - Heechul looked down - “In my own way of course...” 

 

“You didnt” - Leeteuk twisted his lips - “That’s why you are sad now. If you had, you wouldn’t mention it”

 

“There is another reason” - Heechul bit his lips - “This one is recent one. Well, ‘recent’ isn’t exactly the best word to describe it but... It happened when Yesung was still a baby” 

 

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“Happy parents day!” - Heechul was gifting Hani a big flower bouquet- “Pretty flowers for the beautiful mother!”

 

“Thanks” - Hani laughed - “Excepting That I don’t look specially ‘pretty’. Lately, I had been looking more like a crazy woman. Sleep deprivation does exist” 

 

“Being a parent must be difficult” - Heechul giggled - “That’s why I chose not being one”

 

“Silly” - Hani was about to tease Heechul again when the baby started crying - “Come in, it’s been a while since you saw him”

 

“I actually prefer not doing so” - Heechul did a funny face - “I don’t wanna see him”

 

“He is your s—“ - Hani sighed when Heechul ran away. 

 

 

“This is for you” - Gunhee placed a big box of chocolates on Heechul’s desk - “Congratulations” 

 

“For what? Today is not my birthday” - Heechul teased - “What did you do to my design? Why are you being nice to me?”

 

“Do I need a reason to gift you chocolates?” - Gunhee smiled - “Anyway, happy parents day”

 

“I’m not a dad” - Heechul replied bitterly - “Look, Gunhee. I accepted being your donor and an uncle. I never said I would be a dad”

 

Heechul pushed the chocolate box away. Gunhee insisted. 

 

“You are a Dad” 

 

“I’m not” - Heechul returned the box once again - “Please leave me alone. I don’t feel so good” 

 

“Heechul, Yesung is my son” - Gunhee sat on the desk - “But he is also yours” 

 

“That’s it” - Heechul hit the desk - “GO AWAY”

 

“No, I won’t” - Gunhee shook his head - “You have been avoiding us since Yesung was born! What is wrong with you?”

 

“No, what is wrong with YOU?” - Heechul returned the question - “You don’t understand how I feel! Stop giving me a hard time!”

 

The chocolate box ended on the floor. Gunhee picked it up one last time. 

 

“You are a dad now” 

 

“You need more than to become a dad” - Heechul sulked - “I’m not his dad. You are” 

 

“Uncles and aunts Can be like parents too” - Gunhee offfered the box again - “please” 

 

“I don’t want to be a dad” - Heechul pouted as he took the chocolates- “You Can have as many children you like... but I don’t want to be their dad. I’m not even sure if I can do a good job as an uncle”

 

“Fine” - Gunhee smiled - “Hani and I will go to a restaurant today. We are going to celebrate parents day and we wondered if you would like to come” 

 

“No, thanks” - Heechul sulked - “I’m fine”

 

“Alright...” - Gunhee sighed - “I tried”

 

 

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“I got a call next day” - Heechul bit his lips - “They got food poisoning. They needed a babysitter and... well, it was my first time holding Yesung since he was born”

 

“Really? That’s actually a cute story” - Leeteuk relaxed - “I’m sure Yesung would like—“

 

“That was the first time I realized I wouldn’t enjoy parents day” - Heechul shook his head - “Every single year after that... I had to endure reality: I was their father but not their daddy. I still consider it a punishment for what I did to my mom”

 

“You were jealous” - Leeteuk widened his eyes - “You were jealous because the kids—“

 

“It was stupid” - Heechul folded his arms - “I shouldn’t have felt like that. I said it myself: you need more than to become a father. Gunhee was their dad, I was their uncle”

 

“Do you feel like that now?” - Leeteuk tried 

 

“sometimes” - Heechul admitted - “I still feel guilty for receiving so much love. I don’t deserve such a good sons when I... I wasn’t a good person”

 

“Stop torturing yourself and enjoy” - Leeteuk patted Heechul’s back - “it haven’t been easy for you. You are not a bad person, Heechul. You are just human. Those feelings were completely normal”

 

“Mmm” - Heechul twisted his lips - “I do want to be there for them...” 

 

“Cmon” - Leeteuk smiled sweetly- “You Can do This! “

 

“If you say so...” - Heechul scratched his head. He wasn’t convinced at all, but he also loved the idea of spending some special time with his children. 

 

 

“I did this for you” - Sungmin was giving Heechul a cute drawing- “You like it?”

