New Brother.
Shori blinks slowly at his father's words. Souma seems both exhausted and excited, even as they walk over the hospital towards his mom: he's perched over his dad's shoulders, holding unto the present he's supposed to give to this... baby.
"Now, Sho-chan, remember: the baby is going to be very, very small." Souma says outside one of the rooms after he has taken him off his shoulders. "Mama is going to be very tired, and the baby is going to be sleeping, so we've to be quiet, okay?"
Shori gives a firm nod, still holding tightly until the squishy present, holding unto his dad's hand.
"Sho-chan," Jennifer says softly: it might be the first time Shori remembers his mom speaking softly. She's sitting over the bed, there are lots of flowers over the room, and she's holding a small blue bundle. "Let me introduce you to your baby brother, Yuuri. Yuu-chan, this is your big brother, Shori."
His father lifts him over the bed and he kneels carefully, leaning over to try and see this 'baby' thing everybody's been talking about in forever.
It's not that big deal, he thinks. It's wrinkled. And it doesn't have much hair. And no teeth. And it's pink all over. And it's probably going to break: it doesn't seem resistant enough to play anything. He frowns, feeling cheated, because one of the reasons he had agreed to this 'brother' issue was because he was going to have somebody to play with. He leans to poke one of the thing's hands, and then gives a startled gasp as the tiny fingers wrap around his fingers. The baby yawns and moves his hands a little, and then goes back to sleep.
"He said 'hi'!" Shori whispers loudly, still looking over his baby brother in surprise. "Mama, papa, Yuu-chan said hi!"
His parents smile - he thinks his mom might be trying not to cry - but Shori barely takes his eyes away from his baby brother, instead taking off the ribbon and slowly pressing over Yuuri the small rubber duck he had bought for him.