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"I'm hungry." Mondo chirped.
Fucking great, right when Daiya had a headache. "Foods in the fridge." The elder replied coldly as he sat and their relatively small table. Mondo was looking up at him, watching him try to fill out a new work form.
"I want something new!"
"Then make something new, you barely eat anything but meat."
"Don't want meat." The 9 year old said.
Daiya sighed, "Fruits are in the second drawer."
"I don't want fruit."
The headache got worse as Mondos annoying voice went on, like an extremely tight band around Daiyas head. "What do you want then?" "I dunno." Mondo walked in circles around the table, he wasn't wearing any footwear and so, his annoying feet tapped on the annoying floor.
"Can't you go shopping?" Mondo squeaked, his oh-so fucking annoying voice piercing Daiyas ears, "I would but I got fired." Stupid. Fucking. Kid. "Why?"
"I got fired because I had to miss work to help you with your home work." His voice lowered. "Everything we have now is expired!" Daiya looked to Mondo, who had stopped to open the fridge door.
Every goddamn shout from that brat made the headache worse.
"I'll figure something out." "I'm starving!" Mondo shrieked. Daiya want to scream at him that he had no goddamn idea what starving was, Daiya gave Mondo all his food. Daiya is the one starving here.
Daiya felt his eye twitch. Fucking great. "Mondo, can you go to your room?" Mondo tilted his head, shutting the fridge, "Why?" "I'm not in a good mood."
Mondo nodded. And then stayed still.
"Are you gonna f- go?" "I can go but I'm not going."
Eye twitch.
"May you go to your room?" Daiya raised his voice, if that brat couldn't catch the hint now, he would teach him it.
"Don't wanna." Mondo put his dirty hands on Daiyas leg. "Can we get take-out?"
"No, go to your room."
"I don't wanna."
"Get out."
"Dai-"
"Get the fuck out." Daiya grabbed Mondos hand to take it off, making 100% sure not to hurt him or grip too tight.
"I wanna play!" He was so annoying. So, so fucking annoying. "I'm busy, we can get take-out tomorrow."
"I'm hungry now!" The hand returned, now pulling on Daiyas jeans. And all Daiya could see was red hues in the shape of late bills to be paid and his annoying. little. brother.
"Okay! Fine, do you want bacon?"
"I don't want meat."
Last fucking straw. "I'm making bacon and you're going to eat it."
"I don't want it though-"
That was it. If that brat said one more thing Daiya was going to loose it.
"Shut- Please be quiet, I have a really bad headache, just go to your room." Daiya stated firmly, he was tired. "I'm hungry though-"
Thud. Slam.
Daiya can barely remember when or how he moved, all he knows is that hes pinning Mondo to the wall by his neck, choking him.
"I said go to your fucking room! You never listen do you?!"
Mondo was quiet, only a few small squeaks from his throat as tears formed and rolled down his face.
"You're- Such a goddamned brat!"
Daiya pulled a first back, slamming it into the brat as hard as he could, leaving the brat to loose air. Daiyas grip was strong, turning the brats face blue in seconds.
That wasn't enough for the elder. It never would be. Daiya squeezed tighter as red entered his vision, The brat weakly clawed at Daiyas hands, cutting one with his nails.
"Shit-!!! Stupid!" Daiya pulled the brat fowards for a second, slamming him back into the wall. It felt so good to let his anger out on something.
That until he felt something wet drip onto his socks, looking down and blinking, Mondo had pissed himself for lack of better words.
There, Daiya let go, and Mondo fell to the floor, limp like a hurt baby animal. Mondo weakly lifted himself up and crawled into the corner as fast as he could, muttering "I'll be good," "I'm sorry" and "I want my brother"s as he sobbed.
Looking over, the poor thing had curled into himself, As Daiya looked back to the floor infront of him, he noticed a small but noticable blood splatter to the left of him.
Fuck.
"Hey, Mondo, Hey..." Daiya slowed walked to his brother, "I'm sorry, I..." Mondo looked up, interupting Daiyas sentence with nothing but a look.
He was struggling to breathe still and his nose, Daiya guessed, was the source of the blood splatter. "I'm sorry." Daiya stated softly, reacing for Mondos face, not minding the flinch.
Daiya rubbed his cheek softly, "Your big brothers here now. No scary monster."
Mondo cried, and how heartbreaking it was for Daiya to know hes the reason why. "I'm sorry for.. choking and punching you." No response, Mondo just lifted his hands and pulled his hair.
"Please- God, don't-" Daiya took Mondos hand from his head, holding them. "I'm not mad anymore, I'm not, I love you." The elder hugged him.
"Sorry," Mondo started, his voice raspy, "I'm sorry-sorry-!!!" He hugged back, crying into Daiyas chest. And how bad it felt to know Daiya was the cause of it.
"I'm sorry."