Lanny had practically dragged Danny upstairs, not that he could put up much of a fight. Once they reached Lanny's room Mason placed the luggage on his bed, to which Lanny frowned in annoyance. Danny looked about curiously, eyes wide in excitement.

"Is all this yours bwo?" He asked trying to climb up onto the bed. Lanny rolled his eyes and sighed, Mason eyed him wearily.

"Yup." He stated walking over to the bed.

"Cool!" Danny cried, smiling wide. Lanny threw Mason a look; he was beginning to feel like the big man didn't trust him with his own brother. Well, Lanny might not like the kings, but there was a huge difference between cousin and sibling, at least in his mind there was.

He gave Mason a little wave, meaning for him to go, but the guard didn't move instead he turned towards Danny.

"So little, fellah, have you ever been to Kinkow before?"

"Nu uh!" Danny said smiling as he looked at Mason. The big guy let out a small chuckle.

"Well alright then." He gestured towards himself. "I'm Mason, the head guard here," another smile, "you need anything, you just ask, okay?" At this he gave Lanny another suspicious look. Danny nodded vigorously.

"Okay!" He said. Lanny sighed.

"Yeah, yeah, we get it, you're the number one guard, serve and protect, woo, now please, go." Lanny ushered him towards the door. Mason frowned.

"Fine, but I'll be back to check on you two later." And with that he left, leaving Lanny and his little brother alone.

Momentarily Danny was trying to get up on the bed; he was unusually short for his age, so it was quiet a chore. Lanny could relate. He walked over and gave Danny a hand, lifting him up and placing him on the bed. Danny frowned.

"I could have done it." He pouted.

"Sure you could of." Lanny was already walking away from him. He couldn't believe this, what was Macy thinking? Sending Danny here? