"The first time I met you, I fell in love." | ayden x pepper

CH. 2 | identity.

Listen to music for a better experience. 🎶

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After 4 year
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Mikey wasn't expecting himself to feel safe around his family member, well he didn't realize that until now. Every single year he feels happier with his new family than with the old one

But Mikey accidentally thinks bout' changing his own identity, and he decides it. After that, he fully agreed to do it.

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LIVING ROOM
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Laura sitting on the couch while reading a book cause she on an important time, and she notices how Mikey's face looks different than usual he is

She walks up behind him and taps his shoulder.

"Mikey, why do you look /very/ sad? Please tell me if there's something wrong, It's okay! I'll not hurt you." Laura look at him with concern

"If I tell you... then you're not mad at me right?" Mikey stared into her eyes, the one who feel embarrassed and couldn't wait to tell his mom.

His mom sighs and pats his head softly. She spoke with him again

"I'm sure I'll not be mad, so please?" She looks at him curiously, she doesn't know the reason for him being sad but she also thinks Mikey was very suspicious of his action. 'Think'

"Mom, I want to change my own identity, please. I can only say this to you 'cause I'm scared dad will get mad at me.." Mikey says it confidently then his eyes look at his mom's face, and his body suddenly shivers. He feel scared cause he thought his mom are gonna scold him.

"Why honey? Your name is beautiful, why would you change it?" Laura's face is startled cause she didn't expect her son will say something like this, she grabs his hand

"Mom, I don't like my name.. and my identity everything is messed up since I was born. I want to change things that I dislike!" Mikey drop a tear profusely down his cheeks, he take his mom's hands and grip them softly

"But it'll be permanent/ly/ like game skin" She looked at him concern

"I don't care... please?" He looks at her with a pout, his mom chuckles softly and slowly gets back into a serious situation

"Okay, I'll talk about this with your father to confirm your name changing, then you're allowed to change your whole identity." She smile slightly and pat him softly, she slowly went into her husband's room. Mikey look at her dumbfounded

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"Your dad accepted it" Laura smiles softly

"Wait, r..really?" He smiles happily /back at her/

"Yes! So tell me, what do you want to change something in your identity?"

"Name." He said it confidently, he can't wait to change it into #####

"Name? You don't like your name?" His mom didn't expect him to change his name, it was a such beautiful name... but /sadly/ she needs to fully agree with him.

"I don't like it, it sounds like mickey mouse! I want to change it into Ayden Mekus" Even his mom is surprised because of the beautiful name, he got.

"Ayden Mekus? That name.. it's very fit for you!" She suddenly hugs him, and ayden hugs her back too. Now his name is official 'Ayden Mekus'

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9 Month later
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"That's it for the stream everyone! It was fun, have a good night." Ayden close his stream right after

"Woah, that's stream was very fun! Your fanbase is so funny." Nathan giggles softly

"Right? I'm glad that you like it, now I need to go.."

"Where?" Nathan raised his one eyebrow, he was curious

"To Ivanka's party."

"Who is the Ivanka? And why are u going to her party?"

"Ivanka is the world cup player, I got invited by her." Ayden smiles slightly

"W..world CUP?!" Did Nathan hear that right? How did Ayden have a famous friend?

"Wait so you friend with a world cup player? That's amazing!"

"Yeah haha." Ayden faked his laugh, he doesn't want his friend /Ivanka/ who gets stolen by his cousin

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SUPERMARKET
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NO ONE'S POV:

Pepper listening to music while he is feeling sleepy as a cashier, a guy with blonde hair goes inside the supermarket and immediately take one of the supermarket's basket from the stacks. He went to the snacks and drinks section.

Pepper doesn't care at all, he got to chill by listening to music. After the blonde guy is in front of the cashier register stand, he opens his voice

"Ah.. sir these are the things I want to buy." His (ayden) voice was /very/ monotone or deep which pepper can't handle kind of The voice, and pepper's ears were suddenly red for no reason but the guy didn't notice at all.

"Sir?"

"S...Sorry! I was blank out.." The guy watches the cashier scanning his snacks and drinks but the things that got his attention are the cashier's face and soft voice

Pepper was done with the scanning, and after that, he put them in the bag.

"It'll be... USD 19." The guy nods and then takes out the money from his wallet

"Thank you for buying here! I hope you go to this supermarket often!"
Pepper said it in his soft voice, it'd make the guy's face a little bit red but then he smile slightly after that he left the supermarket.

Two stalkers are apparently in behind ayden, who's watching him 'leaving'