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Plans had Kiyoshi and Tatsuo heading out for the day, to the zoo since his son had seemed to be picking up a love of animals these days and wanted to learn more about them. While he had one pet at home, a sweet little Leafeon named Clover, he wanted to learn about things that he didn't have yet. Books were a good start but reading about something and seeing it were two very different things. As such they were on their way.

"Ahh... look at where we are." Kiyoshi mused, looking around the neighborhood for a moment. He knew this place, he'd walked through it on a few occasions and had met, and at the same time saved, a rather sweet young boy named Dinnye here, hadn't he?

Tatsuo found himself looking around, a touch confused. The place was really nice but it wasn't anywhere he recognized... still, the houses here were amazing, unlike anything he'd seen so far, "Wow! How many people live in these houses?" He asked in an excited sort of whisper, reaching up to cling to his father's sleeve in wide eyed wonder.

"How many?" He asked, then gave a little laugh, "Surprisingly few actually from what I saw when I visited one. I think... three people in one of them plus those that worked for the family." He said, thinking on the night he'd spent with Dinnye, keeping him company and safe from a storm. His time with him had been good but around the others that lived there... he ended up just feeling unwelcome and unwanted. Giving a shake of his head he cleared the negative thoughts and looked over at his son, "I have a friend who lives near here, do you want to see if he will come with us?" He didn't want to ruin their alone time and as such check in with Tatsuo first.

Needless to say the idea of meeting someone that lived in such a place appealed to Tatsuo and he was quickly nodding his head that he did want to bring his Daddy's friend along. He was picturing someone as tall as his Daddy, maybe a really handsome, rich sort? The idea had him clinging tightly to his Dad as they walked along toward one of the houses to seek out his friend. It would seem his imagination alone was sometimes enough to make Tatsuo end up a bit shy... something that had Kiyoshi nearly laughing. It should be interesting seeing how Tatsuo and his shyness dealt with someone like Dinnye. He might end up having to translate between the pair...

"Come on, we are almost there." He said, he hesitated, wondering if he should bother the family without any notice... he didn't want to be a hassle...

As he was worrying Tatsuo looked up and gasped, "Ah! What sort of bird is that?" He asked, tugging on Kiyoshi's sleeve, getting his attention upward towrd the kite and then he followed down to where he thought it was coming from and smiled a bit spotting Dinnye and his familiar bronze hair.

"There he is now." How lucky he thought to himself as they started in that direction.

Kiyoshi gave a happy smile when Dinnye looked their way and set to pulling in his kite, then he came running over to him to give him a hug that the taller male returned, "Hello again, Dinnye." He was so glad to see him and not only see him but see him well. After how they had met the last time he couldn't help but to worry a little about him. He looked down at the little board that he had, reading it over before smiling, "We were heading out on a walk, to visit the zoo and we happened to get near to here. I thought we would come by and see if it was alright for you to tag along with us." He only hoped that he didn't already have something set up today, he probably should have called ahead or something...

He looked at the rest of what was said and smiled, "Yes, I missed you too, Dinnye." He said, deciding to leave out how worried he'd been for him as he didn't want to embarrass his young friend. Turning his attention then to Tatsuo he smiled, "This is my son, Tatsuo. Tatsuo, this is Dinnye a friend of mine."

Tatsuo peeked out from around his father, clinging to his clothing for a moment as he inspected the boy in the glasses for a long moment before lifting a hand up slowly to wave at him, "H-Hello. Its nice to meet you." He said, always shy when he first met with new people. It wasn't something that he could help but it was something that he usually got over after a bit of time in the presence of that new person, "D-Do you want... want to come with us?" He asked, hoping he did. He learned from his time with other friends that it was nice to have people your age around when learning and seeing new things.

Kiyoshi gave a smile when it seemed that Dinnye was excited over the idea of going with them, he just hoped that it would be alright with his Father. Of course a moment later the boy was saying that he had to tell Aliciana that he was going to be heading out, "Alright, would you like us to accompany you? Or should we wait for you?" He asked of him, not wanting to be a bother to those within the large house.

Tatsuo looked toward the place then back to Dinnye, first Nani and now this boy, it seemed a lot of people his age lived in really big houses. He was a little envious of the money that they had, wishing they had the same though he couldn't say he was unhappy with where they lived or with his family, he just knew that his daddy wouldn't have to do as much work if they had more money, "It will be nice to have you along." He murmured to Dinnye, taking hold of one of his Daddy's hands but left the other one open in case Dinnye wanted to hold onto it, "Its been a while since we got to play with someone my age."

Kiyoshi gave a nod of his head, "It will be quite nice to have you along, yes." He agreed, giving the bronze haired boy a smile before holding a hand out to him.

Kiyoshi smiled as he walked up to the house with one little one holding onto each of his hands, finding himself rather content with the set up. This was just... nice. He was even happy enough that he couldn't even find it in himself at the moment to find to much worry about going up to the place. He was sure that this was going to go smoothly, that they were going to go in, get permission from the woman, then head on their way.

A few moments later though the Master of the place was appearing before him, saying he had something important to discuss. He looked around for a moment and was rather happy to find that the man's lover wasn't about. He just... while he wasn't one for hating other people, finding it a waste of time, that particular man just seemed to rub him the wrong way and he'd only met him for a moment, "Something important, Sir?" He asked, wondering what it might be, perhaps directions for how best to look after Dinnye while they were out? Maybe he had phobias or allergies that they wanted Kiyoshi to know about, "Of course." He said then, he didn't seem to mind the possible discussion.

Tatsuo looked up at the man as he told his father that he had to talk with him, then looked over at Dinnye, wondering if they were going to be left alone while the grown ups spoke. He didn't mind it was just something he was always uncertain about, worried when it was just him and someone else since had to battle against his shyness until he got used to someone.

