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Nikki hadn't removed his thumb from his mouth and peeked into his room without going in.

Luke glanced in then turned to Nikki, 'Want this room or the other?' He asked with a small smile trying to lighten the mood a little.

Nikki shrugged, still not saying anything, and pointed through the door for Luke to go in.

'Alright,' Luke nodded pushing the door open the rest of the way and walked in, 'Jeeze! It's huge!'

Nikki walked in and looked up at Luke's words. He went and sat on the middle of the bed, drawing the covers in a nest around himself and lying back against the pillows, twining some hair insecurely around his index finger.

Luke looked around the room, find a mirror he looked himself over and groaned mentally.

 'I really need a bath.' He sighed trying to lick the dried blood off his muzzle.

 "Hey Nikki,' He turned towards the boy, 'I'm gonna go take a shower, okay?'

Nikki nodded, although he looked vaguely anxious.

'What's wrong?' Luke stopped near the door.

Nikki shook his head, still sucking on his thumb, and hugged the pillow to him like it was a teddy.

'Alright.' Luke smiled then walked out the door.

 The hallway was not as long as it looked; the paintings and lights made it seem bigger. The bathroom, however, was the biggest bathroom Luke had ever seen. His jaw dropped as he looked around for a few minutes, then composing himself turned on the faucet with his mouth.

Nikki didn't much like sitting on his own in the room, and he got up and followed after Luke a few minutes after he'd gone, following him all the way into the bathroom.

Luke felt ridiculous sitting in the bathtub in his wolf form. He wasn't even sure how to wash himself... He looked up as the bathroom door suddenly opened revealing Nikki.

 'Uh...Hi.' He sent feeling rather sheepish.

Nikki looked at him askance and the shock of seeing a dog in the bath finally prompted him to speech.

 He pulled his thumb out of his mouth, "What are you doing?"

'Taking a bath?' Luke replied meekly raising a paw.

Nikki raised an eyebrow, "How will you scrub?"

 'I...' Luke bowed his head now feeling really embarrassed, 'Don't know.'

 Nikki grinned, "I can help!"

He pulled his shirt, which was now little more than a piece of draped cloth, off over his head and pulled off his shoes and socks, before jumping in the bath as well.

Luke barked out a laugh and shook his head, 'I think you got the floor wet,' He looked over the edge of the tub at the soaking wet floor, 'Oh well, we'll clean it up later.'

 Nikki turned and grabbed some bubble bath, pouring it liberally into the bath water, "Soon we'll be all clean." He sang happily

The water bubbled up quickly, running over the edge onto the floor.

 'Quick!' Luke's eyes widened, 'Turn off the water!'

Nikki jumped and did as he was told straight away, "Sorry, sorry." He said, moving back from Luke.

Luke blinked several times then laughed, 'That was interesting.' He smirked wolfishly.

Nikki tried to eat some bubbles and coughed after he did, sticking his tongue out, "Gross," He poured some more liquid soap into his hands and grabbed Luke, rubbing it into the matted fur, "Here ya go..."

 "Nnehhh!!" Luke groaned squeezing his eyes shut, 'ow! Not so hard Nikki!'

Nikki pulled back a bit, "Sorry." He said, rubbing the soap into Luke's fur more gently.

Luke sighed, his ears flattening against his head, 'This is humiliating...' He thought to himself then snickered inwardly at the mental picture of himself he had created.

Nikki scrubbed, humming happily, then suddenly turned the showerhead on the wolf.

Luke's eyes widen and he let out a startled yelp, 'Whoa!' He jumped out of the bathtub, bubbles and water running down his fur and dripping onto the bathmat.

Nikki pulled back, hand over his mouth, a horrified look on his face, "You made the bathroom wet. Mummy's gonna be sooo mad." He whimpered, hiding down in the tub.

Luke looked around noticing the mess he was making, 'Sorry.' He jumped back into the tub sloshing more water onto the floor.

Nikki sat in the water, soaking. There was still blood and dirt in his hair.

He peeked over the tub rim, "Ummm... we're in trouble."

 Luke rested his paw on Nikki's head, 'Why don't you wash 'your' hair now?' he asked trying to forget about the large puddle of water he'd be cleaning up later.

Nikki shook his head and tried to stand up in the small space. "No!"

'Common Nikki, you did such a good job washing my...' Luke paused raising his eyebrows, 'fur.'

Nikki slipped, but grabbed the wall before he could fall. "I don't wanna drown." He said, sounding panicked.

'You won't drown,' Luke replied calmly glancing down at several strands of his fur floating by in the water,

'Want me to wash your hair for you?'

Nikki looked down at the water, then back at the wolf. He was going to protest, but his curiosity overtook his fear.

"How exactly?"

'Umm...' Luke looked down at his paws, 'why don't you put some soap in your hair first?'

Nikki tilted his head, but agreed and did as he was told, spiking his hair into little tufts, and styling it into a Mohawk.

'Now,' Luke grabbed a hold of the shower hose and pulled it down then sprayed Nikki with it.

Nikki screamed and leapt out of the tub, slipping and falling, catching his head on the side. He held his head, soapy water running into his eyes, and backed up against the wall.

Luke dropped the showerhead into the water and leapt out of the tub skidding to a stop next to the shaken Nikki.

 'Oh, I'm so sorry Nikki!' He grabbed a nearby towel from its rack and dropped it into Nikki's lap.

 'Are you okay?'

Nikki, shaking slightly, as the tiles were cold and he was soaking, nodded confusedly and rubbed the soap out of his face. He winced and touched his head softly, pulling his hand away fast.

"I think I accidentally killed myself."  He said

'It does look a little swollen...' Luke frowned, 'Let's get dried off and dressed, then get you some ice. Okay?'

Nikki frowned. "It's too cold for ice." He said, but he got up, wobbling a little as he did. "My head hurts." he whined slightly.

'I know, you hit it pretty hard there.' Luke grabbed a larger towel than the one he had handed Nikki earlier, 'Here.'

Nikki took the towel and wrapped it round him, shivering in it's cocoon. "Th-thanks." He said, teeth chattering a little.

'Come on,' Luke gently shoved him towards the door, 'Let's get you into some clothes.'

Nikki nodded, moving where Luke directed him. "My trousers are soaked. Mum's gonna be angry with me again." He whimpered and sat down on the bed.

Luke shook his head sadly as he walked over to the dresser and pulled open a drawer finding it full of clothes. Carefully he pulled out a pair of pants and a shirt for Nikki then carried them over to him.

 'Here, put these on.'

Nikki pulled the plain black Tee over his head, then started peeling his soaking trousers off, flinging them into a corner. He shamelessly pulled the jeans on, then sat back down, rubbing the side of his head that hadn't been hit with careful movements.

Luke nodded, 'Let's go downstairs into the kitchen, I bet we can find an ice pack in there for your head. It'll help the swelling and the pain.'

He shook his head. "I'm tired Luke, I wanna lie down for a bit."

'I don't know if you should...' Luke started worried about the bump to the head Nikki just received.

Nikki sat there, blinking tiredly, and yawned. "But 'm tired."

'I know... maybe you should get that bump checked out first.' Luke replied gently nudging Nikki's leg.

Nikki made a face, but got up and rested his hand on Luke's head. "Lead the way then."

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