Sister, Back-off From MY MAN

"It's okay, you can tell me" Ji Hwan didn't give up and successfully pursued her.

"I was just thinking how lucky Kiaraa is to get a chance to pair up with Song Ji Hun oppa."

For a moment Song Ji Hwan felt guilty as according to the tickets chosen by them, Aera was originally paired up with Song Ji Hun and he meddled in messing it all.

'Hyung is not interested in her. I am rather saving her from future heart break by keeping her away from Hyung' He tried to console himself to make himself feel less guilty.

"Hmm, maybe somethings are just meant to be and some are not" Song Ji Hwan didn't wish to sound rude but he wanted to give reality check to her.

"What do you mean?" Aera didn't get the meaning behind his deep words.

"You should be thankful you didn't pair up with Song Ji Hun" 

"What? Why?" Aera looked upset with what he said.

"Hyung is very competitive about these kinds of games and takes them seriously. You are always so shy around him that you barely utter a few words properly. In this treasure hunt, you wouldn't have been of any help to him and the first impression he would have of yours wouldn't have been so great"

Song Ji Hwan couldn't help but try to make her feel better as he didn't wish to hurt her with any rude words.

"Hmm, you are right" Aera nodded her head as she too felt Hwan made a good point.

"Glad you understood" Hwan patted on her head and closed his eyes.

After a few minutes, Song Ji Hwan felt the legs under his head flinching.

He opened his eyes and saw Aera making painful expressions on her face by tightly closing her eyes and he realized, sitting in this position with his head on her lap for so long started hurting her legs.

After all, she was still a kid.

"Oh no, is it paining a lot?" Song Ji Hwan immediately sat up, pulled out her legs to stretch and gently massaged it.

"It's okay" Aera nervously tried to pull back her legs but Song Ji Hwan firmly held her ankle.

"Don't worry the pain will be gone soon" He worriedly assured her and continued massaging her legs.

"Why did you not tell me immediately when your legs were in pain?" Song Ji Hwan scolded her but his words were covered with concern.

"You never asked me for anything in return, so…" Aera looked down as she felt a bit weird getting her legs massaged by Hwan.

Not that she felt bad touch from him but except for her parents, no one ever showed this kind of gentleness towards her, so this foreign feeling was new to her.

"Aera, when you are in pain you should just say it and not hide it, okay?" He gently scolded her and when she nodded her head, as an appreciation he again patted on her head and smiled.

After she felt better, he again laid back on the grass but this time he placed his left hand under his head for support.

Song Ji Hwan and Aera kept looking at the scenery ahead of them, when Aera suddenly asked him, "Are you not bored?"

"Bored?" Song Ji Hwan chuckled.

"Yeah, we are doing nothing and just sitting here. Instead, we can go and play something else" 

Song Ji Hwan understood Aera was bored.

"Are you finding my company boring?" Song Ji Hwan glared at her, clearly offended by her words.

"Well, I'd rather prefer spending my time with Kim Do-Yun" Aera hesitatingly confessed.

"Why?"

Song Ji Hwan's question made her feel awkward as she frankly told him that she is bored sitting on this lawn with him. If Song Ji Hun would have been here then she wouldn't have minded spending her time doing nothing but only watching him.

"I just told you" Aera hesitatingly said.

Song Ji Hwan helplessly shook his head, "You people just don't know how to enjoy nature and the beauty of it. All of you just want to keep running in this competing world or try everything that you can. At times, it is nice to slow down and do nothing"

Aera didn't get his words but still she nodded her head as if she agreed with him, not wanting to offend this apparently sensitive guy.

After a few minutes, Song Ji Hwan sat up. Sitting next to her, he looked at the nature ahead as if he was in some deep thoughts, "Although, I and Hyung are born to same parents, we both are very different."

"Hmm, I can see that" Aera didn't deny as she too agreed with him.

Song Ji Hwan turned to look at her and smiled, "How are we different according to you?"

"You talk a lot and he rarely talks. You interact with everyone but he does not. You watch a lot of movies while he prefers reading. You are jovial, he is serious." Sensing his gaze on her, Aera stopped talking and turned to see him.

"Did I say something wrong?" she worriedly asked.

Song Ji Hwan was still smiling and shook his head in no, "I am just surprised you observed me too. I thought your eyes can't see anyone else except for my elder brother"

"You are Kiaraa's friend and always around, so I couldn't help but notice"

"Don't explain yourself, I am glad you noticed me" Song Ji Hwan patted on her head.

"What is to be glad about it?" she muttered.

"I don't know" He honestly replied and again went calm.

"I and Kiaraa are different too in spite of having same parents" Aera shared with him.

"Hmm, we all can see that" Hwan teased her.

"I sometimes wish I am more like Kiaraa" Aera suddenly said surprising the guy next to her.

"What?" He laughed as if he heard some joke but seeing how serious Aera was he stopped laughing, "Why the hell do you want to be like that wild girl? Kiaraa is the last person in this world one should be inspired from"

"I thought you two were friends" Aera glared at him as she didn't expect him to make fun of her sister.

"We are, that's exactly why I am saying this" he was unaffected by Aera's reaction.

"Don't talk about my sister like that" Aera pouted not liking Hwan's opinion on Kiaraa.

"Woah, are you serious?" Song Ji Hwan didn't expect Aera to get upset.

He believed the relationship between this sisters wasn't that great.

After not getting a reply from her, he again asked, "Doesn't Kiaraa always trouble you? Aren't you scared of her?"

"I am scared of her but that doesn't mean I like it when an outsider is talking against my sister" Aera still didn't look at him, pouting angrily.

"Outsider? Are you seriously calling me an outsider?" Song Ji Hwan ignored everything that she said and was stuck at the word 'outsider'

"You are not a 'Lee'" Aera avoided looking at him and looked down at the ground.

"Oh, so I am an outsider?" Hwan again asked her and Aera nodded her head not willing to take back what she said.

'How dare he insult my elder sister in front of me?' Aera thought in her heart, not regretting her words.

"Cool, if I am an outsider, it implies my elder brother is an outsider too." Song Ji Hwan loudly declared and muttered clearly, "Today, I will tell Hyung that Aera considers him an outsider" Without turning to look at Aera, from the corner of his eyes he saw the frown lines on her forehead, "Why wait? I'll go and find Hyung right away to tell him what Aera thinks of us Songs"

Song Ji Hwan was about to stand up when Aera tightly held his hands, "I am sorry, please don't tell Song Ji Hun oppa about all of this, please"

Aera was still a child at heart and didn't know he was just teasing her. 

The thought of Song Ji Hun misunderstanding her scared the hell out of her and she continued begging Hwan, "I am sorry, in anger I called you an outsider, you are not at all an outsider" she started pacifying him.

Hwan wanted to laugh at this girl, 'Kiaraa is right, she is so dumb' he smiled to himself.

"Oh, I am not an outsider?" He again asked for confirmation.

"Not at all" Aera quickly answered still holding his one arm with both her hands as she was afraid, he would run away and she won't be able to catch him.

"Then who am I?" Hwan asked her, turning her speechless as she was not sure what to say.

"Ummm… you… umm" she was figuring out the perfect reply.

"I am Song Ji Hwan oppa" He answered on her behalf, only to get glared at by her.

"What? Why do you look angry?"

"Only Song Ji Hun oppa is my oppa" Aera complained.