The sun was shining brightly through the curtains, lighting up the room and painting the bright white walls a shiny gold colour. As much as the sun was trying to warm the atmosphere up , it still couldn't fight the cold February air.

Groaning and pushing his face more into the softness of his pillow , Michael slowly started to wake up. He pulled the blankets higher over his pale body, trying to keep himself as warm as he possibly could, trying to fall back to sleep. His body felt sore, his eyes burned and he felt dead tired, he was mentally drained. Today had just started and he could already feel that this wasn't going to be his day.

It wasn't unusual for Michael to feel this way, his therapist had told him this was just the aftermath of everything that had happened. Sighing Michael slowly gave up the fight to fall back asleep and slowly pulled the blankets a bit down, letting his eyes open slowly and sighing as he took in the brightly lit room.

Michael was used to waking up like this, it was one of the many side effects of depression. There really wasn't anything that he could do than just get up and make the best out of his day or stay in bed and try to forget about the feeling of complete misery by oversleeping and overeating. He was used to do both, it depended on how bad he was feeling, sometimes he just didn't have the energy to get up and try, especially after a terrible nightmare.

The only plus side of today was that he didn't had to go to school today, it was one of his off days today and he couldn't be happier to stay at home the entire day. Deciding it was time to get up and at least shower and eat breakfast , Michael let himself slowly slide out of the comfort of his warm and safe bed.

Bare feet meeting the soft and fuzzy carpeted ground, he groaned, his body was aching and he couldn't keep his slightly swollen eyes open. The dirty blonde headed straight towards the shower, rubbing his eyes with the sleeve of his oversized sweater. Michael yawned as he entered the bathroom and turned on the lights, giving him a headache since the brightness was unbearable for his tired eyes.

Michael turned the shower on, watching as the water started to pour out of the showerhead and cascade down onto the tiled floors. Steam immediately filled the room as the water was warming up. When it was finally warm enough , Michael quickly undressed himself and stepped underneath the shower. It was kind off his favourite place besides his bed, it was warm and comfy and he had the time to think everything through , everything and anything that his mind desired. He also loved the clean feeling it gave him.

After Michael was done with washing himself and embracing the warmth , he turned off the shower and quickly dried before grabbing the hoodie and pair of sweats that he had laying around in the bathroom, he got dressed and threw his sweater in the laundry basket before he slowly made his way downstairs and into the kitchen where his mom was standing above the stove making some bacon and eggs.

A small smile formed on Michael's lips , he loved bacon and eggs. "Morning" he mumbled as he walked into the kitchen and sat down on one of the chairs , his mother turned her small body around slightly and have him a small smile "Morning Sweetheart, slept well" Michael hummed in reply, he did sleep well, he just wasn't feeling at his best today.

Michael tugged the sleeves of his hoodie down, and itched his nose, flinching as his nose stung, it had been just a little bit over two weeks that he had the piercing but It still was incredibly sensitive. The pain had died down , it now just stung whenever he touched it or whenever his nose would get cold. His mother noticed and chuckled "Not your smartest idea was it" she said while taking a plate out of the kitchen cabinet "I know, but I wanted it anyways" Michael said "Why didn't you ask, we could've talked about it" his mother questioned , resting against the kitchen counter slightly as she studies her youngest son. "I know you would've said no" Michael shrugged his shoulders while looking at his hands.

"Why are you so sure of that?" His mother questioned while scooping the bacon and eggs onto a plate and handing it over to Michael who thanked her and sighed "I don't know, I just didn't want you to say no" Michael whispered "You're always so overprotective of me , I just figured you would say no" his mother sighed as she sat down across from Michael.

"Michael if you'd just had talked about it with us and you really would've wanted one we would've been okay with it" she said shaking her head slightly "You know your father and I are just looking out for you and want the best for you "

"I know" Michael sighed "I'm sorry" his mother smiled "It's okay, just talk to us the next time you want something, we would only say no if we knew you'd regret it later, Michael we just want the best for you and for you to be happy" His mother said while placing one of her warm hands on Michael's and the boy gave her a warm smile "I know, I was just being stupid, I'm sorry" Michael mumbled again and his mother gave his hand a tight squeeze before getting up and leaving Michael alone to eat his breakfast.

