Taylor had been in the middle of slicing the pizza when a rather heavier cub than he remembered pounced onto his leg just as the other did on his opposite. â€œEasy on the legs.â€ He half laughed half glared at the two cubs that had attached themselves to his lower extremities. After a moment he gave into the cuteness and crouched down so he could scratch Noctre and Eclipse behind their ears. â€œIâ€™ve missed you guys too.â€ He admitted in a soft whisper in the hopes that Xander wouldnâ€™t hear.<br/><br/>Xanderâ€™s ears twitched slightly as he heard the thump of at least six feet coming down the stairs and figured that Noctre was probably being Mekoâ€™s seeing eye cat or something of that sort. He let his shoulders sag and his muscles to melt into the chair as he closed his eyes once more. The way he figured it was heâ€™d let the two idiots eat and heâ€™d heat his up after they went to sleep.<br/><br/>The sudden rapid movement of four paws instead of six made Xander lift up in his chair and turn to look over at the stairs. He saw the little black blur bolt down the stairs and skid into the kitchen and then he saw flailing thin pale arms. â€œShit.â€ He growled as he hoped over the edge of the chair and bolted towards the stairs. The entire escape would have been for nothing if the kid managed to kill himself over some damn stairs.<br/><br/>Taylorâ€™s head jerked up as he heard Meko yell out in panic and then the sound of Xander hitting the floor heavy and heading towards the steps. â€œFuck.â€ He sighed as he stood up and tried to move, except the fact Eclipse wasnâ€™t letting him move anywhere. Thatâ€™s when he realized Noctre had since bolted out of the room. â€œDamn it all to hell Eclipse.â€ Taylor growled angrily as he tried to free himself from his cubs near death grip.<br/><br/>Xander had miraculously managed to make it to the stairs in time to catch Meko before he fell face first and slid down the stairs. â€œYou really donâ€™t know how to not be in trouble do you?â€ He snapped as he hauled the near blind Meko down off the steps and set him on his feet. He had the urge to pop the boy to try and knock sense into him but it was cut short by Taylor appearing at his side with an exasperated look on his face. â€œHeâ€™s yours.â€ Xander commented offhandedly as he started towards the kitchen. After all that he deserved the first damn piece.