Title: Pillow Fight
Summary: Four and Henri have stopped at a hotel for the night as they travel between locations, and they bond.
Rating: K+
Genre(s): Family, Humor
Pairing(s): FourxHenri (Preslash)
Warning(s): None
Four and I stop for the night at a small motel on the side of the road. I'm exhausted after driving for over twenty-four hours straight, and I collapse on the bed as Four goes to shower. I doze off as I hear the shower turn on, and I let sleep take me.
I'm woken to being hit with something soft, yet hard. "Ow," I protest as I bury my face in my pillow. Something hits me again, and I try to brush it away. "Four, stop it."
Four laughs adorably. I smile down at him as he hits me in the face with the pillow. "That's it, I'm going to get you!" I start to get out of bed, and he squeals as I chase him around the room. I try to grab him, but I get hit again, and I chuckle as he swings the pillow at me. I grab a smaller pillow from the bed and hit him back gently. I get on the floor with him and he tackles me, fearlessly knocking me onto my back. I scoop him up into my arms, and surprisingly enough, he doesn't try to get away.
"Henri?" Four says.
"What?" I ask, meeting his gaze with mine.
"I love you," Four says, and my heart lifts. "Even if you aren't my real father."
I'm at a loss for words. Tears fill my eyes as he snuggles against me, and I hold him tightly. The last time someone said that to me was back on Lorien. "I love you so much, Four," I reply, my voice thick with tears as they spill down my cheeks.
Four looks at me curiously. "Why are you crying? Did I do something wrong?"
"No," I say at once, pulling back to meet his gaze. "I'm crying because you've just made me very happy."
"People can cry...from happiness?"
I wipe the tears from my face and nod, smiling at him. "But I'm happy and I'm not crying," he points out.
I laugh through my tears, knowing that tonight I've formed a bond with Four that can never be broken or replaced.
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