'Sir, pack all of the velvet orbs. Yes, that lighter too. Yaa.' Ryan instructed. Probably the only person who understood my love for handcrafted and kind off crafty stuff was him. We were also to buy some candles, which Aspen packed. The clothes in Etis's shops were pretty much like the ones we got in Fashion Street and regular malls, so I picked what I liked the most. Aspen and Mat sponsored to pay for everything, and I didn't really have a choice because I hadn't received any payment yet.

'Ryan, should I take a red tube top or a pink off-shoulder?' I asked as I tried on both the clothes, putting them together in front of me and staring at the mirror.

'I don't really know, Kashi. I have no idea.'

'Just tell which looks better!' I stretched my words long enough to sound like a kid persuading his mom for watching five minutes of more television.

'Both look pretty okay.'

'That means neither?'

'No, I didn't mean that but...'

'Ryan!! Stop confusing me!'

'That is why I wasn't opting to say anything.'

'Is this our first fight?'

'Let's hope it isn't...'

'Guys!!! Stop. Just stop. Kashi I think the tube top is much better. Buy a cardigan with it probably.' Aspen interrupted. I couldn't believe it, why does the first almost fight has to about something so, mundane? Almost two weeks had passed of our relationship, and we were on a pretty great path. Nothing really changed in between us, except the fact that we shared I love yous, kissed, and stripped for each other.

'Ryan, bro, let's go out for a walk, man. Let both of them finish their shopping. We'll meet you guys at Judy's corner.'

'Judy's corner!! I love it! There are sooo many memories I have attached to it! You guys and me! Kashi you need to know sooo much!!' Ryan jumped. I've never seen the guy this excited.

Both of them moved out of the mall, giving me and Aspen some much-needed peace to shop for clothes and shoes. I bought a tee for Ryan, just as a gift. Actually my first gift. I promised to pay Aspen later and insisted on it because it had to be a gift entirely from my side. By the time we were out of almost ten different places, I had a full wardrobe for myself, with the best clothes in the world. Primarily because I chose all of them, without my mom judging them or refusing to pay for them.

Judy's corner was literally at the corner of the marketplace. The entire Enchanted Island of Etis had only one big town market, which was really big and had everything in the world you'd ask for. Judy's was a food truck, where people seemed to enjoy chaii and some bun.

'So Enchanted Island of Etis is actually clustered into North Market, Food Sphere, Residential Areas, and the Plantation, Cultivation & Forests. The Pentatox hovers overall. And the Metros are kinda magnetic, and they're used only by people who're related to Pentatox because they all end up there.' Aspen explained as we arrived at Judy's corner.

Ryan radiantly devoured a bun and chaii. 'This is Judy's popular milk tea with Cheese Cream buns, straight from the dairy of our Etis. You know all of us, me, Aspen, and Mat used to come here when we were really young before I moved to Earth, and while these guys managed to eat and drink, I hardly managed to bite the buns properly. I ate Judy's strawberry ice cream though. Three at a time.' He narrated happily.

He was so happy being back to the place he belonged, yet he always texted me how he'd like to go back to Earth.

I don't understand this man's philosophies.

I think that's what makes him different.

And that's why I'm in love with him.