Larva's wish

The next day, Larva woke up very early and as usual, he fix their breakfast before Miyu woke up. Very soon, he had prepared two plates of sausages, eggs and sandwiches each. After which, he placed Miyu's favourite tomato juice on the table and his own cup of coffee. When he was done, he looked at the time and was satisfied to find that he took only thirty minutes as usual to prepare their breakfast. 'Sigh, Miyu is sleeping over the time again,' Larva thought to himself and decided to wake her up.

He went into Miyu's room to wake her up, but when he saw how peaceful and adorable Miyu is, he could not bear to disturb her sleep. He sat down on Miyu's bed and enjoyed the beautiful picture in front of him.

Miyu was sleeping, facing to the left, with her arms bending forty-five degrees on the bed and her hands near her face. She seemed to be cuddling herself up in a ball as she slept on the bed. However, to his dismay, Miyu's eyes fluttered open and two big brown orbs were staring at his face. "Good morning, Miyu dear, you are awake," Larva greeted her quickly to hide his amusement earlier.

Miyu sat up, stretched her arms and yawned, and then rubbed her right eyes with her right hand, asking, "What's the matter, Larva?"

"Nothing," Larva replied with a smile when he saw how cute and child-like Miyu is when she did her morning actions. "Miyu dear, breakfast is ready. Wash yourself up and come out for your breakfast. After that, we will start our search," Larva instructed.

"What search?" Miyu asked, yawning, as her mind was still not fully awake yet.

"Search for your books," Larva reminded.

When Miyu had fully regained consciousness, she said, "Larva, that's not necessary, really."

"I insist," Larva said, "wash yourself up and come out for your breakfast."

"Larva..."

"Miyu, who is the master here?" Larva asked.

When Miyu heard the word 'master', she immediately became silent. Not wanting Miyu to think that he was using his authority, Larva asked, "Miyu, tell me why you don't want to go. I want a honest answer."

"It is too troublesome," Miyu replied and continued, "and there is really not a need."

"All right. Just answer my question. Do you like those kinds of books?" Larva asked.

Miyu nodded her head.

"Do you want to read them?"

Again, Miyu nodded her head.

"Do you think that we should pursue something that we like?"

Miyu nodded her head again.

"Then since you like to read such books, should we search for them?"

This time, Miyu nodded her head, but shook her head quickly when she realized that Larva was leading her into a trap. "Larva, there is really not a need," she said.

"But I want to," Larva insisted when he found Miyu not falling into his trap, "there is really no trouble at all. If we can't find them, we can take it that we are having fun around. Please..."

"Is that your wish?" Miyu asked.

"It is yours, as much as mine," Larva smiled.

"All right," Miyu finally agreed.

After breakfast...

"Larva, where should we start?" Miyu asked.

"Around this neighbourhood. Let's go!" Larva said as he pulled confused Miyu behind him.

Larva and Miyu went into many stores, but continued to come out empty-handed. Finally, the sun was setting and Miyu said, "it is late. Shall we stop here?"

"Why? Are you tired?" Larva asked as he showed concern to her.

"No," Miyu replied and looked at her growling stomach, "but my stomach is. Can we eat something?"

"Of course. Next time when you are hungry, tell me. I will fill your stomach. Don't wait till your stomach is growling, understand?" Larva smiled when Miyu nodded her head and led her to the nearest restaurant which served delicacies to their customers.

At the restaurant, a waitress led Miyu and Larva to a table beside the window. Miyu and Larva sat opposite to each other and they are given a menu each. Larva opened the menu and flipped the pages, considering which dishes he should choose. When he looked at Miyu, he saw that she was looking at the menu as if he himself is looking at difficult Maths questions which he could not solve.

"What's wrong?" Larva asked.

"Huh?" Miyu said as her eyes shifted from the menu to Larva.

Larva smiled and said, "What do you want to eat?"

"Fish."

Larva looked back into the menu and saw a variety of fish dishes, and asked again, "any specifications? Spicy, sweet, or sour?"

"Anything," Miyu answered.

With that, Larva told the waitress, "I want two servings of seafood spaghetti, one glass of tomato juice, one cup of coffee, one sweet and sour fish legend, one chilli prawns…and that's all. For dessert, we will both have honeydew sago. Thanks."

