A/N: I'm fairly certain this isn't what the prompt was supposed to be about when it said "awakening" but oh well.
Mob woke up to quiet sniffles, the 4 year old sitting up in his bed to find the source of the noise. He wondered if it was the Scary Things again, the weird monsters that would show up that Mommy and Daddy couldn't see and only he could get rid of if he used his super powers really really carefully. But that didn't seem to be the case tonight. His dark eyes fell on the crib next to his own big boy bed, where his little brother was holding himself up by holding onto the bars. His little face scrunched up and wet with tears as he sniffled quietly.
"Ritsu?" Mob rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "You ok?"
Ritsu didn't answer beyond another sniffle and raising his arms up in the universal gesture for "carry me". Unfortunately, this made the little boy lose his precarious balance and fall down with a soft plop. Ritsu let out a small whimper, lip wobbling in the way that it did right before he started really crying.
"Ah! No, no, no..." Mob stood up, climbing out of his bed to walk the short distance separating the two beds, nearly tripping himself with the sheets tangled around his feet. He pressed his face against the safety rail of his baby brother's crib just as the younger had done, reaching in to try and touch the toddler. "No cry, it's ok."
Ritsu wiped at his eyes with one hand, reaching out with the other. "Shi, Shi!" Ritsu cried insistently, little fingers curling as if he could grab his brother.
Mob bit his lip, thinking of a way to stop his little brother from crying. He wasn't supposed to carry him without Mommy or Daddy there, especially with his super powers. But his parents hadn't said anything about using his powers on himself...
Mob smiled, proud of how clever he was as he closed his eyes tight and concentrated on moving his body up and over the guard rail. He didn't like doing this, he always felt a little sick, but his baby brother needed him, so it would be OK.
As soon as he was over the edge, he let go of his powers and plopped the last foot onto the bed next to Ritsu, making the younger jump a little from the impact. Ritsu didn't wait long to crawl over, hugging his big brother tightly.
"Shh, it's OK it's OK. I here." Mob wrapped his arms around Ritsu, and let his aura cover them both like a warm blanket. Slowly, Ritsu's sniffles died down, and he drifted off to sleep again.
Shigeo smiled at the peaceful look on Ritsu's face, happy he wasn't crying anymore. After all, it was his job to take care of his baby brother. With one last peek to make sure he was truly asleep, Mob settled them both down in the crib, using his powers to cover them with the soft blanket and went back to sleep.
A/N: Thoughts please?