day 13 - eating ice cream

"I want ice cream," Mary complained. "It's hoooooot."

Her complaint was prompted by the ice cream shop they were passing, and Mary stopped to peer into the window. Seto stopped as well, and Kido sighed as she came to a halt to wait for them.

"You can't get ice cream right now," Kido reprimanded, shifting her weight from foot to foot as she waited for them to keep walking. "It's almost evening, and you'll spoil your dinner." Her motherly side always came through when most inconvenient.

Mary pouted, looking from Kido to the window and then back again. It wasn't likely that she was going to be able to convince Kido. She frowned and got ready to walk again, before she had an idea. She seized Seto's sleeve, and looked up at him with the best puppy eyes she could manage. He was going red before she even started speaking.

"Setooooo," she whined, tugging on his sleeve, "it's hot, and Kido won't let me get ice cream."

Seto looked between Kido and Mary helplessly. He had no desire to backtalk to Kido, but Mary looked downright heartbroken, and he sighed. "It's not that late, is it?" he asked, not making eye contact with Kido.

She crossed her arms, not budging. "Actually it is. Now are you coming home, or not?"

Defeated, Seto sighed, and tried to continue walking, but Mary was still clinging to his arm, and she dug her heels in. He looked pleadingly at Kido, who raised her eyebrows. He didn't have to use his power to know she was thinking 'this is your problem, not mine' in his direction. He pulled his arm out Mary's grasp and, before she could react and get upset, picked her up easily. She grumbled, but settled down into his arms.

Kido rolled her eyes and started walking again, and Seto followed her without trouble this time. They made much better time, though Mary pouted literally all the way. When they got back to the base, Seto dropped down on the couch, setting her down in his lap. She stuck out her lip at him.

"I wanted ice cream," she grumbled, and he smiled, ruffling her bangs.

"Hang on," he said, pointing his thumb towards the kitchen where Kido was rattling pots and pans. Mary crossed her arms and puffed out her cheeks, but she waited, and soon Kido walked into the room.

"I'm going out to get some things for dinner. I'll be right back," she announced.

"Got it!" Seto replied cheerfully. He waited until she left the base, then moved Mary to the cushion next to him. "I'll be right back," he promised, and vanished into the kitchen. She kicked her heels and waited, and he was back in a moment, handing her a prepackaged ice cream from the freezer. "Kano hid these pretty well," he said, grinning as her face lit up, "but not well enough, I guess."

"You're the best!" she squeaked, unwrapping it, and he laughed.

"Just don't get it on the couch, or she'll have both our heads."