Ethan, Ellen and Emma.

~Beneath the [World tree].

Three figures were quietly sitting.

Among them two were beautiful girls and the other the figure was a little boy.

One of the girl had a very delicate features, her complexion white as the moon and her eyes clear as spring. Her hair was lustrous light green, like wavy flowing water reflecting green trees.

The other girl had cold but elegant features, her complexion white as the moon and her eyes were like a calm lake without any ripples.Her hair was lustrous silver in color, it contained a unique silvery metallic luster.

The little boy also had delicate features but only because he was five years old and had a very frail and thin physique. Anyone seeing him would want to protect the little boy.

The boy small face was a little bit of pale white and a pair of beautiful black eyes like a black gem, but there was sorrowful expression in his face.

Both the girls were looking quietly at the sorrowful face of the boy, they didn't know how to comfort the little boy since his mother had just left him.

After a long time.....

Ethan suddenly heard a warm and gentle voice," Are you alright?"

Ethan slowly lifted his little head and looked towards the voice and meekly asked ,"Who are you big sister?"

Ethan stopped crying, and his body become tense due to fear.

When emma saw that ethan has responded her voice she heaved sigh of relief. She then stretched out her hand and tried to wipe his tears, "Don't be scared little Ethan, My name is Emma you can call me Big Sister Emma".

Another voice came from behind him, "My name is Ellen".

The voice sounded a little bit cold but it contained some traces of warmth in it. Clearly, the owner of the voice was not used to speaking too much.

Little ethan was startled by the sudden voice.

When he looked back he saw another Beautiful Big Sister.

Ethan was struggling to understand the situation, since he was always alone with him mother and this was his first time seeing another person. He looked very cute while thinking.

Suddenly a pair of hands reached out from behind him and held onto his little body, dragging him into a warm embrace, "Don't worry too much Little Ethan, big sister will be living together with you from now on".

Ethan was only 5 years old and other than his mother's embrace he had never been embraced by another person. Feeling the warmth provided by big sister he felt strange but also Comfortable.

Both the big sister seemed very nice and warm just like his mother. Although it was different from his mother's embrace, it still provided him with the sense of security. Thinking about his mother he once again felf Saddned by greaf. From the time of his birth, till now his morther had never left him alone.

This made him very scared. This was his first time feeling various types of emotions such as fear, greaf, loneliness etc.

Once again, at the corner of his eyes tears welled up thinking about his mother, but this time he did he best trying not to cry because he suddenly remembered that his mother always told him that if cry too much nobody is going to love him.

Because his mother is already gone somewhere leaving him alone and if he cried too much both big sisters might not love him or suddenly leaving him alone.

Ethan tried his best to not cry and asked," Will big sister ... not love ... Ethan, ... if Ethan ... cries? .. and will ... big sister also go somewhere leaving Ethan alone .... ?.

Seeing that the little boy started to talk with them Both girls sighed in relief but upon hearing what the little boy said to them suddenly the started to panic not understanding why he would suddenly say something like this and shouted at same time , " Ahh... No...."

They both tried various means to comfort the little boy.

After a long time ethan had stopped crying Completely and was currently sleeping in the warm emarace of Emma, clearly due to being exhausted.

Using this time Emma and Ellen introduced to each other and familiarized with each other by and by trying to understand the situation completely and tried to calm themselves, as clearly they were only 15 years old girls and a lot had happened today to them. They knew that they would have to live together with each other for a long time in future, so they tried come up with various means to comfor the cute little boy that was sleepy peacefully in Emma's embrace.

After talking for sometime both of them also fall asleep, because of the mental stress and exhaustion and also because they knew that they were at a safe place .

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By the ethan woke up, Emma and Ellen had woken up, and they started talking to him about various things to keep him distracted.

Looking at the delicate and pale face of the cute little boy they had an urge protect him, clearly both of them had started to treat him as their little brother.

Emma asked sweetly ," Do you know, little Ethan that there is an interesting fact about three of our names" .

Ethan tilted his little head cutely ," Ahh.. really...".

Both the girls let him think for sometime, looking at the cute gesture , the girls fought against the urge to hug him tightly.

After thinking for a while Ethan furrowed his brow and then, excitedly said," I know I know ... , it is the starting letter of both big sister's name and my name ... right..?"

Emma moved besides him and hugged him tightly and whispered to his ears in low voice ,"Yes, Ethan our name... starts with the same letter, which means that three of us are connected to each other somehow...".

After talking with him for a while, both the girls understood that Ethan was a very intelligent boy. He knew many things such as the difference between good and bad, right and wrong. It seemed that his mother had told him many stories about his Heroic father, How his father was brave and a strong person who had saved a lot of people.

He also very excitedly mentioned about the fact, how his father saved his mother when she was in danger. It could be seen clearly that he treated his father as an idol. But he only knew his father in stories and didn't see him personally since his birth. Whenever he asked mother about his father, his mother would only tell him that he has gone somewhere, and that if he wanted know about his father he had to become strong and a brave person like his father.

Emma asked him, "Do you really want to become a strong person Ethan ?".

Ethan replied excitedly, " Yes, I want to become strong like my father and defeat a lot bad people".

"Ok, I will teach you how to become a strong. But it will be very long process and sometimes lonely also" Replied Emma .

Ellen also said," It will be a very long journey but you must believe in yourself, Ethan. Only when you are strong can you protect your loved one and live a happy life".

Ethan black eyes lit like a spark," Yes, I will become strong and protect both big sister".

Seeing the look in his eye both the girls thought to themselves," Perhaps he can really become strong enough to protect us someday..."

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