Chapter Eleven
She was driving a bit too fast when her shift ended. She was going straight to Rose's house to pick up the boys. She was worried of what she'll see. Will the house be a complete mess? What if Rose doesn't want to babysit them anymore? She parked at the driveway and got out of the car. With large strides, she walked up to the door and knocked against the wood. She waited for a while before the door opened and she saw the brunette.
"Emma, you're here early." Rose greeted with a smile.
"I was worried." Emma said, honestly. Rose chuckled and let her in. "Where are they?"
"They're in the kitchen." She told her. Emma nodded and went to the kitchen.
She widened her eyes at the sight of the kitchen. It was almost nearly covered in flour.
"Emma!"
She didn't have the time too react when the boys hugged her. She glanced down to see flour covered her jeans.
"Were you baking?" She asked. The kids nodded.
"I had to get them distracted somehow." Rose says. She leaned to whisper, "As soon as you left, the triplets started to cry."
Emma winced as she remembered how their cries sounded like. Emma looked at the cookie cutters that were on the table. She was right that she would find a mess but this was sort of a very pleasant mess.
"We made a lot!" Shu exclaimed. Emma chuckled as she knelt down. With her thumb, she wiped away the flour on Reiji's cheek.
"You boys need to clean up." She said. Emma helped Rose take the aprons off and wash off the flour on them.
They all went to the living room so that the toddlers could play.
"Thank you so much." Emma said to Rose.
"No problem." Rose replied. "If you want, I could babysit them whenever."
"Oh, you don't need to." Emma assured. However deep down, Emma knew she needed as much help as possible.
"I insist." Rose pressed. Emma sighed in relief and watch Shu and Reiji draw. The triplets sat on the carpet as they played with blocks.
Three towers were made. Kanato's tower… didn't look like a tower when Emma looked closer. It was a short building with a large base. Laito made a tall building with the large base with layers growing smaller. Ayato's tower was flimsy as he placed one block on top of the other. Soon, Ayato's tower toppled over.
"Oh…" Ayato blinked at the heap of blocks. He giggled at his tower and started to rebuild it. Once he was satisfied with the height, he pushed the tower over. He laughed in excitement. He looked at Laito's tower in awe. When Laito turned to get another block, Ayato reached out and shoved the tower over. Laito turned back to see his tower was nothing but a pile.
He stared at it and slowly his eyes watered and his lips formed a pout. He cried in disappointment. Emma quickly stood up to his aid.
"It's ok." She assured. She hugged him and slowly built a tower. Laito calmed down as he watched her with quiet sniffles. Finally, he continued to build the tower with a happy smile. However, Ayato chose another target to pester.
Ayato reached out to grab a small block from Kanato's building but the small boy was quick. Kanato slapped the redhead's hand away. He glared at him as he continued to build his base. Ayato reached again but Kanato slapped him harder.
"Ayato, don't. That's Kanato's." Emma said. She then took out more blocks from the box.
"There's more here." Emma reasoned. However, Ayato still wanted the block from Kanato's building. Ayato grabbed the block before Kanato could react. Kanato screamed while Ayato was hugging the block to his chest.
"Ayato, give it back." Emma said calmly.
Kanato reached out but Ayato pulled it away.
"No!" Ayato yelled.
"Ayato, that's not yours." Emma said.
Kanato reached for the block but this time, Ayato hit Kanato on the forehead with it. Kanato cried while Ayato stared in surprise.
"Alright, that's enough." Emma said as she stood up. She looked down at Ayato as she was about to say the words she always say when her nieces and nephews cause trouble.
"You're in time out." She said with a frown. Ayato stared at her, a bit confused about the words she said. She leaned down to grab his hand. She firmly pulled him up and took him to the corner of the room.
"Sit here. You can't play because you hit Kanato." She said as she made him sit.
