Notes
: Nothing this time
Warnings: AU, Sano/Saitou
Crying Roses
By: Emmy
Part Four
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Misao looked at the clock and sighed. She had long since gotten her homework done, and there was still no sight of Sanosuke or his date.
And it was a little past midnight.
She laid her head down on the table, breathing in a heavy sigh. Aya had been a good girl all night, and she had been asleep since nine. Her bedtime might have been eight, but she claimed that she couldn't get to sleep unless her Neko was in bed with her. And that had been the reason the little girl disappeared outside. After she came back in, Misao had taken every precaution to make sure all the windows and doors were locked.
Aya had said that she talked to a man... and she had no idea who the girl could have been talking about.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door that snapped her out of her thought process. She looked around the room hesitantly, and got to her feet. She rushed to the door and unlocked it, smiling as she looked at the two in the doorway.
"Hey you two! I hope you had fun!" Misao cheered, with a smile slapped on her face that wasn't normal for a teenage girl to have past midnight.
Sanosuke nodded with a smile, and then quickly said, with a yawn, "I'll take ya home now, Misao."
"No, if it's all right, I can take you home." Saitou quickly cut in, "I'm out driving anyway, and you're tired, Sanosuke."
The brunette blinked, and shook his head, "It's my job, I can do it. It won't take that long, it's not too far from here and--"
"Then I'll go and save you the trouble." Saitou stated again, and Sanosuke looked between him and Misao for a moment.
"Would that be all right with you, Misao?" Sanosuke asked hesitantly.
Misao smiled, "It's fine, Sano! Don't worry! And as he said, you're tired, just get to bed, and I'll be fine!"
The younger man was a bit hesitant at first, but after a moment, he nodded and pulled out his wallet. "Sorry we were gone so late, Misao. I hope this pays for all your trouble." Sanosuke stated and placed a fifty in her hand.
She blinked and looked up to him. "Of course it does, Sanosuke!" She exclaimed with a grin. "Thanks! Sweet dreams to ya!" She announced, and gave Sanosuke a quick hug before she walked back to the door where her shoes were.
Saitou walked over to Sanosuke and gave him a goodnight kiss. Sanosuke gave him a lazy smiled and pulled him into a hug before he could leave. "I had a good time, Hajime, thank you."
"I did too. I'll call you tomorrow, all right?" Saitou said, ending his statement with a quick kiss on the forehead.
Sanosuke nodded, "Sounds great..." and then watched as Misao disappeared with a wave and Saitou with a smile.
He waited until they were out the door to walk up and lock it. Sanosuke turned around, wrapping his arms around himself to warm up a little bit, now that the heat Saitou carried was gone, and walked over to the kitchen. He looked around for a moment, before he heard a pair of small footsteps walking down the stairs. He smiled to himself for a moment, and turned around as he heard a small, yet loud, "Daddy...!" coming from the doorway.
He looked around and smiled. "What are you doing up, Aya-chan?"
She cocked her head, and began to run, latching onto Sanosuke leg. He blinked, but smiled, kneeling down to pick her up. "I missed you, daddy!"
He smiled and turned back to the refrigerator. "I missed you too, Aya-chan."
She cuddled into the crook of his neck and asked quickly, "Did ya have fun?"
"Yes, I did. I had a great time." Sanosuke answered, pulling out a small juice box.
Aya looked him in the eyes as he poked a whole in the juice box with the straw and began drinking. "Daddy... do you like the off'cer?"
Sanosuke nodded. "Yes, I do."
"A lot?" She asked again, raising her voice in question.
Sanosuke looked back around to her and raised an eyebrow. "Yes, why?"
"'Cause... sometimes you seem lonely. I dun know why, either, you have Aya! But you do, and you need someone else to make the loneliness go away..." She answered, and Sanosuke felt his heart speed up again, thinking about Saitou.
"Really? Do you like Hajime, Aya-chan?" Sanosuke asked, as he began to walk up the stairs to their rooms with Aya in his arms.
Aya nodded. "Yep! I do! We're friends! And now you're friends!" She announced with a giggle.
Sanosuke smiled as he began to walk into Aya's room.
"No!" Aya sudden squealed, and Sanosuke stopped.
"What is it?"
"I wanna stay with you tonight, daddy, please?" She begged, giving him her puppy eyes.
