forum The Solar System (CLOSED I THINK STALKERS WELCOME)

Started July 25, 2018 by @Fraust

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Venus arrived home to spot everyone in Pluto's room. She let out a small sigh and leaned against the doorway.

Cas sat beside him “you can tell us anything!” He said

Pluto was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people in his small room and began to feel a tad claustrophobic. "Camilla already knows… why don't you ask her?" He said quietly, turning away again and pulling his hood over his head.

Beau frowned, wanting to move closer to Pluto, but he decided that there were enough of people surrounding him already. He watched him for a few moments, shaking his head at the thought of someone laying a finger on his younger brother. Why would someone do that?

When no one spoke, Pluto sighed and decided to do it himself. "Jaxon again. Third grade."

Kai heard a commotion and wandered down to Pluto's room. He froze, his eyes widening. "What happened?" he demanded.

Beau leaned forward, adjusting his hearing aid when he couldn't hear what Pluto had said. "I swear…" He trailed off, releasing a frustrated sigh as he ran a hand through his hair in thought. He had his share of bullies in elementary school due to his hearing problems, though he wouldn't let that happen to Pluto either.

Pluto cowered at the sight of Kai, remembering his brother's anger from earlier. He fell silent and pulled his hood over his face. The grayscale galaxy pattern on his hoodie blended in with Pluto's pale, almost completely white skin.

Camilla sighed, not sayinga word as she cleaned up the blood and put some bandages on the bruises. "How have you not noticed over the weeks?"

Kai noticed the kid's flinch and instantly felt bad. He took a hasty step back. "Uh, sorry," he stammered. "I mean, no one's allowed to beat you up except me, got it?"

So he's going to beat me up too? Tears rolled silently down Pluto's face, which he kept hidden. He shrugged off Camilla whenever she tried to pull off the hoodie to tend to the other wounds.

Kai took another step back. "Sorry," he said again, not sure what else to say.

Camilla gave a threatening glare to Kai. Before turning to Pluto, "do you need some time alone?"

Pluto hesitated before nodding, holding his breath. He didn't want to look at any of his siblings.

"Pluto…" Beau said softly, fiddling with his hearing aid for a few moments as he dropped his hand back down to his side. It hurt to see his younger brother crying, and bullying or fights were the last things he wanted Pluto to be going through.

"Come on, he needs some time alone." Camilla replied before getting everyone out of the room.

Kai led the group leaving the room. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, glancing off to the side.

So now they're gone… now what? Pluto watched the others leave before walking over to his window and staring blankly out of it. After a while he vaguely heard their mother calling that dinner was ready, but he stayed where he was.

Venus had stayed behind watching over young Pluto. She heard Mother Sun calling out for dinner. She looked to Pluto who wasn't moving, "You going down or?"

Pluto thought for a moment before shaking his head, fidgeting with his hands. there were still traces of tears on his face, but he had entered his 'completely silent' phase. It happened when he was upset. He was quiet in the best of times, but he refused to speak a word when he was actually upset. The only exception usually ended up being Beau or their mother.

Venus gave a small shrug knowing he wouldn't talk. She turned away, "Okay. I'll be up later if you don't come down."

He nodded, only turning around once she had left. I'm not hungry anyways… I hope mother doesn't come and try to get me. Pluto sighed and shifted his gaze back to the window. There was usually a bird's nest outside his window, and he watched the baby birds floundering about in the nest.

After a few moments, Beau finally returned to Pluto's room, poking his head in to look towards the younger boy. He seemed to be quite interested in the bird's nest outside, so he decided to step inside quietly. "Hey, Pluto…" He said quietly, speaking up as he approached his brother.