Sitting on the bed, Leon and Carla were facing each other. Carla has both of her small hands supporting her chin as she stared at Leon with smile on her adorable face. She's waiting for him to continue telling her the story Leon told her before.
" What do you like more, Carla? Story or games?
" Story. "
" Story or food? "
" Story. "
" Hmm... story or hug? "
" Hug! " Carla cheerfully raised her hands in the air before jumping to Leon, giving him a clumsy bear hug.
Leon obviously didn't expect her to do that also suddenly which caused the two of them to fell on the bed.
" Hehe. Carla is really super cute and sweet. " Leon only laughed that minor incident. He also hugged Carla back for awhile. This girl is simply too cute and adorable in her own simple ways. She can effortlessly make him happy just by continue existing alone.
Leon offered his hands to Carla and two of them slowly got up and returned to their previous position.
" Continue telling me the story now, Leon. I want to know what happened to little Carla next. "
"..."
* sigh *
" Fine. I will tell you the rest of the story now but.... where are we again, Carla? " asked Leon wanting to see if this adorable girl in front of him can still remember where they'd stopped before.
" Ermm.. where was it again... " Carla cutely crossed her arms on her still none existent chest and began recalling the events for awhile. " It's where little Carla was taken away by the ugly toad and her mommy Pauline began crying, Leon. "
" Very good. Carla is so smart. " Leon he pats her head and gently ruffles her hair. " Okay, let's start. "
* Ahem *
" Little Carla slowly opened her eyes, stretches her arms and saw that something was dreadfully wrong. She looked around her and saw nothing but water. That she was surrounded by water in all directions.
" Where.. where am I? How did I came here? Where's mommy? " she asked herself while looking around her trying to find her mommy Pauline bit, she didn't saw her.
Instead, little Carla saw the two toads swimming towards her direction before climbing up on the lily pad where little Carla was in.
" Hello little human, I'm Albert. You can also call me Papa toad from now on. And this is my son here, he will be your husband. I just know you two will be happy together so I brought you here. " said the ugly toad to Carla after they arrived in front of her.
" Little Carla became scared after hearing that. She wanted to say something but before she can do so, the ugly toad and his son already jumped back in the water to build a new home for his son and little Carla.
Feeling helpless, little Carla can only cry on the side of the lily pad. "
Hearing till this part of the story, Carla can't stop herself anymore so she interrupted Leon and asked, " Leon you.... do you... hate little Carla? "
" Ehh? Why would I hate little Carla? She's very adorable and cute just like you, Carla. I will never hate her."
" Really? Then...then why are you not helping her escape from them, Leon? Do you.. want her to marry the toad? "
" Of course not. I am just about to help her but you interrupted me. I think it's you who don't want little Carla to escape. "
" Eh? Me? No no no. " Carla continue shaking her head denying what Leon said. " I want little Carla to escape. I want her to meet with her mommy again. I... I won't interrupt you again so... help little Carla okay? Leon? "
" Sure. I promised. Can I continue now? "
Seeing that Carla nodded, Leon continued.
" A school of pike fish heard little Carla's sobs and decided to help her. They bit through the stalk of her lily pad, and little Carla drifted away on the water. "
" Yehey! Little Carla escaped! Little Carla had escaped, Leon! Muaaah! * giggles * " In her excitement, Carla gave Leon a kiss on his left cheek which brought another surprise to him though not major. " Leon is the best! Please continue, Leon. "
After saying that, Carla once again sat down crossed legged like as if she did nothing at all.
Leon can only smile wryly then shook his head before continuing the story.
As little Carla floated downstream, a black-winged beetle flying overhead noticed her. " What a remarkable creature , " he thought. " I'll bring her home with me. "
The black-winged beetle swooped down and snatched her off to a dim forest. His fellow beetles gathered around and looked at little Carla carefully.
" Ugh! Look at that long and shiny black hair, so ugly! " said one of the beetle.
" And she has two legs! " said another. The beetles decided that they had no used for such an unattractive thing, and they sent her away, even though the beetle who brought her hopes she could stay. Little Carla was left to wonder alone in the forest as the cold winter winds began to blow.
* sob *
* sniff *
" Bad beetles. They called little Carla ugly. Am I ugly, Leon? " asked Carla as she tried to wipe away her tears while looking at Leon waiting for his answer.
" No way! My Carla is the cutest in the whole world. I'm sure Carla will also become very beautiful in the future just like auntie Pauline. "
" Really? Then.. then why did the bugs called little Carla ugly, Leon? "
" Because they are insects. As insects, they have different preferences. "
" Preferences? What does preferences mean, Leon? "
" Hmm... you'll know it when you grew up, Carla. For now, the only thing you need to know is that, you are not ugly okay? If someone called you ugly, just tell me okay? I'll deal with them. "
" * giggles * Thank you, Leon. "
" Mn. So don't cry anymore okay? How can I finish the story if you keep on crying like this? Look at the readers' expressions in their faces while reading this story, they might comment in this paragraph and then curse the author to death. "
" * giggles * What are you talking about, Leon? What readers? Please continue the story. I want to know what happened next. " said Carla confusedly as she didn't have any idea what Leon was talking about.
* sigh *
" Okay then, I'll continue. "
* Ahem *
As little Carla wandered, shivering and hungry, she stumbled over a small hole on the ground.
" Who's there? " demanded the squeaky voice. But little Carla's lips were too frozen to move.
" Dear, dear, " said the field mouse as she poked her nose out of the hole. " Come inside before you catch your death! " The mouse could be quite friendly when she wanted something, and she offered little Carla a home for the winter.
" Leon. Leon. " said Carla trying to get his attention before saying, " The field mouse is good. She helped little Carla and let her stay in her house. She's good, right? "
Hearing that, Leon shook his head before putting his right hand only Carla's left shoulder. " Carla, you shouldn't trust others immediately and think that they are good just because they showed you good things. You must always let your guard up if ever you encountered strangers. Aside from your mommy, your grandma, me, and my mom, don't trust others so quickly. Better asked your mom first if she knows them or not, do you understand? "
Leon wanted to use this opportunity to teach Carla not to be so gullible. He wasn't sure if what he's doing was right or wrong but he believes that doing this will protect her in the long run.
" That... Mn, okay Leon. I trust you and mommy the most. I know you won't do anything bad to me."
" That's right. I will never do anything bad to Carla. So Carla can trust me. I will always protect you. "
" Really? "
" Of course."
" Hehe. Thank you Leon. Please continue the story then. "
" Okay. This is what happened next. "
The field mouse did indeed let little Carla stay inside her house but not before saying, " I'll let you stay here but you must keep the house clean and tell me stories at tea time. You must also do the same for my neighbor. He's a wealthy mole who, by the way, is looking for a wife----. "
At that instant, a furry head with spectacles poked its pink nose through the entrance.
" Why, speak of the devil! " shrieked the mouse. " Mole, allow me to present, little Carla. "
" She's... beautiful. " mumbled the near sighted mole as he bowed low. " Mouse, you simply must see how the new tunnel is coming along. "
The mole then took the field mouse and little Carla down the dark passageway that he had been digging between their burrows. On the way, the three of them passed the frozen body of a swallow.
Little Carla wanted to help the bird but the mouse stopped her and said, " Never mind him little Carla. "
" Be glad you have arms instead of wings, " muttered the mole, " and more sense than to let yourself freeze to death. "
...
That night, little Carla went back to where the bird lay. Listening at his breast, she heard the faintest heartbeat, so she covered him with grass blanket and put her arms around him. After awhile, the bird opened his eyes.
" Where am I? " chirped the swallow, coming to his senses. " You've saved me! How can I possibly thank you? "
Little Carla just smiled and promised to nurse the swallow until he was strong enough to fly.
Meanwhile, the field mouse, who wanted a maid, and the mole who wanted a wife and a maid, agreed that little Carla was just what they were looking for. They decided that when summer came, little Carla and the mole will be married.
" Eh? Marry again? Bad field mouse. Bad mole. They wanted to bully little Carla again. Hmmp! " Carla complained after hearing this part of the story. She pouted her lips before saying, " You are right, Leon. Not everyone can be trusted immediately. I will be very careful. "
" Very good, Carla. You learned fast. " said Leon as he once again patted her head making her smile happily.
" Leon, Carla, are you inside? I brought some bread and juice for you two. Can you open the door forever a moment? "
As Leon was about to continue telling the rest of the story to Carla, they suddenly heard Christina's voice coming from the other side of the room's door.
" Coming mom. " Leon went off the bed to open the door.
O.-.0
* Munch *
* Munch *
" Hmm? Why are you not eating your food, Carla? You don't like eating bread? "
Leon can't help but asked after seeing Carla simply stares at her portion of bread. Not to mention eating it, she hasn't touch it yet.
" It's... it's not like that, Leon. I want to eat bread too but... look. My tummy is still big so... so I still can't eat anything yet. "
Carla then pointed at her little tummy while saying that which make Leon laugh again.
" Moah.... Leon. Don't make fun of me. Please continue the story. I want to know what happened next. "
" No. Let's not do that for now, Carla. I have a better idea. "
" Better idea? What do you mean Leon? "
" Mn. Let's make our own book. A story book about... hmm.. About little Carla. How was that sounds? I will draw and you will color it. What do you think, Carla? "
" Make our own book?! Let's do that Leon! " Carla excitedly replied. But then, she seemed to had realized something which made her excitement lessened. " But... but I'm not good at coloring yet, Leon. Is... is that okay? "
" Huh? What are you talking about, Carla? This book is only for us to see. It doesn't matter if you can color well or not. Besides, I'm here aren't I? I will teach you how to do it correctly. "
" Really?! * giggles * Thank you Leon. Please teach me then. "
" Alright. Wait for me hear for a moment. I'll take one more chair from the kitchen. " said Leon before he went out of the room and head towards the kitchen.
A few minutes later, he returned dragging a monoblock chair with him.
" What are you doing Leon? " asked Carla after seeing that Leon returned.
Leon put the monoblock chair on the side before closing the door and said, " Hehe. I'm preparing our table. "
After saying that, Leon then walked towards his personal table and then drags it in the middle of the room before putting the two chairs on both sides.
" Done. Come here now, Carla so we can start immediately. "
Despite her confusion, Carla still did what Leon told her to do. She went off the bed and sat down on the chair Leon brought here. " But Leon, where are the papers and other things we will use to make our book? "
" Hehe. That's easy, that's easy. You only need to close your eyes, Carla. "
" Closed my eyes? Why? "
" You'll see later so just closed your eyes okay? "
" O... okay. " replied Carla before closing her eyes.
Leon didn't waste any time and immediately took out the things they will need from his storage ring. Bond papers, color pastel, pens, marker, ruler, pencils, etc. They all miraculously appeared on the table.
" You can open your eyes now, Carla. "
Carla slowly opened her eyes and when she saw the things on the table, she can't help but be amazed.
" Wow! Leon, you..... how did you do that? "
" Hehe. It's magic. Let's start. " Leon nonchalantly brush off the little girl's curiosity with a laugh. Grabbing the pencil and one of the bond papers on the table, started drawing.
Carla was obviously still unsatisfied wanted to asked Leon how he made those things appeared out of nowhere. Her curiosity was at its peak right now but, seeing that he already started drawing, Carla can only stopped.
Leon can draw even faster now. After just around 30 minutes, he had already drawn two pages which he'll used as front and back cover of the book.
" Here Carla, what do you think? I will transfer it later in a harder piece of paper if there's no problem in it. " he said, handing the two papers to Carla.
Carla received them and looked at it. What she saw there was a girl which did look exactly like her wearing a princess dress. On her head was a small crown which looked cute and beautiful while her hand was holding a small sword.
" Leon, why am I holding a sword here? "
" That's not you, Carla. That's little Carla, our protagonist. And she needed that sword to protect herself. To fight against bad guys. "
" Eh? But... but she looked exactly like me. Look Leon, we look very the same right? "
" Of course she will. Little Carla is supposed to be the cutest girl in the world so she needs to have similar looks to you, Carla. "
" Eh, me? Why? "
" Silly girl. " Leon put his right hand on top of Carla's head and messed her hair a little. " Because my Carla is the cutest girl ever. "
" * giggles * Thank you, Leon. " Carla seemed to be really happy hearing Leon calling her the cutest. " But... but mommy told me that swords are dangerous so... can you change little Carla's weapon, Leon? "
" Change her weapon? " Leon asked confusedly.
" Mn. Let's change it with flowers, Leon. I love flowers. "
" Flowers? Hmm... fine. Let's see.. " Leon took back the paper from Carla and then carefully erased the sword in it before drawing a huge rose flower in its place. After doing that, Leon once again handed it to Carla.
" How about that, Carla? "
" Mn. This is the best, Leon. This is very pretty. "
" Alright. You start coloring it then. Don't worry if you make mistakes because I can always draw a new one. Use it to practice yourself, okay? "
" Okay. Thank you, Leon. "
And with that, Leon began teaching Carla how to used the color pastel and what color should be used on every part of the drawing. Carla was a complete noob in this area so she can't help but to make mistakes after mistakes. If not for Leon patiently guiding and comforting her, she might have already given up and cried on the side.
After awhile, Leon let Carla do it on her own while he continue drawing the other pages of the book. He didn't do it like a fairy tale book style where there's a picture and narrations in every page. Instead, Leon made it similar to 'Manga' format which made it more difficult for him.
At around 11:30 am, Leon's mother, Christina once again came and told them that lunch was ready. The two of them can only stopped what they are doing and went outside.
...
In the dining room, Leon, Carla and Christina were sitting around the table eating their food.
" You two seemed to be very busy inside your room, Leon. What are you doing? " asked Christina.
" Erm... We are making a book, mom. "
" A book? What book? "
" It's about little Carla's adventure auntie Christy. * giggles * We'll show it to auntie after we are finished. "
" Oh, now I'm curious about it. So make sure to show the book to me when it's done okay? Carla? "
" Sure thing, auntie Christy. "
" Alright. Eat your food then so you can go back to your room and continue what you are doing. "
" Mn. "
" Mn. "
The three of them then continue eating their food. After that, Leon and Carla went to the bathroom together to take a bath.
Inside the bathroom..
Leon was currently helping Carla wash her hair.
" Carla, what title do you think we will used in our book? " He asked while putting a shampoo on Carla's hair.
Carla's hair was long and beautiful. It's like an obsidian waterfall made out of silk that flows from her head all the way down to her lower spine.
Leon was very careful washing it as if afraid that he will damage them. It's an unconscious movements on his part.
" Title? What's that, Leon? " Carla's big and bright eyes blinked, they're filled with curiosity as always.
" It's the name of the book, Carla. For example, the Little Red Riding Hood I had previously read you last time. It's titled Little Red Riding Hood but, what about our book? "
" Oh, so that's title. * giggles *. I don't know, Leon. You think. "
" Hmm..how about, ' Little Carla's adventure?' Or.. Let's see.....' Finding mommy? ' "
" Finding mommy! I like the finding mommy, Leon. * giggles * "
" Oh, let's use that then. Alright, I'm done. Let's go rinse ourselves now, Carla. " With a clap of his hands, Leon let go of the little girl's hair and helped her to stand up.
Carla nodded at him and the two of them rinsed themselves together. After that, they dried themselves using Leon's towel and wore their clothes before going back to his room.
Carla wanted to continue making their books but Leon pulled her to the bed and hugged her tightly.
" Let's sleep first, Carla. I'm very tired already. Hmm... Carla is so soft and smell really nice. Hehe. Much better than any stuffed toys. "
" * giggles * Leon smells nice too and warm, just like mommy. " replied Carla as she cuddled closer to Leon.
After a few minutes, the two of them finally fell asleep with a smile on their faces.
===
In Pauline's side.
The canteen was still as busy as before. Because of the delicious and quite affordable food here, the regular customers still keep on coming even during weekends. The whole place was filled with people dining inside.
Inside the kitchen, Pauline had just finished cooking the last dish for today, 'Dinuguang Baka'. She used the small face towel on her hand to wiped away the sweat on her face.
Despite looking tired and sweaty, Pauline still looked so enchanting and pretty. She went out of the kitchen and headed towards the bathroom to wash her face.
After that doing that, Pauline took out a small key chain from her pocket. Opening it, she saw a small picture of her and Carla together and she can't help but smile.
' I wonder what my little angel is doing at this moment? Is she enjoying her stay there? Hmm.. perhaps she's already sleeping right now. I'll asked her later. ' She thought.
" Ms. Pauline, there's someone looking for you outside. " said one of her helpers in her canteen.
" Okay, coming. " Pauline replied and went out to see who that person is.
Pauline followed the female helper outside and there, she saw a man standing at the entrance. A frown instantly appeared on her face.
A quite handsome man probably around 25 to 28 years old was standing there holding a bouquet of beautiful red roses on his hand. Seeing Pauline, he came forward and showed the brightest smile he possibly can.
" Long time no see, Pauline. You are still as beautiful as before. No, you've became even more beautif-. "
" Leave. "
"...."
Pauline mercilessly cut him off with a single cold word before turning around and once again went inside the canteen. She refused to listen to any of his nonsense.
The female worker hesitated for a moment before she also followed her Boss inside leaving the man behind.
Whooosh.. Cold wind blows...
Once Pauline was gone, the smile on the man's face just now had completely vanished. It was changed into a disdainful one as he said in a low voice, " Just you wait bitch. You'll fall into my hands once again sooner or later. "
The man threw the bouquet of flowers on the side and then left after saying that.
O.-.0
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