 

“I love it” - Heechul smiled pleased as he inspected the cute drawing - “I think you inherited it from me~” 

 

Sungmin’s eyes grew bigger. He just got praised for his drawings skills. 

 

“Ah~ your teacher told me you were doing really good in your swimming class” - Heechul added - “I’m so proud of you”

 

“Waaahhh~” - Sungmin did a cute sound as he felt overwhelmed. The boy’s cheeks were full red. 

 

“Uh? Did you get sick again?” - Heechul placed his hand on the boy’s forehead - “I don’t feel it hot”

 

“Uh un” - Sungmin shook his head - “I’m happy!”

 

“Seriously, whats wrong with you?” - Heechul found the boy’s reaction funny - “You get so happy after receiving such a small praise”

 

“Love you!” - Sungmin jumped on his dad - “Minnie loves you!”

 

“Hey Hey~” - Heechul was laughing. His boy was so funny - “You are in such a great mood today”

 

“Me Too...” - Donghae was sulking as he pulled Heechul’s shirt - “Hae loves daddy too...”

 

“Why are you so sad?” - Heechul found cute that Donghae was probably the most dramatic kid he had ever seen (even won against the dramatic young twins) - “I just praised your brother, no big deal. I love you too ~ I’m also prou— Oh ”

 

“Daddy said a bad word!” - Eunhyuk accused - “and made Hae cry!”

 

“Daddy did what?” - Leeteuk worried - “What did you do now?”

 

“Ehm... praised him?” - Heechul pointed at the crying kid scared - “I don’t know what is wrong with him”

 

“Donghae, Honey” - Leeteuk kneeled on the floor - “Why are you crying?”

 

“Daddy... daddy loves me” - Donghae hiccuped - “He loves Hae” 

 

“Yeah, of course I Do” - Heechul worried - “Whats so wrong about it?”

 

“I think he is just touched” - Leeteuk chuckled - “He got emotional”

 

“Is that true?” - Heechul tilted his head unable to understand the situation. Donghae nodded - “What a silly boy”

 

“Daddy! You love Minnie, Hyukkie and Hae right?” - Eunhyuk was hugging Heechul’s leg 

 

“S-sure” - Heechul had a hard time now that the triplets were all surrounding him - “Why are you so weird?”

 

“They are your sons” - Leeteuk teased. Heechul glared at him. 

 

“You sad?” - The boys pouted 

 

“N-No! It’s just strange that you are so clingy today” - Heechul blushed - “Did something happen? What did you do now?”

 

“We good” - Eunhyuk shook his head - “Nothing Bad!” 

 

“Minnie, Hyukkie and Hae are just happy!” - Sungmin chirped - “Cuz cuz cuz!”

 

“Cuz we have a surprise for you” - Eunhyuk rushed to say - “Daddy will love us more~”

 

“I don’t think that’s even possible” - Heechul scoffed - “Wait, what? What kind of surprise?”

 

“Parents day!” - The triplets said in chorus 

 

Heechul’s stomach twisted. 

 

“Boys... we agreed not pushing daddy about it” - Leeteuk pulled the kids to his side - “Daddy gets nervous when you mention that day”

 

“Why?” - Donghae worried 

 

“Because...” - Heechul bit his lips - “I’m not sure if I can stay the whole time with you~ I will attend school’s event as well and that means—“

 

“No going?” - Donghae’s eyes were already filled with tears again 

 

“Daddy...” - Eunhyuk also seemed about to cry 

 

Sungmin just looked down. 

 

“I will go~ but I’m not sure I can watch you perform or whatever you are going to do” - Heechul sighed - “I will go to both places but I still don’t know which main event I will watch”

 

“Why?” - Eunhyuk sobbed - “Don’t love Hyukkie?”

 

“What?” - Heechul was caught off guard - “N-no! I love you a lot! I love Minnie, Hyukkie and Hae!”

 

“But no going” - Sungmin folded his arms and pouted - “Papa liar”

 

“Ah?!” - Heechul was starting to freak out - “Stop it manipulative brats! I haven’t took a decision yet! Don’t make me feel guilty!”

 

The silly trio stared at Heechul with watery eyes. 

 

“Fine, I will go to your performance” - Heechul lost - “Don’t cry, ok?”

 

“Heechul...” - Leeteuk seemed pale - “There”

 

Siwon was standing right behind Heechul with sad eyes. Yesung had a dark aura surrounding him. 

