"What do you mean?"
He frowned. (Confused, Serious) i can still know his emotions, so he must be real but…
He's not brother.
"Did you know? brother is strange. He's depressed when he's 5 even though nothing's happened. I don't know the reason, do you know it?"
"I don't know… but what's your point here?"
He talks slowly, trying to understand me even though he have been accused… brother always calm when facing with problems. But he's not my brother.
"Brother don't know it, neither me. That's why there's no prove, but it did happen. Just like brother this day is not the same brother on the day before."
"Hmmm… and how do you know that?"
He believes it… he really believe me. My smile forming. I got more confident with my thoughts.
"So if brother didn't know himself and others can't see it, then who is brother really are? The side of brother that no one know, what is that actually? Or is brother really have that?"
"Hoo so now you know it… the 'me' that I don't know of"
"Yes! But not really. I just noticed it because it's gone… it's something in your eyes. They said, the eyes is the mirror of one soul. Sometimes, brother sees me with emotions I don't understand, i don't hear it so I think it's nothing. But now, when I remember it, i felt like that's not belong to this world…"
That gaze, I don't like it. But it's in my brother. I don't understand it, but that's my brother…
"Not me huh"
"Yes… your eyes have more light than before. At first I think because you are excited, brother this day is so cool~ it's makes me happy and I can't cared about it"
No, actually i just pretended to believe it, I intentionally ignore it. He loves me, he's cool, he's better this way…
I don't know when my head is flung down. I slowly gaze up, to see those eyes… it's pure gold, shining, dazzling, and somewhat… smiling.
I froze. Why he's smiling?
"I see… you understand your brother so much liliya"
"Eh"
Crack-
The space around us cracked, the landscape slowly fading. It looks like the world itself is fake. But I can't take my sight besides him. Despite knowing he's not real, he didn't seems fazed. (Proud, Worry)
"Hey, I'm not the same brother you have but let me tell you something. Your brother loves you and he will protect you, no matter what"
He said with a confident smile. He's worried about me. he didn't even consider about this fake world and his existence. He's strong, brother is very strong. I must become strong too, so I smile back and waving my hand
"You know, even though it's not real, I really enjoyed this day~ thank you!"
The world has cracked so much like almost breaking mirror, and the world has turn white except around us.
"You're welcome~"
He said while showing the brightest smile i ever saw in my brother's face. And so he disappears…
'Huh… I had hoped he's real'
Crash. The fake dream disappear with her mumbling, and the tears she unknowingly pour.
*
"Gasp, she's really awake!"
I'm back. I'm in a wooden room, there's bed where's I laying on, there's couch, table, paintings, and furnitures that looks not so expensive but not cheap either makes this room aesthetic.
There's just three people in this room. Me, brother, and a pink haired girl with red eyes that looks not much older than us. She's look familiar, she wore a gothic dress and witch hat. when i saw this cute witch somewhere… witch?
"The one in that scared us in the scary house!"
"What do you mean? Ah must be the dream…"
"Dream? That's a dream… it's felt so real"
So it's a dream. Even though I noticed the changes in brother, I didn't doubt anything else. It's… it's fantastic! How can you trapped someone in a dream that looks so real! Magic truly are wonderful
"…you didn't seem scared. Huh… I know you all are kids but didn't you all are intelligent enough? You guys was trapped by a witch! The boy didn't even flinch and just cared for the girl, and the girl just looks ecstatic about got to feels my magic herself! Haaaah"
"Why are you complaining? I must be the ones complaining about what you do to us"
"Of course i mad! You guys can actually break free from my ORIGIN magic by ME! You are just a 8 year old kids… not even a mages… I refuse to believe you're just ordinary kids! Tell me who are you or i will not letting you go"
Her pressure descended to us, it's powerful, making us hard to breathe, and instill fears. But… we must stand. The blood flowing on our veins not letting us to bow without our own accord. This… It's the first time I'm feeling this. But i know what it is, it's the nobles bloodline power.
"Hmm…"
"Stop it. We don't know anything you want to know!"
"Hmph. You got the balls to ordering me around, let me reward you!
Ugghh! She used magic this time. the bloodline didn't assist with real force so i fall flat to the ground. You want a fight? Fine! ((Don't think you can push us without fighting))
"
Brother dashes to get out the gravity zone then reach out to her and shot wind bullet on point blank distance. 'Surprised attack is the best way to defeat someone more powerful! Get the consequences for bullying us!'
"Hmph,
"I GOT YOU!
The spell I prepared before, reversing the mana blast to her. Usually the caster can just cancelled it because it's her magic, but with mana bullet going in the same direction making resonance and transform it become a different spell. That's the true attack! It's checkmate
BOOOM
(Liliya, we're escaping)
'Okay' it's foolish to think even defeat her. The priorities is to escape this situation, so we immediately rush out the room.
(This way) we ran to the door brother pointing. Then we sense the mana in the air gathering, it's a bad sign
"
What! A second enemy! we didn't notice it and now trapped inside a water cocoons. Then we saw the other enemy, grey hair and green eyes girl. She have a lazy beauty vibes, but…
(She's around our age. We can win it, brace for impact!)
"
Splash-
We got out, and pushed by the impact towards the door.
"
It's fast, and brother just recently used magic, what a wise move. But sadly for you, I always prepared. 2 vs 1 it's obvious
"
Boom-
Both our attack collided and exploded. And we finally reached the door handle.
Swung- and the outside is unexpected. It's the living room, the same view when we got out from the door in the room we came from. Even the girl stood there looking at us with suprise for a while, and start chanting magic.
(It's bad! Use the pendant! I will stall her)
'Okay' it's a magic pendant that can give SOS to father. If we used it, the kingdom soldiers will swarm this place in no time. They will not let something bad happens to the kingdom's noble childrens inside their own house after all. I reach it and start chanting and brother rush at her
"
"
5 Water Blades coming at brother, but with increased agility, brother sliding forward dodging the first and second one, deflecting the third one with mana shield on his right hand, it splits, then brother jumped to her barely dodging the rest.
"It's the end
"Brother!"
Brother is in the air, there's no way to dodge. So he create it. Using the split in half Mana Shield, he manipulates it to become long spike
"
Swish-
The mana sword cut the lightning net and- stop at the girl's neck. Getting behind the girl, brother planned to held her hostage. The girl frowned but didn't say anything. Brother won the fight but it's not the same for me
'I'm sorry brother' unfortunately, while brother engages in battle, the pendant that not yet activated fly over and landed in the witch hand. It's
"So you're pureheart…"
"Give us the pendant or i kill this girl"
"…are you really pureheart?"
The witch earlier said while looking at the insignia in the pendant. She look surprised but more than that, her eyes didn't focus and looks longing... Oh? Did perhaps we can-
"You are that bastard's child!"
'…no uww' she looks even more mad than before. Is it because the hostage or because she remembered father? And brother tightened his grip on her, i hear 'ugh' from her… Did we really must held someone hostage…
"Ha, Hahahahaha. Don't be scared too much. I'm not your enemy, sorry for earlier, my temper is not the best. Can you release her? We can talk it peacefully"
'Actually brother, we didn't really have a reason to engage in a battle and run for our lives. If not for her forcing us to kneel and using magic to us because she's mad her magic didn't work on us and she's suspicious about our origin, we will be talking much earlier. I think it's the best idea to agree, I want to know about the dream after all.'
(Hmm, okay. But I won't take a risk)
"State a magic oath that you will telling the whole truth, and protect us until we got home today. And i want a compensation for everything that happened to us"
"… seriously, are you really a pureheart??"