Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Riku silently offered both Namine and Roxas a small wave, seeing the girl walk off before Roxas followed after her. He had a feeling their walk would be easy and without trouble, considering that most of the blondes' troubles were solved now that Smith was defeated for good. However, he didn't know all the details, so he couldn't be for sure.

 

About thirty minutes later, Namine was approaching her home, Roxas with her. She didn't see any broken windows, which was good, considering how overly excited Ty got when he lacked food. "I'm afraid to see what he's done in there," she mumbled with a soft sigh, reaching into her pocket and pulling out a key to open the front door.

 

"Ah, I'm sure everything's fine," Roxas said, beside and slightly behind Namine as he glanced down at the key in her hand. Ty did get pretty crazy when he didn't get his food, but Roxas didn't think he would be too bad. At least, hopefully not.

 

Namine turned the key in the knob and pushed the door open, her eyes widening when she saw a yellow streak running at her. She braced herself for impact and took a step back into Roxas just as Ty ran into her, ramming into her legs in his excitement. He's nuts! she realized, the girl off balance from the impact.

 

"Whoa!" Roxas put his hands on Namine's waist as soon as he realized what was happening, trying to keeping himself and her from going off balance. Once he made sure he wasn't going to fall over, he kept his hands on Namine's waist to make sure she wouldn't either, at the same time glancing over her shoulder to see that Ty was the cause of the sudden turn of events.

 

Namine exhaled a breath, relieved when Roxas kept her up. Otherwise, she would have fallen right on her bottom. "This isn't a good sign," she said, frowning at her dog as he walked off the porch and into the front yard. She turned her head and looked over Roxas's shoulder, seeing Ty doing his business on the front lawn.

 

Roxas turned his head to glance in the direction Namine was looking before turning his gaze back to her. "...Maybe we should go take a look," he suggested, his hands staying on her waist for a moment longer before he brought his hands back to his sides. He looked past Namine and into the house, though he couldn't see anything from outside.

 

Namine nodded, turning her head after seeing Ty walking around the front yard. She'd leave him to that, while she inspected the house. She tried to prepare herself as she stepped inside, seeing that the entrance hall was clear. That was good, but what was that smell? She turned for the kitchen right away, not bothering to take off her shoes or coat. She reached the doorway and stopped right there, a groan leaving her lips. Crackers were spread all over the floor, some slobbered on and others half eaten. And then on the far end of the room...She turned her head away, realizing that it was vomit that she had smelled before.

 

Roxas followed Namine inside, though he didn't get very far before fanning the space in front of his face. "Whew! That doesn't seem good," he said, commenting on the smell. He walked forward a few steps, glancing back to make sure Ty was still in the yard through the open door. Obviously that needed to be left open for a minute or two; for either Ty to come back inside or that smell to clean out. Whichever came first.

 

Namine brought a hand to her forehead, shaking her head in disbelief. "There goes any appetite I had," she mumbled, trying not to take in the smell or the sight of the kitchen. She sighed, realizing that she would have to clean all this up like nuts to get rid of the awful smell.

 

Roxas approached Namine's side at the doorway to the kitchen, standing a little behind her when he came to a stop. He saw the mess and inwardly winced, but he was sure his face wasn't pleasant either. Okay, maybe he was wrong earlier when he said everything was fine. That didn't seem the case. He was actually afraid to see the rest of the house.

 

Namine brought her hand away from her forehead, dreading what she had to do. "Could you round up Ty?" she asked, turning to look at Roxas. "I've got some cleaning to do." She couldn't let this sit around; she didn't even know how long it had been there in the first place.

 

"Yup," Roxas said, nodding once as he looked at Namine. "I'll help you out once I get back." He offered her a small smile before turning and starting down the entrance hall the way he came. He stepped out the open door and immediately whistled, seeing Ty at the corner of the yard and sniffing around. Roxas wasn't going to let Namine clean the mess herself; it wasn't her fault things had gotten ugly.

 

Namine smiled weakly at Roxas before she walked into the kitchen, avoiding stepping on soggy crackers as she made her way to the sink. She reached into a cabinet underneath the sink and pulled out a bucket, a cloth, and cleaner, all of the things she would need to straighten up this mess. She started filling the bucket with warm water, the girl frowning at the smell.

 

Roxas saw Ty's ears perk up and the dog turn around at his call, but he didn't come right away. The teen stepped off the porch and into the yard before trying once more. "Here, boy!" the blond called again, clapping his hands as he stood on the porch. Ty looked at him for another moment before quickly approaching the boy's position. Roxas could tell he was wound up, probably because he had been left alone for a while. Somehow, that was to be expected.

 

Namine finished with the water, the bucket three quarters of the way full with water and soap. She turned off the faucet and set it on the ground where it was out of her way, the girl then reaching for the trashcan so that she could pick up all the crackers that Ty had managed to spread all across the room.

 

Roxas squatted down and rubbed Ty's ears for a minute, tilting his head to look at the dog. "What did you do while Nam was gone, huh?" he asked the dog in his "pet" voice, rubbing Ty's coat. Ty only licked at his hand when he took it back from his ears. Roxas only rubbed his hand over Ty's head before standing up. "Come on, boy. Let's go inside." He patted his leg for Ty to follow him as he started back for the porch steps.

 

Namine started picking up crackers, ignoring their sliminess as she tossed them into the trash can. Ty must have managed to eat at least a few of them, though she couldn't tell because so many were scattered across the floor. She held her breath a little bit as she did her work, not wanting to smell what was on the other side of the room waiting to be cleaned up.

 

Roxas shut the door behind him as soon as Ty was inside the house, the boy walking forward a few steps and passing the dog before stopping. He turned around and pointed his finger at Ty. "Stay," he demanded softly. Roxas walked forward a few steps to make sure Ty did as he said, and when he did, the boy approached the kitchen doorway to see Namine on the floor. The smell was still there, and he knew that still needed to be cleaned up. "How you holdin' up?" he asked the girl, trying to think of how the vomit on the other side of the room should be tended to.

 

Namine looked up from tossing a cracker in the trashcan, the girl standing right by the wastebasket and the bucket of water. "Fine," she answered with a soft nod. She was making some progress...A yellow streak caught her attention, the girl seeing Ty rush past Roxas and into the kitchen. Her eyes widened when Ty bumped into her legs, forcing her down onto her bottom. However, that wasn't the worst of what he did. He rammed the bucket of warm water and tipped it over, hot soapy water running all over the floor and soaking into Namine's jeans as she sat there. "Ty!" she groaned, seeing him standing nearby innocently.