•<<//||You are, that one||\\>>•

•<<//||chapter 7||\\>>•

••aethers POV••

•_it was morning the sun was shining, the flowers were blooming..I sighed..one of my days that I'm just in a upsetting mood ey?..

•_I went downstairs and took a drink and drank it..obviously it was water..I put the cup down..I felt faint..I could barley walk..

•_venti: "you ok aether? You look

pale!"

•_aether: "y-yeah I'm..fi"-

•_ban I collapsed I felt..cold..

••venti's POV••

•_venti: "AETHER!?"

•_I ran up to him..it looked like he had a fever..hm..I picked him up by the waist and took him upstairs..

•_once I was upstairs I took him into my room and laid him onto my bed..I sighed about to walk away till I felt a pull on my clothing..

•_aether: "x-xi- hmph..aether w-wants sister..but sister..no..love me..she hates..me"

•_venti: I flinched..was he about to say xiao..Awh how sweet.. "I'm sorry bud but I can't get your sister..but I can get xiao!"

•_aether: "it's..fine..a-aether doesn't want to bother..x-xiao.."

•_I nodded and went out the room, I walked downstairs put on my coat, put my shoes on and walked out the house.

•_I walked out the city to see xiao on a tree playing a tune on his flute. I jumped up on top of the tree and sat next to him.

••lumines POV••

•_I was sitting behind a tree that a guy was playing a flute. I then heard another person come. So I listened into their conversation.

•_xiao: "oh hello venti need something"

•_venti: "oh..it's nothing"

•_xiao: "why do you seem down?"

•_venti: "aether is ill.."

•_I flinched at the word.. aether is ill..?

•_xiao: "oh- how'd he act?"

•_venti: "well at first he wanted his sister but then he was saying things like 'my sister hates me, my sister doesn't love me, it's my fault' then he wanted you but denied cuz he didn't want to disturb you'

•_xiao: "is that so.."

•_I sat there looking at the ground.. does he really think that.. what have I done..

•_xiao: "I'll go see him"

•_venti nodded.

••xiaos POV••

•_I jumped of the branch and started walking towards aether house..does he really..want to see me..or is it just illness..affects..there's only one way to find out.

•_once I got to the house, I opens the door, took my shoes off, took my coat of and walked upstairs into venti's room.

•_I saw aether in bed crying..what do I do.. I walked up to him and felt him grab my finger..aether...

•_I flinched and took his hand.. I then pulled my shirt off and laid behind him grabbing his waist and pulling him in hugging him.

•_I felt him turn around and put his head into my chest.. he was sleeping,

•_aether: "I-I l-love x-xiao..but I'm a-afraid..aether only k-known h-him a-a week a-ago.."

•_I flinched my eyes widened..aether..do you get attached that..easily..

•_aether: "h-he reminds me o-off my...sister.."

•_there were so many question flowing through my head; does he mean this?..I don't feel the same way..yet.., I don't want to hurt his feelings..I'm sorry aether all I can do is at the moment is this...

•_I put my mouth to his neck and kissed it leaving a hickey..I kissed his forehead..

•_aether: "aether..knows he d-don't feel the same way..b-but it won't s-stop me from loving..him..even if he gets a g-girlfriend..I'll be happy..as long as..he's happy.."

•_my heart was shattered..I started crying...what do I do...I don't understand..I'm sorry aether..I really am..

•_the problem was...I'm already taken..by..