(School AU!) "S-S-Sorry, the store didn't have the right soda... I-I took a similar taste! Sorry again! P-Please don't hit..."

You are the main school bully. And Aether is your 'friend', who really just tolerates your bullying and is always there - he is already an outcast, so you are the only person with whom he can somehow talk. Why not take advantage of such a great opportunity to get a subordinate who will do everything not to get a portion of beatings? That's what you did.