The moment she left her room, Diana rushed to the rank one student's room with a feeling of anticipation.
Her mood, which was bad thanks to the things that happened to her and the things she had experienced, now turned into a positive one.
And her anticipation did not come to nothing.
Before even the door had opened, she was able to feel the familiar aura that was coming from inside.
The aura that she was able to feel was thanks to her high sensitivity to spirits at that time when she visited the mansion.
Because the spirits would always favor her brother.
Just like now.
And the moment the door opened, she was winded.
With her mouth wide open.
Because even though she knew the person in front of her was her brother, he was a lot different from the last moment she saw him.
His striking red eyes which made her reminiscent of molten lava before, had a ferocious expression and would always look at others with coldness like they were revolting against the world.
But, now….
Those eyes that looked like they had seen a lot of things were a lot more mature.
Even though the same coldness was still inside those eyes, now it was not as evident before, masked behind the authority that was being spread from those red irises.
If his face before had a childish look and his face was pale, now that face was sharp.
A delicate balance of sharpness and softness was easy to be seen, giving her heart filled with a sense of remembering the past.
His body which was hidden behind the clothes, had a posture that was sharp.
Even though Diana was a mage, she, too, had learned her household's swordsmanship.
Therefore, she knew the boy in front of her had no openings and was sharp.
Even though she was not able to sense any aura, the way he presented himself was enough to show that he went through a lot of battles.
Though she was unable to see his bare body, she knew her brother was no longer that pale-looking young child that was neglected but now was a man that had sculpted himself.
However, just at that moment, the feelings she was holding and locking in her heart started overflowing.
Even though she knew he was safe and sound, and just as right before her eyes, the feelings of worry and uneasiness she was trying too hard to suppress were now getting out of control.
Though her heart was also filled with a sense of longing.
"Brother!"
And without being able to stay still any longer, she jumped over him, burying her face in the chest that was always welcomed her.
Following that, she wrapped her arms over his neck.
And smuggled her face on there.
"Brother, it is really you."
With the feeling of belonging she had been missing for a long time, she buried her face deeper into his chest.
"Hick."
While tears piled up in her eyes.
'Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother. Brother.'
Her heart was filled with the same voice over and over again.
And soon, a familiar scent flowed into her nose.
A familiar scent that she had been missing for a long time.
Even though she put a spell to conserve his smell on the clothes she got with her before she left the house at that time, it was nowhere near his real smell.
"Diana."
Hearing the voice that was now a lot deeper than before and feeling the hand that was touching her head, she calmed a little, though the tears did not leave her eyes.
After that, she felt a slight mana over the atmosphere, and then the door was closed.
'I am finally with you. I won't ever leave you again. I won't let you. I won't. I won't. I won't. I won't. I won't.'
With those thoughts, she buried her head a lot deeper.
"Brother…. Brother…. Brother…. Brother…. Brother…."
And her thoughts escaped from her mouth as well.
"Diana, calm down…. I won't go anywhere."
Until she heard his voice.
The voice was calm, but she could pick the feeling of fluster in his tone, while she could also see how his thoughts were raging with eagerness to hold her but was still under control.
She flinched at the sensation of breath tickling her ears and lifted her head, meeting his gaze directly.
Her brother possessed a pair of strikingly bright red eyes that appeared to glow like freshly drawn blood, contrasting sharply against his pallid and almost white complexion. His lips, too, were a brilliant shade of red, providing a striking and unusual contrast against his otherwise ghostly appearance, she wanted to bite that skin so badly, but she knew she needed to control herself.
'Everything has a time Diana.'
She thought and opened her mouth.
"Really?"
"Really."
As she heard that, her heart calmed down.
Feeling all of this was real.
Though as he was about to enter the house, she didn't want to increase the distance.
She wanted to feel his warmth once more.
Therefore she tucked his arms and held the tip of his sleeves.
And as he was the same considerate brother of hers, he let her go with it.
"Just for this once."
Though she also knew how much of a control maniac her brother was, and she was by no means offended by it.
On the contrary, that was one of the things she loved about him the most.
'It seems deep down you are still the same brother I know.'
She thought, remembering the past.
There was that slightly anxiousness that was filling her heart.
'What if he had changed? What if he is not the same brother I knew before?'
Those thoughts filled her heart….
But now, everything was confirmed.
Her brother was here.
And as they entered his dormitory, she didn't even look inside.
Her face was buried over his chest.
And they stayed like that for a while.
Until she had enough of her brother and filled herself.
Now she was ready to listen to the things she was curious about.
From that point on, it was the serious talk and the reminiscences of the past….
This content is taken from (f)reewe(b)novel.𝗰𝗼𝐦