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"When will Auntie wake up?"
"I'm not sure."
"Is she dead?"
"Of course she isn't! The heart monitor is still on!"
Kilian and Yuri sat by the hospital bed y/n was laying on, watching as the young woman slept peacefully.
She was just resting, but her husband and nephew were very worried about her even though there was no reason for it.
The little boy was relieved to see that his Aunt didn't seem to be in pain. Alessandro had been thorough when he protected them from harm with his body.
Y/n had been practically untouched while the only injury Kilian had sustained was that hit to the head.
It was a mild concussion, but the doctor still advised him to be careful. He would be well enough to return to school, with an excuse from P.E. until further notice, but he couldn't find it in him to be happy.
His Grandfather had been whisked off to a private hospital to avoid conflict with the authorities, but Kilian had heard bits and pieces about his condition.
In short, he wasn't doing too well.
He also caught wind of a conversation which Elena, Serafina, and Zain had with y/n earlier. About what happened to Edith.
Kilian peeked into his Aunt's hospital room and wasn't all that surprised to find Serafina there with Elena and Zain.
He planned on entering, but stopped when he identified the serious atmosphere of the room.
"—we found Edith's body a couple blocks away before anyone else could." Zain was saying, "At first, we assumed that she dragged herself there and died after the blast, but Elena confirmed that she'd been killed."
"Killed?" y/n echoed.
"Whoever did it was careful, they tried to make her death seem natural, but their skills don't exceed mine. She died of suffocation." Elena explained, "Considering they tried to make it seem like she'd died of her injuries, I believe they wanted to kill her so you couldn't trace her back to them. Since she lacks the pain tolerance to make in through an interrogation."
Y/n blinked once, "What are you trying to say?"
The trio exchanged a look before Serafina walked over and whispered something to y/n. Kilian strained to hear what the woman was saying, but couldn't.
He tried reading her lips instead.
'Mole? Like the animal?' Kilian wondered as Serafina pulled away from y/n with a grim expression.
The young woman exhaled, "Any ideas?"
"Not as of yet, but we should be careful." Serafina advised, "It's too early to be pointing fingers, but it'd be best for us to keep an eye out."
A mole. Serafina believed that there was someone on the inside conspiring against them, and trying to screw things up. They'd already managed to cause some damage, as both Gram and Arron had been killed in the blast, so there was no telling what they'd do next.
Kilian decided not to worry over that.
'Auntie must be really scared...' Kilian thought sadly as he rested his head against the bed, 'I hope Grandpa feels better soon so he can cheer her up.'
"You don't have to worry."
Kilian blinked and glanced at Yuri, "?"
The young man held his wife's hand in his grasp, his expression serious yet gentle at the same time.
"I'll make sure y/n never gets hurt ever again," Yuri glanced at Kilian, "That includes emotionally too, so I won't let anything else happen to you either."
Kilian inhaled lightly before pouting, "That counts for you too, moron. If you get hurt, Auntie will be sad. Let's make a deal." he held out a hand with his pinkie up, "We both keep Auntie and her feelings safe. Okay?"
"Hm, deal." Yuri agreed, linking his pinkie with Kilian's, "And stay out of trouble too, you're going to give y/n a heart attack one of these days."
Kilian smiled, just a little bit, "I'll think about it."
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Kilian did not want to go to school, but he didn't have much of a choice in the matter. He was welcomed back by a frantic Anya who's mood immediately flipped the moment he assured her that he wasn't going to die.
She proudly showed off a new family photo, this one with that dog in it. So they adopted the dog, huh?
"What breed is he?" Kilian inquired curiously.
"Uh... dog."
"A mutt, then."
"Anya! Kilian! Good morning!" Becky called as she ran up to join the two of them. Before she could get close, Kilian poked Anya.
"Don't say a word about the incident with the bomb." he said in a low tone, "If Becky finds out, she'll definitely have something to say, and one of those crazy girls from our class might overhear."
"Mm, okay, Anya won't say anything." Anya agreed before smiling at Becky, "Happy Morning, Becky!"
"Good Morning." Kilian greeted quietly.
"Did you guys see the newest episode of Berlint in Love?" Becky asked as they all walked together, "When Vincent hugged that girl, it totally gave me the chills!"
"I only watch cartoons." Anya stated.
"Oh, Anya, you're still just a child. You don't know anything about love just yet." Becky sighed.
Anya looked confuzzled as she looked at Becky with a lost expression, "Do you mean smooching or..."
"You're too young to understand. I'm talking about the kinda I'd love that makes you soar through the sky!" Becky exclaimed, "You explain it, Kilian!"
"I'd rather not." he grumbled, recalling the various times he'd caught his Aunt and Uncle being a little too lovey dovey.
"Anya, don't be like Kilian. He's so pessimistic that he can't even feel love at this point." Becky said with a rueful look while Anya blinked twice.
"Eh? What's pesto-miss-stick?"
