{Past FanFiction w/Jim} Remember when

"I FOUND HIM!!!" Jim screamed in pure delight and, a moment later, he had thrown himself at Garrett, hugging him and snuggling against his chest. The boy had been missing basically the whole afternoon, so instead of finding another game the three kids had just started looking for him, improvising themselves detectives. Jim was older than them both, slightly older than Henry and way older than Lukas, but he loved their company anyway, almost as much as he loved Garrett's. It was just nice to be with someone who actually enjoyed his presence, that wanted him around, that didn't mind his cuddliness. Sometimes Jim wished he could have been their fourth bother, being really part of their family, having a mom that cooked delicious meals and tucked them in at bedtime and a dad who would kiss them goodnight, sometimes, in some dark daydream, he had even wished his mom would die and that they would adopt him. Of course, he didn't really want his mom to die... he loved her, and she worked so hard for him... even if she didn't even want him around most of the time, and was always too tired to cook a nice meal, and never wanted to spend time with him... He didn't want to think about those sad thoughts now, and instead focused back on Garrett, calling again the other two brothers "He was sleeping!" he commented chuckling as the other two approached

Garrett almsot flew up in the air at delighted scream, but thanks to the tackle ehrecived half a second later, his ass didn't leave the ground. He didn't look to botherd though at his friend for throwing himself at him like that, and instead only rolled his eyes at him. "You found me," he snorted back as an response, not pushing the younger boy off, but instead petting him on the head, pretty much like one would do to a puppy. He usally did that though, not only on Jm but his brothers well. Speaking of who, wasn't far behind their friend either, but less excited than the boy.
"Of course he was sleeping, beaucse he's LAZY," Henry huffed, giving his older brother a fat pout. "Why do you even play with us if you're only going to wander off and sleep?"
"Beacuse you'd cry otherwise," Garrett casually shot back, smirking wickedly at the embraessed expression washing over Henry's face. "T-t-that was ONCE! Dummy!"
Garrett just laughed at the younger, blowing the boy a kiss when he stuck his tounge out at him. If he was about to say something else, he was interupted again by having a smaller body tackle into him, this time with tiny arms tightly wrapping themsevles around his face and head.
"Oh so that where you went Lukas," Henry just said, girnning satsfied at th ight of their baby brother chocking the oldest with a hug. "Jim now's our chance for REVENGE!" he burst out, ebfore joining the small pile (much to Garrett's dimsay). "This for all the cookies you ate!"
"Stwabewies!" Lukas joined in, still not letting up on his hold from his brother either.
"Oh no, i'm being chocked by there midgets, hell is real," the oldest said unbotherd, not even trying to sound scared, or fight back for that matter.

Jim smiled and clang on Garrett even more as the guy started petting him, obviously enjoying the gesture. As the other two boys arrived and Henry commented with that pout how Garrett was just lazy, Jim chuckled in amusement and settled better on the other boy, following the scene between Henry and Garrett and whining as Garrett blew him a kiss "Hey, I want a kiss too!!!". He had barely the time to say that before Lukas arrived, hugging Garrett too, and a moment later henry too, even if with less... sweet intentions. Revenge? What kind of revenge could he want from Garrett? He didn't care about the sweets, he didn't have the same sweet tooth the other brothers had. Well, he did like sweets, but he preferred cuddles more and Garrett always cuddled him! As he replied in such an unbothered way, though, a wicked idea crossed Jim's mind and swiftly he started tickling him. "Tickle torture time!" he shout then, as if inciting the other two brothers to do the same

And so, at Jim's suddenly 'bright' idea for torture, Garrett's eyes actualy did widen a bit in terror. And before he even ahd the chance to react, the other two boys had found their friend's idea to be a great one, and attacked the odlest with their tickling. Now the blonde actully did look a bit alarmed, and could soon enough barely even breathe properly as the three younger boys showed him no mercy whastoever in their 'attacks'. "Ok! Ok,ok,ok I give!" he gasped out between lauhgter, trying and failing to shove them off (well, he still wasn't really tying to shove them off... Beacuse he if was, he really wouldn't have much trouble doing so).
Lukas gave out a delitghed shriek at the new game they were playing, and kept doing what the other two boys was doing. Henry was laughing out loud to, almsot like a maniac as eh kept on torturing his older brother...
It wasn't until several minutes later, when Garrett honestly couldn't breathe anymore, that he actully pushed them off. Now he DEFENETILY couldn't get up... he needed to catch his breathe!
"We killed him," Lukas then flatly states while they watched the oldest laying flat down on his back, unable to move as he tried to regain his breathing. Like the youngest most of the time did when Jim hung around them, the boy had grabbed hold of their friend's hand.
"Yes, yes you did. I'm dead. Tell mom I love her," Garrett sighed dramaticlly, making Henry roll his eyes.

