[Bonus chapter] Awake and Safe

"Aleck..." Elenea said his name, oddly not bothered by their closeness. "We... have to go down."

"I know," Aleck replied, his eyes still locked with Elenea's. "But for some reason..." His action then made Elenea blush, Aleck's right hand caressing Elenea's cheek. "I... don't want to go."

"Mm?"

With Elenea not feeling awkward of how they were looking at each other and with Aleck's action not bothering her, what disturbed them, however... was a shout of an unexpected visitor.

BAM! The door opened wide.

"Elenea! Aleck! What's taking you so long—eh???"

Aranea saw Aleck's hand against her sister's cheek, Elenea's blush never going away. With the two of them looking at Aranea with a shocked expression on their face, the Summoner couldn't help but exclaim out loud, getting everyone's attention downstairs.

"What the hell are you both doing!?"