A/N: This will be a short Laguna/Raine drabble collection that will only consist of five chapters. I'll probably try to update this twice a week, or maybe every day if I have enough time. Enjoy. :)
Laguna was awake, but he didn't want to open his eyes just yet. He actually didn't think he could have done that if he'd wanted to, but that was beside the point.
Every inch of his body hurt in such a way that it made him think he'd broken every bone…or at least the half of them. How or why, he wasn't too sure. But this place – wherever this place was – smelled so…nice. Of flowers and warmth and candles and…food. Delicious food if he had to believe his sense of smell. Well, that was something that he hadn't had since he'd stopped living with his mother.
Man, his mother could cook the most amazing meals in only twenty minutes. It was crazy, really, and he wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen it happen countless times. Too bad that he hadn't inherited that part of her…
As if on cue, his stomach let out a long, whiny growl that resembled a lion's proud roar and he heard laughter coming from somewhere next to him.
At once, the brunet man opened his eyes, turned his head slightly to the right and saw a little girl who couldn't possibly be older than four. Her short brown hair was glossy and she wore a blue dress that made her look like a little angel in his eyes.
"Hello there," he started and he winked at her, making her giggle.
"Wassat a monster in your tummy, or are you hungry?"
Laguna couldn't help but smile at her question. He sat up slightly, leaning against his elbows, and questioned quasi-solemnly, "I don't know. But there is a way we could find out…"
The girl's eyes widened considerably as she stepped closer to the stranger on the couch. "How?"
"By eating a cookie. If it's a monster, then he won't like the cookie and he will start tickling you. But if I'm hungry, you'll just get a hug, okay?"
She grinned brightly at that and nodded. With that, she turned around and sprinted away as fast as her little legs could carry her, probably to the kitchen.