

This makes butterflies appear in Aru's stomach, although then he goes on to say that he likes her just as a friend.

After Rudy saves Aru, Brynne and Aiden from Takshaka, he asks Aru for her number so that he can contact her later.This reveals that Aiden had mentioned Aru to Brynne. When Brynne finds out that Aru is the "I know where you live" girl, she cracks up. Boo is unable to come on the quest, as he is to be held in custody, so he sends an Otherworld trainee in his place - Aiden. When Aru, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez and Brynne Rao are framed for stealing the bow and arrow of Kamadeva, Queen Uloopi assigns them a quest to retrieve Kamadeva's bow and arrow.When he got confused, Aru blabbered something about demons and ran home. Aiden asked if she was okay, but Aru got nervous and blurted out that she knew where Aiden lived. Aru was so distracted thinking about Aiden that she bumped into him. It is shown that Aru has a crush on Aiden Aru was nervous about talking to him since she found him good-looking. Aru and Aiden have their first on-page interaction towards the end of the book when Aru is going home for winter break.


Aru then continued to lie on the kitchen floor for another hour. However, she realized she was wearing a horned helmet and panicked, running into the refrigerator and falling face-first onto the floor. Aru has a flashback to seeing Aiden through her window and giving him her best smile, with the implication that she wants him to like her.Interactions Aru Shah and the End of Time 1.5 Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality.