 

“WE WON!” - The triplets were in a good mood now. The tears basically evaporated. 

 

“You are a traitor” - Kangin hissed - “I knew this would happen!”

 

“I—I...” - Heechul sighed as he spotted Siwon crying - “I’m just so sorry”

 

“Kids, dont torture your poor dad” - Leeteuk lectured 

 

“He is not our dad” - Kangin glared at Heechul - “He is our ‘uncle’ “ 

 

The words pierced Heechul like a pointy arrow. He looked at Yesung looking for help but the boy only shrank his shoulders. Siwon cried louder. 

 

“Why you love them more?” - Siwon asked between tears - “Why?”

 

“What are you saying?” - Heechul’s heart was broke again- “I don’t love them more! I love you all”

 

“Then, Why are you going to their main event?” - Kangin folded his arms while he watched the triplets rejoice - “Its not fair”

 

“Honey, your dad—“

 

“It’s not unfair” - Heechul tried to defend himself - “I just... they are five and they are younger! It makes more sense going to their event”

 

“Oh no” - Leeteuk face palmed himself. Heechul had just stepped on a trap. 

 

“SEEEE? YOU LOVE THEM MORE THAN US!” - Kangin raged - “IM SORRY IM NOT A BABY ANYMORE!”

 

“You are behaving like one” - Heechul muttered 

 

“Forget it, Kangin” - Yesung patted his brother’s back - “We knew we would lose. Like always. Being the big brothers ”

 

Heechul gasped. That one last comment. He felt it. He could feel Yesung’s heart. Those words weren’t just part of a trick. 

 

“I don’t love them more, Yesung” - Heechul said calmly - “And I own you an apologize... to all of you. I shouldn’t just decide it this way. We should do it other way to avoid misunderstandings”

 

“Uh?” - the happy triplets were now worried. 

 

“Heechul, What are you...?” - Leeteuk was also nervous 

 

“Let’s play Rock Paper Scissors” - Heechul sighed - “Each side pick someone to represent you”

 

“ME ME ME !” - Kyuhyun was jumping excited - “Pwease!”

 

“Honey, I don’t think that’s a good idea” - Leeteuk was trying to convince the twin to not participate. Both boys didn’t understand the game at all and always did the same: Kyuhyun rock and Ryeowook scissor.

 

“Uh... Hyukki “ - Donghae pointed out 

 

“True” - Eunhyuk agreed - “Minnie, do it”

 

“Uh? Me?” - Sungmin was nervous with so much pressure - “k-kay”

 

“Siwon, you are representing your team” - Heechul glared at the older boys - “You are the closest one to their age, so it’s only fair that way”

 

“Alright!” - Siwon chirped nervously - “I’ll do it!”

 

It was an endless game. Either side would complain about the other cheating and when they didn’t, it was because both of them had used the same thing. 

 

“Enough” - Heechul was losing his patience - “Lets just flip a coin”

 

Leeteuk took a deep breath. He knew that either decision Heechul took, the kids would protest. Both sides could lose and therefore, there was no chance of winning for the caregivers. 

 

“WE WON!” - Kangin jumped excited 

 

“N-no...” - Eunhyuk let himself fall on the floor 

 

“UHUUU! UNCLE!” - Donghae was already crying again 

 

Sungmin just stared at the coin dumbfounded. He then walked away and put himself to sleep. It was something he usually did when upset. 

 

Siwon was hugging Heechul really tight. The parent felt guilty as one third of his children were upset. The twins still haven’t realized what it meant, so they just went back to torture their poor bee. 

 

“I know it’s not easy” - Leeteuk pitied the parent - “But I promise I will go to the daycare’s event and record it for you. That way you won’t miss it at all”

 

“Thanks” - Heechul haven’t recovered yet - “Im starting to believe that I should really skip parents day starting next year”

 

 

The so called day came. Heechul dressed properly. He didn’t want to embarrass his kids (Yesung, mostly) and he wanted to look well on pictures. He had decided to spend as much as time he could with every kid. Morning was chaotic as every boy dressed differently. 

 

“Thanks for helping” - Heechul thanked his mom again - “I’m going crazy right now”

 

“Karma” - The old lady grinned - “Kidding. I hope you have a great day, sweetheart. Please enjoy! Your kids won’t stay little forever~” 

 

“Yeah, I know” - Heechul sighed - “Happy parents’s day, Mom”

 

“Won’t you give me a kiss?” - The old lady smiled- “Not even one?”

