Summary: It should have just been a regular morning for Chris Redfield. He should have been just heading out for his usual every day job. So why did he wake up to find a certain puppy eared male in his bed?

Pairing: Nivanfield

Author's note: Long delay again. x.x This time I blame Watch Dogs. That and work's been killing me to the point I'm too exhausted to start on typing when I get home. Dx Been a crazy couple of months at my job. But I think you'll all enjoy this chapter ^^ Even if it's a little shorter than usual. So uh...enjoy!

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My Pet Peeve 10

Chris couldn't lie about it. He'd been hoping to be still snuggled up against the Semi when he woke up the next morning and given the chance to really look at the young male. So he was a little upset to find the other missing from the warm bed. The scent of bacon and pancakes was enough of a warning to let him know where the other was as he slowly pushed himself out of the bed grumbling. Only taking a moment to freshen up in the bathroom, he started down the hall taking a glance at the open guest room to know that Leon was awake before he started down the steps.

Two sets of eyes looked over at him at his appearance. Only one of his guests was busy cooking, the other sitting at the kitchen bar watching but not participating. He wasn't sure what to make of the sight, just a little bit surprised the two were actually willingly staying in the same space. Piers didn't look as frustrated as he would have expected. He could only assume the two had reconciled after Leon accused him of being one of the bad guys. Either that or the whole thing was being ignored.

The pair of hazel eyes turned away first. This time Chris didn't miss the hint of a blush on those cheeks as Piers went back to flipping the pancakes.

"Morning, Chris," Leon said giving a wave, his hair already in perfect form giving Chris the suspicion that he probably fixed it before he even came out of the room. "Slept well?" The way he said it with the lift of a brow suggested that he knew Chris wasn't sleeping on the couch this morning. It didn't help that Piers's ears flattened a bit and he almost came close to dropping one of the pancakes at the words. Chris frowned at the actions growing suspicious that something more than sleeping must have happened last night. Piers wasn't nearly this skittish in the past when he woke up beside him.

"Is there something you two want to let me in on?"

"I'm pretty sure Piers doesn't want to let you "in" on this." The way Leon smirked after he said the words just made Chris even more anxious to know what was going on as he walked over joining them at the kitchen.

"Piers?" He said the name watching the other's back tense up before he kept flipping the pancakes, his tail moving faster in obvious nervousness. Poor guy couldn't even hide what he was feeling with those extra appendixes on him.

"It's…it's nothing," Piers said quickly, his hands skillfully making the plates for everyone before he walked over to the bar and placed them down, eyes avoiding Chris's as he looked at Leon. "The both of you can eat up. I'll be right back."

"Piers -"

He didn't even wait to see what Chris had to say as he headed for the steps taking them two at a time leaving Chris and his partner alone with the freshly cooked pancakes and bacon…and no syrup.

"You know I'm going to hound you until you explain," Chris said walking over to the cabinet to get the syrup.

"Morning wood," Leon said as way of explanation, Chris tensing before he looked back at him holding the bottle of syrup in his hand.

"..What?"

"Just what I said," Leon responded reaching out for the syrup as Chris got closer. He waited to say anything else, pouring the syrup on the pancakes before he looked up at Chris again, teasing amusement blatantly showing on his pretty boy face. "Or did you forget that your nickname is Monstro in Alpha Team?"

"Ugh…" Right, how did he forget about that? Morning wood. Everyone got it. That was normal. But as far as it concerned Chris, he was not small in size, not in the least, hence the nickname of Monstro. And with the many nights he and Alpha Team had to share the same space during missions, it wasn't a surprise that the others would figure it out. Hell, it was hard not to notice it considering the large tent it seemed to leave in his pants which was why he was happy to have the more spacious uniform pants that he slept in when on missions with the others.

Chris started to wonder if this was the reason that Piers ran away yesterday morning. But Chris had woken up just fine with no evidence of an erection. He was even covered up in the blankets this morning. Had his rolled on his back and showed off his evidence of a morning wood? Maybe something had happened in the middle of the night while he was snuggling up against the young Semi? He was going to have to start wearing baggier pants at night if Piers was going to continue sneaking into bed with him.

"...So he told you something about what happened last night?" It was a given that Piers had to have spoken to Leon by the way the two were acting. But it didn't mean Chris wasn't still surprised at the fact that they were starting to act more civil to each other.

"A bit." He was smirking again, cutting into the pancakes with his fork as he stared up at Chris with that mischievous gleam in his eyes. "He asked me this morning if you like to sleep walk because you were in bed instead of on the couch this morning. I just told him that you're the type that likes to snuggle at night."

"…And how did that get mixed in with morning wood?" Chris frowned watching Leon eat into the pancakes, his own plate left sitting alone and getting cold and soggy. He felt bad for letting the breakfast Piers worked so hard to make get cold, but he needed to find out what was going on with this awkward situation.