As the trio was talking *more like Becky was talking while Anya and Kilian were forced to listen*, Damian and his buddies were on their way to class as well.
Kilian knew they were there, but was far too tired to say anything smart. His head still kinda of hurt...
Of course, Anya was eager to help her Dad complete his mission and achieve world piece. She pulled out the big guns *her new and improved family photo* and purposefully dropped it.
"Oh no, I dropped my photo with my super cool dog-!" Anya said as she slowly knelt down to pick it up.
Damian and his buddies walked right past her, talking about a test or something while Anya looked shocked.
'Test? I didn't realize we had one coming up.' Kilian thought as a breeze blew through, Anya dropping to her hands and knees in the background why her family photo was slightly pushed by the wind.
"Hey, Anya, you dropped something." Becky pointed out as she lifted the photo before gawking at it,
"Woah...!"
Anya and Kilian looked back at her and flinched when she showed the photo to them, pointing to the man in the photo, "Anya! Who is this super hot guy in the photo? Is that really your Dad?!"
Holy crap, there were literally hearts in her eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me your Dad was hit, huh?! What's his name? Can you set us up so we can meet?" Becky began to frown Anya in questions while the pink haired girl could only stand there in shock.
"Eugh... Loid..." Kilian mumbled and flinched when Becky's gaze snapped towards him, a hiccup slipping out of him.
"Loid? So that's his name?" Becky demanded, "You must know him then, Kilian! What's he like?"
"I don't know him. I'm going to class." Kilian announced, turning and speed walking away.
"Come on, Kilian, tell me!" Becky shouted, running on after him with Anya hot on her heels, the little pink girl shouting, "Becky, five back my photo! I've gotta show Sy-on boy."
Kilian eventually broke out into a full on sprint, panicked shrieks leaving him as Becky and Anya ran after him.
'Hopefully Auntie is having a better day than me.'
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"Yuri, what are you still doing here?" y/n demanded as her husband entered the bedroom, "Aren't you supposed to be at work?"
Y/n had subjected herself to a day of nothing but rest, with the occasional bit of physical activity to go to the bathroom and get a quick snack, but certainly hadn't expected her husband to be there with her.
"I decided to take the day off." Yuri replied simply, hopping into the bed with his wife and pulling her close, "I was worried about you, so I decided it'd be better for me to stay here with you than to leave you here by yourself."
Y/n laughed, "Honestly, Yuri, I'm fine. I would've been alright back here by myself, you know?"
"Correction: I didn't want you to be here by yourself."
Yuri decided and his wife snickered, nestling closer to him with a content little smile upon her face, "But seriously, how are you feeling?"
"Fine, for the most part." y/n admitted before glancing up at Yuri, "But what about you? Are you okay?"
"What do you mean?" Yuri questioned.
Y/n reached up and tapped the space between his brows, "You've been frowning a lot lately." she tapped the corners of his mouth too, "And your lips have this slight down turn to them. What's troubling you?"
The young man chuckled, "So you noticed, huh? It's nothing, y/n, just some challenges with work. Besides," he peppered his wife's face with little gentle kisses, "I'm already feeling a lot better since I'm here with you now."
"You're such a flirt." y/n snickered.
"You wouldn't have me any other way, now would you?" Yuri retorted and y/n hummed her agreement as she snuggled closer to him with little smile, "Rest up, okay?"
Y/n didn't need to be told twice, closing her eyes and relaxing in her husband's embrace as he held her.
Thing was, Yuri had been feeling upset.
Twilight evading him on the day in which Yuri was supposed to be escorting Minister Brantz to his car, and the explosion y/n and Kilian had been caught in only added fuel to his fire of worries.
He remembered being on the scene, and catching a glimpse of y/n being brought into an ambulance.
He felt helpless while waiting for the chance to sit with her, and he nearly collapsed from relief when the doctor confirmed that she was perfectly fine.
Y/n was alive, but Yuri hadn't been there for her.
He couldn't protect her, and she was on her own.
That thought, and knowing that he'd failed to capture Twilight, left a bitter feeling within him.
He stared down at his wife's sleeping face and placed a hand against her cheek with an affectionate look.
"I won't let anything happen to you ever again, y/n." he murmured, pressing a single kiss against his wife's lips, "I promise."
For the rest of the day, the two of them lounged around in peace and quiet before Kilian returned home with a sword made of paper and used it to shoo Yuri away from y/n.
And then peace was no more.
"GET AWAY FROM MY AUNT, FILTHY ANIMAL!"
"I'M HER HUSBAND!!!"
Y/n chuckled to herself as Yuri and Kilian started bickering again, 'I'm glad they're both feeling well enough to continue fussing. I can't even be upset about them fighting.'
School continued for Kilian, business as usual.
And then... mid-terms.
"Ian!"
"Ugh..."
Kilian and Yuri showed up at the Forgers' residence after Yor asked for Yuri's help with tutoring Anya.
Yuri had no choice but to bring Kilian along since y/n didn't want the boy to be left at home by himself. But, it seemed as though little Anya already knew Kilian.
