面對太陽的天空仍是耀眼橘紅,背對著陽光之處卻已成了藍紫色,近乎對比的顏色在穹頂拉出漸層,周遭的光線愈來愈不足,凱帝疑惑地盯著漢賽爾要他看的位置,不就是十分普通的、長在最上層的樹冠嗎?138Please respect copyright.PENANABykO20xt1g
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忽然,樹葉動了。138Please respect copyright.PENANAz6SaxzBDvr
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乍看之下,凱帝一時間還以為是被風吹動的,但幾秒後就發現不對勁,樹葉不是成隨風搖擺的飄逸感,而是上上下下左左右右彷彿自己有生命般的扭動,下一秒,一顆巴掌大的小東西就從那裡蹦了出來──頂部長著嫩綠的葉子,身形像是被削光皮又削得渾圓的馬鈴薯,可行動起來卻完全不如馬鈴薯般堅硬,而是彈性極佳地跳動著,並且無視地心引力、沿著樹幹蹦蹦跳跳地往下前進,看起來有種小動物似的可愛感。138Please respect copyright.PENANAJFqR5yeSX0
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一顆偽馬鈴薯球跳出來後,接著是第二顆、第三顆……不到一分鐘,樹幹上已經排成了一條小小的隊伍。138Please respect copyright.PENANAmRlOhyHoRE
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漢賽爾隨手撈了一顆離他們最近的過來,被抓住莖葉的小東西似乎完全沒注意到現在已經沒有著力點,仍是在半空中跳個不停,「很可愛吧?……說是這麼說啦,其實我也不知道這到底算不算可愛,之前我問哪裡可以看到可愛的東西的時候,葛麗特提了這個,她小時候也滿喜歡的。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAsoXv5MvuYd
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「是很可愛。」凱帝目不轉睛地盯著那玩意兒,這躍動感跟哈密瓜先生拍攝出來的效果實在太像了,的確有戳中他的喜好,「這個是耶拉特有種的可蘿絲?」138Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6zDBUTj59
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「對啊,就是那種不能吃也不能當藥材沒屁用的植物,平常都寄生在樹上,只有黃昏的時候才會跑出來一下下。」漢賽爾直接的說,語氣不像要刻意批評的樣子,只是太過誠實的說出心中的想法,「圓滾滾的你應該會喜歡吧?看你床上的娃娃都一堆圓形。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAya5G3e4dsl
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凱帝盯著可蘿絲許久,久到漢賽爾的手都鬆了讓它回歸隊伍,才摸了摸開始擔心自已會不會白跑一趟的男孩的腦袋,笑道:「是很可愛。」138Please respect copyright.PENANA00euueEpKn
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「哈,就知道你會喜歡這種東西──」138Please respect copyright.PENANAEX106KHsQu
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「不過,我覺得比起那個,更可愛的是漢賽爾你喔。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAjtMkclDox2
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「啥?」即使過了這麼久都不是很習慣被套上這個形容詞的漢賽爾擰眉,抓住凱帝搭到他頭上的手,凱帝在他說出反駁的話語前繼續道:138Please respect copyright.PENANAKmPmAR0vNJ
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「我沒想過你會注意我的喜好呢,我也沒特別提過我喜歡圓形。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAELVLBkzKpg
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「我們可是住在同一個屋簷下欸,那種事超好發現的吧?」138Please respect copyright.PENANA8rtUHAPMQL
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「因為漢賽爾你看起來就是不會在意細節的人嘛,」凱帝沒有回應男孩「你是在罵我粗枝大葉嗎」的質問,臉上的笑意似乎比平時更深,「我很高興喔,謝謝。」138Please respect copyright.PENANA735vrJRSFx
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夕陽下的金褐眼幾乎成了全然的金色,漢賽爾被盯得莫名地不自在,微微別過了頭,男孩忽然想到,這好像是在他告白之後,凱帝第一次重新對自己使用了「可愛」一詞。138Please respect copyright.PENANAKv59eRJmPx
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夜色漸暗,可蘿絲一顆一顆的往下跳,沒多久就在下方的樹根團團群聚起來,從上往下看去彷彿一顆顆小小的圓擠在一起成了個大圓,在陽光完全消失後,月亮變得顯而易見,可蘿絲柔軟的嫩葉開始發出光芒,葉片中浮出細小的光點,由下往上飄散到空中、一路向上飛竄而後四散,隨風離去。138Please respect copyright.PENANAyFRPirfwQa
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「這是花粉嗎?」138Please respect copyright.PENANAryiLmyFSL6
