POV
Soren:
*Three days later*
I woke up to soft clicking sounds filling the dimly lit room. I yawned and rubbed at my eyes. Only a small table lamp was on that cast a shadow behind Nym. She looked over at me.
"Morning sleepyhead! Did my typing wake you up?" She asked concerned. I shook my head to tell her no it did not wake me up.
"Good. You slept all afternoon." She sighed as she got up and walked over to me. She has been on her computer a lot recently; she keeps telling me it is for work, but I cannot help but worry about her overworking herself. She always makes sure that I am feed and safe. "Go and brush your teeth, Soren." I walked into the bathroom." It is nice to be able to share her warmth while sleeping. It is so much better than back then and she has kept her promise this far. I really thought that no one was going to want me after what happened. I want to share her burdens because she has helped me so much.
We go downstairs to start preparing a late breakfast. She stops halfway down to feed her jellyfish. I really like them; they are pretty and they glow. This way I will never be in complete darkness when I am near them. It is really comforting. I like Nyx the most since is a little more purplish than the others.
"What do you want for breakfast today Soren?" her question snapped me back into the present. I pointed at the bread and cinnamon. "Oh... you want french toast?" I nodded happily. She pulled down the ingredients while I grabbed the aprons off of the hooks. Nym quickly pulled her hair up into a tight bun. She grabbed another hair tie and gently pulled my hair into a low ponytail.
We began to mix the ingredients together.
"Now when dealing with vanilla you always want to add it last. Always fold in and never mix or you'll lose the flavor...." Nym explained carefully. I nodded with eager anticipation. She was always so patient when explaining things and never got angry at me. I really like it here with her... I hope if I'm dreaming I'll never wake back up.
"Alright Soren, will you set the table please?" She gently patted my head. I nodded and set off with the plates.
3rd Person POV:
As they sit down at the table and begin breakfast Soren smiles with a face full of syrup and powdered sugar. Nym smiles at this and wipes his face with a napkin with a jovial grin on her lips. The atmosphere was soft and happy as though there wasn't a thing wrong.
After breakfast Soren is looking at alphabet and trying to make sense of the letters.
"We will start with the vowels. A, E, I, O,U." The letter A can have different sounds based upon the word it's in... sometimes it makes the long A long which sounds like Ayeh." She continued teaching him these letters and had him copy the way it was written. He tries his best but all of his letters look a little off.
"Keep trying, I know it's hard but think of it like this,okay? If it doesn't challenge you it never will; just like a puzzle. We need to be challenged in order to grow. Not only up here." She points to her head, "but here!" She then points to her heart. With a newfound determination Soren began to redo all of his letters.
"Bzzt Bzzt" She reaches down to grab the phone from her pocket.
"Hello?" She asks softly.
"Hey, are you feeling any better?" A familiar voice answered the line.
"Yes I think that I am. It's been nice to have someone at the house again. Thanks for asking Emi."
"Of course! I'm glad you are doing well; are you getting prepared for the upcoming Galla? It's really important you know, the public image and all." She sits in her office balancing a pen on her forefinger.
"Yes, however, I need someone to watch Soren. I won't leave him with some stranger." Nym said gruffly.
"How about this... I'll come and hang out with you guys for a bit so he can get used to me and then I'll watch him on that day. Plus I need to get to know this new family member." She chuckled softly.
"Okay, I'll let him know but remember the rules please." She sighed disgruntled.