Heeyeon was finishing the embroidery. It was the third one already. She was using her time to advance on her secret project as she couldn’t sleep. 

She observed the sleeping boy next to her. Kyuhyun was so peaceful now. Her heart ached remembering the last few days and all the tears and screaming. It wasn’t like they had been at the hospital for a long time. It was their first (and hopefully only) night there. It’s just that the entire week was a torture for them. 

Kyuhyun got really constipated after refusing to poop. Of course, every day that passed without a bowel movement, things got worse. Heechul tried everything the paediatrician told him. They suspected something was wrong when Kyuhyun wouldn’t move at all. He was drained all the time. He wouldn’t even cry from pain anymore. 

A trip to the ER confirmed things were getting out of control. Heeyeon never heard of fecal impaction before and got truly scared when the doctors explained Kyuhyun was actually in danger. She was traumatized with the whole scene and was sure the toddler wouldn’t forget about it in a long time. 

It didn’t help Kyuhyun wasn’t the only one she would worry about.

Heeyeon sighed and saw her partner sleeping soundly. Heechul worried her as much as Kyuhyun did. Well, maybe a little less since he was bigger and being clumsy was somehow part of his charm. 

The man was so stressed when running to the ER, that he missed a few steps at the stairs. It was raining… and he slipped. He hurt himself pretty badly and he was lucky to not break a bone. 

“Dada” - Kyuhyun was waking up. The boy was disoriented- “Mama… Ukwee… Wookie…” 

“I’m here baby” - Heeyeon the light closer to them. She didn’t want to wake Heechul- “Are you alright?”

Kyuhyun whined and asked to be hold. Heeyeon had to fit into his bed as she couldn’t take boy out of it. He was still connected to IV fluids and she feared he could get hurt. 

“Nuuuuh” - Kyuhyun was trying to remove the needle but Heeyeon stopped him calmly - “Whatz diz?”

“This is an IV” - Heeyeon explained carefully - “Kyunnie is receiving water and many good things from it” 

“Ugh” - Kyuhyun pouted - “No wanna ‘wabi’ “

“You don’t want the IV, I know” - Heeyeon kissed him - “but we are supposed to let it until the doctor takes it away, ok? Doctor will get sad if you take it off” 

Kyuhyun nodded. He was very obedient and didn’t like people getting sad. He would endure the annoying thingy then. 

The boy was still half sleep. He kept looking around trying to remember what was going on. He couldn’t remember at all, he only knew he was sick and his parents took him to the doctor. And the doctors…

Kyuhyun crossed his legs. It wasn’t a nice experience. Yet, he couldn’t deny he was feeling way better now despite being tired. He was playing with the tag on his wrist when his eyes fixed on something else. 

No way, he thought. He lifted his gown a bit and saw a diaper. He got upset. 

“No baby!” - He protested - “Kyu iz big boy! Pee potty!”

“Shhhh shhhh” - Heeyeon soothed him - “I know, I know. It’s protocol. Toddlers are supposed to wear diapers when in the hospital” 

She wasn’t actually sure of that. She only knew the nurses asked her to diaper the boy and she said yes. She wasn’t going to argue or discuss anything considering the situation. 

“No pee pee in diapey” - Kyuhyun told her like when the kids repeated a lesson they learned - “Pee pee in potty” 

“Right, but sometimes… Even big boys need diapers” - Heeyeon tried - “Specially when they are feeling sick” 

“Kyu no zic now” - Kyuhyun said softly- “I’m heaffy” 

“Healthy?”

Kyuhyun nodded. He was feeling way better. He was a little uncomfortable but he didn’t know why exactly. It wasn’t just the needle, there was something else bothering him. 

“Kyu wanna pee” - The boy said scared. His bladder. That was what bothered him - “Potty, potty” 

“Do you want to go potty? Alright” - Heeyeon went out of the bed and looked for something - “Mama will help you, ok?”

Kyuhyun was puzzled. Heeyeon was holding something that kinda looked like a potty but she was trying to make him sit on it… still in the bed. 

“No pee bed” - Kyuhyun whispered to her like if she was doing something wrong - “Pee in toilet” 

“I know, baby” - Heeyeon chuckled - “but you can’t get out of the bed now” 

Kyuhyun sighed. He didn’t want to pee in that weird thing and definitely wouldn’t do it being in the bed. 

“Do you want to try going in a bottle?” - Heeyeon was running out of options - “Kyu?”

“No pee” - Kyuhyun shrank shoulders - “Kyu no pee” 

“You won’t pee?” - Heeyeon got stressed. Stubborn toddler. That was one of the main reasons he was admitted in the hospital in the first place - “Kyunnie, is not good for your body to hold your needs”

Kyuhyun shook his head and faced the other side. He was going to ignore her. Heeyeon realized it was meaningless to fight a sick toddler. 

Kyuhyun was highly annoyed. He didn’t want to be in the hospital. He was tired, he missed his twin, he wanted his penguin plush, his crayons, he wanted to go play at daycare, play the piano…

“Kyunnie, look what I have here” - Heeyeon was holding his favorite plush - “It’s Mr Wewi”

The boy gasped. He got really excited. He hugged his plush really tight.

“And I brought you this too” - Heeyeon was giving him some books and crayons - “We can play together until daddy wakes up” 

Kyuhyun nodded in agreement. He was happy now. The only thing bothering him was his bladder. He decided to give up. 

“Mama, potty” - Kyuhyun asked again - “Wanna pee” 

“Do you want to try going potty?” - Heeyeon offered again the bedpan. Kyuhyun sighed but agreed - “It goes like this…”

Nothing. Several minutes and not a single droplet. Kyuhyun was having a hard time. 

“I can’t” - Kyuhyun sulked - “no out”

“Would you like daddy to help you?” - Heeyeon offered but the toddler refused annoyed - “no?” 

“Pway just uzzzz” - Kyuhyun smirked playfully - “Just Kyu n mama” 

Cool. He was clingy and being jealous of his own father. Completely normal. Heeyeon was amused. 

They played for a long time. Kyuhyun was ‘reading’ a story to his mom. He only recognized some of the words and improvised the rest of the story with the pictures. Heeyeon had fun as Kyuhyun was really creative. The stories he made were way better than the original. 

Used to his father storytelling, Kyuhyun even did the faces and represented the characters of the story. It was a wholesome show. 

“Uh oh” 

“Something wrong?” - Heeyeon saw the kid frowning. She was sure that wasn’t part of the story - “Does it hurt?”

Kyuhyun shook his head and tried to focus on the story again. This time, he wasn’t as playful as before. Heeyeon recognized the guilty look. Since he had no chance to misbehave being in a bed, she only had an option left. 

“Kyunnie, can I see your diaper?”

