100 Puppies and Dragons
Perfection
Author's Note: Follow-up to Breaking Away.
Perfection
Seto caught Soji by the tail and dragged him between his claws, scowling. "Come here, Soji."
The little kit whined, claws making grabby motions toward its mother. "Mama! Mama!"
"I AM PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF CLEANING YOU MYSELF!" the white dragon roared in frustration. "IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU AND YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER WENT TROMPING THROUGH A MUD PUDDLE!"
Soji pursed his lips petulantly. "Mama…"
Joey snorted in amusement but quickly covered it with a cough when his mate shot him a disgruntled look. "Yes, well, um… Well. Hey, Seto, I overheard Yugi and Yami talkin' today. Yugi asked why Yami thought he was worth matin' with when he had his pick of the entire herd." He blinked innocently. "Why'd ya choose me?"
"Because you epitomize my idea of perfection," Seto replied promptly between licks, only barely being heard over the kit's squeals of protest.
Joey blinked again. "…What."
Seeing that the baby dragon was clean, he released it and watched the little kit hurriedly waddle over to its mother to begin to suckle. "Perfection. You. You're perfect."
Joey's scales tinted a rosy color in embarrassment. "Seto, that's not true!"
The white dragon and tilted his head, then leaned over to nuzzle his neck. "You're submissive. You're feisty. You're gorgeous. You didn't mind bearing kits. You're stubborn. You're sweet. You argue even when others have scattered away. I love you. You're perfect."
"Oh, Seto, you're makin' me pink," the younger dragon mumbled in embarrassment, looking away quickly.
"Pink for perfection," Seto cooed, nibbling at the scales of his wings. "Would you like me to go hunt something?"
"Yeah. 'm hungry and these little guys don't wanna leave me alone." He looked down at them worriedly. "They're gonna get fat."
"They'll lose the weight when it comes time for them to learn to fly. Besides, they'll need the extra fat. That way they'll bounce when they fall down," the white dragon muttered, standing and beginning out of the den.
He heard Joey burst into laughter as he spread his wings and couldn't help a smile of his own. Bouncing baby duckling-kits.