Kiddie AU

[sliceitwithwind]

November 11th, after the great hair dying Halloween, when the kids got home from school there was a strange man sitting on the porch with Lenna, Elcy, and Yinsi. He was seven foot seven inches tall and seemed to take up the entire porch. Skin four shades darker than Dilan's, brilliantly green Katzu eyes, and braids down to his knees of thick, black and grey hair.

He was in a beautiful coat of terrible chartreuse, and the instant the boys saw him Dilan bolts forward shrieking happily in too-fast Katzu.

Braig grabbed Aya's hand and explained, "That's his great-grand-uncle Sannish."

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[mitochondriaaya]

Aya wasn't budging! In fact she was attacking one of Braig's feet with a washcloth. Sure, he'd showered, but obviously they couldn't assume he was clean because HE HADN'T BEEN THERE IN THE TUB WITH THEM!

Where scrubbing meant 'vaguely using the washcloth like she'd seen a shoe shine guy do'.

[sliceitwithwind]

"Not like that!" Dilan chastised in shock, taking another washcloth and demonstrating proper foot washing technique while Braig shrieked and attempted to get his poor, ticklish feet away from them.

[mitochondriaaya]

Braig had one kid per leg! He was doomed! "Hey, I know that! I was just having fun! He's already mostly clean!" Though her method was getting a whole lot of bubbles from the soapy rag!

BUBBBBBBBLES!

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan giggled more as Braig finally managed to pry Aya off his leg, "C'mon, guys, it's time to eat!"

[mitochondriaaya]

That still left Dilan! THE WAR WAS NOT LOST!

Aya did her best to spread out in Braig's arm, blocking any attempt at her partner in crime! "Are you that hungry?" Hungry enough to stop playing?? She...was kinda but she wouldn't admit it.

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yes!" Braig half blurbbled, "Au-ugh!"

And that was when Sannish opened the door and looked at them like they were all very, very strange.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya froze a moment, looking at Sannish. Since he didn't immediately go into the 'What are you doing?' tirade though, well, obviously he wasn't there to stop them. So, naturally, she grinned and pulled the shower curtain closed.

[sliceitwithwind]

"Kittens should get dressed for supper." the old man says mildly.

[mitochondriaaya]

Oh, well, that meant Dilan! He was the only kitty! It'd be tricky trying to keep Braig down all alone but...she'd try! "Save us some Dilan!"

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan sighed, very put-upon and got out to start drying off.

"All of you." Sannish said, shaking his head. He rolled up one sleeve and pulled the plug.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Awwwwwww, but I'm a monkey and Braig is a Mink this week!" So not kittens! The tub was draining though, that meant getting out and drying off before they got too cold. "Braig, your towels are awesome and fuzzy!" Yes, she said it every time.

[sliceitwithwind]

"All little ones are kittens to me." Sannish informed Aya, holding up one of those fuzzy towels to wrap her in and rub her hair dry.

[mitochondriaaya]

She made the obligatory 'buhbuhbuhbuh' noises as her head was rubbed then blinked up at him. "But you're wrong, the boys told me it's about my parents that are monkeys so I'm a monkey!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Kittens is also what Katzu elders call their children." Sannish informs her, holding out underwear with ease of long practise. "As all little ones are children to humans, they are kittens to us."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Actually I think we're kids which are baby goats," she confided, stepping into her underwear then holding up her arms so one of Dilan's shirts could be tugged over her head. "And that doesn't make any sense cause there's no goat people at all."

[sliceitwithwind]

Sannish obediently helped her with that, "Still. You can be a kitten tonight." Shorts after the shirt, and he pats her hair before checking to make sure the others are dressed. "Now, supper time."

Dilan pokes Aya, "Ride his hair!"

[mitochondriaaya]

"Huh, you hear that Dilan? I get to be a kitty girl tonight!" Hmmm, did that mean she had to eat like Dilan did? She took a moment to lean up on the bathroom counter, checking her teeth in the mirror. Not the best for meat. "We can share dessert?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"You don't have to eat like me." Dilan promised, squeezing his dreads out one last time. Braig reached his hand out and took Aya's, "Come on, Ayay. Lets head out."

[mitochondriaaya]

"I can eat kinda like you," she tossed an arm over Dilan's shoulders and another around Braig's waist. "'Kay, let's go!" Food was good. Food with family was better.

It was shaping up to be a good night.