He chuckled and nodded, changing his direction to head into the other room. His room. He stopped at the doorway and looked around. There was a draft in the room. He set Aya down and walked over to the window with a sigh. "Did Misao open this window?" He asked, looking over to Aya.
Aya shook her head. "Nope."
"Then who did? This was shut when I left." He stated, knowing that Aya was too short herself to open it.
She shrugged. "Let's go to sleep now, daddy! I'm tired!" She pressed, and Sanosuke nodded.
"Yeah, just a second, all right? I need to change, you can jump in bed."
Aya nodded, and did just that, hopping over to the bed.
Sanosuke looked around in his closet for a moment, and pulled off his clothes, tossing them into the hamper. He pulled on a pair of drawstring pants and turned off the light. He hobbled back over to the bed, where he could hear Aya jumping up and down, and sat on the edge. He tackled the girl with a smile, and pulled both of them under the covers. She giggled, snuggling up to her daddy's bare chest and let out a sigh.
"Daddy?"
"Hm?"
"I love you!" She cuddled against him, and Sanosuke nodded.
"I love you too, Aya-chan."
The room was silent as Sanosuke closed his eyes and began to drift off to sleep. His body was tired, and he wanted to get back to sleep as soon as he could. But then there was a voice that pulled him away from his sleep.
"Daddy?"
"Hm?" Sanosuke answered, but this time it was more of a grunt than a thoughtful noise.
"You smell like the off'cer." Aya stated.
Sanosuke chuckled and nodded, half asleep. "Yeah... I do..."
"Daddy?"
"Hm?"
"Do you like the off'cer enough to get married so Aya can have a lil' bro'er?"
"Yeah..." Sanosuke mumbled, less than half-aware of what he was saying, and then fell asleep.
Aya giggled. "Yay!"
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"This is where you live, right?" Saitou asked Misao, gesturing over to the house she had directed him to.
She nodded a quick, "Yup," as Saitou pulled in the driveway and hesitated to get out as she looked back at the officer. "Saitou-san?" She asked cautiously.
He looked at her and answered with a questioning, "Hm?"
"About Sanosuke..." She began, crossing her arms.
He nodded, urging her to continue. "What about him?"
"I've been baby-sitting Aya for three years, but this is the first time I've baby-sat her because he's gone out with someone... I just wanted to tell you that..." She paused and groaned. "God, why can't I say this?" She mused aloud.
Saitou waited patiently for her to gather her words.
"He's never really... shown interest. And if he has, it's been over-ruled by Aya. Know that he's going to put her ahead of you, and he has to. And if you can't deal with that, I want you to end it quickly before you hurt him. I want you to know that, because it seems like he's serious about this, so please don't break his heart." She reached into her pocket.
"And please, give this back to him." She pulled out the fifty. "He always over-pays me, and I feel bad about it."
Saitou looked at the money carelessly. "You can just hold onto that, and keep it as pay in advance. We may drop Aya off with you tomorrow."
Misao blinked. "Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes, are you free tomorrow?"
She gripped her bag with a smile on her face. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow then?"
She hopped out of the car, leaning down over the open window to quickly say, "It was nice to meet you, Saitou-san! And thank you for taking me home!"
He bobbed his head in acknowledgment and waited in his car to make sure that she got in all right. Once he made sure that her front door was unlocked, he pulled out of the driveway with a smile on his face as he drove home.
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Sanosuke woke up to the sound of his cell phone ringing.
And ringing.
And ringing.
And ringing.
He groaned and rolled over on his side to find that there was no Aya in there with him. He frowned, but he was still too asleep to think anything of it. He fell, once again into a welcomed sleep.
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Sanosuke's loud snoring was interrupted by a bouncing on his bed, which he quickly rolled away from. That was Aya's favorite way of waking him up, and he ignored her by rolling away each and every time. Except this time, he rolled into a warm lap. He frowned and slowly opened his eyes to a pair of black designer pants. Nope, that was not Aya.
His eyes slowly traveled up the leg to a figure sitting up on his bed.
"H-Hajime!? What the hell are you doing here?!" Sanosuke demanded, eyes wide as he recognized the man seated next to him.
Saitou smirked as he ran a hand through the rooster head's mass or unruly hair. "I called earlier, and Aya invited me over."
