When Nigou first entered the Kuroko household, he was a bit wary. Entering a new area, with new people, he could only hope that they were as nice as his new master said they were. Luckily for him, they were.
"I'm home," Tetsuya called out, opening the door with one hand, Nigou carefully held in the other, panting. As they entered, a light "Welcome back Tetsuya!" was heard over the sound of something sizzling on a frying pan. Tetsuya put the young puppy down as he heard slow footsteps coming around the corner. Pulling off his shoes and placing them on the racks, he walked to meet them. Nigou following right behind him. "Grandmother, how are you feeling today?" He asked, his tone seemed rather worried. The old woman smiled brightly and gave her grandson a firm pat on the shoulder. "I'm doing just fine sweetheart, no need to be worried over an old woman like me, I'm in my eighties now, and you still have your whole life ahead of you!" Nigou barked from behind the young teen, grabbing the attention both of them. Tetsuya immediately bent down to pick up the excited puppy, who, wagged his tail at a very quick and impatient pace. The sound of sizzling soon decreased.
"Almost forgot, this is Tetsuya #2, but we all just call him Nigou for short." He introduced, picking up a small paw and waving it. His grandmother chuckled, "Well I can definitely see why~"
"Well aren't you cute!" A third voice chimed in. Tetsuya looked to his mother, who added sternly "But you're in charge of him, Tetsuya." The highschooler only nodded.
"Don't worry mother, I'll take very good care of him," he promised as he adjusted Nigou in his arms. Tetsuya's mother placed her hand in front of the puppy to sniff. He found her to smell to be sweet, much like the women on the streets. What did they have on their hands to make it smell that way? He wondered. He licked the sweet smelling hand, only to find it not sweet at all. Sniffing around, he also noticed a distinct smell of meat. Oh how he loved meat. He raised his head, sniffing and fidgeting, till Tetsuya finally let go of him and he trotted slowly, following the scent, to the counter. Above him was the pan, with a few steaks still hot. He felt himself rise off the ground, back into the familiar arms of the teenager again.
"No, no, those aren't for you." He stated as he turned to face his mother and grandmother again. "I'll be tidying up my room to get things ready for him. Could you keep him company?" He passed Nigou to his grandmother and she went off towards the living area as his mother walked past him, getting ready for dinner. "Oh I should call Satoshi to see if he could bring some dog food on his way home from work." She commented.
Nigou watched his new master walk slowly into a room that could only be his. He yawned, moving with the strokes the old woman was petting him with. She had a way of petting Nigou that Nigou himself didn't quite understand. It was light and yet secure, he felt himself relax under it and slowly set himself down on her lap. As he laid there, he began to realize just how tired he was and his eyes slowly drifted to a close.
The next time he woke he found himself in an unfamiliar area, beneath him was a very comfy blanket and a water bowl was placed to his right. To his left was a large bed, empty. He yawned and stretched himself out before trekking his way around the small room. Sniffing here and there, soon a small creak was heard behind him. A man, with a large bag was standing there.
"So you must be Nigou huh?" He said with a smile. He slowly reached out his hand for him and Nigou sniffed it as the dog he is. "Nice to meet you." His voice was soft and calming, must've been a family thing. The hand suddenly felt rather large on his head but it soon moved under his chin and the young pup panted happily, flipping over so that the large hand would scratch his belly.
"Dad, your show is on!" A familiar voice called out and Nigou leaped to his paws and trotted over to the living room with the bigger man close behind him. Tetsuya, with a bowl of grapes on his lap looked over to his father and Nigou. "Want to join us?" The young Siberian husky took this opportunity to jump onto the spot next to the phantom player, the older man sitting next to him.