//------------------------------// // A bath for Vinyl // Story: My Little Anthro Is a DJ // by Vinyl-ScratchDJ17 //------------------------------// After a long night of sleep, and restful slumber, I awaken to the bright, early morning sun shining down onto the bed. It bathes me, and Vinyl in an eerie, light yellow glow, casting a shadow down onto the floor, where the light does not touch. She lay contently in my arms, resting peacefully, her head against my chest, and her ears folded against her skull. She snores ever so lightly, causing a small smile to make it's way onto my face. She too smiles happily as she remains dozing in whatever dream it is she may be having. By the looks of it, she may be having a good one. At least I hope so. She had a bad dream last night, so I hope this is a good dream, making up for the bad one she had. I gently rub my hand into her two toned, blue mane as I try to recall the events that had taken place, late last night. My brain is very slow in the morning, well that's to be expected, but with me, it even takes me like two minutes to add two and two together. I give her a gentle kiss on the tip of her horn, which gives me a little shock in return, causing me to flinch. I see her horn begin to glue a light purple, rather than blue, before quickly fading away. Is her horn sensitive or something? Just to be safe, I'll be careful around it. Upon kissing her horn, she smiles a little wider, and snuggles herself closer to me. Maybe it makes some sort of a good reaction? Once again, I just don't know. "I love you daddy." I hear a soft voice whisper, coming to find it had come from Vinyl. Suddenly, I remember it all. Every detail of every second. She has woken me up due to a bad dream, (already been established) so I had taken her to get a small glass of water. Mom had come out for a minute or two to play with Vinyl before heading back off to bed. After then, Vinyl dragged me off, back into our room to play board games, which she had beaten me at. Most like she totally obliterated me in the end. After the game, she had said good night, but also called me...daddy. I didn't know what to think of it at first, but with what she had told me about her father, I decided to be a one for her. I gave her something she has been wanting since she was born. I gave her a father. Soon my small, and simple smile grows into a wide grin as I am overcome with so much joy that I feel like crying. This little, half human, half pony hybrid that I haven't even known for a full twenty four hours has become something I've always dreamed of having. A daughter. I don't know what it's like to be a parent, but I know that this is my way of finding out. You may say that it's way to early on my life to be having a child of my own, and I agree, but this can at least make an exception. Right? But what will mom and dad think? I don't really care. She's my daughter now, and I'm her daddy, and with that said, I will never let her go. I don't know how, but she has already filled an entire void in my life that made me miserable. But now I have something to be happy about. Tears are brought to my eyes due to how much joy I am feeling at this moment. I've taken in a sweet little alien into my care, and now I come to find that I'm already committing myself to being the father she wants, needs, and very well deserves. She may not be from earth, but all that matters is that I will do all that I can to raise her until she...no. I'm not even going to think of that. With my arms already wrapped around her, and hug her a bit tighter, holding her close to me, resting my head on hers. Then, I hear a small yawn. "Good morning daddy." Vinyl says softly, gazing her mangeta eyes, deep into mine. "Good morning to you too, Vinyl." I reply with a smile, and another gentle kiss to her horn. "I had a good dream this time. It was about you." She nuzzles her muzzle on my cheek. "What happened?" "That you were my daddy back in Equestria. Like, instead of the one who...you know." She replies, trailing off. "Awe, Vinyl. No matter what, I'm your daddy, okay?" "Okay daddy." Vinyl gives me a small kiss on the cheek before returning to huddling herself onto my chest. By that, I mean I had been laying on my back, and she moved to lay on top of me which is too cute. "I'm at least glad that I ended up with some pony who cares for me." "I love you Vinyl." I hold my arms around her back, with one hand stroking her mane. "I love you too daddy. I'm happy to call you my daddy." "Just like I'm happy to call you my daughter." Just one thing that has been lingering in my mind is why did she open up to me so fast? It's as if she's known me for years now, but we've still got to break twenty four hours. I guess I kind of opened up to her quite fast as well. When I first brought her inside, I felt that I just may be the only one to care for her, with her being new to this world. It shocked me quite a bit when she first spoke, but I got used to that pretty quick. I'm still getting over that fact that she's a mixed breed right now from a different planet. But all that really matter ps is what's going on right now, and I'm spending time with my daughter, whom I love so much already. "Are you hungry, Vinyl?" I ask softly, but only to get a simple nod, and another yawn from Vinyl who has her arms stretched out to the sides. "How about I get you something to eat then?" Still no verbal answer, but this time she shakes her head, before resting it on my chest, and closes her eyes. "Are you sure you don!t want anything to eat Vinyl? I don't want you to starve." "It's okay daddy. I just wanna lay here with you and rest. You're very comfy, like a big pillow." She whispers