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baby Opera

Third person POV

Sullivan was doing some house chores like washing the dishes, cleaning the house, watering plants, etc. Everything was okay today, there was a cool weather, no more paperwork, it was a good day.

After cleaning the bathroom, Sullivan wanted to take a break and drink some hell grey tea, so he walked downstairs, and when he was reaching the kitchen, he heard some noise from it

"Who's there?" the old man said, no response.

"I know someone's here, the cabinets don't open themselves, show yourself right now!"

"...."

"Let's play hide and seek then, you certainly have nuts to sneak into one of the Three Greats house, mmmh?"

Sullivan approached slowly to one of the island of the kitchen and there he find the demon who dare to get into a high rank mansion...

A child... A cat demon child who didn't seem to be more than 6 years old... Who ate Sullivan's cookies and now was sleeping on his floor.....

"...oh my Delkira, what's this little buddy doing in here? You're certainly a cheeky kid, you know? You sneak into my house and ate my cookies... Where did you even came from?" Sullivan talked with the sleeping kid, well, actually more than talking to the child, it seemed like they were just words thrown into the air.

"You can sleep in here, boy... or girl? I'll guess that later." Sullivan let's the little kid sleeping in his bed, just for reassuring measures, he locked the door as well, he wasn't letting a stray child waddle around his house.

After a while, the kid woke up.
"Mmmh... huh? Where am I? oh no, I knew I shouldn't get in here..." Tried to open the door "oh... HEY! WHY IS THE DOOR LOCKED?!" shouted, trying to get someone who could save them, when they heard footsteps and sound of keys, in 6 seconds, the door was unlocked.

"Hello kiddo, you did enjoy my cookies hmm?"

"..."

"I know you can talk, you were screaming until now"

"....why am I here?"

"You're the one who snuck into my house and ate my food, and took a nap in my floor" Sullivan is holding his laughter

"...... I was hungry "

"What's your name?"

"... I don't have one, but I know that yours is Sullivan"

"I see, and where are your parents? You know, mommy and daddy?"

"I don't know where they are, they abandoned me..." The child said holding tears in their eyes

"oh... that must be hard... and tell me little one, how old are you?" The child shows 4 fingers to Sullivan. Well, he thought that they kid was 6 so, he wasn't very wrong.

"Awww, you're just a little mischievous cookie thief aren't youuuu~? Mmmh yes you are~!" Hugging and cuddling the child, the kid was feeling awkward, this was the first time that someone treated them with so much love...

At the beginning, the child stood 3 days in Sullivan's mansion, then 5, then a week, then two, and now a month since that kid started to live with Sullivan. Today is Saturday in the netherworld, Sullivan is cleaning the living room when the kid yanks slightly his shirt

"What happened lil one?"

"I wanted to know what was that..." The child is pointing at the old record player in one of the corners of the living room

"Oh that's a record player, it was from my grandpa, I used to listen to classic music with him when I was your age" ruffling the kids hair

"mmmmmh... and how does it work? what's a record?"

"Aww, you're like a little alien, wait a sec, I'll bring you something" Sullivan ran to his room and in 3 seconds he got again in the living room with the child

"Wanna listen sum music, mate?" The kid nods

Sullivan places the vinyl record on the record player and now the living room is filled with opera music.
While Sullivan is still cleaning, humming the music, the kid it's looking and listening with great attention and emotion the record player and the opera music.

"I see that you like it, mmh? Do you like opera kid?" The child nods, their cat tail it's waving excitedly

"Well, I guess your name is gonna be Opera from now on, since you like it so much" the old man chuckles, he never saw that child as happy as now, they seem to love their new name, Opera.

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"Did you like the story, Iruma-kun?"

"Yes! I didn't know that Opera's name is for opera music! I just thought that their parents liked eccentric names, hehehe"

"That could be a good reason too, but now, you know why Opera loves classical music that much, they even stole some of my records!" The old man is chuckling with his grandson.

Who could ever guess that having a record player in your living room, would found a kid identity? After all, Opera never got any love from their parents, but they learned how to love, by opera music.