Flashback: Before (F/n) was born.

Also Bokuto's sisters and parents were given names by me since they don't have any official names (and im not typing "Bokuto's sister " or "Bokuto's mom" every time.

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“Kaede? Keiko? Koutarou?” Hiromi, their mother, called out for them. She heard their familiar footsteps before they all filed into the living room where she and her husband, Ronin, were in.

“What is it, mom?” Keiko, the middle child, asked.

“Your father and I have some exciting news?” Hiromi explained as she held up a pregnancy test, “You’re going to have a little sibling!”

Kaede, being the oldest, mentally sighed, ‘Another one? I already have to deal with two,’ she thought to herself.

Koutarou, being the youngest, was more than ecstatic, “Really? Is it a boy? I hope it’s a boy, I’m the only boy here,”

“Um hello?” Ronin deadpanned at his son, “What am I?”

“You don’t count,” Koutarou crossed his arms, “I’m tired of playing dress-up,”

“We don’t even play that anymore,” Keiko looked at him weirdly.

“You get my point,” Kourtaou furrowed his brows.

“Well, regardless of their gender,” Hiromi jumped in, “I’m sure you three will love them with all your heart,”

‘Please be a boy,’

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“It’s a girl!” Hiromi and Ronin announced to their three kids.

Kaede and Keiko looked at each other with some joy while Koutarou frowned and crossed him arms, “But I wanted a brother…”

Hiromi, being the attentive mom she was, went up to her son and pulled him into a hug, “Just because she’s a girl doesn’t mean you can’t do all the things you planned,”

Koutarou was still frowning but looked up at her mom, “What do you mean?”

“You two can play with your action figures, play with dirt, play volleyball, everything,” Hiromi explained, “Just because she’s a girl doesn't change that,”

Koutarou thought about all his plans but instead of envisioning a brother, he envisioned a sister. A smile slowly crept onto his lips, “I can really do those things with her?”

Hiromi smiled, “Of course honey,” she brushed his bangs away from his face.

“Okay,” Koutarou nodded, “When does she come out?”

Kaede burst into laughter while Keiko stared at Koutarou.

“Well,” Hiromi looked at Ronin, “You'll have to wait about seven more months,”

…

“SEVEN MONTHS?!”

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“Koutarou sweetie, it's bedtime,” Hiromi told her son, who had his ear pressed up against her stomach.

“But I want to talk to her,” Koutarou pleaded, “Please?”

“Five more minutes,” Hiromi compromised.

Koutarou smiled, “You're already my best friend,” he started talking, “We're going to do everything together. We can play with my action figures; you can be the superhero and I’ll be the bad guys. We can play outside,” Koutarou gasped, “I can show you volleyball! Maybe mom can bring you to one of my games and you can see me win!”

Hiromi’s heart fluttered as she heard her son talk about all the things he planned to do with his new sister.

“And, because I’m your big brother, I promise to always protect you,” Koutarou said very seriously, “No matter what,”

Hiromi chuckled, “You’re so sweet,”
Koutarou smiled brightly before he eventually bid his goodnight and went to his room for the night.

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“Going to meet baby-owl!” Koutarou had a pep in his step while he and his sisters walked through the hospital.

“Baby-owl?” Keiko scrunched her face up, “That’s her nickname?”

“That’s my nickname for her,” Koutarou corrected, “You guys have to find something else to call her,”

Kaede rolled her eyes, “Lame,”

Keiko thought about it hard before she sighed, “I’ve got nothing,”

“Also lame,” Kaede said.

“Well since you’re so confident,” Keiko mocked, “What nickname do you have?”

Kaede raised her eyebrow, “I don’t have one. I’m just going to call her by her name,”

“Now who’s the lame one,” Koutarou remarked before the three siblings finally made it to the room where their parents and new sister were.

“Knock knock,” Kaede said as she knocked on the door while opening it.

Ronin waved at his three children, “Come on in,”

The three siblings filed into the room and made their way to the hospital bed that housed their mother and sister.

“She’s here,” their mother said tiredly, holding their baby sister.

All three siblings looked at the bundle of joy with complete awe and admiration. Koutarou, the one most excited for her arrival, immediately went to his mother’s side to get a closer look.

“What’s her name?” Koutarou asked.

“(F/n),” Hiromi told him.

“(F/n),” Koutarou repeated with a smile.

“Do you want to hold her?” Hiromi asked.

Koutarou looked at his mom with wide eyes, “Can I…?”

