Secret Best Friends, Aurelia!!

[Aurelia Karun]

The smile looked forced but she wouldn't call her out on it. "probably till my father comes back...you" She turned away not sure how to phrase it. "you don't have to force yourself to be friends with me...I wont tell my father about you or isa "

[Ari Branth]

What?!

"I'm not!" she said, astonished. "I was trying to force myself not to be friends with you. And that only lasted like, a day."

[Aurelia Karun]

Aurelia had heard pretty words like that before, she wanted to believe in Ari but it was hard. She could hear the sincerity in her friends words but that sting of doubt still plagued her, her only reassurance was that Ari was friends with Isa.

Her cousin wanted nothing to do with her father or her, so Ari would gain nothing by being friends with her.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to accuse you" She felt a little bad but walked over tapping on the seat to offer her friend a place to sit down, "What about Isa, won't he be mad if he finds out?"

[Ari Branth]

She sat, shaking her head. "No, I'll just tell him we're doing it in secret and your dad won't know!" she said, brightly. "He can't fault that."

[Aurelia Karun]

She was pretty sure he could.

Isa was as stubborn as a rock, he probably would not budge on that matter, "Somehow I doubt that conversation with him going so well, the message I got was clear. He wants me to stay out of his life so my father does the same"

[Ari Branth]

Ari frowned. "I'll talk to him."

[Aurelia Karun]

"Don't" She didn't want to cause Isa trouble even if he hurt her, he was her cousin no matter what he or father said. She wanted him to be happy just like she wanted her father to be happy. "It's fine"

[Ari Branth]

Ari looked conflicted. "I don't know if I can keep it a secret from him."

[Aurelia Karun]

That was a problem.

”Than tell him but if you could, keep my voice a secret from him” She had planned to tell Isa herself as in the next time her cousin decided to lecture her about how weak and helpless she was. Aurelia was going to tell him to shut up, legitamitly!

[Ari Branth]

"No problem," she agreed, with a grin.

[Aurelia Karun]

Aurelia smiled back.

She had a real friend, those words sounded so foreign and strange too her but she really liked them. Going over to the dresser she opened a drawer removing a pair of scissors, walking back to Ari she held them out to her.

"I need your help with something Ari"

[Ari Branth]

Ari took the scissors, her smile becoming bemused. "What with?"

[Aurelia Karun]

Aurelia smiled back, "I've been doing some thinking and I want to become stronger" The military was an option for her but her father might squash that option. "It's time for a change though, could you cut my hair?"

[Ari Branth]

Ari's eyebrows shot up. "Cut your-- but it's so beautiful!"

[Aurelia Karun]

Aurelia ran a hand through her hair, "I know, but I've already decided" Her hair would grow back out eventually but for now it needed to go.