"Well, we bought something to eat anyway, wanna join us Aether," Lena asks as they were carrying food in their hands, it was from the cafeteria, students can buy food and eat it in their rooms, the only difference is that the foods are expensive if it's take out. "Ehh! it's okay, no need to trouble yourselves." Aether shooks his hand trying to come up with an excuse until "I bought some food, eat with me..come," Claire pulls him to her side. "Okay-okay, I am coming," Aether mumbles and blames his stomach "Sigh this stomach of mine,"

            "I am hungry, let's eat," said Lena.
            "Hahaha," everyone laughed
           
"Come and sit here Aether," said Claire while patting the floor smiling. Aether sighed and sits beside Claire mourning "I am not a baby you know," Her friends who saw this were smirking to tease Claire and they voiced "It seems like your brother is more important than us ahh, Claire," Zhenny said with a teasing face. Claire without single thinking Claire answers "Yup, he is first..haha." The others were surprised, well, not Aether. "She didn't even hesitate, did she," All three of them chuckles as they have seen Claire's happy and joyful face but they have never seen a side of her like this, which is even more hyped. The reason behind her joyful laugh is her own brother. "Haha, this sister of mine. She's really stupid when she becomes excited," Aether mumbles in his head as he was embarrassed.

Aether then looks at the foods they bought and "Eh!.....Ehhhhh! is this what you guys meant by some food." he was shocked as the amount of food on the table can be eaten by a group of 6, which means they are eating twice their meal. "Forget about that and start eating before it gets cold," Claire mounted as she serves him food. Aether eats it and "Hmm, this is nice actually, It's tasty...I think I can understand why they bought so much," Aether mounted in his mind. Lena who noticed Aether enjoying the food voiced "It's nice right, we usually eat this when we don't cook," she says while holding her chopsticks high. Hinata nods her head as she is agreeing with them too. Soon after that, they finished their meal and started chit-chatting.

After eating Lena asks some questions about why Aether and Claire hides their relationship. Aether told her the reason that if the students in the academy knows that a gifter and a non-gifter are siblings they might talk poorly about both of them and as a chosen one, Claire might get in trouble too, "So that's why we chose to hide our relationship, well it's more like I made the choice, haha." All of them listening to him probably agreed as they have witnessed things like that in this academy. "What your brother did was a good thing but it should have been hard on you guys ah. Wasn't able to talk to each other even though staying in the same Academy." They mounted, and Aether turned his gaze towards Claire. "Well it doesn't matter actually, I can talk to her in times like this," he said while smiling, but it doesn't look true. "You tell that, but this is the first time you came here." Claire moans and Aether responded sighing "I am sorry okay," and leans on Claire's shoulders, he then slowly voiced "You know, we gifters have to work hard if we want to stand among gifters, and I am also doing this so that in future, no one taunts us for being siblings," everyone felt sorrow in that voice and Claire was shocked and quickly voiced. "I am sorry, I didn't mean to put it like that," Claire sobs and mounted in her heart "I was stupid, I was so selfishly thinking about myself and forgetting that Aether is working hard as he can despite not being a gifter to stand in this Academy and to no one talk bad about us being siblings too, I am sorry."

Aether wipes her tears and said "Come on, what are you crying for, it's not a big deal, you are my elder sister, yet acting like a younger one...what are a you baby, haha," Aether mocks Claire. All of Claire's friends stares at Aether and goes towards him, they patted his head and said "If no one hadn't told you this before, let us tell you this, you are a good brother, and your sister is really lucky to have you as her brother.

Claire who heard that mounted in her heart "Yes, I really am lucky to have him as my brother, the one and only brother I love now and forever, it doesn't matter whether you succeed or fail. I will be there for you and do my work as your elder sister to my best," While that thing was going Lena gently kisses Aether's cheeks "Ahh!' Aether puts his hand on his cheek. Claire who saw that, break out of everything and shouts "Hey! Hey! Hey! He is my brother you know." All three of them looked at each other and replied "Well your brother is our brother too, haha," Claire sighed and said "Well I don't mind, but if any of you did that without my permission," Clair clenches her fist as her warning. "Jeez, okay, okay, relax, we won't..sheshh. What an overprotective sister." they laughed and Claire replied "Of course, I won't let you guys spoil his innocence," All of them were laughing while Aether there staring at Claire for sharing him like some kind of food. "Hahaha! Anyway it's getting late, I should go now," says Aether to get out as it was going to be 9.00. "Guys wanna come with me to drop him off?," Claire asks and all of them agreed "Yeah, Let's go."

To Be Continued [Jojo'z Theme]