I'll Choose You , Always (pucca x garu)

Home Sweet...Home

Garu's POV:

A couple of months have passed after defeating dong king in his own cooking competition, things have been pretty okay. I'm still here getting ingredients, having pucca chase me of course, and getting kissed still. I mean after thinking about her & her seeing me blush in her presence, she already has an idea . Yes, i care about her, I love her, yet idk how to tell her with words. Cause again, I've never liked feelings & idk how to express them , then again my vow of silence... Oh yeah these are my thoughts, don't get too excited I still have more to go before I can talk.

I'm currently gathering some ingredients for the uncles, I'm so happy they were able to forgive me, I can't believe I let my hopes take over me, I can't believe I let someone as bad as dong king use me. I was lied to in the worst way, I was played with my emotions, and it caused me to hurt the people that love & trusted me.... Even pucca. I know she was hurt, I could tell and I knew she was trying to help me out but I just couldn't face it. I knew I hurt the girl who trusts me with her heart. It's amazing how she doesn't see my imperfections, im so glad that she was able to forgive me as well, i- um i appreciate her ...

*Giggles* Huh?!? That laugh sounds familiar.... Ching? No. Abyo? No ....P-Pucca?? *Pucca appears from the bushes* "hello" she says. I sigh cause ik what's coming next in 3...2...1... MUAHHHH! Yep, Its all back to normal. I step back and get back to looking for the ingredients, pucca also starts looking , as she turns around I start thinking "how can she still love me even tho I always run away from her? How can she still love me after I push her away? After I betrayed her? She trusted me ..." She never showed how hurt she was, but the day ching, abyo & her showed up at the cave I was hiding in, I saw her... Her sad face, it did hurt me to see her like that. She's under my protection, & yet i still broke her heart . I tried to run away, but she held my hand and that's when I realized she needed me but I was ashamed. After I saw the sack id always bring the ingredients from, ching & abyo walked out but pucca stayed behind & saw how hurt I was... She didn't want to leave me alone I could tell but she knew I needed time. After she left, i let it out... I hurt her, her family, our friends, myself even. Just how could she still love & trust me?

As I snap back to reality, I realized I was left alone. Huh? Where's pucca? Did she leave already? Is she hiding, DID SOMETHING HAPPEN TO HER AND I WASN'T LOOKING?!? I start looking for her then suddenly "MUUAHHHH!" there she is. She has the flower crown she always makes me, and it's now on my head again. I sigh, but i felt better. Pucca sees something's up but I give her a nod and a smile, she feels less worried now , gosh how do I deserve her? The sun starts to set, I grab the sack, put it on my back & start heading back to the restaurant, she follows as well, and we're both now currently walking side by side watching the sunset. I look towards her and I see how she had a big smile. She's looking around the forest while im looking at her, just how can she still? She looks at me , I immediately break eye contact , I felt myself getting hot, I deeply breathe in and let it out into a sigh.

As we arrive to the restaurant pucca tries to hold my hand. I didn't know what to do so I let it happen then I quickly released. Even if it lasted for a couple of seconds, she was satisfied. I look at her and she smiles, I just nod & start walking again. As we enter I see ching & abyo eating dumplings & dada giving out the plates of food. "Hey guys where have you been all day?" Abyo says. I show him the sack of ingredients and ching says "oh I'm guessing you were out getting new ingredients huh" I nod and I walk towards the kitchen, pucca smiles at them and walks behind me, I enter the kitchen and see the uncles doing their thing. Pucca giggles & they turn around to see us. "Ahh you guys are back" uncle dumpling says, "you can leave the sack there garu, we'll prepare you some hot steamy dumplings, your favorite!" I let out a sigh of joy. "yeah we'll prepare you your meal, we're grateful for you garu , take a seat it'll be out in a moment" uncle linguini says. "And I'm guessing pucca would like some noddles?" Pucca giggles and says "yuhm" Uncle dumpling smiles and says "anything for our special girl" pucca runs out to sit with abyo & ching, I stay behind and as I'm walking to the door, I hear the unlces say "what did we do to deserve such a wonderful & cute niece? Such a loving soul & a beautiful heart?" "She gets it from me" Uncle dumpling says, the other uncles stay silent. "I'm just kidding she gets it from all of us, we taught her well, a big hearted girl that will forever only have love in her heart" As I hear those words, I look through the window door & see her "talking" to ching. Everything they said about her it true. She's perfect... I don't deserve her, so what did I do to have her in my life?... "Uhh Garu?" I snap back and turn around, "here your dumplings are ready" I grab the plate and start smelling the wonderful aroma, they really are my favorite. I start to turn around but before I get a full turn uncle dumpling calls my name and says "can you also take pucca her noodles, tell her we made them with love & care, she's our inspiration" I nod yes and carry both plates on both my arms.