Is there nothing I can do?
Malm awoke with a start as he found himself on a sofa in what appeared to be a makeshift living room. It was early in the morning as the smell of bacon cooking filled the room. It took Malm a second to assess the situation before sighing in relief. "It was just a dream." He assured himself as he lied his head back down onto the sofa.
"Your finally awake. It's about time. Do you know how late it is?" Malm heard Mouse's voice call to him from the kitchen area.
"Not that late if your making breakfast." Malm rebutted with a small yawn. It's been nearly three years now since he started lodging here and she still hasn't cut him any slack about his sleeping habits.
"Well I wouldn't be cooking if someone were to get up earlier. Now could you do me a favor and get your rodent off of me. She's starting to really get on my nerves."
Malm gave a small chuckle as he threw his blankets on the floor and got up from the sofa. He knew full well that there was no way Mouse would ever allow him to cook again. Not after what happened the last time he did. Then, after a small stretch, he approached the small kitchen area to see the Mimiga cooking while a yellow mouse watching her with curious eyes.
"Phosphera come on. Leave Mouse alone while she's cooking, will you?" He told the Pichu with a gentle voice. Phosphera perked up as she heard Malm's voice and loyally went over to him.
"You better get dress. After breakfast, I'm gonna need you to help me out with something before the store opens?"
"Huh? And that would be?"
"I need you to help me deliver some books to the orphanage in the slums."
"Why?"
"Because they came in the other day asking if I could donate them any books. We had some surplus, so I thought why not?"
"Wow. That's unusually nice of you. What's the catch?"
"What? There's no catch. I thought I would help the orphanage out is all. Plus the fact that the donation is tax deductible doesn't hurt either."
So that's it huh? Should of known. Malm thought to himself as he confirmed his suspicions.
"Hey. What are you still doing there? Get some clean clothes on already. Breakfast will be ready in a couple of minutes."
"Okay okay. Just give me a sec. Geez." Malm replied with outstretched hands before going off to grab himself a clean set of clothes and disappearing into the bathroom.