The man welcomed the kid, and he sat on his couch, tired from so much walking.

*(N-na-name...)

The man looked at the kid. The boy sat on his side, with his eyes curious.

*(My name?)

The kid nodded in agreement, and the man appeared reluctant.

*(Dharius...)

The kid looked at him with an innocent look, and Dharius felt uncomfortable with the pair of green eyes staring at him.

*(Ok! Time to sleep. I am going up, you sleep here...)

The man expected some reaction, but the kid said nothing as he stood up.

*(Right... Sleep well... I guess...)

He turned off the lights. Even with the lights off, he could still see the pair of green eyes observing through the darkness. He went upstairs, feeling really uncomfortable. After some hours, and of course, locking the door, he managed to sleep.

The man woke up and walked downstairs, only to see the child with his green eyes in the same position, looking around.

*(W-WHAT?!)

The kid noticed him and looked at him with an innocent look. He looked the same as yesterday but a bit more smelly, as he had not taken a bath for a while.

The man approached him.

*(You are a weird kid... And you stink... Go take a bath!)

The kid looked confused, and the man sighed. He grabbed him by the hand and took him to a river.

*(Now, bathe!)

*(M-me... Don't... Bath...)

The man looked annoyed at the kid, and the kid looked at him uncomfortably. Dharius sighed and grabbed him by the arm.

*(Well, I tried!)

He threw the kid into the lake with clothes on, and the boy popped up, desperate.

*(It is not that deep, idiot...)

The kid started to calm down and noticed that the water only reached his neck. He looked fascinated by the water, and the man whispered.

*(What the hell... Did this kid ever see water?)

The kid smiled, hit his hand on the water, and giggled. The man smiled at that.

They got back to the cabin after some minutes. Dharius got tired of looking at the child's bath, so he gave him some clothes.

*(Put these on...)

*(O-on?)

The man got confused and looked at the child, who was showing the clothes with a cute look. The man turned around and walked off.

*(Nope, I am not your father to dress you up.)

After an hour, the kid finally left the room. He was wearing the brown shirt and colorful pants. The man was taken aback for a moment but recomposed himself.

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*(See? You don't need my help for everything... Now let's go find your parents...)

He grabbed the kid's hand and noticed something weird. He looked at the kid's arm; there were some strange tattoos on it.

*(What are these?)

The boy looked at them but said nothing.

They walked towards the city, and the kid noticed some flowers.

*(C-cute...)

Dharius giggled at the boy's comment.

*(They are... But beware of some of them...)

*(Humm?)

*(You know, there are some pretty cute plants... But some... Can be quite deadly... Okay, let me explain. Imagine a rose, they are cute and sympathetic, but if you get stung by their thorns... You explode!)

He said with a psycho smile, and the kid got frightened, but the man then laughed, and the kid calmed down with that laugh. He also started to giggle a little, but then they suddenly stopped.

The kid was confused, and the man looked towards the city with a terrified look. The kid noticed the sounds coming from the middle of the city. The man took some steps back, but the kid walked towards the crowd. The crowd of people slowly moved aside with severe joy and praise, and the source of all that happiness was three different creatures. One of them looked exactly like the painting he was warned to beware of.

The kid froze, and Dharius watched from afar, his heart paralyzed. One of the creatures noticed the kid; she looked like a woman with a strong composition of golden and blue eyes. Her face and body were gorgeous, and her voice was soft and welcoming. She approached the child.

*(Hello, little cutie... What's the matter?)

Her soft hands touched the child's cheeks, and he was paralyzed. Her soft lips produced a harmonious voice.

*(I am not here to harm you... Come on... Hug me...)

The woman hugged the child, and the crowd idolized her attitude, except for one person. The woman noticed something approaching and jumped back with her wings waving slowly. She landed on the floor with an innocent look on her face. The man grabbed the child by the elbow.

*(Stay away from him...)

The young child snapped out of it and looked at the man holding him, who was pointing a hunter's knife at the angel.

The angel said with a soft look.

*(Mr. Dharius, we are sorry for what happened with your family, but please... Do not involve the child.)

*(Cut this shit out...)

The people in the crowd whispered.

*(Here he goes again...)