Aster Veren
Episode 120's

- Carel

The time has shown at 08:00 pm, today is really a very tiring day. Especially soon there will be a practice exam. My activities are getting more intense. But luckily I was still able to have lunch with Aster, despite being blocked by that annoying kid. Good thing Teo managed to take Aster away from me and the boy.

"Hah~" muttered Teo while sighing in a long way.

What's wrong with this kid? Since returning to the room this afternoon, his expression had become like that of a fool. What exactly did he go through this afternoon? My mind wondered while remembering Teo's words that would protect Kalea from Nathan before he went to follow Kalea.

"Ekhem!" Dehemku then, made the blond-haired man appear and looked at me with his round eyes.

"You surprised me!" Grunts him while stroking his chest.

"What is my deheman really as hard as a fool?" Ketusku while snorting annoyed at him who was overreacting, "how? What happened this afternoon?" Next asked.

"Tumben you're curious about other people's problems besides Aster?"

"Can't you?"

"It's not okay, it's just .. like a miracle you can care about someone other than–"

"Tell me what happened, I've been annoyed at your stupid expression ever since!" Cut me while throwing my sleeping pillow right in Teo's face.

"Ex–dumb face?" He muttered as he grabbed the sleeping pillow on his face.

"Yes, you don't realize you've been putting on a stupid expression ever since you came back from protecting that Kalea guy?" I was obviously trying to contain my feelings of annoyance.

"... actually Carel ...,"

"What?" My grunts are starting to run out of patience.

"Can you pinch me? Hit it is okay."

"You're sint*ng huh?" I can't hide the pain in my forehead.

"Maybe! After all, Kalea .. when she said she liked me in front of Nathan and Sean," she explained still with her stupid expression that managed to make me a little jerked when she heard her words.

"You kidding me?" Kernitku asked.

"No–"

"But that kid, isn't he in love with Nathan?" I still ask.

"That's it, I must somehow agree with Kalea's words and make Nathan desperate. Even Sean, the boy can't dwell so surprised–"

"Don't you see I'm surprised, too?"

"... surprised? With such an expression?" He asked after being silent for a while, he even noticed my face with his eyes getting squeaky, very disturbing!

"But Carel, what confused me was .. that woman, she–"

"Him?"

"She expressed her feelings for me after Nathan and Sean left in front of us. I thought he was just acting so the guy wouldn't call off his engagement to Nadin. But, why would he even express his feelings for me?" Clearly making me gape in disbelief at what I just heard, how can a Teo get a confession from a woman? Is that from Kalea?

"... la–then how's your reaction?" My toot.

"I ... how can I reject her adorable statement like that?" His answer made me amused, especially when he saw Teo's expression that started to smile on its own.

"So you and Kalea?" I asked again after swallowing my saliva with great difficulty.

"Yes! We're officially dating." He replied with a big smile showing a row of neat white teeth.

"Can you guys–"

"When are you with Aster?"

"What do you mean?"

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-Teo

"You surprised me!" Grunting me while stroking my chest, trying to relieve my heartbeat that had raced because of it.

"What is my deheman really as hard as a fool?" And then he grinned at me, "how? What happened this afternoon?" Next later.

"Tumben you're curious about other people's problems besides Aster?" I asked while tilting my head slightly, trying to look at the figure of Carel who was sitting on his bed.

"Can't you?"

"It's not okay, it's just .. like a miracle you can care about someone other than–"

"Tell me what happened, I've been annoyed at your stupid expression ever since!" Cut it while throwing his sleeping pillow over my face and making me squeal in pain in my nose.

"Ex–dumb face?" I muttered as I grabbed the sleeping pillow on my face and stroked my nose with my right hand.

"Yes, you don't realize you've been putting on a stupid expression ever since you came back from protecting that Kalea guy?" It clearly looked so restrained, trying to hold back the feeling of resentment in her chest.

"... actually Carel ...,"

"What?" His grunts began to run out of patience.

"Can you pinch me? Hit it is okay." I said back to remembering the incident this afternoon when Kalea suddenly said I was her boyfriend in front of Nathan and Sean.

"You're sint*ng huh?" Tanya Carel could not hide the pain in her forehead.

"Maybe! After all, Kalea .. when she said she liked me in front of Nathan and Sean," obviously I couldn't shake the moment this afternoon.

"You kidding me?" Kernit Carel asked.

"No–" I answered cut off.

"But that kid, isn't he in love with Nathan?" The next one is still asking.

"That's it, I must somehow agree with Kalea's words and make Nathan desperate. Even Sean, the boy couldn't be so shocked–" Obviously I was cut back by the annoying boy across my bed.

"Don't you see I'm surprised, too?"

"... surprised? With such an expression?" I asked after being silent for a while and squinting my eyes, noticing Carel's face that was hard to describe.

"But Carel, what confused me was ... that woman, dia–" My resume was cut off.

"Him?"

"She expressed her feelings for me after Nathan and Sean left in front of us. I thought he was just acting so that the man wouldn't call off his engagement to Nadin and stop chasing after Kalea. But, why would he even express his feelings for me?" Obviously I made her gape in disbelief at what I just said, for the first time I could see Carel's rare alien-looking expression. So funny!

"... la–then how's your reaction?" Ask.

"I ... how can I reject her adorable statement like that?" My reply was reminded again with a timid expression of Kalea when she expressed her feelings for me. Even unconsciously the corner of my lips has been raised to form a complete curve of the letter "U.

"So you and Kalea?" Carel asked broke the silence that had been created by a few seconds.

"Yes! We're officially dating." I answered with a big smile.

"Can you guys–"

"When are you with Aster?" I asked to cut her words.

"What do you mean?"

Come on, don't pretend to be stupid like that, Carel! If I tell you what Sean's planning to do to get close to Aster, you won't be able to calm down. My gertutuku inwardly recalled Kalea's secret conversation with Sean before we went to meet Nathan in the back garden of the academy.

The point is Sean asked Kalea for help so that he could get closer to Aster, I had heard their conversation at a glance. And it's kind of annoying to know that she's helping Kalea with a certain intention. "Curtain! What kind of brother if helping is not sincere?" I was angry with myself.

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