Sanosuke looked around to the little angel smiling innocently at his other side.
"Aya-chan!"
"What is it, daddy? You said that you liked him enough to marry him! What's wrong with him comin' over?" She demanded, tugging at the blanket around the man.
Sanosuke flushed slightly. "Aya-chan!"
Saitou chuckled as he looked at the two. "I just thought that since today was a Saturday, I could take Aya and you to the park." The older man stated, and was promptly glomped by the child.
"Jime made me breakfast too!!" She giggled, and that left Sanosuke to raise an eyebrow.
"Jime?" He echoed, and she nodded.
"It was a yummy breakfast!"
Sanosuke sat up carefully. "That's good to hear... Aya-chan, if we're going to the park, why don't you head over to your room and get ready?"
She nodded and scampered off.
Sanosuke's eyes meet Saitou's as he cocked his head slightly. "How long have you been here?"
"About a half-hour."
"Why the fuck didn't you wake me up?" Sanosuke asked drably, still not fully awake.
Saitou chuckled. "Well, it's good to know that you slightly watch your mouth around impressionable youth."
Sanosuke shrugged. "I try."
Saitou shook his head, but leaned forward to cover the younger man's mouth with his own. Sanosuke smiled as Saitou pulled away after a moment. "Mm, now that's a good way to start a morning."
"Get your ass moving and it will be an even better day." Saitou stated as he stood up.
Sanosuke grinned and shot him a grin, "Hey, I need to take a shower, wanna join me?"
Saitou's face looked almost thoughtful as he responded, "Hm, tempting, but there's a child in the house, and I think I'll watch her while you do that."
"Damn." Sanosuke stated and began to walk out of the room. "Well, have fun, I'll see ya in twenty minutes."
Saitou nodded in acknowledgment and headed around the house to find Aya.
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The hot water poured down Sanosuke body, and felt great, loosening his tight muscles. He was tense, but this made him smile. He had always loved showers, and this was just the right thing after a great night... and an even better night's sleep. There was a knock on the door, and Sanosuke turned around to peer out from behind the curtain and called out, "Come in! Door's open!"
Saitou stepped in, and Sanosuke raised an eyebrow. "Come to take me up on my offer?"
"Not exactly, as tempting as it is. I was just wondering where you kept the honey. Aya wants me to make her oatmeal and honey." Saitou explained.
Sanosuke brushed a trickle of water out of his eyes, and said quickly, "It's on the top shelve of the pantry. I hid it up there so she couldn't grab it. She has a thing with honey... Just make sure that you're the one that puts it on! Don't leave her alone with it!"
Saitou nodded, gave Sanosuke a quick look up and down before disappearing with a smirk on his face. Sanosuke blushed slightly and ducked back behind the curtain with a ridiculous smile on his face.
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"Tell me when." Saitou instructed as he began to pour the honey in a thin stream down into the bowl of oatmeal, looking at the girl seated on the counter, eyes intently on the food as she swung her feet.
"More!" She commanded. "More!"
Saitou shook his head, chuckling and squeezed just enough to cover the surface of the oatmeal.
"More!"
"No more for you. This is more than enough." He quickly capped it off, and set it at the top of the shelve where it had been before.
"No fair! I wanted more!" The small girl continued to wail.
Saitou gave her a firm stare that shut her up immediately. He stirred the bowl quickly to mix the honey in with the rest of the oatmeal. He slid it to the girl on the table, smile widened as she dug in.
"Thank you, 'Jime!" She cheered, and hopped up to give his neck a hug.
Sanosuke made his way into the room to see Aya still perched on the counter, eating the bowl of food set in front of her. He made sure that the towel around his waist was secure before he walked into the room and saw Saitou.
Aya waved to her daddy with a big smile on her face, one that Saitou saw and peered around to see just what she was smiling at.
Sanosuke greeted the older man with a big hug, and then quickly hunched down to hug his daughter.
"How are ya doing, Aya-chan?"
Aya peered up with a smile. "I'm eatin'!"
"That doesn't tell me how you're doing." Sanosuke stated, poking her small nose.
She shook her head. "I'm eatin'!!"
Sanosuke smiled and looked back at Saitou. "We're gonna head out now?"
Saitou nodded. "As soon as Aya's done with her breakfast."
