Pace the Night [Late Night Call]
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esp_dragonv2Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: Something wakes Takeo up in the middle of the night.
Notes: Well, I'm running out of chapter titles that I haven't used already, aha.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 432
Total word count: 26,015
Status: Work in progress
Takeo frowned, straining his ears. Something had woken him-
There. A howl. It was long and drawn out, not cut short. It didn't sound like M-21 was being attacked.
He sat up and then headed downstairs, the howling continuing.
There was a familiar looking lump behind the curtain, but surprisingly, no Tao. But if Tao was downstairs, he wouldn't be able to hear M-21, and the same was for Frankenstein. As for the nobles... They might have been being polite and letting M-21 howl.
"M-21?"
The howling stopped and M-21 wriggled out from behind the curtain, his tail wagging slightly.
Takeo knelt down and scratched M-21's head when he came over. "Is there anythinmff-" He pushed M-21's snout away as M-21 continued to try to lick him. It didn't seem like M-21 was bothered by something - usually if he was, he usually either wanted to curl up with someone or tried to hide.
M-21 kept his paws on Takeo's knees, gazing at him before tilting his head back with a soft howl. It lasted a few seconds before he stopped, looking at Takeo again.
"M-21..." Takeo said, stroking M-21's ruff, "it's two in the morning." Their neighbours might hear him.
M-21's ears flattened and he whined, ducking his head.
Ah, damn. "Okay," Takeo said. "Five more minutes, and then it's time for bed."
M-21 perked up at that, lunging forward to lick Takeo's lips again and then went back to the window.
Takeo sat on the sofa as M-21 howled. It was softer than before and before Takeo checked the time, M-21 was there, head on his lap.
"Are you finished?" Takeo said, petting M-21.
M-21 nodded, taking a step back as Takeo stood up.
Tao didn't greet them on the stairs either so he had to still be working downstairs.
As Takeo turned towards his own room, M-21 whined, pawing at his leg.
Takeo blinked down at him. "You don't want me to go?"
As soon as Takeo looked at him, M-21 gently grasped Takeo's pant leg and tugged him towards his room, looking up at him the entire time.
Takeo smiled, ruffling the top of M-21's head. "Do you want me to stay with you tonight?"
M-21 nodded, still looking at him.
"Let's go then," he said as he headed for M-21's door.
M-21 wagged his tail and dashed inside as soon as Takeo opened it, settling down on the bed.
M-21 wriggled closer once Takeo lay down, settling once Takeo had wrapped an arm around him.
"Good night, M-21," Takeo said, smiling as he got a lick in response.
Summary: Something wakes Takeo up in the middle of the night.
Notes: Well, I'm running out of chapter titles that I haven't used already, aha.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 432
Total word count: 26,015
Status: Work in progress
Takeo frowned, straining his ears. Something had woken him-
There. A howl. It was long and drawn out, not cut short. It didn't sound like M-21 was being attacked.
He sat up and then headed downstairs, the howling continuing.
There was a familiar looking lump behind the curtain, but surprisingly, no Tao. But if Tao was downstairs, he wouldn't be able to hear M-21, and the same was for Frankenstein. As for the nobles... They might have been being polite and letting M-21 howl.
"M-21?"
The howling stopped and M-21 wriggled out from behind the curtain, his tail wagging slightly.
Takeo knelt down and scratched M-21's head when he came over. "Is there anythinmff-" He pushed M-21's snout away as M-21 continued to try to lick him. It didn't seem like M-21 was bothered by something - usually if he was, he usually either wanted to curl up with someone or tried to hide.
M-21 kept his paws on Takeo's knees, gazing at him before tilting his head back with a soft howl. It lasted a few seconds before he stopped, looking at Takeo again.
"M-21..." Takeo said, stroking M-21's ruff, "it's two in the morning." Their neighbours might hear him.
M-21's ears flattened and he whined, ducking his head.
Ah, damn. "Okay," Takeo said. "Five more minutes, and then it's time for bed."
M-21 perked up at that, lunging forward to lick Takeo's lips again and then went back to the window.
Takeo sat on the sofa as M-21 howled. It was softer than before and before Takeo checked the time, M-21 was there, head on his lap.
"Are you finished?" Takeo said, petting M-21.
M-21 nodded, taking a step back as Takeo stood up.
Tao didn't greet them on the stairs either so he had to still be working downstairs.
As Takeo turned towards his own room, M-21 whined, pawing at his leg.
Takeo blinked down at him. "You don't want me to go?"
As soon as Takeo looked at him, M-21 gently grasped Takeo's pant leg and tugged him towards his room, looking up at him the entire time.
Takeo smiled, ruffling the top of M-21's head. "Do you want me to stay with you tonight?"
M-21 nodded, still looking at him.
"Let's go then," he said as he headed for M-21's door.
M-21 wagged his tail and dashed inside as soon as Takeo opened it, settling down on the bed.
M-21 wriggled closer once Takeo lay down, settling once Takeo had wrapped an arm around him.
"Good night, M-21," Takeo said, smiling as he got a lick in response.