Shénguāng's POV
As Shēnyuān fully opens the door, he takes a few steps forward before falling onto the floor.
"Ow..." Shēnyuān said while trying to stand back up, but falling back down.
I chuckled and started to walk up to the tired and half awake Shēnyuān.
Once I got next to him, I lifted him off the ground and lied him down on my bed.
After patting his head for a bit, I sat on the floor, still looking at his dumb little face.
"What are you doing up this late anyways little guy?" I asked Shēnyuān, continuing to pat his head.
Shēnyuān then turned his head towards me and opened his eyes slightly. "I heard you talking... Was it one of your friends big brother?" He said with a cheerful tone.
I then took that excuse and went with it. "Yeah, someone was asking me if I saw Rito anywhere." I blurted out, patting his head slower.
"Rito Ruboi? That boy who's a few years older than me?" Shēnyuān asked while trying to sit up.
"Yeah... Him, you know who he is?" I asked. "Yeah, he's a popular target for bullying in Kagayaku Integrated School." Shēnyuān said while curling up into a ball.
I sighed and stood up. "Do you know him, because of your bullying?"
Shēnyuān shook his head and looked out the window, which only displayed dark silhouettes. "No, we met a few times when I used to walk home and buy dumplings from him." Shēnyuān said while pulling a blanket over himself.
"Ah... Well, are you cold?" I said while opening my cabinet and bringing out a heater. "If you want, we could turn this on for a few minutes." I add to my last response.
"Alright, but I'm still taking this blanket with me." Shēnyuān said, giggling cutely which made me smile.
"It's been a while since I heard you laugh like that~" I say, turning on the heater and placing next to the bed. "That feels so nice..." Shēnyuān said in a happy tone.
With a smile on my face, I sit down on my bed, next to Shēnyuān. "I'm glad you like it~ Anyways, why don't you spend some time in big brother's bedroom, we could have some fun if you want." I say, opening my drawer.
"Like sex?" He says with a grin. "Heaven's sake! No!" I scream, flustered on what he said, making Shēnyuān burst into laughter.
"Good lord... Who told you that? Do you even know what sex is?" I say to my little brother.
After a few minutes of cute giggles, Shēnyuān wiped his tears away and looked at me. "No, but Rio told me a story about that one time, it was quite funny, so I tipped him a good amount of money for making me so interested in his story." Shēnyuān explains. "But he did tell me that sex is something I can't know yet." He adds.
"Good, you're still too young and innocent to know what it is." I reply while pulling out a few dart from my drawer. "Alright... So, what are you doing with the darts?" Shēnyuān questions me, while looking over my shoulder.
"There's darts, human flower, or electric memory, what do you wanna try?" I say, staring at Shēnyuān. "Let's play a simple game or darts! The human flower and electric memory sound dangerous." Shēnyuān says while swiping the darts from my hand.
"Alright, I wanna go first! And I'm not taking no for an answer~!" Shēnyuān said, immediately throwing the dart toward the dart board, hitting the 8 point marker.
"I see someone's a good marksman." I say as Shēnyuān gets ready to throw another dart.
As Shēnyuān throws another dart, landing on the 5 point marker, he giggles and turns to me. "This is actually kinda fun."
"You scored 13 points, so not that bad." I said softly, patting his head and running my hands through his hair. "How is your hair so soft every time I touch it?" I ask while Shēnyuān gets ready to throw another dart.
"I dunno... It's probably that shampoo you bought for me." Shēnyuān said throwing another dart, hitting the 7 point marker.
I chuckled and lifted Shēnyuān up. "You scored 20 points, not bad to be honest." I say while Shēnyuān squirms playfully. "Hey! Big brother! Stop it!" Shēnyuān said, giggling cutely.
"You're adorable when you laugh Shēnyuān." I say, hugging tighter. "Too tight! Stop!" Shēnyuān pleaded, and I let him go.
"Well, you're turn big brother!" Shēnyuān said while jumping onto my bed. "If I win, you gotta buy me a new stylus!" Shēnyuān added.
I chuckled and started pulling the darts out of the dart board. "Alright, but if I win, you gotta give me a kiss on the lips~" I say jokingly. "Deal!" Shēnyuān replied.
Out of pure shock, I stared at him. "Wow... I didn't expect that." I say as, I stare at Shēnyuān. "It's just one kiss, I don't mind doing that if I have a chance on winning a free stylus." Shēnyuān answers cheerfully, staring right at the darts.
"Alright, better not take back your word if I do win." I say as I through my dart, hitting a bullseye.
"I know, but I still wanna get that stylus!"
I then threw another dart getting the 7 point marker. "I think you gotta give me that kiss, I used to play this game with Dad a lot and I'm pretty good at it." I say cocky, thinking I'll be able to win.
As I get ready to throw one more dart, I felt a hard push from my side, and I toppled over, dropping the dart and something important fell out of my pocket... Shēnyuān's phone.
Before I could hide the phone, Shēnyuān picked it up and stared right at me.
"Big brother?" Shēnyuān said in a soft and somewhat menacing voice. "Why do you have my phone big brother?" Shēnyuān continued.
I then stood up and looked at him with sad eyes. "I'm sorry little guy, I was talking to your AI..." I said ashamed on what I did.
Before I knew it, Shēnyuān was me pounding my back softly. "You weren't supposed to see that!" He said sounding like he was about to cry.
I then sat up and patted Shēnyuān's back. "Shēnyuān, who was that thing? Was it really an AI?" I asked, patting his back more. "He was meant to be my private friend... " Shēnyuān said, crying into my shirt.
"Shēnyuān... May we talk to Ren Zhi together? I asked, gently patting his head. "Why do you want to talk to it...?" Shēnyuān asked wiping his tears.
"He was talking about something, and I need you to be with me while Ren Zhi speaks."
"Alright... I'll do it..." Shēnyuān replied. "Alright little guy, let big brother Shénguāng calm you down, and we'll talk to him."
I then gave Shēnyuān a tight hug and patted his head for a few minutes. And after those few minutes, I noticed Shēnyuān's breathing was no longer heavy or fast.
"Are you okay now?" I said softly. "Y-Yeah... I'm good now." Shēnyuān said while hugging me back softly. "Alright, can we talk to Ren Zhi?" I asked Shēnyuān, but heard no reply.
When I looked at Shēnyuān, he was asleep on my shoulder.
I sighed and lifted Shēnyuān up. "How do you always sleep so fast, you ball of cuteness?" I say to myself as I walk towards my bed. "Guess, we could do this tomorrow... It's getting pretty late." I say as I yawn softly.
Once I got to my bed, I lied down, Shēnyuān on top of me, and started to close my eyes.
• Volume 1 End•