Aislinn's POV
Even if I can't talk yet, I have a good idea about the world around me. Daddy, as I have personally dubbed him, sets me down on the ground in front of the monstrous man before us. He scares me a lot, but the boy, Seto, seems very defiant of him. How can he stand up to someone so much bigger than he can? Seto is a very brave boy...
He takes hold of his baby brother and takes my hand, leading us away with Kimo. The big guard takes us to my playroom and stands watch at the door. Seto sets Mokuba up against some of my toys as he happily plays with them and the chestnut haired boy sat next to me.
"Your dad is the owner of Industrial Illusions, right?"
I nod, thinking of what my daddy does all day, other than keep my company of course.
"So, I'm assuming you have duel monster cards?"
What are Duel Monster cards? I look at him questioningly.
"I see," he said, scratching his chin in thought, "you can't read yet, or he doesn't trust you with something as fragile as a card."
I think he just insulted me. I give him a pout and go over to his baby brother. At least he speaks my language.
"Hello Mokuba," I say in baby gibberish, "how are you this evening?"
"I'm okay," The unruly haired chibi said, picked up a toy, "Your toys are very nice Aislinn."
"Thank you," I say, smiling, "that one right there is my favorite, The Magician of Black Chaos. I call him Chaos for short."
"He's really neat looking, but my brother really like this one," he says, holding up the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
I hold onto Chaos as Seto walks towards us. He looks at the Blue eyes and smirks. Then he turns towards both of us.
"Hey you two," he begins, "how would you like to get back at the monster with me?"
You mean his father; but he's so big and scary...
"I know both of you are scared," he says calmly, "but I can do most of the dirty work. You all can."
"Mokuba, are you full in your diaper?"
The chibi nods happily, patting his padded bottom.
"How about you Aislinn? Got anything we can use in there?"
I shake my head; I haven't eaten yet, and it won't be for a couple of hours before I make chocolate.
"Okay, Mokuba should make enough for both of us. What I want you to do is distract him by distracting your dad. While you do that, I'll take the contents of the nappy and throw it at the evil demon. It'll be so great!"
The chibi smiled brightly at his brilliant plan, forgetting that Kimo is nearby. Although... judging by the look on his face, I doubt he would mind seeing the monster humiliated. Seto takes up his brother with the blue eyes plushie whilst I taken the Chaos plushie and walk beside him. Kimo stands a few feet behind us to make it look normal. We walked into Daddy's business room where he and the monster sit, discussing something. However, why would Daddy look so distressed over work?
"Mr. Crawford, Mr. Kaiba," Kimo announced, "I believe the young mistress is upset. What it is, I cannot discover Sir."
Daddy looked troubled for a second, stood up, and walked towards me. I put on my best sad face and sniffling I could muster. He took me over to his chair and sat me in his lap. The monster looks agitated at the interruption. That upsets me for real and I go into my Daddy's chest.
"What's wrong little one?" he says comfortingly, rubbing my back soothingly.
Suddenly, a curse of disgust as well as childish laughter ring through the room. I look up from my Daddy's shirt to see the monster covered in Mokuba poop and Seto laughing like crazy. The look on the monster's face, however, was one of absolute rage. He peeled at bit of the chocolate off his face and through it at my Daddy (who was laughing) and some dropped onto my hair. Daddy worked so hard to get my hair perfect before...
The monster said a few choice words before proclaiming that this visit was over. He grabbed the chibis by the hands and stormed out the door. He also, however, took a hanky from Kimo to clean off the chocolate. I doubt he wants that back now...
"Well, this has been...an interesting evening," Daddy said, wiping the poo from his face.
I giggle as it had made an even bigger mess on his face. He looks at me questioningly then looks at his reflection in a nearby window. He sweat dropped, yet smiled nonetheless. He called Kimo to cancel all of his other appointments so that he and I could become clean. He took me to the master bathroom and ran the water warmly. He undressed me and gently set me into the tub when it was the right depth and temperature. Then, he pulled back his silver hair with a few loose strands and rolled up his sleeves. He pulled out my favorite shampoo and let me play in the bubbles. They are such interesting things... They seem so solid and light, yet they pop at the touch of a hand. I'll probably never solve their mystery. He gently washed my hair and my body. I helped him out by taking the rag and wiping off the poo on his face and getting shirt wet in the process. I give him a sorry face but he just smiles.
"It's all right" he said, "I have other shirts."
I nod excitedly and continue to wash his face until all of the chocolate is gone. His shirt is also soaked, but it was worth it. He wraps me in a warm and fuzzy towel and takes us to his room. He sets me on the bed, puts me in a pink nightshirt, and puts a clean diaper on. Freshness is good...
Daddy tells Kimo to bring our food up here so that he can change clothes. I cover my eyes giggling as he changes into a Toon t-shirt, and then he attacks me with tickles and kisses. I giggle until my sides are sore and Kimo returns. He sets our food to the side and leaves us in peace. Daddy relaxes and feeds me and then lets himself eat. I am careful not to get cracker crumbs on the bed.
"How about watching a bit of TV before bed?" Daddy asks, pulling out the TV remote.
I nod excitedly and crawl into his lap. He magically pulls down the big screen TV and the news is on. It was about a couple being murdered and boy having to go stay with his grandpa after his return from Egypt. All I caught was that the boy was about my age. It was sad.
Daddy then turned it to an American cartoon show called Sesame Street translated into Japanese. It's very entertaining and everyone is friendly like Big Bird, Snuffy, Elmo, Baby Bear, Oscar the Grouch and some human characters. They also sing, dance, share, and care. I think it's the greatest show on Earth.
"Look here Aishy," Daddy said, using my favorite nickname, "we're learning about the letter 'D' today. What word begins with 'D'?"
I looked around the room curiously and pointed at various things that started with 'D'. I pointed to the Desk, the dragon, the door, and the Dark Magician. Daddy was very pleased I was learning my letters.
"Very good Aishy," he said, pulling me close, "but you forgot something."
I looked at him curiously. What had I forgotten?
He took my tiny hand and pressed it against his heart.
"You forgot Daddy," he said, it finally clicking.
Of course! How could I forget something as important as that?
I give him the sad face, but he smiles in return.
"It's all right," he says softly, "Daddy doesn't mind."
He looks truly sadden that I had forgotten. Now I feel guilty...
"Dada..." I say softly, bringing Daddy to look at me.
"Wha-what did you just say?" he says nervously, so I repeat it once more, "Dada."
He looks so happy he hugs me tightly and dances about a bit.
"My daughter said her first word! My daughter said her first word!" he shouts happily, attracting attention of everyone in the castle.
They all cheered happily and then went back to work. Boy, that party was short-lived...
Daddy, however, hugged me tightly as I yawned. I'm sleepy. He smiles softly and lays me on his bed while he climbs in himself.
"I'm so proud of you Aishy," he says softly as I drift off, "You'll always be my baby girl, no matter what anyone else says."
