Being the Oldest
Author's note:
I do not own Toriko or any of these characters. Some of these characters may or may not be in character. May also be a little AU.
Warnings: hints of yaoi, A/O dynamics come into play in later chapters, fluffiness, I ship Starjun X Coco, and Everyone else X Coco. (Coco is an Uke, I don't care what others say).
The structure of this story is a multi-chapter "journal" of Coco being the oldest brother, or object of affection from his younger brothers, and that there is no determined timeline for this story. I will mention at the start for how old the characters will be. Collection of one-shots.
I will also take suggestions for cuteness and fluffy chapters the readers would like to see in the future. I will try to update as much as possible. I will also include OC's that I have created, and will mention them before starting the chapter if they are included. Some will be children of the Four Heavenly Kings at a future date.
I admit, this story is heavily influenced by a Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's FanFiction called Juice Box Chaos by AnimeKiwi369. I highly suggest reading it.
~Akuma Zakura
Being the Oldest
Rainbow Apple Juice
(Coco is 11, Zebra and Toriko are 9, Sunny is 8 and Rin is 4)
Coco scowled at the sky when the glass doors open to reveal the bright sun hiding behind the clouds. He instantly got a migraine, but he just closed his eyes and sighed heavily. Ichiryu walked up behind him and patted his back. Coco looked up to his father and gave the older man a small smile before it returned to a frown.
"Now, I'll be gone until lunch Coco, I need you to watch your younger siblings so they don't tear down the house while I'm gone. I need you to finish your chores, practice the piano, clean the kitchen, and water the garden."
Coco only nodded, walking with him to the end of the driveway. "And what do I do if there is a tantrum?"
"Leave it be and let it pass. Unless they decide it has to be two against one. Use your voice, they seem to calm down to it."
"Alright Ichiryu-sama."
"Call me daddy like the others! No need to be so stubborn."
Inside the large building, sitting on the counter was a box of Rainbow Apple Juice, and two similar aged children looking up at it in need. Zebra and Toriko looked at each other and the bickering began.
"It's mine Zebra, I saw it first!" Toriko snarled.
"I'm older than you, and bigger! I need more food than you do!" The taller than average boy yelled.
"What you need to do is go on a diet!"
"We both know we won't live one! Don't get cocky punk!"
"What are you two arguing about this time?" A third voice joined in. The two nine year olds looked to see their eight year old brother Sunny at the kitchen entrance. He was rubbing his eyes like he had just woken up. With how loud Toriko and Zebra were, he probably did.
"The last Rainbow Apple Juice! And I saw it first!"
"I said don't get cocky! I'll be taking it!"
"Will you two beasts go outside and handle this. Rin and I are trying to catch up on our beautyrest." Sunny flicked his multicolor hair behind his shoulder. With a quick glance he saw the pretty box of the Rainbow Apple Juice that the two were fighting over. Suddenly thirsty, and smittened by the beauty of the box he smiled as the two bigger boys glared at each other and agreed.
If they broke another vase, or gods forbid a pot, they would get into some serious trouble.
As they rushed past him to get outside, Sunny walked with a skip in his step over to the box and stuck the plastic straw through to get to the sweet nectar.
He took one sip and moaned in content, his eyes glittering. The sweet, refreshing taste sent shivers down his spine. It took ten long drinks for the entire box to be empty.
Sunny placed the box on the counter and opened the fridge. He was wide awake now, so breakfast was definitely in order. Thousand Egg-yolk Omelets? No, the old man wouldn't allow him near a stove again until the last one he used was fixed. Mystic White Bananas? He already drank some fruit juice. That wouldn't do. Last night leftovers? Ew!
Sunny grimaced at the fridge and sighed dramatically. He'll have to go and wake up Coco to make them something. Wait, what time was it? 7:45. Coco was probably in the library by now.
With his mind made up, Sunny turned on his heel for the grueling mission of navigating through piles of books to find the oldest boy. The dusty area of the library made him sneeze so much that it was beastly.
That was his mission. Until he ran into Zebra's chest and yelped.
"YE-OW, Zebra you beast, watch where you're going!"
Zebra glared at him, than to where the Rainbow Apple Juice was. "Where's the juice box?"
