136 Lucky and Thankful to have each other.

*ting*

A notification ping chimed from Aurora's phone.

Picking up the phone, she read the message.

Reading the message, Aurora chuckled.

[Kaz - I feel so tired! (*'m')/.

Kaz - Those two idiot friends of mine don't care about me, treats me like a machine! They are begging me to make some food for them!!]

She quickly replied to Takashi.

[Rory - I'm hungry too! Since I tasted your food, I can't eat any food. Everything feels so bland and tasteless, you ruined me! Make some food for me too!!! *hungry cat begging for food emoji*]

[Kaz - Not you too! I'm only human!!! *Despairing potato emoji*]

Reading the message, Aurora laughed silently.

She was at a cafe, waiting for Aaron.

If she laughed suddenly in a public place, it will be embarrassing for her.

"You seem to be in a cheerful mood!"

Startled by the voice, Aurora turned to her side.

"Hmm... I made a friend recently." Replied Aurora, gesturing Aaron to sit.

Aaron took a seat beside Aurora, rather than sit on the opposite side facing Aurora.

"Oh really! Anyone I know, my dear sister?" Aaron was surprised by hearing Aurora. Just like the rest of the misfit gang, Aurora also has a hard time trusting people.

Aaron is curious about this new friend of his sister.

"No. But you see, he's an interesting character! Honest, handsome, hardworking and an excellent chef. We have many similarities between us and we also have similar tastes."

"Wow! A potential boyfriend or just a fling?" Inquired Aaron.

Unlike him, his sister experienced love in her past life. Also, she was married a few times too.

One can say regarding love, she experienced all the good things about it as well as the bad things about it too.

Aurora is no stranger to love.

After experiencing the ups and downs of relationships, Aurora deals with love sensibly and realistically.

Hearing Aaron, Aurora thought for a moment.

After a minute, she replied.

"I don't know, for now, he's a friend and what it will be in the future that's in the future. I'm not thinking about getting into a relationship any time soon. Unlike you, Aaron, I have my hands full with many things far important than love."

Aaron nodded hearing Aurora. He knows, for Aurora even if she gets into a relationship. She will not be able to maintain it.

Between Aaron and Aurora, Aaron has too much free time because his body is weak.

Aaron is only handling few matters regarding Nameless and Arrow tech. While Aurora and the others are giving their all to Nameless.

With the free time, he either spends his time in his workshop or with his new beloved girlfriend, Li Hwa.

"As for my physical cravings, my dear brother? I regularly satisfy my thirst-"

"Ababababapapababa! Wowooooooooooofaaahhheeee!" Placing hands on his ears, Aaron shook his head babbling incoherently.

He doesn't dare to imagine anything, doesn't dare to think about anything. Trying his best to shift his thoughts to something good or horrifying, like being eaten alive or something.

It's even better if he tries to think of his death!

Then he can forget what his sister just said.

Still, Aaron couldn't help but remember certain sets of memories.

A couple of years ago, Aaron and Nyx were in class.

Aurora didn't attend the school that day.

While in class, Aaron suddenly started to feel weird.

It didn't take much time for him and Nyx to figure out what they were feeling.

With their telepathic and empathetic resonances, Aaron and Nyx suffered a lot that day.

It was worse for Nyx cause, women's senses are more sensitive than men's

While Aurora was having an intimate session with someone, Aaron and Nyx suffered in school.

They repeatedly tried to contact Aurora through their telepathic connection but because of their weird state, they couldn't turn off the telepathic and the empathetic channel.

Aaron was had a hard time keeping his face straight and indifferent, but he couldn't help moan a few times in secret.

Nyx had to ask the teacher to go to the school infirmary.

And what happened in the infirmary?

That will be omitted!

(A/N: Just imagine a horny girl alone in the infirmary, rest is up to the readers to imagine. Hehe (uwu). *Insert anime girl holding a banner with lewd text emote*)

Aurora laughed silently, seeing her brother who is so innocent and pure.

"What about you, have you kissed her yet?" Smiling mischievously, Aurora said raising her brows.

She was curious but also teasing Aaron.

Aaron stiffened, his face went bright pink in embarrassment.

Feeling a bit shy, Aaron replied.

"I-we didn't yet, but we-we held h-hands!!!"

Thinking about Li Hwa and his precious moments, Aaron blushed even more.

"..."

His brother is so pure and innocent that Aurora's heart bleeds in shame.

Why an 18-year-old boy, blushing like a fair maiden?

That is so wrong!

Why is her brother like this!!!

She criticised her brother in her mind, feeling utterly disappointed in him.

Forgetting the fact that in her past life, she was just like Aaron once upon a time.

Shaking his head, Aurora rummaged through her handbag and took out a small box.

Placing the small box on the table, Aurora spoke.

"I sent one to Nyx, this one is yours."

Surprised, Aaron took the box.

Opening it, Aaron saw a black ring with runic symbols.

Aaron recognises those symbols as it's a charm of protection.

Although the charm is useless since there is no magic, but the meaning behind this ring with runic symbol warmed Aaron's heart.

"May the goddess of darkness, protects you from danger, my dear brother."

"Happy birthday!"

Aaron was speechless, his eyes were tearing up.

They don't like to celebrate birthdays because it reminds them about the day they died, for Aurora it reminds her about the people she left behind.

But slowly they are trying to move on.

Aaron moved on from his past life, his nightmares stopped and thinking about the past doesn't hurt him anymore.

He still misses his other friends and thinks about them sometimes.

Did they also reincarnate somewhere like him and Sabastian?

If it is then it's good.

If not, then may the door to the heavens open up for them.

Aaron doesn't doubt that, after all, they were friends of one of the origin gods.

They were the friends of Darkness the first creation of chaos the very darkness that the universe is surrounded by.

The mother of all evil and existences of darkness.

If God of death doesn't show respect to her than he is bound to get his ass whooped by Darkness.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about his past and his late friends.

"Happy birthday to you too, sister! And thank you, thank you for being here with me in this life."

He held Aurora's hands and kissed them.

Aurora smiled at the gestured and ruffled Aaron's hair.

"Me too, brother. I thank you too for being here with me!"

Releasing Aurora's hands, Aaron put on the ring.

Its a ring for his pinkie finger.

Aaron guessed the material the ring was made out of was Tungsten.

Then it suddenly dawned on him, he didn't buy any gifts!

Hell, he forgot that it's their birthday today!

"I'm sorry, sister! I forgot that today is our birthday, I should have bought a gift too."

Shaking her head, Aurora replied.

"It's okay, I don't need any gifts. You can give me one next time. Nyx will probably get her gift in the evening."

The two talked for a while before Aurora took out a USB Drive.

After catching up with each other, it's time for a serious talk that concerns their future and their family.