A/N: Hey, guys! Wow, it's kinda rare to update so soon these days. I hope you're ready for Gundham! I hope you enjoy. Oh, and as another note: In case you couldn't already tell, this won't be a 'romance', it will be a friendship between a teenager and a child.
Let me emphasize again for those of you who didn't read: THIS IS A FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A TEENAGER AND A CHILD. Any 'romance' IS A PURELY ONESIDED CRUSH ON THE CHILD'S SIDE.

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"Now remember, I'm entrusting my cousin into your care," Sonia had explained with a bright smile, hugging the six-year-old to her chest before carefully handing her to Gundham. "Make sure you take good care of (y/n), and make sure she stays away from Panta!"

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"GUNDHAM!" Souda's screech from two rooms over made the teenager jump two feet in the air, also effectively scaring his hamsters so bad they jumped from his shoulders and bailed.

He leapt off the stool, racing as fast as he could to where he'd left the bumbling mechanic and the child they were babysitting for Sonia.

"Ugh, I leave that fool alone with the child for five damn minutes...!" He muttered angrily, clenching his fists. "It'd better not be another false alarm again, or I swear I will dump my tea on him!"

"What?" He bellowed, screeching to a halt in the doorway, panting hard. "Why must you scream like a banshee? You'll hurt the child's ears!"

Then he saw it.

"(y/n)'s bleeding out!" The pinkette was panicking terribly, running around the room, throwing cupboard doors open, trying to find anything to stop the blood. "We have to get her to a hospital! Oh, Miss Sonia's gonna kill us-!"

"Whoa, whoa, wait." The animal tamer held up a hand. "The lovely Sonia will kill you. I was entrusting the child into your care, and I've already done my share of watching her."

Meanwhile, the little girl was sitting on the floor, calmly playing with her colorful toy animals in her dollhouse, effected appendage lying straight out on the floor away from herself. She didn't even pay attention to the freaked-out high-school student rushing around.

"Just- let's just stay calm, all right?" Gundham ordered. "I have stored what you mortals call 'Band-Aids' in my lavatory cabinet. Watch her, and make sure she does not bleed out any further."

"Well what am I supposed to stop the bleeding with?!" Souda was practically pulling his hair out in distress. "She needs to go to a hospital!"

"I'm fine, Souda-kun," she replied, momentarily looking up from placing a cat figurine in a doll bed. "I only cut my leg on the table."

"Hush, hush, you're fine." Souda grabbed her tiny shoulders and lifted her off the ground, carrying her to the couch. He lifted her leg to inspect the cut, which was still bleeding.

"That looks deep." He grimaced, pulling a clean-looking handkerchief out of his pocket. He tried to gently press it on the wound, but he could see her wincing out of the corner of his eye. "Ah, sorry."

"It's- It's okay, Souda-kun," she wiped a tear away from her eye when it sprung up. "I told you, I'm fine. Tis... tis only a scratch."

"A scratch?" He repeated, dumbfounded. "You've been bleeding out for ten minutes!"

"Only cause you kept wiping the blood away," she muttered, sighing daintily. She perked up when she saw Gundham coming back. "Gundham-kun!"

Souda scooted over on the couch and Gundham sat down between him and the girl. Holding the paper-encased band-aid, he gently took his leg in her hand and produced a warm, clean, wet cloth.

"Hold still, young mistress (y/n)," he murmured to her as he very carefully leaned the cut.

A tiny blush began to spread across her cheeks, and she clasped her hands together on her chest as he worked. Unlike with Souda, she felt little to no pain. Every time she did make a movement of discomfort, he looked up and apologized before starting again.

Finally, when the cut wasn't bloody anymore - save for tiny droplets forming on the surface - he tore the paper and took out the band-aid, placing its center directly onto the cut with the paper flaps spread.

(y/n) watched with amazement as he pulled his fingers apart, leaving the band-aid stuck to her injury.

"Whoa, you're amazing!" She gasped, leaning forward to hug him. "Thank you ever so much, Gundham-kun!"

A tiny blush creeped along his cheeks, and he awkwardly patted her back. "You are most welcome, young mistress."

Souda sighed, leaning back against the dark fabric of the couch. "Thankfully, Miss Sonia should be back in at least fifteen minutes. Crisis averted."

Gundham resisted the urge to roll his eyes - Dark Lords did not roll their eyes, thank you. He turned to the girl who was still tightly clutching him.

She didn't really seem to be paying attention to the show that was playing, instead staring at her abandoned toys on the floor.

"What were you playing with earlier, young mistress (y/n)?" He asked her.

"Hm? Oh!" She smiled and hopped off the couch, gently tugging at Gundham's coat to pull him to her dollhouse. "I was playing house."

"May I join you for this activity?" He asked.

"Of course you can!" She exclaimed happily, eagerly shoving a hamster toy into his hands. "Here- you can be Apples!"

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A/N: I swear half of this was inspired by Littlest Pet Shops. Those were the shit back in the day! (And yeah, I do have a hamster I named Apples.)

Anyway, it's not quite a romance, but I'd like to think that little (y/n) gained a kiddy-crush on Gundham after that... like most kids do.

I hope you enjoyed! Please tell me how I did, feel free to request, and I'll see you later!