LB 26

After 10 minutes into the show, Rem realise that Mellow haven't came out from the bathroom yet. He stood up and walked to the bathroom.

"Mellow?", he knocked the door 3 times. "Are you okay?"

Mellow, who just recovered from his stomachache replied, "uh.. yeah! I'm alright, I think. I'll be out in a few minutes!"

Rem responded, "okay" and head into the kitchen.

"I doubt that he's alright. Does he have an upset stomach? If so.. ", he paused his thoughts for a second. Rem tried to remember what Mellow did when the boy had a stomachache.

"Was it ginger tea? Did he put any sugar at the time?"

He searched for a peeler from the drawer and took some leftover ginger from the fridge. He placed the items on a cutting board near the sink.

"Do we have hot water?", he mumbled. He went towards the kettle on top of the table and removed the lid. He saw the water inside the kettle was 3 centimetre above the minimum water level.

"That's good enough", Rem thought. He insert the plug into a socket and switched on the kettle. After 2 seconds, the kettle let out a buzz. He left the kettle alone and proceeded with the ginger. "About..3 slices?"

He sliced three pieces of the ginger and put the remaining back into the fridge. Afterwards, he took a glass from the cabinet and rinsed it. Mellow advised him to always rinse any tableware before using them. Ever since then, he developed a new habit.

"The water is so cold", he shuddered while rinsing the glass. He spun the tap off and shook the glass to get rid of the remaining water. He put the 3 slices of ginger inside glass and placed it on the table near the kettle. Afterwards, he took a tea bag from one of the containers that had labelled "Tea" inside the cabinet.

Just then, the kettle stopped buzzing. He dropped the tea bag into the glass and poured the boiling water carefully.

As soon as he filled the glass, the ginger slices floated on the water. He took a spoon from the dish rack and stirred the water.

The clear water slowly turned brown while letting out a warm and woody aroma from the ginger.

"Wow, this smells great!", Mellow appeared at the door. "What are you making, Sir Remon?", he teased while smiling sheepishly. Rem handed out the ginger tea to him. "I thought that you have a stomachache so I made this for you", the boy stated.

Mellow took the glass and blew the tea for a few times before taking a sip.

"Oh wow", he thought. He drank half of it and put it on the table. He stared blankly at the tea while putting his left hand on his hips.

Rem looked at him, feeling nervous. "Does it taste bad? I'll make a new one if you..", he suddenly paused. Mellow turned his head towards Rem and gave him a tight squeeze. "Rem! It's delicious! Oh my gosh! How can you make such simple thing become delicious?", he rubbed the boy's hair with a beaming smile.

"More importantly, are you okay?", Rem asked. Mellow stared at him with confusion and questioned, "what do you mean?"

Rem answered, "well, you were in the bathroom for so long so I thought that you were sick"

"Are you afraid of me getting sick?", Mellow asked while crouching.

Rem responded with a nod.

"I want to take care of you. Now that I'm going to school, we will be spending less time together. Since you always take care of me, I feel bad for not returning the favor. Until then, I can only do this type of things for you"

Hearing this, Mellow turned red, causing him to cover his face with both of his hands. "Uh oh", he mumbled.

Rem was surprised by his actions. "Are you okay?", he asked worriedly. Mellow put his hands down and looked at Rem. All of a sudden, he burst into laughter "What's got into you?", the boy asked confusedly.

Mellow patted the boy's head and smiled sheepishly at him. "Nothing, it's just that I feel loved just now"

He got up and drank his tea before going to the living room. "Come on, the next episode is starting", he said as he gestured Rem to follow him.

The two of them sat in front of the television and watched their favourite show.

Around midnight, Mellow suddenly woke up by the sound of toads croaking from outside. "Ugh, those annoying creatures", he grunted. He looked to his left side and saw Rem sleeping peacefully. He rolled to his right and closed his eyes, attempting to fall asleep. All of a sudden, he heard Rem mumbled something. "..nn.. me.. mellow...don't eat that lasagna.. "

Mellow stifled his laugh. Rem was probably dreaming about Garfield's lasagna. "I'll look up for some lasagna recipes tomorrow", he thought to himself as he slowly drifting off.