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Ever since that day, Aera always went to Nari's grave first thing after having breakfast.
She went to her when she was happy, told her about the cookies her appa made for her or when they went to visit her uncle Binnie.
She told her about how comfy her parents' cuddles were and that she'd have loved for them to cuddle together, the four of them.
But the little girl also went to her sister when she was sad, when Bbama had stolen some of her strawberries or when Jisung told her that she couldn't get any more cookies.
Aera loved her, she really did.
Although Minho and Jisung weren't sure if she had really understood that Nari was dead, that she wouldn't come back to life one day.
But it somehow made it easier for Minho to accept his history.
Yes, his child had passed away but she was still with them, she was still a part of their family and Aera loved her sister so much.
"Hi baby, what did you get there?"
Minho smiled when his little girl waddled through the living room towards the door of the veranda, a folded paper in one hand and her kitty plushie in the other one.
"A drawing! For Nari!"
"Oh, really? Can you show it to Appa?"
"Mhm!"
The ravenette smiled and helped his daughter up on the couch, cooing when she huffed and curled up on his lap.
"That's you, right? And Bbama and Soonie?"
The little girl nodded happily, she was very proud that her appa could recognize her drawing instantly.
"And Appa and papa and Nari!"
she pointed at the small stickman between the two bigger ones, it made Minho's heart jump.
She had drawn it so Jisung and Minho were holding Nari's hands.
"You love Nari a lot, hm?"
"Yes appa. So so much. She baby's big sister!"
"That's right sweetie."
The ravenette pressed a soft kiss on top of her head and snuck his hands around her tiny waist, poking his fingers in her chubby tummy making the little girl giggle loudly.
"Appa stop! Tickles!"
"That's the point, baby"
Minho chuckled but nevertheless stopped just to cuddle her close.
Aera sighed cutely and let her head fall on her appa's shoulder, looking up with a tiny pout on her pretty face.
"Why are you pouting, princess?"
"Kissy."
"You want a kissy?"
"Mhm!"
And who was the ravenette to say no to such a cute request?
Especially if Aera was that adorable and quite aware of how to use the power of her puppy eyes?
The little girl giggled cutely when her appa leaned down to kiss her chubby cheekies, then her tiny button nose and last but not least her forehead.
"I love you so much, sweetie~ You're appa's little angel, hm?"
"Nari too?"
"Yeah, Nari too."
"And papa?"
"Papa is my love. And my angel too. He's just not as tiny as you"
Minho chuckled and nuzzled his nose against her soft cheek.
"Aera no tiny."
"Yes, you are. You're my tiny precious baby, aren't you?"
Aera giggled and kissed her appa's cheek gently receiving a beautiful smile in return.
"Appa?"
"Hm?"
The little girl looked up at him with her huge chocolate eyes sparkling so innocently, it made Minho drown in them for a short moment.
"What is it, baby girl? You can ask appa anything."
It was obvious to the older that his daughter was somehow shy about what she wanted to ask him.
And that was unusual.
Aera was never that reserved when she wanted something from her parents.
