Theme 032 - Brother (about 1,112 words)

He was a big brother. He didn't think he was any good but he was. He knew just how to comfort his little sister or make her eat her veggies. He always knew where her favorite plush toy, Green bean the llam, was. He's got it mastered sometimes even more so than their parents did. Rex had a responsibility to look out for and protect Jaymie. A responsibility given to him by the simple fact that he was a big brother. He didn't think Six or Holiday expect him to actually keep an eye on her and watch out for her as much as he does. But they were often busy with work leaving both their kids to wonder the base on their own. Jaymie looked up to him and came to him seeking safety and comfort. To make things right. He surely wasn't except to fully take care of a child and the base was safe for her to wonder around but he felt a sense of duty. He loved her so much and would hate to see anything bad happen to her especially if he could have stopped it. It asnt to much to ask him to keep her out of trouble and make sure she ate lunch that day. He didn't mind such things even if he often complained about it. Sure he was really irresponsible at times, running off and getting into trouble with friends but that didn't mean he also couldn't make sure the five year old was safe. He'd do anything for that kid.  Six really drilled it into him to be alert and on gaurd when out on missions with her. To watch out for her, and that protective nature carries over to everyday life.  He watched her play and happily went along with her stories and games. Letting her ride around on top of her shoulders and helped her with her school work. He was a good big brother.

He'd once had made a huge mistake that ended with Jaymie getting badly injuried. He felt terrible. It was an accident but he felt like it was all his fault. He kept kicking his self , blaming himself and the mistake his made on her injuries. It truly wasn't his fault. Everyone makes mistakes and Jaymie was alright in the end. But he just felt so bad.nafter talking with Six and Jaymie woke up and started to heal he felt a bit better about the situation but he still blamed himself. He never wanted anything bad to happen. He just wanted to get away form it all for a while and Jaymie did too. So he went on a road trip with her. It was all going so well too until they happened upon that abandoned run down shack. Thinking back on it , it wasn't the brightest idea he had. He wanted to explore it and left Jaymie. Alone outside. Again not the brightest idea. She ran in after him. Where he got attack and over powered by an EVO. It saw Jaymie and attacked her too. It was horrible. Her screams will be stuck with him forever. He managed the fight and cure the thing and save Jaymie but the day was forever carved into his memory. At least she was fine in the end and they both learned valuable lessons from the whole incident.

Six and or Holiday usually kept watchful eyes on both Rex and Jaymie but when they weren't around they trusted Rex to stay out of trouble and to also keep Jaymie out of trouble of her own. It was an unspoken rule of the family. They all watched and protected Jaymie. She was just a little kid. She couldn't handle a lot of the things that the world needed her to. Or more precisely what providence wanted her to do. She didn't need to see some of the monsters there were out there. Monsters that were in their own headquarters, their own home. Monsters that were both EVOS and still human. There was a lot of unsafe stuff for her to get into. A lot of unsafe stuff for anyone let alone a curious child. Rex could stay out of trouble when he wanted and would do so if it meant keeping Jaymie out of it. Well most of the time.

He truly loves the little girl one could easily mistake them for actually siblings. They were close and cared a lot about one another. They were siblings even if it wasn't by blood or adoption or anything like that. Family doesn't end with blood. They loved each other and that was that. They were big brother and little sister and that was that. That's it.  Fmaily was family and they were it.

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Jaymie was scared. Thunder sounded outside and she dug deeper into the sheets. She shook. Finally with a flash of lighting she jumped  out of bed, grabbed Green Bean and headed down the hall to her big brother Rex's room. Pat, pat, pat. Her little bare feet quietly made patting sounds as she hurried down the hall. She opened the door on a crack and peered in before entering.  Rex was a sleep. A tangled mess of blankets and sheets wrapped around him. She jumped at the sound of more thunder. "Rexy?" She whispered. A small hand reaching out to shake her brother.

"Opahh what?" He question as he woke up. 

"I'm scared. It's stormy out"  she whimpered. 

Rex sat up some "Don't worry Jaymie. It's  just a storm. Nothing bad's out there."  Rex comforted . He sat up all the way and picked the girl up, sitting her in his lap. He held the girl close and gently rubbed circles on her back. " why don't we get you back to bed? "

" I don't wanna, it's scary!"

"Alright why don't you spend the night here with your big brother then?" Rex sighed as he carried her back into his room and placed her on the bed.

She hugged him tightly and nodded as she rubbed her tied eyes. He smiled and ruffled her hair " don't worry kiddo I won't let no monsters in, I promise."

"G'night" she mumbled as she fell back asleep cuddling closely to him. The big brother smiled " night kiddo." With that he too fell back asleep. His brotherly duty taken care of. Sure he could have dumped her on Six or holiday but why wake them up when he could deal with it himself and quickly? She did came to him after all. She wanted her brother so that's what Rex gave her. Comfort form big brother.