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"Little Brother"
Shiro looked at his little brother, whom he was holding in his arms as he slept. Usually, there were seven years separating the brothers' ages, but at that moment, there were fifteen years between them. His brother was back to being ten-years-old. He wasn't sure how it happened. Keith had been on a Blade mission, and Kolivan had returned him as a ten-year-old. He recognized Shiro, but not the others, so he wasn't comfortable with any of the Paladins except Shiro. He had strangely not been scared of anyone, not even Kolivan! The Leader of the Blade of Marmora had been keeping tabs on Keith's condition. Shiro wasn't sure if the Galra was interested in Keith himself or trying to find out when the boy could return to going on missions for him.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Shiro ran a hand over Keith's hair, smoothing down his messy hair. "Come in."
Kolivan entered the room. He sat down next to Shiro as he stared at the little boy. "How is he today?"
"Same as yesterday. Nothing's changed."
Kolivan reached out and gently ran his claws through the boy's hair. Shiro was surprised at the gentleness of the Galra. He seemed to genuinely care about Keith. He cupped the boy's cheek, and Keith surprised both of them by nuzzling Kolivan's hand with a whine. They both looked down at Keith, whose eyes fluttered open. "Keith?"
"Takashi? Kolivan?"
"I'm here, Keith. I've got you."
Kolivan bent over slightly and lightly bumped his forehead against Keith's. "Hello, kit."
Keith nuzzled Kolivan, surprising both Shiro and Kolivan himself. Kolivan gently pulled Keith into his arms and nuzzled the kit back. He wasn't sure how long his newest Blade was going to be a young kit but was going to take full advantage of it.
Fin