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AN:

*DING*
Here you go~ chapter two fresh baked from the oven~XD
As I've promise in previous chapter, you can now find out who is Licy 83

And I'm sorry if this chapter seems shorter than the previous one D8 I'll try to cover it with the next chapter
Hope you can still enjoy this. (TT^TT)/

Oh,by the way I forgot to mention this but:
`in italic` means Alex's thought

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Chapter 2,The Best Day.

In front of my school's gate come into view a small girl, waving her hand to me. She wear long sleeves sweater and a jeans shorts followed by over knee stockings which adore her slim legs frame.
With pink color hairs framing her sweet face along an innocent smile and eyes like a shiny amber gemstone, the girl run as fast as she could toward us.

"Licy don't run, you will get trip-!"

I was about to warn the pink haired girl whom I called Licy to be careful but she got tripped already.
My friends shocked, not because of Licy, but they were shocked with my speed to free myself from their hugs and to run past through passing by students without getting bumped by anyone to catch Licy.

"Licy, are you okay?"

I asked in worry when I manage to catch Licy before she could fell to the ground. I'm kneeling down to her so my ash-grey eyes and her big amber eyes looking straight to each other.

"Y-yes, thank you Alex"

Answer Licy and make me sighing in relief. I won't be able to forgive myself if I ever failed to caught my only one and only little sister.

"Alex, are you alright?"

Sam's question as usually be the first thing I heard when something like this happened.
I turned my face and nod to answer Sam who is already standing behind me. At Sam's back, Rico and Leo followed after us.

"Alice, are you alright?"

This time Rico is the one who asked Licy. Alice is my little sister's real name, Licy is just a nickname I gave to her.

"Y-yes, Alex was protecting me"

"Dude! It looks like you're running as fast as wind when Princess nearly fell down!"

Leo commented in awe. Princess is a title he gave to Licy because of my behavior that always protects her like a princess while I act as her knight.

"Licy what are you doing here? This school is on the opposite way from our home, right? Why didn't you go home but instead come here?"

I asked Licy insistently. Licy is an elementary school students, she's in her fifth grade now. Although our schools are one-way Licy's school building located near our home while my school located much further.

"My class is over much earlier than usual so I decided to pick you up Alex"

Aware of her good intention and looking how her smile full of honesty, I can't bring myself to scold her for not going straight home.
I heaved a breath then pat her head softly to show some affection.

"Well what can I expected. C'mon, let's go home together"

What I said make Licy's face lighten like a Christmas tree. I chuckled quietly by how I describe Licy's expression toward me.

"So...uhm, sorry about this guys"

I murmured with uncomfortable feeling when I stood to face my friends. Licy looking at me confusedly then she turn around to face my friends too.

"What's wrong? Why did Alex apologizing for? Has Alex do something wrong to all of you?"

Rico kneeled down in front of Licy and offered her a kind smile to erase her restlessness that appeared on her face.

"No, Alice. Your brother did nothing wrong and was actually didn't have to apologize"

Rico give away an understanding smile to me between his explanations.
Rico is the oldest in our group. Sometimes he could act idly and pert -which is why he hang out with us- but when it was necessary he could act as big brother for all of us.

"We have been planning since this morning to hang out after school, but seeing our current state it seems like we have to delay it for tomorrow"

Licy put her face down and seems to be guilty. I know she didn't mean to ruin our plan like this but I'm sure she will blame herself for this.

"It's fine Princess. We didn't mind about this. We could just ask Alex to treat us tomorrow instead"

Joke Leo before I could say anything to comfort Licy so she won't feel guilty. But his joke seems to make Licy felt guiltier then before.
I know he mean to fix this situation but what he just said giving an inverted effect instead.

`Damn you Leo`

"It's alright Alice, we won't do such a thing!"

Sam said quickly. He seems to notice how Leo gave an inverted effect too and he tried to fix it as soon as possible.

`Thanks Sammy. I own you one`

"I won't let anyone to extort or even to hurt Alex!"

What had come out from Sam's mouth strangely making Leo and Rico standing still. Licy looking confusedly to Sam, she tilted her head aside.
Hearing the way Sam talks it seems like he's trying to tell me something, like a hidden meaning behind those words. How do I react to that? Quite obvious.
Slowly approaching Sam, I put both of my hands at his shoulders. He jumped slightly when I do that -it seems like he also frozen by his own words too-. I leaned closer so our eyes are meeting with each other. I could feel Sam holding his breathing.

"Sam..."

"Y-yes?"

"You-"

I made a pause. Sam is gulping and the rest of my friends and my little sister's eyes are now looking at us.

"-really are my most best, best friend"

I end it by giving Sam the best smile I could ever give to him.
Mysteriously I feel -although I heard noisy chattering around us- our surrounded become silent. As if freezing for a slight moment.
Without any reason Leo starting to laughs out loud. Diverting my attention from Sam I saw how -even- Rico trying to hold his laughs desperately. Both Licy and I were confused, we tilt our heads aside on the same time.

`I wonder if I said something wrong?`

"Yes that is true. I'm also not going to let Leo did something to Alex"

Said Rico with an amused face. He receives a spontaneous reaction from Leo immediately.

"Hey! Why do I end up be the bad guy here!"

And Leo receiving a positive reaction from Licy who is starting to giggle lightly. I felt relief wash over me when I saw this entire event.
My friends met Licy when we were still junior high students but they never spend their time with Licy so I was worried if Licy feeling uncomfortable with three of my close friends.
But once I saw this all of my anxious scattered into nothing. My friends didn't seem to mind about Licy's presence with all of us. And Licy -although not instantly- can adapted herself with the uniqueness of my friends.

As today be the day when all of my precious ones accepting each other just fine. This is officially become the best day ever for me.

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Yup, Alex is such an overprotective brother XP
But it's not a sibling complex or anything, he just loves Alice so much since they both are family and as he had stated she is the only one and only sister he had. Isn't he sweet~? /slap/

I know Alice's nickname sound out of random but I just need a special nickname Alex give for her and I can't think a better real name D8
It came from "aLICe" and "babY" by the way. Why? It's because Alice is Alex's little baby sister, that's why! 8P

R&R

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