I noticed that the girl kept her distance, walking slightly behind me but not far enough to stray off. After a couple of minutes of silence, we arrived at a dessert store.
"Hey you, want some ice cream?"
"No."
"Alright, Ima buy one for myself then," I stepped inside the shop in which the girl wondered if she should go in. After a brief moment, she decided that it was best to follow me, remaining close to me but unsure how to act. Judging from her awkward behavior, it seems like the little princess here does not go out very often.
"I'll have the Vanilla Bean," I chuckled to myself at how the girl was astounded by the ice cream display, filled with thirty different flavors.
"Hey you, last chance, want some ice cream?"
The girl pouted and crossed her arms, "I have a name you know. It's Arella."
A part of me was taken back by that name. Then I notice she was staring at the cherry flavor with great interest. "You want that?"
"N-no! Absolutely not. Why would someone like me want ice cream in this little puny shop when I can have the high-quality Italian homemade gelato. You think someone as prestigious as me would eat something like this?! How stupid of you to think so."
"I see," I shrugged and then told the cashier: "That one for her."
"W-What are you doing? Did you not hear what I said? Are you deaf or something?"
I paid for both of our ice cream and strolled out casually, licking my delicious chilly ice cream already. Ah~ Vanilla bean is simple but so freaking delicious!
"Wait, um...hello? Nova?! I am talking to you." Arella cried out, ice cream still on the counter, waiting to be claimed.
I turned on my heels and smiled casually, "That one is for you, Arella. Now come on, it's hot today. If you keep talking, it's going to melt."
Arella was about to complain but then decide it was best to just listen to me since I don't react to her complaints. She soon followed along, now walking beside me.
I saw Arella tried a tiny lick and her eyes instantly widened with satisfaction. She then tried to hide that content expression by turning her head to the side, but now licking eagerly.
Yeah, you like it alright. Ice cream always works with kiddos. Heck, it even works on me too.
With that, we continue our way back home, indulging in our delicious treat under the summer sun.
Arella...huh.
Stupid Damien and Anna. Only the two of you would name your child after a name I thought up randomly one night and told you guys how beautiful it sounds.
But still, it is a rather pretty name... Perhaps almost befitting a princess.
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how to raise a snobby teen | 如何撫養一個少年公主 (#Wattys2018)
Historia Corta[Work in Progress] Nova was asked by his best friends back in university to raise their only daughter after passing away in an airplane crash. Having lived an entire life filled with immense wealth and luxury, Arella was the classic definition of a...
