Kael, staring at the door, says to himself:(What's wrong with me... she's been doing everything she can to help me and now here I am wondering if I should help her. I bet she's never wondered something like that.)After thinking about this, Kael sighs heavily and puts his hand on the doorknob:-The fire spreads...Frustrated Kael says quietly:-Shut up... I know what to doKael opens the door and sees Aria in the dark, only illuminated by part of the light coming from Kael's room, he lightly goes to her side and sits down next to her and asks:-Aria, are you okay? What's going on?Aria doesn't respond, Kael gets worried and uses Analise to check her condition but Kael doesn't find anything and hears a voice that says:-I'm sorry.Kael doesn't understand what this means and thinks:(Excuse me?)(Is it like what happened before? "Warm up") With this in mind he says:-Aria, I'm sorry, if it was something I did, I don't want to worry you and I also don't want you to worry, will you get it together for me?Aria without saying anything raises her head and puts it on Kael's shoulder and says:-No, it was my mistake... don't worry.Kael:-Of course I worry, just like you worry about me.Aria smiles and says:-Okay, but we'll talk about it ter... You know? Your shoulder is really warm.Kael ughs and says:-I knew you would like it.Aria seeing Kael smiling after his speech she says:-Can I stay here a little longer?Kael says:-Stay as long as you want.Aria smiles and says:-Thanks.Kael leaned over slightly, hesitantly, and asked:-Can I?Aria responds:-Yes.And so Aria stood there with her head on Kael's shoulder and Kael with her head against Aria's. Minutes ter Takami goes there to check on them and when he reaches the beginning of the corridor he sees Aria and Kael sitting on the floor and hides in the corner saying quietly to the rest of the happy team:-Come here and see.Confused, the others go there to see and Takami says:-Pce yourselves in the corner.Intrigued Mikasa asks to be the first to see, and Takami says:-Go.Mikasa stands in the corner and sees them in the hallway, she smiles and turns back and says to Takami in a happy and soft voice:-They're really funny.Intrigued, Shiro leans against the wall and takes a look, turning back with a smile on his face and says:-Look.So each of them went there to take a look to see what it was all about, Renji with a smile on his face says:-Leave them alone.Hikaru smiling agrees and Toru smiling also says:-I agree Mikasa they are funny.After everyone sees Takami says:-Let's leave them alone, shall we?Everyone agrees and some go back to work, others take a break, others go to train and others go to talk.After a few minutes Kael and Aria return to the main room and Takami smiles looking at them and says:-So pom... OH.Mikasa, who had stepped on his foot on purpose, says:-Sorry.And then he looks at him and says quietly:-What are you thinking about?Takami looks back at Kael and Aria and asks:-Are you already recovered after the previous mission?Kael says:-Yes we are.Takami:-So I have something to announce to the whole team. Everyone gather here.Everyone looks at Takami and those who aren't close go there and Takami excitedly says:-We're going to have a day off tomorrow.Everyone is celebrating and happy, some jumping around the room, others shouting:-Yesssssssss.Others just had a smile on their face, Kael in the middle of all that noise asks Takami:-Can we go for a walk tomorrow, me and her?Takami looks at him smiling and says:-Of course, go ahead, whatever we'll call you tomorrow.Kael thanks them and they celebrate with everyone else, in that room there is euphoria until the night, they set up a mini party to st until the night and they stayed there. However, night came and some decided to go to sleep, others stayed there, but eventually everyone went to sleep.

