Aisha froze. Then her cheeks reddened,
"W-what are you saying?!"
Snapping out of it, Nero quickly apologized.
Aisha sighed then waved her hand dismissively,
"It doesn't matter. I don't mind."
He paused for a moment then muttered softly,
"After all, we are friends, right?"
Nero wa silent.
'Friends, huh...'
That was a very heavy word to him.
However, staring into the radiant, expectant eyes of the girl in front of him, he couldn't bring himself to say no.
He could only nod.
Aisha's eyes brightened.
She chuckled and lightly jabbed him on the shoulder,
"Alright. We shouldn't stay here too long."
Then she began strutting forward happily.
Nero chuckled wryly,
'Why act like a kid? You are older than I am?'
He let out a sigh and gazed towards the skies.
Even with the leaves and branches blocking his view, a little bit of starlight seeped from the heavens.
He gently basked in the glow for a moment.
