Chapter 78 - Sato's Bedtime Story

The orphanage was very small. Even though it had a dining hall, a kitchen and a communal shower area, there were only three larger sized rooms left. And so, these became the places to sleep. Two were allocated to the children and the other for the caretakers.

At night, when the children had finished brushing their teeth and got comfy in their bed, Sato went into the first room. He had prepared to read Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Searching up the classic story, he became reading out with emotion.

"Once upon a time, in a land far far away..."

The story was read aloud by Sato, with dramatic pauses and intonations to keep the children interested. When it reach the climax where the evil step mother wanting to feed the poison apple to SnowWhite, the children tried to warn the princess.

"No, don't eat the apple, SnowWhite! It had poison in it!"

"That stepmother is so mean to SnowWhite!"

After the Princess had eaten the apple, she had fallen into a deep sleep. That was when the children felt depressed. Luckily came the handsome prince that kissed SnowWhite and saved her from her slumber.

"Prince charming and SnowWhite lived happily ever after. Okay, I have finished the book. It is time for you to sleep!" Sato finished the book, to which the children who were still really awake, complained out loud.

"Aww... Brother Sato, but we are all not tired yet. We want you to read more to us!"

"Yeah, yeah! We want more!"

"Alright, I do not have enough time to read you all another story." Sato stood up and walked up to the double decker beds where the kids laid on. The proceeded to cover the children up with their blankets. "But, I can sing a song to you. It was a song that my mother sang to me when I was a child whenever I didn't want to sleep."

"I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream

I know you, that look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam

And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem

But if I know you, I know what you'll do

You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream... "

The song that Sato sang was Once Upon A Dream, a song sang in the Sleepy Beauty. Though it was best sung by a female, Sato tried his best with his voice. Luckily, the young man had a slightly more feminine voice than compared to other guys.

As the children listened to Sato sing, they soon fell into a slumber, into a dream.

Closing the door quietly, Sato left the room and headed to the room in front. Inside, the children were all awake and active. When Sato entered, everyone obediently got into their beds and were ready to listen to his story.

...

At the private airbase in Country Z, a private jet soon landed on the raining grounds and a man dressed in a black suit, got off the plane. Butler Potter was awaiting his arrival for over 30 minutes in the pouring rain. His umbrella was open as he guided his young master to the car.

"Young master, how was your work? Did the plan go smoothly?" Potter asked Gray while driving off in the black Bentley. He was currently Gray's acting personal assistant, since there wasn't any other suitable candidate.

"Yes. I managed to get the Minister Of Defence to agree upon the partnership between the two countries." Gray debriefed Potter. "It would be a biannual exercise. The first exercise would be held in our country, this coming January, followed by in Country X the following year."

"Understood, Young master. I shall write it down on your calendar when we get home. Shall we head back now, sir?"

"Mmm. Is Sato still at the orphanage?" Gray thought about his boy, even though he was exhausted from his long day of work. By right, he should've slept back at home in Country X. Yet, he came back, knowing that he would be able to see Sato at night.

"Yes, Young master. The last update from Hank reported that Mr. Sato was reading bed time stories and singing a song to the orphans."

"Oh? If Sato is still reading the book to the children, could Hank video stream it to the screen in the car?" Gray smiled at the thought of Sato reading to the children, even more when he sang to them.

"Understood." After five minutes, Hank connected his phone to the screen wirelessly. The video showed Sato reading SnowWhite to the second group of children. All of the kids were very engaged with Sato, and so was Gray.

Eventually, it came to the end and the children were like the previous room, all unwilling to sleep. Sato smilingly started to go around the children's beds and sang the song wonderfully. His voice was clear and not forced. He was definitely talented.

"But if I know you, I know what you'll do

You'll love me at once

The way you did once upon a dream"

Gray watched the video intently. He had a warm smile hanging on his face when he looked at Sato. The devoted Sato when he was with the children, made Gray even more certain that Sato was the one for him. He would give anything to have this boy in his life.

"Potter, let us head to the Orphanage."

...

Eventually, the song came to an end and so Sato left the bedroom and headed back down to the dining hall where the grownups sat at night. Mother Maria walked up to the tired Sato and held his hands in her's.

"Thank you for everything that you do, Sato. Your time spent here really does make the children extra happy."

"It's not a problem. I do this because I love playing with the children." Sato replied honestly. He truly did love spending time with them.

"I guess it is time to head back now. Hank?" Sato turned to ask Butler Hank who stood behind him always.

"Yes, Mr Sato. The car is being driven over to the orphanage now by Potter. You can take a seat first when waiting." Hank came up with an excuse as he knew that his young master was coming over now.

"Alright, let me know when the car is here then. Thank you."