Ayato watched Emma walk back to the rest. Slowly, he stood up and joined them. Before he could play with the blocks, Emma hoisted him off the floor and placed him back to the corner. As she turned, Ayato followed after her with a small pout. She grabbed him before he could rush past her.
The boy cried as he struggled in her grasp. He was placed back into the corner but that didn't stop him as he rushed back to the toys. Emma was always there to stop him and put him back as he screamed. He didn't make it easier as he continued to struggle. After a while, he stopped and stayed in the corner. He continued to weep, hoping to get attention. Rose was still cleaning the kitchen and Emma had her back towards him. The brothers had kept glancing at him but finally continued to play.
Emma checked her watch to see that it was time for her to take Ayato out of time out. As the little redhead saw Emma walk towards him, his cries turned into small whimpers.
"Don't hit people." Emma scolded. "Say you're sorry."
Ayato reached out for a hug but Emma held him at arm's length.
"Say you're sorry." Emma repeated.
"Sorry…" He muttered with a sob.
Emma hugged him and softly rubbed his back.
"Go say sorry to Kanato." Emma said.
Ayato toddled towards Kanato on a mission. "Sorry." Ayato muttered as he hugged Kanato.
"We have cookies!"
Emma and the boys looked up to see Rose walk in with a large plate. Her mouth watered at the smell and wondered if the boys actually helped make the cookies. When Rose set the plate down, Emma smiled at the sight of the cookies. They were wobbly and the thickness was uneven. Some were in different shapes. Circles, squares and triangles. Half were simple vanilla cookies, others were chocolate.
"Wow. They look delicious." Emma said. "Good job."
She ruffled each toddler's hair causing them to laugh.
The phone suddenly rang and Rose got up to answer. Emma ate a cookie and the boys took one for themselves. As she watched the boys, she listened to Rose's conversation.
"What happened?" Rose asked the caller. It was silent for a moment. "Oh dear… Do you want me to take care of the kids?"
"Alright. I'll be there." Rose said before ending the call.
"Anything wrong?" Emma asked when the brunette walked in.
Rose smiled. "My husband brought the kids to his work. Something happened so he wants me to pick up the kids." She explained.
"Guess we should leave." Emma joked.
Rose rolled her eyes. "You make it sound like I'm kicking you out." She replied. She took the plate of cookies. "Let me pack these for you."
While Rose packed the cookies, Emma wiped the crumbs off the boys' faces.
"Thank you." Emma answered when Rose came back with containers.
"Just bring them back the next time you need babysitting." Rose said.
"I will." Emma answered. "Say goodbye to Rose."
Rose knelt down to hug Shu and Reiji. Shu leaned to give a kiss on her cheek.
"Bye bye." Shu said.
"Bye." Reiji said.
Emma looked to see the triplets huddled around her legs. "Come on, say goodbye." She gestured.
Rose chuckled. "They're still shy. It's alright." She answered. She waved at the three boys.
Slowly they waved back to her.
"Thank you so much, Rose." Emma repeated.
She helped the boys get in the car.
"You should buy baby seats." Rose suggested. Emma nodded.
"I'll do that." She replied as she put the safety belt on Shu before going to the back seats.
She made sure Reiji and Laito share the same belt. She knew that Laito was the least fussy out of the triplets. She distracted Kanato with the rabbit doll and was able to put his seatbelt on. Ayato whined as he was not keen on sitting in the car again but she managed.
"We still have time left." Emma said as she turned her engine on. "Let's go to the park."
"What's a park?" Shu asked.
"Park?" Reiji asked, confused.
"Park!" The triplets repeated it with joy despite not knowing what a Park is.
"You guys can make friends there." Emma explained. She watched Shu's eyes brightened.
"You want to go?" She asked. Shu nodded at her.
"To the park we go!"
A/N: Emma going out to the park with them as if they were human toddlers. Yes, Rose is from my other story 'Into Fiction. Not so subtle reference. As always, don't forget to favorite, follow and review! See you next time!
