Chapter 2: AoKuro - Master, Mistress and I: Part 2
Yet another short piece of shameless fluff. 3rd person POV when Nigō takes a nap.
Good morning! I'm Nigō and I've grown lots! I'm almost as tall as my mistress now; at least I am when I'm on my hind legs.
But never mind that, because we are currently at the beach~~~
Sand! Water! Sun! Wee~~ Wait, wait, wait… Give me a minute, 'Pant. Pant.'
Pardon my pants, but dogs don't sweat so we've got to pant to not overheat.
Why you ask?
Why, to chase of course! Was there anything more invigorating that just running after something with all your might? Not to dogs! I loved to chase, especially after my master. I was pretty fast, but my master was wicked fast.
"Watch out Nigō, a big wave's coming." My master turned his head to warn me just as a wave of water crashed onto the beach.
Most dogs might not like the water, but I sure wasn't one of them. I meandered off my master's path and ran into the big blue tub they called the sea, feeling the water and sand soak into my fur, cooling me. I felt floaty. It was fun. Like epic bath time!
My master should enjoy this too! Soaking wet as I was, I ran towards my master and pulled him by his shorts into the water.
"Damn it Nigō! Let go! Wait, wait Nigō! It's gonna come off idiot!"
"Good boy Nigō! Just a bit more!" From afar, a member of the pack – the pink lady – praised my efforts. I knew it. I couldn't have been the only one who knew the awesomeness of the big blue tub!
"Woot! Ganbatte Nigō! Drag him all the way out to sea! I'll take care of Kurokocchi don't you worry Aominecchi!" The blond urged me on and more accolades continued to come from the other members of the pack.
"Hey dog, drag him towards the west. It's supposed to be an unlucky direction for Virgo's today".
"Keep going Nigō-chin! I'll feed you some watermelon later", Ohhhh… Did purple-top say watermelon!? "Say, Mido-chin, can dogs eat watermelon?"
"How should I know? I'm a doctor not a vet".
Yes! Yes, I can eat watermelon. I wanted to bark to show my enthusiasm, but then I'd lose grip on my master – oh the pains of not having opposable thumbs.
My master was still ever reluctant to get in the big blue tub. He really shouldn't be. I redoubled my efforts, determined to show him that epic bath time was fun.
"The hell?! What are you guys doing here? Oi stop! Don't encourage him! Nigō heeeel!"
A crowd was beginning to gather around us; no doubt finding my master's fear of epic bath time amusing. No matter, I'll be a good boy and cure my master's fear.
"Stop cheering you dumbasses, you're just making him more excited!"
"That is the point Daiki. Proceed Nigō," the red-head calmly gave his command.
"You're all gonna get it later! Damn it Nigō obey your master!" Ganbatte master. You're almost in the big blue tub! Enjoy!
"Nigō~ Come here." I heard my mistress's voice amongst all the loud cheering, and sure enough there was my mistress, walking out of the beachside inn wearing a light summer dress, effortlessly drawing the attention of the pack.
Without hesitation, I abandoned my epic bath time missions, and ran towards my mistress. Don't judge me for my short attention span. I'm a dog. In my zeal, I got water and sand all over some humans, but those weren't pack members so I didn't care.
My mistress had been awfully tired lately. She slept lots and looked paler than normal. I hoped my mistress knew that I was always available to help. I could ward off strange males, bark at insects, carry groceries, and I could even make for a handy heat pack when it was cold.
"That's no good Nigō. You shouldn't try to strip Daiki like that."
My mistress was soft-spoken as always, but I was confused, was my master really that afraid of the big blue tub? I bowed my head, sad that I did something my mistress didn't like.
"Hahaha, nice job with the commands Aominecchi. So fail~"
"Seems like Nigō prefers Tetsu-kun much more than Dai-kun," the pink lady giggled.
"Doesn't everyone?" The purple giant stated. He had a watermelon in one hand and a bat in another.
