Disclaimer – I do not own D. Gray-man
The day after Kanda's birthday, Lavi was rudely awakened by the sound of the house telephone. The red-head groaned and looked over to Tyki who was in bed with him. It appeared that he wasn't waking anytime soon. So Lavi got up and went to grab the phone, answering with a drowsy hello. "Hello! Is this the Mikk residence?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded like a young girl.
"May I ask whose calling?" Lavi replied.
"Oh sorry sir! This is the BC Veterinarian Hospital; we're calling about a routine checkup for Allen and Yuu."
"Oh… Um, what time would you like us over?" Lavi asked.
"Anytime you can." The girl answered.
"Alright, give us an hour or two." Lavi sighed.
"Alright, good day." The phone then started buzzing meaning the call was over. Putting the phone back on the receiver, Lavi slowly made his way back to the bedroom. By the time Lavi made it to the room, Tyki was up and getting dressed for the day. "Who called?" Tyki asked.
"The vet. They want to see the boys." Lavi responded.
"Ah, I knew there was something I was forgetting. If you want I can take them and let you sleep in." Tyki offered.
"No, I'll come, just give me a second." Lavi let out a yawn and stretched his arms over his head.
"I'll wake the boys then." Tyki stated before leaving the room. Lavi nodded and then got dressed. The red-head then went downstairs to start breakfast, knowing everyone would be hungry. "Mr. Lavi!" Allen squealed as he came dashing down the stairs.
"What is it Allen?" Lavi asked while keeping his attention on the pancakes he was cooking.
"I got taller! It's only a little, but still!" Allen stated happily as he walked up to Lavi's side. Now Lavi turned away from the food to look over at Allen. The kitten was right; he did seem a few inches taller, now standing a bit over Lavi's hips. "Good for you Allen." Lavi smiled.
"Kanda didn't seem to care when I told him." Allen said with a pout.
"That's because he's Kanda. Hmm, say, is Kanda any taller now?" Lavi asked. The ebony-cat was already at his shoulders. "No, Kanda's still the same." Allen finally answered.
"Alright." Lavi let out a relived sigh.
"You guys talking about me behind my back?" Kanda hissed as he came into the kitchen.
"Not bad things!" Allen huffed.
"Hey, no fighting this early in the morning. Now you two go sit at the table and have your plates ready, breakfast is just about finished." Lavi explained.
"Oh, okay!" Allen smiled and was quick to sit and wait for his first meal of the day. So Lavi placed a small stack of pancakes for everyone on each of their plates. Allen ate them up quickly, sighing happily when he finished. "I heard we were going somewhere today. Where would that be?" Allen asked when Lavi finished with breakfast.
"We need to go to the vet, something about a checkup." Lavi replied as he took their dishes to the sink.
"They probably want to see how well their 'experiments' are doing." Kanda stated.
"It doesn't matter what the reason is, we are all going." Lavi huffed.
"No one said anything about staying home." Kanda pointed out.
"It didn't need to be said. Now come on boys, let's get ready to go." Lavi explained. There were nods all around and soon the whole family was in the car driving away to the vet. "I don't want to see Dr. Komui again, he was creepy." Allen muttered when the drive began.
"Baby." Kanda huffed.
"I am not a baby." Allen pouted.
"Then stop with all your complaining." Kanda replied.
"Hmph, what's with you today, you're being mean." Allen whined.
"And you are being nosey." Kanda flicked Allen on the nose.
"Ow, what was that for?" Allen whimpered and rubbed his nose.
"Shut up moyashi." Kanda grumbled.
"Enough you two, we're almost there." Lavi intervened into the conversation. That got both Allen and Kanda to cross their arms and look away from each other. "What's gotten into them?" Lavi groaned.
"Kanda's being moody, I think that's it." Tyki explained as he drove.
"Obviously, but there's something else." Lavi huffed.
"Don't think too hard on it." Tyki warned. It then grew quite for the rest of the drive to the vet. Once there, the boys were taken into the back immediately. "The place sure is empty." Lavi noticed.
"Only at this hour." The girl that was showing them to the veterinarian stated, "Now please enter the last room in the hallway. Dr. Komui is waiting for you." And so the group went into the room, only to get jumped by a man in a lap coat and beret. "Welcome, if it isn't Allen and Yuu, my two favorite kitties!" He cheered and gave Allen a hug.
"Hello to you too Dr. Komui." Tyki muttered.
"So Mr. Mikk, how have they been at home?" The vet asked.
"Good." Tyki replied.
"Ah," Dr. Komui turned to Lavi, "Now who is this?"
"I'm Lavi, I live with Tyki, and it's nice to meet you." Lavi muttered and held out a hand.
Dr. Komui gladly took the hand and shook it, "It's good to meet you as well. Now we gathered to check on the cats, not ourselves." He then had everyone take a seat except for Allen who he sat on a small metal table. "Tell me Allen, does it hurt anywhere?" Dr. Komui asked.
"Not really," Allen replied, "Sometimes my legs and arms are sore though."
"Those are just growing pains." The vet explained.
"So that means I'm getting taller?" Allen asked with a smile.
"Yes, by still being a cat in terms of DNA, you will grow a lot quicker than a normal human being. In fact, you might look like a sixteen year old by the end of next month." Dr. Komui explained.
"Really?" Both Allen and Lavi gasped.
"Yes." Dr. Komui nodded. Allen turned to Kanda with a huge smile while Lavi looked at Tyki with a surprised face. "Anyway, let's carry on with the checkup, save all questions for the end." Dr. Komui then went to looking Allen over. Checking inside his ears, mouth, tail, etc.; the usual doctor examination. The process then repeated with Kanda. "So, have you been feeling any pain lately?" Dr. Komui asked the ebony-cat.
"Same as the Moyashi and I've been getting big headaches in the mornings." Kanda explained.
"I see… That might have something to do with the growing pains, but I'll still look into it." Dr. Komui then went on with the rest of Kanda's checkup. When finished Komui gave the boys a clean bill of health and after Tyki took care of the vet bill, they all started to drive back. "That wasn't bad." Lavi stated.
"Not at all, it's good to see the boys are healthy." Tyki replied.
"So are we heading home?" Allen asked.
"Yep." Lavi responded.
"Okay then." Allen then yawned and got into a comfy position to take a nap. Kanda was soon to join the white-kitten in sleep. As the cats slept Lavi couldn't help but let out a small sigh. "What's wrong bunny?" Tyki asked.
"Just thinking how in about a month, they'll be grown up. We can't continue to keep them as pets if they look practically like adults." Lavi explained.
"Lavi, I know it seems hard but we have a whole month to think it over." Tyki sighed.
"You're right, worrying about will just make me forget that they are still kids now." Lavi sighed too.
"Yeah…" Tyki replied. It was then a long drive home…