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It had been almost a year since Sonny last saw his family in person. He left to go to another country right after New Years because of a job offer.
That’s when he met Alban.
Sonny was walking through the marketplace, trying to get used to the new environment.
“ Hey! You! What the fuck do you think you’re doing?! ”
Sonny got startled at the sudden scream, it came from right behind him. He looked back to see what was happening. He saw a boy around his age with a couple apples in his hands, shocked as he got caught in the act of stealing.
Sonny acted before even thinking.
“Oh my, I am so sorry sir. You see, my otouto has this brain problem and he’s kinda, well, stupid. I thought he was by my side but he sneaked off, hehe…”
“That’s no excuse! He needs to be taught a lesson.”
Sonny looked at the boy. He looked confused, scared , and grateful ? Sonny couldn’t tell.
“My apologies sir, here you go, this should be enough to cover 12 apples, sorry for the trouble.”
Sonny then proceeded to do a half-turn.
“Otouto, let’s go.”
He started walking and the boy started following shortly. They walked for a short while. The boy was holding Sonny’s hand but none said anything.
“Thanks for that, onii.”
“Oh, no problem, really. If you don’t mind me asking, why were you stealing those apples?”
“I haven’t eaten in 3 days, so uhm, yeah, hehe…”
The boy looked down at the floor. Sonny took a second to look at the boy. He was short, and skinny.
“Wanna go to a ramen place? I heard it’s really good, but I haven’t had the chance to try it out.”
“If it doesn’t trouble you, then sure.”
“The name’s Sonny Brisko.”
“Hmm, Sonny, Sonny, Sonny…”
The boy thought for a second, looking at the floor. He then proceeded to look up at Sonny as if he had an idea.
“ Sonny onii! ”
The boy let out a giggle and Sonny felt his heart skip a beat.
“The name’s Alban Knox! Nice to meet you!”
The walk to the ramen place was filled with laughter and giggles.
“This should be the place.”