After taking the order, the waitress walked away. Miyu looked at Larva and asked, "Why did you order so much?"

"Miyu, you are hungry. In fact, I am rather afraid that that you could not eat your fill. Moreover, given your character, I am very sure that even if you are not full, you will keep your mouth shut," Larva answered with a smile.

"It must be very expensive," Miyu mumbled under breath.

However, Larva could hear her worries and said, "I can afford it. Come on, cheer up! I want to see your smile."

"Hmm!" Miyu nodded her head and giggled.

"You know what? You should smile often. You look beautiful when you smile!" Larva encouraged.

However, instead of taking his encouragement as a compliment, Miyu started to blush a thousand shades of red. She quickly put her head down to hide her blushes, but Larva has already seen her blushing face and smiled.

After dinner, Larva and Miyu walked out of the restaurant. "That's so delicious!" Larva said out aloud in satisfaction, as he rubbed his stomach with his hand.

Seeing Larva's action, Miyu giggled and reminded him, "Larva, please mind your image. There are many people around here."

"Why should I care? Aren't you satisfied with the food?" Larva asked.

Miyu nodded her head with a smile.

"Then what should you say?" Larva grinned.

"Say what?" Miyu asked, having a very bad feeling about this.

"What did I say?" Larva's grin widened.

"Do I really have to do that?" Miyu asked, hoping that Larva will stop teasing her.

"Larva…" Miyu pleaded, but Larva only continued to wait for her movement.

Miyu hesitated but when she saw Larva's look, she said softly, "that's so delicious…"

"I can't hear you…" Larva said as he pretended to hear nothing.

"Larva…" Miyu pleaded but she could only see Larva's expecting look. Miyu closed her eyes and with one deep breath, she immediately in a fast pace, "That's so delicious!" With that, she jumped into Larva's arms and buried her face his chest to hide her blushing face.

Seeing Miyu's shy action, Larva grinned and placed his arms around Miyu's shoulders to console her, "hush, hush…no one is looking at you." However, Miyu was not convinced with his words and continued bury her face with her arms tightly wounded around Larva's waist.

At the playground near their apartment, Larva and Miyu sat on the swings, each holding a packet of their drinks. While enjoying the silence between them, Miyu broke the silence between them, "Larva, please don't tease Miyu again."

"Why?" Larva asked.

"Miyu can't take the joke," she answered.

"I don't believe. You are a fighter. You are not a fragile lady."

Silence.

"Miyu dear, I know that you can't take the joke because you are too serious. Relax. If you don't smile more often, I will continue to tease you until you smile," Larva said, smiling to her.

"But you only make me blush," Miyu argued.

"That's my aim. After I have made you blush, I will make you smile, then laugh and then finally, you will be a cheerful, happy little girl," Larva replied simply.

"Why? I'm already very happy to be with you. Why do you have to do this?"

Larva stood up and moved to Miyu's side. He placed his gentle hands on Miyu's shoulders and leaned towards her face until inches apart. Miyu could even feel his breath on her face, "Miyu, I know that you are not as happy as you claim to be. I can see that you are still sad and lonely. You are still not willing to be honest with me," Larva said as he looked straight into her eyes.

"I…" Miyu paused when Larva continued to talk, "don't you dare to deny it, Miyu. I have seen you countless times sitting alone and looking out of the window. Your eyes are so distant and sad. It is very obvious that you are still thinking of your past. And this past is a very dark past, am I right? Miyu, you are still living in the shadows of your past. It is time to get out." Larva paused when he saw Miyu looking at the ground with her sad eyes. He tilted her face up with his hand on her chin, and continued, "Miyu, I just want you to be happy, that's all."

Miyu stared into Larva's eyes for a moment and then she threw herself onto Larva with her arms wrapped around Larva's neck. Larva smiled and wrapped hid arms around her slender waist. "Thank you…" Miyu said with her tears falling down her cheeks.

"Hush…Hush…Miyu, look at me, look at me," Larva said as he pulled Miyu apart. With his both hands cleaning her tears away, he said with a warm smile, "Miyu dear, promise me that you will try to be happy, all right?"

Miyu nodded her head as her tears continued to flow down her cheeks. "Shhh…don't cry anymore. Hush…hush…" Larva coaxed her as he pulled her into his arms again.