Aries had only slightly dozed off when Luca came over to rouse him. He blinked his eyes open and looked up at the human as he rubbed at one of the grey orbs, only pausing when Luca asked if he wanted to take any of the books with them. His face warmed as he remembered what he had been reading and he hurriedly shook his head in reply… Part of him was still curious and wanted to read more, but he was also feeling like it was something he wouldn’t want to get caught reading by someone other than Luca, so he didn’t want to take it with them. It felt naughty, like the hushed conversations Aries had with his brother when his sibling had sound someone he loved… Granted, even just hearing about them kissing had seemed near scandalous back then to the little redhead.<br/><br/>When then asked if he had any questions he parted his lips, looking up to Luca’s face before hesitating. He did… He had a lot of them. But… None he was willing to ask. He didn’t want to see Luca sad, and maybe more than that he felt nervous that he’d only get jealous seeing Luca’s expression while talking about someone he had loved like that. Even Luca mentioning how his friend had compared him and his lover to those in these books made Aries’ chest ache… He really was horrible.<br/><br/>“Nn, i’m okay.” He finally assured Luca with a slight smile, rising to his feet and collecting the books to put away before they left. He glanced at the book Luca held and tilted his head, staring intently at it before they started walking. “That book smells.” He finally said as they made their way back down to the second floor. He couldn’t explain the scent well, it was old and somewhat faded but… “The person who wrote it got vampire blood on the pages. It still smells like it.” He clarified as he tucked the few books he was carrying into the shelf before looking at the book again. “Did it have something about a vampire like me in it?” He asked curiously, though he assumed it must have something if Luca had decided to take it with them.