 

“Of course” - Heechul blushed 

 

 

Leeteuk was at daycare with the young boys and Heechul. The parent would stay there half morning and then go to the school where the other kids were. 

 

“Oh... that’s what he meant with ‘bubble bee’ “ - Heechul laughed as Ryeowook and Kyuhyun wore their costumes- “You guys are ‘bumblebees’ “ 

 

“ZTOP IT HEWY” - Kyuhyun complained when Henry started pulling his antennas - “HEEWWWWYYYY”

 

“ZOF!” - Henry kept trying to get the soft ball for him - “MINE”

 

“Kids” - Leeteuk separated them before a fight started - “Lets be nice today”

 

“Wookie danze liwe bee” - Ryeowook was showing Heechul some of the dance steps - “Dada zees Wookie danzin’”

 

“Oh baby” - Heechul was afraid Ryeowook would cry when he realized he wasn’t going to watch him perform - “I’m sure you will be the cutest bee”

 

“Bubble bee!” - Ryeowook chirped 

 

“Bumblebee” - Heechul smiled - “My Cute Baby bumblebee”

 

“No baby!” - Ryeowook complained when Heechul carried him like one - “NUH!”

 

“Oh cmon~ I want a picture with this cute bee” 

 

“BUBBLE BEE” - Ryeowook puffed his cheeks. 

 

The triplets were happy as Heechul was there. They would hold hands with him and show off proudly the drawings they did for parents’s day. Heechul almost cried when he was told the kids also prepared gifts for him. Every class worked on something different, so he ended getting two shirts with the twins’s hands printed on it, and three pencil holders with different design. 

 

“This is wrong” - Heechul was in heaven - “I feel so loved~” 

 

“Those are actually a good idea” - Leeteuk liked the pencil holders - “You could use them to avoid that mess you have on your desk”

 

“I can use these shirts to mope the floor” - Heechul teased - “I will get rid of those when the twins forget about them”

 

Leeteuk twisted his lips. 

 

“It’s a joke” - Heechul held the shirts up high - “I won’t use them to go out but the kids worked hard. For me, these are the prettiest shirts on the planet”

 

“Good” - Leeteuk smiled - “That’s the spirit” 

 

“You know... my dad has this weird tradition of wearing an ugly tie all parents’s day” - Heechul laughed - “maybe I could make this a tradition. Wearing the ugly gifts my kids made for me”

 

“Oh, I’m so envious” - Leeteuk said sarcastically 

 

“I got two shirts. You could wear one”

 

“Why would I? They made them for you~~~” - Leeteuk stuck his tongue at Heechul 

 

“UKWEEEE” - The Twins were holding what it looked like another shirt - “DIZ FOW

YOUUU”

 

“Aw Sweethearts!” - Leeteuk was touched - “I love it!”

 

“Of course you do” - Heechul teased - “Those designs are similar to your hippie shirts” 

 

“But why?” - Leeteuk was still overwhelmed - “I’m not your daddy”

 

“Ukwee” - Kyuhyun nodded 

 

“Ukwee!” - Ryeowook bounced 

 

“Uncles can be like parents too” - Heechul ruffled the Boys’s hair - “They wanted to make one for you too”

 

“THIS IS FROM MINNIE HYUKKIE AND HAE” - the triplets also gifted one pencil holder to the babysitter 

 

“Awww” - Leeteuk felt touched - “It has a flower on it! I love it!”

 

The triplets were busy hugging Leeteuk when Heechul’s timer rang. It was time to change places. 

 

“I have to go, ok? Teuk will stay here with you~” - Heechul felt guilty as the kids didn’t understand at all what he meant - “Good luck!”

 

“Bye?” - Kyuhyun waved goodbye without understanding 

 

“Dada wookie too” - Ryeowook followed Heechul - “Wookie pee” 

 

“Hey~ Dada is not going to the toilet, Ryeowook” - Leeteuk held the boy’s hand - “I will take you, ok? Dada has to go now”

 

“Poop?” - Ryeowook was obviously clueless- “Dada Poo?”

 

“Teuk, I will take Henry with me” - Heechul sighed - “I don’t feel good leaving you here with six boys. It’s not like five would be very different, but at least without the baby you can focus on the kids” 

 

“Alright~” - Leeteuk smiled for Heechul’s sake - “Dont worry. I have plenty help here~” 

 

Leeteuk was right. The advantage of daycare was having many teachers that would help with the kids. Also, being parents’s day meant a lot of mothers looking after the kids. 