Jim kept tickling Garrett, deeply amused by the guy's reaction and even more amused by the fact that Henry and Lukas had joined him, making Garrett basically breathless and really unable to move. Only when Garrett was obviously out of breath and possibly close to faint Jim moved aside with the other two boys, smiling happily as Lukas grabbed his hand. Jim had such a soft spot for that boy... well, he loved the whole family, and was incredibly clingy toward Garrett and loved to play with Henry, but Lukas... Lukas was like a little puppy, or a kitten! He would never get tired to cuddle the boy and play with him, even if he was so young and he required more care and his toys were really not for kids of Jim's age... he just loved to make Lukas smile, to see him chuckle and play in that cute way of his... Lukas was the one that made him forget the most he wasn't actually part of that family, he treated him just like a brother (if not like his favourite brother!) making him feel so... welcomed.
At his comment about how they had killed Garrett, Jim chuckled amused, chuckling even more at Garrett's smartass comeback "Think we should make him a funeral, then" he said amused, picking Lukas up and holding the child in his arms. It was almost sunset, but for once Jim wasn't worried about having to rush back home: for once, in fact, he would be staying over at the Mayfair house. It didn't happen often he got such an opportunity, not often as he wished anyway, but since his mom had to follow her boss on an important trip, she had agreed for him to spend the night at their neighbours house. She didn't like them, in fact she wished her son wouldn't even spend that much time with that odd family, but for once she didn't have any better option, and Jim couldn't be happier about that!

"I want a viking funeral," Garrett casually responded back Jim's joke about giving him a funeral, reciving yet another weird, judging look from Henry who kept asking himself if the two of them really where related. "A bad ass one, with lots of fire," the oldest went on, a playfully smrk on spread out across his face. "I have a lighter!" Lukas perked up, making both of his older two brothers jerk in surprise and horror when their youngest actually took one out from his poket, looking all to proud of himself.
Before he could test it however, Garratt had jumped up on his feet and snatched it away from his small hand. Luckily, all Lukas did was pout up at him, stick his tounge out at his brothers, and then proceeded cling onto Jim.
"Um.... I'm sure mom has supper ready at any moment now," Henry then spoke up, ignoring the small glaring contest Garrett and little Lukas now had with the other. Again. Geez, one of them where going to go blind if they kept staring so intensely at each other.
Without waiting for the other three, Henry turne don his heel and sprinted off on ahead back to their house. Lukas turned to Jim again, holding his arms up while silently asking for a piggyback ride. Normally, he'd always demand one from Garrett, but now Jim had apparently recevied that 'sepcial' treatment as well.
"I'm gonna get diabetes one day, and that'd be all on you," Garrett snorted at Jim and his brother, messing up his friend's hair before starting to walk as well.

Jim could just chuckle at Garrett's words... that is, until Lukas took out the lighter he had with him! He jerked up as well at that, but he was actually more surprised than deeply horrified like the other two. As Garrett took away Lukas's 'toy' and the boy clang onto him, pouting at his two brothers, Jim just smiled down at him and, petting him, he kissed his forehead "We'll find something else to play with" he said tenderly to Lukas, having to resist the impulse to start laughing as the small one and Garrett started one of their staring contest. Garrett surely was more childish than one could think! Something Jim didn't mind in the least though: if he had been more 'grown up' he probably wouldn't have wanted to spend time with him.
As Henry mentioned how supper had to be ready by then, Jim smiled brightly: their mom was a really great cook... differently from his... normally he had just some ready-meal unfrozen on the moment for dinner, he was actually starting to learn to cook on his own just to eat something better than that! Jim would have immediately followed Henry, if Lukas hadn't lifted his arms, silently asking him for a piggyback ride. Wasn't he the most adorable thing ever??? With a bright smile he turned around and kneeled down, allowing Lukas to climb up before he straightened up again. The kid was so light he could barely feel he was carrying him! At Garrett's words and gesture, Jim just chuckled, playfully sticking out his tongue at him "It's not our fault if we're adorable! Tell him, Lukas" he said jokingly, following Garrett toward the house