Kiyoshi watched as Dinnye and Tatsuo left to to and play before he turned his gaze to Elliot, looking the man over, then gave a slow nod as he followed along after him. He wondered what was going on...? Something that the little ones weren't allowed to hear though, that must mean something was up.

He looked around the room for a moment then back to Elliot, starring at him as he was told that they had something delicate to discuss. What did that mean? He felt that much more uncertain about himself and felt himself questioning why he'd come back here since it was a place that he didn't feel that comfortable or welcome, "Alright, let us talk then." He said, waving a hand when he was offered tea, "I am fine, thank you." He didn't want tea, he wanted to know what was going on...

*****

Tatsuo looked at the one that had taken hold of his hand, jolting slightly. He wasn't sure what he thought about being left alone with him, still his Daddy seemed to like him, they were friends, which meant that he would need to get used to him. That he was so quiet, he wasn't even sure he could talk, was nice at least. It meant that he didn't have to be actively vocal himself. It was harder for him to do when his Daddy wasn't around.

The outside was nice, it was a warm and sunny day, a nice breeze, and he had a nice boy to hang out with who didn't seem to have a problem with him or the fact that he had a strange look to him. People that didn't stare at him even though he was scaly were the ones that he liked most.

As the kite was offered to him he looked at it oddly, reaching a hand out to touch it, "Ahh... I don't know... never played with one before." He said quietly to him, giving him an uncertain smile

Had it not been such a serious situation and a serious accusation the slack jawed expression on Kiyoshi's face might have looked comical. He turned for a moment to look at Dinnye, Dinnye who was the same age and size as Kiyoshi's own son, and then back to Elliot. For a moment he thought it were some sort of joke, the man was messing with him... no punchline came though, just a terrible accusation, and then being told that he was demanding that Kiyoshi marry Dinnye to make up for what he'd done. They would cover the cost of the wedding, not a surprise since he was sure these people likely thought him a poor nobody who couldn't do it himself, and that Dinnye's education would be taken care of, though what that meant he could only guess.

Kiyoshi was a calm man, he always had been, one had to be because negative emotions affected his aim when it came to his archery, even the smallest bit of unbalance could make him unable to land a shot. Now though, now that calm was fading away and his hackles were instantly up. He lifted a hand up for a moment to his face, covering his eyes, rubbing his temples as though he were seeking his normal, inner calm... and he couldn't seem to find it.

His eyes, a rather solid and cold silver instead of the warm liquid silver look they normally had to them, fell upon Elliot before he gave a shake of his head, "You, Sir," The word 'Sir' said in a tone dripping in sarcasm, "Are a very, very sick individual and I think I am done with this place." No matter what his intentions were, were he wanting to help Dinnye, protect him, and today bring him out to play with Tatsuo, these people seemed always to look at him in a terrible manner, this was the last straw. Whirling around on his heel he started out of the room. He would get his son and he would be on his way, Elliot and his jerk of a lover could both go straight to Hell. A thought he'd never had in his years of life up to this point...

*****

Tatsuo starred up at the kite, oblivious to the fact that anything was going wrong with his Daddy, and couldn't help but to be amazed. The way that it was dancing up there among the clouds, looking so beautiful like some sort of brightly colored bird, had him sighing in a happy manner. So pretty! A soft sound escaped from his throat as it got higher and higher up, looking smaller and smaller, making him feel a little envious as he wished he could fly in such a manner...

Turning to look over at Dinnye he gave the dark skinned boy a smile, "This is nice." He said in a quiet tone of voice before turning back to looking up at the 'bird' flying above them, enjoyment clearly written on the features of the normally shy and somewhat uncertain boy.

Kiyoshi moved toward the door, ignoring the fact that the other man was moving toward him, not wanting to hear another word that he was certain that it would be something further insulting, "Why don't you just..." He trailed off as he watched the man as he suddenly slipped and fell, giving a sighing sound. This man really... really wasn't terribly graceful, was he? Damn it, he was just wanting to go home... but he couldn't just leave him, could he? Even in his anger he couldn't deny his true nature. He starred down at Elliot for a moment as he struggled to get back to his feet, sighed again, before scooping the man up, carrying him over so that he could sit him down, "I will send one of your servants to tend to your wound." He didn't like this guy at the moment but he couldn't just leave him on the floor, hurting. He would send someone in then he wouldn't be left with guilt over the incident.

Turning once more he moved toward the door, hoping that one of the maids would be around that he'd met before. Upon looking out the door though he saw nobody, today was just not his lucky day... he wanted to go, wanted to hide, but it would appear as though he weren't going to be so lucky as that, "Where can I get you some ice?" Kiyoshi asked finally when he realized that he wouldn't be getting away as fast as he would like.

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Tatsuo gave a soft gasp as the kite was handed over to him, feeling the way that it tugged against his hold, but he didn't let it get away. He gazed up at it, eyes wide, then gave a bit of a smile, "Pretty." He found himself murmuring, deciding that he rather liked the look of the kite and the way that it was flying, almost like a bird, "It would be nice, huh? To fly." He found himself murmured to the other boy. Birds were so lucky, not only were they pretty but they were able to fly up in the sky! He wished that he had wings... but instead he had scales which were closer to a snake... He just hoped that there might be someone out there for him who wouldn't find such a thing to be a turn off. He wanted friends after all.

Glancing over toward Dinnye through his bangs Tatsuo gave a bit of a smile. He was pretty nice at least, wasn't he? Though he found himself worrying a little that Dinnye might be being nice to him because he was friends with his father... he could only hope against hope that it wasn't the case and that Dinnye liked him for him.