"Should we head back home?" Alex asked, his gaze fixed straight ahead, his tone calm.
Lumi nodded eagerly, raising her hands like a triumphant child. "Let's gooo! Home, home, home! Big mansion!" she exclaimed, her voice brimming with excitement.
Alex smirked faintly at her enthusiasm and adjusted her slightly on his shoulder. "Alright, hold tight," he said as they started walking back, the lively streets of the city bustling around them.
***
When Alex pushed open the doors to his mansion, he was greeted by chaos. The living room, typically immaculate, looked like a war zone. Wisp and Aer zipped around, their laughter and excited shouts reverberating through the hall as they chased each other in an endless loop. Cushions lay scattered across the floor, a vase swayed precariously on the edge of a table, and the once-tidy bookshelves appeared as though they'd been ransacked by a tornado.
