Belly Rub (drabble)
“Appa!”
Yunho turned around to see Chanhee running towards him with the boy’s little arms stretched out and wide open. Yunho smiled while benting down., and caught his middle son with wide arms. He wrapped his arms around the boy’s body ready to hear any complaints.
“My stomach hurts.”
“Really? Did you eat something bad?” He lifted the 6 year old’s shirt and began rubbing the small boy’s belly.
“Hey that makes it feel better!” Chanhee giggled as a wam feeling gushed onto his stomach, and it no longer hurted.
“Appa!”
A second voice carried through the hallways as Sungwoong came running to him in a way similar to Chanhee’s.
“My stomach hurts!”
Chanhee grabbed his shirt and tugged. “Appa rub hyung’s stomach too so it won’t hurt anymore.” He turned his brother who was holding his stomach with both hands with a pouting face to boot.
Yunho laughed and with his other hand rubbed his oldest’s stomach too. “What the heck did you guys eat? Did umma give you too much sweets again?” A combined No and two head shakes were his response.
Chanhee looked at his appa and said, “We asked umma but he said that we would get a stomachache.”
“Then why does …”
“Appa!”
A louder voice came this time in the body of a much smaller boy who also ran towards him with arms wide open. “My stomach hurts too. Rub it like umma pretty please.”
“Inhwan I have your hyung deul to take care of. Where’s umma?”
“Umma said he’s busy so he told me to come to you.”
Right then a symphony of whines merged together.
“Appa take care of me! I’m the oldest.”
“But my stomach hurts.”
“Appa!”
“Appa!”
“Appa!”
Yunho closed his eyes and stood up. “Everybody stop!” Finally there was silence. “Inhwan come here.” He lighted the teddy bear-like boy into his arms. He stood there for a few minutes trying to think of a solution with 3 pairs of wide eyes and three amazingly identical pouts looking up at him. After about 3 minutes the cries of “Appa” started again, this time in combination with the tugging oh his collar and pants. Yunho closed his eyes in exasperation just in time to hear the tinkling laughter coming in to relieve him.
Jaejoong laughed as he picked up Chanhee in one arm while welcoming Sungwoong with the other. “Seeing how you guys keep you yelling so much does your stomachs still hurt.”
Sungwoong thought about it for a moment and looked up at his umma. “Maybe a little …?”
Chanhee nudged Jaejoong softly. “Mine still does umma.”
Inhwan giggled and hid his face with his hands peeking out from his fingers. “Chanhee hyung looked like the belly rub felt good so I wanted one too.”
Yunho sighed. “Inhwan next time come to me when you really need something.”
“But I really needed a belly rub.”
.
Yunho turned around to see Chanhee running towards him with the boy’s little arms stretched out and wide open. Yunho smiled while benting down., and caught his middle son with wide arms. He wrapped his arms around the boy’s body ready to hear any complaints.
“My stomach hurts.”
“Really? Did you eat something bad?” He lifted the 6 year old’s shirt and began rubbing the small boy’s belly.
“Hey that makes it feel better!” Chanhee giggled as a wam feeling gushed onto his stomach, and it no longer hurted.
“Appa!”
A second voice carried through the hallways as Sungwoong came running to him in a way similar to Chanhee’s.
“My stomach hurts!”
Chanhee grabbed his shirt and tugged. “Appa rub hyung’s stomach too so it won’t hurt anymore.” He turned his brother who was holding his stomach with both hands with a pouting face to boot.
Yunho laughed and with his other hand rubbed his oldest’s stomach too. “What the heck did you guys eat? Did umma give you too much sweets again?” A combined No and two head shakes were his response.
Chanhee looked at his appa and said, “We asked umma but he said that we would get a stomachache.”
“Then why does …”
“Appa!”
A louder voice came this time in the body of a much smaller boy who also ran towards him with arms wide open. “My stomach hurts too. Rub it like umma pretty please.”
“Inhwan I have your hyung deul to take care of. Where’s umma?”
“Umma said he’s busy so he told me to come to you.”
Right then a symphony of whines merged together.
“Appa take care of me! I’m the oldest.”
“But my stomach hurts.”
“Appa!”
“Appa!”
“Appa!”
Yunho closed his eyes and stood up. “Everybody stop!” Finally there was silence. “Inhwan come here.” He lighted the teddy bear-like boy into his arms. He stood there for a few minutes trying to think of a solution with 3 pairs of wide eyes and three amazingly identical pouts looking up at him. After about 3 minutes the cries of “Appa” started again, this time in combination with the tugging oh his collar and pants. Yunho closed his eyes in exasperation just in time to hear the tinkling laughter coming in to relieve him.
Jaejoong laughed as he picked up Chanhee in one arm while welcoming Sungwoong with the other. “Seeing how you guys keep you yelling so much does your stomachs still hurt.”
Sungwoong thought about it for a moment and looked up at his umma. “Maybe a little …?”
Chanhee nudged Jaejoong softly. “Mine still does umma.”
Inhwan giggled and hid his face with his hands peeking out from his fingers. “Chanhee hyung looked like the belly rub felt good so I wanted one too.”
Yunho sighed. “Inhwan next time come to me when you really need something.”
“But I really needed a belly rub.”
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