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End of part four
Warnings: AU, Sano/Saitou
Crying Roses
By: Emmy
Part Four
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Misao looked at the clock and sighed. She had long since gotten her homework done, and there was still no sight of Sanosuke or his date.
And it was a little past midnight.
She laid her head down on the table, breathing in a heavy sigh. Aya had been a good girl all night, and she had been asleep since nine. Her bedtime might have been eight, but she claimed that she couldn't get to sleep unless her Neko was in bed with her. And that had been the reason the little girl disappeared outside. After she came back in, Misao had taken every precaution to make sure all the windows and doors were locked.
Aya had said that she talked to a man... and she had no idea who the girl could have been talking about.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door that snapped her out of her thought process. She looked around the room hesitantly, and got to her feet. She rushed to the door and unlocked it, smiling as she looked at the two in the doorway.
"Hey you two! I hope you had fun!" Misao cheered, with a smile slapped on her face that wasn't normal for a teenage girl to have past midnight.
Sanosuke nodded with a smile, and then quickly said, with a yawn, "I'll take ya home now, Misao."
"No, if it's all right, I can take you home." Saitou quickly cut in, "I'm out driving anyway, and you're tired, Sanosuke."
The brunette blinked, and shook his head, "It's my job, I can do it. It won't take that long, it's not too far from here and--"
"Then I'll go and save you the trouble." Saitou stated again, and Sanosuke looked between him and Misao for a moment.
"Would that be all right with you, Misao?" Sanosuke asked hesitantly.
Misao smiled, "It's fine, Sano! Don't worry! And as he said, you're tired, just get to bed, and I'll be fine!"
The younger man was a bit hesitant at first, but after a moment, he nodded and pulled out his wallet. "Sorry we were gone so late, Misao. I hope this pays for all your trouble." Sanosuke stated and placed a fifty in her hand.
She blinked and looked up to him. "Of course it does, Sanosuke!" She exclaimed with a grin. "Thanks! Sweet dreams to ya!" She announced, and gave Sanosuke a quick hug before she walked back to the door where her shoes were.
Saitou walked over to Sanosuke and gave him a goodnight kiss. Sanosuke gave him a lazy smiled and pulled him into a hug before he could leave. "I had a good time, Hajime, thank you."
"I did too. I'll call you tomorrow, all right?" Saitou said, ending his statement with a quick kiss on the forehead.
Sanosuke nodded, "Sounds great..." and then watched as Misao disappeared with a wave and Saitou with a smile.
He waited until they were out the door to walk up and lock it. Sanosuke turned around, wrapping his arms around himself to warm up a little bit, now that the heat Saitou carried was gone, and walked over to the kitchen. He looked around for a moment, before he heard a pair of small footsteps walking down the stairs. He smiled to himself for a moment, and turned around as he heard a small, yet loud, "Daddy...!" coming from the doorway.
He looked around and smiled. "What are you doing up, Aya-chan?"
She cocked her head, and began to run, latching onto Sanosuke leg. He blinked, but smiled, kneeling down to pick her up. "I missed you, daddy!"
He smiled and turned back to the refrigerator. "I missed you too, Aya-chan."
She cuddled into the crook of his neck and asked quickly, "Did ya have fun?"
"Yes, I did. I had a great time." Sanosuke answered, pulling out a small juice box.
Aya looked him in the eyes as he poked a whole in the juice box with the straw and began drinking. "Daddy... do you like the off'cer?"
Sanosuke nodded. "Yes, I do."
"A lot?" She asked again, raising her voice in question.
Sanosuke looked back around to her and raised an eyebrow. "Yes, why?"
"'Cause... sometimes you seem lonely. I dun know why, either, you have Aya! But you do, and you need someone else to make the loneliness go away..." She answered, and Sanosuke felt his heart speed up again, thinking about Saitou.
"Really? Do you like Hajime, Aya-chan?" Sanosuke asked, as he began to walk up the stairs to their rooms with Aya in his arms.
Aya nodded. "Yep! I do! We're friends! And now you're friends!" She announced with a giggle.
Sanosuke smiled as he began to walk into Aya's room.
"No!" Aya sudden squealed, and Sanosuke stopped.
"What is it?"
"I wanna stay with you tonight, daddy, please?" She begged, giving him her puppy eyes.
