"No-" Her smile was replaced with a pout as her arm’s grip around his waist tightened. "You don’t believe me do you?" She tried her best to look like a kick puppy and she picked off fuzz balls from his shirt. "I truly did miss you… I never cause trouble dear brother of mine." Her smile was genuine, she hadn’t caused any trouble. What she did on school nights, with boys and in the hallways of the school were not trouble. It was fun. 

"not at all. i think you're always lost, one way or another." he smiled, well aware of the other's tactics and not completely immune to them. so he decided to not nag, killian was used to letting things go and he was certainly not going to become a version of his father. who care if she did cause trouble? he wasn't a saint himself. after all, noelle was like the snow, pure and unable to utter lies."and let me guess, you had an apple for lunch?" he teased before letting go of her. "so where's my present? my welcome gift."