Aerius smiles sadly, "This will take time, I know, but you can do it, Cupcake. There isn't anything you can't do...you don't have to instantly become a hero/beacon of hope now. I'm hoping with this title, though, that you'll start believing in yourself more...."<br/><br/>He looks outside to check the process when he gets an idea.<br/><br/>"Hey, remember those pacts we made as kids? Some were silly like if I ate veggies, you had to? Then serious ones like staying together forever?..."<br/><br/>When she replied, he smiled a goofy smile, "What if we made one now? As long as I keep you alive and support you, you have to keep me sane and support me? Like I said, if you go down, I do."<br/><br/>He holds out two pinkies...Ryan chuckles from the back, "Double pinkies...he is serious, Mikay."