III - SWORD OF THE BRAVE // Doraemon Fanfic

2 - WELCOME, NOBITA!!

"Oh son!" His Mom threw her arms around Nobita and tightly hugged him, not even inviting him in.

"Who is it, honey?" Nobita's Dad came rushing out from the kitchen in a hurry, curious about the visitor's identity.

Seeing Nobita's face over his Mom's shoulder who was still hugging him, he stopped short on his tracks.

Almost getting crushed, he awkwardly waved at his father, "He-ey, D-Dad-!"

After getting those words with great difficulty, he patted on his Mom's back, "Mom, y-you're crush-shing m-me-eh!"

But soon his Dad hugged him. Now two adults were crushing him with their hugs.

Nobita gave up resisting.

Remembering something, Nobita's Mom let go of him hastily, pushing his Dad back too.
"Oh right! You probably want to meet him."

"Meet who?" Nobita asked, scrunching his face in confusion, "There's a lot of people I gotta meet. No one specific."

"You'll know." She said.

She dialed up a number on the phone and when the call got connected, she spoke...

"Hello. Is it you, Doraemon?"

That name made Nobita flinch.
Doraemon? He's here?
Nobita's heart started racing in anxiety.

"Yes, could you come over?"
"Yes, NOW. We have something to show you. Right now."
"Hm, okay. See you in a few minutes."

"Doraemon's coming, Nobita. Isn't that amazing?" Nobita's Mom said happily.

Nobita, on the other way, was nervous and freaking out on the inside about this. He got reminded of the last treatment he gave to him before moving out. It was awful.

And, now he was coming.
Nobita didn't how he was supposed to react to that and act around him.

"Until then, come have something to eat. It was a long flight. You must be starving."

Nobita smiled, trying to forget about Doraemon and be happy with his parents atleast until he actually arrived.
......

"Mom, I'm here." Doraemon shouted from the door.

His Mom went out to greet him and escort him inside to the living room, where Nobita was that time.

"Look who's back-?" announced Nobita's Mom, gesturing at Nobita from the door, for Doraemon.

Seeing him, Doraemon gawked at the boy in utter bewilderment.

Nobita awkwardly smiled. "Hey~"
"Hi~" answered Doraemon.

They kept staring at each other blankly, Nobita from inside the room and Doraemon from the door, without anyone making any move towards each other.

Like running for a hug, as Nobita's Mom had expected. Sensing the growing tension in the air, she said, "You probably have a lot to talk about and catch up on. I'll leave you two alone." She nudged Doraemon in and closed the door behind him.