“Nuh” 

“Why not?” - Heeyeon tickled him a bit - “Did you pee?”

The boy blushed but laughed as Heeyeon tickled him again. 

“No, Kyu didn’t pee” - The boy said in a funny way - “No wet”

“I will judge it myself” - Heeyeon was shocked. The diaper was actually dry - “Oh, you are right” 

“Kyu leawed” - Kyuhyun confessed as he did an cute sign - “a bit” 

“You leaked a bit?” - Heeyeon translated - “that’s why is not ‘wet’ …” 

“Kyu no gonna pee in bed” - Kyuhyun was testing her patience - “Pee potty” 

“Fine, should I call a nurse?” - Heeyeon wasn’t lying - “Maybe if I ask someone, they can remove the IV and we can go to the toilet” 

Kyuhyun doubted. It was a good option but he didn’t want a nurse in the room. Not only they would interrupt his “mom - is - only - mine - time” but also because he still remembered them from last night. He got the chills. No, no nurse if possible. However… he had to convince Heeyeon he was fine or she would end calling a nurse. 

“No nuzee” - Kyuhyun whispered full of naughtiness - “hold me”

Heeyeon squinted her eyes. The boy was definitely up to something. It was like watching a younger version of Kim Heechul when plotting  his next move. 

“Are you going to behave?” - Heeyeon was sitting on the bed with the toddler on her lap - “What do you want to do? Do you want—- What’s that sound?”

She wasn’t sure at first, but she knew that feeling. The toddler looked at her and chuckled. 

“No need nuzze!” 

“You just peed, didn’t you?” - Heeyeon found amazing Kyuhyun had energy to play jokes - “You are feeling way better, uh?”

Kyuhyun laughed when Heeyeon tickled him again. She stopped and searched for a new diaper. 

“Silly boy” - she made him lay down for the change - “Why would you do it like that?” 

Kyuhyun just laughed. Heeyeon wasn’t mad at him. She was just utterly confused. 

“Kyu liwes mama” - the toddler was drowsy. He rubbed his eyes and yawned - “Wuvs you lots” 

“I love you too, little angel” - Heeyeon was holding him - “I’m glad you are feeling better”

“No angel” - Kyuhyun was falling asleep - “bagel” 

Heechul woke up around two hours later. He was still sore from the fall and the painkiller effects were going away. 

“Ouch” - Heechul tried to sit in the bed - “how much did I sleep?”

“Almost the entire night” - Heeyeon pointed at the clock - “Its almost eight o’clock” 

“Kyuhyun?” - Heechul suddenly remembered- “is he ok?”

“He woke up in the early morning but was doing just fine” - Heeyeon smiled pleased - “He even plays jokes now”

“Oh, thats so good” - Heechul smiled - “If he is being mischievous again, that means he is feeling better” 

“He also peed” - Heeyeon informed - “And it was a good one” 

“Cool, they won’t let us get out of here if he isn’t peeing” - Heechul explained - “do you know if he can fart?”

“No, but I’m guessing that he will find it incredibly amusing if you ask him to do so” 

Leeteuk was feeling calmer as he got to sleep a bit. He only went to sleep when Heechul called to tell him everything was fine and even if they had to stay the night at the hospital, it was more likely they would get discharged later. He found himself humming out of relief. 

“Uncle, do you know anything?” - Yesung was up - “are they ok? Is Kyuhyun better?”

“Uncle, please tell me Kyu is safe” - Kangin was also worried 

“Are mom and dad coming back today?” - Siwon asked softly 

“Sit down boys” - Now that his worries were less, he had things to take care of - “We need to talk” 

“Is this about teasing Kyu? Cuz I won’t do it again” - Kangin felt really sorry. He was one of the kids that encouraged the teasing - “I swear I had no idea” 

“Yes, this is about Kyu and everyone else” - Leeteuk sighed - “We have discussed this before, right? That words can hurt” 

“Yeah…” - the kids agreed 

“And I asked you to stop and you wouldn’t listen” - Leeteuk continued - “You guys were pretty cruel to him” 

“It was a joke” - Yesung shrank shoulders - “Kyunnie loves playing jokes too…”

“Telling a toddler they are smelly isn’t a joke” - Leeteuk recalled that stupid game. The kids would say ‘Kyuhyun smelled like poop’ and run away from him - “You bullied your three year old sibling” 

“We know that” - Kangin agreed - “and we are sorry” 

“Yeah, Kyu didn’t deserve that” - Yesung was about to cry - “but it was just a game…” 

“He is too big for wearing diapers” - Siwon didn’t admit his mistake - “He was being a baby” 

“Kyuhyun is three” - Leeteuk said coldly - “And he was feeling really sick. If all he needed was a diaper, it wasn’t a big deal”

“Big boys don’t wear diapers” - Siwon shook his head - “It’s embarrassing” 

“Dude, you were the one that actually wore diapers being four” - Kangin scoffed - “For the bed wetting, remember? Dad bought—“

“I didn’t wear them! You made fun of me!” - Siwon raged - “Even Dad made fun of me!”

“No, he didn’t” - Leeteuk shook his head - “and I scolded them back at that time”

“Are you jealous because Dad let Kyu wear a diaper?” - Kangin was provoking his brother - “seriously? What? Did you want one too?”

Leeteuk clapped really hard to get the boys attention. 

“HEY” - he was angry - “we just talked about not bullying each other. Wasn’t I clear enough?”

“Is Kyuhyun back to diapers?” - Siwon asked coldly - “If he is, he is not allowed in my room” 

“I don’t want a single word or comment about it when he comes back” - Leeteuk warned - “That attitude was what caused all this madness” 

“No, this ‘madness’ happened cuz Kyu doesn’t eat well” - Yesung complained- “The adults are the guilty ones because they let him eat what he wants”

Leeteuk didn’t expect Yesung to retaliate. Boy was bold enough to do so, yet taking into account the situation it was surprising. 

“He is right” - Kangin sided with his siblings - “You let the little ones do whatever they want. Henry broke a cup and you didn’t scold him” 

“It was an accident” 

“He literally hit it with my tennis racket” - Siwon whined - “and he wasn’t supposed to be playing with it! He lets it sticky!”

“Dad grounded me an entire week once for breaking a window” - Kangin said 

“I don’t recall that…” 

“And mom made me eat my veggies even if I didn’t want to” - Yesung folded his arms 

Leeteuk was sure Heeyeon never did that. Then it clicked. The kids were talking about their late parents. Gunhee and Hani. Sure, he heard stories about how their raising method was different. It wasn’t better nor worse, it was just different. He didn’t want to speak ill of the dead but he didn’t share their thoughts on forcing a child to eat and so. 

