Old Book, New Chapter. - ReddNook

Chapter fifty-five.

Tom placed the dishes on the counter. He opened the dishwasher. "Hm... Redd, could you be dear and unload the dishwasher?" he asked.

"Why me?" the kitsune asked as he leaned back with the chair he was sitting at.
"I need to use bathroom, and I need to change my clothes." the tanuki told. "And can you stop that? You could get hurt." he added.

Redd smirked. "Nookie, you worry too much~" he purred. "Besides, I'm thirty-five, I'll be fine." he added with soft chuckle. "Four, thirty-four." the tanuki corrected him with sigh.

Tom flinched slightly when the kitsune fell on the floor. He stared at him. "What did you say, hm?" he asked as he rised his brow.

"But are you okay?" he added, as he offered his hand to the kitsune to help him up from the floor.

The kitsune huffed softly as he grapped the tanuki's hand. He got up, and cracked his back. "I'm fine." he murmured.

Tom sighed softly, as he shook his head slightly. "But I need to go now, try not to break all the dishes." he told with soft chuckle, before he left the kitchen.

Redd huffed. He picked the chair up from the floor, and placed it under the table. He unloaded the dishwasher, then loaded it with dirty dishes.

After he was done, he went upstairs. He flicked his tail as he stared at the bedroom's door handle. He decided to open the door quietly as possible.

The kitsune rised his gaze to the tanuki who was middle of changing his clothes. He felt his face heat up. He entered in the room, and sneaked up to his boyfriend.

He wrapped his arms around the tanuki's middle and buried his face to his back of the neck. "Redd!" the tanuki yelped

"Yeah?" he asked as he rested his head to Tom's shoulder, tail wagging side to side. "I have told you many times not to sneak up on me like that, one day I'll have heart attack." he huffed.

"I'm sorry, it's just, I can't help it." Redd told with soft chuckle. "Have ya seen yourself? You're just so cute, and I'm happy to have someone like you as my boyfriend~"

"I am very flattered," Tom sighed as he moved the kitsune's hands from around his stomach. "But I still would like that you don't sneak up on me, understand?"

"Fineee, I promise not to sneak up on you." the kitsune nodded. He looked over to his nightstand. His phone was buzzing again.

Tom twitched his ears slightly. "Should you answer to that? It rang once already." he told, as he pulled his shirt on.
The kitsune shook his head slightly. "It's nothin' important."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I am."

He nodded, as he buttoned his shirt. "If you say so." he said as he adjusted his collar. "But I think we should go now, or do you still need to do something?"

Redd flicked his tail. "Naa, I don't feel like doin' my eyes today." he shrugged. He took Tom's hand to his own. "Let's just go now."

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Isabelle hummed softly as she watered her plant. She placed her watering can aside after she was done. She looked outside of the window.

She decided to open the window. She let wind play with her hair. She shook her head slightly, as she went back to her desk.

The shih tzu took her pen from the penholder, as she looked up to clock on the wall, 2.03 pm. She looked over to doors when they opened, the tanuki stepped in. The kitsune soon coming behind him.

"Hello, how may I help you today?" Isabelle asked as she got up from her chair. The tanuki let out soft chuckle, "No, I just came-"

"I'll stop you right there mister Tom Nook." she cut him off. "You told me, you are having day off. So you are having day off." she told placing her hands to her hips.
"Now, how may I help you?" she asked giving bright smile.

The kitsune let out chuckle. "Yeah, I think we're good, thanks Izzy. And, sorry for takin' Nooksie from ya." he said.
"But-"
"Let's go, we can go check on the kids."

Tom sighed softly. "Yes, yes, we can do that." he nodded. "Well, uh... We go now, and remember leave in time." Redd pushed him out of the building.

The shih tzu sighed as she watched after the tanuki and the kitsune.