 

 

Heechul arrived at the school. He couldn’t recognize the halls at all thanks to the decorations. Siwon was waiting for him in his classroom. The boy’s face changed dramatically when he spotted his dad.

 

“UNC— I mean, DAD! YOU ARE HERE!” - Siwon jumped excited - “YOU CAME!”

 

“Hi cutie” - Heechul felt better thanks to Siwon’s reaction - “What are you doing here alone?”

 

“Waiting for you” - Siwon pouted - “Everyone else went with their parents to have a look but I’m not allowed to leave alone~Teacher offered to take me but I said I was waiting for you” 

 

“Oh” - Heechul pitied the boy - “I see~ then let’s get going! Let’s not waste time!”

 

“UNG” - Siwon nodded excited. 

 

Heechul received a map and a program of the activities that were taking place that day. Apparently, each class was responsible for something. Siwon’s kindergarten class had less responsibilities since they were the youngest ones. 

 

“I made something for you” - Siwon was extremely happy as he held hands with Heechul- “I will give it to you after the festival ends~”

 

“Oh that’s so nice” - Heechul faked surprise- “I didn’t expect that. Is there something you wanted to do?”

 

“Uh...” - Siwon looked around. He haven’t thought at all which game he wanted to play with Heechul. He just wanted him to attend but didn’t thought it would actually happen. 

 

“ZOFF!” - Henry was squirming in Heechul’s arms - “DADA!”

 

“Yes, ‘soft’ “ - Heechul looked at the Cute head bands some kids were wearing - “I think Henry wants one of those. If you show me where I can find one, I will get one for you as well”

 

“Those are not for sell” - An older kid told Heechul- “You have to earn it~” 

 

“Can’t I just buy it?” - Heechul sighed - “I need at least four. That means that I would have to win four times to get all the head bands I need”

 

“Those are the rules” - The kid shook his head - “Not for selling. You have to win”

 

“Alright” - Heechul was losing his patience with the twelve years old - “I will win that stupid game of yours. Siwon, you take care of Henry”

 

“S-sure!” - Siwon stared at the baby in the stroller - “Dad will win! I’m sure!”

 

“ASFAGSSGAF!” - Henry clapped excited. 

 

 

It didn’t take long for Heechul to win the game four times. The twelve years old was in awe. 

 

“Wow mister!” - The kid chirped - “I haven’t seen a parent win so many times in a row! To be honest many of them couldn’t win at all!”

 

“My Dad is very good at games!” - Siwon showed off - “He is the best!”

 

Heechul was fixing Henry’s head band when he heard Siwon speaking like that. He felt so well after listening to him. 

 

“DAD! You are here!” - Kangin exclaimed as soon as Heechul appeared in his classroom holding a head band for him - “Oh! HENRY LOOKS SO CUTE!”

 

“WASHSGAFAG” - Henry giggled after taking off his head band again to show it to Kangin - “ZOFF”

 

“He is just in love with those” - Heechul smiled - “So? What’s your class doing?”

 

“They went out to try the festival attractions” - Kangin explained - “My class was supposed to have a game as well, but something went wrong  the last minute”

 

“Uh? What happened?” - Heechul got curious about it 

 

“I don’t know” - Kangin shuddered - “We were in charge of the boat race but something failed and teachers couldn’t fix it”

 

“Maybe I could take a look at it” - Heechul scratched his head - “I cant promise I will solve it but maybe I can find out what’s wrong” 

 

 

“KANGIN YOUR DAD IS AWESOME!” - Heechul heard the kids making a big fuss while he fixed the little boats 

 

“Of course he is!” - Kangin and Siwon kept bragging about their dad - “He is the best!”

 

“All done” - Heechul cleaned his hands - “I will go check on Yesung. You guys play here for a while”

 

“OUR DAD IS THE BEST!” - Siwon was already holding one boat - “LETS PLAY”

 

“YEAH!” - the other kids chirped 

 

Heechul smiled and pushed Henry’s strolled despite the baby wanting to stay. 

 

“We are coming back soon~ lets just find Yesung first” - Heechul giggled - “His classroom was in charge of food~ maybe I we could get something to eat”

 

“Hi there~” - The cheerful old lady was smiling to Leeteuk - “How is everything going?”

 

“GAMMA!” - Ryeowook ran to the old lady and asked to be hold - “LOO! WOOKIE BUBBLE BEE!”

