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mj0702 · 6 months ago

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Baby Bronze

Just something that suddenly hit me brain...

“Bubs come on... we're gonna be late” Lucy called down the hallway your little backpack in her hand

“I is coming” you chirped pressing the last butterfly sticker onto your face before you start toddling out your room and down the hallway

“What on earth...??” your sisters eyes widen when she saw the state of you

“I is buzzerfly” you grinned proudly

“I... I see that... Bubs you can't go to kindergarten like this” Lucy kneeled down so she was the same height as you

“But I...” your bottom lip started to tremble

“No Bubs.... you see Butterflies can't go to kindergarten... they need to fly around and do... Butterfly stuff...” Lucy tried to explain in a soft voice hoping you would accept that explanation and avoid a tearful breakdown

“I is no buzzerfly?” you asked tears already pooling in your eyes

“Not right now Bubs...” your sister said carefully before she got an idea “... but I tell you what... if your good today after training I'll help you train to be a Butterfly okay? We can start with small flying lessons okay?”

“Otay...” you sniffed being absolutely heartbroken

“Hey....” Lucy said softly wiping away your tears “... it takes training to become a Butterfly Bubs... small steps okay... you'll become a butterfly one day”

“But wanna now” you sobbed

“I know...” your sister said gently standing back up before she lifted your little three year old form up setting you down on her hip “... but right now you are my Bubs... so what do you say... we get the stickers out of your face and then we get you to kindergarten”

“I no wanna go there...” you cried as Lucy already walked down the hallway towards the bathroom to get your face cleaned

“Yesterday when I brought you there you loved kindergarten” Lucy said confused

“Wanna go Keiwa and yous” you sobbed harder when your sister placed you on the countertop next to the sink

“Bubs... I can't take you with me... Uni is no place for small Bubs” your sister started to clean your face from the stickers grabbing your little hands when you tried to smack her away “... no... stop it Bubs...”

“I's hate you” you cried hysterically as Lucy just held your hands down cleaning your face with a washcloth

“I know....” Lucy sighed “... sometimes I hate myself too”

“I's no want you” you kicked your feet getting your sisters thigh

“Bubs” your sister warned you after you kicked her thigh even tho she knew it was on accident

“Noooooooo” you cried trying to get away from her prying hands even trying to bite her at some point

“You stop that right now or I'll make sure you will go to bed the rest of the week without a story and no cuddle” Lucy said strictly looking down at you with a serious look on her face

“Wanna cuddles” you sobbed now trying to press yourself against Lucy

“Then behave” your sister said firmly seeing how you struggle to voice your feelings “... okay... are you ready to talk about what's bothering you?”

“Huggsies” you cried feeling lost and overwhelmed

“Come here” Lucy sighed as she picked you up and you immediately holding on to her like she was your lifeline as you sobbed into her neck

“Ssshh Bubs... calm down” your sister spoke softly while she rubbed over your back as you struggled to breath normally “... breath”

“No hate you” you hick upped into Lucys neck

“I know Bubs... I know you don't hate me” Lucy kept her voice soft “... but can you please tell me what the matter was?”

“No” you hick upped again

“Please Bubs... what do I always tell you?” your sister tried to pry you out of her neck already feeling your snodder on her skin

“Talkin imposant” you sniffled

“Talking is important exactly.... so I want you to talk to me” Lucy said picking up the washcloth again starting to clean your face of the tears and snot as good as she could

“Towi say I's no pwetty... buzzerfly is pretty” you mumbled pressing your face against your sisters neck

“Oh Bubs... you're the prettiest girl” your sister said softly “... you have the prettiest eyes and the most beautiful smile... but it doesn't matter what you look like Bubs... what's important is your character... because a person can be oh so fu...dging pretty if they have an ugly personality.. and you have the most unique and beautiful personality Bubs”

“But Towi saying I's no pwetty hair like shes” you hick upped again

“Fudge that Tori girl Bubs... no one cares about hair... even if you wanted to shave your head than that doesn't make you any less beautiful” Lucy huffed already feeling her annoyance towards another three year old

“Mum said you no sweawing” you lifted your head away from your little hiding spot

