Reborn as...Reborn?!

Chapter 4

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Renato woke up abruptly, by a sudden jerk in motion. 'Where am I? Wait...now I remember...I fell into that box when the blonde lady was there.'

Light seeped into the box he was in. He was mushed and tangled in paper and other squishy things that were foreign to him. The side of his face was wet, probably from tears and drool. It was hot where he was at.

Clink...Thunk!

His attention was on alert, is the blonde lady back to get him? A growl erupted from his belly, he was starving. It was like going two weeks without eating on a mission. His lips started to tremble, and he feared he knew was coming. His baby mind was overpowering his self-control.

The unknown presence made noises as they climbed on broad this... carrier(?). From his ears, he heard things being moved around beside him.

Renato balled up his fist to suppress the urge to cry, and it worked for 5 seconds. But...he also pushed down on his bladder, he wet himself... He couldn't hold back his baby instincts and his own instincts to cry in sadness.

A thunderous wail filled the space, and the unknown presence dropped something in alarm. Footsteps came in his direction to locate the source of the crying. The flaps on the container he was in came undone, and a face appeared, it was the blonde girl from earlier.

This time she looked normal, like she didn't seem trapped away from reality, and he figured that her glazed eyes were a product of Kami-sama.

The girl didn't know what to think, how did a baby get into one of her boxes? The more she stared at the baby, the feeling of intense belonging grew stronger. She cautiously picked up the baby, as if this was a dream and that this bundle of joy would disappear from her. 

She checked the diaper. He made a face when she did that, and she smiled. The baby was too warm, and from his growling tummy, he was hungry too. He had hair and eyes as black as charcoal.

A note fluttered down to the floor, catching her attention. She shifted the fussing baby onto one arm and grabbed it. 

A little gift for my loyalist follower - Kami-sama

She scrunched up her face, Kami-sama is the Japanese word for God, is somebody playing a trick on her?! Then something unexpected happened, the note was lit on fire with purple flames. 

Both of them were shocked at what happened next. The flames floated over to the baby, and lit him on fire. She cried out in alarm, placing the baby down and unloosening her apron. She tried her best to fan out the fire, but it didn't work. She was helpless... and then the fire died out eventually.

What happened next was even more puzzling, the baby's features changed. His tannish skin became a shade lighter, his nose became a softer shape, and his eyes changed to match her eyes, amethyst. He looked like he was her baby.

After years of wishing and wanting...after being declared as infertile...after being divorced by the love of her life for not giving him children. God has given her a baby boy.

She placed the baby back into the box and moved it to the far back, so that her co-workers won't pick him up by accident. 

"I'll be back my love," she said fondly, before leaving to finish up her shift. An hour later, she returned with a milk carton and fed him. She took out her handkerchief that was big enough to sustain as a diaper for now, and pinned it together. She left again, but not without giving enough kisses to remember her. "I'll miss you, my love, I can't wait to take you home."

She smiled at his gummy smile, as he thought. 'I'm still hungry.'

Time went on until her shift was done. All the boxes were unloaded, except for him. She picked him up and strapped him to her chest. Cleaning up the used diaper and carton of milk into the bin. She sat down the last box down in the warehouse. Locked the truck in the parking lot, and walked home.

Twenty minutes later, a black car stopped in front of the delivery place, and men in suits got out and headed inside.