Twelve Little Brothers

The Swings

Hoshi's POV

"Do you boys want to go to the playground since we aren't doing anything?" Minseo Noona asked, and of course we all agreed. Who wouldn't want to go to the playground?

"That's a yes, Appa." She said as she walked back into the kitchen.

"Shoes on then!" Appa yelled, and we all ran for the door. I quickly put on my blue sneakers and waited for everyone so we could go.

"Are we walking?" Jeonghan hyung asked, and Appa nodded as he walked out of the kitchen with Chan in his arms. I don't mind walking, the playground isn't that far from our house.

"Is everyone ready?" Appa did a head count even though we all said yes, and he sighed.

"Where did Wonwoo go?" Noona sighed and said she'll be right back before disappearing into the house to find Wonwoo. She soon came back with Wonwoo slung over her shoulder, while he sighed in defeat.

"Come on, Woo! This will be fun!" Seungkwan said as Minseo Noona set him down on the floor and put his shoes on. He sighed and we were all soon out the door and walking to the playground.

"Minseo Noona, could you please push me on the swings?" Jihoon asked, but she didn't seem to hear him since she was busy talking with Jeonghan hyung.

"I'll push you, Jihoon." He smiled and I ruffled his hair. I know I'm not supposed to have a favorite brother, but Jihoon is definitely my favorite if someone were to ask me. Not that I would answer the question though. Well, mentally I would.

"Thanks hyung." I smiled, and looked up to see the playground right ahead of us. I grabbed Jihoon's hand and started to run.

"Come on! We have a playground to play on!" Jihoon giggled and the rest of our brothers started running when they saw what we were doing.

"Be careful!" Appa called out from behind us, but of course we weren't really listening. I ran to the closest swing and claimed it for Jihoon. Jihoonie tried to get up onto the swing on his own, but I ended up having to lift him onto it.

"Not too high please, Hoshi hyung." I nodded at Jihoon's request and started to push him. Jihoon would occasionally laugh at something one of our hyungs were doing, but other than that we were pretty quiet.

"We're going to play a game of tag, do you want to join?" Hansol hyung asked, and I shook my head when Jihoon declined. We watched everyone run around, and we would often cheer them on.

"Hyung, can I push you?" I stopped Jihoon's swing and thought about it for a second.

"Are you sure?" Jihoon nodded with a bright smile on his face and got off of the swing so I could get on. I sat down and held onto the metal chains holding the swing up, and Jihoonie started to push me.

I knew he was kind of struggling, but I could also tell that he really wanted to do this. So I would put a bit of my own momentum into the swing so Jihoon could think he was pushing me really high.

"Do you think you can jump off like Jeonghan hyung can?" Jihoon asked, and I nodded.

"Of course I can! See?" As soon as the swing hit it's peek in the air, I flung my body off and anticipated my feet hitting the ground. But I had way too much momentum and my entire body flung forward, sending my shoulder directly into the ground.

"Hyung! Are you okay?" I sat up, kind of dazed, while Jihoon ran over to me looking extremely upset. I just stared up at him, and his eyes widened before filling with tears.

"Y-your sh-shoulder." He stuttered in between rapid breathing, and I looked to where I had fallen. My shoulder definitely did not look right, and I couldn't move it. That's when I snapped out of my shock and felt the searing pain.

Tears stung my eyes and I clenched my jaw to try and hold back my screams. Jihoon instantly started running towards Appa, and then they were both running back towards me.

"Oh this isn't good. Hoshi, is your shoulder all that hurts?" I nodded and Appa grabbed my other arm to help me up.

"Appa it hurts. It really hurts. Make it stop. Please." My tears started spilling out and my hyungs by now saw what was going on.

"Hoshi are you okay?"

"What happened?"

"Why's Jihoon crying?"

I ignored them all since the pain was occupying most of my thoughts, and Appa told me to stay put while he talked with Minseo Noona.

"Hoshi, you're going to be fine. Appa's really good at fixing everything." Joshua hyung said, in an attempt to calm me down.

"It hurts, hyung. It really hurts." Joshua hyung gave me a look of sympathy before he started humming me a song while Jeonghan hyung lightly played with my hair. I could hear some of the other hyungs trying to calm Jihoon down, but I think they were trying to get the story out of him.

"Okay, Minseo is going to take everyone home in a bit, while I take Hoshi to the hospital. Got it?" I nodded, but Dokyeom and Seungkwan had an objection.

"We wanna go with you." Appa looked at Minseo Noona before shrugging.

"That's fine with me as long as we go now." Appa picked me up, careful not to bump my shoulder, and started walking at very fast pace down the street since we had to get home to get the car.

"Hoshi, I need you to hang in there for a bit for me, okay?" I nodded, tears still streaming down my face.

It hurts so bad.

What happened Hoshi?

I missed my feet when I jumped off the swing.

I could see Seungkwan wince at my answer to his question, and that is about the only way one could react to that. We were soon home and Appa quickly walked to the car and put me in it before making sure my other triplets were buckled in.

"Appa, how much longer until the pain goes away?" He turned the key to start the car and pulled out of the driveway before answering me.

"I'll try and make it soon."

...

"Hoshi's home!" Minghao hyung yelled as soon as Appa opened the door. It looked like Minghao hyung had been keeping watch by the door for us. My hyungs instantly ran towards me, but Appa stopped them.

"Hoshi just dislocated his shoulder, so no rough housing with him. I might as well say don't touch him, but I know that won't be followed." Appa pointed to the sling and brace that was now on my right arm, and my hyungs winced.

"If it makes you feel, Minseo Noona is making your favorite dinner." Hansol hyung said in an attempt. But it wasn't working.

"I just want to sleep." Seungkwan patted my good shoulder and led me into our room. I didn't even bother to change into my pajamas before collapsing onto my bed.

"Will you be okay, Soon?" Seungkwan asked, trying to use my nickname to cheer me up.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Thank you, Boo." He smiled and turned off the lights before leaving our room. I sighed. My shoulder wouldn't stop hurting and I couldn't help but notice that one of my brothers seemed missing from the picture.

Jihoon.