A few weeks had gone by and the girls were still just as miserable. They enjoyed Jest so much, but he still was not the same as Jocu. Jocu was one of a kind and they knew he was the best they could ever ask for.

"I still miss him," Sasha said sadly.

"Me too," Rachel said, now looking into the distance. "Soooo…what do you want to do today?"

"Um, maybe…go for a walk in the park," Sasha said quietly.

"Well…I think a walk in the park sounds nice, but I do have another task for you two lovely ladies," A voice said. Both turned and smiled at Jest as he appeared. "How about a visit to the castle today?"

"REALLY?!" Both said in glee.

"Yes. Now come." He grinned, now snapping his fingers.

Once they arrived, they looked and saw all of the brothers and King Lauhin smiling at them. The only one missing was Jocu.

"Hey everyone!" Sasha greeted happily!

"Hey!" Rachel grinned. Now walking over to the brothers, but somewhat sorrowful that Jocu was nowhere to be found.

"We hear that your holiday for Thanksgiving is coming!" King Lauhin smiled.

"Yes, I am very excited!" Rachel smiled. "You guys will be coming to our dinner feast won't you?"

"We would love too, but sadly we will be having a large feast at that time. It is not the holiday of Thanksgiving, but it is the Castle Refreshing time. It is where we share the beautiful bounty of fruits and treats that the land provides us," Jest grinned.

"Yes. It is truly a magical time!" Amio chimed in.

"It sounds great," Sasha said gently. "Wish we could come."

"You know we can't Sasha…that's the same time of our dinner for our uncles," Rachel said quietly. As much as they loved their uncles, they wished they could go to the Castle Refreshing. Both hung their heads sadly and king Lauhin looked at them sadly.

"Now now…do not be upset," he said, now making the girls look at him. "You all will be able to perhaps make the next one."

But both girls were still unhappy. It was almost Thanksgiving and there was still no sign of Jocu. At that moment, Vivo gently nudged them.

"Jocu is fine. He is at the Crystal Realm now," Vivo said.

"Does he like it there?" Sasha asked.

"Yes! He acts like he really likes it!" Amio said with a big grin.

"Amio…" Jest said, now seeing the girls' fallen faces. Was Jocu that happy without them?

"In fact, he came home laughing one time and couldn't stop telling us about what happened that day!" Amio continued.

"Amio!" Jape said, now looking at his brother angrily.

"It's almost as if he wishes he was there first!"

"AMIO!" the brothers all yelled.

"What?!" He said, but he paused at seeing the girls look away sadly.

"Well, we're glad to see that he's doing well." Sasha said quietly.

"And it's getting late. We better head back to our home." Rachel said, looking at Jest.

"But you both just got here; I'm sure Jocu will be along shortly." Jest said helpfully.

"No, I think it's best we head back now!" Sasha said, now looking at him earnestly.

"Yes, please send us back!" Rachel said, trying to hold back the tears.

"Now you two can't go back to Earth with these tears," Lauhin said, now walking up beside them. "Come here…"

"Please…we really need to go back home now; I don't want any tickles!" Sasha said, now turning away.

"Sasha…" the king cooed, now turning her around to face him. "I am not going to tickle you, but I do want to keep you both here until you both feel better. You are under the impression that Jocu cares for the other realm more and that's not true."

At that moment, a flash of light shone in the room! Jocu was returning back!

"He's coming!" Sasha said in horror. She and Rachel were not ready to see Jocu yet; not with tear stained faces.

"You girls will be fine; in the meantime, I have to go to Earth to cheer up an orphan." Vivo said gently. But the minute he created the portal, both girls jumped on him! "HEY!"

And with a flash, they all were whisked back to Earth. The King only chuckled.

"Those clever young ones." He grinned. At that moment, Jocu walked through the portal.

"Father? Is all well? I sense that we've had guests," Jocu said, now looking around the room. "Rachel? Sasha? I can sense that they were just here; where are they?"

"They've gone back to Earth," Amio said sadly, now rubbing his arm in shame.

"Amio…what is it?" Jocu asked, now looking at his brother. Once Amio explained, Jocu's eyes widened in shock! "What?!"

"Jocu remain calm," Jest added. "We will get them back."

But Jocu could only hang his head in sadness. He knew that the girls were feeling terrible and he was almost powerless to stop it. But he had to make a decision. Should he go against the rules and his father or return to Earth to comfort Rachel and Sasha?

guestsurprise: Uh oh! What a decision!