After I called out to Eya and told her I dont have a present for her and instead I would give her a hug she stopped and looked back at me looking back with disbelief.
"Really, you would give me a hug?"
"I'm sorry its all I can give for you right now if you don't mind."
"Mmm-- I dont mind...."(Actually this is better.)
I came back to where Asterio was and stood infront of him.
He hugged me it was quite warm he was shorter than me but it was quite comforting, without noticing I was already smiling from the sensation of being hugged by the guy I like.
My brother and Asterio's mother looking at us with a smile while my brother is smirking.
I'm gonna kill him later.
Before Asterio let go I said in a low voice near his ear.
"I'm not angry at you, you know and I don't hate you either."
"Is that so? Then thats good to hear but why are you ignoring and avoiding me then I haven't done anything to offend you. "
"Nothing of the sort its just I'm scared of you, you changed suddenly after waking up and went and do amazing things that we dont even understand I'm scared you might not need me anymore unlike before so I wasn't approaching you."
(So this what they called, the scared of the unknown, its true that I changed since the old Asterio who looks weak according to them. Maybe I depended alot on Eya before.)
(Do I tell her about what I've been keeping secret.)
"Aa-- so that is why you'e worried. Actually--"
Then I also fill her in about what truely happened.
"Are you saying Asterio is gone and you are a different person?"
"Yes, I'm sorry about what happened to your friend but I will live up to your expectations as long as I'm in this body. I am also grateful for you for taking care of him for so long but you don't have to worry anymore but I would really appreciate if you keep continuing to take care of me, I maybe a different but the weak body that your friend have hasn't disappeared."
"So thats the reason why you have been weirdly doing things since you woke up. I don't get it but okay! I will take care of you, you might not be Asterio but I will protect his body until he comes back."
"I'm not sure if he will come back as long as I am here but --thank you."
"So Ales, brother and I only know that Asterio is already gone how about your mother why didn't you tell her? "
"I already knew fu fu fu,"
Asterio's mother suddenly appeared besides me.
"What do you mean you already knew mother?"
"You have been talking sneakily since earlier so this was what you're talking about. I knew it already since Asterio woke up his speech pattern differ from usual and the change of attitude and there is no way Asterio would be better at cooking food than me right so it only makes sense that he was already a different person I am his mother after all you can't belittle a parents observation I raised him after all so I know all about him."
"Then why didn't you say anything? Am I the only one who didn't knew? "
"Fu fu fu, because its fun. Eya you are far away from being a good wife, you need to be attentive you must know everything about him even if your eyes are closed or else he might be stolen from you."
"That-- but he is not Asterio anymore."
"Is your love that shallow? It doesn't matter who is it inside if you really love him then even what shape or attitude he has you will love him willingly."
"But--"
"Its really sad that Asterio is gone but he is alive and breathing infront of your eyes right now its better than having him dead like my husband, treasure him while he is alive and not to say isn't he a better Asterio he can cook and fight better than his brother. It sounded really rude to Asterio who was really weak but I love my son no matter what shape he's in I only think of it as a blessing. "
"You really are great I need to learn from you mother, in that case I will do my best so that Asterio wouldn't leave me behind."
"That's the spirit fu fu fu. As expected from the girl who will become my future daughter."
Ales and Norja :
"I didn't realize does your mother knew it or is she just lying that she knew it."
"I don't know really, mother is a mystery she is always laughing and silent but if its mother we are talking about I'm sure she isn't lying I bet she knew it from the start after all mother in as outstanding person despite her attitude."
"What did you say about my attitude Ales~"
"woaaah~! mother! Don't appear out of no where suddenly you're scaring me."
"So what is it about your mothers attitude? "
They said the only one that father feared was mother, now I know the reason why. It's true.
"This is a spectacle to watch, seeing Ales in cold sweat against his mother."
"Don't just stare there help me!"
"Shush Mr. what are you saying about your mother earlier you didn't finish what you said."
Mother was holding him while touching Ales's face from behind earlier she was just here talking to Eya now she's at Ales back.
Ales broke down in cold sweat mother was whispering on his back he doesn't move at all.
"I mean your attitude that is always laughing and silent I said. So please let go of me mother."
"I'm sure you meant other thing than that, remember your mother is a kind and a beautiful woman fu fu fu."
"Yes, yes you are kind mother."
"And?"
"And beautiful."
"Fu fu fu there you go remember that."
Mother separated from brother and the other hand of mother was holding a little blade on Ales back so that was the reason why he wasn't moving.
Mother is scary.
On that day all of them learned its bad to mess with Yara, the only one who their father feared.