Becoming Daddy To Baby Oon

Chapter 4

AN: Enjoy! This is just my take on this topic. If there are factual errors, well...

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"Okay, shall we eat now? I missed breakfast and I am starving." Prem said coming back to the seating area of the dorm. They had been here for almost an hour now. Arthit had changed and made himself comfortable, surrounding himself with his things. He also had had his pinkmilk. From here Knott and others could see Arthit wearing his baggy sweat-shirt and loose slacks. Baby Oon was lying on his stomach, coloring in his books with crayons, humming softly. His big yellow bear was on lying on his left side and some other stuffies and toys were scattered around. Kongpob was sitting on the right watching intently.

"Yeah. Arthit's ramen is almost ready and his egg is also done. Why don't you lay the table and call those two?" Bright said as he finished peeling the egg. Baby Oon usually has just a few favorites and this was one of them. Mushy ramen noodles with an egg that had almost liquidly yolk. Bright was the one who would usually prepare this and so he had done so today as well.

When Knott called to Kongpob to get Arthit for lunch, the freshman had to coax baby Oon for quite a while. Everyone settled down and started eating. Baby Oon asked his Daddy to feed him now and then. Kongpob did not resist, not wanting Arthit to throw a tantrum and end up not having lunch altogether.

Once finished with food, Arthit went back to his coloring, others cleaned up everything. "N'Kong, help me with the trash will you?" Knott called out as he went out to dump the bag. Kongpob nodded and followed hurriedly.

Knott closed the dorm-room door behind them and started talking to Kongpob. "Look nong, after say about twenty minutes, you have to ask Arthit to take his afternoon nap. He might be a little clingy and may want you to hug him to sleep. While you are soothing him, four of us will leave okay? We will just be in the ground floor lounge area. He's very comfortable with you now, okay?" Kongpob nodded. He didn't know where this was going but he listened patiently.

"What I want you to do is find out what distressed him so much. We need to know what happened, okay? He's more likely to talk if the two of you are alone. Can you do that?"

Kongpob took in a sharp breath but nodded nonetheless. "When you know, and Arthit is asleep, call us so we can discuss what we need to do. Okay?"

"Kharp Phii, I will try my best." Knott patted the young man on the shoulder and they headed back in.

"It's nap-time for Baby Oon!" Kongpob said cheerfully as he closed the coloring book and sat down next to his cute baby. Arthit pouted as he fidgeted, "But Oon not tired. Oon wanna play with Daddy."

Knott came forward and ruffled Arthit's hair, "Baby Oon, you and Kon, I mean, your Daddy take a small nap, okay? All of us have to go and do some homework and stuff. We will be back before you wake up and maybe we can watch a movie together. How is that?"

Kongpob looked at Knott gratefully as Arthit was listening carefully. He said excitedly, "Snow White?"

Prem chuckled, "Yes, yes, Snow White it is. But first Baby Oon has to take his nap okay?"

Arthit crawled up to Kongpob and almost sat in his lap. He looked up with big puppy eyes as he purred, "Daddy snuggle with Baby Oon?"

Kongpob almost looked frightened at that as he glanced worriedly at the other seniors in the room. Knott snorted as Bright and Tutah pursed their lips to not crack up. Prem too couldn't help himself from teasing, "Yes, yes. Daddy Kong will snuggle with you Baby Oon, okay? Now, we have to leave. Okay, Baby? Bye. We will see you soon okay?"

Arthit waved his friends, smiling, as he hugged Kongpob tightly. When it was just the two of them, Kongpob laid Arthit down covering him with his light summer comforter. He then laid down next to him and started humming softly. He gently rubbed at Arthit's hair, caressing the soft strands on the forehead. They were lying there, just being comfortable in the other's embrace. Kongpob was thinking of how to bring up the topic, even as he felt Arthit staring at him with so much trust and love.

"Baby...are you okay, now?"

Arthit just nodded, as he snuggled closer. "Baby Oon, you know Daddy will always be there for you, right? Daddy will protect and love you forever.."

"Yes, daddy."

"But Daddy can't do that unless he knows what is bothering his baby, right?" Arthit was now just gaping at the younger man.

"Daddy..."

"What happened, baby? What scared you today? Tell Daddy all. Don't be scared, baby. Daddy will keep you safe, promise." As Kongpob was speaking, Arthit's eyes became teary and it broke the younger man's heart. Nevertheless, he needed to know what triggered the head hazer this morning. Kongpob pulled Arthit to his chest, gently ran his hand along the back as he murmured soothing words.

Arthit was sniffling, but after a few long minutes, Kongpob heard him speak. "Bad man. He's coming. He come for Baby Oon..."

Kongpob pulled back just enough to meet his baby's eyes. "Baby, bad man? Who's that?"

Arthit was now crying, tears streaming down his face, "He..he beat Mae and...he hurt Arthit. Baby Oon's sorry Daddy. Oon..no potect Arthit..no Mae. Daddy angy..at baby. Daddy, pease don't be angry.."

Kongpob was struggling to keep his own tears at bay. He felt a clenching pain in his heart. Someone had hurt his baby and he didn't like that one bit. He once again pulled Arthit close, hugging him tightly.

"No baby. Daddy so proud of baby Oon. Baby Oon is so brave. Tell me baby, the bad man, he is coming back?" Arthit nodded into his chest. "Okay, when? Do you know when he's coming?"

Arthit shook his head, "Baby Oon no know. Athit saw message, he scared so Baby Oon hide him away."

Kongpob swallowed. Atleast now they knew Arthit had received a message that had triggered this. Thefreshman hugged and soothed Baby Oon, telling him how brave he had been.Kongpob started humming again even as he attempted to calm down Arthit. It wasnearly a quarter of an hour later that Kongpob felt Arthit's breathing even out and finallyBaby Oon had fallen asleep.

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AN: Just a few more chapters and this will be done. I did say this was a short story.