Brat | DDLG

4

We get into the store and I'm slipping in and out of little space.

At times I'm forming full sentences and others I'm babbling.

"Do you know what flavor you want Iris?", Adrien asks me.

"Uhhh pink.", and little me has returned.

Thank goodness he knows I mean strawberry.

He grabs my hand and walks me up to the cash register where only one person is working because it's so late.

He's a man. He has really pretty hazel eyes and dark hair. He's staring at me- I don't think he likes the way I look.

I didn't dress too little today- my hair is in ribbons and I have a white dress on.

"Hey Jax.", Adrien says to the guy.

"Hey.", he says talking to Adrien but still staring at me.

I hide behind him.

"Who's the girl?", he says with his eyes still on me.

"This is Star's sister Iris, as you can see she's shy.", he chuckles.

"So what you're gonna have two littles now?", Jax asks giving him a weird look. "Never saw you as the poly type."

I don't know much of what they're talking about- but I'm uncomfortable.

"She isn't mine. I didn't even know she existed until today. Star never said she had a sister.", he says.

Why didn't she? Is she embarrassed of me too? Just like everyone else?

This makes me sad and I start to cry.

I fall out on the floor loosing my mind.

"Shh.", Adrien whispers. "Don't cry sweetie."

That's not working because noise is still leaving my mouth.

Until Jax walks around the counter to our side and covers my mouth with his hand and pets my hair.

"Shush.", he says in a dark voice that immediately makes me shut up.

Adrien gives Jax a weird look and then looks back at me.

I try to say something but Jax hand is still over my mouth. He moves it now that I've calmed down.

"What did you say little girl?", he asks me.

"I want my ice cweam.", I say in my grumpy voice.

"Only nice girls get ice cream.", Jax says picking me up.

Just because I'm light doesn't mean everyone should pick me up!

"Can I have ice cweam pwease?", I ask Jax.

"Of course you can.", he says ruffling my hair. "What flavor?"

"Pink pwease.", I smile.

"Pink isn't a flavor.", he says teasing. "Say strawberry."

I've never said that world in little space so it comes out as..

"Stwawbewwy."

He laughs lightly at my failed attempt and gives me the ice cream anyway.

"Tank you sir.", I say taking the cup from him and stuff my face- making a mess in the process.

I sit in a booth alone eating while they talk.

When it's time to go I hear Adrien ask a question.

"Jax, do you think I should get Star to..", he's cut off.

"Yeah. As soon as possible, the enrollment dates already passed.", Jax tells him.

Adrien puts me in the car and the sugar from the ice cream is keeping me awake now.

Too bad I lied to get it.

But something tells me that Adrien didn't bring me here just for the ice cream.