“Of course,” Hiromi smiled, “Here,”

Hiromi instructed him on how to hold her before she handed (F/n) to him. Koutarou felt something in him change when he felt his baby sister in his arms.

“Hi baby-owl,” Koutarou started talking to her, “It’s me, your big brother,”

“If she’s baby-owl,” Keiko whispered to Kaede, “Would that make him brother-owl?”

Kaede shrugged, “I guess?”

(F/n) stirred a bit in her swaddle but settled down after Koutarou shushed her gently, “We’re going to have so much fun together,”

Hiromi got a bit emotional and felt her tears well up in her eyes. Ronin handed her a tissue and rubbed her back in comfort.

“Don’t hog her Kou,” Keiko whined, “I want to hold her too,”

“Me too,” Kaede admitted, despite not looking excited.

Koutarou obeyed and handed (F/n) to Keiko. Keiko and Kaede spent their time with (F/n), telling her that they’ll always be there for her, especially when it comes to girly stuff like boys or other topics. Ronin and Hiromi watched and admired their children, knowing that (F/n) would be highly protected as she stood behind the shield of her older siblings.

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“WAAAHH!” (F/n)’s wail boomed across the entire house at three in the morning.

“I got it!” Koutarou yelled as he got up and rushed to (F/n)’s nursery. He got in and saw that (F/n) was obviously distressed.

“It’s okay baby-owl,” Koutarou cooed as he picked her up from her crib and held her close while he gently rocked from side to side. (F/n) kept fussing as Koutarou checked to see if she needed her diaper changed or wanted to be fed. Neither of those worked though, so he could only come up with one other solution. Being how big (F/n)’s crib was, Koutarou squeezed himself into it while he and (F/n) lay down. He rested a hand on (F/n)’s stomach, rubbing it to soothe her cries. His plan actually worked as (F/n) was able to fall asleep within minutes. However, his plan also worked on him, as he too fell asleep once he knew that (F/n) had fallen asleep.

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Hiromi woke up at around six by habit. Her eyes widened when she couldn’t recall the last time she went to check on (F/n). She scrambled out of bed and rushed into the nursery, only to find quite the surprise. She sighed in relief before chuckling at the sight of her son uncomfortably squeezed into (F/n)’s crib while (F/n) slept soundly. She was surprised Koutarou managed to fall asleep given how scrunched up he was. She made sure to wake Ronin so he too could witness such a site.

“He was right,” Ronin whispered, “They are definitely best friends,”

Hiromi smiled, “He was indeed,”

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“Mom! (F/n) won’t eat again!” Keiko yelled from the dining room. She had been instructed to feed (F/n) but as she had yelled out, (F/n) was refusing to eat.

“I bed she wants Koutarou to feed her,” Kaede said as she continued eating her dinner.

“He isn’t expected to be home for another hour,” Keiko told Kaede, “She needs to eat,”

“I’m home!” Koutarou yelled out from the front door.

Kaede smirked at Keiko who scoffed and deadpanned at (F/n), “You pick favorites,”

(F/n) giggled, not really understanding what her sister meant but was amused by her change in attitude.

“Welcome home,” Hiromi yelled from the kitchen, “Your sisters are in the dining room,”

Koutarou removed his shoes and put his bags off to the side and headed for the dining room.

“(F/n)’s waiting for you,” Keiko said grumpily as she sat down in her chair and ate her dinner.

“Of course she is,” Koutarou smiled and watched as (F/n)’s face lit up upon seeing him. Her arms and legs flailed around in her high chair and her smile widened.

“Baby-owl!” Koutarou cheered as he matched (F/n)’s energy.

“Think you can feed him?” Hiromi asked, “She refused to be fed by Keiko,”

“Of course,” Koutarou agreed and sat in a chair right in front of (F/n) and started to feed her. (F/n) had no issues and ate all of her baby food.

“This is not fair,” Keiko huffed.

Kaede breathed out a laugh, “I’m sure one day she’ll recognize you,”

Keiko furrowed her brows, “You act as if she isn’t too keen on you as well,”

“Eh, it’s not like it hurts me much,” Kaede responded.

“Oh whatever,” Keiko rolled her eyes, knowing Kaede well enough to know what she said wasn’t true.

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(F/n) was starting to walk now and Kaede and Keiko took her outside so she could practice waking with shoes on.

“Come on, (F/n)!” Kaede waved her hands around, “Walk to me,”

Keiko helped (F/n) steady herself first before (F/n) started taking small steps toward Kaede.

