Mission [Shoulders]
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esp_dragonv2Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: Tao likes being on people's shoulders.
Notes: Hope everyone is doing okay during this time. :)
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 740
Status: 15,569
Rai heard Tao climbing up the set of stairs Frankenstein had built for the kitten so he could reach the sofa without scratching the fabric.
"What're you doooing?" Tao asked as he jumped up onto the arm rest.
"Having tea," Rai said, lifting the teacup.
"I want some," Tao said, climbing up to his shoulders.
Rai considered the teacup. "I do not think you should have some. It-"
"But why nooot?" Tao meowed. He reached Rai's shoulders and padded down Rai's other arm to reach the teacup.
"It is hot," Rai told him. The food Frankenstein prepared for Tao was not hot.
"But it'll taste good. I want some." As Tao reached Rai's elbow, Rai moved the teacup to his other hand.
"It was not made for you."
"Yes it was!" Tao said, bunching up, looking like he was readying to jump. Hm. Rai moved the teacup higher out of reach. "It's here and I can reach it."
Tao jumped. And missed. He stared up at the cup from Rai's lap. "Nooo. Give it to meee."
Rai glanced at the tea before bringing it down to Tao's level.
"Yes!" Tao peered into the teacup.
Instantly he jerked his head back, his ears flat. "It smells terrible!"
"It has peppermint," Rai said, petting Tao to calm him. "It was not made for you."
"But whyyy," Tao said, climbing up Rai's shirt. "There's much better food that smells better."
"I have different tastes from you," Rai said as Tao settled on his shoulder.
"Hmph. That's weird."
Rai still was not sure if Tao thought everyone else were bigger kittens, or if they were all the same.
Every time Rai sipped his tea, Tao leaned in, his whiskers brushing Rai's cheek, before jerking back again with a huff.
"You should eat something better," Tao said as Rai finished his tea.
"Dinner will be soon," Rai said, petting him. "Then you can eat."
Tao leaned into his touch. "It should be nooow."
"Soon."
"Now."
Their conversation continued for a few more minutes until Tao curled up and dozed off on Rai's shoulder.
* * *
Frankenstein paused when something warm and soft impacted at his elbow as he passed the sofa, tiny pinprick claws pressing against his skin as Tao climbed up his arm.
"Doing more exploring, mm?" Frankenstein said, holding up a finger for Tao to rub against.
"Mrow." Tao sat on his shoulder, tail tip flicking against his neck.
"Or did you know I was intending to make dinner?"
Tao perked up at the word and ah. Tao had already started associating the word with food.
"Mrowmrowmrow!" Tao headbutted him, purring.
Damn. He would need to be more careful about what he said from now on.
"You are not eating now," Frankenstein corrected him, almost getting a mouthful of tail. "I am preparing it, and you won't get any taste tests either."
"Mrroow!"
Frankenstein sighed, walking towards the kitchen. He would need to keep a close eye on the kitten to make sure Tao didn't jump into anywhere he wasn't meant to.
* * *
"Raow."
"One second," Frankenstein murmured, continuing to cut the meat into equal slices.
"Raaaow."
"There," Frankenstein said, setting his knife down. "You can sniff," he said, sliding the meat into a bowl, "but you can't touch or taste."
He raised the bowl to Tao's height, watching him carefully.
Tao sniffed at it, then looked at him. "Raow."
Frankenstein smiled. "Thank you."
Now, onto the next step.
* * *
M-21 stretched after he finished dinner, his tail wagging softly from side to side. Tao had finished before him and had disappeared up onto his platforms. M-21 could still hear him moving around and the living room door was closed, so the kitten was definitely still in the room.
"Mrow!"
M-21 looked up at the call. It was one Tao usually used when he wanted M-21's attention.
He braced himself when he saw Tao hurtling towards him, the kitten landing on him.
Tao walked over to M-21's shoulder blades and sat there, purring.
What did Tao want? If Tao wanted him as a stepping stone to get down, he would have jumped already.
"Meow." Tao patted the back of M-21's head.
If Tao wanted to play, it would have been with M-21's ears.
Then... M-21 took a step forward, ears pinned on Tao.
"Meow!"
