[ their arrival is heralded by a whoosh of green fire on the hearth and rizhao tearing through the rooms, calling out for hermione. "miney! miney, where are you?"
mako's following, of course, with a box of seedlings carefully balanced in his arms. ]
[ Hermione brightens up when she hears the rush of the fire, putting down her potions book and moving the clamber up the stairs without hesitation. She's quick to drop to her knees as soon as she sees Rizhao, opening her arms. ]
I am right here.
[ And she gives Mako a bright smile, just so he feels included. ]
[ rizhao doesn't waste a minute crashing into hermione with the best bear hug she can muster, being a small child, dragonlet-status notwithstanding. "i missed you, miney!" (never mind we saw you three days ago.) "can we make dinner? daddy will make noodles. i can make the eggs!"
RIZHAO YOU SILLY its like two pm. dinner isn't that early. ]
[ She laughs, happily, squeezing her arms around the little girl and drawing her closer, kissing the side of her head before she stands. Balancing her on her hip, Hermione makes soft noises as she replies, almost cooing, utterly motherly in her nature. ] We'll make dinner in a little while, okay? Maybe when we've done a little bit of work or some reading, closer to dinner time. [ She glances over at Mako and grins. ]
[ "and snap-mes?" mako laughs, and tweaks her nose. ] And snapdragons too, yes.
But you're not getting out of any of the dirt work either, Mione... [ and to prove his point, he smudges some potting soil from one of his seedlings on her cheek. ]
[ rizhao laughs with delight, trying -- and failing -- to hide her smile behind her hands. mako hides his smirk better, picking his way around her to the back yard and the walled in garden. ]
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mako's following, of course, with a box of seedlings carefully balanced in his arms. ]
Try not to run headfirst into anything, silly.
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I am right here.
[ And she gives Mako a bright smile, just so he feels included. ]
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RIZHAO YOU SILLY its like two pm. dinner isn't that early. ]
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I thought you wanted to plant flowers, Ri. [ rizhao squeals in delight, batting at mako's hand. "i want snap-me-s! and blue bells!" ]
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Then we shall plant some bluebells next to all my herbs, how about that? We can get Mako to do all the dirty work.
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But you're not getting out of any of the dirt work either, Mione... [ and to prove his point, he smudges some potting soil from one of his seedlings on her cheek. ]
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[ And she gasps, lifting her hand to rub at her cheek with a little scowl. ]
Mako!
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Come on, Hermione, you're gonna slow us down.
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You're terrible and I'm going to get my vengeance.
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[ OOOOooooh ]
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I can do wandless magic, you know.
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Will that do anything about the dirt on your face?
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[ And suddenly there's a rather interesting feeling of being tickled all over Mako's body.
:) ]
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Ah — pfffsfs.... shit, Hermione! [ he's nearly doubled over, trying not to laugh or drop anything. ]
Ri! Get— get 'Miney!
[ rizhao shrieks in delight and zooms back in, ready to start her own tickle fight. ]
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Rizhao, we have to tell your dad off for saying a bad word!
[ She grins, stepping closer and reaching to offer the toddler her arms. ]