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[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

[Asch is in the kitchen yet again, this time holding a bag of ice up to his cheek and eye, face blank as he does so]

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[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...Why can't you just make him go away? He's bigger than me, he can be on his own. His Asch doesn't want him to live with us anyway... He told me himself.

[scionofhispower]

Do me a favor and think for a moment how it felt when you thought that Mother and Father had gotten rid of you.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head, shaking harder]

[scionofhispower]

[pulls him into a hug] Could you honestly wish that pain onto someone else? And would you wish that pain onto me and Luke? Because that is how we would feel if we lost either of you... we've already had to lose Luke once... I doubt we could survive losing one of you again.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...I don't want him here, though... I don't like him, he's mean, he's going to steal you from me and I'll be all alone again and I don't want to be...

[scionofhispower]

[hugs him tighter] No one will ever steal me from you, do you hear me?

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...You can't promise that, you don't know for sure... That kind of thing always happens to me...

[scionofhispower]

I can promise it. Because I won't let anyone take us away from you. We're your family now, Asch. And not like how it was back home... we will never ignore you, and we will never make you feel unwanted or replaced.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...I don't understand...

[scionofhispower]

You will in time.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

[doesn't respond, simply holding onto him tight and crying]

[scionofhispower]

[rubs his back] Everything's going to be alright...

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...no it's not...

[scionofhispower]

Asch...

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...I'm scared...

[scionofhispower]

Asch... I won't let anything happen to you.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...But you can't promise that...

[scionofhispower]

Maybe... but I can promise to do everything I possibly can to make sure you're safe and happy.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...Really?

[scionofhispower]

Really. [reaches up to brush Asch's hair back] You will always have a place with me and Luke, Asch; no matter what happens, no matter what you do, you'll always be able to come to us.

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...Okay...

[scionofhispower]

[brushes his hair back again]

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

[snuggles close, crying starting to slow]

[scionofhispower]

[rubs his back] Feeling a little better?

[unspokengrief.livejournal.com]

...Yeah...

...I just don't think I want a big brother...