All right. Tao wanted to go around the room on his back. He could do that.
Summary: Tao likes being on people's shoulders.
Notes: Hope everyone is doing okay during this time. :)
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 740
Status: 15,569
Rai heard Tao climbing up the set of stairs Frankenstein had built for the kitten so he could reach the sofa without scratching the fabric.
"What're you doooing?" Tao asked as he jumped up onto the arm rest.
"Having tea," Rai said, lifting the teacup.
"I want some," Tao said, climbing up to his shoulders.
Rai considered the teacup. "I do not think you should have some. It-"
"But why nooot?" Tao meowed. He reached Rai's shoulders and padded down Rai's other arm to reach the teacup.
"It is hot," Rai told him. The food Frankenstein prepared for Tao was not hot.
"But it'll taste good. I want some." As Tao reached Rai's elbow, Rai moved the teacup to his other hand.
"It was not made for you."
"Yes it was!" Tao said, bunching up, looking like he was readying to jump. Hm. Rai moved the teacup higher out of reach. "It's here and I can reach it."
Tao jumped. And missed. He stared up at the cup from Rai's lap. "Nooo. Give it to meee."
Rai glanced at the tea before bringing it down to Tao's level.
"Yes!" Tao peered into the teacup.
Instantly he jerked his head back, his ears flat. "It smells terrible!"
"It has peppermint," Rai said, petting Tao to calm him. "It was not made for you."
"But whyyy," Tao said, climbing up Rai's shirt. "There's much better food that smells better."
"I have different tastes from you," Rai said as Tao settled on his shoulder.
"Hmph. That's weird."
Rai still was not sure if Tao thought everyone else were bigger kittens, or if they were all the same.
Every time Rai sipped his tea, Tao leaned in, his whiskers brushing Rai's cheek, before jerking back again with a huff.
"You should eat something better," Tao said as Rai finished his tea.
"Dinner will be soon," Rai said, petting him. "Then you can eat."
Tao leaned into his touch. "It should be nooow."
"Soon."
"Now."
Their conversation continued for a few more minutes until Tao curled up and dozed off on Rai's shoulder.
Frankenstein paused when something warm and soft impacted at his elbow as he passed the sofa, tiny pinprick claws pressing against his skin as Tao climbed up his arm.
"Doing more exploring, mm?" Frankenstein said, holding up a finger for Tao to rub against.
"Mrow." Tao sat on his shoulder, tail tip flicking against his neck.
"Or did you know I was intending to make dinner?"
Tao perked up at the word and ah. Tao had already started associating the word with food.
"Mrowmrowmrow!" Tao headbutted him, purring.
Damn. He would need to be more careful about what he said from now on.
"You are not eating now," Frankenstein corrected him, almost getting a mouthful of tail. "I am preparing it, and you won't get any taste tests either."
"Mrroow!"
Frankenstein sighed, walking towards the kitchen. He would need to keep a close eye on the kitten to make sure Tao didn't jump into anywhere he wasn't meant to.
"Raow."
"One second," Frankenstein murmured, continuing to cut the meat into equal slices.
"Raaaow."
"There," Frankenstein said, setting his knife down. "You can sniff," he said, sliding the meat into a bowl, "but you can't touch or taste."
He raised the bowl to Tao's height, watching him carefully.
Tao sniffed at it, then looked at him. "Raow."
Frankenstein smiled. "Thank you."
Now, onto the next step.
M-21 stretched after he finished dinner, his tail wagging softly from side to side. Tao had finished before him and had disappeared up onto his platforms. M-21 could still hear him moving around and the living room door was closed, so the kitten was definitely still in the room.
"Mrow!"
M-21 looked up at the call. It was one Tao usually used when he wanted M-21's attention.
He braced himself when he saw Tao hurtling towards him, the kitten landing on him.
Tao walked over to M-21's shoulder blades and sat there, purring.
What did Tao want? If Tao wanted him as a stepping stone to get down, he would have jumped already.
"Meow." Tao patted the back of M-21's head.
If Tao wanted to play, it would have been with M-21's ears.
Then... M-21 took a step forward, ears pinned on Tao.
"Meow!"
All right. Tao wanted to go around the room on his back. He could do that.