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凱帝隨手抓了一把如星屑般掠過眼前的光芒,右手瞬間沾滿大把光粉,漢賽爾回了聲「大概吧」順手抓住凱帝的衣服、免得他因為伸手的動作失去平衡而墜下,樹下的可蘿絲開始一顆一顆鑽入地底,凱帝望向似乎認為自己隨時都可能被風吹落的男孩,一時興起便把滿手金粉灑到對方頭上,如夜漆黑的亂髮彷彿真成了星空。138Please respect copyright.PENANAnGGf4DKdKt
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「你做什麼啦──哈啾!」138Please respect copyright.PENANAu0uQh943WV
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漢賽爾打了個大噴嚏,用力搖頭企圖將花粉甩落,卻還有些許沾在他身上,黑紫瞳略帶惱怒地瞪了金髮青年一眼,卻見青年笑得開心,突然也覺得自己似乎無所謂了。138Please respect copyright.PENANAoRvedruZFZ
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「不是很多童話故事裡都有那種情節嗎?金光閃閃的天使什麼的。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAohVavN0QPM
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「要找天使也去找鳳凰族的來演好嗎。你以為會飛的都是天使啊。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAYTnNw7qggt
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凱帝笑著說道,漢賽爾則白了他一眼,接著毫無預警地攔腰抱住對方,「反正該看的都看了,那我們回去吧,不然就來不及煮晚餐啦。」語畢,還沒等凱帝表示意見,男孩便一躍而下,點點螢光在黑夜中劃下流星般的軌跡。138Please respect copyright.PENANABKrVRDKxvr
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仿照每年幫葛麗特慶生的慣例,晚餐時間漢賽爾煮了一整桌的魔羯料理,這種生物上半身似羊、下半身似魚,腰斬後上下兩段連內臟吃起來的口感都完全不同,光是一隻魔羯就能變化出各種風味各異的菜餚,除了宰來吃之外,牠的毛皮和鱗片與頭頂的犄角甚至連腳上的蹄都能拿去做衣物乃至藥材,堪稱最能被「充份利用」的動物之一。繁衍速度不慢、價位親民,最重要的是這是他們兄妹倆最喜歡吃的肉類,無論上半身或下半身都很好吃。138Please respect copyright.PENANAkUUH6wtjBw
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這回用的是上次超商大特價買的幼魔羯,體型比成年時小很多。兩支油光閃亮的烤魔羯腿放在餐桌兩端的盤子上,可以生吃的魔羯尾巴則有一大半淋上醬料切片做冷盤、一半連著尾鰭的部份拿去熬湯,腹部的肉連著豆腐、青菜丟進湯裡煮,其它部位有的做成炸肉丸、有的做成煎肋排,總之一整隻小魔羯除了骨頭之外能吃的部份全用上了。138Please respect copyright.PENANAKfiKoDA1T4
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「原本我想烤整隻,」正大嚼烤腿的漢賽爾說,「可是我沒有不用魔法烤過,怕烤壞就算了。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAWAcgCNRpyM
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站在餐桌前的凱帝遲遲沒有入座,漢賽爾吃了幾口後略感奇怪的抬起頭來,「幹嘛?你們一族不會有什麼生日只能吃甜食的傳統吧?」138Please respect copyright.PENANA8KfyKkb7zY
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「漢賽爾,」138Please respect copyright.PENANAuNylNNSy6D
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「怎樣啦?」138Please respect copyright.PENANAb0YZxFVYI8
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「你還是穿上那件圍裙了嘛?」138Please respect copyright.PENANAP5XaMczdcm
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金髮青年直盯著黑髮男孩說道,後者放下烤腿、用一副做了重大犧牲的神情挺起胸膛說道:「還不是看在你今天生日的份上才來討好你的!雖然我是昨天就有想到這件事啦,不過早上的時候忘了,剛剛要做晚餐才想起來。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAqkXJje3kCG
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凱帝坐到男孩對面,笑吟吟地說道:「很好啊,以後也這樣穿吧。」138Please respect copyright.PENANA1xepGpkym3
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「我才不要。」漢賽爾想都沒想地回嘴,重新拿起烤腿來咬,吞了一口肉下肚又道:「除非你覺得這算情侶裝,我可以考慮一下。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAzMnDJMZDej
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十四章.生日快樂-4
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