Aadela glided down the marble steps of the staircase with dark-oak banisters. She reached the kitchen, done up in light beige coloured tiles. It was divided in three sections by three red-bricked arches and a graphite counter ran along one side. Curved and yellow retro lanterns hung from the centre of the roof of each division and there were also colourful, artificial hangings of vegetables, meats and decorative cups, saucers and tea-pots. Her house wasn't very big - just bigger than all the houses in the town. She went through the back-door of the kitchen into the lawn which surrounded her house on all sides and began strolling on the dewy grass, adding a stark contrast to the smooth marble or maple wood flooring of her house. She saw a thin and tall figure balancing on top of the stone fences in front of her house, something which seemed like the tails of a cloak flying high in the air. The creature snooped down and landed in a crouching position, one hand fisting the grass and the soil, while the other, open, raised dramatically in the air. Aadela had a vague impression of a human-bat or rather a vampire. Shaking her surprise aside, she walked up to the figure.
"Cher... I've told you not to climb the fence but instead ring the bell at the gate." Aadela remarked drily to her cousin.

"Climbing is more usual to me." As usual, Aadela felt a double meaning in his words, but overall - nonsense.

"Get up, Climber; we'll go inside." Aadela led Cher to the back-door of the kitchen and bolted it as Cher entered. "You'll have something to eat?"

"I'm fine. Where's Saiansh?"

Aadela started at this question: her brother should be back home by now. Either he had found "something worth discovery" or he was just roaming about idly, probably with a girl. But living with people who believed in strange things, had made her also half-worried. She guided Cher to the lounge a step down behind the drawing room. It was covered with light coloured screens and she slid them back to reveal a sunken, circular area. The area was cozy, and had thick curtains but two large windows. The back-wall was partially built of glass too. There were several brass ornaments and two tall statues on either side of the glass walled portion. There were book-cases too, and further more screened areas lighted up by lamps, and with bean bags or coffee tables and couches. The main section was clearly the most spread out area, with some easy armchairs and a glass table with a beautiful flower vase yywith fresh flowers and a bowl of multi-coloured confetti. Aadela sat down on the armchairs, with Cher on the opposite one, and remote-controlled the curtains to allow natural light just before the armchairs, so that the entire room was well lit by nautral light and the two occupants sat in the cool shade.
"What happened? What's it that you want to talk about to him?" Aadela asked casually.

"Aadela, I don't always come to meet you solely!" Cher smirked and Aadela frowned slightly. "Well, just idle chatting, you know. Where are your mom and dad?"

"They've gone to some interior designing shops and furniture and paint dealers. They also went to see some hardware resources and to organize movers." Aadela replied.

"Whoa! Why all this housing stuff? I thought your parents had said that your house is fine currently and doesn't need any renovation or more furniture?" Cher exclaimed.

"No. We're moving."

"Where?" Cher asked, surprised.

"Oh, to a town nearby. Mom and dad say that the house is much bigger, and we'll be able to have a more spacious place with all the same furniture and decor, so that we don't feel out of place, and it is closer to the prime destinations of the district, and our house is closer to a bare workstation around which all the senior people of my dad's company have to live close by."

Cher didn't look dismayed or any more curious about this fact. Instead, a strange emotion clouded his mind.
"Well, I've to leave now; I remembered a job. See you." Cher got up and began walking away.

"What should I tell Saiansh?" Aadela asked.

"Tell him I was here, hoping for a chat. That's obvious, isnt it, Aadela?" Cher smirked and walked smoothly out of the door, climbed over the fence instead of opening it and going out through the gate.

Aadela sighed. She slowly trooped back to the staircase and sat at the lobby made up of the cool marble. She loved the feeling of sitting on cool marble when the day was warm, and the wind was just changing from warm to cool. It felt lovely. She got out her slate and began doodling.

BANG!

Aadela fluttered up in surprise and saw a tired body making way clumsily to the drawing room couches. She jumped down the steps and ran towards the stumbling person.
Saiansh.
Aadela stared, appalled, and dragged him onto the couch. He looked really tired and scared. She brought water in one of the ornamental glasses and splashed half of it into Saiansh's face while the rest tipped it into his mouth. She brought a towel, extra water squeezed out of it and began gently dabbing on Saiansh's head to soothe him. Thankfully, he wasn't hurt. She handed him some sweets and ran over to get her phone. She impatiently waited as the number dialed, and before even caring to wait for the receiver to speak, she gushed:
"Mom! Saiansh's back and he looks tired and scared!"