arms wrap around noah as he rests his chin on his head. his legs border the fighter's smaller frame within the confines of the tub as wet hair dangle from the sides of his head to noah's.

"on hindsight, we didn't finish breakfast."

he hasn't eaten his share, forgetting them in favor of action. the bath did help, he supposed. contact between them was still present, although the desire to keep the hold longer killed the previous mood, replacing it with a milder one.

"i got excited too fast with this. i think you're a bad influence." eyes follow noah's to the pokemon egg. "this is why we'll be bad parents."

while he likes how his life changed after that one fateful encounter with noah, the pessimist in him is quick to point out the negative impact of the relationship in both of their lives.

"i got lazy since you do all the chores for me and you spend most of your time with me instead of other important adult things like, i dunno, taxes and grocery shopping. those are bad, i think."

kyle can't deny that the pros outweigh the cons by a mile, however.

his own hands touch the ones that grasp his face. the usual reaction was to pry them off, but hesitation comes as he eventually finds solace in the warmth he feels on his skin. he supposed sudden changes to his mannerisms was also one thing that changed.

"you really like to hold onto that title, huh? is being my first that special to you?"

there was a teasing tone in his words. the lazy eyes do not match the mischief in his smirk, however.

every contact noah makes leaves him unable to react properly. eyes close as he takes in the moment, opening them to look at him only when noah pulls back.

he pauses, staring at him, before opening his mouth. "hm, i'll think about it," he answers teasingly. he follows it up with a quick peck on the lips before wrapping his arms around his shoulder.

although he says it like that, kyle is assured that there won't be anyone replacing him any time in the foreseeable future. noah has won him over and for someone as sentimental and aloof as kyle to find another one as perfect of a match as noah was will be close to impossible.

kyle leans forward, resting his head on noah. his arms remain affixed while his legs remain stationary, though it wasn't like there was any room to move them in the first place.

"so, don't you want me to be the househusband after you become a cadet? or do you want me to be that abusive husband that lets his spouse do all the housework after his job?"

abrupt hypothetical questions were weird, but normal for kyle. he wasn't sure if noah has adjusted to it though.

"looks like the only choice is to make you a maid." with arms wrapped around noah, he leans back, dragging him along. "can't get jealous with yourself, right?"

he cradles noah within his frame, his head resting on one end of the tub. his eyes continue to watch the incubator at the corner of the room, where the egg whose name they have yet to decide on lay. the earlier topic comes to mind, and he asks a related question.

"do you really want a third person in the house? we won't be able to do those... things we always do in the house, you know?"

he jerks surprisingly, sinking underneath the surface of the water, when he sees the egg twitch.

he scrambles up for air, and once he's above the surface, he already sees noah fussing about the egg.

"aren't you too excited?" despite the condescending tone, kyle is visibly amused with how noah is taking these things.

he gets out and goes to look at the egg through the glass with noah. he feels his hand grip his, and the only response to it was to squeeze equally as hard. the magic has already worn out from when alpha and the rest hatched, but it's a whole new experience with noah and he likes that.

"you might as well get it in the water. it's warm enough anyways."

even though the suggestion comes, he finds himself frozen in spot as well. each crack on the shell gets him excited, and a part of it comes from the discussion they had earlier. "so... what are you naming it?" he asks.

"you're so dumb," he replies with a smile he can't hold back.

he crouches by the bathroom tiles, his hand holding noah's. he brings it close to his mouth, touching his lips with the back of his palm as he squeezes tight. the playful grin remains in his expression despite the gravity of the scene they were playing out.

"babe, your dream of having a family is finally coming. just take it easy and breathe. we'll think of the finances later."

kyle takes on the more realistic approach for fun, cause he's extra like that when it comes to obliging the requests of others. besides, it already feels weird doing it in his bathroomm so he might as well level it up.

"we're going to have take fewer dates if we want to save up for glen's college, but we'll be fine." he adds.

although the abrupt contact on his lips catches him by surprise and leaves him in a daze for a moment, kyle recovers as soon as he can and snatches the baby from noah.

"i don't trust you with electric pups in the water."

kyle's scowl soon softens into a slight smile, chuckling softly afterwards. he wasn't sure if noah was aware of the implications of having an electric-type in the tub with him and he was willing to risk it for the baby, or if he was just oblivious.

although the electrike probably won't be producing electricity seconds after its birth, it was better to be safe than sorry in case this was like some sort of prodigy dog.

"y'know, i haven't bought any doggy eggs for a while. forgot how cute they are when they first hatch."

he cradles the electrike from outside the tub's rim. he has had all of his manectric after they have evolved and left him with very few memories with electrikes. he supposed glen will be filling that void.

"child, you're going to have to compete with sixty-six other siblings if you're going to want to be my favorite." he briefly looks at noah before returning to the electrike. "sixty-seven."