Toy Store Part 2

But despite being nervous, she didn't let it show on her face. Mio merely began browsing the giant toy store as she just wandered inside of it and throughout her walking, she even felt like she was lost because it was simply too big and confusing for her. Because she didn't feel like asking anyone for help, she was extremely lost, and when a worker who had been looking at Mio for quite some time noticed that she was getting lost and even annoyed, she decided to approach her.

"Hello, ma'am! It seems that you are struggling to look for something that you want, may I assist you in finding it?" The woman asked with a bright smile on her face and when Mio saw it, she couldn't help but force a smile as she nodded her head before opening her mouth.

"I'm actually looking for some plushies… specifically panda plushies because it is the only thing that my precious little sister wants," Mio explained as she looked at Somi for a second and the store clerk immediately nodded her head before guiding Mio to what she was looking for. After a few seconds of looking, they finally arrived and when she got there she was just stumped to see so many of Pana Plushies. From that, she already knew that she was going to have a hard time picking.

Because of their current situation, she can't just let Somi pick because it would look too weird because of her condition, but she can't also just pick out something random because she is not confident that Somi would like what she picked. But when she considered the possibility of using telepathy, there was just no possible way for Somi to reply without using her voice or her hands. So she was just stuck there as she stared at every possible plushie in front of her.

"Do you think you can recommend something for her? I… It's kind of embarrassing to say this, but I'm bad at choosing, so do you think that you can give a recommendation to her?" Without much choice left, she merely swallowed her pride as she asked the woman beside her who was just looking at her curiously and asked if she could choose on behalf of her and Somi.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. But I don't think I can do that even if I wanted to. Because I think that it would still be best if you choose what you think would best suit your little sister and I think she would appreciate it more than someone choosing for you. As long as it comes from your heart, she will accept it, and I believe that it is ultimately better than having the opinion of others, after all… she is your family." The store clerk just looked at Mio with a light smile on her face as she refused her, and that shocked Mio because she didn't think that was too deep.

"Yeah… you're right. I'm sorry for making such a ridiculous request. Thank you…" Mio apologized and thanked the store clerk at the same time because if not for her words, she might have accidentally hurt Somi for letting someone choose her plushie that she would hug every night.

"It's a part of my job." The store clerk said as she then excused herself and let the two sisters have some alone time as it seemed that they needed it. But deep in her heart, she also wanted to pick the best one for the little girl as she felt so sad for her, but she also knew her boundaries as she was merely an outsider.

She felt so sad for the little girl, it looked like she was only about 7 or 6 years old, yet she was blind, and that already took so much from her life. But she can't do something about it because she can't do any miracle.

"So… are you really going to choose for me? Because if you do, I would be very happy. After all… this would be the first gift that I will receive from you, big sister." When Mio heard those words, she felt her heart fluttering. She felt so happy that Somi trusted her in whatever she chose, so she was not going to disappoint her, she began to scan the hundreds of Pana Plushies in front of her to choose the best one that Somi would like and adore.

After looking at everything for almost 2 minutes now, she was beginning to lose confidence in herself because just as she said herself, she was bad at choosing gifts. Because everything in her eyes looks the same even though there is a clear difference between all of them. But just as she was about to give up, she saw something on the upper shelf, and she smiled because she finally found something.

She then gently placed Somi down before reaching for that certain Panda Plushie. But she didn't let Somi see it yet as she hid it using her body, the longer she looked at it, the more pleasant it became in her eyes.

The design of the Panda was very simple, but the thing that intrigued her the most was that there were actually two Panda. There was a bigger Panda that was holding a little Panda in its arms and the reason that Mio liked it is because she somehow sees herself and Somi as them. She was the bigger Panda and Somi was the little one. Not only that, the plushie was pretty big, it was perfect to hug when you are sleeping, it was as big as Somi even.

"How about this one, little Somi?" Mio first made sure that there was no one around before showing Somi the Panda that she chose and when Somi laid her eyes on it, she thought of the exact same thing that Mio did when she first saw it. She felt happy and nothing about warmth as she just embraced it in her arms before closing her eyes.

When Mio saw this, she sighed in relief as she knew that she made the right choice, so she then gently asked Somi to choose for herself some more toys since they were already here. But she just kindly rejected her offer because the Panda was enough for her.

"This is fine with me, I like it. This is enough, let's just go look for some food now because I'm hungry, is that alright?" Somi asked as she peeked her head over the Panda it was bigger than her.

Mio suddenly felt her heart pierced by the cuteness of Somi right now, she simply looked too cute as she picked her up before kissing her on the cheek while holding the giant panda in her other hand.