flustered alex

"So you had a good sleep girls?" spoke aunt Sharron entering the room.

 but what she saw was both girls were scribbling something in papers. They were not at all looking like they eye winked their eyes, much less sleeping. They were so engrossed in whatever they were doing that they did not even notice her arrival.

So, Sharron walked forward and stood behind both of them. But before she could peek, Bella turned and gazed at her tilting her head. It brought Anna's attention too. 

She also turned to see what happened and when she noticed aunt Sharron, her eyes widened. She instantly hid the sheet. She had to convince aunt Sharron to help her first. And only when she would be sure that aunt Sharron was on her side, then she would share her master plan with them.

Aunt Sharron, who was stunned to see her sudden moment calmed down and then asked curiously, "what were you both doing hmm? Being so secretive and all." 

"Nothing aunt Sharron," Anna faked a cough as she stood up, "I was just teaching a few things to Bella. So she could adjust here properly. Right, Bella, I was teaching you, hmmm?" Anna asked, meaningfully pointing her gaze at Bella.

Bella nodded her head. Though aunt Sharron was still suspicious, she knew Bella did not speak lies. So she nodded.

"Alright. But you both should have taken a nap too. Now look, it's already evening. Go and get ready, we have to do decorations too." she scolded both of them but her voice was warm and full of love.

"Yes aunt Sharron, you also got ready. Come Bella we have to go." Anna held Bella and literally dragged her out of there.

She was afraid that if aunt Sharron asked Bella what she had learnt, she would tell everything. Then she would be caught red-handed.

"Bella whatever we discussed in the room, you have to keep it a secret. Alright?" she asked Bella but the girl just blinked. Anna sighed, and added, "if you tell everyone, the plan will fail. And then you will not be able to stay here."

Bella instantly widened her eyes as she shook her head and then nodded.

Anna beamed. She finally got the old Achilles heel. Just a threat that she had to leave the place and Bella is ready to do her every bidding.

"Good, then it's our little secret," Anna added as she put a hand on Bella's shoulder and walked towards her flat.

When she opened the door, she saw Mike and Alex both were already awake. Mike was sitting on the sofa with droopy eyes. He was almost leaning, Anna was sure that he would fall hard on the floor if not for the support of the sofa.

As she entered the warm smell of coffee welcomed her. Her feet took her towards the kitchen, where his brother was pouring the coffee in the cups.

"I want one too." she pouted like a kid and Alex laughed, of course, I had made for both of you too," he replied with a smile.

Anna grinned, a mischievous smile taking palace on her lips as she said, "brother, but when did I say Bella also want one." with that she wiggled her eyebrows.

"Uh, if we all need it after the tiring night and less sleep, she would need one too," he replied with a pause.

"Oh, how caring." she teased further.

"Of course not, why would I care. It's just that-that, she had paid for the food too. And we should fulfil our duties as a good partner." as he replied he walked out of the kitchen taking the tray in his hands without looking at Anna.

Anna laughed hard looking at his running brother. If things continued properly, it would not take much time before she would see them together.

She roamed her hand at the kitchen top where the cups were and just then did she realise that his flustered brother took the cup she took out for herself too. She shook her head as she hopped out of the kitchen.

She tiptoed towards the sofa where Mike was still half sleep. She bends just behind him and took her lips close to his ears as she shouted,

"Brother Mike cofffffeeeeee"

Mike jumped from his place putting a hand on his chest as he looked around and found Anna giggling at the corner holding her stomach.

"You little brat, come here" she shouted as he stood up ready to chase her.

Anna laughed more. As she started running, taking rounds of the sofa, Mike followed her with grumpy yet soft expressions.

Alex, who had just put the tray on the table, shook his head with a smile on his face too. While Bella looked at both of them with curious eyes.

"What are they doing?" she asked Alex intrigued. 

He looked at the curious girl, she was just like a child, always curious about everything.

"Mike is trying to catch Anna," he replied, the obvious and wondered why she didn't understand even the smallest things.

Bella nodded, as she walked forward. Alex's eyes widened as she held her wrist from behind.

Bella, who was going to help Mike to catch Anna, stopped. As if a jolt of electricity passed her body. Making her hard disk to crash for a while. She turned back to look at the source of the current but found nothing. There was just Alex who was holding his hand. Then the realisation dawned on her as she looked at her wrist which he was holding.

Alex looked at her strange reaction, the way she was looking at his hand without even blinking and immediately let go of her hand. Her expressions make him flustered again. He tried to find the proper words to explain his actions but the unnerving gaze of the girl made his mind blank. 

"I-i was trying to stop you from interfering," he added.