At the dinner table.
"So when were you gonna tell me about this." I asked.
"We didn't even know about this Son." Lupel replied.
"But isn't that wonderful you're getting a new sibling Zeal!" Zia said while putting her hand behind my back.
"Yeah, I know I'm thrilled." I sighed. "Don't get me wrong father I'm not gloomy because I'm having a new sibling." I directly told him.
"Then what for do you take that tone of mood?" Lupel asked.
"It's about mush 2.0 I'm just thinking about this guy on how he knows you are pregnant, mother. so pay no mind to my gloominess." as I made eye contact with them.
"I wasn't worried sweetie, I know you are a good kid and you wouldn't think that way."
Lilia smiled as she said that. I responded with a smile then told them.
"We'll talk later I got to take Zia home it's nearly night or her father might get worried."
"No need Zia can stay the night if she wants to and don't worry about her father I already told him that Zia is here and he gave his permission for her to stay here."
Lupel crossed his arms as he told us.
"What? how did you even find the time to go to her place I didn't see you leave, unless."
"Yeah HAHA! I gave one com-device to her father as well HAHA!"
"I would love to stay the night uncle if it doesn't trouble Zeal." she says as she giggles.
They all looked at me. ( What choice do I have but to agree. )
"Fine." I replied.
They high-fived each other and laughed together while I just wondered ( Am I adopted or something, they feel more like a family than me together with them )
"She can sleep in my room, I'll go prepare it-"
Lilia grabbed my hand and said...
"Hold on Zeal are you forgetting that we haven't eaten yet?"
I walked back to my seat and got seated.
"Right, is food ready?"
"Yeah, mush and mush 2.0 helped me!~"
All: smells good. *laughs*
"Let's eat." Lilia.
After dinner.
"Are you sure I can take your room Zeal?" Zia asks.
"Yeah, I'm sure I can sleep on the couch."
( It'll be my first; I hope it won't be creaky. )
"Alright, let's talk more tomorrow and the day after okay?"
Her tone was as if worried that I wouldn't
"Why are you saying that, of course, we're gonna." I said.
"Alright, sleep well Zeal." She says as she closes the door.
"Young master, where do you plan on sleeping?"
!!! "Oh my Emeth, don't surprise me like that mush 2.0," I said with a loud tone.
"I'm terribly sorry."
"Its fine, you know what... I'll change your name its too much work to call you mush 2.0." I said.
"It'll be my pleasure to receive a more fantastic name from you, young master." it replied.
"Hmm... what about Ube?"
"I like it young master." Ube said.
"Alright you go rest and I'll sleep as well."
It nodded as it walked outside. I followed Ube on where he was going; he seemed to be going towards the shed. I paid it no mind and started to sleep.
Morning comes
I stood and heard someone knocking at the door, I opened it, and it was Zia's father.
"Hey pretty boy, Zia up?"
"No uncle, I'll get her for you."
I was about to turn around to fetch Zia, but...
"There's no , need Zeal. I just came to get these for her, can you hand them over to her? oh also send my thanks to your parents; tell them thank you for taking care of Zia," he said as he walked away.
I was checking what it was that he needed to give Zia this early in the morning and peeked on the basket.
"Oh I forgot to say don't check the basket, its Zia's clothes." He said.
"Eh." I quickly closed the basket, scoffed at him, and bid him farewell.
I got to wake Zia up and give her these. I went to wake her up. She responded and I gave it to her also told her about his father coming here. I didn't know what was up, but she didn't respond, just took the basket and closed the door on me. I was confused, but I just brushed it off; I turned around and saw Lupel staring at me.
"Courting so early in the morning eh? that's my son for you HAHA!"
His laugh was so loud; anyone could get hear him.
"Please don't be stupid father, I just gave her the clothes that her father gave. Also, he went here to say his thanks to you for taking care of Zia." I replied with my hands covering my ears.
"Ohhh so Elioth came here huh."
Lupel always jokes around me, and we argue all the time, but I don't get tired of it. I walked away to check on Ube. I walked over to the shed; as usual, he still had that glow that was seeping out of the shed.
"Hm? something seems to be different here. hmmmmmm..." "Oh! it doesn't stink anymore!"
( What the hell happened ) Being all curious to know what happened, I go in the shed to see Ube standing like the way I saw him first, and the non-odor shed that hadn't been clean for ages has been cleansed for the first time ever. I'm guessing he did all this; honestly, these things are fantastic at cleaning. I swiped my hands on the wood stands for tools, and there was no dust whatsoever. ( Amazing! ) Ube was just standing there like it was sleeping, so I gave it a little touch.
"Young master? Good morning young master."
"Ah- uhh sorry for waking you up."
"You don't need to be sorry young master I fully understand my fault."
"Your fault? what do you mean your fault?" I asked him.
"I cleaned this room without your permission and I didn't wake up before young master."
He bent down to be sorry.
"No, no. You did a good job this place is now stink-free!"
It didn't reply anything after that, but its spots started changing colors from black to white, and after a while, it turned back to normal.
"Young master if you will excuse me I have to go do the chores around the household."
"Ah yeah go ahead."
Ube walked away, and I saw Zia going here towards the house. Zia stopped to greet Ube and Ube greeted her from what I saw.
"Hey, Zeal good morning."
"Hey, good morning Zia."
She asks. "So you named him huh?"
"Oh? he told you I named him?" I asked.
"Yeah, he goes like "Good morning ma'am, I am Ube now, young master Zeal recently named me, and I like it very much." he says."
"Haha.. what an adorable mushroom."
Looking back at the room, I really think he did a good job.
Zia caught me looking back at the shed and called to me.
"So.. wanna talk about him? Ube?"
"Yeah, come lets go to the table over there." I said.
We walked for the tables that Lilia set up for us yesterday.
"So do you know why Ube started working again?"
I replied. "It's just a thought but I think it has some relation with the hole he has and the knob."
"That's just obvious Zeal." She giggled at me.
I felt embarrassed but I paid it no mind and added
"In addition, it's also related to why I requested to break your antler but since you're against the idea I won't pursue it any longer."
"Ah, about that I've decided that you can.. its hard for me but hey I have another one and it's not like they're really really really important to me." She says as she hands over the antler.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yeah, I am sure."
She nodded at me so I thought that she really was fine with it.
"Here goes."
I looked at her once again but she is just focused on the antler. I finally broke the pedicle off and suddenly the glow from the antler disappeared.
We both went silent.
Suddenly a thought comes to our mind.
Both: Could it possibly be?!