As everyone stared at each other in confusion…
Adam: (holding his side) "Man… it hurts… ahh 🤕"
Noel: "OH— are you okay?! 😱"
Adam: "It's just a little pain… 🤕"
Noel: "A little?? Come on, you're going to a room to rest. 😱"
Aaron: "And which room exactly are you planning to drag him to? 😐"
Noel: looking around at the group like a lost puppy
"Um… any free rooms? 😅"
Elda: "I've already prepared one. 😐"
Noel: "Perfect! Adam, go rest there. 😁"
Aaron suddenly holding Noel's hand, then freezing 😶
(…Wait. Why am I not getting shocked? No lightning, no blue sparks… Even when she fell on me earlier… What's going on?)
Noel: "Uh… what happened? 😅"
Aaron: "I'll help you." 😐
Raises his hand—
Adam: POOF—vanishes instantly
Noel: "WHAT THE—!? 😱"
Elda: "Relax, it's normal. 😐"
Ashley: "Yeah. A king has that kind of power, you know. 😤"
Aaron: "I just made him sleep." 😐
Noel: "Oh, cool. Thanks! 😁"
Aaron: "We need to talk." 😐
Ashley: "Then we—… 😶"
Aaron: "All three of you. Together." 😐
He starts walking.
The three girls follow awkwardly behind him.
Noel: "Hey, sis! 😁"
Elda & Ashley: "WHO?? 😱"
Noel: "You, Elda! You look older than me, so to avoid confusion, I'll call you 'sis'. 😁"
Ashley: "Okay—then what about me? 😤"
Noel: "I'll call you by your name. You look the same age as me. 😁"
Ashley: "WHAT—
She's younger than us and she gets to be 'sis'?! 😤"
Noel happily ignores her.
Ashley: offended noises "Why is everyone ignoring me today?! 😤
After few minutes
Elda: "What's wrong with you?"
Noel: "When did you two get close?" 😅
Elda glances at Ashley—who is pouting like an angry cat.
Elda: "We made a promise. That no matter what, we'd protect Aaron." 😊
Noel: "Oooh…
(…Can I ship them? But they're both alphas. This is complicated 😤)"
Meanwhile, Aaron listens from ahead.
Aaron (thinking):
Why does everything feel so different…?
Elda isn't icy anymore…
Ashley's acting normal for once…
And Noel turned into a mischievous toddler…
…Why does this feel kind of nice though? ❤️
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