  The next day Kael wakes up with a knock on the door, he looks at her, gets up from the bed, grabs the handle, looks at it and opens the door, on the other side is Takami who says:-Hello Kael, can we talk?Kael says:-Yes of course.Kael lets Takami enter the room and they both sit on Kael's bed, Takami asks:-I don't want to be misunderstood, but can I ask you why yesterday?Kael:-Than ?Takami:-You don't need to pretend, Kael. I know I saw you in the hallway yesterday.Kael looks at him a little strangely and says:-Aria wasn't feeling well so I went to see her.Takami:-You did good, I know you don't want to tell me but I just wanted to tell you, be careful with the Commander.Kael:-Why ?Takami:-Do you know he had problems growing up and he never managed to find a serious love because he was very aggressive? So he destroys all the loves that exist in this army.Kael looks down a little sad and Takami says smiling:-Take it easy, Kael, the love monster won't come and eat you.Kael doesn't react and Takami thinks he made the situation worse with his joke, but Kael looks at him with a smile and says:-It was a good joke.Takami smiles with him and says:-I just want you to be careful with things like yesterday in here, I can't do anything if the Commander sees you.Kael says:-Thanks for the information, I'll be careful with that.After this little conversation between Kael and Takami, he asks:-Kael it seems like no one got up yet, do you want to go wake them up with me?Kael smiles and says yes, then he and Takami will wake everyone up, starting at the beginning of the bedroom corridor where the first two doors were Toru on the left and Shiro on the right with the door a little further ahead, the next ones are Renji's on the left and Hikaru on the right, then Kael's room on the left and on the other side was Aria's, Kael offers to knock on Aria's door, so Takami says:-Okay, I'll hit Mikasa then.Having said that Kael positioned in front of Aria and Takami's room in Mikasa's, they count with their fingers 1... 2... 3... when three arrives they both knock on the door of the two, moments ter they open the doors and Takami and Kael say good morning to them, Aria says to Kael:-So today you decided to wake everyone up with Takami?Kael:-Yes.Aria smiles and says:-I'm going to get ready and leave now.Kael says:-OK.In the main room, Shiro carefully checked his sniper while Renji, distracted from everything around him, threw blows at the training dummy. Hikaru, lost in his world, adjusted an experimental explosive, while Toru read calmly. Takami was waiting for Mikasa and Kael was waiting for Aria, Kael asks Takami:-Are you and Mikasa going out too?Takami:-Yes, after seeing you yesterday, she definitely wants someone to talk to.Kael says:-Her situation must be difficult.Takami:-Yes, it is quite difficult but she manages to cope well fortunately.Meanwhile, Aria and Mikasa arrive, each of them goes to their leaving partner and sets off on their way.

  Mikasa and Takami decide to go to Elysoria, Kael and Aria go with them, once there Takami and Mikasa will walk through the less developed part of the city and Kael and Aria will go to the city park.Entering the city, tall buildings rose all around, with shops nestled at the base of each building. The busy roads echoed with sounds of horns and conversations, crisscrossing in four chaotic directions. The rides, still looking almost new, bore the mark of two years of use, as Takami had mentioned moments before to Kael with a slight smile. The streets were filled with happy people, each carrying an aura of tranquility. There were no signs of major trouble there, and the police patrolled at a rexed pace. As they walked, Kael passed a peculiar hotel with a sign saying it accepted anyone for free. The sight intrigued him, but he decided to save the exploration for ter.They continued walking until, remembering what Takami had said before, Kael commented:-Look here, they clean the floor.Aria ughs and says:-Yes, it seems like that here.Continuing to walk further towards the city center Kael sees something with vegetation and while Aria is looking at a clothing store Kael is looking at that pce with vegetation and realizes that it is a park, and says to Aria:-There's a park ahead, do you want to go there?Aria:-Yes, but first which one of these do you think would suit me better?Kael thinks to himself:(It doesn't even look like her to someone who cried for 15 minutes yesterday)Aria:-Hey Kael, are you listening to me.Kael:-Ah, yes, sorry.Kael observes the two sweaters that Aria has in her hand, one of them is purple made of wool, with some white Christmas designs and the other is a green wool sweater also with white Christmas designs, Kael asks:-Why do you want a shirt like that?Aria:-Have you already forgotten that Christmas is coming?Kael confused and impressed with himself for forgetting:-Well, Christmas is in three weeks.Aria:-Yes, but can you help me, I'm already getting tired of picking up these sweaters.Kael:-You really have to ask difficult questions, don't you? But ok, I think purple suits you better.Happy Aria