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(#08) Distractions 'til Dawn

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Blue and yellow eyes.

You couldn't help but stare back at the short child. The blond was lightly panting, looking to be exhausted from his run. With one meek movement of raising his head to better look at you, the kid's beret began to slide off.

You reached a hand out to catch it before it fell.

The male let out an audible gasp before taking the beret from your hand and fixing it back into place. You then placed a hand on Goldie's head, eliciting a satisfied purr in return.

Dismissing the kid's similarity to Mammon's eye color, you gave him a small apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, did he do something to you?"

The young blond breathed deeply, one hand placed above his chest. He shakily points at Goldie. "T-That's...your cat?"

"Ah, well... He's a stray, but I guess so." You rubbed the side of the cat's body with your thumb. "What did he do?"

"He um..." The blond paused. "He stole...flowers from our café..."

His voice gradually grew softer. He couldn't help but feel embarrassment tug at him as the situation gradually dawned on him.

"..." You blinked twice, only to realize. "Oh, the one that opened recently?"

"Yeah! You've heard of us?" Dismissing his exhaustion, the blond smiled brightly. You nodded, your own smile growing. "Yes. I believe it's called... Angel's Halo?"

"Angel's Halo Café!" He added. "Simeon and I work there."

"I see." You stroked Goldie's fur idly. "Ah, again, I apologize for his troublesome misdeed. I can't believe he even got you to run after him all the way here."

"I just got curious because he keeps taking random flowers from our café and runs off somewhere."

Oh.

Damn, Goldie was a thief?

Wait, he'd been a thief from the start!

All those beautiful flowers were stolen from Angel's Halo Café!