Nair: "It's okay Aai. Ren's fine. Nothing happened to him".
Aai: "Really? But....". She anxiously held Nair's clothes. Nair comforted her. After a while, Aai calmed down.
Nair: "Have you calmed down?".
Aai: "....Brother I wanna see Ren but...".
Nair: "I will take you to him, calm down". He patted her back in comfort.
He got up to leave but Aai remained seated.
Nair: "Aai? Let's go?".
Aai: "Can...Is it okay for me to meet him? Brother I to Ren...I...".
Nair: "Sigh~ did you fight?".
Aai: "...I".
Nair: "It's okay Aai. Come let's go...".
Aai was still anxious and worried. Many thoughts ran in her mind. She sat clenching on the ring and chain.
Nair arrived at Ren's house.
Max opened the door, "Nair brother? Come in".
Nair: "Hello Max. How's Ren?".
Max: "He's in his room, what's wrong?...Aai?".
Nair walked to Ren's room.
****KNOCK KNOCK****.
Ren: "Yes?".
Nair: "...Hey Ren".
Ren: "Nair...What...Aai?". He noticed Aai behind Nair.
Nair turned to Aai and holding her hand said,
"Aai talk to Ren okay?". He walked out of the room leaving the two.
Aai stood facing the floor holding onto the ring and chain tightly.
Ren: "....Aai? Won't you look at me". He called her in a soft voice.
Aai slowly lifted her head and saw Ren given an IV. She felt her chest tight.
Aai: "Hic hic I...Ren...Hic hic". She slowly walked out of the room, hiding herself and crying.
Ren: "Hey kid it's nothing serious. I'm fine".
Aai shook her head and kept crying.
Ren couldn't see her like this, "Come here Aai, please?".
Aai's face was wholly covered with tears. She kept crying. She walked to him. With trembling hands she tried to touch his hand, crying she asked, "Do...does it hurt? Ren sniff~ what's wrong with you? Are you not okay...?". She asked while crying.
Ren: "It's nothing. I have a fever so this is for that".
Aai: "Wh..hic why did you get a fever? Sniff~ You should take care of yourself".
Ren: "...I'm sorry for worrying you". He spoke smiling and looking at her.
Aai shook her head. Her whole body was trembling.
Ren: "Come here". He called her on the bed and made her lay down beside him.
Aai was still unstable, she clenched his clothes and buried her face in his chest. Ren patted and caressed her head and back comforting her.
Ren: "How are you, kid?".
Aai: "I'm good now".
Ren: "That's good to hear".
Aai: "Sniff~ Ren?".
Ren: "Hmm?".
Aai: "I'm sorry".
Ren: ".....".
Aai: "Ren I....I don't want Ren to pity me or look out for me out of his wish or cause others tell him to. I don't want to cause Ren any trouble so I don't want to involve myself with Ren but....".
Ren: "....?".
Aai: "I don't want Ren to leave me. Please... don't leave me. It was....lonely....".
Ren: ".....".
Aai fell asleep while saying. Ren remained silent then hugging her whispered, "I'm sorry to leave you all alone...".
Aai snuggled to Ren.
Aai: "It's warm". She dreamed of being in a cold place. Suddenly a familiar warmth surrounded her. She moved close to it and holding onto it she fell asleep.
Aai these past days at home felt cold and lonely. She always curled herself with a blanket to fall asleep.
: ".. ai....Aai...Hey kid, time to rise now".
Aai slowly opened her eyes finding light falling onto her through the window.
She shut her eye, rubbed it and opened it to see a silhouette moving toward her.
: "Come on wake up now".
Aai opened her eyes and suddenly got up. She felt a pang in her head. "Ah!".
Ren: "Hey slowly. Are you okay?".
Aai: "...!...HOW ARE YOU!?".
Ren: "!!..I'm fine".
Aai moved closer and checked his temperature. Ren stiffened for a second. Conforming, Aai let out a relieved sigh.
Aai: "Ren?".
Ren:" "Ah! Yes".
Aai: "...!Wait did I sleep here?".
Ren: "Slept very deeply".
Aai: ".....".
Ren chuckles, "It's too late to be embarrassed after doing that while sleeping".
Aai looked at him with a troubled look.
Ren smiled, bending towards her and putting his hand on Aai's head said, "It was nice seeing our Aai being honest".
Aai: "...! Stop teasing me".
Ren: "kid is embarrassed...hmm?".
Aai didn't say anything. Suddenly she remembered and began looking around.
Aai: "Ren could you fix this?". It was that chain.