Alto put on his jacket, the air sure is cold outside because it's almost winter.

"Thanks for the groceries uncle, i can't thank you enough for it honestly"

Ilya bow to Alto to show her grat.i.tude, Alto helped them a lot, not only groceries but he always brought an ingredients for the breads in the shop and he gave the kids a cheap price too.

Alto open the door and the bell's ringing, a cold breeze enter the room and the chilly feel touch their skins.

Erwin can really feel the cold and run towards the fireplace to warm up, Ilya try to cover her hands and rub her hand to wash away the cold.

"Warm yourself up kids, it's surely really cold, then i'll take my leave"

Alto quickly closes the store door so the cold air won't get inside the store.

Ilya went to her drawer in her room and pull out a blanket, she approach Erwin who just sitting in front of the fireplace and cover them both with the blanket.

"Come on Erwin, let's just sit in the chair"

Ilya move a chair to get near to the fireplace and sit there, she give Erwin sign for him to sit on her lap.

The blanket is big enough for Ilya and Erwin to cover them both while sitting together in front of the fireplace.

Ilya decided to tell Erwin a before bed story because the time is already late night, she tells Erwin various stories until he lose consciousness and fell aslep.

"I guess i'll sleep with him tonight"

Ilya just giggling and her face got a bit red when she put down Erwin in her bed.

His cute little round face and his silver hair makes his expression when he's asleep more cute.

Ilya really want to cuddle with him but she endure her urge to do it.

Erwin was asleep already and she doesn't want to wake him up.

Ilya went to the kitchen and drink a gla.s.s of water to refresh her minds, she recall back some old memories when she's alone.

-I will protect Erwin, i promise it mom

Ilya put back the gla.s.s in it's place and went to her room and sleep next to Erwin.

Ilya just happily looking at Erwin's face before she sleeps and give him a good night kiss in the forehead, whenever she did it Erwin somehow become cuter and he smiled a bit.

"Big sis, it's morning"

Erwin tries to shake Ilya's body to wake her up, Erwin's up early today, he went to cook a breakfast for them and warm up in the fireplace a bit, he's trying to help his big sister doing a house job.

He climbed onto the bed and tries to pinch Ilya's cheeks because she keeps writhing every time Erwin shakes her body.

"Ilya big sis, get up..."

Erwin pinched Ilya's cheeks so she would open her eyes and get off the bed.

"Uhh... It's hurt Erwin"

Ilya touch her cheeks and rub it after Erwin pinched it, her bed hair sure are messy, but the soft hair of her is still beautiful.

[ Cuu.. ]

Erwin leave the room with a big smile on his face, he went to the kitchen to eat the breakfast.

-What was that

Ilya touch her forehead, a sensation after got kissed in the forehead by her little brother really makes her feels embarra.s.sed a bit, her cheeks become a bit red and she just sigh deeply and smile.

"What a womanizer my little brother is"

Ilya get off the bed to fix her bed hair, and after that she went to the kitchen to have breakfast with Erwin.

"Big sis, i'm gonna practice a bit near the forest today, i want to search for some vegetables too"

The breakfast today is a fried fish and a tofu soup.

Ilya is concerned about her brother's safety if he goes to the forest, because of what Alto said yesterday that magical beast will come out from the forest and maybe some of them will attack the villages.

"Don't worry Ilya big sis, i'm strong you know"

Erwin seems to be proud of himself and puff out his chest and laugh after that.

"All right then, just don't do anything reckless, promise me you will only pick up some vegetables from the forest, nothing more than that"

Ilya doesn't want to mention anything about the magical beast, she doesn't want to worried her little brother.

"Okay.."

Erwin and Ilya continue to eat their breakfast, their body and soul feel warm because of the warmth of the soup and the fireplace.