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Aiden's glare would shift from Leo to Lilith as she began to advise that he say no to smoking. His spongy child brain was certainly taking in the knowledge that she provided, but his expression would not change to show any appreciation for her lesson. The boy would simply release a huff of stubborn disapproval at the pair's challenge, his squinted eyes glancing between the two. Aiden knew he couldn't beat both of them. "Two on one wouldn't even be fair..." he'd mutter toward Leo's initial suggestion. The child would sulk a little as he began to play aimlessly with some loose pens on Dr. Seven's desk. His eyes would dart up to Lilith at her suggestion that he need only land one hit on her or Leo. The woman might just notice a glimmer of determination in his eyes before he quickly lowered his gaze back to the desk and muttered quietly, "That seems more fair..." The boy would shift his weight from one leg to the other. This one-hit rule seemed more feasible... Surely, he could do that much if he tried. Lionel would taunt the child internally, Go ahead then, shrimp. Prove you're not as pathetic as we all clearly think you are... In the boy's play with the pens, he would accidentally fumble one off of the desk. He'd bend over to pick up the pen, and then he'd suddenly rocket the writing utensil towards Leo as quickly as his little arm could send it. In another second, he'd grab a handful of pens from the desk and fling them all toward Lilith. This second throw would be a little more sloppy in his rush. He really didn't think he could get Lilith what with all the magic he'd seen her do already, but he figured if he attacked both Lilith and Leo at once, he's bound to land a hit somewhere. However, the child was mostly hoping on catching Leo off guard with his sneaky 'dropped the pen' ploy.

Leo would facepalm as he heard Lilith utter the words clean hit. Not only was the kid going to do everything in his power catch us off guard, he'd probably try and take him at first. He crossed his arms and started tapping his feet, processing what she had said if it was fair. Mainly because Aiden had something inside him he's been hiding since Leo had met them. "Life isn't fair kid, sometimes you're forced to do things you don't want to do. Even if that mea-" He caught himself as he saw Aiden drop a pen off the desk and go to pick it up. Not before it was flung at him at a great speed. However, Leo saw it come at him easily and he playfully stuck his tongue out again, tilting his head slightly to the right. Hearing it zoom past his head, Leo shakes his head. "You really tried, you cheeky little sh!t. New rule, you have to beat me in a fight! But getting a hit on Lilith is still going on, got it?!"

Aiden would frown in annoyed disappointment as Leo dodged the thrown pen with ease and a taunting tongue. The child's eyes would dart hopefully to Lilith just before all of the pens aimed her way froze in mid-air, clunked to the floor, and shattered into bits. The child would gaze on with uncertainty as the young lady twirled to face him with a giggle of delight and a swish of her finger. A shiver would run trough Aiden's body as the temperature dropped whilst Lilith cast her ice magic. Realizing that her finger motion indicated some kind of spell in the works, but not seeing anything unusual or thinking to look up, Aiden would gasp in surprise as a dodgeball-sized heap of fluffy snow plopped atop his head and shoulders. "Eh--!? It's cold!" he'd yelp as he vigorously shook and brushed himself to get all of the snow off in a hurry. The boy would then throw a disapproving and frustrated glare toward Lilith just as DV had finished loading up his attack. "Woah--" The child's eyes would grow suddenly wide as he raised his hands in some poor attempt to block the next attack. Luckily, Lilith would put a stop to the assault before it began, and Aiden would slowly lower his hands to cross them instead across his chest. The boy would stare warily at DV whilst Lilith lectured him. Normally, the small child would object to somebody referring to him as fragile... but in this case, he'd let it slide. Better deemed fragile than have a 1-foot-diameter ball of solid ice launched into his skull.

After a short moment, Aiden would shift his gaze back to Leo as he pondered the new challenge. The child had already caught a glimpse of Leo's fighting on the playground before. He did appear to be pretty skilled. But maybe Aiden could fight pretty good too... he hadn't really tried much before. Lionel usually handled the confrontations. The boy would shift his weight from one leg to the other as he glanced away from Leo, "Whatever, I could beat you in a fight easy! But you'd probably cheat and use magic... And I'm tired right now anyways," he'd yawn, this last comment not so untrue as the first. The boy would move to sit on top of a nearby student desk before rubbing his eyes a little.