James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin , and Severus Snape all stared at the lawyer. They'd all been called here to Chiisagtagun , Japan saying that they'd been left something by a man they had never met before. The Man's name was Shugure Nakahara and apparently he was their father.

"I don't understand." Sirius said, "None of us even look alike and we're all the same age."

"Well, it's obvious isn't it?" Severus drawled, "Our parents all used sperm banks." he rolled his eyes. "This Shugure Nakahara is our biological father. "

"That is correct, Mr. Snape." the lawyer nodded. " You will each inherit part of his estate he was very wealthy. " he cleared his throat. "There is a condition though. "

"Condition?" Remus asked, " What's that?"

"You may come in now." A door slid open and a boy came in to the room. The room held some 20 people. They all blinked the boy looked to be 5. He shut the door behind him. "The condition is this. You must live together here in Tokyo and take care of your little brother until he is of age. "

"That kid is our brother?" James asked, staring at the midget. "He's what 5?"

"This is Akira Nakahara." the lawyer put his hand on Akira's head and the boy flinched away. "His mother recently died as well and Master Nakahara does not want him to live with his other brothers by his mother. He is 5 years old and now your responsibility. Aki-kun say hello."

"Hello, " Akira bowed, "Please take care of me."

"Take care of you?" James wondered, "Why would you say that?"

"It's what they say in Japan when moving in or staying at someone elses." Remus rolled his eyes. "my name is Remus Lupin, Aki-kun. It's a pleasure to meet you." he bowed, "Please take care of me."

Akira bowed back.

"My name is Severus Snape." Severus bowed, "Please take care of me."

"Sirius Black." Sirius bowed, "Please take care of me."

"James Potter. Please take care of me. "

The house itself was large and traditional with sliding doors. Each room had a sign in Kanji on who they belonged to.

"I can't read this!" James bawled, "Whose room is whose?"

Akira stared at the first door. He then pointed to Severus and the door. He stared at the one across the hall then pointed at Remus. He moved down to the next door. Next to Remus was Sirius and next to Severus James. At the end of the hall was Akira.

"Oh, so you can read this?" James asked. Akira nodded. "Do you speak?" Akira went into his room and shut the door. "He wont even look us in the eye. What's wrong with this little kid?"

"Okay, where's the bath?" Sirius looked around. "Hey, Aki-kun!" Sirius knocked on the boy's door. It opened a little. " Hey, Aki-kun want to take a bath with big brother Sirius?"

Aki slammed the door shut.

"Dinners ready." Severus said later on that night. "Go get Aki, Lupin."

"Right." Remus nodded, he got up and went up to Aki's room. He knocked but no one answered so he went in. Aki was laying on his stomach in the middle of the room doing a work book. He was concentrating really hard. "Aki? " Aki looked up. "It's time for dinner."

Aki got up and headed for the dinning room. Remus picked up the workbook. It was math.

"Is he really 5?" Remus asked out load. "it's basic addition but he's pretty much figured it all out on his own. I'll try asking him about it."

Aki stared at the food in front of him.

"Something wrong, Aki?" Severus asked in a dangerous tone. "Eat."

Aki finally made eye contact. His eyes were onyx like Severus' . They couldn't see his hair because he was wearing a hat. But his eyes were cold and emotionless.

"It's Western food." Aki said, "I want Mochi, and Kinpira. "

"I don't know how to make any of that." Severus sighed, he stared at the small boy. " you speak good English for a 5 year old."

"otousan (means father in Japanese) spoke English and Japanese as well as German to me so I can speak all three." Aki replied, "White rice, please."

"Don't have any." Severus replied, Aki stared at the food again. "Why aren't you eating?"

"It's western food." Aki repeated as if to himself. "i don't know how to eat Western food."

"I'll teach you." Remus laughed. "Now the wrong way to eat is the way James and Sirius are eating."

Both men seemed to be shoving as much food in to their mouths as possible before chewing. Remus quickly began teaching his tiny brother to eat the 'Western Food' .

"One of you will need to walk me to school in the morning." The four men froze in their eating and looked at the little boy. "It's just down the block but Sensei says I'm too little to walk on my own. Because it's really far down the block. Like across the big field . " He took a bite of his meatloaf. " Sensei says she also needs to meet my new guardians. Sensei also says that it will be my guardians responsibility to take me to my piano lessons. That they will look after me like Otousan looks after of me. "

The men looked at each other.

"Okay." Remus smiled, "I'll take Aki to school tomorrow. "

"I'll do it!" Sirius beamed, "He's too serious he needs to hang out with his fun brothers."

"Aki." James asked, "Who do you want to take you to school?"

Aki blinked.

"Sev-nii." Severus sighed, "Sev-Nii has to take me to school. He's the oldest."

"How do you know that?" Severus asked,

"Sev-Nii acts like Otousan."

"Aki!" James was pulling Aki around the waist. Aki was holding on to the door frame. "It's bath time!"

"No!" Aki yelled back. "Not with James-Nii!"

Severus grabbed him and cut in front of James in to the bathroom. He and Aki were soon bathing. He noted that Aki flinched away every time he touched him but tried to relax when his black hair was washed.