Aaron: Ohh... okay. 😐
"Then..."
"Shall we continue to the neighboring kingdom?"
Everyone: 😊
"Okay!"
Noel quietly stood there.
She looked a little nervous.
Adam: 😎
"Then let's split into pairs."
"There are seven of us."
"So..."
"Brother Aaron, you go with Sister Elda and Erin."
"Ashley with Noah."
"And..."
He suddenly grabbed Noel's wrist.
"Me and Noel." 😎
Started dragging her away.
Noel: 😱
"Wait, Brother Omega!"
Everyone: 😶
"What the..."
Aaron stared at Adam's back.
(...Seriously?) 😑
---
On the way
Noel: 🤩
"OH MY GOD!!"
Adam: 😣
"Shhh! Don't shout!"
Noel: 😆
"So..."
"It was really a boy?"
Adam: 😅
"Yeah..."
Noel: 🤭
"And you lost control?"
Adam: 😳
"...Yeah."
Noel: 😏
"And you liked it?"
Adam: 😊
"Ye..."
Suddenly froze.
"...Wait."
Looked at Noel.
"Noel..."
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!" 😤
Noel: 😂😂
"Hahaha!"
"You admitted it!"
She ran away laughing.
Adam: 😤
"COME BACK HERE!"
Both started running through the forest.
---
Aaron quietly watched them.
A small smile appeared on his face.
😊
(They're really like children...)
His eyes moved to the front.
Elda was secretly trying to hold Erin's hand.
Every time...
Erin would blush and pull it away.
Elda: 🥺
"Just once..."
Erin: 😳
"No!"
"Everyone is watching!"
Aaron blinked.
(...When did those two become like this?)
He slowly looked behind him.
---
Ashley: 😋
"I'm hungry."
Noah: 😏
"Can I have you instead?"
Ashley stopped walking.
Looked at him.
"..."
Ashley: 😑
"Don't flirt with me."
Noah laughed loudly.
"Hahaha!"
"I was being sarcastic, idiot!"
He immediately started running.
Ashley: 😡
"HOW DARE YOU!"
She chased after him.
Noah kept laughing.
---
Soon...
Noah caught up to Adam and Noel.
Now all four of them were running through the forest while laughing.
Aaron looked at them...
Then at Elda and Erin.
A gentle smile slowly appeared on his face.
❤️
"..."
"It really..."
"...looks like a family."
Elda smiled softly after hearing him.
"I was thinking the same thing."
Even Erin couldn't hide a tiny smile.
For the first time in a long while...
Everyone was simply enjoying the journey together.