/KNOCK/ /KNOCK/
The moment I heard the knocking voice on my door, I knew the person that came.
The mana signature that was coming out of her was something I was pretty familiar with, even though it had been a very long time.
Making my way to the door, I opened it.
"Ah…."
And the person in front of me was someone who was a girl.
A girl with platinum hair and blue eyes that was wide open.
A girl whose beauty could rival the goddesses.
Her face was filled with the exclamation of surprise…
Her eyes, a shade of deep, vibrant blue that held a captivating intensity, were now filled with tears.
Her eyes looked like she could see through my soul, and my thoughts were now slightly blurry.
The girl that I had once thought of was the only one that was on my side.
Her height, which was short the last time I had seen her, was now reaching my shoulders.
The aura that was once pure was now filled with slight darkness that I could feel.
The girl that would never leave me, even if the world was against me.
The girl that I can always say is my family.
The girl in front of me was someone that could awaken those thoughts in my cold heart.
Even though I was a person that was always cold and that held his emotions under his control, when it came to this girl, the emotions that I had been holding would spill.
/SWOOSH/
"Brother!"
As if she had read my thoughts, the girl jumped over me suddenly, with her arms snaring my neck; she buried her head on my shoulder.
"Brother, it is really you."
/SNIFF/ /SNIFF/
"Hick…."
The slight sniff that I could feel on my chest and the sound of sobbing was enough of a proof that she was the girl that I had been eager to see.
"Diana."
Mumbling like that, I raised my hand and put it on her head, slightly patting it.
Making her calm down.
/TOK/
And using the telekinesis magic, I closed the door to not to be seen by others.
"Brother…. Brother…. Brother…. Brother…. Brother…."
The girl that was smuggling my chest was sobbing with her head buried.
"Diana, calm down. I won't go anywhere."
Lowering my head to near her ear, I whispered.
/SHUDDER/
While making her flinch.
"Really?"
As she lay with her face nestled against my chest, she turned to face me.
She gazed at me with tears slowly trickling down her cheeks.
Though I could see the joy in her eyes.
"Really."
Whispering with the same smile, I lowered my head and touched her forehead with mine.
"Okay…"
With a timid expression that would be rare to see from her, she answered.
"Come with me….. We have a lot to talk about."
I mumbled and started walking to the room that I had just come from.
/TUCK/
I felt something tugging at my clothes and someone holding onto me tightly.
"What now?"
I asked, even though I knew the reason.
"Hold me, please, brother."
A voice that was timid came behind me.
A voice that was lovely.
I really wanted to spoil this girl in front of me.
However, it is always important to remember that moderation is key when it comes to spoiling oneself.
As I mumbled, I turned around and lifted Diana up in a princess carry; her face was buried into my chest once again.
I could still feel that she was sniffing my scent, though I didn't mind.
'It had been a long time since I was this close to another girl.'
After I separated from Aliya, I hadn't indulged in any type of sexual intercourse since, at that point, it would enter the form of cheating, which I would never do.
As that thought lingered in my mind, I reached the sofa that was right beside the bookshelf and slowly lowered Diana onto it.
/TIGHTEN/
Though the arms that were holding my neck were tightened while getting stronger.
"Please…."
Hearing the muffled voice, I decided to let it go since I knew she would eventually climb on top of me.
"Okay."
With that mumble, I sat on the sofa while she was on my lap with her arms covering my neck.
After that, silence fell into the atmosphere.
/SNIFF/
Aside from the occasional sniffs that I was able to pick up, thanks to my enhanced senses.
Though neither she nor I did mind.
Just waiting like that while she was getting ready to talk, I decided to give her enough time to adjust, to refresh herself.
From the moment I could see her, I knew the things she experienced were not easy either.
That was the reason why I let her be for the time being.
To make her feel comfortable again.
Because I know that even if she got the news of my banishment from the house, she would never be able to do anything about it.
Like a bird that was living in a cage, she would be a girl that wanted to do something but got her hands tied.
After waiting for five minutes or so, I could finally feel her heartbeat getting calmer, with tranquility returned to her eyes.
"Are you okay now?"
I asked after feeling her.
"Yes, brother."
And as the answer, she responded with a lot stronger tone this time.
Slowly raising her head, she locked her eyes with mine.
The eyes returned to their original ferociousness.
"Good…. You are finally turning to your usual self."
I said with a smile.
"I am sorry, brother, that I showed such an unsightly act that was not befitting our name."
She mumbled, but after saying that, the realization hit her.
"Sorry."
Because she said I was part of the house, which banished me.
"Don't worry. We both know what you represent by your words. Even if the Augustride Family left me alone and banished me from the family, I am still Austin's son. And it will forever be like that."
I said.
"Though, that doesn't mean I will forgive those who wronged me."
And added with a serious tone.
"I see…"
She said with a smile.
"Brother, you have changed. What happened…."
Then added.
Hearing this, I looked at the scene from the window.
"Now, to start from the beginning, it all started…."
And started counting the things that had happened after she left the house for her training….
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