Here you are... the next installment. Hope you like it XD
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Watari perused the aisles of delicacies, examining each one for freshness, originality, and attractiveness. These cakes and pastries needed to be the best, for they would help fuel the mind of the most brilliant detective in the world; L. The young boy he had taken in so long ago had grown up to be an independent and hardworking man that Watari couldn't help but be proud of. A small smile crept up on his face as he selected a strawberry cheesecake for purchase.
Behind him, a young girl with pigtails and her mother were also in the process of selecting an item from the bakery department.
The little girl turned to her mother and asked, "Mommy, can we buy as many cakes as that old man?"
The woman laughed and patted her daughter's head, saying, "No, sweetie. We can't buy that many cakes… maybe one day though, okay?"
The girl nodded sadly, glancing longingly at the many types of sweetness denied to her.
Watari couldn't help but silently chuckle at her expression--it was one he'd seen far too many times before...