Little duck (diabolik lovers)

Toys 7

There in the front room was Matsu playing with a bunch of wooden blocks and wooden ducks with wheels on the bottom, he was having lots of fun placing 2/3 blocks on top of each other and then ramming the rolling ducks into them causing the blocks to topple over making a giggle escape Matsu's lips.

On the sofa sat Ruki who was supervising the small child whist Yuma was off doing what he needed to do then also starting dinner it going a lot smoother without the distraction of the small child.

Bravely Matsu was doing his best to not panic with the lack of Yuma but after already lots of crying and cuddles with him Matsu had a slight reassurance that Yuma would return.

With also helping the reassurance Ruki ended up staying with Matsu with the aim to get him to be more open and comfortable around the house without being with Yuma constantly.
Ruki had bought a bunch of baby toys with he found were age appropriate for the two year old smiling slightly at his gleeful reactions to each toy he plays with, with him 'reading' a book sat down.
"Boooom-giggle-" Matsu was having so much fun playing with these ducks on wheels crawling around the whole room pushing them around.
When Matsu did have his back turned Ruki sneakily built up a few new towers for him to knock down just to see Matsu's bright smile again.
Matsu was having fun with his time, for a brief moment forgetting about Yuma but a series of banging in the kitchen Matsu was brought back.
Picking the main duck with wheels he was using Matsu asked "Whewe yuma?"

"He's Started Cooking dinner in the kitchen"

"Dinnew?" Matsu asked in his squeaky voice.

"Yeah I heard you helped gather the potatoes from the garden for dinner"

Matsu paled at what Ruki said ,repeating "tatoes?" Looking back to Ruki.
"We're having them for dinner" Ruki said confused with the child's reaction.
But before he could ask what was wrong Matsu had already stood up and 'ran' which was more like a fast waddle out of the room towards the noise.
"Matsu?" Ruki questioned standing up and following the boy.

Upon entering the kitchen Matsu waddled over to Yuma,"Tatoe!" Matsu called out making Yuma recognise that he was in the room.
"Bud? What are you doing in here? It's very dangerous to be in here bud. Was Ruki boring you?" Yuma asked smirking a bit.
"Tatoe" was all that he responded.
Yuma then picked up Matsu showing him the freshly washed potatoes, "yeah we're eating them soon"
Matsu then pushed his tiny hands out trying to get a potato, Yuma understanding the signal and grabbed one of the smaller dried potatoes putting it in Matsu's hands. "Tatoe" he repeated once more.
"Yeah soon enough that will be in your tummy little one" Yuma said bluntly tapping Matsu's tummy.
However Matsu started wriggling round trying to get out of Yuma's arms.
"Matsu?" Ruki asked walking into the kitchen, by this point yuma had placed the boy back down on his bare feet who as soon as he was let go made a 'quick dash' back to the door 'running' back to the front room, "save Tatoe, no eat" Matsu yelled out holding the potato over his head as he was 'running' back to the front room.

Ruki and Yuma were very confused at the child's actions but couldn't help having the smallest smiles tugging at their lips.
"So what was that about?" Ruki asked Yuma knowing that he knew the boy more.
"No idea"

Meanwhile in the front room Matsu waddled back over to his pile of blocks and ducks, "save da tatoe-giggle-" he said to himself sitting his tiny body back on the floor placing the 'saved' potato on the floor then going straight back into playing with his new toys.
"Matsu what was that about?" Ruki asked sitting down on the floor next to matsu.
"No eat tatoe" was all he replied, stacking blocks one again on top of each other.
Finding the tiny child cute Ruki left his questions and started making some towers himself for matsu to destroy.

After another half hour of the two playing together the sent of food started filling the room.
"Looks like dinners almost ready, come on" Ruki said standing up and reaching his arm out for the boy to take.
Matsu feeling a lot more comfortable with the more formal male took his hand and the two them made their way to the dining room where there should be food, Matsu with his spare hand clutching onto the potato.

Upon entering the room food had already been laid out and an Azusa was sat in his usual seat, Yuma popping up out of nowhere lifts the boy up from behind causing a loud squeak to leave his mouth.
"Now now bud it's just me"Yuma chucked out hearing the boys reaction.

"Yuuuuma" Matsu called out excitedly trying to turn himself around to face him.
"Miss me?" Yuma asked looking up to the boy he has holding up (simba style)
"Yeah miss you" Matsu responded smiling brightly.
Bringing Matsu into yumas side ,Matsu still had a strong grip on the potato he was holding.
"Now am I allowed to have that back?" Yuma asked motioning towards the potato.
"No can't eat tatoe" Matsu said strongly looking at Yuma in the eyes pouting.
"And why can't we eat the potato bud?" Yuma asked sitting down in his seat placing Matsu on his lap.
"No eat tatoe" was all Matsu replied pouting even further looking up to Yuma causing the vampire to chuckle.
After pausing and thinking for a bit Matsu wriggled out from Yuma's hold.
"Hey where you goin?"
Successfully escaping Yuma's grasp Matsu quickly waddled under the table to the other side and then reached up on his tippy toes and managed to push the potato on the other side of the table away from Yuma. Waddling back over to Yuma, Matsu raised his arms up demanding to be picked up.
"Tatoe is safe" was all he responded before going into eat his mash not knowing what the mash was made from.
"We're not allowed to eat potatoes?" Yuma asked chuckling darkly after seeing the boy stuff his face with his hands already covered in the mash. Matsu shook his head turning back to Yuma then returning to stuff his face.
Ruki ,Azusa and Yuma then started to eat their foods quietly, occasionally looking at the small child eating adorably, messy but adorable.
Yuma had already accounted for how messy Matsu eats not knowing how to use cutlery properly placed a packet of wipes next to where he was sat to use to clean Matsu up after he was done eating.

After around ten minutes all of Matsu's mash had gone alongside a bowl of peas and sweetcorn Ruki brought out knowing that the boy would still be hungry.
Yuma wiped down Matsu's messy hands and face, whilst Matsu was wanting to get down to go back to playing which was what he did.
After Yuma had finished Matsu wiggled his way to the floor and 'ran' off however forgetting to take his treasured tatoe with him, moments later the boy 'ran' back into the room panicked and ran back to the end of the table that he put his 'tatoe' on but sadly the boy was too short to reach it again.
With being the closest to the boy at the moment Azusa stood and walked around the table stoping in front of Matsu who stopped trying to reach the potato and looked up to Azusa skeptically. Azusa then proceeded to pick up the potato which upset the boy until he reached down to give the potato to its rightful owner.
"Um tank you" Matsu said then re exiting the room this time with the potato in hand.

"Why..is.he...carrying..a.potato?" Azusa asks returning to his seat.

"No idea" the other two responded at the same time finishing their food.
"So..he's..going...to..carry..it..around?"

"Na he'll forget about it in the morning, now I gotta make sure he ain't getting into trouble can't leave him unsupervised for long, you ok with cleaning up?" Yuma asks Ruki.
"It's fine spend time with Matsu" causing Yuma to teleport to where Matsu was instantly, "you too azusa you can't avoid him for much longer" Ruki said knowing that's what his younger brother was doing.

"What..if..he..doesn't.like..me?,..what...if.he..thinks..I'm..strange?" Azusa asked sadly not wanting the child to not like him.

"He's 2 he probably doesn't even know or care as long as he's happy and having fun he'll like you, he probably doesn't even remember our names" and Ruki was correct Matsu had no idea what the other two were called only Yuma, and he couldn't care less as long as they played with him.

"Okay..I'll.try" Azusa then teleported away leaving Ruki alone to clean up after the very long and tiring day.

19th march 2022
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