Father Figure
Father Figure
Spiked hair? Check. Freshly shaven face? Check. Spiffy new tie? Check. Handsome, lady killer smile? Check. Leorio beamed at his reflecton. Damn, it hurt to look this good sometimes. But wait, he was forgetting the final touch - a touch of cologne. Well, maybe a little more than a touch .... The man continued to grin into the mirror as he doused himself in his favorite cologne.
Leorio paused in his morning ritual as a familiar head of black hair sidled up beside him. He blinked, staring down at Gon, wondering what was going through the kid's head now.
Reaching out, Gon took hold of Leorio's cologne bottle. He examined it while turning it around curiously in his hand. Pulling off the cap gingerly, he brought it up to his nose and took a deep whiff of the stuff. Slightly gagging from the intensity of the smell, Gon quickly drew back from the offending bottle. His large eyes pivoted upwards so that he could stare at Leorio, an expression on his face like he was pondering the meaning of the universe.
Leorio just returned the stare. He'd learned long ago not to ask Gon questions if he wanted to keep his sanity in tact.
"Why do you wear this stuff?" Gon finally voiced his quary, face screwed up in a confused expression.
Leorio chuckled than set a hand on the boy's shoulder in a fatherly manner. "To attract the opposite sex, of course! And because it's manly."
Blinking, Gon looked back down at the small bottle in his hand. "Manly, huh ... " He said thoughtfully.
With confidence Leorio would have been proud to claim Gon sprayed a small puff of the cologne on himself. His face remained set as he recapped the bottle and set it back down on the countertop, but when he turned to look up at the older man again, a smile broke out across his lips. Leorio could see in Gon's expressive eyes that he was awaiting apporval.
Leorio clapped Gon on the back, pride swelling in his chest. he had to fight back a sniffle as he stated," You're gonna be a lady killer just like you're old pal here."
Gon's grin widened further, which would have been impossible for anyone else, but somehow he managed to stretch his cheek muscles that far. Leorio ruffled Gon's hair affectionately, before the kid left the bathroom energetically. From outside the bathroom, Leorio could hear Killua snort loudly before starting in on Gon, saying that he 'smelled like an old man.'
"You brat!" Leorio yelled, rushing out of the bathroom to find the punk and teach him a lesson.