He chuckled and nodded, changing his direction to head into the other room. His room. He stopped at the doorway and looked around. There was a draft in the room. He set Aya down and walked over to the window with a sigh. "Did Misao open this window?" He asked, looking over to Aya.
Aya shook her head. "Nope."
"Then who did? This was shut when I left." He stated, knowing that Aya was too short herself to open it.
She shrugged. "Let's go to sleep now, daddy! I'm tired!" She pressed, and Sanosuke nodded.
"Yeah, just a second, all right? I need to change, you can jump in bed."
Aya nodded, and did just that, hopping over to the bed.
Sanosuke looked around in his closet for a moment, and pulled off his clothes, tossing them into the hamper. He pulled on a pair of drawstring pants and turned off the light. He hobbled back over to the bed, where he could hear Aya jumping up and down, and sat on the edge. He tackled the girl with a smile, and pulled both of them under the covers. She giggled, snuggling up to her daddy's bare chest and let out a sigh.
"Daddy?"
"Hm?"
"I love you!" She cuddled against him, and Sanosuke nodded.
"I love you too, Aya-chan."
The room was silent as Sanosuke closed his eyes and began to drift off to sleep. His body was tired, and he wanted to get back to sleep as soon as he could. But then there was a voice that pulled him away from his sleep.
"Daddy?"
"Hm?" Sanosuke answered, but this time it was more of a grunt than a thoughtful noise.
"You smell like the off'cer." Aya stated.
Sanosuke chuckled and nodded, half asleep. "Yeah... I do..."
"Daddy?"
"Hm?"
"Do you like the off'cer enough to get married so Aya can have a lil' bro'er?"
"Yeah..." Sanosuke mumbled, less than half-aware of what he was saying, and then fell asleep.
Aya giggled. "Yay!"
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"This is where you live, right?" Saitou asked Misao, gesturing over to the house she had directed him to.
She nodded a quick, "Yup," as Saitou pulled in the driveway and hesitated to get out as she looked back at the officer. "Saitou-san?" She asked cautiously.
He looked at her and answered with a questioning, "Hm?"
"About Sanosuke..." She began, crossing her arms.
He nodded, urging her to continue. "What about him?"
"I've been baby-sitting Aya for three years, but this is the first time I've baby-sat her because he's gone out with someone... I just wanted to tell you that..." She paused and groaned. "God, why can't I say this?" She mused aloud.
Saitou waited patiently for her to gather her words.
"He's never really... shown interest. And if he has, it's been over-ruled by Aya. Know that he's going to put her ahead of you, and he has to. And if you can't deal with that, I want you to end it quickly before you hurt him. I want you to know that, because it seems like he's serious about this, so please don't break his heart." She reached into her pocket.
"And please, give this back to him." She pulled out the fifty. "He always over-pays me, and I feel bad about it."
Saitou looked at the money carelessly. "You can just hold onto that, and keep it as pay in advance. We may drop Aya off with you tomorrow."
Misao blinked. "Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes, are you free tomorrow?"
She gripped her bag with a smile on her face. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow then?"
She hopped out of the car, leaning down over the open window to quickly say, "It was nice to meet you, Saitou-san! And thank you for taking me home!"
He bobbed his head in acknowledgment and waited in his car to make sure that she got in all right. Once he made sure that her front door was unlocked, he pulled out of the driveway with a smile on his face as he drove home.
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Sanosuke woke up to the sound of his cell phone ringing.
And ringing.
And ringing.
And ringing.
He groaned and rolled over on his side to find that there was no Aya in there with him. He frowned, but he was still too asleep to think anything of it. He fell, once again into a welcomed sleep.
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Sanosuke's loud snoring was interrupted by a bouncing on his bed, which he quickly rolled away from. That was Aya's favorite way of waking him up, and he ignored her by rolling away each and every time. Except this time, he rolled into a warm lap. He frowned and slowly opened his eyes to a pair of black designer pants. Nope, that was not Aya.
His eyes slowly traveled up the leg to a figure sitting up on his bed.
"H-Hajime!? What the hell are you doing here?!" Sanosuke demanded, eyes wide as he recognized the man seated next to him.
Saitou smirked as he ran a hand through the rooster head's mass or unruly hair. "I called earlier, and Aya invited me over."
