Friends???

"Oiiii! S*ithead!" Aaron called out loudly provoking them to attack first.

The guy with the orange t-shirt? enraged charged at him with a punch.

Aaron stopping the punch with his right-hand hit him with the cane on his left hand to his stomach.

Orange t-shirt boy groaned in pain and leaned forward holding his stomach.

Aaron, taking a step forward hit his back with the cane, then followed with a kick on his ribs when the boy was on the ground.

Hitting a couple of times with the cane and kicking him, he sidestepped to the left when he noticed someone on his right side.

The punch missing Aaron hitting only air.

Aaron just dodged a punch! when he was kicked on his left side!!!

Jack soon followed up with a punch, Aaron nearly dodging it kicked him on his knees.

Swinging his cane around making some room and stepping back a bit, he quickly swings his cane to the guy with the ponytail.

Hitting his hands, Aaron moved to left and kicked Jack on his knees again.

Aaron turning to the other guy grabbed a fist full of hair twisting it, he hit his throat lightly with his cane enough to make him cough and uncomfortable.

Aaron quickly punched him on the jaw with his right hand, then hit him on his ribs with all his strength.

The guy with the ponytail screamed in pain stumble down on to the grown squirming while holding his sides.

Aaron quickly turned to Jack kicked him on the stomach then started hitting him with his cane.

Jack tried to grab the cane when Aaron kicked him in his groin! he shouted in pain!!! screaming which sounded like someone close to him died or something.

Jack plopped down on to the ground holding his 'little jack' squirming around in pain.

Aaron knows once they recover, they will once again start to fight. So he went and beat the three of them with his cane and kicked them until they couldn't get up.

He looked toward those girls near Erisviel.

"Scram!" He said releasing a bit of killing intent.

The two girls went pale upon seeing Aaron beating up the three.

They quickly ran off from the roof.

Aaron after seeing those girls scram went towards Jack and looked him in the eyes.

Releasing ¼ of his killing intent focusing on jack, he said.

"If you ever bully Erisviel again? I swear, I will kill you!

No one will believe that I Aaron Blood was the one who beat you up. Everyone knows my body is weak, it will be a shitty joke if you ask me, much less beat the crap out of three at once." he said before reining in all the killing intent.

"And trust me, I really can kill you and no one will ever know it was me or someone I hired to do it."

Aaron said giving a smile to Jack, who was looking at him with horror in his eyes.

Jack really believed, this guy 'Aaron' will really kill him if he does anything stupid.

Aaron turned around went towards the dazed Erisviel.

Arriving in front of Erisviel, he held out his hand for her to grab.

Erisviel reflexively grabbed his hand. Aaron pulling up Erisviel from the ground, and clearing the dirt on her clothes called out to her.

"Eris?" Hearing Aaron's voice he looked into his eyes.

His eyes looked a bit sad, feeling ashamed and guilty she apologised.

"I am sorry, Aaron."

He holds her hand and dragged her out of there.

Erisviel didn't say anything just followed him quietly.

She doesn't know what to do. She never felt this way.

Arriving in an isolated area. Aaron let go of her hand.

He turned around to face Erisviel.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Aaron said.

Erisviel doesn't know what to say? she wanted to say something but nothing is coming out from her mouth.

She looked at Aaron's eyes, which looked sad and deeply hurt.

She doesn't know why? she felt relieved of some sorts and also felt happy, but also she was feeling guilty and ashamed.

"If you have told Aurora, Ian or me we could've helped you but you didn't. Why? Dont you see us as your friend? Have we not showed our genuine feelings and sincerity towards you? Were we not honest with you? Tell me Eris why?" Aaron questioned his eyes was full of hurt and sadness. Aurora, Ian and he the three of them was trying their best to fill the gap between them they were trying their best to knock down the barriers she had put up.

They were genuine, sincere and honest towards her yet she still didn't trust them.

Looking at Erisviel who was quiet not looking at his eyes, he was hurt.

"Are we not friends Erisviel?" Aaron said with a voice full of pain, it cracked a bit when he called out her name.

"You are." Erisviel said looking at Aaron.

"You are my friend Aaron. I'm sorry I didn't tell you or Aurora or Ian and Nyx. I didn't want to bother you four." She grabbed Aaron's hands.

"I was afraid. I-I had friends before or so I thought. They used me, they were kind to me but they were only kind cause they wanted me to help them or use me for errands. They talked behind my back. When I found out, they said they were only friends to me cause I'm smart. A nerd like me will never be their friend, they just wanted to use me. I really thought of them as friends but I was wrong. I never had any friends before, I was naive and stupid so I believed everything they said." Erisviel said holding Aaron's hand tightly she continued.

"I thought you were like them too, but I was wrong. I felt insecure and unconfident and hesitant towards you all. What if you all leave me, what if you all are just pretending? I was doubtful also self-doubting myself, afraid to give meaning towards this friendship of ours only to to be betrayed by once more again. So that is why I didn't trust you all. And I'm sorry that I'm stupid, I never had real friends so I didn't know what to do." Hugging Aaron, Erisviel opened up.

After 10 minutes everything learning from Erisviel about her distrust towards others and her past, Aaron kind of understand why she was like that.

Finally coming to accept their friendship Erisviel opened up to him and accepted them wholeheartedly.

Erisviel noticed they took too much time and said to Aaron, Ian must have been waiting for them at the cafeteria! So they should leave and join him for lunch.

Turning around Erisviel started to walk, she only took a few steps when she heard Aaron saying.

"Would you believe me if I said, I had friends before but all of them died because of me?"