Kaito grinned as he entered the dove-cote and his doves cooed at him, several of them flying over to perch on his head and shoulders.

"Hey, everyone," he greeted, pausing to pet the doves perching on him before checking and refilling their feed and water. That done; he started cleaning the various perches and making sure none of them needed repairs.

Feeling a gentle tug on his hair, he commented, "Are you preening me, Shiro-chan?" The dove perched on his head cooed in agreement, and Kaito laughed as he felt her go back to tugging on locks of his hair.


A/N: Prompt word: preen- (of a bird) to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers