Ajax wilted a little, his shoulders sagging as he realized not only was Mercy toying with his hair, this time she was braiding it. How humiliating. And annoying. And irritating. "Well I had to ask!" He retorted sheepishly, tilting his head a little. Ajax's eyes widened hopefully as she actually seemed to think about it. At her answer, he frowned. "I should've known you would say that." He huffed just as, if not more, grumpily. "The pans are heated." Ajax pointed out.

Mercy smiled at the little braid she had put into his hair, looking innocent. "You look adorable." She teased, flicking the braid gently and giggling at him. "You should have. You're lucky I even let you cut down ONE tree a day." She huffed, giving him a light kiss on the cheek and wandered back to the pans, going about making breakfast.

Ajax turned his face into a downcast expression that so plainly said *why are you subjecting me to this torture?* "Adorable?" He asked in a pitiful voice. "No. Anything but that. Not. That. It hurts to say the word." Ajax said dramatically with a heavy sigh. "I have to cut down at least one tree! Otherwise I'll be sleeping on the couch for eternity!" He protested, huffing himself and wandering over to the other side of the kitchen to pour himself a cup of milk. Ajax was not a coffee fan, but he loved milk.

"Yes, you look adorable." Mercy teased, rolling her eyes at his drama. "Fine, cute. Is cute alright?" She asked mockingly, scoffing at him as she slid the bacon into a pan. "Only one. That's it. Understood?" She asked firmly, leaning back to look at him and tilting her head slightly. "Milk?" She asked curiously.

Ajax huffed, lifting his chin defiantly and snorting. "Not cute. Not adorable. Try strikingly handsome. Something more masculine instead of something you would call Binx." He commented indignantly, taking a sip from the milk. "Fine, only one. Agreed." He finally consented with a very heavy sigh. "Why not? Protein, tastes good, makes your bones stronger and less liable to break. Not that it helped with me, though." Ajax raised his eyebrows a little. "It is a delicious drink!" He ended.

"Oh, something I would call Binx? Okay then. Come here my pretty kitty, aren't you so handsome?" Mercy teased, using her best baby voice. Binx, who had been resting on the counter moments before, raised his head in curiousity. She nodded at his answer and shuffled the pan slightly before walking closer to Ajax. "Good." She huffed, shrugging at his passionate defense of milk with a grin. "I love you." She said simply, chuckling slightly as she said it.

Ajax glowered at Mercy with a look that could melt steel. "I don't even know what to say." He huffed grumpily, going back to his milk and taking another sip. Still better than coffee, like always. As Mercy did the baby voice Rex lifted his head, perking his ears and whining. Ajax looked at the dog with a frown. "You too?" He sighed, looking at Mercy. "Now look what you've done." He complained meekly, lifting his eyebrows further. "How did me saying I like milk prompt a passionate *I love you*? You're confusing, but thanks. Much appreciated, you're great too." Ajax snorted sarcastically

Mercy chuckled, looking over at Rex as he raised his head. She rolled her eyes. "Yes, I know, my baby voice is just so irresistible." She said sarcastically, shrugging with a smile at his next remark. "Sometimes you do stuff that makes me realize just how much I love you. Talking about milk is one of them I guess." She shrugged, scoffing at him. "You're supposed to say it back, dingbat."

"Not irrisistable enough. All it did to me was cause irritation." Ajax let out a quiet hurumph and tilted his head at her response. "I don't get that at all but oookay." He mused and almost snorted out a mouthful of milk at her last comment. "Wait, I was? HUh? N-Totally new information SOOOO sorry uh um well I love you too?" Ajax snorted jokingly, putting on an innocent expression.

"Are you sure? You didn't like it even a little bit?" Mercy mocked, playing with his hair and rolling her eyes again at his antics. "No, do it again, but better this time. Ready?" She teased, giving him a playful glare. "I love you." She huffed.