Smiling at just how cute little Luke was, Alver listened to the request and nodded softly. [color=silver]"Mhm lovely choices. I'm quite fond of Little Red Riding Hood myself."[/color] the tall albino mused, gently running running his fingers in Luke's hair and patting the young boy's head. [color=silver]"Alright, I'll be right back okay?"[/color] he said before heading out of the room.

It didn't take long for Alver to find the book he was looking for as well as bring Luke's belonging's. Shuffling through the bag and taking out a stuffed animal Miky had mentioned in his ramblings. Settling 'Thomas' next to Luke so the child could cuddle with it, Alver sat on the bed to settle beside Luke so he can see the pictures. Alver had a few collection of books, and Little Red Riding Hood had quite a few different versions. But he decided this one was probably the most suited for Luke.

[color=silver]"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest.  Whenever she went out, the little girl wore a red riding cloak, so everyone in the village called her Little Red Riding Hood. One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go to visit her grandmother as it had been awhile since they'd seen each other.

[i]"That's a good idea,"[/i] her mother said.  So they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandmother.

When the basket was ready, the little girl put on her red cloak and kissed her mother goodbye.

[i]"Remember, go straight to Grandma's house,"[/i] her mother cautioned.  [i]"Don't dawdle along the way and please don't talk to strangers!  The woods are dangerous."[/i]

[i]"Don't worry, mommy,"[/i] said Little Red Riding Hood, [i]"I'll be careful."[/i]

But when Little Red Riding Hood noticed some lovely flowers in the woods, she forgot her promise to her mother.  She picked a few, watched the butterflies flit about for awhile, listened to the frogs croaking and then picked a few more. Little Red Riding Hood was enjoying the warm summer day so much, that she didn't notice a dark shadow approaching out of the forest behind her..."[/color] Alver started telling the story, turning the page of the picture book when needed, while his slender hand gently stroked the top of Luke's head soothingly. The tall slender man's voice elegantly reading the words, though it did change whenever a character spoke to give them a little more character as read the story.

Alver continued to read the rest of the story until he neared the ending of the tale. [color=silver]"He grabbed the wolf and made him spit out the poor Grandmother who was a bit frazzled by the whole experience, but still in one piece.[i]"Oh Grandma, I was so scared!" [/i] sobbed Little Red Riding Hood, [i]"I'll never speak to strangers or dawdle in the forest again."[/i]

[i]"There, there, child.  You've learned an important lesson.  Thank goodness you shouted loud enough for this kind woodsman to hear you!"[/i]

The woodsman knocked out the wolf and carried him deep into the forest where he wouldn't bother people any longer. Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother had a nice lunch and spent their time happily together talking. The End."[/color] Alver finished the tale and closed the book before looking to Luke to see if he was still awake while absently gently petting the child's head.