“You know something? We are all tired” - Leeteuk decided it was best to put an end to the discussion- “we should get ready for school and talk later” 

“Oh, that’s right” - Yesung added - “Don’t forget to scold the triplets as well. They also took part on this”

The three boys gave him a defiant look and left. Leeteuk was lost. And mostly, hurt. The kids were full of negative emotions. They needed to do something about it. But again, they were also right. 

“Why are you grounding us?” - Donghae asked carefully - “Hae did his homework” 

“It’s not about homework”

“We haven’t fought about the dance” - Eunhyuk was nervous - “I swear” 

Sungmin was quiet. It was weird considering he always liked to comment. 

“It’s about Kyuhyun” 

“He is coming home” - Donghae chirped - “We gonna make him a get well soon card at daycare”

“And we will let him play with our toys” - Eunhyuk added 

“That’s very nice, boys” - Leeteuk found them cute - “But we need to talk about the jokes you played on him” 

“We didn’t play jokes on Kyu” 

“Boys, you were around the house ‘checking his diaper’ “ - Leeteuk sighed- “And you would ask him to poop every other time” 

“Because Kyu’s tummy hurt” - Donghae explained - “Kyu needed to poop” 

“We wanted to help” - Sungmin finally said something - “but he got sad” 

Maybe the triplets weren’t teasing him on purpose. They saw the twins like their baby brothers after all. There was a chance they were actually trying to show they cared about Kyu and their actions were just tries to ‘help’. 

“You shouldn’t go around pulling pants down and checking someone else underwear” - Leeteuk wanted to make it clear - “Not even if they are your little brothers” 

“But Bummy and Mimi check Momo’s diaper” - Donghae sulked - “Why can’t Hae check Kyu?”

Again, toddler logic was hard to beat. It was true their cousins would do so. Thinking better, they even did so to Henry. It was normal behaviour if you realized the triplets considered Kyuhyun a baby. 

“Kyunnie is not a baby” - Leeteuk tried to explain - “He will be like our baby forever, but we need to respect his privacy. No pulling pants down, no checking underwear, no sniffing butts… and not chasing him to the toilet” 

“But we can hug him, right?” 

“Of course” - Leeteuk found tiring to establish boundaries with young boys - “Hug and kisses are allowed… if he feels like so”

Last part was added after remembering an incident of the boys trying to force kisses with each other. 

“This thing is soaked” - Heechul was changing Kyuhyun’s diaper - “Kyu, be nice. Stop squirming like a worm” 

“He is in a bad mood because you woke him up” - Heeyeon chuckled - “I told you to let him sleep”

“And I told you the diaper wasn’t going to hold” - Heechul sighed- “How come he is peeing so much? I thought he would be dehydrated” 

Heeyeon pointed at the IV fluids. Heechul widened his eyes and nodded. He got back to his senses when Kyuhyun kicked him. The boy was grouchy since he wanted to keep sleeping. 

“He is back to sleep” - Heeyeon teased - “He is so cute” 

“He kicked me” - Heechul accused - “HE KICKED ME”

“He peed on me” - Heeyeon rolled her eyes - “He is sick. He is behaving like a brat because he is getting spoiled” 

“Can I take advantage too?” - Heechul kissed Heeyeon - “I rolled down the stairs…”

They kissed again. Heechul held her hands and noticed something off. 

“What happened to your finger?” 

“I prickled it with a needle” - Heeyeon confessed - “I’m out of practice. It’s been a while since I did so much embroidery”

“What are—-“

“Mr Kim, Mrs Ahn” - a doctor was there - “I came to check on the patient”

“Oh, he is fast asleep” - both adults said 

“No, the ‘adult’ one” - the doctor laughed - “I don’t work with kids” 

“Ah” 

“Should I wait outside?” - Heeyeon asked when the doctor said Heechul would need to undress 

“And missing this?” - Heechul had already took off his t shirt - “Also, there is nothing here you haven’t s—“

“I’m out if you need me” - Heeyeon went to the hall 

Heeyeon returned just in time to find the paediatrician explaining Heechul the treatment and the complications that came with it. To summarize it all, Kyuhyun needed to poop very often. He needed to empty his bowels as soon as possible and it would take many days to do so… even weeks. Fecal impaction wasn’t just a bad case of constipation. So, they were told to take it seriously. If not accomplished, Kyuhyun could even need surgery. 

“We get it” - Heechul was anxious - “He has to poop. We know that. It’s just he doesn’t” 

“I prescribed stool softeners and laxatives” - the doctor was pointing at the folders Heeyeon was holding - “He WILL poop. It’s normal children withhold since hard stool is painful for them. They get bad experiences with toilet and don’t want to sit… and more”

“He was potty trained” - Heechul bit his lips - “now…?”

“He still is. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he experienced a setback” - The doctor shook his head - “I wouldn’t give too much importance to that. Try being supportive and understanding. The boy went through a lot”

Kyuhyun was happy to go home. He was in a good mood now that Heechul was dressing him. 

“Kyu undies” - Kyuhyun rejected his pants when Heechul tried to put them out - “No need diapey now”

Heechul doubted so. Kyuhyun was unaware he was going to have many accidents the following days. He wondered if the boy would listen to him or buy a silly excuse for keeping the diaper on. 

“I will put your underwear on too” - Heechul tried to be funny - “Double padded” 

Kyuhyun glared. It wasn’t funny to him. Heeyeon distracted him asking something about the penguin being hungry. 

“I think we should feed him a tuna sandwich at home” - Heeyeon called the boy to her side - “Cmon Kyu, let’s go home” 

Worked like a charm. Kyuhyun was walking next to her without making a fuss. Heechul got a little upset when Heeyeon refused to let him drive. His man pride was hurt. She also refused to let him carry the boy and when he objected she claimed “he was too clumsy and Kyuhyun just came out of the hospital”. It hurt twice since she was right. 

Leeteuk hugged his family like if he haven’t seen them in ages. Heechul complained about his back hurting. Kyuhyun was sad to discover his brothers weren’t there. Still, a part of him felt somehow relieved. Last days the teasing was too much for him. 

Adding things to his bad mood, he just discovered he was on a soft diet for the next three days. Even worse than that, Henry was showing off his new underwear. The boy was doing great at potty training. 

“Oh look at you!” - Heeyeon found funny Henry didn’t want to wear pants to show his underwear- “It suits you!”

“Ha’zome” - Henry did a pose - “Big boy!”

“Yeah, so handsome” - Heechul laughed - “when did my baby grow up so much?”

Henry tip toed. He wanted to look taller. The adults laughed. 

Kyuhyun was trying to calm down and stop being upset when he got a familiar urge. He tried to ignore it like he used to do, but it didn’t work. He could feel it was a lost battle and freaked out. 