Sunny blinked. "Juice box? What juice box?"
Zebra growled. "Moron! The Rainbow Apple Juice! Where's it at?"
"What's wrong Zebra?" Toriko asked, walking into the kitchen with a hand over his head. He looked at the empty counter where the object of previous attention was missing. "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RAINBOW APPLE JUICE!"
Sunny was starting to sweat. And it was disgusting. Now a bath was in that order. "Eh, don't know, don't care."
"LIAR!" Zebra growled, pacing the kitchen, looking for the missing item.
Sunny sidestepped to the entrance, and bolted for the open door leading outside before the two bigger boys found the empty box and put the clues together.
Coco on the other hand was walking back to the house when he noticed a crushed box on the stairs. He rolled his eyes, assuming it was one of his younger brothers being careless about where the trash cans were. He had to go through the house and take out the trash anyway. He bent down and picked up the empty carton. When walking into the door of the house he nonchalantly threw the carton over his shoulder which landed in the trash can right next to the door. This was going to cut into his library time already. He could already see it.
When Toriko and Zebra noticed that the multicolor haired pest was missing, they also found the empty Rainbow Apple Juice box, and thus ran outside to catch the snake, crushing the box on the way to him outside on the stairs leading to the house and completely missing the fact that Coco was walking up the driveway back into the house shielding his powerful eyes against the sun.
Toriko and Zebra were running side by side. Zebra hearing Sunny's rapid heartbeat and Toriko smelling him out by his mango-strawberry shampoo. They found their multicolor haired brother in some bushes and made to grab him until they got caught by the thorns of the sugar mulberry bushes.
Sunny, who felt their approach and laid his feelers as tripwires made the two older boys trip into the neighboring bushes as he made his escape flawlessly avoiding the sharp thorns.
He ran through the back door, narrowly missing Coco who was dragging the full trash bag from the kitchen through the same door.
Said boy nearly got trampled by all three younger brothers as they ran passed him. He sighed and figured they were playing tag. Sunny wasn't screaming or anything. As he moved the last trash bag to the front of the house he saw his younger brothers run through the front door and around the house in a circle. That looked like tag. Oh well, next on the list was practicing the piano.
Toriko managed to wipeout into a thorn bush. As Zebra and he chased Sunny the younger of the three managed to evade capture by taking a sharp right. A sharp right that left the two older boys scrambling to copy, and failing. Zebra bumped into Toriko and sent him flying into a thorn bush just three feet from them. Ignoring the scratches, Toriko got back on his feet and continued the pursuit.
Sunny managed to avoid capture yet again when Zebra reached for his long hair, which he used to grab a low hanging branch to lift him up into a tree. Zebra couldn't stop in time and slammed right into the merciless white bark of the plant that gave Sunny his escape.
Sunny ducked into an open window on the top floor, but not quick enough for his escape to go completely unnoticed.
Coco sat at the ebony black grand piano in the... living room? Makeshift ballroom? Regardless he played at the keys, churning the notes on the sheet in front of him into music. Well, he already had the piece memorized. The benefits of having photographic memory is both a blessing and a curse. It was silent, nothing but the sound of music and keys being hit.
Above him on the banister running down from the top floor was a frantic Sunny looking left and right. He had to swiftly avoid hitting Rin walking down the stairs while he took leaps to the lower floor.
The frantic steps took Coco out of his melodic trance and raised an eyebrow at the younger boy who managed to trip the last few steps down and injure his ankle, but kept running.
This game of tag was getting out of hand.
"Brudah, can I have some ceweal?" Rin asked, tugging at the green straps around his wrists.
Coco looked away from Sunny, who promptly hit his head against the doorway when he looked back to see if Toriko and Zebra were sliding down the staircase.
"Yes, what kind do you want?" Coco will deal with Sunny later.
Zebra and Toriko ran to the front of the house and laid in wait for the multi-haired boy, perching themselves on top of the railing like hawks eyeing a rabbit.
Sunny burst through the door and managed to trip on the last step, and immediately had to turn around when the two bigger boys lunged at him.
Coco washed the dishes that were waiting for him while he watched Rin crunch at White Apple O's, content with the sweet taste of the cereal.
