Wishful Dreams (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Fanfic)

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I place my head down on Parad's lap and look up, staring at the sky. There are a few clouds out there today. It is just so beautiful up there and I wish to be on one of those clouds one day. 

"What if we get caught out like this?" Parad asks me, breaking our silence. 

"Huh? Why are you wondering about that?" My eyes go to his face. He looks so handsome when I look up at him like this.

"Do you want to get caught with me and get into some serious trouble?" He smiles, looking entertained by the thought of getting caught with me. I'm not surprised he's into that happening. He would probably enjoy taunting Emu and the others about it.

I shake my head a little. "No, I am not worried about that happening. Honestly, I'm not really worried about it at this moment. Besides, I'll just make up an excuse about it. Like...hm...that you caught me while I was napping and you decided to be a creep."

"Me? A creep?" He chuckles, sounding cuter than anything else in this world. "What a naughty girl you are!"

It isn't that I'm trying to be naughty, but that I want to have some freedom while being in this universe. It isn't every day that I can be around some of my favorite characters in my favorite show. I love being here despite all the crap that is going on around me.

"It is called stretching the truth," I state. "Besides, I know you're not actually a creep and that is what matters." I don't want Emu looking down on me. He's the one person I would hate to disappoint for whatever reason. I don't get why I'm so worried about how he feels about me.

He places a hand on my head, grabbing a few pieces of hair. "I'm happy that you can be like this with me. It makes my heart get all excited!"

I laugh. "Oh, really?" Does it really get him excited now? 

"I am glad to see you finally getting really comfortable with me since I'm not out to kill you. You're too entertaining for me to kill."

"Does Kuroto know that you're out?" I question, switching the subject. I don't want to talk about Kuroto, but I'm afraid of him and what he can do to me if he finds out I'm like this with Parad. He is working with him and all.

"He lets me roam around. So, yes, he knows I'm out and about." Parad nods. "Being with him all day is boring. He doesn't do much that excites me besides working on games and what not. He does let me play with all kinds of toys though." Of course he does. If he didn't, Parad would be super bored in a room with him.

"Is it that boring to be with someone like him all day? He's a genius." And evil.

"He's also a bit rude. Well, really rude." Parad runs his fingers down the strands of hair he has. "He shoved me at one point because I did something he didn't like."

"He did what to you?" I sit up and he takes his hand off my head, looking lost. 

"I got shoved by him for telling him to back off of Emu." He looks away, lips pouting a bit. Gosh, he's so cute when he pouts. But this isn't the time to think about how cute he is when he pouts since this is a serious topic.

I move closer to him, placing a hand on his arm gently. "Hey, I'm sorry about that. He shouldn't have touched you like that at all, Parad." 

"He has called me and the other Bugsters pawns..." He sounds so upset. It must be hard to be him. Humans don't like him and are afraid of him, which he kind of wants. But what I think he really wants and needs is someone who cares for him and wants him as a friend.

"You're not a pawn to me. The only one who can decide what you are is you," I state. "I know I don't always follow that thing I just said, but I try to. I try to define myself." Even though I'm always getting kind of low on myself.