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“Children, come here please!”
A voice called from the front door, beckoning Brahms and [name] downstairs. You had been playing hide and seek together and being interrupted had soured Brahms mood a little. Lacing your hand together with his, you lead him downstairs, practically bouncing with energy.
“Yes momma?”
Your bubbly voice helped Brahms relax a little as he eyed the strange woman beside his mother.
“I would like you to meet your new nanny, Ms. Walker. She is to start tomorrow and will be dropping you off and picking you up from school.”
You paused and squeezed the hand held tightly to your own. Brahms was tense, visibly ready to dispute this and voice his displeasure.
“No. We don’t want, nor need, a nanny.”
A sigh escaped your mother, who began walking away.
“I will not argue with you about this, Brahms. We have places to go and we cannot trust you here alone. What if something happened while we were gone?”
Noting the nanny hadn’t said anything since her arrival, you stared at her expectantly, vaguely listening as Brahms continued arguing with your mother.
“You don’t think I can take care of my sibling, do you?”
He’d snapped, following Mrs. Heelshire into the dining room where she stopped and turned to look at him, eyes sharp and daring.
“Brahms Heelshire. Stop being unreasonable. You are only a child. You can’t protect them from everything. Some things are past your understanding and responsibility. Now, go to your room. You are not to come out until you are ready to behave appropriately.”
Swiftly turning on his heels, Brahms stormed out of the room, letting the door slam shut behind him as he all but ran upstairs to his bedroom, locking himself inside.
“For your own sake, be early tomorrow.”
You stated to the nanny before turning and skipping up the stairs, presumably following Brahms before taking a turn and making your way into the walls. You knew he wouldn’t unlock the door while he was pouting like this, so you took the shortcut and entered the bedroom through his wardrobe. Laying on the bed, Brahms completely disregarded your presence, curling more into himself and shoving his face into his pillow.
“Brahms. It’s alright, we can play hide and seek with her!”
Hearing a small huff, you frowned and sat beside him, slowly setting your hand on his hip as to not startle him. When he didn’t react, you slid it upwards, rubbing his side affectionately.
“I’ll let you seek, this time.”
You tried, looking at him hopefully. He slowly turned towards you, wrapping his arms tightly around your waist and nuzzling his face into your side.
“…kiss?”
His voice was so soft, if you hadn’t been accustomed to it then you would have completely missed it.
“Of course. Sit up.”
He nodded and rubbed his eyes before sitting up and scooting forward to sit beside you, expectantly. You smiled and cupped his cheeks, bringing his face closer to yours as you gently pressed your soft lips to his slightly chapped ones. After a minute, you pulled away, not allowing him to follow as you observed his reaction. His breath came out in small pants and his ears were dusted a soft red.
“You know, sometimes I wonder who’s really the older one here.”
You giggle at his words, wrapping your arms around his neck and pressing more kisses to his cheek and temple. A hard knock at the door made you jolt, earning a small squeeze from Brahms.
“It’s time for bed.”