Held Onto It

Cough! Cough! Cough!

"Doing this in a tight space was a bad idea…" The Paru whispered between his coughs. 

"You got that right!" The beauty complained, coughing as well.

"You're still here?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The Paru turned around and away from her. 

"Those are…"

"Yeah." She nodded.

"Grilled squid??"

"Yeah! Looks tasty!"

"It does." The Paru nodded. "I'm sure I'm just seeing it as such, but still…"

"Better eat it while it's still hot!" 

"Sure." He chuckled and walked towards the large grilled squids.

The next second, the aftermath of the explosion showed itself.

"Move!" The Paru shouted before realizing it, as a large portion of the ceiling started falling from right above the beauty.

"Nu-uh." She grinned. "I don't need to dodge!"

A confused frown appeared on the Paru's face and,