I slacked and didn't finish Owain's intended birthday fic on time (but I hope to get it done in the near future!) so for the time being, have this little thing about two precious kids wanting the same balloon and their parents arguing over it.
The balloon vendor was in the same spot every afternoon in the park, selling brightly-colored balloons to all the kids who were there. Sometimes on Fridays, the balloon man would have special animal head shaped balloons, which were always the most popular among the younger children. Rarely did arguments break out between the parents over balloons, but sometimes it was inevitable.
Like today, when there was only one red cat head balloon left and two kids wanted it.
Technically, Lucina had pointed and asked for the balloon first, since she and Chrom had been ahead in line. On hearing his cousin ask for the balloon he had also wanted, Owain let out a little gasp, before gently tugging on his father's pants leg, telling him that Lucy was getting the balloon he wanted.
"'Scuse me, Chrom," Vaike said, tapping the slightly shorter man on the shoulder as adjusted Lucina in his arms and to begin pulling his wallet out, "but my boy was wantin' that balloon. Maybe we could have it?"
"Sorry, Vaike," Chrom replied, opening his wallet to find the bills to pay for his daughter's balloon, "but my little girl asked for it first, and so it's rightfully hers."
"I'll give you double for it." Vaike offered.
"No, thanks." Chrom said.
"Cats are Owain's favorite."
"Lucina's as well."
"Chrom, please?"
"I can't, Vaike."
As this discussion went on, the balloon vendor watched the two men, holding the cat balloon's string in one hand. Chrom had been prepared to hand the money over, but since he hadn't, it was still up in the air (no pun intended) on who would get it.
Owain and Lucina were also beginning to get involved. Lucina, having a front row seat to this little argument from her position in Chrom's arms, had begun to get visibly upset when the back and forth and raising of voices had begun. Owain had been standing at Vaike's side, but had now taken to hiding behind his father and peeking out from behind his leg, not thinking his wanting the same balloon would cause such an argument.
"Please just let us have the balloon."
"I can't say no to her now, Vaike." Chrom said, nodding to his daughter, who now had her face hidden in her dad's chest.
"Daddy, balloon?" Owain asked, confused at the happenings.
"There are plenty of other animal balloons you can choose from." Chrom said, his voice a bit too gruff to be talking to a child of Owain's age.
"Don't talk to my boy like that after stealin' his balloon."
"Steal his balloon? I did no such thing. I am simply buying my daughter the balloon she asked for." Chrom said, finally handing the appropriate dollar bills to the vendor, who had still been watching the men. The man handed Chrom the string, giving a vague shrug to Vaike, and Chrom stepped out of the way and started to help Lucina tie the balloon to her outstretched wrist so it wouldn't fly away.
Owain looked longingly up at Lucina's balloon before something else caught his eye and his face lit up again.
"Daddy, doggy balloon!"
He was pointing to a blue balloon which had previously been hidden behind the cat one. Dogs were Owain's second favorite animal, and he seemed to forget all about the cat balloon in the short time he had seen this new one.
"'Scuse us, Chrom, gotta get him that balloon now before someone else picks it."
Chrom glared at Vaike before walking past him and Owain, it being time for the two of them to start heading home after their day out together.
The posting days are hopefully going to be Mondays and Fridays, just so everyone knows and if anyone wants to follow. Also sorry it's the same characters again, I promise there's other variations in other prompts. I hope anyone who's reading these are enjoying them, because there's more to come. c:
