"Hey Ray, I'm so bored you know... I want to go out a lot."
Noah rolled some toy cars around the room, his eyes filled with boredom, while the figure nearby, Ray, was floating in the air while sweeping here and there.
"Ehhh?? So it seems you're bored, huh?"
Noah nodded slowly, he had been trapped in the room for several days, but his face no longer showed any signs of trying to rebel.
"Don't worry Noah, because I heard Kama wants to take you to his house."
Noah's eyes narrowed, beads of sweat fell from his temples, his lips trembled slightly, as did his shoulders which you could see in an instant.
"A-Ahh... It was just a joke, right?"
"No, it's true."
Noah's face darkened, his eyeballs faded, his face also turned pale, he then walked swayingly towards a handhold, holding it so tightly.
"No!!!! I don't want that!! I don't want it!!!"
His actions provoked his childish nature, Ray threw his broom away, flew towards Noah and pulled his shirt hard.
"You can't do that, Noah, Kama is a kind person, you know."
His face was bent innocently, while Noah's face was only colored by an increasingly paleness.
"Good person you say??!! Which crazy person thinks Kama is kind people? He is so evil!!!"
Ray squinted, then tilted his head in confusion, his eyes still watching Noah who had been looking desperate, his lips starting to pull into a thin smile that looked so natural.
"Why do you think that?"
Noah turned to look at him with broken movements like a broken robot, his face looked so pale, his lips curved down showing the despair implied there, seeing that, Ray's heart was tickled by something.
"All this time he's always been scary... His gaze always looks cunning when he looks at me, he looks like... A predator that has locked up its food's habitat."
Ray laughed softly hearing those words come out of his mouth, his hand then went to Noah's head, ruffling his hair with a feeling of amusement.
"It turns out you're still like a typical child, huh?"
"You swallowed your own spit"
A pang of annoyance appeared in Ray's head, feeling slightly offended by some of the harsh and inappropriate words coming from a minor.
"What do you mean huh, I'm actually just pretending to know, I'm this, I'm very mature, so don't compare me to you."
Ray said that while still floating in the air, his hand raised to touch his chest in a supportive gesture, Noah reacted flatly seeing that.
The sound of the ice cream cone was heard from the loudspeaker, hearing that Ray's eyes immediately became round and sparkled brightly, his saliva immediately dripped, he just left Noah, making Noah's expression even more flat.
"Really swallowing his own spit."
A few moments later, Ray returned with two ice cream cones in his hands, each with a different flavor, the one on the right was vanilla ice cream, while the one on the left was chocolate ice cream.
"I want the chocolate one!! I want the chocolate one!!"
Ray smiled and gave his a chocolate ice cream, his eyes sparkling like a normal child's, seeing that Ray smiled back, this time with a sincere and warm feeling in his chest.
Minutes passed just for them to eat the extreme cream, after finishing Ray went back to cleaning up, Ray tilted his head in confusion, this was the first time he was curious about what Ray was doing.
"Ray, why did you clean it so thoroughly?"
"Just wanted to, besides you're going out today, right? So I thought it would be good to clean up this old place a bit."
Ray ate his ice cream with a beaming face, as if every lick of the ice cream was an incredible pleasure. Noah was still sitting beside him, his eyes stared at the floor for a long time, Noah turned his head and said softly.
"Why do you all bother to accommodate me?"
A question escaped his lips, Ray turned his head to see a difference in his gaze, Ray smiled softly, then his hand reached for his head and stroked it gently.
"No need to think about it, but if you're that curious, you can ask Kama later."
Noah nodded slowly, then his eyes swept across the room that had confined him for a long time, he took a deep breath, then went back to eating the ice cream that had melted a little due to neglect.
*
"So... That's the story, can Noah live with us now?
Ariz's eyes scanned me from top to bottom, then his eyes shifted to Noah, alternating again and again like that, his hand went up to rub his chin, trying to think about what he decided.
His feet stepped to circle Noah, while his eyes were still examining every detail, Naoh could only stand upright with an awkward feeling and his sweat dripping.
"Hey kid, how old are you?"
Noah lifted his head, his hands reaching for my pants and gripping them tightly.
"Hey Ariz don't scare him."
"What? I didn't scare him."
Ariz took a deep breath, this time his eyes returned to Noah who still looked nervously gripping my pants, after a few moments Ariz returned to his original position, and smiled softly.
"Well... I don't mind, but remember, this is your responsibility Kama, you were the one who found him abandoned on the street, and you were the one who decided to bring him here."
Hearing that, Noah smiled widely, his eyes sparkling, then he took small steps towards Ariz, looking up to really be able to see his face.
"Thank You."
A strong beat hit Ariz's heart, his hand then came down to gently rub Noah's head, Noah smiled even more.
"He's quite cute"
I pulled Noah's hand, Ariz's lips pursed, feeling dissatisfied with just looking at him for a moment, I then glanced at Noah who showed a happy expression, his lips pouted slightly, his cheeks flushed.her cheeks were slightly red, just like a normal child's.
"How about it? Do you like living here?"
Noah turned his head when he heard me, then quickly shook his head and smiled happily again.
"No, Ariz is very nice, and your house looks comfortable, it's better than what I imagined."
"What do you think my house will be like huh?"
My tone rose slightly with a slight build up of irritation, Noah's hand went up to rub his chin, thinking back to what he had imagined earlier.
"I thought your house would be dark, because looking at your personality, I thought your house would be like that."
My feet stopped walking, I took a few seconds to look at his face with a flat expression.
"Today you sleep in the bathroom."
Her face turned pale when she heard me, her hands immediately grabbed my pants and gripped them tightly, her eyes filled with tears, making her look helpless.
"I-I was just kidding please I don't want to sleep in the bathroom."
Laughter just burst out, my hand went down to stroke his head and pinch his cheek, he could only growl knowing he had been fooled.
"Don't worry, I won't do that."
We finally arrived in front of a door, a question popped into Noah's head, he turned to me with a slightly confused face.
"Kama? What is this place?"
"Of course your room, I've prepared it you know."
Slowly Noah's hand held the doorknob, turning it and opening it slowly, the room was very spacious, with a boyish design that suited him, he quickly turned his face to me.
"What is this? I don't want something like this, it will bother you."
"It's okay, I'm the one who decides."
"But I'll only be staying a few days, right?"
The wind blew softly, blowing the curtains gently, Noah's eyes were still watching me, as if trying to read the intention behind it, but it was all in vain.
"Stay as long as you want, Noah, you're a member of my family now."
At that time, a feeling of disbelief and a strong sense of trust merged in Noah's heart, his tears fell, he didn't know what to do, in his life he had never hearing such kind words to him, that afternoon, Noah was a normal little kid in my eyes, like a little kid crying because he wasn't bought his favorite toy.