 

“They are bumblebees” - Leeteuk laughed - “The triplets are also dressed now too ~ Sungmin is ladybug, Donghae is a snail and Eunhyuk—“

 

“I’m a gay worm” - The kid informed proudly 

 

“He means ‘caterpillar’ “ - Leeteuk was beyond embarrassed - “It’s just that Heechul got wrong the name the first time he saw the costume”

 

“That son of mine clearly has a problem with words” - the old lady giggled - “They all look so cute! I will take so many pictures of them~”

 

“Pee” - Kyuhyun was pulling Leeteuk’s shirt again - “Potty! Potty!”

 

“Again?” - Leeteuk tried to be patient with the twins. He understood the boys were nervous for the dance, but still, taking the toddlers to the restroom every few minutes was draining. 

 

“Heechul used to have a nervous bladder as well” - The old lady recalled - “He would ask for the toilet several times before plays and recitals” 

 

“Recitals?” - Leeteuk tilted his head - “He never mentioned those”

 

“He plays the piano” - The old lady seemed surprised- “Havent you heard him yet? Not even once?”

 

“Uhm... nope” - Leeteuk scratched his head 

 

“I remember those old times when he got nervous” - The grandmother continued - “He was so cute. He would cling on me and ask me for anything just to get my attention. It took me a while to realize he often got truly scared of those stupid recitals. I never understood why would he push himself to do something he hated”

 

 

“EHHHHH” - Heechul widened his eyes - “You are giving it for free?!” 

 

“Ung! Ung!” - The girls smiled to Heechul in a silly way - “Take all you want!”

 

“Whats wrong with his festival?” - Heechul scratched his head - “Thanks, I guess”

 

“You are Yesung’s Dad Right?” - One girl asked - “You look just like him”

 

“Eh~ I was born first, little lady” - Heechul smiled to the girls - “That means HE looks like ME” 

 

Heechul ended getting more food than the amount he needed. He was munching a cookie when he finally spotted Yesung. 

 

“Uncle!” - Yesung chirped merrily- “Are you enjoying the festival?”

 

“Sure I am” - Heechul did a funny face - “Wait, What? I’m your dad”

 

“Oh~ that’s right” - Yesung giggled - “Sorry~ I’m still getting used to calling you ‘dad’ . Maybe I should go with ‘Dada’ too”

 

Heechul blushed. He wanted it so badly. 

 

“Just once?”

 

“Nope” - Yesung chuckled - “Forget about it”

 

“Please” - Heechul almost begged 

 

“Dada~” - Henry did his best - “Dada~~~”

 

“See? Even Henry can do it” - Heechul pouted - “Pleeeeeeaaaaaaase”

 

“Nuh Uh~” - Yesung seemed happy - “Thanks for coming. It means a lot for me”

 

“What is he doing here?” - Heechul was now paying attention to the old man that was helping some kids with the food 

 

“Grandpa came to help~ he had been a good help” - Yesung smiled- “He even came yesterday to help us set—“

 

“Yesterday?” - Heechul was shocked - “Why didn’t you ask me for help?”

 

“Because you are always busy and... you don’t know how to use a screwdriver” - Yesung teased - “Also, grandpa offered himself”

 

“I see” - Heechul puffed his cheeks - “Now I’m jealous” 

 

“Karma” - The old man whispered into Heechul’s ear 

 

Heechul puffed his cheeks. Yesung laughed. The parent was having a blast with his sons when the time came. 

 

“It’s time for our main event” - Kangin jumped - “Lets go! Let’s go!” 

 

“I know” - Heechul started to feel anxious. That meant his young children were also about to perform at daycare - “Fighting! Good luck!”

 

“You are going to enjoy it!” - Siwon bounced - “I’m going to brag about you!”

 

 

 

“Dada?” - The Twins seemed to realize their fate - “Whewe?”

 

“He is... not here” - Leeteuk felt a crisis would start soon - “I will record a good video and—“

 

“Dada?” - the kids insisted 

 

“Lets go, bumblebees~” - A teacher called the twins - “Lets get ready for the dance~”

 

The triplets were excited despite Heechul not being there. Somehow, their young minds were focusing on the fact they would perform in front of many people and wanted to do it well without missing an step. 

