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The time was pretty early in the morning and everyone was sleeping like a log. Everyone except one specific girl who felt rather energetic that day.

She was humming a tune while different kinds of smells and sounds were filling the kitchen.

"Oh the cake is ready!" she said checking it by opening the oven's door.

She quickly caught a towel and tried to take the sizzling tin outside but bare skin touched the surface and she endeavored really hard to hold back her cry from pain.

She left the tin on the table and immediately opened the faucet and poured some water on the burned area so as to prevent the creation of an edema or a bleb.

Then, she turned her head to check the pan on the cooker and the stripes of bacon were ready on the one side so she took a fork to pinch and flip them. However, the fork was recently washed and drops of water fell into the hot oil as a result the girl to be bespattered with the scalding liquid all over her hands.

For the second time this day she tried with all of her will not to start yelling and wake up everyone else inside the house.

"Elga you need to concentrate. Stop burning your hands!" she murmured scolding herself.

The bacon was ready so she took it out from the pan and placed it on a plate. After that she headed herself towards the fridge in order to get the eggs but oil from previously had fallen on the floor and she slipped out face down, spraining her ankle.

"Seriously now?" she talked alone again making an attempt to get up.

Her ankle was hurting too much but she thought that she survived worse so she stopped the drama and went for the eggs.

After some time, breakfast was ready and the drooling smells had been spreaded all over the house alerting the other roommates that it was time to wake up.

One by one appeared in front of the kitchen's entrance still feeling sleepy and rubbing their eyes except for Law who seemed like he was awake for some time.

"Good morning Elga-chaaaan~!" Shachi said taking a sit on the table.

"Good morning to you too Pachi!" she replied back smiling at him.

"It's Shachi but you can call me as you wish Elga-chaaaan~!" His eyes shaped hearts only with the idea of the girl calling after him.

"You made all of these for us?" Penguin asked clearly impressed.

"Yes! You told me yesterday that all of you took a day off from your works for me so I wanted to thank you somehow!" she explained.

"Hmph, yeah with our supplies." Volff entered the conversation, commenting her actions while grabbing his newspaper.

"Don't be so hard on her Mister Volff! She saved us from getting into all this trouble first thing in the morning!" Penguin pointed out.

"After all everything looks so delicious! I'm can't wait to taste them." Bepo indicated his thoughts drooling.

Law was the only one who stayed silent and went to pour some coffee but the girl stopped him and limped to the cupboards.

"Wait let me serve you some!" She offered but Law took his mug by himself and gave her a glare.

"You should rest." he responded with a cold tone in his voice.

Elga kept quiet and sat on a chair.

*Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to prepare breakfast for them.*

She had second thoughts now there were some negative reactions. In the first place she didn't know why she wanted to make something for them that much. Maybe it's because she was feeling gratitude for their hospitality or even it's due to her yearning to be a part of their family even for a few days. She knew something like that was impossible as she was a stranger but yet she wanted to make a try and fulfill this blank space inside her heart.

Law observed the girl while drinking his black, bitter coffee as her mood changed to a gloomy one. Then some red spots all over her hands caught his attention.

*They are scalds. That idiot…*

He thought he might had been a bit too abrupt on her so he took one slice of her cake and put it on his plate as an action to show that he appreciates her efforts.

"Uhm, I thought you didn't like bread or this kind of food." the white polar bear commented.

The young boy didn't say anything in response but finished his slice and stood up drinking the last sip from his cup.

"Don't you think, you should head for work now? You will be late." the younger boy said checking on the clock.

The two cousins and Bepo stood up too from their chairs and took their bags that where laying on the kitchen's floor all this time.

"Time flies so fast when we are with you Elga-chaaaaan~", Shachi replied, placing his shoulder around the girl's neck.

Law felt Shachi's strange intimacy towards the girl getting on his nerves.

"Shachi-ya, you don't want to get a remark again from your boss."

"Ahh, you are right Law! I should hurry!" he answered and rushed to exit the house.

"Goodbye Elga-chan!", both Shachi and Penguin said.

"Have a nice day guys!" she responded.

Bepo took his own bag and walked towards the door to get out of the house but a thought crossed his mind.

"Uhm, Law? Won't you go to the work today?"

"I will start a bit later. I have something to do first." he replied.

"Alright! Goodbye Elga-chan and thank you for the breakfast!"

"You are welcome!" the girl answered smiling.

"Well kids, I'm going to head for my inventions! I've got some nice ideas today!" Volff said leaving his plate on the sink.

"Don't destroy the whole place again Mister Junk.", Law commented putting a smirk on his lips.

"How many times do I have to tell you?! It's Genius inventor Volff! Ahh, these kids today…" he complained as he distanced himself from the room, murmuring some things about the new generation and that young teenagers lack of respect.

Finally, Law was left alone with the girl.

Elga got up from her seat and started picking the plates from the table so as to wash them afterwards.

"There is no need to do this. You still haven't recovered from the surgery and I won't gonna sew you up back if the stiches open."

"I just wanted to thank you." the girl answered lowering her head.

"I told you it was give and take. You don't owe me or them something." he replied rubbing his eyes from tiredness for having to explain this to her for once again.

The girl stood silent and stopped tidying up the place.

"Moreover look what you did to your hands." the young doctor continued holding her hands and showing them to her.

"Was it that worthy to get all of these burns or a twisted ankle? How clumsy can you get?" he added sighing.

"Do you think I will keep being nonresistant to your admonishments for a long time? I did what I felt I should do and don't get so touchy about my injuries as I survived worse. I never asked you to care about me in the first place and I wanted to show kindness." she said looking him direct in the eyes with a serious expression.

Law hadn't seen this side of the girl till now and didn't expect her response. He kept observing her arsey expression on her face with interest. He kind of liked this reply and reaction because it showed that she wasn't a passive little girl who didn't stand a chance of living alone inside this world. Maybe the fact that he found her in a helpless state or that she was kind to them didn't mean she was weak too.

"Go to work already." she interrupted his thoughts.

Now was Law's time to get irritated and grabbed his bag.

"Don't order me around! I will go when I want to!" he replied and walked with big steps outside of the house shutting the door behind him.

Elga went near the window to watch him leave.

"Idiot…" she murmured to herself and left to continue what she started to do previously.

On the other side, the boy, after riding his bicycle, turned his head to give a last glance on the kitchen's window.

"Idiot…" he muttered to himself too and left for work.