Twelve Little Brothers

Give It Back!

"Hyungs! Save me!" Mingyu came running towards the door and hid behind the triplets that I had just brought home from preschool.

"Nice to see you too, Mingyu." He turned around and hugged my legs before smiling at me.

"Hi, Noona." I ruffled his hair and he crouched behind BooSeokSoon again. Right after he did that, Wonwoo came charging into the room with Jihoon on his heels.

"Hajima! Give it back Wonwoo!" Wonwoo spotted us by the door and tackled me in a hug.

"Hi Noona! Look Jihoonie, Noona an hyungs home!" Jihoon stopped, waved, and continued chasing Wonwoo. The triplets were still protecting Mingyu as they made their way across the living room.

Before anyone could get hurt, I scooped up Wonwoo and put him over my shoulder.

"Jihoon, why are you chasing Wonwoo?"

Jihoon crossed his arms and pouted while Wonwoo squirmed around. "He took my bear!"

"Give him his bear back, Wonwoo. It's not very nice to take your hyung's bear." Wonwoo kept squirming and shook his head.

"Me no have it!"

"Where's the bear, Wonwoo?" He stopped squirming and pouted.

"Do I need to get Appa?"

Wonwoo widened his eyes and shook his head. "I give it back."

I set the one year old down and he quickly handed over the stuffed bear. Jihoon smiled and sat down in the middle of the floor, hugging his bear tightly. Mingyu came out from behind the triplets and ran over to his twin. The two ran back to their room, and I figured it would probably be better if I didn't follow them.

"So, what do you guys want for snack before I go get everyone else?"

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Hansol's POV

I looked up at the clock and sighed. Twenty more minutes until I get to meet Jeonghan hyung and the Chinas in the school foyer and wait for Noona. Why does first grade have to be longer then pre-k?

"Okay everyone, you've all worked really hard, so I'll let you have the rest of the day for recess."

Most of my classmates got excited, but I mentally groaned. It's not like we could go outside on the playground since its the middle of January, we're just stuck in the classroom.

"Han, you wanna play with me?"

I looked up at Joshua, but then looked behind him at his friends. I knew he was asking because we're twins and all, but his friends clearly didn't want me to take his attention away from them.

Don't pay attention to them, Han. Just come play with me.

I could hear him pleading through telepathy, but those kids look mean.

"No thanks. I'm going to find a book to read." Shua nodded, but I could see he really wanted me to join him. I guess he doesn't want to hang out with his friends any more than I do.

As the group walked towards the toy bins, I made my way to the bookshelf. Without caring, I picked a random book and plopped into a bean bag chair. I turned to the first page and started reading, occasionally glancing up to make sure Shua was okay.

"What book are you reading?" I flipped to the cover and answered my teacher.

"It Charlie."

My teacher frowned and her eyebrows scrunched up. "I think it says "The Ugly Duckling" Hansol."

"At home we call him Charlie because the ugly duckling is a mean name."

Her face brightened up a bit, but something was mixed in. Concern? "Of course you do, Hansol." She patted my shoulder and continued walking around the room to check on everyone else.

"The ugly duckling is a mean name." One of the girls in my class sat down next to me and I jumped a bit in surprise. I wasn't expecting anyone to talk to me.

"You're Hansol, right?" I nodded and she smiled. "My name is Sofia."