16 Levy McGarden 1 Part I (2/2)

I observed her adorable sleeping figure and closed in on her. I neared her ear as I lightly blew onto the elf-like ears. She seemed ticklish as she squirmed a bit but still didn't wake up. I repeated the process a couple of times and I must say, her reactions were quite adorable. I might get addicted to this.

She woke up and stretched with a yawn and as she was sending away her sleep, seeing my face look at her completely blew it away as she opened her eyes wide. She seemed dazed for a bit as she seemed to have lost focus on her surrounding but then came to as she ran out calling out to her grandmother.

After a while she came back hiding behind her grandmother with only her head sticking out. Classic, but still cute. Her grandmother checked how I was feeling and when she saw that I was doing better than when they at least found me felt relieved.

”For now, stay here and recover. Now then, can you tell me about yourself and how you got injured? From the looks of it, it looked like someone injured you on purpose. Was it your parents? Or were you being bullied? ”

”My name is Ray Cross. I did get injured by someone but it wasn't my parents as I don't have any and it wasn't my friends as well because, again, I don't have any friends hear. It was just the results of the fight we had.”

She smiled at me gently filled with kindness and concern and asked me a string of questions. I answered her honestly as I really didn't have any friends. At least in this town and even then only Elfman can be considered my friend. The girls I met aren't friends. I don't want to be friend zoned.

”Is that so? Listen Ray, you look the same age as my granddaughter over here, her name is Levy. You shouldn't be fighting at your age. So, since you don't have any family then I will take care of you the best I can. By the way, my name is Avira.”

”I'm sorry but I can't stay here. You will be in danger if he finds me with you. And it's not like I want to fight, it's just that he won't stop until I'm dead.”

Hearing my introduction, she gave me a smile but then turned serious as she gave me a light lecture and then I refused her invitation to stay here but I knew with what I just said she will be even more adamant on keeping me hear. As for Achnologia finding me, well since he revealed he can sense me using time then I just cover myself with a separate space when using it so that he won't sense me. Oh, by the way I reverted back into a six-year-old when I teleported to Levy's window.

”What!? Then you must absolutely never run around outside. That's it, I've decided. You will stay here, as long as you be careful you will be safe here. And I won't take no for an answer, so you can forget about trying to convince me Ray.”

As I expected, she 'forced' me into staying here and I acted worried while groaning a bit. After that she went to cook some food for me leaving behind the six-year-old Levy. She was fidgeting around with her head lowered. She couldn't stand the awkwardness so she dashed towards the kitchen to help her Avira. And that's how I joined the little family of two.