Getting a bath after playing in the leaf piles
Going inside once one tired themselves out with playing out in the chilly weather both sucked and was great. On one hand, you were nice and tired and could easily settle in for some hot chocolate and maybe a disney movie or four. On another hand though….Well, tiring oneself out included getting all hot, sweaty, and in poor Vincent’s case, incredibly itchy. It would be a good idea to take a nice warm bath after all that fun playing in the leaf piles- raking them up, diving into the piles, raking them up again…
The leaves did eventually get put into trash-bags and left on the curb, but it now left the problem of one very sweaty and itchy Vincent.
So, to set the mood for some fun in the bath, Rin decided a bubble bath was in order. After quickly consulting Erica that yes, a capful of bubble bath stirred under warm water was more than doable to create bubbles and no, they would not need to go to someplace like Lush just to give Vincent a bubble bath.
In the meantime while Rin was having this small crisis, Vincent sat on the counter in just his padding, playing with his Sheepy and assuring her that no, he wouldn’t die in the water. He just wanted to get all nice and clean but if she were to go in the water, her fur would get all icky and that wouldn’t be very nice.
Rin eventually got things sorted and a bath of epic proportions was set up for the light curly-haired raven. The bubbles were hollywood style and the water smelled sweet and once Vincent was lowered in, he melted into the bath with ease. If he had any contents left in his bladder, they’d be released without a second thought. Thankfully, the water stayed untainted and the boy busied himself with several tugboats, including the S.S. Windermere, which Vincent had named when he was being watched by Orlando’s rather posh mother.
In terms of bath time, Vincent was a rather easy child to to wash. He was incredibly cooperative and didn’t fuss if you got in the way of his playing while trying to clean him. The only thing he really didn’t like, which was understandable, was that he didn’t like water in his ears.
Thus, Rin had to be very careful in making sure that no water got in his ears when washing his hair with that special no-tangles shampoo and conditioner. Carefully, Rin worked on such a task, being gentle but firm in his task.
There weren't many words to be spoken, but that was okay. Bath-time didn’t have to be elaborate storytelling, splashing and just generally being a rowdy, watery mess. It could be quiet, good quality time together with not much words needing to be said. It wasn’t necessary.