"Because I asked him if you had some morning wood when you two were snuggling. Next thing I knew he was ignoring me and cooking pancakes. But that look on his face was definitely a sign that you did. People don't just blush and act like he did without it meaning something when you ask them. Especially if you ask if something happened last night. And they definitely don't do that when you mention morning wood." Leon was flat out grinning by the time he finished those words. "Guess this means he knows how to make pancakes and what morning wood is."

Grunting, Chris started eating his own plate thankful for the delicious breakfast that he was becoming accustomed to eating. This was going to be awkward. He was going to have to find some way to apologize to Piers. That was the only thing he could think of to explain why Piers was avoiding him right now. He should have known it'd be inevitable that Monstro would come out at some point. Granted he hadn't seen any of the usual evidences of it lately like the front of dampened underwear. But maybe it just didn't get to that level. It didn't mean he hadn't bumped into Piers enough times in his sleep for it to become noticeable.

"Ugh."

"Don't dwell on it too much," Leon said reaching over and patting his shoulder sympathetically even though he didn't look the least bit sorry for what happened. "It was bound to happen with him sneaking into bed with you and vice versa."

"I didn't sneak," Chris said wanting to at least clear that up. "He has this habit of sleepwalking and crawling into bed with me. He did the same thing last night." He took a bite of the bacon thinking back on it. "And since the couch isn't made for two people to sleep on, I just took him back upstairs and figured it'd be easier to just sleep there so it wouldn't happen again." Chris looked over at him as he finished off the bacon. "That's why you're here." The doorbell rang before Leon could get a chance to even ask about it. Both of their eyes looked towards the door before Chris looked at him again. "Answer that for me. I'm going to go talk to Piers." Even if this was going to be the most awkward apology ever.

And Leon knew it by the way his lips twisted up in a smirk. "Just make sure to keep your large piece of wood out of it."

"Shut up, I can handle it," Chris seethe giving a groan of frustration at the fact that he was about to apologizing for getting a hard on. It felt like the hardest journey going up those steps, his feet feeling more and more like lead the closer he got to his bedroom door. It was left wide open so it was easy to see Piers sitting on the bed staring out the window that barely a few nights ago he'd snuck into bleeding from his side. He knew Chris was there, it was evident in how his ears tensed up as if listening to his approach before the tail started swaying behind him quicker. There was no hiding from the Semi.

"Piers." The other tensed slightly and Chris swore he turned away from him even more, ears flickering a little faster with his approach. He sighed rubbing at his head not sure how to exactly discuss something like this with the Semi. Did he even know what morning wood was? Obviously he did if he was shying away from Chris like this. "Look, Piers, I'm sorry for whatever happened last night or this morning." Because he honestly didn't have a clue what time it happened. "I know it's probably a little…awkward but it is normal. All men get it. I'm pretty sure you probably had it before too. It's a healthy normal thing and it's nothing to be ashamed of."

Even if it was killing Chris to have to talk about this. He felt like he was talking to a teenager about puberty for the first time. Actually, how old was Piers exactly? He'd never really bothered to ask him about it before but he was a little curious now. He looked like he was in his early twenties.

"…It didn't happen." Chris blinked staring at Piers's back as the Semi spoke.

"…What?"

"…Whatever that guy…Leon said. It didn't happen." He finally glanced back at him letting him see the hazel eyes and the hint of red that couldn't stay hidden on his cheeks. He knew what Chris was talking about, maybe had heard it thanks to his super good hearing, but he said it didn't happen. Monstro didn't appear last night.

"…Then what did happen?" Piers kept silent then, his lips clamping shut as he looked away again, ears wilting slightly as if he was trying to hide from him, his tail curling around him. Chris started to pursue the conversation but the sound of running feet heading his way distracted him as he found himself suddenly being jumped by a coloring of red.

"How rude! You should at least come greet your sister when she comes to visit!" She had tossed herself at him hugging him before he knew what was happening. He blinked before he found himself smiling and reaching down gently hugging the young girl back.

"Claire…I thought you were supposed to be coming later."

"You always do that," she said leaning back staring up at him smiling in return. "And I always end up having to find my way here. But it's not like I'm not a big girl. I can handle things on my own." Despite being in her twenties, the young girl still had the fat cheeks of a teenager. She was young, vibrant, and had been a big help to Chris during his moments of depression. The last time he'd seen her was when he'd just broken up with Jill. And it was thanks to Claire and Leon's efforts that he moved past her and was doing so well now. Even if occasionally he still found himself drowning in depression.

"I know I know." He stepped back to really look at her. She'd grown a lot since the last time he saw her, looking far more mature than she had last time. Though he'd never be able to look at her any differently. She was still his baby sister. "Still, a phone call couldn't have hurt. I could have picked you up."