“I didn't...” your sister smirked as she finally was able to reach your whole face “... I said fudge and not the bad word”

“Can I's pwease come with you?” you asked shyly

“No Bubs... Uni is no place for Bubses... but I promise I'll pick you up later and you come to training with me okay... Jill and Tash already asked me when you visit again... and we have someone new too... her name is Georgia” Lucy said as she finished cleaning your face

“But Georgia there for whole time” you tilted your head in confusion

“Not Brougham Bubs... her name is Stanway... she came from Blackburn... like Keira” your sister explained as she carried you down the hallway to finally get going

“Keiwa” you looked around happily

“I swear you love that woman more that you love me” Lucy mumbled as she picked up your little dinosaur backpack and your little shoes

“Keiwa very soft” you said your toddler face as serious as it could get “very nice pillow”

“Oh and I'm not??” your sister exclaimed as she carried you to her blue Toyota Yaris

“You no soft... you bony” you huffed while you got strapped into your car seat

“I'm not bony... I'm fit...” Lucy mumbled as she tried to get the straps right

“You bony” you retorted as your sister finally clicked the belt close

“And you are a brat” your sister shot back as she pushed you your favourite book into your little hands so you would be occupied for the drive

“I no brats” you exclaimed bewildered but Lucy already closed the car door and walked around to get into the drivers seat

“You are...” Lucy smirked as she started the engine “... but you are my Brat”

“She did what??” Lucy asked flabbergasted into the phone listening to the person on the other end recalling the newest incidents

“Mhm... yeah... yeah I'll come and pick her up” your sister said already shoving her backpack into her locker grabbing her car key “15 Minutes? I'm at Uni at the moment but I try to be there as fast as possible... yeah... okay... thank you so much”

“What happen?” Lisa a classmate of your sister asked confused

“Apparently my little Sister chose violence today...” Lucy sighed “... can you please take notes for me I have to go and pick her up...”

“Sure...” Lisa smiled knowing how much you and Lucy mean to each other “... for a good pizza”

“Deal” Lucy smiled making her way out of the building

“Again... I’m SO sorry... I have no idea what she was thinking” your sister apologized for the umpteenth time to your kindergarten teacher while she held onto your collar tightly

“I know she’s usually not like this” Mrs. Evans says understanding “She’s a very well behaved kid and very polite so for her to snap like this is uncommon”

“I promise we will have a talk about it and there will be consequences” Lucy said as she pushed you forward harshly towards the exit

“Mrs. Bronze?” the elderly woman called out making your sister stop and turn around “I don’t think a punishment would help in this situation... I think a calm conversation will be more helpful”

“Thank you” Lucy smiled slightly knowing she would’ve definitely chosen the wrong way

“No problem... I was a young mother too... it can be overwhelming at times” Mrs. Evans smiled

“I’m not...” your sister started but the other woman just smiled and waved her off

“It’s okay... we know... I wanted you to know that we don’t judge and whenever you need you have our full support” the dark blonde smiled

“I.... I...” Lucy stuttered bewildered before collecting herself “...ehrm... yeah... thank you”

“Not a problem... at all” Mrs. Evans smiled kindly and Lucy chose not to discuss this topic any further and started to push you forward once again

“So...” Lucy started her eyes quickly checking you over through the rear mirror “... wanna tell me why you decked Sarah Axton?”

“No” you said grumpy

“We will talk about it...” your sister said strained trying to stay calm “... so you can either start talking and we solve the issue OR you can kiss the bedtime stories and desserts goodbye for a month and no football...”

“No” you said crossing your little arms over your chest sulking

“No what?” Lucy raised an eyebrow looking at your little sulking form through the mirror

“I is no talks” you snapped at her trying to turn away which didn’t really work since Lucy strapped you into your child seat quite tightly

“Okay.... then don’t...” your sister shrugged her shoulders “... but don’t come crying to me for bedtime stories”

“Me won’t” you huffed as you pulled up into the stadium parking lot

“Okay... seriously... what’s with that mood?” Lucy turned around in her seat to look at you directly after she killed the engine

“Go way” you snapped

“I’m not going anywhere...” your sister said firmly trying to get to the bottom of the problem “Come on Bubs... talk to me”

“I’s no want” you exploded tears springing to your eyes

“You know what... I don’t have the patience nor the time to do this right now” Lucy snapped getting out of the car making you think she’s leaving you behind which resulted in you absolutely losing it as you started to cry hysterically

“Woah hey....” your sister said stunned as she opened the hind door to get you out of the car “... hey... calm down...”

