A different Alpha

Chapter 61: An aquatic culture in the car

After eating lunch and taking a little nap, everyone left the house to prepare for the trip to the aquarium. Mrs. Minatozaki, the man's mother, decided to stay at home wanting to continue sleeping peacefully without Kumiko running around the rooms looking for someone to play with. So they split into two cars. Kumiko wanted to have both Sana and Tzuyu in the same car as her, but Jihyo and Nayeon wanted Sana with them to talk. So they took turns, not wanting to hear the baby sobbing the whole way out. The way back, being late, she would have fallen asleep and so Sana could have gone with Jihyo and Nayeon in her father's and mother's car. Tzuyu was immediately available to go in the car with Kumiko thus having the possibility to personally have Sana with him. It was both a pro and a con: her pro was that he was with her and the father of the Omega wasn't in the same car as them; the con was the little girl herself as the latter got in the middle of the two of hers making it difficult for Tzuyu to be near her. Kumiko kept talking and saying how many times she had been to the aquarium with her parents and how nice it was to see and be able to touch dolphins with her own hands, while both Sana and Tzuyu listened to her as if it was the most amazing thing in the world. This time the aquarium hadn't already been visited by the little girl, it was a recently opened aquarium and had many species of fish and also aquatic mammals. Tzuyu could have flaunted her knowledge of animals especially aquatic ones, but she didn't feel compelled to do so since she would, perhaps, have been boring for the Omega. "I really like fish! The huge ones are always the prettiest" the little girl said abruptly, spreading her arms. She wanted to avoid one particular fish but they didn't understand it so she tried to explain it but unfortunately she couldn't remember the name "It's the huge thin one, it has a tail at the end and it's all black" the little girl explained carefully. "I understand, it's the manta ray. It's a particular type of fish that belongs to the cartilaginous fish family and also to the Myliobatidae family" replied Tzuyu making the little girl be amazed. Kumiko touched the Alpha's arm and with dreamy eyes whispered "You are a genius". Damn, he wanted to impress Sana not the baby. And what did she get in return instead? A little girl who now looked at her with admiring eyes and a Sana who laughed at the behavior of the little girl who had fallen madly in love with the knowledge of the Alpha. "What about Nemo? What kind of race are you?" the little girl asked adorably as she jumped along with her seat belt. Tzuyu sighed placing a hand under his chin and then saying "Nemo is a clown fish or also called anemona fish, it is part of the Amphiprioninae subfamily. It is a particular fish also called teleost fish and they are tropical fish that love warm water especially in the Indian Ocean, since the latter not only contains a suitable temperature for these fish but also a necessary quantity of saline which allows these types of fish well-being and health" replied Tzuyu. This time Aunt Kubo was also impressed and turned to look at the Alpha who, all relaxed, was doing the Encyclopedia to the curious daughter and lover of the Alpha's voice. Sana smiled as she saw how much attention her suitor was catching. "Great! Dory is a peculiar fish too, isn't she?" he asked once again, squeezing the Alpha's arm again and resting his head on the latter, "Hmm... It's a paracanthurus hepatus, also called blue surgeonfish, it's part of the Acanthuridae family. They live and inhabit the coral reef, then there are also other groups of fish of this species that live in the Pacific and Indian Ocean" she said automatically. Sana looked at how her aunt was enthralled by Tzuyu's words and thought that she too could give some information "In fact, these types of fish are herbivores and mainly eat algae. Although they are of minimal concern for the concept of extinction, the latter live from eight to twenty years, only if they are in favorable conditions for health, if they are in captivity they can die easily" commented Sana quickly turning Kumiko's head in her direction. "Formidable" Tzuyu whispered this time dreamily towards Sana, "Do you love the Acanthuridae family?" Tzuyu asked after a while. Sana smiled and then laughed at the Alpha's question "I just love culture" "Me too" the latter quickly replied after the Omega's reply, "Do you have a favorite aquatic animal?" Sana asked realizing that she could talk about these things with someone really smart in this area, "I don't know. Maybe the mandarin fish. It's the only most interesting fish being very colorful and because of its way of moving" "They are a particular species that has a kind of bizarre coloring but also a kind of interesting setting being fish that live in salt waters" Sana interrupted with full interest "Yes, exactly. The fact that it is also from the Callionymidae family makes it look even more interesting" replied Tzuyu putting her hand on the armrest of the machine in a relaxed way knowing that he would have had a cultural conversation with someone of his same size, "The Callionymidae famiglaid offers more than 130 different species, then they have shapes that are really similar to those of small dragons, in fact they are called dragonets" continued Sana "Some sources say that there are as many as 180 species and that Synchiropus splendidus, as well as the mandarin fish, is one of the most beautiful and particular species of that family" Tzuyu informed nonchalantly. Sana loved the culture that Tzuyu provided him. He almost felt a more than important cultural exchange with her, it seemed and felt like he could talk to her about anything he wanted regardless of the topic. It was wonderful that anything she said surprised her even though she already knew it, maybe it was her way of talking about her or conversing about her but she made it all sound perfectly interesting and easy to learn. But he didn't think little Kumiko could understand anything about it. Sana stopped for a moment settling herself nicely in her seat and sniffing slowly "You're a really interesting person to talk to, Tzuyu," she said suddenly after a few seconds. Tzuyu's heart stopped for a second and then started beating again after a while. She squinted trying to process what Sana had said to her: without even thinking about it she had interested Sana in a rather talkative and cultured conversation without realizing that her Omega liked her and passionate about her. Oh, what a fool she had been in the beginning, thinking her gab about her was boring and that Sana certainly wouldn't want to listen to her talk about these things about fish. "You too... You are very interesting, I had a cultured conversation with someone for the first time on a rather rare topic to discuss" Tzuyu answered sincerely raising his sagurdo to Sana who was now burning with embarrassment for the compliments given by Tzuyu for her. "I want a mandarin fish" Kumiko suddenly said causing the two to move, who had calmed down and charmed in their mutual compliments. "You can't have it Kumiko, both you and Strawberry would kill him in less than a week, your cat eats fish" said Aunt Kubo. Strawberry was Kumiko's cat, a cat actually who loved the purr and the smell of strawberries. "Do you have a cat, Kumiko?" Tzuyu asked changing the subject before she mentioned the mandarin fish again for getting it from her parents, "She's a cat. She's so cute, she loves strawberries," the little girl said cutely. Tzuyu was alarmed thinking and deducing that strawberries weren't so healthy for a cat "But he doesn't eat them. He just loves the smell and also his toy in the shape of a giant strawberry" the little girl explained better making Tzuyu's worries disappear immediately. Sana arranged Kumiko's hair as well as her bangs, "I would like you to meet her" said the little girl making a small jump and ruining her hair arrangement done by the Omega, "Next time you will bring the cat here when we return" Sana said making her sit down with composure on the seat since she was fussing more than necessary after that answer. Tzuyu also wanted to jump off his seat and yell with delight at Sana's words. Tzuyu tried to refrain from exploding with happiness at the reckless declaration of the pretty Omega unaware of all this. She let the Omega's words carry through her mind until the end of the journey pretending that there wasn't a Kumiko who jumped on the seat asking to come next year with the cat Strawberry and that Aunt Kubo said she could bring the cat next year if it wouldn't bother each other while Sana laughed seeing Uncle Kubo's reaction to his wife's words since she knew how spoiled that cat who loves care and attention was.