Short Three: Mur Mur's Sleepy Story
"Hey…Aru…" Mur Mur whispered, cupping her mouth with one hand as she wiggled her way up the boy's bedsheets.
"Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?" He asked, cracking one eye open. The midget was sitting on him now, her tiny legs straddling his torso, her hands on his shoulders.
"Yeah, but…" She started, staring down at him.
"But what?" He asked irritability.
"I can't sleep!" She cried, putting on her best sad face, her purple eyes wide and innocent.
"So what do you want me to do about it?" The boy detective asked.
"Will you tell me a story?" The midge asked, giving Aru her best puppy dog eyes. He couldn't resist for long. (That and he knew that Mur Mur wouldn't leave him alone until he did.)
"Fine, I'll tell you a story." He conceded.
"Yay!" The girl did a flip, landing next to Aru with her favorite pillow materializing in her arms so she could huge it. "Go, go, go!" She cheered.
"You have to be quiet otherwise the story won't make you tired." Aru reminded the assistant, giving her a sarcastic look.
"Fine, just go already!"
"Okay, okay." Aru cleared his throat. "Once upon a time…"
Aru ended up in the Cathedral of Causality well after midnight, holding a sleeping Mur Mur in his arms as the girl slept on his shoulder. He walked up to Deus' throne and looked up at the god.
"Sorry for the inconvenience, my boy." The god apologized for his assistant's actions. He waved his giant hand and a small futon appeared on the floor nest to the white-haired boy.
"It's not an inconvenience until I run out of stories." Aru said, laying Mur Mur down on her tiny futon and tucked her in. He stood up straight and looked at Deus again. "Which I will in about three days if she keeps this up." The boy paused for a second. "Do you have any good bedtime stories?"
"I could consult the Akashic Records on such matters when time permits."
"But time rarely permits for you, Deus."
"And that is why Mur Mur turns to you when those occasions do not present themselves. You should be flattered." The god commented.
"I am…I'm just sleep deprived." The boy replied with a yawn.
"Then you should rest." Deus waved his hand again (this time over Aru) and the Observer instantly fell asleep. The god caught him before he could fall and placed him on a second futon that had materialized next to Mur Mur and tucked Aru in. He stared at the pair for a moment, feeling something akin to parental love, before turning back to his ever-present work of keeping the universe in check.