"Oh? You two know each other already?" Yor asked with a surprised look, glancing between the excited Anya and the exasperated Kilian.
"Ian is in my class at school!" Anya exclaimed with a bright smile, "And we're best friends too!"
"We are not-!" Kilian defended himself, "There's absolutely no such thing as best friends!"
Anya pouted, "Ian is really smart, but also really dumb."
"You're one to talk, miss I-don't-know-grammar.'
"Hey!"
Kilian glanced at Yor and offered a polite smile, "It's very nice to see you again, Miss Yor." he glanced at Loid with a cold stare, "You as well, Mister Loid."
Anya glanced at Loid, clearly reading his mind.
She gasped and gave Kilian a look of alarm.
The boy only shrugged.
"Anya, this is my little brother! Yuri!" Yor introduced the two of them and the little girl peeked out from behind Loid's leg to look at Yuri.
"Hello. I'm Anya, Papa's daughter." she said simply.
Kilian didn't need telepathic abilities to tell what Yuri was thinking, and he didn't bother warning Anya either.
The little girl burped and turned away.
"I think I've got heart burn..."
Kilian laid face down on the couch instead of listening to what was happening around him, unbothered by Anya's constant whispers for him to say something.
He'd gone to Diona again to learn about future.
It cost him his some of his pepto-bismol and some more dalc, but he'd learned a number of things.
For one, he was set to receive third place in the overall rankings of the mid terms. There'd even be a special grilled cheese dish for lunch soon
His Grandpa would be fine and nearly fully recovered soon. The man would be moved to the gigantic estate which was typically only used for business *so he could rest* and Kilian would be able to share the good news with him!
Diona decided to add a little more info *which Kilian did not ask for* just to torment the little boy.
"You've got a new problem. Good luck, kid."
"Huh."
Kilian decided not to worry about it.
He slept the entire visit at Anya's house, occasionally petting Bond, but was forced to leave unexpectedly when Yuri got mad and dragged him out the house.
Kilian was forced to travel home with Yuri, even after the man ate Yor's cookies and problems got food poisoning.
Some studying, eating, and sleeping later...
It was time for Mid-Terms.
Elena and Zain wished him luck *they each gave him a lucky pencil and a lucky eraser*, and he took the test.
Eventually, the day in which the results would come out arrived and all the children gathered around.
'...huh. She lied to me..' Kilian stared blankly up the board, a little content smile on his face, 'Damn plant.'
There, right smack dab at the top of the board was the name Kilian Briar. Top of the entire first grade class.
"Woah...! Kilian, you got first!" Becky gasped, shaking the boy with an excited look, "You'll get Stella Stars! Four of them!"
"Wait, what?" Kilian did a double take, "Huh-?"
He'd forgotten about the Stella Stars.
"Erm, look, Becky! You got 46th!" he pointed out with a little grin, "That's pretty good, don't you think?"
The little girl beamed with pride, "Heh, I put in a little extra work studying. Let's look for Anya's now!"
Kilian and Becky slowly scanned through the list before Becky exclaimed, "Anya! You got 213th... huh."
"At least she didn't fail anything." Kilian pointed out.
"Y-Yeah! You'll kill it next time, Anya!" Becky agreed with a bright smile before turning her playful gaze to Kilian, "Don't expect first place so easily next time, Kilian!"
The boy grinned, "Heh, I won't make it easy for you."
"Briar!" a voice shouted and the boy paused.
Him, Becky, and Anya all glanced over to see who the source of the voice was a found a little blond boy there. He had a fierce look on his face as he strolled over to Kilian, stopping in front of him.
"You may have won this time, but I swear I'll surpass you and take first place next time!" the boy declared.
The kid looked vaguely familiar, having short blond hair, bright green eyes, and fair skin. Kilian felt as though he'd seen him before, but eventually recognized him as one of the students in Class 1: Specter Hall.
Regardless, he did not know his name.
Kilian squinted, "Who are you?"
"I-I'm your rival of course!" the boy stammered, clearly flustered before pointing at the board, "Up there! Second place!"
Kilian glanced up at the board, 'Luka Dietrich, huh? His scores are pretty impressive, but he fell short in the math piece. Seems like a smart kid. If only he wasn't such a loud mouth.' he looked back at Luka, "Huh, nice to meet you, second place."
"Don't get cocky now, Briar!" Luka's green eyes were filled with determination, "Soon enough, I'll take you down! Got that?"
Kilian let out a small exasperated exhale, "I don't get why you're being so dramatic. Just call me Kilian."
"Fine then, Kilian! I'll be first place soon!"
"Okay."
"I'll get more Stella than you too!"
"Good for you."
"Are you listening?"
Kilian turned to Becky, "Wanna go get a snack?"
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Luka snapped.
Kilian didn't reply, grabbing Anya and Becky by the sleeves before dragging them away with an irritated look while Luka shouted after him.
'What an annoying kid...'
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