Raised by Lions

Chapter 8: Doctor's visit

Ibuki found himself driving out into the City on a decent day with Louis being the only other animal in the car with him.

While it was odd for the two to be out alone, simply due to the Market and it's customs, the other lions had all agreed it would be less suspicious if only one lion appeared with the fawn in the City.

Ibuki was dressed as a normal civilian and Louis looked presentable, so as to not give away who they were to any onlookers.

The drive wasn't awfully long and there wasn't much traffic due to the time of the morning. Once he parked the car, he and Louis got out. Louis ran around the front of the car, far from other moving cars in the parking lot and made grabby hands at Ibuki. "Up?" Ibuki picked him up without much care for who was staring at the odd father-son duo. 

He walked inside the office and notified the lady at the reception desk. She had them sit for a moment in the waiting room. She seemed nice enough and hadn't said anything about the two, however Ibuki's grip on Louis tightened a little upon seeing how some of the others in the waiting room glared at them.

Louis seemed to pick up on how the others were looking at his papa and looked around the room too. Most of the others had moved on by now, but an Arctic fox was glaring at them while her pup played by her feet. Louis was standing on the chair beside Ibuki with his hands on the lion's shoulder and the lion's hand draped around his back gently, deciding his next move. He could be a little shit and make a scene, or...

A frown crawled onto his forehead and the subsequent glare that followed was enough to speak his entire mind. Ibuki noted if looks could kill, that lady would be a pile of dust. The fox seemed to realise this too and quickly looked down at her phone with an uncomfortable shift in her chair and her tail tucked in against her legs.

Louis' glare relaxed to his previous nervousness and he moved closer to Ibuki. "It's okay, kiddo. Nothing to worry about," Ibuki said quietly to the fawn. Louis nodded, "Okay." He trusted Ibuki and if the lion said it would be fine then it would be fine.

Not long after, the lady at the reception desk called them and Ibuki carried Louis into the back where the doctor's office was. Ibuki hoped for the best, after all, Gosha had recommended this doctor.

Walking into the office, Ibuki was only slightly surprised that the doctor was a dog, though he didn't show it. The doctor greeted them with an excited but friendly smile and a handshake. "Hello, I'm Dr Terry the Border Collie." Ibuki offered a gentle smile back and shook Terry's hand, "Nice to meet you, Terry. I'm Ibuki, the Masaai Lion and this little one is Louis the Red Deer."

The doctor kept smiling as he bent down slightly to look into Louis' eyes, "Hello Louis." Louis, albeit a little skeptical, tilted his head at the dog, "h-hello." Terry laughed softly. "Never seen a dog before, huh?" Louis shook his head and the doctor just smiled more. "That's okay, I promise I'm friendly."

Terry gestured towards the seats and Ibuki sat down with Louis in his lap. Terry sat down behind his desk, opposite them, and got to business. "So, what's the reason for today's visit then?"

Ibuki cleared his throat, "Just a general check up and maybe get him his vaccinations." Terry seemed a little confused by the latter, so Ibuki elaborated, "I adopted Louis from a sketchy place, I doubt he's ever been to a doctor, much less gotten the necessary shots." Terry seemed to understand then and relaxed a little more.

Once some more information was exchanged between Ibuki and Doctor Terry, the latter asked Louis to get onto the examination bed. With a small step stool and a little help from Doctor Terry, Louis managed to climb up onto the flat bed. The check up went quickly, as Louis was weirdly compliant, despite being nervous, and soon the fawn was back with his lion dad. Terry sat down behind his desk and offered Ibuki another smile.