says:-That was exactly the one I was going to choose.Going away to buy it, Kael thinks to himself indignantly:(If you wanted to take that one, why are you asking me?)Aria buys the shirt, however Kael goes outside to wait for her, once it is purchased Aria goes outside and says to Kael:-Let's go to that park you said?Kael:-Yes, let's go.Arriving at the entrance to the park, Kael watches him for a few moments, you see a straight path that leads to a fountain in the middle, in the right corner there are some trees, flowers and a ke, in the left corner there are just flowers, some trees and some bushes that Kael really liked with several designs, one of them was even a star. Walking through the park Kael and Aria see that there are some benches along the way and decide to sit on one to talk.Kael asks:-Do you want to talk about what happened yesterday?Aria receosa said:-Yes I do.Kael observes Aria is a little afraid and says:-You don't have to talk if you don't feel comfortable.Aria:-No, I don't want to talk about this but it's difficult...Kael:-So let's start with the simple parts, shall we?Aria looks at him and nods, continuing Kael says:-Let's start with what made you cry.Aria:-Bme...Kael:-What's your fault?Aria:-I don't think I'm ready to talk about this.Kael:-Okay then, do you want to do something else?Aria:-No, I have to gain courage. Let's do this.Kael pcing his hand on his shoulder and saying softly:-Hey hey, you don't need to do this, I can wait.Aria looks at him and says:-It doesn't have to be now.Kael nods and Aria continues:-At that moment I was feeling useless, I thought everything I had done was gone.Confused Kael:-What are you talking about?Aria:- About you, I'm talking about you at that moment I thought that everything I had done for you was gone, the way I saw you leaving you didn't seem as happy as you were moments before.Kael gives him a warm hug and says:-Oh, Aria, I'm sorry for what I put you through.And there they hugged for a few minutes, meanwhile Takami and Mikasa were walking through the less developed district of the city where Takami was observing him, they were in a simple neighborhood with old houses, some with walls and some without, these houses were all inside squares and some had houses, others didn't, the street in that area had no sidewalk, it was a road, cars passed there, so Takami and Mikasa walked around the corner, taking advantage of the moment a car passed by and Mikasa looked at it. Takami makes up his mind and asks Mikasa:-What do you want to talk about?Mikasa:-It's not talking, it's venting.Takami:-About what?Mikasa:-About Kael and Aria.Takami:-What do those two have?Mikasa:-Do you remember Riku?Takami:-Of course who would forget him, my best friend and your love.Mikasa:-Don't say that.Takami ughs and says:-Sorry.Mikasa:-Those two yesterday made me remember what I never had with Riku... I spent the whole night thinking about it.Takami:-I know it's difficult for you, I don't ask you to forget it but don't let it affect you.Mikasa looking up says:-I know but it's complicated, I miss him every day.Takami:-Me too, but as I told you at the time, "Even without him, we always have to keep him in our minds. That's why we have to stay together, to keep him alive."Mikasa looks at the houses around her and asks Takami:-Where was your old house?Takami:-Good question, let me think... Takami with a provocative face looks at Mikasa and asks-Wait, weren't you sad a few moments ago?Mikasa responds in a provocative tone:-I was but I remembered that I can talk to your parents to tell me your embarrassing stories.Takami smiles and asks:-I don't think I ever asked you this, but where are you from?Mikasa responds:-I'm originally from the pnet Aeronis.Takami looks at her quickly and says:-Aeronis?Mikasa:-Yes Aeronis, you must be wondering if I didn't know the pnet when we were there on the mission, right?Takami says in a joking voice:-Not by chance, but since you mention it.Mikasa smiles and says:-How funny you are...He pats him on the back and says:-Come on then, funny man, tell me the story of your first loveTakami:-Hey hey Mikasa you're going too far.Mikasa ughs and says:-You know, I always feel good when I remember the stories your parents told me.Takami:-Yes, I was completely different when I was a child like those two.Mikasa:-Well, you were...Takami interrupts and asks:-And what were you like?Mikasa:-Different from you for sure.Takami:-Now aside from joking, are you really okay?Mikasa:-I just wanted a little time away from that pce and someone to vent to.Takami:-So that means...Mikasa:-What do you mean?Takami:-Nothing leaves it alone.Mikasa a little upset:-Let it be, you were about to say it's over.Takami:-Calm down, Mikasa, are you leaving one sad moment to enter another?Mikasa, making a loving face, says:-No.Takami leans towards Mikasa and says in a teasing voice:-So does that mean we can go get some ice cream?Mikasa looks at him smiling and super happy says:-Yes, let's go.Takami:-Towards the city then.Mikasa excited:-Yes captain.

  The flowers growthe fire subsidesnot disappearingit won't go out...