Its been about another month and sadly not much has happened. Well one thing thing did happen but I’ll get to that later. I’ve been working hard and spending time with my family. Recently Aether nii-sama has been going hunting with father and I don’t get to see him as often. 

I’m a bit lonely…

Although, nee-san and mother are here but mother is an important figure in the Siren community so sometimes she gets called away on business and leaves Ruria onee-chan to watch me. I wouldn’t really mind but…

But….

Ruria nee-chan is scary in her own way. She’s too energetic and a complete baka. Its honestly the scariest combination one could come up with. Not even children her age can keep up with her let alone poor 9 something month old me who can’t even walk. She doesn’t understand the limitations of babies as well. 

I’m scared she’ll break me at this rate….

I want Aether nii-samaaaaaa!

He used to read me wonderful books and calmly played and watched over me!

He was so gentle and nice to me!

Hmmm? I switched to nii-sama from nii-san you said?

Well thats cause nii-sama is so cool he deserves to be called nii-sama! 

It was one of the days where nii-sama and nee-chan were sword training with father and mother was going to take them lunch. I honestly wasn’t surprised when she said that father always insists on this. 

Father is a baka too when he’s not fighting…..

Genes are scary things…

Anyway, we had set off for the training ring. It only took about five minutes to walk there and when we entered we could hear grunts and other sounds of fight. In the right corner in was father and Aether nii-sama fighting in a dirt ring. It was amazing even if they were fighting with only wooden swords.

Lion Beastmen have the natural blessing of both strength and speed beyond that of normal humans. Even as children they have high physical capabilities. They are known widely as experts with a keen sense for battle and danger as well.

So although Aether nii-sama could not match father yet in terms of strength he used his smaller body and nimbleness to his own advantage. He deftly wove, ducked, and sped around father using a variety of perfect feints, thrusts, and slices all coldly aimed at fathers vitals. 

It showed how amazingly intelligent, calculating, and strong my nii-sama is! It was at that moment he had been deemed nii-sama. Indeed I now worship nii-sama from the bottom of my heart. 

I also watched nee-chans body and I have to admit that she’s amazingly skilled as well. She has great reflexes, speed, strength, and her techniques are also superb. However her attacks were all to honest, to straightforward. It was much to easy to read the path of her sword. 

Then again how can we expect the nee-chan who can’t even tell a single lie to be able to deceive as well as nii-sama during sword practice. 

I’m sure she’ll get it at some point though. 

After all, she seems to be smart and eager when she’s training.

Conversely it could be said thats only when she’s shows advanced comprehension and eagerness.

She never stops whining and complaining during studies with mother.

Moving on after the training bout was done my brother and sister were sprawled on the ground soaked in sweat and seemed to be in quite a bit of pain from sore, overworked muscles. Meanwhile father was standing there as calm as day and not a drop of sweat could be seen from him. He wasn’t even breathing heavy. 

Father is amazing in his own way I see. 

Mother called everyone over and after several groans of pain everyone managed to drag themselves over for lunch. Dad walked up and sat down next to mom on a bench to have lunch with her. They immediately went into lovey-dovey mode and began flirting with each other so us children moved a little ways away to have a picnic.

Thats also when it happened. 

“Aether-kun!” 

All three of us turned at the voice that rang out. 

I slightly widened my eyes at who I saw there.

 It was my first time out thus seeing someone other than my family. 

I saw a small fox kin child running towards us or more accurately Aether nii-sama. As he came up he smiled and happily sat down to chat with Aether nii-sama. 

Meanwhile I stared at him with one thought going through my head. 

Are all the people here beautiful!? 

I mean this kid was out of this world cute. He seemed to be about 6 or 7 years old. He had reddish-orange fox ears and tail. His wispy hair that was the same color came to just above his shoulders and looked so shiny and soft. He had beautiful and intense amber eyes that seemed to look through you down to your soul. He had smooth, creamy alabaster like skin and a cherub like face with soft looking cheeks with a slight blush, thin eyebrows, and soft pink lips. His physique looked to be a bit on the delicate and thin but not overly thin. A nice kind of thin. 