Lukas squeeled in delight as he jumped on Jim's back, wrapping his tiny and skinny arms tightly around the boy's shoulders while playfully swining his legs back and forth. It was almost too adorable how attached his baby brother was to towards their friend. Well, not like anyone minded really, especially his mother who happily had her collections of 'baby' fotos growing....
At Jim's joke, Lukas just smiled back just as happily (for not to talk about mivheciously) at his older brother. "Deal with it," the four year old said sassily. Wow, not even five yet and already with attitude problems. No wonder Henry kept saying Garrett brainwashed their baby brother all the time.
The blonde just chuckled at them both foundly though, messing up Jim's hair before they made their way back to the Mayfair's house. As they passed the rushed parked car jsut outside of the home, they were met by the boy's father who just then wlaked out of their front door. Aside from his eye color, Garrett appeard to be the spitting image of the younger version of grown man, while Lukas seemed to ahve inherited everything from their mother, both in apperance and looks. And Henry? Well, he didn't look like either of their parents, having only inherited the same eyes his mother have like his two brothers. Genes where a funny thing sometimes.
The man was usally a silent man, looking appatetic most of the time. Well, the rare times he actully hang out at home... And what a coinsidence, he was leaving now. However, before he went to the car, he instead walked right up to where the four boys where. Henry looked slightly nervous, but pretended not to be, Lukas was busy pulling at Jim's hair, and Garrett looked just as appatetic like their father was. Without saying anything, the man held out his hand for them, silently ordering them to hand over whatever it was he was asking for. Without batting as much as an eye, Garrett tossed over the lighter Lukas had gotten his little hands on, to which the man caught without problem.
"Go inside before your mother forgets she made dinner," was all he said then, messing up Jim's hair as a greeting before getting in his car and driving off. Lukas stuck out his tounge at the man, while Henry hurried off inside first. "You seriously need to stop stealing dad's stuff bro," Garrett lightly scolded the youngest, who only looked proud over his actions.

Jim didn't mind in the least how Lukas started squealing and rocking his legs as he got on his back, he just found it adorable, and even more adorable was the sassy way Lukas replied to Garrett, making Jim laugh. Such a sassy kid, he was!
As they got back to the house, Jim noticed the car parked outside, hint that the father was there: Mr Mayfair was never around for long, it actually looked like he was almost never around at all! Jim had no clue on what kept him away so often, but... well, that wasn't any of his business. As the man came out of the house and walked toward them, Jim had to admit he felt quite intimidated, even if he kept his smile and politely peeped a greeting for the man, just looking as Garrett tossed him the lighter Lukas had stolen earlier.
As the father got back his lighter and seemed satisfied with that, he messed up Jim's hair before telling them all to go inside, something Jim didn't let him say twice "Good evening, Mr Mayfair!" he greeted him, walking inside with Lukas. As Garrett scolded the little one, Jim passed him from his back to his front, now carrying him with his arms "I'm sure he didn't mean it" he said, petting his hair, as always defending the little one. "You hungry, Lukas?" he asked then with a smile. He was definitely starving...

"Stop spoiling him," Garrett snorted back at Jim, flicking them both on the forehead for being such brats (cute brats, might he add) and followed the two of them inside. The moment they stepped through the door, they were greated by the smell of food, along with a soft singing coming from the kitchen. Casually, Lukas began to sing along to the old lullaby their mother always hummed on, and still not removing himself from Jim's back.
"Mom no! Put the frying pan!" They then heard Henry whine from the kitchen. As the other three enterd it, both Garrett and Lukas seemed to get more wary at the sight that awaited them, naimely their mother dancing around the table like a child, with said frying pan in hand. Let's jsut say that certain accident tend to happen whenever she held it...
"Oh there ya are!" she smiled as she notices the other three, dropping the frying pan as she bent down and opened the oven. Henry caught the pan just in time, and was quick to put it away as if being afraid it hurt him.
"Ok, so... I forgot to buy groceries after the hosptial-"
"Again?!" her two oldest sons exlcaimed/sighed in the middle of her sentence, which she jsut ignored and kept on talking.
"-soooooo I just threw whatever we had in our fridge and made pizza!" she finished brightly, placing the giant home made pizza of... whatever she found on the table. "Dig in boys!"
While Henry looked a bi sceptical, he quickly shrugged his doubts off afetr a couple of seconds before taking a seat, wasting no time and cuttng himself a slice and digging in. Garrett didn't even hesitate to begin with, and had already started on his second slice, though somehow eating much less messier than Henry.
"Stwabewies!" Lukas excalimed then, catching the full attention of their mother. The woman's green eyes widen at the adorable sight of Jim and her youngest, and squeeled silently at them (as usual), and then snapping a quick picture of the two. "No dear, no strawberries on the pizza," shen the flatly stated, lifting Jim up and placing him on a chair, and then moving Lukas over the emoty seat beside the friend.
Lukas frowned then and pouted up at his mother. "Stawbewies."
"No."
"Stwabe-!"
Their mother shushed the youngest by shoving in a small bite of food into his mouth, which turne dout succesfully as eh started to chweing on it instead of spitting it out.
"Anyways, Jimmy! Eat as much as you like," she beamed down at their guest, that was this point almsot staring to feel like her fourth son.