"Seriously, you need to learn to…" She trailed off catching Chris's attention when he noticed her looking over his shoulder towards the bed. He turned around seeing the Semi half turned on the bed looking towards him, his ears flickering with curiosity. Right, he hadn't introduced the two yet.

"Uh…Claire, this is Piers. He's a Semi. Piers, this is my little sister Claire." The hazel eyes flickered to him before they quickly went back to the red head, tensing slightly when she started to walk closer. "Relax. She's not going to hurt you. Claire, quit scaring him."

"I'm not scaring him," she said not taking her eyes away for a moment. "But this is the first time I've ever seen a Semi up close like this before." She was already in front of Piers before Chris could say the words to stop her. Piers was quiet, watching her with attentive eyes looking like he could attack her at any second.

Chris honestly didn't know what to expect when he saw Claire reach up and start rubbing behind the Semi's dog ears. His mind went through all the worst case scenarios from Piers jumping her to Piers running away and hiding from the mere fact that Claire touched him. But he hadn't expected the Semi to close his eyes and hum in satisfaction, leaning into the touch. He was almost jealous of the reaction having only gotten a slight smile or sigh when he'd done it in the past.

"Wow, I always thought they were fake before, but these really are real dog ears."

"Claire-"

"Chris, where did he come from?" She looked up at him even though she was still rubbing behind Piers's ears turning the young man to nothing more than an obedient puddle at her mercy.

"He…snuck in a few of days ago," he said starting to walk over. He saw one of Piers's ears lift up hearing him and almost stopped when the tail stopped swaying behind him. "Look, just because he has dog ears, doesn't mean you can just run up and touch them. You should ask permission first before you-"

"I wonder how he reacts to a belly rub." She started to reach down but Chris quickly grabbed her wrist, trying to will away the blush he felt on his cheeks. It didn't help the image now stuck in his head of Piers wiggling around on his back and staring up at him with the most ecstatic look on his face. Ugh, why couldn't he have been an actual dog? This wouldn't seem so awkward.

"Look, he might have a few of the extra parts but he's still for the most part human." He sighed letting the hand go pulling the other way from Piers's ears who looked disappointed at the loss of the pet down, his eyes having a hazy look to them like he'd been asleep. Did Claire just have magic hands when it came to giving some dog ears a nice rub down? "Leon and I need to head out for a few things this morning. You think you can stay here with Piers and keep an eye on Piers?"

Piers frowned looking up at him apparently forgetting his embarrassment for the moment. "I'm not a pet. I can take care of myself."

"You're also in danger thanks to being a Semi. Claire used to work for the Raccoon city police. She'll be able to take care of things if something happens." He started to reach down to rub his head out of reflex but froze when he saw Piers flinch before he withdrew his hand. What the hell happened last night? Even if they hadn't been together long, he wasn't used to Piers running from him like this. The eyes turned away from him again and it was like he'd been left out in the cold. Did he do something to him?

Claire was bright. She didn't miss the reaction or the fact that something must have happened between the two of them. Despite that, Chris kept talking as if it didn't bother him, his eyes turning away from Piers missing the red cheeks that seemed darker than earlier. He'd have to figure this out later, after he and Leon got back from their research. At least with Claire here, he didn't have to worry about his new recruit slash house guest getting into any trouble.

He looked Piers over again finally remembering the other thing he wanted Claire to do for him. "Maybe the two of you can hit a few stores. Piers really needs to get some clothes that are better suited for him." She gave him a questioning look but all he could offer was a look that said he would explain it all to her later. "Try not to destroy anything while I'm gone, ok?"

"I'm less likely to destroy anything than you are, Chris," she said laughing lightly as she punched his shoulder proving how strong she was at the small ache she caused. "Also try to get back by eight?"

He lifted a brow at the request. "Why?"

Her smirk was answer enough for him but she still said it verbally anyway. "Game night. We're playing twister." It got even worse when her grin grew bigger. "I've got some new penalty outfits for you guys."

"Joy." He rolled his eyes as he answered, glancing at the back of Piers's head before he frowned. "Anyway, I'm heading out. Don't wait up." He'd get changed first then he and Leon could head out to TRICELL and see what information they could find. It was probably better to do it at night, but then again the enemy would be expecting that. The two of them shouldn't have any problems sneaking around though. Both men were used to spy work having done it before on missions in the past. All they needed were two stolen work uniforms and someone's access badge and they'd be as good as in. And knowing Leon, he probably already had someone working on getting them the items they needed right now.

They'd be done and back before Claire even made it from the store. Then maybe he'd have a chance to hide those hideous costumes Claire was no doubt planning on forcing them to wear. Ugh, please don't be the Easter Bunny costume, this time.

TBC…

Not gonna lie. I had fun with this one. XD Poor Chris. He's all confused now.