Ares: Never Grow Up
A promise?

There are 4 more branches!

POV: Ares

"Ugh ... I was so tired .. and also sleepy," I said as I walked to Ken. Now that we're on our way to Riot's house, this one-day battle fills all of our chasts, except for Ken's.

"Me too... sleepy, hoaam!" Riot walked over while closing one of his eyes. It seemed like he was also very tired, our bodies were wet because it made the air cool. And it made us sleepier.

"Come ... less is a bit more, right? Riot?" ask Ken. Riot nodded limply, his jaw even looking limp. He walked while letting his mouth open.

"The sun is about to set, the cloud that I created is also beginning to disappear. Today ... we have tried hard," said Vani while looking up at the sky. I opened my heavy eyes, looking up at the sky that Vani was looking at.

"You're right, we've tried so hard." I smiled a little, remembering how the struggle we had been doing since this morning.

"But speaking of struggle, why didn't Ron show up at all?" ken asked to break the mood. I've thought about it a few times. We're making a fuss this big, why isn't Ron even showing up?

Didn't he love that one of his lab branches was destroyed? Or ... is he working on something more important?

No!

"Ouch!" I complained of pain as Riot touched my forehead.

"Don't think about it too much, if he makes something again. Don't we just get rid of it again?" asked Riot with a confident smile. I sighed in relief then smiled knotfully.

Basic, but I like this positive side.

"Oh? Is that really your home?" ask Ken next to me. I looked up at the simple house in blue on its walls. The house is not big enough but it is not small.

But ... Why does it look messy?

"True, this is my house! Welcome!" Riot ran ahead of us, he stopped right in front of Ken while stretching out his hand with a smile on his face.

"Oh, sorry about some of these messy things .. I've never cleaned it up all this time" Riot said, scratching his temple. Vani chuckles and walks towards Riot. When he arrived in front of Riot, Vani patted Riot's shoulder slowly.

"No problem! Let's go clean it up together!" vani said then rolled up his sleeves. I nodded quickly then immediately followed Vani. Leaving Ken and Riot still silent behind.

"As usual, they are very energetic. Ahhaha!" laughter Ken.

"You're right! Let's get there right away!" riot said, then pulled Ken's wrist.

I smiled when I heard their conversation. Right, I want to keep this mood. I really hope that we can stay together even though the world is normal again.

"Ares! What are you daydreaming about?" Vani's question breaks my daydream. I just smiled and looked at Vani.

"It's okay. Nevermind! Where should we put this chair next?!" I shouted while glancing towards Riot. I saw that Riot was pushing a used car along with Ken, even though it was not advancing at all.

"Oh? Ares?! You ... Just put the chair in front of the terrace!" riot said without looking at me. I nodded quickly then raised the chair together with Vani.

"Yeah! Just put it here!" vani. I immediately stopped and put the chair down slowly. Vani pointed towards the other seats scattered in front of Riot's house.

"Are there any that can be used?" I asked while looking at the seats one by one. Because the average chair that is scattered is already destroyed and weathered. Perhaps due to the relentless rain and heat, making the wood brittle and eaten by the weather.

I was still searching, until my eyes stopped and looked at a pretty good chair. The chair is on the side of the highway.

"Hey Van! Van!" I said while patting Vani on the shoulder without looking at him.

"Hm? What's up?" ask Vani.

"Isn't that chair good?" I asked while pointing at the chair on the side of the road. Vani stared at the chair I pointed at, his eyes immediately sparkling and turned to look at me.

After that, we still tidied up Riot's house until the moon rose.

***

"I'm hungry ..," said Vani, who was lying on the couch. His face looked blank and that tired expression was engraved clearly in his eyes.

"I can't feel my legs" said Ken, who lay on his stomach at the dinner table. It looks like Ken is exhausted from having to push a used car all the way to the curb.

"Hangughaisahalan" said Riot. Maybe his jaw muscles are too limp to speak properly.

"Did you just say 'I can't walk' with another planet's language?" ask me while laughing. I'm also tired, it's just that I can still keep my attitude.

Now we are all inside Riot's house, resting while waiting for the morning to arrive. Although several times I heard the sound of the stomach roaring hunger.

"I can't sleep when I'm hungry" said Ken, who woke up. I was leaning against the wall while watching the full moon, so focused on Ken.

"Well, Ares ..," said Ken with his mouth open. I raised my eyebrows while giving a confused expression.

"What's wrong?" my many.

"No, it's just that I just realized. Your golden eyes are so beautiful, they emit the same light as the full moon!" praise Ken with a big smile, hearing his praise, I feel a little amused in my heart. But this is fun.

"justified! I told you your eyes are so beautiful!" Vani suddenly opened his voice, making me and Ken flinch for a few seconds.

"Hey! Don't noise! Riot's asleep!" ken said as he glared at Vani. Quickly Vani immediately looked towards Riot, he was already fast asleep.

"hey! I'm sorry! What are you guys doing?" Vani spoke in a soft tone. He stood up and joined us. Look at the first full moon in a ruined world.

"The month was great, right? He's not as bright as the sun, but he managed to impress people with him" Ken said. I immediately looked at Ken in horror, while Vani held back a laugh while covering her mouth.

"Well you're pfft-suddenly poetic?- pfft!" asked Vani still while holding back a laugh, her body to the point of shaking only.

"You! I just enjoyed the moment!" angered Ken and he immediately embraced Vani's neck. They were joking inside Riot's house. Sometimes I laugh at their behavior.

"Can ... we stay like this when the world is normal?" ask suddenly. Ken and Vani instantly fell silent, they looked at each other.

In a few seconds they hugged me at the same time.

"Why you? Chaotic again?" ken asked while ruffling my hair.

"What the hell?! I'm really upset!" my annoyance.

"Ares .. We will always be together. And we can still be like this, even when the world is normal again later" explained Vani. I fell silent, closing my eyes, I imagined a normal life with the three of them.

"Promise?" ask me without opening my eyes.

"Promise!" vani said quickly. He hooked his little finger with mine.

"I also promise" said Ken and joined his little finger.

Under the moonlight, the three of us made a promise that forever would be family.

"Hopefully, this can happen!" I said with a smile.

TBC.

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