Jim only chuckled at Garrett's words and gesture, still kissing Lukas's forehead a moment later as if to compensate his brother's flicking. As the young one started singing along his mom's voice, Jim simply pet him, walking toward the kitchen and not paying much attention toward the little scene between Henry and their mom.
It wasn't like Jim was completely blind, he knew that the family was... quite an odd one. Still, he never really cared about that, about what the neighbours (including his own mom) said about them. Ok, they were a bit weird, so what? They weren't hurting anyone, were they? And Jim liked that oasis of peace he could have at their place. Mr and Mrs Mayfair were always so nice to him, and welcoming! Ok, they might not be perfect, but... at least they looked like they cared!
At her invitation to dig in, Jim started moving toward the table, but stopped and smiled as she decided to take a photo of him and Lukas, not minding in the least as she placed him on his chair "Thanks, Mrs Mayfair" he said politely with a wide smile before, joining the other boys and picking a slice of that pizza that, in his mind, was just delicious. He chuckled at Lukas's whining, petting him on the head as he started eating too "We can have strawberries later, but you have to eat pizza first" he whispered in the boy's ears, finishing on his own slice before taking a second one "Your pizza is really good, Mrs Mayfair" he said after gulping down the first bite of the second slice, remembering to be polite and smiling brightly up at the woman

((OOC: Okies, just have to point this out beacuse I wasn't clear enough x'D Their family is fine now, the parnets (especilly their mother) would NEVER hurt the kids, she's jsur a bit clumsy, that's why the kids got a bit warry of her holding the frying pan becuse she always tend sto drop it on herslef... or someone xD Right now the only 'issue' the have is being 'weird' ))


At Jim's little promises of strawberries later, Lukas beamed happily at the oder boy, clapping his hands in glee before his mother fed him another bite. Seriously, it was if Lukas forgoet to keep himself fed unless there strawberries or sweets involded.
"Oh please, I've told you a million times already, stop calling me that," the woman laughed at Jim, his over the top ploiteness both adorable and amusing to her. "Just Linda is fine," she smiled, poking their guest on the nose in mock scolding. "I'm trying to forget my real age ya know."
"You're doing a fine job on that by your own," Henry commented from across the table, his mouth full of pizza as he spoke. The pout his mother sent him made him shut up, and continue with stuffing his face of food. "By the way mom," Garrett then spoke up, gaining her attention. "Have you gained weight?" he asked casually while nomming on his own slice. At that, Linda brightend up, giggling like a little schoolgirl for a moment. "Oh my, so glad you noticed! Now shut up and keep eating."
Garrett just stuck his tounge out at the woman, who didn't miss a beat at returning the gesture. "Anyhow, Jimmy boy!" linda smiled down at Jim, casually picking at her own plate. "Since it's friday and all, I've decided to try and spoil you boys by making desert, and it's your turn to decide what," she smiled, quickly placin her finger on Lukas lips as he tried to demand the desert himself. "No strawberries," she deadpanned to the youngest without looking away from Jim.

ooc: sorry!!!!!! >.< I just assumed, seeing the little things and... *cough* knowing both the future and you... >.> anyway, I fixed it now, hope it works like that <3

Jim smiled down at Lukas, petting his head once again: the boy was just too adorable for words! Why couldn't he have a little brother too? Actually, why couldn't he have Lukas as his little brother? Cause he doubted any other kids would be as cute and adorable as Lukas!
As Mrs Mayfair spoke up again, distracting him from his original thought, he blushed lightly in embarrassment, smiling nonetheless even if a bit awkwardly. He always forgot she wanted to be called by name... which was just something weird to him, not bad weird, he actually liked her attitude but... even at hime his mom would scold him and punish him if he dared to call an adult by name! "Yeah... sorry, Linda" he said with an apologetic smile before nomming once again on the pizza, chuckling silently at the small scene between Garrett and his mom.
As Linda asked about the dessert, giving him the option to choose and shushing Lukas before he could ask for his favourite treat, Jim sent the little boy a small amused glance before turning toward Linda once again "Actually... I would like strawberries... a-and cream, if that's ok"