with yet another yawn as she uses her magic to pull the blanket over her and I. I find it quite adorable that she just compared me to a pillow. "Okay, we can lay here for a few more minutes. I need to give you a bath because all of that rain left a big odor on you." I say sarcastically, with a bit of a laugh. With that said, she holds an arm out in front of her muzzle, and gives it a wiff. "You're right!" She scoffs from the stench, making a small gag from the revolting smell. "How about you give me that bath like...now. My fur tends to keep any stink that's on it for too long for about as long as up to four days, and just that sniff was enough for me. Plus I like my coat clean." She waves a hand out in front of her muzzle to try and waft the smell away from her as she removes herself from me. I sit up, and sootch to the edge before standing up. I hold my hand out to her again which she takes gracefully in her own. I lead her into the bathroom where I sit her on the toilet so I can get a bath ready for her. Before I turn on the tub, I head back out in to the hall and into that closet to get some more clothes for Vinyl. I managed to grab a black, short sleeve shirt with...nothing on it, and black pants. I head back into the bathroom to see Vinyl playing with her tail again. Either it's a habit, or she just enjoys the fun of playing with it. None of my business anyway. Her body, she can do as she pleases, as long as it's reasonable. Heyy there you go! Already making parental rules. Well at least tattoos will be the least worry for me because I don't think a tattoo would look good on fur. Upon returning into the bathroom, I pull open the drawer on the right side of the sink, and I take out two blue towels. I set one down on the floor, and set the other one stop the counter next to the sink. After that, I turn he water on, and close the drain. I make sure that the water isn't too hot or too cold, by having Vinyl put her hand under the stream of water until it's just right for her. No I didn't skip to hot. I slowly made it warmer and warmer until she felt comfortable with the temperature. Finally, I help her get undressed, and I set her in the tub. Being naked in front of me isn't a problem for her. It was her nature, plus she was nude until we went to bed. Vinyl leans back against the rear of the tub, letting out a sigh of relief as the water rushes over her body. Her tail bobs just at the surface of the water as it slowly rises. I let the water flow until Vinyl says it's enough, which happened to be half way up her torso. Now just realizing it, I don't have any horse or pony shampoos to wash her with. Well it's just hair so maybe I could just use hair conditioner as a body lotion? I ponder over this for a minute as Vinyl lay silently in the tub, with a smile of relaxation. She sinks down a little further into the water so the water is up to her neck, and the bottom of her blue mane has gone under. "This is very relaxing." Vinyl sighs happily. "Yeah, I bet it is, isn't it?" I reply, getting up, and walking over to the cupboard in the wall, above the toilet. "Do you have any real kids, daddy? Like, biological kids?" Vinyl asks with wonder in her eyes. "Nope. You're my only one kiddo." I respond as I rummage through the cupboard for any kind of shampoo or lotion I could use to wash Vinyl down with. "Oh. It seems like you know what you're doing, so I just guessed that you have had kids before." Vinyl says, making the water splash a little as she moves to a more comfortable position. "Never had a kid in my life till you came along. I'm very happy you did by the way. Well, I'm sad that you're far from home but-" I begin to reply as I grab a bottle of Pantine hair conditioner. "Dad, I know what you mean." She says flatly, cutting me off. "You know, you're very smart for your age." I compliment, walking back over to the tub, kneeling down to Vinyl's level. "You really think so? Everypony said I wasn't very accoomiulateed, or something, which I took to mean not very smart." "No, you are very smart Vinyl. I can see it already." I reply as I squirt some of the shampoo onto my hand. I don't know why she says pony instead of body at the end of those words. Maybe it was a thing back in her planet? But who am I to judge? It's a whole other civilization with their own ways, beliefs and cultures. No two planets are the same. "Thanks dad." She turns her head to look at me with a gleeful smile as I begin to lather the lotion into her mane. "No problem kiddo." I smile back, continuing to lather the soap into her mane. Most people tend to just rub the lotion onto their hair, but I like to take the tips of my fingers to scratch it in there. Well not so much scratching, but it's just much more thurrough. "Can I ask you something daddy?" "You can ask me anything Vinyl." I reply as I move to the back of her head, making sure to get behind the ears. "Well it's just that..." She trails off, looking down into the water as if it were a huge ocean, and she were about to sink into it. "What?" "Oh, never mind...it's just a silly question." She says sheepishly, wi a shrug, while twiddling her fingers. "Go ahead. I won't judge." I say, putting more Pantine onto my hand, and I begin to wash her neck. "I just want to know why you decided to take me in, and why you're okay with me calling you daddy." She looks away again, watching as the soap suds run down her, and into the water. "Oh, Vinyl." I reply hugging her, ignoring the fact I just got myself soaking wet. "I told you I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I left you out there. And I'm okay with you calling me daddy. From what you told me about your...dad, I decided to take over