The Lone Nephew
"…so, what do we buy for a boy?"
"How should I know?"
"How should any of us know? We only have girls!"
Daisy, Violet, and Lily were all standing at the front of a baby boutique, all three looking utterly lost. Misty had recently been complaining that Aiden and Michelle were growing much too fast for her, and that neither one seemed to be fitting into any of their clothes anymore. Her three older sisters, self-proclaimed fashionistas, had decided to take it upon themselves to buy some new clothes for their nephew and niece. It didn't matter what age they were shopping for; all three believed they had much superior taste in clothing than their baby sister.
The only problem was that, well, there was a boy involved.
They all had daughters. And on top of that, they all loved frilly, designer labels that involved lots of pink and sparkle.
They couldn't buy those kinds of things for Aiden, however.
So, in order to get into the right frame of mind, Daisy, Violet, and Lily all decided to start with the girls' clothes. That would be easy enough for them, and once they had that out of the way, they figured it would be easier to focus on their new territory.
"I say we each pick out one outfit we like," Daisy announced. "And maybe we'll even pick out a little treat for the two cutie pies, since I just can't resist spoiling them!"
"Sounds good to me!" Violet agreed with a giggle.
"Same!" Lily trilled.
Daisy's pick, since she knew Misty wasn't the biggest fan of pink, was a ruffled chiffon bodysuit printed with tiny turquoise dots and adorned by gauzy, turquoise rosettes at the neckline.
Violet, who had the upcoming summer months in mind, selected a yellow and white seersucker dress embellished with three red, yellow, and blue flowers beneath the right strap.
Lily wasn't exactly keeping Misty's own interests in mind, and chose an outfit that had absolutely stolen her own heart: a sailor inspired set that included a pink and white striped top with a nautical collar and front tie paired with white pants.
With all three outfits selected, the sisters also agreed on two separate sets of diaper covers: a trio with different colored flowers, because they figured it would remind Misty of them, and a second trio with water types, including Wailord, Octillery, and Krabby, because they knew Misty would like them.
"Wow, that was like…so easy!" Lily laughed.
"Of course, because we're so good at picking out clothes for little girls!" Violet trilled. "We're super experienced!"
"But now we need to find outfits for Aiden," Daisy broke in, causing her two younger sisters to sigh. "Don't worry, it can't be that hard! Let's go check out the boys' section!"
As soon as the three sisters got there, they realized it was actually going to be much harder than they had even expected.
There was no pink. At all. No ruffles or frills, flowers or lace. Hell, there weren't even any sequins to go off of!
"Everything is so…solid," Violet muttered, plucking a blue and white striped t-shirt between her fingers.
"Pretty boring if you ask me," Lily added.
"Guys, come on," Daisy urged. "We've each got to find one outfit!"
"But…none of this is cute," Violet whined with a pout.
"I don't think it's actually that bad," Daisy hummed.
"Really?" Lily remarked before holding up a plaid shirt in the colors of red, blue, and brown.
"Okay, fine, it's that bad," Daisy groaned.
"Can't we just find something in the girls' section that isn't overly girly?" Lily complained, causing Daisy's eyes to widen in shock.
"No, Lily, we are not bringing our nephew girl's clothes!" Daisy shrieked.
"Yeah, that'd be a new low, even for us," Violet begrudgingly agreed.
"Misty would have our heads," Daisy added.
"And I don't even want to imagine what Ash would do if we ever brought his son a girl outfit!" Violet screeched. "He's a sweet man, but a really scary daddy when he gets ticked…"
"Fine, fine, it was just a suggestion!" Lily panicked, holding her hands up in front of herself.
It took the sisters twice as long to gather clothes for Aiden than it did for Michelle. None of them were entirely thrilled with their picks, either. Sure, the clothes they had managed to find were cute, but not in the girly way that they were all familiar with.
Daisy had picked out a light blue romper embroidered with tiny sailboats. It was cute enough for her, and water themed, which was always a big hit with Misty.
Violet had also selected a romper, although hers was green and covered by little embroideries of blue Wailord. It was quite similar to what Daisy had chosen, but Violet really didn't like anything else she had seen, and she refused to just settle when it came to fashion.
Lily had been the most difficult out of the three to impress. She had picked up about five different outfits and put them all back one by one before coming to a final decision on a light blue and white striped polo paired with navy shorts.
"At least it's kind of like what I picked out for Michelle," Lily muttered.
Once that difficult task had been completed, the three sisters went on to get their little extra gift, which proved to be much easier than selecting the actual outfits. There were no cute diaper covers like there'd been for girls, however, so they instead got him a pack of reversible bibs consisting of blue and brown argyle print along with a trio of preppy, light blue and navy socks.
"I think we did good!" Violet crooned, causing her sisters to nod in agreement.
"I bet Misty is going to be so happy!" Lily giggled.
XXX
"…you guys didn't have to buy new clothes for the twins, you know."
Misty furrowed her brow as her sisters all sat in a row across from her, grinning so wide that she feared all of their faces would crack.
"Of course we did!" Daisy trilled. "Aiden and Michelle are our nephew and niece. You told us they were growing out of their clothes, so we wanted to help out!"
"I was going to go out shopping and buy them some new things," Misty murmured.
"Yeah, but we have a better eye for fashion than you," Violet remarked.
Misty raised an eyebrow at this. "But…they're just babies."
"That doesn't matter, they still need to look good!" Lily refuted.
"Arceus…" Misty groaned, rubbing her temples.