It wasn’t much use since you fell into a absolute state of anxiety your face already turning red from crying

“Bubs... HEY” Lucy yelled right into your red tear strained face trying to get your attention and to her surprise it worked and you got so frazzled that you sucked in some much needed air

“It’s okay... you’re okay...” your sister now said calmly as she started to unclip your seatbelt freeing you from the child seat “... you’re okay Bubs... keep breathing... that’s it... good... you’re doing good”

You continue to hick up as you breathed flatly tears still streaming down your face but calming down a tiny amount when Lucy picked you up and held you instead of putting you down

“Good heavens Bubs....” Lucy murmured as she picked up her kit bag you still placed on her hip feeling the distress that radiated off you

Lucy carried you inside while your head now laying on her shoulder your crying reduced to silent tears with the occasional hick up in between

“Hey Blitzen” you got greeted by Lucys teammate Steph as she came up behind your sister tilting her head to look at your face

“We’re not in the best mood...” your sister said as she turned halfway towards Steph while you turned your head to hide in Lucys neck

“Oh my... what happened?” the blonde asked stroking gently over the back of your head

“She decked a girl in kindergarten, doesn’t want to tell me why and got a complete breakdown when I left the car” Lucy recapped your morning

“That’s my girl!!” you recognized the voice if your Auntie Jill sounding extremely happy

“Jill no” your sister said unimpressed at the support of your Auntie “... we do NOT encourage her to hit people”

“I’m a 100% positive she had a good reason” Jill shrugged her shoulders

“Yeah well I wouldn’t know because she won’t talk to me” Lucy huffed feeling how you relaxed in her arms being surrounded by her teammates “... Bubs... I need to change for training... you need to let go”

“No...” immediately some fresh tears made it to your eyes “no leave”

“I’m not leaving... I just need to change into me trainings kit...” your sister said softly as she tried to peal you off her to place you onto the bench next to her cubby

“Nooooo” you cried out and grabbed her shirt tighter even going so far to bite into the fabric

“Bubs come on...” Lucy pleaded with you getting to her mental breaking point herself

“Lucy nooooo” you cried heartbreakingly your voice muffled by your sisters shirt

That was the moment Keira entered the locker room a shy young blonde girl following her like a puppy

“Look Bubs...” your sister immediately jumped on the opportunity to get you to let go of her “... Keira”

“Keiwa?” you sniffled looking up with your tear strained face

“Yes look... you wanna say hi?” Lucy said quickly already moving towards her girlfriend

“Hi Keiwa” you said shyly quickly hiding your face again

“Oh Bitsy... what’s wrong?” Keira asks concerned immediately seeing the tear strains

“People are’s tupid” you mumbled against your sisters collarbone

“Hear hear” Jill threw in smirking “Clever girl”

“Stop corrupting her” Lucy snapped but Jill just kept smirking “Bubs... why don’t you go over to Keira so I can change?”

“Otay...” you mumbled and extended your arms towards Keira

“I...” the blonde started but found herself with an arm full of Baby Bronze a second later “... never mind... what’s going on Bits?”

“Who that?” you looked over Keiras shoulder at the new girl that’s standing shyly in a corner her eyes trained to the floor

“That’s a new teammate...” Keira said as she sat down with you “... her name is Georgia”

The blonde girl in the corner quickly looked up hearing her name but just as quick looked down again noticing she wasn’t directly addressed

“She no talking?” you wondered loudly making Keira snort

“She’s shy... so Bitsy... what’s going on with you?” Keira asked

“People is mean and tupid” you mumble starting to pick at your trousers

“While I can confirm that people sometimes are stupid we still don’t call them stupid...” the blonde scolded you lightly while grabbing your hands to prevent you from tearing your pants apart