“He is fidgety” - Heeyeon approached the boy first - “Maybe he is in pain”

“BUAAAAAH!” - Kyuhyun was crying loudly. He took air to say something

“Please say mom, please say mom” - Heechul was crossing his fingers 

“MOMMYYY!”

“Bingo” - Heechul giggled as Heeyeon rolled her eyes

“Just a few days ago you were sulking Kyuhyun chose me over you” - She reminded him - “You are a coward” 

“And you are just so lucky” - Heechul muttered - “Have fun” 

Heeyeon stuck out her tongue at them. Leeteuk chuckled. 

“We manage to potty train Henry and Kyuhyun goes back to diapers” - Heechul searched for something - “I need a drink”

“Can you drink being on medication?”

“Now that you mention it… I don’t think so” 

“Anyway, the kids gave me troubles this morning” - Leeteuk started - “They are very upset, Heechul. I think they are just jealous but… I don’t think those negative feelings are good” 

“Right…” - Heechul nodded - “what do you think it will happen if I mix this—-“

“Are you paying attention to what I just said?”

“I did” - Heechul widened his eyes - “and that’s why I definitely need a drink”

“UWAAAAAAA!”

“That’s Kyuhyun, right?” - Leeteuk got nervous - “We should go check” 

“I wouldn’t recommend so” - Heechul stopped him - “Let her handle this. I get the feeling she is the one suited for the job”

“NO!” - Kyuhyun was attacking Heeyeon throwing plushies at her - “NO NO NO!”

“Kyu, I need to change your diaper” - Heeyeon insisted - “Cmon, it’s like always. We did this at the hospital, remember? When you peed?”

It wasn’t the same for the toddler. That time he peed on purpose and because he had no other choice. Right now it was a full accident and happened at home where his toilet was. He was so upset and embarrassed. 

“Nuh…” - He kept sobbing 

“It must feel horrible to be in a dirty diaper” - Heeyeon tried - “Come here and give me a big hug. Then, we go change ok?”

Kyuhyun was defeated. He did want the hug. And he didn’t want to be mean to his mom. He was just upset. 

“That’s it” - Heeyeon was kissing him - “Let’s go wash and get rid of the yucky diaper” 

The boy was in despair. Now he was truly in troubles. He couldn’t go back to daycare like that… and Ryeowook. His twin was going to kill him. He bet he wouldn’t want to share his bedroom with a ‘dirty’ boy. He wasn’t even going to leave the restroom if needed. What if he had an accident while playing with the others? No, just no. He couldn’t take it. 

“We should go get the kids” - Heechul stretched - “Heeyeon won’t let me drive…”

“And she is right”

“Huh? Do you think you are a better driver than me?” - Heechul started bothering Leeteuk- “I bet I drive better with a sore back than you under normal circumstances”

“Can’t deny that” - Leeteuk sighed - “but sadly I’m the one driving today” 

“Cmon Henry” - Heechul called the boy - “Let’s go out!”

Heeyeon kept wiping Kyuhyun’s tears. It was an endless battle. The toddler kept sniffing and sobbing like if there was no tomorrow. 

“Kyunnie, are you hurt?” - Heeyeon asked 

The boy nodded. Heeyeon realized she should have made the question in a different way. 

“Why are you hurt?” - she tried - “are you in pain?” 

“No pain… but… Kyu really SAD” - Kyuhyun cried - “Don’t wanna wear diapey like baby! Kyu big boy! Daycare! Wookie! Our Woom! My toyz! Piano!”

Heeyeon took a deep breath. She had no clue what Kyuhyun meant at all but she understood he was upset. Then, he got interested in something else. 

“Mommy fingwe” - Kyuhyun grabbed her hand carefully - “Huwtz”

“It was a needle” 

Kyuhyun shuddered and did a hurtful face. He kissed Heeyeon’s finger and tried blowing it. 

“Pain, pain, go ‘way!” - Kyuhyun chanted. It was the song Leeteuk sang to him when rubbing his hurting belly. 

Heeyeon stared at him with big eyes. Kyuhyun decided it wasn’t enough to heal her and changed tactics. 

“Owie oh! There, there baby iz ‘Kay” - Kyuhyun started singing - “know id huwtz, wipe teaz away”

“A bandage and a kiss just right” - Heeyeon sang too - “will help your boo boo feel alright”

Kyuhyun got startled when Heeyeon cried. She was so worried before. Watching him singing again after so long… she wasn’t used to get that scared. It was her first time going through something like that. 

“Mommy, no cwy” - Kyuhyun was now wiping her tears. They had switched roles - “Iz ‘Kay” 

“I was so scared” - Heeyeon hugged him tightly- “Never ever do that again. Mommy can’t stand watching you sick. Don’t hold your poo ok? It’s bad for you” 

Kyuhyun nodded. He wasn’t going to say ‘No’ to a crying woman. If watching Heechul or Leeteuk cry made him feel awful… Watching Heeyeon shattered his heart into pieces. They were all really protective when it came to Heeyeon: Heechul, Leeteuk and the boys. All of them considered her like their “fairy princess” and treated her like a treasure. 

“Mama, Kyu gonna be nize” - Kyuhyun reassured her - “I pwomize” 

“Sorry” - Heeyeon cleaned her face - “I’m a bad mom. You shouldn’t see me cry” 

Kyuhyun shook his head and hugged her.

“I wuv you” - Kyuhyun was squeezing her - “Looootz”

“Awwww” - Heeyeon melted - “You love your incredibly crying mommy” 

“No more cwy” - Kyuhyun snuggled - “Let’s Pway”

“Kyunnie, can you tell me something?” - Heeyeon tried to keep her breathing steady - “Are you afraid of the toilet?”

Kyuhyun pretended he didn’t listen. He tried to redirect her attention by playing cute. 

“You refuse to sit there because you think is scary” - Heeyeon tried - “You think it will hurt” 

“It Huwtz” - Kyuhyun corrected her - “Lotz” 

“You had a bad experience there, right?” - Heeyeon hugged him - “That’s why you started asking for diapers. It was easier that way” 

“Kyu does thiz and poops” - Kyuhyun demonstrated how he squatted when wearing a diaper - “no Huwtz”

It actually made sense. Babies and toddlers pooped squatting down since it was easier. Potty training made kids do it sitting. It was different and technically, wrong.

“I will tell your da—“

“No no” - Kyuhyun rushed - “Itz secwet”

Heeyeon would have laughed under other circumstances. That wasn’t a secret at all but Kyuhyun thought so and she had to follow the game. 

