Here's another chapter for ya'll! Pardon me if it's boring. I'm having a major writer's block. I know what to write but I have no idea how to make them flow smoothly and not seem like all over the place. 😣 Sorry!😢🙏

Eros's POV:

"Wear are you goin?" I questioned muffledly with my mouth full as Lucifer came down from his room all dressed up smartly. Damn. He looks fine. "Your clothes look nice." I commented after swallowing my food, making him raise a brow at my words.

"My clothes or me myself?" He questioned with a smug look on his face as I rolled my eyes at him. Tch. Egotistical asshole.

"Obviously your clothes." Shooting his ego down with a sharp arrow, he scowled in disappointment before grumbling under his breath as he put on his shoes. "You haven't answered my question yet."

"I'm going to patrol the town. I do this every twice a mon-shit." As if realisation struck him hard, he flipped open his wallet before pulling out a stack of paper with 50s on it and handing it over to me.

"What's this for?" I've never seen such paper before. It looks... flimsy.

"It's money. You can buy whatever you want with it. Food, clothes, shoes... anything basically. Why don't you follow me to the town. You can buy things that you are interested in at the same time."

"Even eggs?"

"Even eggs. It's your monthly pay so keep it safe or others may just rob it from you." He advised as I nodded quickly. Racing up the stairs to my room, I took a piece of the money and stuff it into my pockets before hiding the rest in the mini fridge and then running back downstairs to see Lucifer waiting patiently for me.

"How much are you bringing out?" He questioned curiously so I just showed him the piece of paper which I've stuffed in my pocket.

"Only a 50... Ready?"

"Read- I haven't finished my food."I nodded eagerly as I threw on my shoes but stopped in my tracks when I spotted the half eaten pancake on the table. Not that I even enjoyed it. They're... weird tasting. Springy and soft and...tasteless. Unlike eggs.

"Don't worry. I'll introduce more kinds of food to you once we reach the town. Hopefully you'll find something you'll like much more than eggs." Nah. Impossible. There's nothing better than eggs. Or that's what I thought.

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"This is so good! What is this?" It's sweet and... sweet! I smiled in delight as I sunk my teeth into the sea of soft yet sweet yellow cubs, along with clouds of light and sweet foam. It's so good!

"Crepe."

"Eh? But yours doesn't taste as nice as this."

"It's a crepe cone filled with freshly plucked peaches and whipped cream. The yellow cubes are peaches while the white foamy thing is called whipped cream."

"What's yours?"

"Wanna try?" I nodded eagerly at his offer and took a bite of his weird ass crepe cone with leaves sticking out all over the place...

Gross...

Forcing myself to swallow it down, I swiftly took a bite of mine to cover up the horridness of his. Is he trying to poison himself?

"Great right?" He beamed widely as I gave him the are-you-serious look.

"You're kidding me. That's the worst thing I've ever tasted." I still can taste how bad is the taste of the crepe he's eating.

"Don't be silly. It's the best. There's spinach, avocados, cherry tomatoes and even prawns!" He boasted proudly before taking a huge bite out of his disgusting crepe. How can he do that to the crepe. That's a major sin to treat crepes like that. But at least now I know what food I'll never touch...

Walking down the street with Lucifer by my side, we were greeted with many "Have a nice day, King Merci." and people bowing to him respectfully every time he walks past them. Of course, he greeted them back politely, even patting the heads of the little children who stare up at him in awe, making them break out into a wide smile before dashing away to the adults excitedly. He's really great with kids.

Is this how families are? I vaguely remembered Lucifer's mother teaching me what a family is. She said that it usually consists of a male and a female adult and little children but not all have children. The adults are called parents if they have any children but called a couple if they do not have any children. But they're husband and wife despite with kids or not. It can also be two males or two females together but it depends on the individual.

"Lucifer."

"Hm?"

"Are we-" Before I can complete my sentence, a loud wail sounded on the streets, making me snap my head towards the sound to see a little boy crying along the sidewalk as people just walked past him after giving him a few side glances.

Walking over to him, I squatted down to his level before stroking his head gently. "Are you lost?" I questioned him softly, making him stop crying before looking at me, sniffing softly while rubbing his tears away.

How the little boy looks like ^

"I c-can't find mummy and daddy." He whined out in a sad voice as I rubbed his appearing tears away before they can even roll down his cheeks.

"We'll find them for you so don't cry okay?" He nodded before giving me grabby arms. He's so cute. Picking him up carefully, I turned around to find a amused Lucifer who's meeting my gaze.

"Let's go and find his parents fast shall we? They must be worried." Nodding at his words, we walked down the streets quickly but the dark alleys that we've passed by caught every single one of my attention.