“But they ARE!” you screamed trying to wriggle away from Keira

“Bitsy” Keira warned you and tightened her hold on you

“Let I’s go” you screeched

“No” the blonde simply said holding your hand so you wouldn’t hit her in the face with your flailing arms

“Hand her back...” Lucy appeared in front of you two holding her arms out “... you still need to change”

“NOOOOO” you started crying again suddenly holding onto Keiras hand like your life depended on it

“What is wrong with you today?” your sister exclaimed confused

“Keiwa” you whimpered quietly

“Bubs come on.... don’t be a twat” Lucy rolled her eyes “... Keira comes out to the pitch in five minutes”

“Wannas stay” you sobbed

“No... you coming with me so Keira can change in peace...” your sister said sternly quickly pulling you away from her girlfriend which resulted in a heartbreakingly scream and kicking legs from you

As Lucy passed “the new one” you just kicked again getting the poor girl in the chest who just made a little groaning sound but other than that said nothing

“Did she kick you?” Keira appeared next to the young blonde girl

“Yeah... but it alright... really... nothing happened” Georgia said quickly not wanting to create a scene or anything

“Are you sure? I’m really sorry I really don’t know what’s going on with her today” Keira said apologetic softly squeezing the young girls shoulder

“We all have bad days?” the younger blonde mumbled quietly

“Yeah but normally she’s not THAT bad” Keira said shaking her head slightly “... I’ll get to the bottom of it later... now come on... you don’t wanna be late on your first day do you?”

“I just... don’t know where to go” Georgia admitted shyly

“Come on then... I’ll show you around” Keira smiled friendly

Training went alright. Lucy sat you down in a corner of the pitch asking some of the staff to keep an eye on you since you apparently were “a tad difficult today”. You couldn’t disagree more. You weren’t difficult. People were just stupid and it wasn’t your fault. Sarah said some really mean things and Auntie Jill said poo bags deserve what they get. And Sarah was definitely a poo bag.

You sat quietly in your corner trying to decide the right colour for your bumblebee (black and yellow were just too mainstream for you) when a ball belted into the barrier next to you startling the absolute bejesus out of you. You shrieked and threw yourself to the ground covering your ears and pressing your eyes shut.

“I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry” a totally panicked Georgia slid on her knees up to you not really knowing what to do

“It’s okay... she just got a scare” Lucy walked up slowly picking you up making you shriek again “she’s a little on edge today anyway”

“I’m really really sorry” Georgia said again not knowing how to react

“Don’t be... she’ll get over it” your sister waved off bouncing you in her arms gently pushing your face into her neck hoping you’ll calm down once you realize it was her

It took you another 5 minutes before you actually calmed down smearing your snotty nose against Lucys skin

“You feeling better now?” your sister asked softly

“Keiwa” you whined

“I swear you love that woman more than me” Lucys mumbled but took a look around for her girlfriend

“Lobe you too” you murmured suddenly feeling very tired

“I know Bubs” your sister rubbed your back “... someone is getting tired”

“No’s tired” you lifted your head from your sisters shoulder but Lucy saw right through you

“True... you’re absolutely knackered” Lucy said pushing your head back onto her shoulder

“I is no knacking” you mumbled against her trainings shirt

“Of course you’re not... wide awake” your sister mocked you softly starting to gently scratch your neck luring you to sleep.

“I seriously don’t know Kei...” you heard Lucy saying her voice uncharacteristically far away “... I got a call that she hit another girl”

“But do you know what happened?” you made out Keiras voice “... she isn’t someone going around hitting or bullying people”

“I tried... but first she refused to tell me and then she had these meltdowns” your sister said helplessly

“You’re doing nothing wrong Luce... she’s Three... sometimes they’ll have big feelings they can’t explain so they leash out” the blonde reassured her girlfriend softly

“But she can always talk to me...” Lucy sounded kind of concerned

“Just keep trying without pushing her....” Keira said seeing how it distressed Lucy

“Maybe you should try.... she loves you” your sister mumbled

“She loves you more...” the blonde snorted “... if you want we could talk to her together”

“I would like that a lot” Lucy nodded slowly

You decided to make yourself known by small quiet whining and a really harsh kick so the light blanket got pulled away

“Well... hello there” your sister appeared in your vision

“No” you whined tiredly bring unhappy

“Come on Bubs.... tea is nearly done...” Lucy groaned slightly as she picked you up your arms and legs immediately finding their way around her neck and waist

“No hungry” you yawned

“Keira cooked especially for you... there’s dino nuggets... and mashed potato... and gravy...” your sister told you while she carried you back to the kitchen “... doesn’t that sound yummy?”