“Oh, I see” - Heeyeon tried to sound  serious - “It’s a secret” 

“No tell dada” 

“Fine. And since you were so good to me and shared your special secret with me” - Heeyeon held him - “I will show mine, ok? But you have to promise you will keep it”

Kyuhyun eyes sparkled. Sharing a secret with his mom? Just the two of them? He was in. 

“These are for Minnie, Hyukkie and Hae” - Heeyeon was showing Kyuhyun the clothes she was sewing for them - “These are their graduation robes. They are graduating from daycare ” 

“Nemo!” - Kyuhyun recognized Hae’s favorite fish on the robe - “Hae?”

“Yes, this one is Hae’s” - Heeyeon found Kyuhyun pretty clever - “the one with the pink bunny is for Minnie. The one with the monkey is for Hyukkie”

Kyuhyun looked around and found another set. These were colorful. 

“Those are for the triplets dance festival” - Heeyeon searched between a pile - “And this is the suit Heechul bought for Minnie’s piano recital. I’m fixing the length”

Kyuhyun pouted. The boy wouldn’t say a word but his face said it all.

“Are you jealous?” - Heeyeon found him cute - “You can tell mom” 

“Jealou’z” - Kyuhyun admitted. He thought Heeyeon was only making stuff for the triplets

“I’m also working on Siwon’s graduation robe” - Heeyeon - “And a new shirt for Leeteuk”

Kyuhyun stared at her and sulked. Heeyeon thought he had enough teasing for a while. 

“I wasn’t going to give you this today” - Heeyeon searched for a smaller sized pile of clothes - “but you earned it”

Kyuhyun eyes grew incredibly big. It was really cute and it was blue and it had his penguin! It was perfect. 

“Mine?” - Kyuhyun asked hoping for the answer 

“Yes, baby. Thats yo—-“

Kyuhyun tried to wear the sweater. Heeyeon helped him. 

“So?” 

“Zofff!” - Kyuhyun hugged himself - “and and Wewi!”

“It’s soft and has a penguin” - Heeyeon pinched his cheeks- “Just like Kyu” 

Then, Kyuhyun got quiet. He was really happy for the gift… but he was a twin. And twins always looked for each other. 

“Wookie?” 

“Ah, Wookie’s has a giraffe like Kiki” 

“Kay” - Kyuhyun smiled relaxed. If Ryeowook also had one, then it was perfect - “Thankzzzz! Kyu is happy now” 

“You are?” - Heeyeon kissed him - “Mom is happy too” 

“Daddy is not” - Heechul interrupted - “He feels left out and forgotten” 

Kyuhyun ran to him and gave him a big hug. Heechul lifted him. 

“Whoaaaah! What a cool sweater!” - Heechul touched it - “And so soft! Where did you get this?”

“Mommy!” - Kyuhyun chirped - “Dow’ dow’ Kyu wanna show Wookie!”

“KYU?” - Ryeowook was looking for him - “OH KYU KYU HEWE”

“Loo’ mommy sweawe!” - Kyuhyun was showing off his new sweater - “Bwue with wewi!” 

Ryeowook opened his mouth. He was happy for his twin. And he looked healthier now. He was truly happy for him. 

“Yours is yellow” - Heeyeon gave Ryeowook his sweater - “And has a giraffe” 

“WOOKIE WUVZ IT!” - The toddler chirped excited - “ZOFFF ZOFFFF!”

“Awwww” - Heechul faked a smiled - “They are so happy! The others will kill us!”

“Don’t worry, I’m working on it” - Heeyeon pointed at several piles around the  room - “I’m a little behind schedule since the boys are graduating soon. Also, the special activities…” 

“Is this for Teuk?” - Heechul found a shirt - “It’s really nice”

“Yeah, I felt bad since I got rid of half of his closet” - Heeyeon admitted - “Poor man was devastated”

“Did you really throw away his hippie shirts?” 

“I didn’t ‘throw’ them away” - Heeyeon glanced at the door - “I donated them. I felt bad throwing clothes that were in a good shape”

“Awesome” - Heechul nodded - “where is mine?”

“Your what?”

“This” - Heechul placed a hand on the clothes - “You made one for me, didn’t you?”

“Actually…” - Heeyeon feigned ignorance - “I think I forgot. But you know? Even if I gave you something nice, you would end wearing those ugly red slippers with it” 

“Don’t mess with my slippers” - Heechul sulked - “These are comfy” 

“WOWW! LOOK! THESE ARE FOR US!” - the triplets invaded the room and started messing with the clothes 

“Mommy, you are the best!” - Donghae gave her a thump up 

“Thank you, mama” - Sungmin hugged her 

“Mommy, I’m gonna steal the spotlight wearing this!” - Eunhyuk joked 

Siwon lurked from the door frame. He seemed annoyed. 

“Ugh, he is pissed” - Heechul raised his eyebrows - “He didn’t say a single word in the ride back” 

“Oh, do you think he wants to see—- he is gone”

The twins were playing in their room. They missed each other so much. Ryeowook was telling Kyuhyun about his day at daycare and what he learned. He was telling him about the new game teachers taught them and how he was going to practice with him so they could play together tomorrow. 

Kyuhyun saddened. He haven’t told his twin the truth. He didn’t want to. He was sure Ryeowook wouldn’t like knowing he was going to skip daycare for a while and was back in diapers. 

“Kyu?”

“Kyu no daycare” - he gathered all courage he had left 

“Zic?” - Ryeowook worried - “Kyu u zic?”

Kyuhyun shook his head. He wanted to end his suffering soon. 

“Loo’ “ - he pulled down his pants and let Ryeowook take a glimpse - “Diapey…”

“Why?”

“Kyu… Uhm… poops diapey” - Kyuhyun turned deep red - “T-toilet Huwtz and and—“

He was anxious. Ryeowook wasn’t going to like him. How could he? They were twins but he was a baby compared to him. Ryeowook was a  real big boy… why it was always like that? 

Ryeowook hugged him. Kyuhyun hugged him back. 

“Wookie wuvz Kyu” - Ryeowook reassured - “Iz Kay”

Kyuhyun wiped some tears away. 

“Weally?” - Kyuhyun smiled a bit  - “Wookie wuvz Kyu…?”

“Kyu iz Wookie’s baby” - Ryeowook left out 

“UH?” - Kyuhyun wasn’t sure of that. He was happy Ryeowook was willing to accept him like that… but still, HE WASNT A BABY! 

A new day came. Kyuhyun had a hard time separating from Ryeowook as the shortest twin attended daycare. He found himself once again, stuck with Henry. Just that now, it was Heeyeon the one babysitting them. Leeteuk was upstairs studying in a bad mood. Siwon and him got into an argument that morning, and Kyuhyun somehow knew it was about him.

