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Uki knocks on the Lazulight apartment door and smiles when Pomu opens the door. "Hey Pomu. You doing okay?" He said as she pulls him into a quick hug. He doesn't pull back since seeing the tiredness in her eyes. "I'm fine. Finanna is still regressed. Elira and I just need a quick refresh before we lose our heads. We love her dearly but-" Pomu begins to slip before Uki chuckles.
"You need a break, and that's valid. Everyone needs a break and she'll understand. Plus, she loves me." He said with a smile and Pomu lets out a laugh to cover up her tiredness. "Thank you for watching her for the day. I truly can't thank you enough." She said and Uki waves his hand. "Anything for my friends." She lets Uki step inside.
He takes off his shoes and before he can put on the house slippers, he feels himself being attacked into a hug. "Aunt Uki!" Finanna says excitedly. Uki stiffens at the sudden hug, not wanting to push the menally younger off of him, not wanting to scare her. "Hey sunshine." He says as he gives her a quick hug before Pomu gently pries her away.
"Finanna, remember not to hug him so suddenly. Boundaries remember?" She says calmly. Finanna nods and holds her hands behind her back. "Sorry Auntie. That wasn't nice of me." She says and Pomu gently pats her head. Uki smiles at her. "It's okay, Fina. Thank you for apologizing, that takes a bigger person to do." He chuckles softly as she nods.
Pomu gently kisses her cheek as Elira comes around the corner with a small backpack. "Be good for Aunt Uki, okay sweetpea?" She said as she gives her another kiss on the head. Finanna laughs gently as she hugs her. "I will Mama!" Elira gives her a kiss on top of her head and gently rubs her cheek. "Be a good little fish for Mama and me." She says to Finanna who gives Elira a hug as well. "Yes ma'am, Sissy!" Elira pats her back before handing Uki the backpack.
"There are her toys, some pacifiers if she drops a little younger. She said she's feeling 6 right now, so you've got a big girl at the moment. Extra clothes and her pajamas for nap time." Uki nods as he slings the backpack over his shoulder, he finds the design (The Little Mermaid) on it to be cute. Finanna goes over to the couch to grab a mermaid cat plushie and hug it as she gently taps Uki's hand, who allows her to hold it.
"I guess we should get going now." He spoke as he swings their linked hands back and forth, making the little one laugh. Elira nods. "Thank you... for babysitting her." Elira says softly as she runs her fingers through her hair. He just nods. "Of course." He looks down at Finanna who is moving the plush in a swimming motion. "You ready, treasure?" He asked and she nods before waving. "Bye Mama! Bye Sissy!" He puts on his shoes and helps her put hers on before waving and walking out the door. "So what do you want to do when we get to my house?" He asked and she hummed. "Mermaids?" he chuckles and nods. "Okay, little one.
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Finanna laughs as she puts on random jewelry that Uki brought out for her to play with as the "Princess Mermaid's jewelry". They were laying on a large blue blanket on the ground to act as the sea. She had a paper crown she made herself on top of her head. Uki sat with his legs to the side of him, supporting himself with his arm. "My my, Princess Finanna! You sure do have the finest jewelry!" He said as she giggles.
"Thank you, Queen Uki!" She gently lays on her belly and kicks her legs. She acts like she's swimming over to him, which is really just quick crawling before taking her crown off and placing it on Uki's head. "You deserve a crown." She said and Uki coos. "Awww thank you, princess. But what about you? I think you deserve a crown too." He said as he rubs her arm gently. She hums and thinks for a moment. "I'll go get one of the servants to make you one."
She turns to the table where they had played Tea Party for a little bit. "Aoi? Can you make Queen Uki a crown?" She looks at the brown bear plush which just stares at her before flopping over onto the table. She does a small frown. "That silly bear. I told him no apple juice on the job." She got up and to go wake him up. Uki chuckles. "How about we let Aoi sleep and you make me a crown? You did so wonderful on this one." He gestures to the one on her head.
She nods as she sits at the table. "Okay! What color?" She asked as she got paper out. He hums. "Purple please." He said as he watches her, placing bracelets on his arms. She begins cutting the paper by using kid safety scissors. She grabs the crayons and begins to color gem designs onto the paper before glueing the side so it'd fit onto his head, She walks over and holds it out. "Here you go."
He hums as he takes the old crown off. "Oh my goodness! That is simply beautiful! You must teach me your ways." He praises as she puts it on his head. He smiles and puts her crown back on her head. "There we go, look at the pretty princess that is gracing my sight!" Uki chimes and Finanna gigges happily. "Aunt Uki? Can we watch The Little Mermaid?" She asked and he nods. "Of course, sweetheart. Help me clean up and we can go watch it."
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Uki smiles as he carries Finanna to the door, her hugging his neck as she was asleep. Pomu and Elira both open the door at the same time, Elira taking Finanna. "We hope she was good while over there." Pomu says as she steps outside while Uki gives Finanna a wave when she wakes up from being transferred. "Bye Princess!" He smiles and Finanna gives a tired wave before laying her head on Elira's shoulder. "Lets get you to bed." She whispers as she carries her off. Finanna shuts the door, rubbing her hands together. It wasn't freezing outside, but it wasn't the warmest either.
"She was an angel." He replies. She nods, "Okay good." He smiles softly. "We played Mermaids for a little bit, then Tea Party before going back to being Mermaids." Pomu nods. "That sounds like it was fun." Uki just nods. "We later watched The Little Mermaid and she fell asleep at the end. That's when you called to say you both had gone out and didnt realize it was close to pick up time and asked for me to keep her for a little while longer."
Pomu lets out an apologetic laugh. "Sorry about that. We realized we needed groceries. I hope that didn't inconvenience you." Uki just shook his head. "No no, not at all. I'm just hoping that I didn't ruin her sleep schedule. I let her sleep in from her nap." He says and Pomu shook her head. "I'm sure she'll be fine. She didn't get much sleep last night finding out she was coming over tonight. She was so excited"
Uki holds his chest where his heart would be. "That's adorable." She chuckles and nods. "Thank you again." He nods and gives her a quick hug. "Of course. I'm going to head off now. Ike and I were going to have a movie marathon. I don't remember what they're about but he said he was excited about it." Pomu nods as she pulls away.
"Okay, have fun! Thank you again!" She waves and he waves as he walks back to his car and pulls off. She sighs with a smile as she walks back inside.