A little troublemaker

Mary lovingly pinched Aria's nose as she said, "Oh..... that's what's going on inside your mind. Go, have a seat there. I'll bring over the food shortly."

Aria: "You didn't tell me. Where's Mr. Josh, and how come I don't see little Ella anywhere?"

Mary said as she began busying about, "Oh Mr. Josh went out to chop up some woods. And Ella, I don't know. She was just here."

As Mary finished her sentence, a little girl came running and hugged Aria along the waist. Aria smiled as she squatted down, saying, "Oh hello Ella. How are you today?"

The girl nodded her head, her two pigtails bouncing, "I'm good. Really good. Why didn't you come today in the morning?"

Mary interupted before Aria could reply, "Now now Ella. Take big sis Aria and her friend towards that table."

Ella then noticed Helen standing beside Aria. She said, "Oh my god. You're so pretty!!"

Aria laughed as she led Helen towards a table. She said, "So Ella, who's more pretty? Me or Helen?"

Ella looked from Aria's face to Helen's. After a long time she said, waving her hands, "I can't decide. You're both so beautiful."

Aria and Helen laughed as the girl climbed onto Aria's lap. She turned towards Helen and said, "I wasn't sure that someone could be as beautiful as big sis. But, I stand corrected."

Helen smiled as she felt the girl's face and pinched her cheeks, saying, "And I was sure I would never be moved by a sweet talker's words. But, I stand corrected."

Ella laughed as Mary beckoned to her, "Come here Ella. Help me with these." Ella jumped down from Aria's lap and ran away.

Helen turned towards Aria. She asked, "You come here often?"

Aria: "Yup. Every day in the morning."

Helen: "Why?"

Aria: "Oh, I'm usually up too early and I get really hungry by breakfast time. So I usually drop by here to pick up some snacks."

Helen: "Do you know that students are not allowed here?"

Aria: "Well.... technically, I'm not a student yet."

Helen crossed her arms, "So, will you stop coming after you're enrolled?"

Aria scratched her head, "Umm...."

Helen: "So you're going to break the rules, huh? You little troublemaker."

Aria chuckled, "You know. If you follow all the rules, you'll miss all the fun."

Helen sighed as Mary and Ella came over with two plates.

Mary set down the plates and said, "Eat as much as you like. Don't shy away, okay?"

Aria nodded as she dug in. Seeing Helen just sitting there, Aria immediately described the contents before Helen also started eating.

As she took a bite, Helen said, "Oh my god. It's so good! How can it be so good? It's the same food we eat in the dining hall each day."

Aria replied with her mouth full, "It's just been prepared. The food mostly goes cold by the time we get it."

The two girls had a hearty lunch. After which Aria said goodbye to Mary and Ella and the two came out.

Aria said, "Okay. Now for our uniforms. Let's go."