"Aster, we have a surprise." Lilly said to her adopted son as she walked in the house.
The fifteen-year-old teenager looked up from his book. Aster was a very smart young man and was set on being a doctor and helping people. He was also a rather handsome guy with bright green eyes, strong muscles, and grey hair with black streaks. He was wearing a light grey T-shirt, and jeans.
"Yeah?" he asked in his Australian accent.
"Yes. And I know this came without warning, but I know you will be a good older brother."
"What?" Aster asked, confused. "What do ya mean 'older brother'?"
With a slightly nervous smile, Lilly opened the door to let her husband, John in.
To Aster's great shock, in his adopted father's arms, there was a small bundle of blankets.
"W-wait a second." Aster said, still in shock. "Is that a-"
"Yes dear." Lilly said, trying to sound optimistic. "You have a new baby brother."
"And ya didn't think to ask me first?!" Aster asked quietly, sounding half upset half wondered.
"We're sorry." Lilly said, some of her optimism fading "but he's so young and he has the chance of a better life." She smiled and put her hand on Asters shoulder. "And your father and I both know that you'll be an excellent older brother to him."
Aster was quiet for a moment. During those few seconds, Lilly and John were nearly dying from the suspense on how Aster would react.
Finally, Aster smiled. "As long as I don' have to do the diapers."
Lilly squealed. Not the best idea. The baby in John's arms started squirming, but soon fell back to sleep. When it was clear he wasn't going to wake up again, she went down next to her oldest adopted son and squished him into a giant bear hug. Aster was a little stiff at first but soon relaxed and hugged back.
"So, what's his name?" Aster asked.
"The orphanage said his name was Jackson sweetie. But, we'll just call him Jack for short."
"Would you like to hold him?" John asked, speaking for the first time that afternoon.
Aster shrugged and bookmarked his book before setting it aside. "Uh… yeah. I guess."
With the most care, John gently handed Jack over to Aster, who settled the baby in his lap with his arm secured around his new little brother.
Using his other hand, Aster gently pulled down the small flap of the blanket that was covering the little one's face.
Jack really was a cute baby. He was very tiny, had peach skin, and surprisingly a lot of thick brown hair on his head. Slightly surprising himself, Aster gently pushed back the small bit of hair covering Jacks eyes. This slightly woke Jack up, and the young one opened his eyes to revel beautiful light brown eyes.
Aster panicked slightly when Jack opened his eyes, but the boy only yawned and closed his eyes once again. Then something surprising happened.
With his eyes still closed, Jack took his tiny hands out from under the blanket and grabbed hold of Aster's fingers.
Aster's eyes widened as he felt the warm, soft, tiny hands of his brother clutch his fingers. Close behind him, he heard John let out a soft chuckle.
"Looks like Jack here likes you already." John said fondly.
"Yeah." Aster replied, still a little awed. "I think I'm gonna tell the others about Jack."
Gently releasing his hand from Jack's grip, Aster grabbed his phone from next to him and texted his three friends closest friends about his new little brother.
The first one to arrive was his friend Toothiana Colors, the only girl in the group. She was a pretty petite girl with fair skin, good body, big violet eyes, and light brown hair which was dyed with streaks of blue, yellow, green, and purple. She wore a light blue tank top with green pants, and a light purple scarf. To finish off the look, she had a pair of gold earrings hung on her just to add a bit of pizzazz.
She was very motherly despite her young age and doted over Jack almost the minute she got there. (After greeting Aster of course)
The next to arrive was Nicholas Saint. North. He was a tall Russian with dark brown hair, big muscles, and blue eyes. He wore his usual red long sleeved shirt, red coat with a faux fur trimming, red pants, and tall boots.
He was very kind, and often saw the wonder to everything. (sometimes to the point where it got annoying) He was also good with robotics and carving. He had a lot of fun saying how smart the baby would be someday.
The last one to arrive was Sanderson Mansnoozie. He was a very short guy with a yellow T-shirt, yellow pants, golden hair, and golden eyes. While most people would have found golden eyes a bit unusual and a little creepy, Sanderson's- or Sandy's- eyes gave people a more warm feeling then a creeped out feeling.
He was a very happy person but was very peaceful, and just enjoyed watching the baby sleep. (Not in the creepy way of course.)
For Aster, it seemed as if everything was right. He had his friends, he had his adopted family who loved him, and he now had his new baby brother, who he was already starting to grow very fond of. Even though he didn't know it, a small part inside him knew that he would come to love Jack very much despite the fifteen-year age difference. Jack would grow up with two loving parents, Aster would go to college with his friends, he would become a doctor with them, and life would be great.
However, life doesn't ever go exactly how we plan.
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