“I'll be with you shortly”. Aims called behind him and he nodded with a thumbs up over his shoulders, proceeding with his steps without turning.
Lilia's face was drawn into confusion as she stared at the two. Aims whose gaze was now returning, instinctively caught on her questioning eyes which made her feign a smile~ carrying off the dishes to the sink.
“ Is something going between you two?” She finally let out the million-dollar question on her mind as she paced after Aims who was by now crouched in the kitchen behind the dishwasher. 
“ Like what?” She briefly glanced over her shoulders as she continued to do the dishes. Her ears edged on, and a faint smile dazzled on her face as she waited for her reply.
“ I don't know...you should tell me or? ” Lilia mumbled, her eyes still fixed on her back as if she could read through. Aims knew what Lilia was driving at but she decided to play dumb, answering her with a chuckle which faded into silence. 
“ Gosh..!, Lilia ” She scared-jumped at the sudden close pop of Lilia's gaze at her immediate right. “ What's that for?~ you scared the hell out of me.” She cried, catching on her breath. “ When did you get here...?”
“ The moment you decided to play mute” She answered with a smile. “ Will you like to answer the question now, ma'am?" She hinted with a faint smile which made Aimscious chuckle.
“ Why is he going to your room?~ is he moving in or living here with you?”
Aims laughed, “ It's not what you're thinking, Li...” She sighed, drying off her hand as she leaned over, facing her in the process.  “ I'm moving into my new home~ ”
“ New home?” Lilia asked in confusion. “ And that's~” She added on an impulse, pointing to the direction Prince had taken earlier. “ Him?~ Prince?”
“ Yeah,” Aims nodded. “ Got a new family now and they want me to move in with them. That's Prince, my brother." She explained. “ He came to help me pack out.”
Lilia's demeanor instantly went cold, she wasn't pleased with the news which welcomed her ears but then caught with Aims' gaze, she forced a chuckle– holding back her anger.
“ So happy for you, honey. ” She hugged her but on an impulse, asked. “ What about Mart?~ I haven't heard from him since I arrived.”
“ Oh...forgot to tell you,” Aims said, redrawing from her embrace. “ He left for the city just this morning~ he's joining his father to aid him and that's where he'll further his studies as well.” 
Her fast steady steps made their way up the stairs with Lilia close at her back.
“ That's great news.” Her thoughts fell in. Although he was not around which altered her plans yet for some reason she found solace in Prince– to her, he looked like a good weapon to use. A sliver of a smirk pulled at the corners of her lips.
As Aims neared her room, Lilia suddenly announced to take her leave which caught her by surprise. “ So soon ~ why all of a sudden?” Aims queried, trying to convince her to stay a little longer but Lilia said no to her attempt. 
Aims' gaze was drawn with dismay. “ Hey...don't be like this ~” Lilia nudged her. “ We'll soon meet again...” She assured and Aims smiled,  wrapping her in a hug.
“ Yeah... Let me see you to the door then ” Turning back towards the door, she echoed. “ Lilia is taking her leave!!”
“ Oh..alright, take care Lilia~ I hope we meet again.”
“ Sure~ see you around.” She said and the two girls giggled. Soon, they headed back downstairs and towards the door afterward.
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Prince's gaze was instantly drawn to the door by its sudden rack. “ Oh~ you're finally here...” He said, dropping a book in one of the boxes before him. 
Aimscious nodded with a smile–her eyes scanned around the almost empty room. There were three sealed boxes along with two unsealed ones which stood in front of the bed where he sat. 
“You're almost done here.” She said and Prince tilted his head in response. 
“ Over here..., ” he waved her over. “ ...help me get them to the car.” He said, sealing off the last two boxes.
With Prince leading ahead, the two headed out to the parking lot with a box each. “ What kind of person is she?” He asked after dropping off his box in the boot of the car.
“ Lilia?” She emphasized for confirmation which he nodded to. Settling down at the edge of the boot, she exhaled a breath – facing Prince in the process.
“ Umm..., well, she's just a lovely, warm-hearted, and kind person; very friendly as well.” She selflessly explained. Her eyes lighted with smiles as she spoke about her. “ We've been friends since childhood ~ we're more like sisters than friends."
Prince stared at her quite perplexed at how well and passionately she spoke of her but then he didn't notice such a bond from Lilia as illustrated.
“ Why do you ask? ” Her face instinctively lightened with mischieve as the thought hit her. “ Are you in anyway interested in her?... I can hook you guys up you know” She said, leaning in with a teasing smile.
Pressing back her head, he scoffed~his eyes lined with indifference. “ You wish~” He said and Aims chuckled. “ Not what you think, young lady...come on, let's get going" He added on an impulse, heading past her to the house.
“ I think you should rather be conscious around her~ not all that glitter is gold.” He echoed over his shoulders. Aims felt clueless of what he was driving at. Her gaze remained fixed at his back in disarray.
“ Meaning?” She mumbled in thoughts. But then, his voice called her out of the woods. “ Hey...are you coming?” He stared at her in the distance from the doorpost.
“ Umm...yeah” She snapped, bolting towards him as he resumed his steps. “ And what's the meaning of what you said .” She asked as their backs faded into the house again.
“ Just try to work it out if you are at sea.” He teased.