 

 

Heechul was listening to Siwon’s speech about him. He didn’t want to cry in front of all that people, but he was about to. The little kid was holding the mic like a pro while sharing facts about his dad. He ended going on stage to receive a gift and letter from the boy. The touched parent was walking back to his seat when he felt his phone ringing. 

 

“Hey~ Whats wrong, honey?” - Heechul teased as he answered the phone. The old man laughed next to him - “Do you miss me?” 

 

“A lot. You have no idea” - Leeteuk sounded flustered - “We got a situation here. Did you know Ryeowook and Kyuhyun suffer  stage fright?”

 

“N-no” - Heechul worried - “It never crossed my mind...” 

 

“Well, I got you news: they do” - Leeteuk took a deep breath - “And one takes after Gunhee” 

 

“Uh oh” - Heechul stood quickly - “Teuk, I’m going back”

 

“But— You what about the others?” 

 

“I will think of something, this is an emergency” 

 

Heechul ended the call and looked at the old man. 

 

“Leave Henry to me” - The old man said before Heechul could say anything - “Go. Maybe you can make it on time”

 

 

“UWAAAAA! DADAAAA! BUAAAAAH!” - Ryeowook was trying to climb his grandma- “DADAAAAA!”

 

Leeteuk was worrying as Kyuhyun threw up again. He never thought that Kyuhyun would get so stressed for a simple performance. 

 

“Kyu sick” - Eunhyuk sighed - “This is Bad”

 

“Cha-os” - Sungmin chanted - “Chaaaa-ossss”

 

“Uhhh” - Donghae was about to cry too 

 

“Dada to the rescue” - Heechul seemed exhausted - “I— I made it on time...” 

 

“DADA!” - the kids jumped on Heechul

 

“We can do this, brats” - Heechul cheered for his sons - “I’m here. There is nothing to be scared of”

 

“Scawy...” - Ryeowook sobbed - “Zo Scawy...”

 

“Ryeowookkie~ bee and I will cheer for you from our seat” - Heechul held the twins’s dolls - “Kiki and ‘wewi’ too”

 

“Wewi!” - Kyuhyun was regaining color 

 

The time came. The triplets went out like expected but the twins doubted. Leeteuk was about have a crisis when he saw Heechul on the stage dancing next to the twins. 

 

“OH MY GOD” - the old lady was recording the video - “THIS IS PURE GOLD”

 

“Parents love is another level, uhm?” - Leeteuk tried to enjoy the performance- “Heechul is so embarrassed”

 

The show ended without troubles. Heechul was still too embarrassed to speak as his mother kept teasing him. The twins were now extremely cheerful. 

 

“Please delete it” - Heechul was red - “Mom, please” 

 

“Uhm no” - The old lady refused the request - “This is going to be a familiar tradition. I swear I will watch it every night before going to bed. Your dad is going to love it”

 

“Dad” - Heechul seemed to remember something - “Oh no! The kids!”

 

Before anyone could prevent it, Heechul ran away at full speed.

 

 

Heechul was catching his breath as he reached the school’s entrance. He was sure he had missed the boy’s event but he got just in time to watch Kangin’s play. 

 

“Kangin...” - Heechul smiled relieved- “I didn’t miss it...”

 

“Sit down, kid” - The old man laughed - “You only missed the first minutes of it. Also, Yesung’s class comes after” 

 

“I thought I had missed it” - Heechul sat next to the stroller where Henry did bubbling sounds - “I’m so happy...”

 

 

“Of course it hurts” - The old lady was scolding Heechul during lunch - “You ran at full speed! What did you expect? Uh? You are not as athletic as Gunhee” 

 

“Ugh...” - Heechul did a painful expression - “My heart is at ease but my body hurts...”

 

“Welcome to parenthood, son” - The grandpa teased - “I hope you realize how hard is to raise kids” 

 

“Speaking of which...” - Heechul walked to his office and came back holding two packages- “Happy parents day. Mom, dad... I love you” 

 

“Oh~ is this some sort of trick?” - The old lady joked - “You didn’t have to bother~”

 

“No, I had to” - Heechul Shut his eyes tightly- “Mom! Dad! I apologize for everything I did when I was young! I—“

 

“You don’t have to apologize~” - The old lady was hugging him - “There is nothing to forgive. I’m glad I had the privilege of being your mother”

 

“M-mom...” - Heechul felt so touched he started crying

 

“You know? I haven’t met another mother that has received love letters on Halloween” - The woman teased - “I still have those. You even drew me flying over the house with a broom”

 

“I still do it” - Heechul confessed - “I promise I will stop”

 

“Oh no, please don’t” - the old man shook his head - “we love your drawings”

 

“Oh~ Heechul is crying” - Leeteuk scratched his head - “I’m sorry to interrupt”

 

“Nah, it’s ok” - Heechul rubbed his eyes - “What is it?”