"Enough already… I swear, you 5 think it's your life's mission to make me miserable." My master walked to my mistress's side.
My master ran his fingers over my mistress's mass of long, light blue hair. Then my master tucked it to one side and brushed his fingers against my mistress's neck. My master did this gesture often, almost as often as he licked my mistress's lips. I suppose it was the human equivalent to dogs grooming each other for bonding.
My master sighed. "How did you guys find out about our 'private family getaway' anyway?" At this, everyone turned to grass-san.
"As Kuroko's physician it is my responsibility to know what goes on in her life. Naturally, that includes any future travel plans".
I felt down as I looked at my mistress. For what I understood, my mistress had some kind of horrible parasite. Parasites were bad, bad news. I knew, I had them before, and my master had taken me to this evil human who poked me with needles! Parasites were soooo bad. I bet my whiskers that it was why my mistress tired easily nowadays.
I felt useless, wishing I could bark that terrible parasite away. I rubbed my slightly damp self against my mistress's leg, hoping to comfort her. She smiles and began to bend down to pet me only to be stopped by a chorus of 6 yelling, "NO!"
Whyyyyy? Was trying to give my master epic bath time really so unforgivable? I cried and begged for my mistress's attention, but she was preoccupied with the pack members telling her all sorts of things. Most of them consisted of requests like 'sit down' and 'stay still'. Who was supposed to be the dog again?
Sigh… I'll never try to get my master near the big blue tub again.
*5 hours later*
It was sunset, and after the awesome barbecue dinner the pack had, my master and mistress had returned to their chalet.
"Finally, they've gone home… Those idiots just won't give us a break will they?" My master said as he relaxed on the futon with his head in my mistress's lap. My mistress methodically ran her fingers through my master's short blue hair.
"They're our friends."
"Tch… Kise still calls you Kurokocchi or some shit. As if we haven't made it clear that you're an Aomine now. Speaking of which, how's the baby?" For some reason, my master pressed his cheek to my mistress's tummy. Ah… I'm sleepy…
"It's only been a few weeks. I can barely feel anything yet, much less you Daiki. We better keep it down. Looks like Nigō's dozed off".
Aomine sighed. "That dog…"
"Reminds you of someone who's also lazy and sleeps a lot right?" Tetsuna smiled and Aomine pretended to be hurt at the joke.
"Say Tetsuna." Aomine caressed his wife's cheek.
"Hmm?" Tetsuna idly played with a lock of her husband's hair.
"Do you think we'll make good parents? Scratch that, I know you'll make a great mother, but do you think I'll..?"
"Ara, ara… What's this, the mighty Aomine Daiki doubts himself?" Tetsuna teased, "Maybe you should've thought about that before you decided to infect me with billions of your genetic tadpoles?"
"You do not have the gift of euphemisms Tetsuna. That sounds disgusting", Aomine frowned.
"I was just trying to lighten the mood Daiki", Tetsuna tapped the tip of Aomine's aquiline nose and chuckled softly. "You'll be a great dad."
"I love getting spoiled by you Tetsuna", Aomine nuzzled and lightly kissed his wife's tummy through the thin fabric of her nightgown.
"You're lucky I enjoy spoiling you. Nigō too. Come to think of it, the baby will need much more spoiling than the both of you combined, especially if it turns out to be a son who takes after you. Geez, aren't I going to be busy?" At this, Aomine shot up from Tetsuna's lap and grabbed her shoulders.
"Oh my god, you're right!" The panic in his voice failed to alert the soundly sleeping Nigō.
"Daiki?..."
"Give birth to a girl. Make sure you give birth to a girl who takes after you okay?!"
"Daiki…" One could almost see the 3 lines forming on Tetsuna's forehead. "It's not like I can decide such a thing… "
"No, if it's you, you can definitely do it." Aomine pulled his wife in for a chaste kiss on the lips, as if to motivate her.
"GIVE BIRTH TO A GIRL!"