Sanosuke looked around to the little angel smiling innocently at his other side.
"Aya-chan!"
"What is it, daddy? You said that you liked him enough to marry him! What's wrong with him comin' over?" She demanded, tugging at the blanket around the man.
Sanosuke flushed slightly. "Aya-chan!"
Saitou chuckled as he looked at the two. "I just thought that since today was a Saturday, I could take Aya and you to the park." The older man stated, and was promptly glomped by the child.
"Jime made me breakfast too!!" She giggled, and that left Sanosuke to raise an eyebrow.
"Jime?" He echoed, and she nodded.
"It was a yummy breakfast!"
Sanosuke sat up carefully. "That's good to hear... Aya-chan, if we're going to the park, why don't you head over to your room and get ready?"
She nodded and scampered off.
Sanosuke's eyes meet Saitou's as he cocked his head slightly. "How long have you been here?"
"About a half-hour."
"Why the fuck didn't you wake me up?" Sanosuke asked drably, still not fully awake.
Saitou chuckled. "Well, it's good to know that you slightly watch your mouth around impressionable youth."
Sanosuke shrugged. "I try."
Saitou shook his head, but leaned forward to cover the younger man's mouth with his own. Sanosuke smiled as Saitou pulled away after a moment. "Mm, now that's a good way to start a morning."
"Get your ass moving and it will be an even better day." Saitou stated as he stood up.
Sanosuke grinned and shot him a grin, "Hey, I need to take a shower, wanna join me?"
Saitou's face looked almost thoughtful as he responded, "Hm, tempting, but there's a child in the house, and I think I'll watch her while you do that."
"Damn." Sanosuke stated and began to walk out of the room. "Well, have fun, I'll see ya in twenty minutes."
Saitou nodded in acknowledgment and headed around the house to find Aya.
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The hot water poured down Sanosuke body, and felt great, loosening his tight muscles. He was tense, but this made him smile. He had always loved showers, and this was just the right thing after a great night... and an even better night's sleep. There was a knock on the door, and Sanosuke turned around to peer out from behind the curtain and called out, "Come in! Door's open!"
Saitou stepped in, and Sanosuke raised an eyebrow. "Come to take me up on my offer?"
"Not exactly, as tempting as it is. I was just wondering where you kept the honey. Aya wants me to make her oatmeal and honey." Saitou explained.
Sanosuke brushed a trickle of water out of his eyes, and said quickly, "It's on the top shelve of the pantry. I hid it up there so she couldn't grab it. She has a thing with honey... Just make sure that you're the one that puts it on! Don't leave her alone with it!"
Saitou nodded, gave Sanosuke a quick look up and down before disappearing with a smirk on his face. Sanosuke blushed slightly and ducked back behind the curtain with a ridiculous smile on his face.
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"Tell me when." Saitou instructed as he began to pour the honey in a thin stream down into the bowl of oatmeal, looking at the girl seated on the counter, eyes intently on the food as she swung her feet.
"More!" She commanded. "More!"
Saitou shook his head, chuckling and squeezed just enough to cover the surface of the oatmeal.
"More!"
"No more for you. This is more than enough." He quickly capped it off, and set it at the top of the shelve where it had been before.
"No fair! I wanted more!" The small girl continued to wail.
Saitou gave her a firm stare that shut her up immediately. He stirred the bowl quickly to mix the honey in with the rest of the oatmeal. He slid it to the girl on the table, smile widened as she dug in.
"Thank you, 'Jime!" She cheered, and hopped up to give his neck a hug.
Sanosuke made his way into the room to see Aya still perched on the counter, eating the bowl of food set in front of her. He made sure that the towel around his waist was secure before he walked into the room and saw Saitou.
Aya waved to her daddy with a big smile on her face, one that Saitou saw and peered around to see just what she was smiling at.
Sanosuke greeted the older man with a big hug, and then quickly hunched down to hug his daughter.
"How are ya doing, Aya-chan?"
Aya peered up with a smile. "I'm eatin'!"
"That doesn't tell me how you're doing." Sanosuke stated, poking her small nose.
She shook her head. "I'm eatin'!!"
Sanosuke smiled and looked back at Saitou. "We're gonna head out now?"
Saitou nodded. "As soon as Aya's done with her breakfast."
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End of part four