He stayed with her when life got rough, took care of her when she almost broke down.~A

Aria knocked on the thick wooden door silently waiting for her friend to allow her entrance. Her eyes widened as the door slowly opened, a head of brunette locks peaking from inside. She stepped in warily, eyeing the weary teen. She looked bad, though better than how she'd been a few days ago.

"You feeling any better?" She asked carefully, watching as her friend closed the door. Marie shrugged and offered her a seat. She smiled warmly and accepted.

"I guess..." She muttered taking a seat directly across from her. Aria noted that the house looked cleaner than expected from one who was living alone with her disorganized twin sister and a broken heart. The older frowned.

"You know, he doesn't deserve you," Aria stated darkly, wishing for said boy to burn in hell. Her eyebrows rose as the hint of a small smile graced Marie's lips. It wasn't sad or fake. It was a true genuine smile. A smile she'd miss very much.

"He said the exact same thing as well, (I wonder who is it?~~)" she muttered. Aria raised a thinly shaped eyebrow. "He? Who's 'he'?"

A tint of red flushed through Marie's pale cheeks, raising the older's suspicion. As far as she knew, none of their friends or Marie's cousins had been able to visit Marie the past few weeks nor had Lily (Marie's twin sister) told her of anyone else visiting their house. She watched Marie fervently shake her head, pleading her to ignore her statement. She did, though it still bothered her mind.

Aria stood up and continued inspecting the house. It really was clean and organized, which seemed very strange. Marie wouldn't have bothered cleaning the house in his state and Lily couldn't even use a broom properly to save her life. Someone must have gone to their house. She cautiously entered the kitchen and found an unfinished plate of pasta set on the table. She raised an eyebrow and looked at Marie who refused to meet her eyes.

"Where did you get the food young one?" She asked, stepping deeper into the kitchen. Marie coughed and followed. "I cooked?" She stated more as a question.

Aria rolled her eyes. "I know you can't cook Marie."

"I can try, can't I?" Marie pouted.

The older leaned closer to the table and picked up the forgotten fork, rolling the strands of noodles into a small ball. She took a bite and carefully chewed on the meal. "Delicious," she complimented, putting the fork down. "Now I know you didn't cook this," she added accusingly, crossing her hands in front her chest. She watched with amusement as the brunette opened her mouth only to closed it again like a fish out of water. Aria walked towards the fridge and opened it, eyeing the set of unheated meals stacked neatly inside. She looked questioningly at Marie who hid her face behind her brown locks.

"And you got this from..."

Her heart skipped a beat at the sudden intrusion of the brunette's cousin, Quake (Quake sometimes visit the twin's house because he's the mama XD). Quake was screaming profanities just aa he entered the door followed by a begging Fang behind. He nodded at Aria as acknowledgment before running up the stairs (The elemental siblings sometimes sleep in the twin's house because of Cyclone and Blaze  who  always insisted it.), Fang closed by. She chuckled and closed the fridge, strollimg away from the kitchen. She eyed the house one last time before smiling cheerfully at Marie and ruffling her hair.

"Well, it looks like you're being well taken care of," she stated, turning to take her leave. "I'll tell the others you're feeling better. When do you think you'll be able to come back to school?"

Marie vaguely answered soon before opening the door for Aria. Aria smiled one last time and left. She didn't miss to see the dark purple head of locks discretely climbing through her friend's open window, nor the rush in the brunette's footsteps as she padded away, up the stairs in her house. Aria wondered how long it's been since he started taking care of Marie. She sighed and shrugged.

As long as she was being taken care of.