After he was done he slowly got up and put his plate in the sink before he walked back upstairs, deciding it was the best if he would just start on his homework and be a good student for once.

Laying on the couch , several hours later just mindlessly watching tv. His mom had went to work a couple hours ago leaving him home alone for the rest of the day until his brother would come home from college, which could be any moment now. Casually eating his lunch and watching a long marathon of a certain reality tv show that he didn't even know the name of as he laid underneath a thick blanket.

It wasn't long after that ,when he could hear the front door open and close, signalling that Jason was home from college. His older brother walked into the living room, his blonde hair messy and sticking a bit to his forehead "Hey" Michael said , making his presence known even though he probably already knew from the loud noises of the television. "Hey" Jason called back while messing around on his phone and dropping his heavy sports bag on the ground "You had practice?" Michael questioned and Jason nodded "Yeah, tonight's was cancelled due to the weather

"You already ate lunch?" Jason said as he saw the empty plate in front of Michael and the boy nodded his head "yeah" he replied , looking at the plate himself for a second before turning his gaze back towards his brother "Why?" he questioned and Jason shrugged his shoulders before leaning back against the wall. "I was planning to go out to eat something, you could still join if you want" Jason said and Michael shrugged his shoulders "sure , if you don't mind" The oldest sibling chuckled and shook his head "Course I don't Mikey, come on get your coat because I'm hungry" Jason said and Michael shrieked before getting up quickly "Let me change out of my sweats first " Michael said before quickly running up the stairs ,hearing Jason call after him to hurry up since he was hungry.

Michael quickly switched his sweats for black skinny jeans and left his hoodie on , quickly tugging on his favourite pair of black converse and running down the stairs, quickly grabbing his jacket and tugging it on. Jason playfully rolled his eyes as Michael came into view "Took you long enough" he teased , Michael rolled his eyes and told him to shut up before they both walked outside of the house.

Sometimes Michael feels bad about making his brother spend so much time with him, the two siblings had always been very close but the past half year Jason had barely left his side, always making sure Michael was alright and he felt guilty for taking up so much of his brothers time because he knew how busy he was nowadays. Even though Michael felt sad about the fact that the only friend he had was his older brother, he still was incredibly thankful for having Jason in his life and at times like these, when they were walking next to each other, casually holding small conversations about random things he didn't mind it one bit because he knew that Jason would always be there for him no matter what.

Walking into the slightly crowded lunch place both of the brothers took a seat at one of the boots next to the window. "What do you want?" Jason asked while fishing his wallet out of the back pockets of his jeans. "Coke and two vanilla cupcakes" Michael replied and his brother nodded before walking over to the counter and ordering for the both of them.

Several minutes later Jason returned with a tray of food for the both of them, he slid into the booth, sitting opposite from Michael before he handed over the dirty blonde's food. Both of them started to eat, Michael casually peeled the paper cupcake holder down a bit before taking a bite of the small treat while his brother took a bite of his own sandwich.

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Michael giggled as both of them walked back towards their home, Jason was telling him some kind of funny story when something in the corner of his eyes caught his attention. "Jay" Michael squeaked, holding his brother back from the small kitten that he almost had stepped on. Jason's eyes widened as he looked down at the ground and followed Michael's gaze towards the small ball of fluff that laid on the sidewalk. "Is it dead? " Michael questioned just as Jason bent down and touched the small animal "No it's alive" he said, softly running his fingers through the tawny fur. Michael bent down himself, sitting next to his brother and petting it too "Poor thing" Jason mumbled as the small kitten played with Michael's fingers "We can't leave it here Jay" Michael said "It won't survive" he added sadness clear in his voice , the thought of the small animal dying here outside , all alone. It was still just a kitten, it had no chance to survive on its own out here.

Jason didn't say a word as he slowly scooped the small animal up in his hands , it was so ridiculously small that it didn't even fit in his hands. "We won't " Jason said handing it over to Michael "It seems to like you better" Jason said and Michael giggled as took the little ball of fur into his hands, cooing at the small noise that was supposed to be a meow left its mouth.

