Theme 10 Splash
Bathing the Baby
“Stupid Kouga,” Hakaku muttered.
“It’s not his fault the leader called him and old man Robai away,” Ginta said.
“He did this on purpose. He knew we were due to give Tsuki a bath and decided to skip out on us.” Hakaku sighed. “Let’s just dunk the kid in the river and go back into the den.”
“Wait, remember what Kouga said! Shallow water only!” Ginta said.
“You forgot the ‘or else’ he added at the end,” Hakaku said as he sloshed around in the river. “It’s freezing in here! Stupid Tsuki! Stupid loss at a stupid game! Stupid hygiene!”
“Here you go, Hakaku,” Ginta said as he handed her over. “I’ll go and keep watch.”
“Why am I always the one getting stuck with you whenever things get difficult?” Hakaku asked the baby.
In response, Tsuki grinned at him.
It was said girls could steal a man's soul with a smile.
“Don’t give me that look!” he exclaimed.
Shallow water, huh? It wasn’t like it would make a difference.
When he tried to place her down into the water, the smile vanished from her face. She looked panicked.
“Un!” she protested.
“Hey, what’s wrong with you?” Hakaku asked. “Get in the water!”
“Eeek~!”
Without warning, she hugged herself to his face and would not let go.
“GAHH!” Hakaku cried. “Ginta! Help me! She’s going to steal my soul!”
Ginta looked over to see his friend running around wildly with a terrified toddler on his head.
Suddenly, he was very glad Kouga was gone.