The toddlers were ‘helping’ Heeyeon with her projects. Now that the secret was out, she could work on them while watching the kids. 
She observed proudly when Henry ran to the potty and peed by himself. The boy was good at it, there was no doubt. 

“Hewy zoooo coo’ “ - Henry told her - “Pee pwowy”

“Yeah, you are so cool” - Heeyeon repeated - “You pee in the potty” 

Leeteuk was freaking out. He had no clue of what to do. He was going to fail for sure. He barely studied with the whole ‘ty situation’ like Heechul called it. He was supposed to know a lot by that time and he had little idea of what were the books about. 

“Teuk, did you fall asleep ?” - Heeyeon was entering the room - “I’m taking Henry to speech therapy, ok?”

“Today? He has speech therapy on Wednesdays” - Leeteuk shook his head 

“Today” - Heeyeon nodded 

“Today… is Wednesday…?” - Leeteuk panicked. He lost track of the days with all the chaos they experienced - “It can’t be…” 

“Were you supposed to be at the university?” - Heeyeon could tell Leeteuk was losing it 

“Today we were supposed to review the failed exams” - Leeteuk sighed - “I still could make it but…” 

“But?” 

“Who is going to stay home with Kyu if both of us go out?”

Heeyeon haven’t thought of that. She didn’t know Leeteuk was going out too. 

“Mmm, I guess he will come with us” - She tried - “Speech therapy isn’t that bad… Eunhyuk liked it” 

“Maybe when he gets better, but right now you have a toddler recovering from a bad experience” - Leeteuk explained - “He was sick not long ago and will hit tantrums easier as he is overwhelmed” 

“Great” - Heeyeon bit her lips - “What about your mom?” 

“They are out of town” - Leeteuk took a deep breath - “they are covering Heechul on a business trip” 

“Right, I forgot” - Heeyeon remembered. Heechul was supposed to travel that week but he was unable to leave as Kyuhyun’s condition worsened- “Mmmm. Let me try something, ok?”

“It’s ok, I can stay” - Leeteuk wasn’t sure what Heeyeon’s idea was 

“No, no” - Heeyeon insisted - “You will go and see how can you improve. I’m calling Mom, maybe she can babysit for a while”

“That’s not a good idea”

“Why not?” - Heeyeon refused to listen - “Hi, mommy. Oh, He is doing way better. Both of them. Yeah, I’m also taking care of Heechul. Are you busy? No? Awesome. Do you think you could do us a really big favor? We need someone to babysit Kyu for a couple hours while we go out. You will come? THANK YOU”

“Why won’t you listen to me?!” - Leeteuk was following Heeyeon around the house - “didn’t you pay attention to what I said about Kyu? He doesn’t even know your mom!”

“They talk on the phone and videocall” - Heeyeon teased - “No big deal. It’s not like my mom doesn’t know how to take care of toddlers”

“Heeyeon” - Leeteuk was upset - “Please”

“Oh! She is here!” - Heeyeon went to the door 

“Dear Lord” - Leeteuk shut his eyes. How was he supposed to reject the woman if she was already there? Also, she was technically Kyuhyun’s grandma too. 

“Hi baby” - Mrs Ahn was hugging her daughter - “My poor baby. Did you cry too much? It’s hard having a sick child. I wouldn’t stop worrying whenever you got sick…”

“Oh, mom” - Heeyeon gestured her to see the man standing there - “He is Leeteuk. Heechul’s brother and my best friend. He is a very nice uncle and is really wonderful with kids”

“You are Leeteukie” - The woman was so sweet- “You are truly handsome. Are you getting along with Heeyeonie too? She is a spoiled princess but she has a good heart” 

“You don’t say” - Leeteuk smiled to her - “Nice to meet you, Mrs Ahn”

“So charming” - The woman was fascinated- “Can’t we adopt him too?”

“No” - Heeyeon chuckled - “Mrs Kim already did so” 

“They are so lucky” - The woman pouted. 

“WHO U” - Henry was attacking his grandma. The toddler started pulling her clothes while Leeteuk died of embarrassment 

“So cute! This one is Henry, isn’t he?” - The woman lifted the wild toddler - “You just turned two, right sweetheart? I’m sorry we couldn’t come to your birthday party”

“Nana?” - Henry patted her face - “Diz Nana?”

“Henry, that’s rude” - Leeteuk scolded him - “Don’t touch people like that. Specially if they are older than you”

“Nana?” - Kyuhyun came running - “NANA HEWE?”

“OHHHH” - Mrs Ahn placed down Henry and targeted Kyuhyun- “YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD! Goodness, I was so worried” 

Kyuhyun blushed and played coy. She wasn’t an stranger at all, but it was their first time meeting.

“Mommy, Leeteuk has to go out for a while” - Heeyeon was pushing Leeteuk towards the door - “I need to take Henry to speech therapy but it only takes around two hours” 

“Guess who is having a playdate with Nana?” - Mrs Ahn ruffled Kyuhyun’s hair - “You are not going to cry, are you?”

Kyuhyun ran to Heeyeon. The woman kissed him. 

“We need to go out for a while, ok? You will wait here with Nana” - Heeyeon explained to him - “She came to play with you. If you need anything, you can ask her and if you want to talk to me use her phone” 

Kyuhyun understood. He nodded in agreement. He didn’t want to separate from Leeteuk or Heeyeon but he didn’t want to go out either. He just needed to survive two hours without them. It didn’t sound that bad. 

Leeteuk left feeling anxious. Out of all things Heeyeon did to him, this one was definitely the worst. He wasn’t sure if Kyuhyun would be alright having a stranger take care of him after being sick. His mood only worsened when Heechul sided with Heeyeon on that. 

“But…” - Leeteuk was in his car - “They don’t know each other”

“But I do know her” - Heechul was on the phone - “And she is a really good woman”

“I’m not saying she isnt. I know she is” - Leeteuk gulped down - “It’s just… Kyunnie needs to be taken care of”

“She raised Heeyeon” - Heechul sounded calm - “And she had me in her house more than once when I was a kid” 

“I give her credit if she survived to you”

“I had a great time too” - Heechul said softly - “she is really caring and lovable. It’s a pity we don’t get to see her often” 

“Yeah, about that. They didn’t come to Henry’s birthday” - Leeteuk hissed - “But Heeyeon calls her to babysit and she is here in less than ten minutes”

“Are you complaining we found a nice babysitter in less than ten minutes?”

“No! Im just saying I don’t get it!”

“Teuk, do you remember why you started working for me?” - Heechul sighed 

“Because you needed help” - Leeteuk scoffed - “You didn’t know how to take care of children and your brother had just…”

He trailed off. He froze for a while. Seconds felt like ages. How could be he so forgetful? If Henry turned two… then it meant Gunhee and Hani had left the world two years ago since Henry was born on the same day of the accident. 