and be the father you need, plus I kind if always wanted a daughter." I hug her a little tighter now, as I rub her mane. "Really daddy? You really mean that?" She asks, as I pull away from her, tears lining her eyes. "Every word of it, Vinyl. I'm your daddy, and you're my daughter. As simple as that." I reply with a smile, as I resume cleaning Vinyl. "I love you Vinyl. Don't you ever forget that." Now this time, it's her turn to hug me as she jolts in my direction, a blur of white and blue, and I feel her two, wet, furry arms wrap around me. "Thank you daddy! I won't forget! I promise, and I love you too." She sniffs once, and begins to cry again, and I hold onto her just as any loving father would to their daughter. "It's okay Vinyl. I'll always be here for you." I reply, planting another kiss on the tip of her horn, but this time a little spark erupts from it, but doesn't shock me. "What was that daddy?" "I don't know." "It made me feel really good though." "It did?" "Yeah, like, I feel safe, and cared for, and...and loved." She looks up at me with the cutest sad/happy smile I have ever seen. "That's because I won't let you get hurt, and I do care for and love you." I reply cupping her cheek in my hand. With another really wet hug, I recontinue giving Vinyl her bath. I move from her neck, to her right arm, and her fur throughout the whole ordeal is just so darn soft! Her mother must have taken special care of her, and that I'm happy for. Oh God. I just realized something. She has been wishing for a father for as long as she can remember, but now that she has a father, she's without a mother. I'm not sure if she counts my mom as her second mom just yet, but still. Now that's just sad right there. When I get to her hand, I rub my finger in between hers to get into the spaces until she uses her fingers to take a hold of my hand, and she turns to look at me again. "Thank you dad. For everything." She smiles now, and I grab her hand in return. "Anything for my beautiful daughter." "Now I kinda wish that you were the one that met my mom and had me. That would have been a lot better." She sighs sadly, letting go of my hand. "Either way, Vinyl, I'm still here caring for you as if you were my biological daughter." I reply, grabbing her hand again. "Yeah, I guess you're right." She replies with an instant change of mood, back to joyful and happy. "Just try to look at the positives okay?" I ask as I finish up her left arm, and begin on her chest. "Yes daddy, I will. I guess I just really miss my mommy." She sighs again, but then quickly reverts back to smiling. "As long as I'm safe, I know she'll be happy, so therefor, I am happy." "You know, your fur is very soft, Vinyl. Sorry. Had to get that out." I say chuckling to myself a little bit. "That's mom for Ya. She was constantly at me to wash myself right, and after each bath she would let me for ages, seeing if I had any spots that showed any sign of roughness or something." She replies with a shrug. "Yeah I see. You're fur is softer than my grandma's cat, and that cats fur is reeeeaaaaaaalllllyyyy soft. "I'll take your word for it." She replies smugly, which a slight smirk. "Yeah okay." When I finish washing her chest, I move on to washing her back. Squirting more lotion onto my hand, after using a good amount of what was in the bottle to wash this mythical talking unicorn. I apply the soap to her back, and I begin to rub in big oval shapes, making sure to get under all of that fur. Vinyl makes slight moans as to the fact that I'm basically giving her a massage right now as I wash down her back. I roll my eyes as I continue my way down her back. Using more shampoo, I start on her legs which is pretty easy. I get some soap onto one hand, share it with the other, then wrap my hands around the leg, and rub back and forth. Another five minutes later and all that is left is the tail. "I just have to tell you that this is the best bath I have ever had. Like, ever." Vinyl exclaims happily. "You don't say." I reply sarcastically. For the tail, I squirt the soap on my fingers, rather than my palms. I comb at her tail from the base, to the end with my fingers and after a minute or two, I can barely see any of the blue left. "Yeah, it feels like I'm at a spa right now." "That's cool." I reply, pulling the drain plug, and turning the water back on, but turning it to the shower. I point the nozzle away from Vinyl until I can get it to the temperature again, then I begin to rinse her off. She just smiles at me as I rinse her, telling me I did a satisfactory job at bathing her. Now the stench is gone, and she smells like coconuts, and coconuts are my favorite nuts. Well technically they aren't nuts, but you know what I mean. After I have her dried off, I grab the towel from off the sink, and Vinyl stands up so I can dry her off. It takes longer than I had expected, but it got done. Next, I get her dressed, and she continues to give me the same smile. I'm knelt down to her level, and she throws herself at me for another hug. "I love you daddy." She says softly, tightly wrapping her arms around me. "You've said that so many times now, but, I love you too Vinyl." I reply, returning her hug before letting go to stand up. Luckily by now my shirt has mostly dried off or she would be wet all over again. "I know, but I just can't seem to thank you enough." "Oh, it's okay Vinyl. You don't have to thank me." I say, taking her hand in mine and we walk out of the bathroom to my father. His arms are across his chest, and he's tapping a foot on the floor. "I take it you heard what was said?" "Yep." Dad replies flatly, and bluntly. "Than I guess I have some explaining to do then, huh?" "Yep."