The highschoolers instantly embraced him. "Really, this is what you do the moment to come back! Making us worry like that! Congratulations on breaking the record!!" congratulated Noah happily. "Haha! Thank you!! You've all grown up so much! Senri has become more handsome. Nagi has become sharper than before, Elias has already crossed my expectations and Noah has become fiercer than before!" Alan commented.
"Is that so?" asked Senri caringly. "Well, I am quite embarrassed with the comment." Nagi replied clearing his throat. "Haha!!" Alan laughed. "Alan!!" called Aigou hugging him suddenly. "Aigou! How have you been?" Alan asked hugging him back.
"I am not fine!! You didn't even look at me when you returned." Aigou complained "I am sorry. To think you would become so much more possessive I didn't expect that." Alan apologized. Aigou smiled back. "And you became more handsome. Didn't you?" asked Isa as he walked towards him with Ren.
"Your highness!!" Alan called standing before him. "Such a strong princely air you still hold… I am already getting blind. And, Ren! Give me a hug will you?" Alan asked. "Are you kidding me? Why will I ever do that…?" Ren rejected however, the others eyed him with a deathly glare.
"Alright…" he responded in defeat. Alan smiling back, embraced him with a smile. "You still smell like lemon and mint." Alan told. Ren looked at him ruffling his hairs. "You… don't you have anything else to say to me?" he asked eyeing him awkwardly.
Suddenly Alan felt someone patting his shoulder. Alan turned around to find Zach waving towards her. "Zach!!" Alan called turning towards him, gently grabbed his sleeve. Alan for a moment stared at Zach who stared back him however, suddenly pulled him down to his height level.
Removing his hairs which were settled over his left eye Alan gazed at his beautiful colored jewel red eye which was always kept hidden. "Looks like you are doing fine as well." He smiled greeting. Zach who was usually always serious had finally smiled his share.
"To think that your hairs would be so long. How envious I am." Alan told. Zach blinked standing up. "But, aren't your hairs longer than mine?" he asked confused. "By the way, what happened to your hairs?" asked Aaron grabbing Alan's hairs and looking over. "Huh? Oh! They were stuck into a branch and I pulled them. Half of them were torn and unfastened." Alan explained.
"Cruel!!" screamed Noah and Aaron together. "Shall I comb them?" asked Isa. Alan grabbed his chin in wonder. "I will comb them!" told Noah. "No way! I will!" claimed Aaron soon the three of them starting a fight. "Orion… Orion… where is Orion?" Alan asked looking around right and left instantly. "Huh? Wasn't he here a moment ago?" answered Elias.
"Ahem…" called Nagi pointing behind his shoulder. "Is he hiding?" asked Aigou in a whisper. Alan blinked his eyes. "Orion?" he called looking behind Nagi. The moment Alan called his name he instantly freaked out. "Hey… why are you hiding?" Alan asked grabbing his arm. Orion halted in his steps unable to reply back.
"Hey… look at me." Alan called. Orion gulping turned around. Alan blinked his eyes surprised. "Orion?" he called. "How striking… you look so… unbelievable." Alan commented. "What's with that?!" Orion asked embarrassed. "No I didn't mean anything bad by it. It's just that… you've become so cool." Alan corrected.
"You don't have to worry about him Alan, he had been a good boy since you left. Neither, did he hurt anyone nor did he act aggressively against anyone of us." Ren told. "Really?" Alan asked Orion. "I changed it! I tried to change my play style a little! Though, it isn't perfect. I won't hurt anyone. So, so… don't…" Orion stuttered with his expression blackened.
Alan interrupted, "I don't hate you." Orion looked at him surprised. "There's no way I could hate you. So stop hiding. You are not that old Orion anymore and neither am I that old Alan who said that. So forget it." Alan consoled. Orion smiling back patted his head. "Geez… and here I was worried over nothing." He sighed. "HAHA… I told you!" smiled Senri keeping his arm around Alan's shoulder. "I will comb his hairs!!" claimed Aaron. "No way! I will!!" claimed Noah.
Isa looked at the two speechless. Alan ignoring the both of them went towards Zach. "Zach… will you fasten them for me?" Alan asked as Zach nodded grabbing his hairs. "Look at it the two of you, you don't have to fight. Zach's already doing it." pointed Ren as Aaron and Noah stared at each other aggressively. "It is all your fault!!" angered Noah. "No way! It's yours!!" replied Aaron. The boys eyed at them sighing. "Even, I don't behave like that." said Aigou as Elias patted his head.
"Of course you don't, you are a big boy." Elias complimented. Looking at Rauf, Haruf and Evan Alan smiled waving his hand. "Chief Evan! You've become a lot scarier haven't you?" he asked teasingly. Evandor grinned, "You brat! Don't you have anything better to say?" "Haha… you really have become more handsome even Kazu, Kazu can't beat you…" Alan continued as his words halted in middle. "Kazu? Kazu?" he repeated stunned.
"Ah! Right, you haven't met Kazuna. Where is he?" Senri realized looking around as the others did the same. "Sigh~ now where has he gone?" asked Elias. "Where is he? I had to show him how tall I've grown! Kazu, Kazu!! Where are you?" Alan called looking around measuring his height with his hand. "Kazu! Kazu!" he called once more. "Where did he go? Could it be he is so little that I can't even see him anymore?" he asked himself.
"Hun? How could that be? He has also grown a lot taller." Ren corrected. "Kazu…" Alan called once more. Suddenly a calm voice interrupted his, "How many times are you going to call me? Aren't I right here?" Alan turned around abruptly, to find himself close towards a figure. "Huh?" Alan asked looking up. Two pairs of glowing blue eyes stared right back at him. He stood stunned. "There you were." Told Elias. For a moment Alan stood silent staring at Kazuna without a blink of his eyes. "Huh? Is everything alright?" asked Orion waving his hand before Alan.
Aaron keeping a hand on his shoulder shook his hand right and left before Alan's face. "I don't think anything is right…" he murmured. "Huh? Why so?" asked Noah as Ren, Zach as Nagi jumped inside the conversation too. "Alan thought that he would be taller than Kazuna…" Aaron told. "Huh? Isn't it the opposite?" asked Aigou. Kazuna tilting his head stared at Alan.
"Is something wrong?" he asked. Hearing his voice Alan turned around dumbfounded, "Did you swap my Kazu, Kazu with someone?" "Huh?!" asked the boys together baffled. Kazuna hearing those words stared at Alan with a blackened expression. "What in the world are you talking about? He is Kazuna!!" told Senri.
"No… I mean, he just stood up to my shoulders before right? How come is he over my head now?" Alan asked perplexed. "I don't believe it… I don't believe it…" he began to sulk. "Oh dear, looks like Alan took a really big blow." said Isa. Alan once again turned around to look at Kazuna, "No he isn't my Kazu, Kazu. There is a mistake." He turned around again. Suddenly Kazuna smacked Alan's head hard. "What in the world is wrong with you?" he asked in disbelief.
Alan turned around twice fumed, "What in the world is wrong with you?!! How come are you so tall?" I grew up! What can I do about it? On the contrary, why are you still so short?" Kazuna asked cross. "How the hell am I short? You grew up too much!! I can't believe it! I thought you will be more attractive, more charming than before but over all that you even grew taller as well?! Unbelievable!!" Alan grabbed his forehead sulking. Hearing his words Kazuna stood silent looking away.