Heechul wasn’t just acting erratically because he was a crazy man. He was probably grieving again. Last year he even got interned after a psychotic break. The explosive character he displayed days before Henry’s birthday… the way he would take Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun to the psychologist after an outburst… 

He soon realized something else. Heeyeon was like Hani’s baby sister. For her, Hani and Gunhee were also close family. She must have gone through some dark period just like Heechul did. Meaning she was also affected by the dates and explaining why was she crying so much. 
Her parents also raised Hani as their own at some point. They didn’t attend Henry’s birthday because they were avoiding them… they didn’t attend because they were not in the mood for parties. 

“I-I’m sorry” - Leeteuk was crying - “Heechul, I… I am so sorry”

“Are you crying?” - Heechul asked quietly- “Teuk, is fine. We are doing better than last year. At least this time, I didn’t get admitted into a hospital… well, not for being crazy” 

“I-I should get going…” - Leeteuk wiped some tears -“If I don’t get on time to the university, Heeyeon will scold me later”

“I will scold you” - Heechul joked - “Please calm down before driving. Take a taxi if you don’t feel well enough to drive” 

“I’m fine” 

“Just take the taxi” - Heechul insisted desperately - “I can’t lose another brother” 

“You are right” - Leeteuk got out of the car - “S-sorry”

Kyuhyun was having fun with his grandma. Mrs Ahn was playing all he wanted. So far, he had given her a tour around the house and got stuck in the room he shared with his twin. 

“Oh, isn’t this a little piano?” - Mrs Ahn played with the toy - “Do you know how to play it?”

“Kyu… Kyu iz goo’ at muzic” - The boy told her - “Wookie too. We pway like diz”

Mrs Ahn found really cute how Kyuhyun would play short songs using his tiny hands. She even recorded a video. 

The boy was all smiles. He was having fun showing his grandma all he could do. She praised him a lot, and he felt great. He showed him his new sweater, his favorite penguin, his books… Even the daycare uniform.

“We should clean your room before Mommy comes back” - the old lady teased - “Let’s put everything back where it should be”

Kyuhyun did as told. He nodded in understanding and started cleaning the mess. He was doing fine until he squatted down to get some crayons that fell on the floor. 

“Baby, are you ok?” - Mrs Ahn wasn’t sure what happened - “Does something hurt?”

Kyuhyun had teary eyes and would refuse getting close to her. He went back to cleaning the room in silence. But his body wouldn’t let him have peace. He had to pee. He had already soiled himself and wetting wasn’t an option. It was too much to handle. His pride was already hurt. 

“Where are you going?” - Mrs Ahn followed the boy to the restroom - “Do you want to go potty?”

“Ung…” - Kyuhyun sulked. It was impossible she wouldn’t realize he had an accident if he needed to pull down his pants to pee

“Kyu pee potty” - Kyuhyun tried explaining - “But… Uhm…”

“Do you need help undressing?” - The old lady was helping him undress carefully. Kyuhyun got a shock when she also removed his dirty diaper like nothing and kept encouraging him to use the toilet - “Do you want to pee standing up or you want to sit?”

“Up” - Kyuhyun dreaded the toilet now. He wasn’t going to sit there if he could avoid it - “No zit”

Kyuhyun was proud of peeing in the toilet. He didn’t feel bad at all despite the other accident. His grandma cleaned him really well in a loving way and didn’t make him feel like a baby.

“Do you know how to dress yourself ?” 

“Ung!”

“Go on” - Mrs Ahn encouraged him to be independent- “If you need help, just tell me”

Kyuhyun struggled with the diaper. He was used to wear underwear that only needed to be pulled up. This was a diaper with tapes. He didn’t get it at all.

“I think is a little loose” - The woman helped him fixing it - “Is it too tight?”

“Nuh”

“Great, now your pants baby”

“Nana, Kyu iz a big boy” - Kyuhyun tried. He wanted to feel like one. Lately, even if he thought he didn’t deserve it, everyone treated him like a baby - “No baby an’mowe”

“Whoah. You are right” - The grandma said in a loving way - “Kyuhyun is a big boy. But you know something? Even being old and all grown up, you will always be our baby”

Kyuhyun tilted his head. 

“When people call you ‘baby’ they do it because they love you” - The grandma pinched his cheeks - “Not because they think you are a baby”

“My bwothews said Kyu was baby” - Kyuhyun pouted - “They we’ bad. Teazed Kyu”

“They teased you? For what?”

Kyuhyun pulled up the diaper’s waistband. 

“For the diaper?”

“Uhum” - Kyuhyun was finally confessing his feelings - “they said Kyu zmell liwe poop and and and puwed pantz down!”

“They did? They were mean to you, uh” - the old lady followed - “How did you feel?”

“Zad” - Kyuhyun sulked - “wupzzet”

“You were upset”

“Uhum” - Kyuhyun nodded - “Kyu go’ zic and go hospital with mom n dada”

“I know” 

“And doks were mean too” - Kyuhyun shivered - “scawy nuzzesss!”

Mrs Ahn chuckled. Sure, for a toddler receiving an was some kind of punishment. Heeyeon said the boy cried like if he was getting tortured. 

“Do you know why you got sick?”

“No poopoo” - Kyuhyun was sure of the answer. Everyone would tell him again and again it was bad to not poop.

“Right. That means that if you don’t want to go back there you need to be a good boy and take your meds and eat like mom and dad say” 

Kyuhyun found nice to chat with his grandma. She was listening to him without judging. She would talk to him like a big boy and explain it all. He hated when adults wouldn’t explain everything to him thinking he wouldn’t understand. He preferred the truth and not the sugarcoated version of it. 

“Kyu can go ba’ to daycare?” 

“Yes, you can” - Mrs Ahn nodded - “as soon as you feel ready to” 

“Tomowow” 

“That’s too soon” - Mrs Ahn laughed - “next week?” 

“Fwiday”
 
“You can try” - The old woman found funny Kyuhyun was good at negotiating- “You need to show your parents you are ready” 

Kyuhyun thought for a while. 

“Poop potty?”

“I don’t think that is their main concern” - Mrs Ahn sighed - “Kyunnie, Heeyeon told me you get really affected when you have ‘accidents’ . I think your dad, mom and uncle are more worried about that than the dirty diapers”

Kyuhyun thought about it. No adult have ever scolded him for the accidents. They all seemed pretty understanding. Maybe his grandma was right.

They heard the door. Kyuhyun ran to the entrance thinking Heeyeon was back but he found someone else. 

“Uh? Wonnie?” 

“Move” - Siwon pushed him away - “You are the last person I want to see”

It hurt. Kyuhyun wasn’t sure why, but he could tell Siwon was serious about it. 

