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esp_dragonFandom: Noblesse
Summary: Tao realises something, and the result of it isn't what anyone expected.
Rating: G
Contains: Nothing.
Notes: Set, uh, post-season 4.
Plotbunny spawned by DaiKuro-chan.
Genre: Family.
Word count: 588
Status: Complete
"Hey, Boss," Tao said as he approached Frankenstein, and Frankenstein raised his eyebrows, waiting to see what he would say. "When's your and, ah, his birthday?"
Frankenstein blinked.
"Because we don't remember our dates," Tao continued, gesturing to M-21 and Takeo behind him, who had looked like they had just been about to drag Tao away before he asked his question, panicked expressions on their faces, "and Regis and Miss Seira's birthdays aren't for a couple of months-" Regis made a surprised sound at this, possibly at being pulled into the conversation, Seira dipping her head in acknowledgement, "-but we've been living here for a couple of months already and we haven't seen you or him celebrate." Tao peered at him.
"Well," Frankenstein said, smiling, "we're not in the habit of celebrating that." The biggest milestone in a noble's life was when they came of age; after that, keeping track of ages wasn't as important, not when nobles very easily lived into millennia. As for himself, well, he'd seen no reason to either.
"You're not going to tell, huh?" Tao said, a sigh in his voice.
He chuckled at that, opening his mouth to reply, but Frankenstein caught his Master observing their conversation, his teacup in his hand. "Master?"
Master glanced between him and Tao, a small concentrated frown on his face.
Ah… "Master," Frankenstein started to explain, "humans celebrate the anniversary of the day they were born every year, usually by spending the day with friends, family, and other people close to them, as well as receiving gifts from them." Hm, what had he missed…?
"Yup!" Tao said, nodding. "It's the day when people try to give you what you really wanted!"
Master blinked and Frankenstein froze at that. Master wanted something? How had he missed it? How could he have missed it? Had it been something Master had wanted for a long time?
Except, then Master looked at them all, a small blush growing on his face as he hummed.
"Master…?" It was something he felt he couldn't ask? What could it be? Before Frankenstein could start trying to work out what it was, Master flicked his eyes at him. What-?
Master didn't say anything for a few seconds, and Frankenstein could feel every single one tick by.
"There is one thing that I desire," Master said, his voice soft, and there was no other sound in the room except for the pitter patter of rain hitting the windows. Master paused again, the corners of his mouth turning downwards slightly. His gaze moved so that he looked at everyone in the room again. "I would like to be called 'Rai' by all of you."
…A-ah? That was what M – R – he really wanted…? Every single time he had called him 'Master' or 'Lord'…he hadn't wanted it…?
It was rather unsurprising that it was Tao who bounced back from that first. "Really?" Tao said, grinning. "If that's what you want, then I'll give it to you, Rai!" He laughed, turning to M-21 and Takeo, who blinked once and then scrambled to add in their voices. Regis and Seira were next, dropping the 'nim' that they had been using.
Everyone looked at Frankenstein, but he wasn't looking at them, staring at… Frankenstein took a breath, trying to settle his thoughts. This was something that he – that…Rai had requested of him, and he would never deny him anything that he had the power to give.
"Of course, Rai."
A smile grew on Rai's face, his blush deepening.
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Other stuff that didn't make it in: they were going to make Rai's new birthday the date he and Frankenstein first met – which, after Frankenstein converted the dates, was actually that day.
I did write Takeo and Tao knowing their birthdays in Celebrate but, different fic, different universe? XD;;
Summary: Tao realises something, and the result of it isn't what anyone expected.
Rating: G
Contains: Nothing.
Notes: Set, uh, post-season 4.
Plotbunny spawned by DaiKuro-chan.
Genre: Family.
Word count: 588
Status: Complete
"Hey, Boss," Tao said as he approached Frankenstein, and Frankenstein raised his eyebrows, waiting to see what he would say. "When's your and, ah, his birthday?"
Frankenstein blinked.
"Because we don't remember our dates," Tao continued, gesturing to M-21 and Takeo behind him, who had looked like they had just been about to drag Tao away before he asked his question, panicked expressions on their faces, "and Regis and Miss Seira's birthdays aren't for a couple of months-" Regis made a surprised sound at this, possibly at being pulled into the conversation, Seira dipping her head in acknowledgement, "-but we've been living here for a couple of months already and we haven't seen you or him celebrate." Tao peered at him.
"Well," Frankenstein said, smiling, "we're not in the habit of celebrating that." The biggest milestone in a noble's life was when they came of age; after that, keeping track of ages wasn't as important, not when nobles very easily lived into millennia. As for himself, well, he'd seen no reason to either.
"You're not going to tell, huh?" Tao said, a sigh in his voice.
He chuckled at that, opening his mouth to reply, but Frankenstein caught his Master observing their conversation, his teacup in his hand. "Master?"
Master glanced between him and Tao, a small concentrated frown on his face.
Ah… "Master," Frankenstein started to explain, "humans celebrate the anniversary of the day they were born every year, usually by spending the day with friends, family, and other people close to them, as well as receiving gifts from them." Hm, what had he missed…?
"Yup!" Tao said, nodding. "It's the day when people try to give you what you really wanted!"
Master blinked and Frankenstein froze at that. Master wanted something? How had he missed it? How could he have missed it? Had it been something Master had wanted for a long time?
Except, then Master looked at them all, a small blush growing on his face as he hummed.
"Master…?" It was something he felt he couldn't ask? What could it be? Before Frankenstein could start trying to work out what it was, Master flicked his eyes at him. What-?
Master didn't say anything for a few seconds, and Frankenstein could feel every single one tick by.
"There is one thing that I desire," Master said, his voice soft, and there was no other sound in the room except for the pitter patter of rain hitting the windows. Master paused again, the corners of his mouth turning downwards slightly. His gaze moved so that he looked at everyone in the room again. "I would like to be called 'Rai' by all of you."
…A-ah? That was what M – R – he really wanted…? Every single time he had called him 'Master' or 'Lord'…he hadn't wanted it…?
It was rather unsurprising that it was Tao who bounced back from that first. "Really?" Tao said, grinning. "If that's what you want, then I'll give it to you, Rai!" He laughed, turning to M-21 and Takeo, who blinked once and then scrambled to add in their voices. Regis and Seira were next, dropping the 'nim' that they had been using.
Everyone looked at Frankenstein, but he wasn't looking at them, staring at… Frankenstein took a breath, trying to settle his thoughts. This was something that he – that…Rai had requested of him, and he would never deny him anything that he had the power to give.
"Of course, Rai."
A smile grew on Rai's face, his blush deepening.
Other stuff that didn't make it in: they were going to make Rai's new birthday the date he and Frankenstein first met – which, after Frankenstein converted the dates, was actually that day.
I did write Takeo and Tao knowing their birthdays in Celebrate but, different fic, different universe? XD;;