“You got this!” Keiko encouraged her. (F/n) managed to reach Kaede unscathed and was instructed to walk back to Keiko now. (F/n), getting excited and confident started walking faster. While it was exciting to see her walk fast, it jeopardized her ability to stabilize herself and within seconds, (F/n) fell forward on her head before falling to the side.

“WAAAAH!” (F/n) burst into tears as her sisters scrambled to get to her.

“Is her head bleeding?” Keiko asked frantically.

Kaede picked (F/n) up and examined her head, “No blood, but it will leave a bump and a bruise,”

(F/n) was still crying and Hiromi came rushing out, “What happened?!”

“She fell on her head when she walked,” Kaede explained as Hiromi picked (F/n) up.

“How hard was it?” Hiromi asked while she tried soothing (F/n).

“Not that hard but hard enough,” Keiko explained.

Hiromi then took (F/n) inside and Keiko and Kaede followed. She created a makeshift icepack with a rag and one piece of ice and placed (F/n) on her high chair in the dining room. She was still crying, even while Hiromi held the ice pack to her head. Keiko and Kaede tried everything to get her to stop crying. They presented her with her crayons and coloring book, that didn’t work. They tried showing her some funny videos, but that didn’t work. They even tried making her laugh by themselves, even pretending to inflict pain on one another (because kids are into that for some reason), but it still didn’t work.

“We’re home!” Ronin shouted as he and Koutarou came back from the store.

“Is that (F/n)?” Koutarou immediately recognized her crying and rushed into the dining room, “What happened?”

“She was walking and she lost her balance and fell forward,” Keiko explained.

Koutarou frowned as he went up to (F/n), “My poor baby-owl,” his mom removed the ice pack and let Koutarou pick her up. (F/n) hiccuped a bit before her cries turned into small sniffles and eventually silent tears.

“Of course, she calms down almost immediately when it comes to him,” Keiko huffed in jealousy.

Kaede smiled softly, “At least she doesn’t hate him,”

“Pick a side,” Keiko grumbled.

Ronin went up to Koutarou and (F/n). He examined the bump on her head, “It should be nothing major,” he said, “It might swell up a tiny bit and maybe have a blue to pink hue, but nothing horrible,”

“So, no hospital visit?” Hiromi questioned.

Ronin shook his head, “This is a common occurrence, it often looks worse than it actually is,”

“Perks of having a dad who’s a pediatric nurse,” Kaede pointed out, “Less hospital visits,”

“Thank God,” Keiko said in relief, “We have enough bills to pay,”

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“Brother-owl!” (F/n) yelled out as Koutarou came back from school.

“Baby-owl!” Koutarou greeted her with the same energy and picked her up, “How are you?”

“Good,” (F/n) smiled.

“That’s good,” Koutarou removed his shoes and dropped his bags on the floor, and brought (F/n) to the dining room.

“Welcome home,” Hiromi greeted her son, “How was school and practice?”

“Fun, as always,” Koutarou explained as he sat (F/n) down on her chair and then sat on his.

“Brother-owl!” (F/n) pointed to the piece of paper that was on the table.

“Yes, baby-owl?” Koutarou looked at the paper.

“I drew that!” (F/n) moved the paper so Koutarou could see it better.

“Wow!” Koutarou looked at the drawing, “What is it?”

(F/n) stood up in the chair and leaned over to explain the drawing. With her tiny fingers, she pointed, “It’s us!” there were two humans (he assumed since they looked nothing like humans), “This me, and big one is you!”

“Aww,” Koutarou smiled and moved his hand to ruffle (F/n)’s hair, “That’s awesome!”

(F/n) giggled, “It’s yours, so you rember me when you’re away,”

Koutarou furrowed his brows at the idea, “Away? I’m always going to be here baby-owl,”

(F/n)’s eyes lit up, “Really?”

“Yep,” Koutarou confirmed, “Even if you can’t see me, I will always be here,” he pointed at (F/n)’s heart.

“In here?” (F/n) looked confused and innocently poked her chest where her heart was.

Koutarou chuckled, “Yes, you’ll understand when you’re older,”

(F/n) smiled, “Okay,” she then held her pinky out, “Pinky promise?”

Koutarou held his pinky out and hooked it with hers, “Pinky promise,”

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a lil flashback because I felt like the last chapter wasn't a good enough introduction

hope y'all enjoyed <3