Overall, he looked like a extremely cute and slightly androgynous boy. 

Perhaps they had noticed me staring at him as I was in nii-sama’s lap and they were talking together. Nii-sama picked me up and held me out toward the fox kin child. 

I stared at him and he stared at me. 

Nii-sama proceeded to introduce us.

“Nara-kun meet Atiya-chan. Atiya-chan meet Nara-kun.” 

Very simple and straight to the point. However I wasn’t paying attention to Nii-sama at all. 

Why you ask? 

Well because when he picked me up and held me out to the Nara-kun, well it started moving. His big, fluffy fox tail started wagging in happiness I assume. 

S-so fluffy looking….

I have to touch it! 

I stretched out my fuzzy, down covered wings and smiled and giggled at him. He seemed a bit lost and glanced at Aether nii-sama for help. Aether nii-sama also seemed a bit surprised probably not expecting me to take to him this quickly. I didn’t mind though and wiggled a bit to as I stretched out my wings even further to signal that I want to go to him. 

Nii-sama placed me in Nara-kuns hands as he looked at me with wide eyes. 

“So soft and fuzzy….” 

Mufufufufu, I know right? 

Its wonderful right?

You can’t resist it huh?  

Ah did I never tell you guys about my down? All Ar’shitaia chicks are covered in a lot of fuzzy dull grey down until about they are a year or a year and a half where they shed their down and grow their feathers. 

Enough of that though! 

I must feel that fluffy looking tail! 

Luckily his tail came curled around us as he was petting my soft down. I pounced on it and wrapped it with my wings. I rubbed my head against it.

…………

………

SO FLUFFY!!!!!

After months of only thin lion tails this is *Sniff*…..

I knew it…..

FLUFFINESS IS JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!! 

So there we were, Nara-kun petting my down while I was hugging his fluffy tail. 

“Hmph, I can’t believe you! Your usually so possessive over the things you like and especially Atiya-chan yet you casually hand over Atiya-chan like it’s nothing to Nara-kun!” Ruria nee-chan complained. 

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Both me and Aether nii-sama looked at her with deadpan eyes. 

Isn’t it because of you nee-chan that nii-sama is the way he is? 

At first I had wondered how the nii-sama who was seems so gentle and nice to me could turn so cold at the drop of a hat and why he never let anyone but me or mother within 5 foot radius of his room or his stuff. 

But then I witnessed it.....

I experienced it……

The terrifying powers of the battle baka father & daughter pair…..

My father had taken my favorite stuffed caterpillar toy and attempted to play with me with it. However he didn’t have it for five minutes before he ripped it in half and the toys stuffing guts flew all over the living room. Needless to say my mother punished father mercilessly while nii-sama comforted me over the loss of my favorite toy. 

But my poor Mr. Woogly Doogly, may you rest in peace.……..

(I also understood why my mother constantly complained about household expenses from watching father break several cups, bowls, and spoons.)

Then I had watched my sister sneak into my brothers room and took nii-sama’s favorite beanbags, that were handmade by mother and given to him as a present, to play with as she was bored since she was too young to hunt with father unlike nii-sama. I watched wide eyed as she ripped at least half of them and once again guts made of grains flew through the air. Needless to say mother mercilessly punished her and this time I comforted nii-sama as he was depressed over his beloved presents being destroyed. 

Those poor beanbags, may you rest in peace……

As for his possession over me well I don’t exactly think its him being possessive but more him saving me from severe injuries or imminent death at your hands nee-chan. I mean sometimes her and fathers grip is so strong I’m surprised I haven’t had cracked ribs yet. One time she also threw me in the air once but was distracted and didn’t attempt catch me. Luckily nii-sama was there and saved me from cracking my head open on the floor. Another time where she thought to make me stronger by strapping a bag of sand to my back just as father did to her while training and I was slowly suffocating….

Yeah, I have become extremely traumatized by those events and honestly I have resolved my self never to be in a room alone with those two or else I might really die someday. Indeed I learned for my survival I must never try to be held or play with those guys unless I have someone in the immediate vicinity, preferably less than a foot away, to immediately interfere in case of danger to life or body. Though I can’t really stay mad at them because I know they mean well. 

