Title:Switching Off
Author ginnekomiko
Theme Set 1 Theme 85 Dawn
Rating: K
Word Count: 300
Summary:Ayame goes to visit the army and Kouga is taking care of the litter.
Switching Off
They switched off on responsibilities whenever they could. She wanted to be able to trust Kouga with being able to care for their children while she was away and he wanted to make sure she could handle herself as a leader if he was ever needed in battle.
It was amusing to watch him interact with the puppies. He struggled over quite a few things,especially when they started to cry, but Ginta and Hakaku helped him.
“You’re supposed to hold them like this, remember?” Ginta said.
“Oh, right,” Kouga said.
“Anee-chan! Are you ready?” Tsuki called.
“Kouga, I’m going now. Ginta, Hakaku, you make sure my pups are in one piece when I get back.”
“Yes Ma’m!” they said.
“Say, Anee-chan, how come you want to visit the army? You’re a good leader on your own.”
“I want to understand how men think.”
“Lesson one: a warrior lives to fight, but there is no shame in retreating,” Tsuki said. “Lesson two: if someone bites you, you bite back harder than they did. Lesson three: your comrades are your family, under no circumstances are you allowed to abandon them,” Tsuki recited.
“That’s the warrior’s code?”
“Yeah. Every boy learns it. The thing about warriors is we’re prideful of our strength. Don’t go calling us weak, because we’ve fought for where we are.”
“Tsu-chan… you’re a girl, remember?” she said with a laugh. “But I guess you are leading the army now.”
“Anee-chan, how’s Aniu doing with the pups?”
“He’s… learning. I would have thought he’d be better with them since he helped raise you.”
“Ginta and Hakaku were the ones who spent the most time with me when I was that little. They took care of me a lot when Aniu was away.”
“Ginta and Hakaku did, huh?”