“Oh, Siwonnie”- The old lady could tell something was off and made sure of hiding Kyuhyun behind her - “You are home early”

Heechul crossed the door with a defeated face. Siwon glanced at him, rolled his eyes and went upstairs. They heard the door slam.

“As you can see” - Heechul was about to cry - “I’m really good at this of parenting”

“How are you feeling? Heeyeon told me you fell really bad” - Mrs Ahn was checking on him - “and what’s wrong with Siwonnie? He seemed upset”

“He… Uhm” - Heechul wet his lips - “He is mad at me because I forgot about a thing he had at kindergarten. I didn’t remember it was this week and the poor boy had to endure watching everyone else playing with their parents” 

“Sounds awful”

“It is” - Heechul eyes were full of tears - “When I was young I got to experience that a lot. I know how it feels when your parents doesn’t show off at those events”

“Dada” - Kyuhyun interrupted. He wanted to get hold. He was feeling clingy and Siwon was mean to him. Again. 

“Hi Kyunnie” - Heechul held him - “Did you have fun with Nana?”

“Ung” - Kyuhyun snuggled - “Kyu wuvz Nana!”

“And ‘Nana’ loves Kyu” - The old lady rubbed his face - “He is such an angel”

“Most of the time” - Heechul teased. He checked the boy’s diaper and the kid frowned annoyed- “Don’t give me that look… I was just making sure” 

“Heechul, baby” - The old lady sent the toddler to play and stayed with the parent - “Kyunnie is a three years old. And like any other toddler, he has his pride. Don’t check his diaper without warning… ask him first. Don’t treat him like a baby” 

“When you say ‘like a baby’ …?” - Heechul doubted 

“Let him dress and undress by himself” - The woman started - “Respect his privacy. Things like that” 

“You sound like Leeteuk”

“Then, he must be really smart”

Leeteuk sneezed. He was checking the correct answers of the exams and wondered how could he be so stupid. He thought even Ryeowook would have done better. Most likely. Ryeowook was a baby genius… he was just three and he plotted things like a teenager. 

The man got a funny text from Heeyeon pretending she was a driver and he had hired one of those apps. 

“How are you going to pay? Cash or app?” - Heeyeon - “I don’t accept any other type of payment”

“I can make lunch”

“I change my mind” - Heeyeon giggled- “that sounds better than cash”

“How did therapy go?”

“Pfff. We are lucky the man couldn’t understand half of what Henry said” - Heeyeon rolled her eyes - “He spent the whole class making sure the therapist knew he was potty trained and Kyuhyun was not”

“Did you scold him?”

“I tried to” - Heeyeon wasn’t sure the boy got the message - “but he kinda mocked me”

“Heeyeon… I’m sorry” 

“For what? Henry? Oh, it’s ok. Boys love me but they also love teasing me” - Heeyeon giggled - “Can you believe Kyu even wet himself on purpose while sitting on me?” 

“No” - Leeteuk laughed - “Im sorry for not being there for you”

“You are always here for me”

“I love you” - Leeteuk told her in sweet way - “You are like the little sister I never wanted”

“I love you too” - Heeyeon did a cute face “big brother I never wanted either” 

Mrs Ahn left soon after Leeteuk and his team returned. Kyuhyun didn’t want to say goodbye to her, feeling she would disappear for a long time. As a result, the old lady invited the toddler to her house and promised they would meet soon. She said she wanted to meet his twin and Kyuhyun got utterly happy. 

“My mom has this weakness for baby boys” - Heeyeon winked - “She can’t say no to them. Sometimes I think she wanted to have one”

“I wonder why they didn’t” - Leeteuk shrank shoulders - “I think two Heeyeon doesn’t sound that bad”

“Hani once told me they couldn’t have children” - Heechul commented as he laid on the couch - “or that they tried for a boy…? I can’t remember well”

“Well, they could have kids because Heeyeon is right here” - Leeteuk teased - “And she is not a ghost” 

“No, but if it wasn’t because Hani and I look alike, I would say I was adopted”

“You and your mother look alike too” - Leeteuk shook it off - “You can’t be adopted” 

Heechul remained silent. He went back to his phone and tried to focus on solving his biggest problem now: Siwon. It was clear the kid was upset and felt left out since the parents didn’t attend the event for families. They were at the hospital with his sick brother… but for kids, that didn’t matter. All that mattered was showing up. And they didn’t. 

“Do you think Siwon will forgive me if I take him with me somewhere fun?” 

Heechul kept scrolling on his phone. He was searching ‘How to reconcile with your four years old’ hoping for someone to have solved the enigma. 

“Heeyeon?” 

“Shhhhh” - Kyuhyun was asking him to be quiet - “Mama sweepy!” 

“Did she fall asleep?” - Heechul found cute Heeyeon fell asleep on the couch next to him - “she must be so tired. She barely slept these days”

“Mama and Cherry need to sweeep” - Kyuhyun did his cute sign for ‘sleeping’ 

Heechul melted when the boy covered Heeyeon with a blanket and placed his penguin plush next to her. 

“Kyu, do you love mommy?” 

“Kyu wuvz everyone” - Kyuhyun said softly - “Dada, mama, Ukwee, Wookie, Minnie, Gamma, Gappa, Nana, Auwie, Wobin, Zteve, Momo…” 

Heechul waited until the toddler finished naming a lot of people. 

“You forgot most of your siblings” 

“Nuh”

“Yeah, you did” - Heechul pointed at Henry - “what about him?”

Henry looked at Kyuhyun. The older toddler laughed. 

“I wuv Henwy too” - Kyuhyun admitted - “Henwy iz Kyu’s baby bwo. I’ pwoud of him” 

“Why are you proud of Henry?” - Heechul was shocked

“Henwy iz cute. N zmawt. N pee potty now” 

Heechul could swear Henry was shy. Maybe he wasn’t used to hear Kyuhyun praising him. The kids hugged. 

“Teuk, Teuk” - Heechul was calling his brother - “Come quickly! Kyu and Henry are hugging!”

“Cute” - Leeteuk replied automatically- “wait, who?”

“I’m taking pictures” - Heechul was using his phone - “No one is going to believe this”

Siwon observed them from the distance. It wasn’t fair, he thought. The adults were always paying attention to the little ones. Heechul promised him long ago he would balance his time between the siblings but the kid was sure he played favorites. He barely asked for anything. He was the only one Heechul didn’t take to his afternoon classes. He was the one that would do his homework, eat well and don’t get sick… and his reward was that his parents forgot the only thing he had asked for in a long time. 

They were going to face the consequences. 

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Author comments 

Let’s read each other soon! I’m already working on the next chapters  ^-^
So, you can expect updates this weekend!!