Sadly nii-sama’s mind was damaged beyond repair already. He had become extremely possessive over the things he likes and he doesn’t let anyone besides his most trusted around his things. I heard from mother he does that around other children and other adults as well. He turns extremely cold towards those who try to touch or harm his precious things without his express permission. I heard he even beat up other kids who tried to take his stuff. 

Haah, thus we have our nii-sama who is so gentle and nice on the surface but turns ruthless and cunning when he wants to. 

Anyway back to what we were talking about. 

“….If its Nara-kun then anything’s fine.”  

My nii-sama said this as he looked the other in embarrassment with a slight blush on his cheeks.

Nara-kun hadn’t noticed this as now he was rubbing his cheeks on my soft fuzz, nee-chan is a dense baka so she doesn’t notice anything, and mother and father were still being lovey-dovey. 

However I noticed it all.

Hyuhyuhyuhyu….

This seems interesting!

Can it be? Is it possible?

Does nii-sama to Nara-kun…? 

Nii-sama looked over here again and seemed to notice something. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and crouched down next to Naara-kun. He started wiping a spot of dirt from his face. Then once he was done he sat back down as Nara-kun looked at him questioningly. 

“You had dirt on your face.” Aether said calmly while holding up the dirty handkerchief. 

“Mmm, thanks Aether-kun!” Nara-kun said this while smiling and making a completely adorable face. A pink atmosphere spread through the air because of this. 

Though I wasn’t looking at Nara-kun but nii-sama. 

Nii-sama who mumbled a quiet “your welcome” was blushing a deep red while again looking away in embarrassment. 

….k…k…k…KYAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

So cute!

I’ve never seen such a cute nii-sama!!!!!

He’s always so calm and cool-headed to think he was reduced to this by a smile is too cute!!!

I knew it!!!

Nii-sama likes Nara-kun!

Finally, I was despairing because there was no BL doujinshi or manga here but to think I could watch it live is even more wonderful! 

And between two such beautiful boys is even better!!!

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

As I was wriggling in happiness due to my delusions there was a terrible bloodlust that seemed to fill the area. 

Hmm? 

We all turned to look at what had happened. 

There my mother sat smiling at my father but the smile didn’t seem to reach her eyes. There was a black aura surrounding her and I swear that I saw a demon behind her for a second. 

Wh-what happened? 

Weren’t you two all lovey-dovey five minutes ago? 

“Now, now Milfiria-chan I thought you agreed to this…..” My father pleaded while sweating bullets.

Honestly we were all sweating bullets as well. 

Mother's scary when she’s angry ya know? 

“Oh yes, I agreed to you training Aether and Ruria because they are Lion beastkin just like you, Arthur and I am unable to give them a proper training regiment. But I will be damned if I let my only siren child, even if he is a boy, to go through a training regiment made by a battle junkie musclehead like you who’s only good at fighting. Its bad enough that our daughter tied a sand weight onto our not even one year old child and nearly suffocated him to death but her excuse was ‘I was training him to be strong just like father trained me to be strong’. So I shall be the one to train my son properly as a magic user. Muscleheads should stick to their sandweights.” Mother said this with a quiet voice. 

Ah, I know where nii-sama got his sharp tongue from. 

“But don’t you want our children to be strong Milfiria-chan…” 

He dug his own grave.

Even the dense nee-chan flinched at that and the rest of us grew steadily paler. 

“Hooh, are you calling us magic users weak my dear Arthur…?” 

Ah, mothers bloodlust has intensified. 

We must escape before the bloodbath begins or else we might become victims. 

I pulled on Nara-kun’s tail and whimpered. 

Nii-sama noticed this and pulled us three up to make our hasty escape. As were running away at top speed I noticed that father looked pleadingly at us as mother slowly got up. 

Sorry father, I would say ganbatte but I feel you deserve this one. 

And thus we successfully escaped the bloodbath, parted from Nara-kun, and returned home.

Mother returned home alone.