 

“Actually... I wasn’t looking for you” - Leeteuk smiled shyly- “I just... uhm... Happy parents day!”

 

Leeteuk has worked hard choosing gifts for his new parents. It was his first time having a different view of parents day. Heechul seemed to be happy for him. 

 

 

“Teuk, do you have a minute?” - Yesung knocked on the door- “I swear I don’t have bad intentions”

 

“Come in” - Leeteuk was still so happy for all things that happened. He was exhausted... but happy - “How can I help you?”

 

“Here” - Yesung blushed - “Happy parents’s day. I know we are not blood related but uncle has always said that family is more than that”

 

“He is a very wise person don’t you think?” - Leeteuk smiled as he got another gift from the boy - “Thanks a lot, Yesung. I really like it”

 

“Teuk” - Yesung took a deep breath - “I never said this so... here it goes: Welcome to the family” 

 

Leeteuk hugged the kid. 

 

“HAAA! I knew it!” - Kangin pointed at them - “NOT FAIR! HUG ME TOO!”

 

“WAIT! DONT LEAVE ME ALONE!” - Siwon joined as well

 

“HUG HUG HUG!” - The triplets were now wide awake again - “HUUUUUUG!”

 

The twins also woke up. Henry was standing in his crib demanding attention. The only one that was too exhausted to wake up was Heechul. He had fallen asleep on the floor while trying to get the triplets to sleep. 

 

“I guess parenting never stops” - The old man commented as he tried to shake Heechul with care - “He haven’t changed at all”

 

“He is bigger now” - The old lady sighed seeing that Heechul was too drowsy to walk well - “But he is going to be my baby all life” 

 

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Young Heechul had sleep himself from crying. He was still holding his pencil when his parents went to take care of him. 

 

“Just look at him~ so cute~ he is like an angel when sleeping” - His dad teased - “Come here, buddy. Wa~ You are getting heavier everyday~”

 

“He cried ” - The mother inspected the boy’s face - “His eyelashes are still wet...”

 

“Like mother, like son” - The man teased as he placed Heechul on the bed - “He probably heard you and felt bad”

 

“I like this drawing” - The woman was focusing on the drawing Heechul was making before falling asleep - “Also, he wrote an apology. I think he was feeling sorry”

 

“Isn’t that a witch?” - The man asked softly after inspecting the drawing - “Is that you?”

 

“Don’t ruin the moment” 

 

 

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Author notes 

 

 

Sungmin

 

The eldest triplet. He is sweet and caring just like his siblings. He admires Heechul and often worry for his health. Sungmin is probably the most patient out of the children. Actually, he is even more patient than his own dad. He loves outer space and everything related to it: planets, stars, aliens... He is not afraid of monsters. His favourite plush it’s a pink bunny he got from Heechul when he was younger. The twins love him a lot. Overall, he is the sweetest boy. 

 

Eunhyuk 

 

He loves money. He loves dancing. Heechul often says he will become the playboy of the family. He is very strict with the twins and sometimes forget about them being younger. He likes to biker with his twins but care for them the most. He admires Yesung and expresses his love by teasing him. He considers Leeteuk his friend. He has sort of a narcissistic personality but that doesn’t stop him from showing love and support to his family. 

 

Kyuhyun 

 

The youngest twin. He is naughty and full of mischief. Despite being a troublemaker, he loves his family and shows concern when someone gets sick or hurt. He is overprotective when it comes to his twin. He often worries about Ryeowook being too small and innocent. He admires his twin the most. He owns a huge collection of penguin related stuff. Even being so young, he is good at videogames and can win against the triplets easily. He loves swimming. He is really attached to Leeteuk. 

 

 

Ryeowook

 

He is really small compared to his siblings. Thanks to that, he lacks physical strength compared to his twin brother and other kids his age. He compensates it with amazing solving skills and being smart. He loves learning and gets upset when he feels he is not good enough at something. He is a perfectionist. He hates messiness. Leeteuk believes Ryeowook is probably even more stubborn than his own dad. He is friendly with kids but is afraid of adults he haven’t met before. He likes getting babied by Heechul. 

 

 

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