Vanilla

The Plan

Myata Krolik envied others' childhoods.

So happy and full of life.

She knew her mom and dad loved her, never doubted that for even a second, but at the same time she always felt like they never cared at all in certain points of her life. Things were much better now. More than better, darn near perfect, but she feared for when that might end. Getting to this point in time robbed her of innocence she would never get back. People always mistook her cheerfulness as that very same innocence, but they were wrong.

It was frankly easier to smile.

Not to say she was depressed. No, no, far from it. Every day of her current life was infinite times better than her childhood. 

She loved how things were, cherished the friends she made and liked the people she met, but they could be better.

During her first day of middle school, when she abandoned childhood fantasies for realistic goals, she made two choices that day. One, to have a normal and successful life. Two, to have a happy family of her very own, one not plagued by neglectful childhood memories and the tone of loneliness lingering in the air. Fairly life-setting goals, fulling, and she aimed to succeed in both.

So far the start to her first goal seemed hazy with her early admission to VRHigh, but she'll make it work! Now onto her second target, finding that special someone. They had to fit within precise criteria, and no one from the earlier parts in her life came even close. So what if it sounded picky, she wanted to be extra-picky!

She had no other choice but to be extra, extra, extra-picky.

One day she wished for kids, except she desired to protect them from her upbringing. For that to happen, she must find a suitable male who honored his word, had a loving heart and cared deeply about family. No funny business! Extra, extra picky! Not such an easygoing thing to obtain in the bizarre world they live in, but her search never faltered. Then one day she found him

Though, who knew she would find it in the bad boy himself, Leon Butane?

He may have been rough around the edges, but he was a jerk with a heart of gold. Kind, secretly soft, keeps his word, cares about family very much, unlike his father.

Yes. Leon Butane, somewhat perfect husband material for little ones. Her long search finally came to an end. Now to win him over. Simple!

Time for this flower to pollinate.

Scene Change

Myata preferred the direct approach.

Too bad she threw away her idea of making him sign a contract, but all the legal work, plus the writing and notarizing, gave her a headache. No matter. She found him sitting underneath the tree near the school reading a comic, giving off a hearty laugh every once in awhile.

It was also strange how the tree wasn't burning whenever Leon leaned his head nearer towards it, but that was a matter for a different time.

His chuckle made her smile, only reinforcing her decision with burning vigor. Feet led her to his spot, hovering over his shoulder while balancing on the heels of her shoes. She stood there watching him have fun, building up the courage to speak. Not such an easy topic to bring up, but she'll manage. Asking Leon Butane to be her future husband should be a walk in the park, yet she kept walking around this pesky bush.

Things abruptly sped up. He appeared to be finishing his story. Okay! No more chickening out. Just. Ask.

"Leon?"

He glanced over his shoulder to find her standing behind him, automatically smiling. "Uuuh....hey Myata, how's it going?" He slowly said.

....how long had she been standing there exactly?