"But the outfits are so cute, aren't they?" Daisy prodded.
"Well yeah…"
"And do you even know how hard it was for us to pick out boy clothes?" Violet stressed. "They're not frilly or pink!"
"Makes it super challenging," Lily agreed.
Misty, at this point, had her entire face buried in her hands. "It's not that hard…you guys are just…dense."
"What, you think it's easy to pick out boys' clothes?!" Lily gasped.
"Yes, I do, because I have a son!" Misty growled. "I also have a husband who can't buy his own clothes. So if you think finding boys' clothes is hard, you don't even know how bad shopping for men's clothing is."
"If I were you, I would just buy Ash nothing," Daisy advised.
Misty raised an incredulous eyebrow. "Why would I do that?"
"Because he's got a fantastic body," Daisy explained. "That man could walk around shirtless, and I guarantee you that no one in their right mind would…well…mind."
Violet nodded at this. "I agree."
"Totally," Lily added.
"Guys, that's my husband you're talking about!" Misty shrieked, her whole face turning red and she felt quite offended too.
"Oh Misty, relax, we're not going after him, we know he is married," Daisy hushed. "Everyone knows how hot he is."
Misty rolled her eyes and threw her head back until it hit the couch. As soon as it made contact, the sound of crying from upstairs pierced the air, causing Misty to groan and sink down onto her side.
"Misty, shouldn't you…like…go get the baby?" Violet asked.
"I'm tired," Misty whined.
"And the baby is cranky, and sad," Lily retaliated. "What if Aiden or Michelle is up there crying and thinks their mommy hates them?"
"Not helping!" Misty screeched as she jumped to her feet and ran up the stairs like she'd just been shot out of a canon.
"Oh my gosh, Lily!" Daisy shrieked, gently smacking her sister's arm.
"What?" Lily questioned innocently. "It worked!"
Misty returned rather quickly, and much to her sister's surprise, with only one baby.
Even more surprising was the fact that it was Aiden.
"Aiden?" Violet questioned aloud. "But he never cries! Right?"
"He cries, just not as often as Michelle," Misty sighed. "But this is really weird because I just fed him! And usually, right after he's eaten, he's very happy and very sleepy."
"Well, he just sounds really upset to me," Lily remarked, causing Misty to growl at her.
Aiden continued to sob, and Misty retracted her angry glare to instead coo lovingly at the baby and continue to try and soothe him. Daisy, Violet, and Lily furrowed their brows before smiling at one another all at the same time, as though they had telepathic powers of some sort.
"Misty, could I hold Aiden?" Daisy trilled, holding her arms out towards the younger woman.
"Why do you want to hold him?" Misty asked skeptically. It's not that she didn't trust her sisters with the babies. She knew that they loved them, and were actually responsible with children since they each had a daughter of their own. The timing just seemed strange to her, as Misty knew from experience that none of her sisters really enjoyed a crying baby.
"Because I totally bet I could make him feel all better!" Daisy giggled.
Misty sighed. She didn't necessarily want to hand Aiden over, by Daisy seemed pretty confident in the idea. Besides, she was absolutely exhausted, and she would appreciate any kind of help she could get. Even if it came from her less-than intelligent big sisters.
"Come on, sweetie," Misty murmured to Aiden as she walked towards the couch opposite to where she'd just been sitting. "You're gonna' go see Aunt Daisy! She wants to make you feel all better! Yeah…here you go…"
Daisy took the sobbing little boy from Misty and smiled down at him. Almost instantly, Aiden stopped crying and was reduced to nothing more than series of desolate hiccups. This shocked Misty more than anything else. Daisy hadn't even done anything!
"Aw, you're such a cutie!" Daisy squealed. "Even when you're crying!"
Aiden gurgled curiously and blinked his big, brown eyes.
"Yeah, he's like, so handsome!" Violet added with a giggle.
At this, Aiden smiled and moved one of his hands up, sticking his fist into the side of his mouth as he stared up at his aunts and cooed joyfully.
"We may be lousy at picking out clothes for a little boy, but we sure are good at making him happy!" Lily remarked.
"Yeah, I don't know how that works," Misty murmured.
Aiden mumbled to himself and took his fist out of his mouth, instead choosing to hold his hands out towards Daisy. The blonde curiously tilted her head, not understanding what Aiden wanted. She bounced him up and down a few times, and when she stopped, Aiden smirked and let out one shrill, screeching laugh.
"Oh, I think now I understand why Aiden woke up so cranky!" Daisy giggled.
"What? Why?" Misty asked, bending down to be at eye contact with her oldest sister.
"He needs his diaper changed!" Daisy laughed. "I can't believe I picked up on that before you did, Misty."
"Ugh, Aiden, why do you have to be such a troublemaker?" Misty sighed, reaching out for the boy again.
"Wait, I'll do it!" Lily offered, taking the surprised baby boy from Daisy and stunning her sisters.
"Lily…" Misty warned.
"It's fine!" Lily giggled. "I finally learned how to pick out boys' clothes, and Aiden loves me! So, changing his diaper will be sooooo easy."
Lily jumped off the couch, carrying Aiden all the way up the stairs. Daisy, Violet, and Misty watched her go, Aiden peering at them over his aunt's shoulder and smiling the entire time.
"Overconfidence has always been a problem of hers," Violet sighed playfully.
"Uh…she does know that changing a boy's diaper is more difficult than changing one for a girl, right?" Misty asked the other two.
"MISTY! HE PUNCHED ON MY NOSE!"
"…I guess she knows now."