Raised by Lions

Ch13: Another face and a Playdate

Louis and Legosi stood side by side at the Shishigumi mansion's gate, waving at a retreating black car. The Dokugumi had a big job that required most of them, so Legosi would stay with his friend and the Shishigumi until his own Gumi returned. It wasn't the first time and both the fawn and pup would argue it probably wasn't going to be the last time.

Louis grabbed Legosi's hand and started leading him inside. "Still remember where my room is?" Legosi nods, "Of course!" Legosi had a backpack slung over his shoulder with the things he'd need for the night, assuming the job wouldn't take longer than 24 hours.

Some lions greeted Legosi as the two passed them in the hallways, and Legosi would smile and wave with his free hand as greeting. They dropped his backpack in Louis' room and went off to find something fun to do.

They found the gaming console in the livingroom to be free, so Louis plugged it in and the two sat themselves on the carpet in front of the TV to play whatever.

Louis won most of the rounds, causing Legosi to whine about it only being because it was different than the gaming console he owned. Louis would just laugh whenever he brought it up.

The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye and soon someone knocked against the door frame. Pausing their game, the two kids looked over their shoulders to see Dolph.

"It's dinner time, you two." Dolph spoke tiredly. Louis got up to his feet and stretched, Legosi doing the same. Louis pointed to the wolf pup and Dolph seemed to get the question, without it having to be spoken. "Yes, Ibuki said your friend can join, now c'mon."

With that, Louis took Legosi's hand and pulled the pup along to the dining room. Once there, Louis noticed an extra seat was set up next to his own, which made him smile. The two sat down and waited for Dolph to catch up.

Considering how many times Legosi has spent the night there, the other lions didn't pay him much mind when they noticed him at the dinner table. Dinner continued as usual, with comfortable conversations and recalling of what has happened during the day. Free and Dope even roped Legosi into their conversation about motorcycles, which the wolf pup happily joined in on.

"If Ibuki let's us, maybe Dope and I can take you and Louis out for a night drive," Free offered at some point, making Legosi's ears perk and Louis' eyes to get that wonderous shine to them. Louis grinned, jumping in on the conversation, "I'll make sure Dad agrees. Just give me a few minutes after dinner to talk to him." Legosi's tail wagged and Free and Dope chuckled.

They knew the fawn had Ibuki wrapped around his little finger, and it was frankly adorable, not that anyone outside the inner circle of lions, and Legosi, would ever know that. Legosi and Louis started plotting at how they would get their way, their voices staying below the drone of conversation.

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After dinner, as everyone split their separate ways, Legosi and Louis ran up to Ibuki and fell into step with him, or maybe the older lion slowed down so the two could keep up. Who knows? They did have short legs compared to him.

"So Dad, I was wondering. Could Legosi and I maybe join Free and Dope on the motorcycles tonight?" Ibuki raised an eyebrow, to which Louis did his best version of puppy eyes, with a pout and fluttering lashes. Ibuki blinked and looked over to Legosi, who was doing the same thing, but more effectively.

He sighed and adjusted his glasses, running his massive hand through his mane. "Fine, fine. Go have fun with the teenagers." He chuckled at the end. Louis and Legosi cheered and quickly ran to Louis' room to put on better shoes and grab their respective jackets.