Keeping the animal close to his warm chest, Michael carefully clutched it in his hands , his thumbs softly stroking the small thing to calm it down as they walked home. " Jason sighed , looking at the animal and wondering out loud "Why would someone just leave it there" and Michael sadly shrugged his shoulders , not knowing an answer.

It wasn't long after that before the brothers arrived at their home, Michael gave the kitten towards his brother so he could take off his coat. The tiny animal made small noises of protest as it lost its warmth but it was safely tucked away in Michael's arms again within seconds, laying against his chest with its head pressed against the soft material of Michael's sweater.

Laying down on the couch carefully, Michael pulled the blanket up his legs. Softly scratching behind one of the kitten's ears as he whispered "Hello little one" The kitten nestled into the thick fabric of his sweater, making soft noises of appreciation ,not being able to meow yet.

Jason smiled as he petted the kitten too before saying "We need to take it towards the vet Mikey" Jason said sighing, petting the small animal "Iknow" Michael breathed out , feeling bad for the little guy. "Let's just wait until mom's home and we'll figure everything out, Okay?"

"Yeah" Michael breathed , Jason ran a hand through Michael's dirty blonde hair before walking towards the kitchen, grabbing two cans of soda for them before returning and handing one to his brother who thanked him. Both of them watched some tv after that, the kitten sleeping on Michael's stomach.

A few hours later the sound of rattling keys was heard and the opening of the front door, their mother was home. Karen walked through the door yelling that she was home through the house before walking into the living room. It didn't take long before his mother spotted the animal, staring at the small ball of fur that was laying on her youngest stomach, Michael had the small animal safely tucked away as it slept while Jason was sitting next to casually next to him. Raising her eyebrows at the two and placing her bag on top of the eating table, Karen nodded her head towards the kitten "Who's this little guy" she said while walking over towards the pair , getting a closer look at the small animal in Michael's arms.

"We found it on the street all alone" Michael answered, running his fingers softly through the tawny fur making the kitten let out small sounds of appreciation. "It was abandoned" Jason added. Karen looked at the small kitten and back at her sons. "Can we keep it?" Michael softly whispered, hopefully looking up at his mother "I don't know Michael" Karen replied while rubbing at her forehead ,studying the two in front of her and sitting down on the couch next to the two.

"We at least need to take it towards the vet, it's still too small it needs to be bottle fed" Jason said , bending down to pet it "I can take it towards the vet" he added before looking up at his mother hopefully. Karen sighed before bending down to pet the small animal herself, she couldn't say no towards the small animal, it obviously needed help and she was already sold when she saw the tiny ball of fur up close. "Yes we can keep it" She finally said "Really?" Michael gasped as he looked at his mother in shock, he was almost certain she was going to say no.

"Yeah, but you need to take it the vet, let them check on diseases and such, make sure it's healthy" the oldest sibling nodded his head, before getting up "then we'll go now before the vet closes" he said before hugging her to thank her.

Michael got up slowly, careful not to bother the small kitten too much, Jason grabbed his car keys before leading Michael with the kitten still in his arms out of the door and into his car again to drive towards the vet.

They visited the vet to let the small animal get checked and it turns out that the kitten was barely three weeks old, it was completely healthy it hadn't eaten or drank in days and needed to immediately be bottle fed. The vet gave them a bottle and formula to put inside of it, and telling them to keep it warm at all times during the first few weeks and everything else that they needed to know.

Michael had the small kitten wrapped up in a soft blanket that the vet had given him while Jason was driving them back home again. Jason smiles as he sees Michael occupied with the small kitten in his arms ,"You got a name already? " Jason questions while keeping his eyes on the road No why me?" Michael replies, raising his eyebrows in confusion "Because you two have been inseparable for the past three hours" Jason chuckled "So what do you want to name it" the older sibling asked again. Michael bit his lip, looking at the kitten before speaking "Mittens?" Jason pursed his lips, thinking about it for a few minutes before nodding his head "Mittens" he said nodding his head making Michael smile and look down at the small kitten that was wrapped in a baby blue blanket "Mittens it is then little one" Jason said while looking down at the kitten

Hi guys, so this is the fourth chapter already! let me know what you thought of it!