"Mummy!" The little boy exclaimed excitedly as we approached the park where a young frantic looking couple stood.

"Luke!" The woman gasped in gladness as she ran over to our side with her husband behind her. Squirming out of my arms, Luke jumped down onto the ground before running as fast as his little legs could carry him over to his parents before getting wrapped up in his parents' embrace.

"Thank you King Merci! Thank you kind sir for bringing our son back to us!" The man thanked gratefully as tears of joy poured down his face.

"No worries. I'm glad to help." I replied with a soft smile while Lucifer simply nodded in acknowledgement. So that's how warm a family feels... it seems nice.

Watching the family leave, my heart swelled at the sight as Lucifer stood silently by my side as he watched the scenery around us. "Do they sell appas here?" I asked him curiously after a while as he nodded in reply. Appas are good. They're crunchy and juicy and red.

"You mean apples right?" I nodded as he took my hand in his before pulling me along with him. "Don't let my hand go. It usually gets crowded around this timing." He said caringly before tightening his grip around my hand. Warm... It feels warm.

Along the way as we passed the crowds, high-pitch squeals and wolf-whistles assaulted my ears as I winced at the sounds made. Why do they act like they're whistles and screeching cars? Weird...

Lucifer's POV:

"Welcome to Greg's! What would you like, my King?" A short and plump man stood at the store as he welcomed his customers cheerfully.

"Morning Sir. How much does the apples cost?" I questioned as I picked up on of them to inspect their quality. Doesn't seem to be rotten.

"60 cents per apple, my King." I turned to Kai only to find his face scrunched up in confusion but shrugs nonetheless.

"How many do you want, Kai?" Taking his $50 note out, he stared at it for a moment or so before asking for 50. Why does he want to buy that many apples?

"Can I get 50 of them?" The storekeeper nodded eagerly before walking to the back of his shop to pull out a carton of them.

"That will be $30 in total, my King." Nodding at his words, I reached for my wallet to pay the man but was taken aback when Kai handed the man his fifty without any questions and taking a $20 change.

"Why did he give me money back?"

"It's called a change. Since you gave him a 50 when your thing only costs 30, you'll get 20 back."

"Oh...so I can buy other things with it?" He asked with large shining eyes as I nodded at his words. "Do they sell bread too?"

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After purchasing 50 apples and 25 loaves of bread which used up just right $50, he grinned gleefully before dashing into every single dark alleys where he then started to distribute 2 apples and a loaf of bread to each homeless person. Upon receiving the food given to them, they thanked him gratefully, holding his hands in theirs, claiming him to be a Samaritan as tears fell from their faces.

Why?

Why haven't I realized this earlier? Some of my people are suffering yet as their King, I'm not doing anything to help them. I'm such a failure. Backing into a corner, Kai jogged up to my side with a bright smile on his face after giving the items to the last and final person. He was even counting them... I thought that he was just curious to see alleys as he had never seen them before.

"Are you done with the patrol already?" He questioned cluelessly as I nodded disappointedly. Disappointed at myself. "Can we go back then?"

"Of course." Reaching out to take his hands in mine, I paused halfway before retracting my hand. I'm not worth it. He just visited the town yet he's doing so much more that what I've done for the people here. I don't deserve to hold his hands. I'll only taint him with my fi-

W-What? I stared down in disbelief when his fingers entwined with mine with ease after he had slipped his hand into mine. Why?

"I don't want to get lost so you better hold my hand." He announced innocently as we made our way back to the castle. This guy... I swear he'll be the death of me.

"What did you want to ask me beforehand?"

"Oh. Are we a couple? Your mum said that couples are two people together, whether boy or girl. We're standing, walking, eating together so are we a couple?" He questioned curiously with those bright innocent eyes of his, making me groan at how innocent he is.

"It depends on how you see it. Usually a couple are two people in love with each other."

He let out a long 'Ohhhh' before asking naively. "So if I love you, we're a couple?" How sound I say this...

"The feelings must be mutual, same with the other person."

"Do you love me then? Cause I love you. You cook for me eggs!" His virtuous words made me sweat-drop. That's not the love I'm referring to but I can't possibly say that I don't love him. That will hurt his feelings especially when he's looking all so cheerful and all.

"Of course, Kai." I answered with a soft smile as he grinned widely before walking up to my side, our hands still entwined together. This feels like we're on a date. Eating crepes, walking around with hands entwined, saying 'I love you'... that sounds like a date to me.

Maybe, just maybe, I may be falling in love with him. What is he doing to me?

Haha. Lol. I just realized how my first series covers are all humans while my second series are objects as covers. 😂😆