“Mhm” you nodded tiredly just as Lucy sat you down on the pillow of books that were placed on the chair so you would be able to sit high enough to eat

“Hey Bitsy” Keira smiled softly gently stroking some lose hair out of your face

“Hi” you mumbled tiredly when a plate of food was placed in front of you

“What this?” you asked sceptically eying the greens on the plate

“Broccoli” your sister answered as she sat down “... you like Broccoli”

“No I’s don’t” you said pushing the plate away

“Since when?” your sister asked confused

“Auntie Jill said treeses of dooms... dangerous” you said in your childish naivety

“Dear Christ Scott...” Lucy groaned and Keira couldn’t help herself bursting out laughing

“Come on Bits....” Keira chuckled “... you know better than to listen to Jill... go eat your greens”

“But...” you whined

“No buts... Broccoli” the blonde answered pressing a soft kiss to your forehead

“Otay...” you sighed deeply

“Thank you” Lucy mouthed at her girlfriend who just smiled and winked

“So little miss...” your sister started later that evening after she bathed you and stuffed you in your PJs “... wanna explain what was going on today?”

“Nu-hu” you shook your head trying to basically crawl into Keiras side

“Mhm I think you do” Lucy said grabbing your ankles pulling you on tip of her making you shriek in joy

“No no” you laughed trying to get away from your sister again

“Oh but I KNOW you want to talk about it” your sister smirked suddenly standing up still a firm grip around your ankles letting you dangle upside down

“Lucyyyyyyy” you squealed

“Come on Bubs.... I need you to explain to me what was going on so we can find a solution so it doesn’t happen again because you can’t just punch people in the face...” Lucy said softly letting you back down on the couch

“But she was bein tupid” you grumbled as you got stuck between two cushions and Keira had to help you by pulling on your shirt a little bit

“I got THAT... but what did she say?” your sister asked sitting down next to you

“Saids that girls in footsball are no goods n playin no goods and boyses are better... I said it no true n dat you bestest playin in the wholes world...” it suddenly exploded out of you “... n Keiwa twoest bestest playin and then she saids you n Keiwa lovin each other’s and I saids yes and that yous gets marries and then...”

“Woah Bubs... breath” Lucy suddenly interrupted you seeing how your head already turns red from the lack of air

“... and then she saids you n Keiwa dis.... dis...” you kept on rambling “... dis... gushing and two girls no love each others because gods saids only boy n girl and you n Keiwa goings to hells and then I’s punched”

“Oh wow” your sister sat next to you looking at you shocked while Keira just looked horrified

“That’s...” your sister started but didn’t know what to say

“I’s no sowwy” you declared crossing your little arms in front of your chest

Lucy and Keira looked a you than at each other and just bursted out laughing

“You don’t need to be sorry Bubs...” Lucy said after she calmed down again “... but you also can’t punch people... ignore them or tell your Teacher... but you can’t use violence... violence is never the answer to solve problems”

Little did she know that a good placed right hook would solve the problem of the Spanish Women’s Nationalteam years later but that was a topic for the future

“Auntie Jill...” you started

“We don’t listen to Auntie Jill...” Keir said sweetly pulling you into her side grabbing the controller to start The Lion King – again.

“Auntie Jill said you love each others....” you looked up at the blonde

“That’s right... you still won’t listen to that mad woman” Keira smiled down at you pressing a kiss to your forehead “... now... do you want to watch Simba or do we bring you straight to bed?”

“Simba!!” you whined making Lucy laugh

“Then stop wriggling around” the blonde scolded you softly

“Otay” you froze up immediately and before you (or Keira and Lucy) could do anything against it you were snoring softly drool dribbling on Keiras shirt

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