forum The Solar System (CLOSED I THINK STALKERS WELCOME)

Started July 25, 2018 by @Fraust

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So he's going to beat me up too? Tears rolled silently down Pluto's face, which he kept hidden. He shrugged off Camilla whenever she tried to pull off the hoodie to tend to the other wounds.

Kai took another step back. "Sorry," he said again, not sure what else to say.

Camilla gave a threatening glare to Kai. Before turning to Pluto, "do you need some time alone?"

Pluto hesitated before nodding, holding his breath. He didn't want to look at any of his siblings.

"Pluto…" Beau said softly, fiddling with his hearing aid for a few moments as he dropped his hand back down to his side. It hurt to see his younger brother crying, and bullying or fights were the last things he wanted Pluto to be going through.

"Come on, he needs some time alone." Camilla replied before getting everyone out of the room.

Kai led the group leaving the room. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, glancing off to the side.

So now they're gone… now what? Pluto watched the others leave before walking over to his window and staring blankly out of it. After a while he vaguely heard their mother calling that dinner was ready, but he stayed where he was.

Venus had stayed behind watching over young Pluto. She heard Mother Sun calling out for dinner. She looked to Pluto who wasn't moving, "You going down or?"

Pluto thought for a moment before shaking his head, fidgeting with his hands. there were still traces of tears on his face, but he had entered his 'completely silent' phase. It happened when he was upset. He was quiet in the best of times, but he refused to speak a word when he was actually upset. The only exception usually ended up being Beau or their mother.

Venus gave a small shrug knowing he wouldn't talk. She turned away, "Okay. I'll be up later if you don't come down."

He nodded, only turning around once she had left. I'm not hungry anyways… I hope mother doesn't come and try to get me. Pluto sighed and shifted his gaze back to the window. There was usually a bird's nest outside his window, and he watched the baby birds floundering about in the nest.

After a few moments, Beau finally returned to Pluto's room, poking his head in to look towards the younger boy. He seemed to be quite interested in the bird's nest outside, so he decided to step inside quietly. "Hey, Pluto…" He said quietly, speaking up as he approached his brother.

Pluto looked up at Beau as he entered, nodding silently in acknowledgement. He picked up a nearby book and pretended to be raptly interested in it.

"What are you reading there?" Beau asked, deciding not to make Pluto talk about the third-grader unless he wanted to. He sat down next to the boy quietly, fidgeting with his hearing aid before he let his hands fall back into his lap once again.

He shifted the book to show Beau the cover. Peter Pan. It was one of the stories that Pluto reread often; particularly when he was feeling strong emotions and felt like he needed to cool down.

"That's a nice one. I've always wanted to be a lost boy," Beau answered softly, a small smile tugging the corners of his lips up as he looked towards the cover and back towards Pluto. He used to read the same book as well, though he had always preferred The Adventures of Sherlock Homes as well.

Pluto nodded, turning back to the book. Should I speak? No, your emotions are out of whack. You'd probably end up saying something you'll regret. He toyed with a corner of the page, running his fingers along the edge of the paper and not seeming to notice as he got a long paper cut.

"How are you feeling?" Beau asked softly as he watched Pluto turn back towards the book, reading some of the words before he looked back up towards his brother's gaze. As he asked the question, he silently hoped that he wasn't bothering Pluto too much.

"I'm fine…" Pluto's voice cut through the silence after a long moment. He examined the beads of blood forming on his index finger, not making eye contact with Beau. There was a faint bruise on his cheekbone.

Beau frowned at the sight of blood on Pluto's index finger before he reached over and grabbed a stray bandaid that Camilla had left behind. He wrapped it around his brother's finger gingerly before he glanced up towards their bruise, letting out a faint sigh. "I'm so sorry that he did that to you. When I was younger…I would get beat up at school a lot too," Beau spoke up softly as his amber eyes studied Pluto intently.

Pluto looked up at Beau, conflicted for a few seconds on whether he should speak or not. "Really?" He finally asked, rubbing his thumb against the bandaid softly. His fluffy, silvery blond hair hung in his icy blue eyes.

"Yeah, since I've always had hearing problems, kid's would tease me for something as small as that. I would get into a lot of fights with my classmates," Beau answered, motioning to his hearing aid as he placed his hand back into his lap.

"I think Jaxon doesn't like me because I'm small and an easy target. I don't really fight back, per se…" Pluto sighed, his hands trembling slightly as he held the book. "And he's older… his class isn't in my hallway, so he never gets caught. I just… I-I don't understand…" Pluto's voice cracked and his eyes stung with tears again.