[Fic] Azure (12/?)
Characters: Naoto, Naoki, Tetsuya
Pairing: Hmm.
Rating: G
A/N: Sorry for the long wait, but mutant plot bunnies have been plaguing me as of late. Have a filler chapter. OTL
Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
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Soon after he acquiesced to Naoto’s request, a wrench was thrown into Naoki’s plans in the form of “another very important project” at work.
“Naoto-san, I’m really very sorry about all of this.”
“Oh shush. That has to be at least the fifth time you’ve said that in the past hour.”
“But-”
“There’ll be other weekends after you’re done with that, won’t there?”
“But-”
“Don’t ‘but’ me-”
“There. I’ve taken that shower. Happy now?” Naoto was interrupted by a scowling Tetsuya who had emerged from the bathroom, towelling his hair dry, boxers hanging low on his hips.
“Ever since I found out about your kind, I’ve found it rather uncomfortable to bathe you, Tetsuya-san.” Naoki commented drily, momentarily distracted.
“There was never any need for you to bathe me to begin with. I clean myself just fine. Your pet shampoo smells funny anyway.” The ‘shifter wrinkled his nose in distaste before plopping onto his favourite spot on the couch, right beside Naoto.
“Licking yourself isn’t ‘cleaning’; it’s disgusting.” A scowl was pasted over the avian’s face as he regarded Tetsuya’s close proximity.
“Better than splashing water about aimlessly. By the way, use that pretty feathered head of yours. There’s that tree in the front lawn. That’ll be fine for now, won’t it?” Ignoring him in favour of a good, long stretch, the felid’s grip on his towel loosened, said item falling softly onto the floor.
The other two stared blankly at Tetsuya for a moment.
“Why didn’t we think of that?”
“How would I know?”
“All the better to snack with, isn’t that right?”
Naoto’s withering glance was met with Tetsuya’s lazy grin.
“Survival of the fittest, my dear.”
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That very Sunday, Naoki found himself at the dining table, typing away on his laptop.
Clicking the “send” button on the email interface, he heaved a sigh and took a sip from his mug.
Right, now for the amendments to the report-
A chirp sounded from the floor.
Looking down, Naoki saw a sparrow hopping around agitatedly, occasionally fluttering its wings, yet never really getting off the ground.
It perched onto his slipper and chirped again.
Tetsuya was nowhere to be seen.
Naoki gave Naoto a small smile and removed his spectacles, before scooping the bird up to bring it outside for some sun and fresh air.
A five minute break would be nice.
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“Naoto-san?”
The sparrow was happily twittering on the tree, joining in the birdsong of a warbling lark perched a short distance away.
Naoki shook his head and turned back to his living room with a grin.
He supposed that he would bring Naoto-chan in later.
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The next time Naoki looked up from his work, he found that the sun had almost set. A shrill chattering reached his ears, shortly before a ginger cat sauntered indoors with a small brown bird clutched securely in its mouth.
Naoki groaned and buried his face into his hands.
“Tetsuya-san, please let go of Naoto-san.”
The tomcat dropped the sparrow at Naoki’s feet, then rubbed the length of its body along his calves, weaving in and out. Picking the cat up for a chin rub (for dropping its ‘prey’, not for catching it), Naoki felt Tecchan’s satisfied purr double in intensity.
The bird hurled a string of irritated chirps at the cat, shaking the remnants of cat saliva off its feathers. Shooting another scathing look at the relaxed feline on Naoki’s lap, it disappeared into Naoto’s room, reemerging in human form.
“And THAT was why I didn’t want to go on that tree.” Naoto huffed, pulling on a t-shirt.
“I didn’t realize that it was so late. I’m sorry, I should have brought you back inside just now.”
Tecchan just blinked slowly at Naoto, a feline smile spread across its face.
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In a different part of the country, a group of bird watchers looked on in awe as a buzzard spread its wings and took to the skies.
Pairing: Hmm.
Rating: G
A/N: Sorry for the long wait, but mutant plot bunnies have been plaguing me as of late. Have a filler chapter. OTL
Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
=========================
Soon after he acquiesced to Naoto’s request, a wrench was thrown into Naoki’s plans in the form of “another very important project” at work.
“Naoto-san, I’m really very sorry about all of this.”
“Oh shush. That has to be at least the fifth time you’ve said that in the past hour.”
“But-”
“There’ll be other weekends after you’re done with that, won’t there?”
“But-”
“Don’t ‘but’ me-”
“There. I’ve taken that shower. Happy now?” Naoto was interrupted by a scowling Tetsuya who had emerged from the bathroom, towelling his hair dry, boxers hanging low on his hips.
“Ever since I found out about your kind, I’ve found it rather uncomfortable to bathe you, Tetsuya-san.” Naoki commented drily, momentarily distracted.
“There was never any need for you to bathe me to begin with. I clean myself just fine. Your pet shampoo smells funny anyway.” The ‘shifter wrinkled his nose in distaste before plopping onto his favourite spot on the couch, right beside Naoto.
“Licking yourself isn’t ‘cleaning’; it’s disgusting.” A scowl was pasted over the avian’s face as he regarded Tetsuya’s close proximity.
“Better than splashing water about aimlessly. By the way, use that pretty feathered head of yours. There’s that tree in the front lawn. That’ll be fine for now, won’t it?” Ignoring him in favour of a good, long stretch, the felid’s grip on his towel loosened, said item falling softly onto the floor.
The other two stared blankly at Tetsuya for a moment.
“Why didn’t we think of that?”
“How would I know?”
“All the better to snack with, isn’t that right?”
Naoto’s withering glance was met with Tetsuya’s lazy grin.
“Survival of the fittest, my dear.”
=========================
That very Sunday, Naoki found himself at the dining table, typing away on his laptop.
Clicking the “send” button on the email interface, he heaved a sigh and took a sip from his mug.
Right, now for the amendments to the report-
A chirp sounded from the floor.
Looking down, Naoki saw a sparrow hopping around agitatedly, occasionally fluttering its wings, yet never really getting off the ground.
It perched onto his slipper and chirped again.
Tetsuya was nowhere to be seen.
Naoki gave Naoto a small smile and removed his spectacles, before scooping the bird up to bring it outside for some sun and fresh air.
A five minute break would be nice.
=========================
“Naoto-san?”
The sparrow was happily twittering on the tree, joining in the birdsong of a warbling lark perched a short distance away.
Naoki shook his head and turned back to his living room with a grin.
He supposed that he would bring Naoto-chan in later.
=========================
The next time Naoki looked up from his work, he found that the sun had almost set. A shrill chattering reached his ears, shortly before a ginger cat sauntered indoors with a small brown bird clutched securely in its mouth.
Naoki groaned and buried his face into his hands.
“Tetsuya-san, please let go of Naoto-san.”
The tomcat dropped the sparrow at Naoki’s feet, then rubbed the length of its body along his calves, weaving in and out. Picking the cat up for a chin rub (for dropping its ‘prey’, not for catching it), Naoki felt Tecchan’s satisfied purr double in intensity.
The bird hurled a string of irritated chirps at the cat, shaking the remnants of cat saliva off its feathers. Shooting another scathing look at the relaxed feline on Naoki’s lap, it disappeared into Naoto’s room, reemerging in human form.
“And THAT was why I didn’t want to go on that tree.” Naoto huffed, pulling on a t-shirt.
“I didn’t realize that it was so late. I’m sorry, I should have brought you back inside just now.”
Tecchan just blinked slowly at Naoto, a feline smile spread across its face.
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In a different part of the country, a group of bird watchers looked on in awe as a buzzard spread its wings and took to the skies.