His powerful eyes picked up the dust on the counters and the fingerprints on the fridge. Cleaning the kitchen was next on his list of things. Someone had to do it.
Zebra twisted his ankle. Hard.
When rounding a corner he managed to shift his weight the wrong way, and as Toriko sped past him he felt the ground and a stinging pain in his left leg, but kept to the chase. Limping more than running, but he was still in this!
Sunny felt his lungs burning, but continued to run. He fleetingly wondered how long they could run after him.
Coco watched the water flow from the hose, shielding his eyes from the sun above him. He had gotten the kitchen clean without a mishap, so watering the garden was the next priority. The faster he did this the more time he could read in the library alone. The sunlight flowed past his fingers and he shut them in response. No. Sunglasses were in order. He felt around for the knob for the hose, and upon finding it he twist it to stall the water from flowing.
Sunny once again ran around the corner of the house, with the two larger boys behind him. In his path, which went unnoticed, was the full water bucket. He tripped over it, and felt the ground below him. Toriko came to a halt, but Zebra couldn't stop in time and managed to crash into the blue-haired boy who came into contact with the water bucket, causing it to spill all over him and Sunny.
Sunny growled. A bath was in maximum order! He tried to stand, trying to ignore the feel of the mud and dirt on his hands and outfit. Narrowly did he miss Zebra's hands when the younger boy found his footing again. Zebra lost his balance and his knee hit the mud.
Coco walked back outside and appreciated the dark sunglasses covering his eyes. They didn't cover them entirely, but it would get the job done. He found the water bucket kicked over and the ground around it was soaked. Coco tsked in annoyance and went about to fill it up again. Honestly his brothers' game of tag was getting out of hand.
Sunny was inside the house, panting heavily. The two larger boys had him cornered in the living room with no way to escape. It was do or die!
"Nowhere to run juice theft! It's payback time!" Toriko declared, getting into a stance to pounce his younger brother. Zebra doing the same.
"Stick a fork in me!" Sunny released all his feelers around himself to catch both of them.
Before any of the three could make any sort of move a deep voice carried itself through the living room, "What's going on here?"
Zebra, Toriko, and Sunny all paused and looked sheepishly at their father. Ichiryu had his arms filled with plastic bags, and his hands were on his hips. He didn't look upset, in fact he looked amused.
"HE stole the last Juice box!" Zebra pointed at Sunny.
"THEY chased me around the house! Look how dirty I am!"
"What's going on in here?" A soothing voice echoed, with Coco poking his head from around the corner. The first thing his powerful eyes saw was the mess his younger brothers were in. Then it was the living room. Mud tracks lined the couch where steps were taken and the carpet was just as, if not more, dirty. "Was there a fight?"
The facial reactions of his brothers were all he needed to know that, yes, there was a fight.
"Coco can you start cleaning the living room and put these bags away, these three need to get cleaned up." Ichiryu placed the bags on the ground, pointing towards the stairs. The three younger boys grumbled and stalked upstairs, one after the other.
"Hai." Coco went to their closet to find the needed cleaning supplies.
Ichiryu smiled at his three youngest while fixing up their injuries after their bath. Sure a couple of strifes happened here and there in the tub but it didn't escalate too much.
"The three of you are grounded for wrecking the house all day tomorrow. Other than that get ready for dinner. We're having Marbled Pork tonight!"
Toriko and Zebra forgot the day's events immediately upon hearing the key word dinner. Sunny's eyes glittered upon hearing the word marbled.
Ichiryu walked down the stairs, preparing for the mess he was to encounter. But to his surprise his oldest was just placing the items he used to clean the floor back into the closet.
"I'm almost done father. I left the items I couldn't put away on the counter."
Ichiryu was taken aback. His oldest called him father. Coco called him father!
YES! That was a big step.
"Thank you my boy! At least I can count on you to behave." He walked over to the fridge and opened a package. He walked back into the living room and handed Coco a Rainbow Apple Juice box. "Have this as a reward."
Coco reached for it. "Thank you sir."
"What happened to father!?"
A/N: I want to apologize if the ending seemed slow and/or rushed. I was trying to get it out as soon as I could.