The Red Hair Finnigan -Family5

16th September 2060

 

It takes only seventeen weeks before something happens to him.

Aden is once again cursed. And this time, it isn't some sense that disappeared, it's his age.

One morning, Julian finds a three years old red hair boy in the bed he shares with his boyfriend.

The baby boy looks quietly at him, wides eyes, and says:

"Hello."

"Hi, who are you?"

"Aiden," mini Aiden introduces himself, then jumps out the bed and looks around. "Where am I? In your collection room, sir? Where's Cal?"

He doesn't wait for an answer and runs out of the room looking for his 36 years old brother who in his mind is only... How old? The time Ju recovers, the toddler is already in the kitchen, facing his future son, who is older than him.

"Cal!" He beams.

But his smile falters when said Cal isn't smiling at him.

"Not Cal."

He retreats when Ciel is just looking wordlessly at him but he finds smile again when he hears whines in some room. He rushes to happily find his twin back. However his joyfulness is once again spoiled by the disappointment to not finding his brother. It's just a whining baby who wants attentions.

The man he saw when waking up comes in and looks warily at him before picking up the crying baby to sooth her. The boy who looks like his brother but older comes in the room too and surrounds by people that he doesn't know and without his brother, Aiden feels lonely. And, of course, tears fall.

"Ca- al...."

His cry adds onto Crystal's make Julian panics, what does he do in that case?

"Should I call uncle Cael?"

"Please," Julian grunts between his teeth.

 

7 am: wake up time, very loud.

 

8 am: rebound and breakfast 

The two toddlers calm down only thirty minutes later. Julian had to part the two of them, carrying on Crystal first while Ciel stays with his baby father after calling his uncle. He talks to him with soft voice and succeeds to sooth him by making him babble about the last thing he remembers.

It's only one hour later that Cael makes his way there. He appears with a hook portkey, because they now live in Japan for the sake of Crystal or Kuri since she's Japanese, and hears the rest of the story that mini Aiden is telling.

"Then the sir told me he will show me his ants and others insects collection. But before going, Claire was here and shoot a watermelon so he's bursting in red split. And here I am. Will you help me find Cal? He's always with Loan, I'm afraid that he'll forget me."

"Never! I'm sorry, Den! I didn't know you have this misadventure lately, but I'll never leave you again!"

Aiden is suddenly lifted in the air by a man that really look like his brother but is also really older.

"Cal?"

"Yeah, it's me, Den."

"Cal! I miss you!"

"Aw, me too, my baby brother!"

"Even if he's the elder?"

"Of course, he is and will always be my cherished treasure."

"I love you too, Cal! And I'd also like a proper breakfast!"

Cael laughs understanding the clue that tells him to make meal for his baby brother.

 

9 am: explanation and solution

"Okay, can you tell me what happened? And within the details, please." Cael asks once the boys are playing in the living room with Crystal while he and his brother's boyfriend are talking in the kitchen.

"Well I don't really know. What I'm sure is one time we're in the bed -his adult version I mean, and the next it's a three years old toddler."

"...what were you doing in the bed?"

"You sure said details but I didn't know that you want to know that."

"Oh, you-"

"Relax, it's seven and there were the children next door, we're just sleeping no doubting anything."

"Hm, I see. Okay, I'll ask Loan to find a cure and call Eileen to come take care him."

"Why's that? I can look after him."

"Well, you seem to forget that he's only three and that he cried when he didn't recognize anyone."

"Touché, but you won't make me believe that Aiden knew his best friend when he was only three and she's one."

"Maybe not, but she's a woman."

"What? I won't do anything!"

"He's still your boyfriend, even if he's just three! And he's way too adorable!"

"I agree but I waited twenty years to got him, I could-"

"No, I don't think you could wait thirty three more years. Besides, you didn't even make breakfast! And I'm the one he knows and would listen to so you accept what I said or I bring him with me to United Kingdom."

"Is she even free?" Julian sighs, retreating.

"She just has to bring her children to the institute and she'll be here."

 

10 am: Eileen or auntie?

"Pumpkin! I'm here!"

Aiden looks at his future best friend with wide eyes while the mother of the twin and Juline Lingtren smiles sweetly at him and picks him up.

"Hello auntie," Ciel greets.

"Hi baby, how are you?"

"You mean except having lost my dad? Pretty fine."

"Great, what you're doing before I come in?" Eileen chuckles at the genius' ironical reply.

"Play some puzzle. Julian is with Crystal."

"I see and what did you eat at breakfast? I hope Julian doesn't make any junk food, even if he isn't really the kind to cook."

"Who's Julian?" Baby Aiden asks her once he understand that question is for him.

"Huh?" Eileen is taken aback.

He doesn't know who's the man that keeps an eye on him, or keeps him under his roof? 

"We're talking about Evy."

"Oh, Cal's the one who made it! It's pretty good!! And yummy if we compared with what we can eat at grandparents' place and the Potters farm."

Ciel's mood darkens at the first part and Eileen is speechless but then she smiles softly at him and cuddles him with love.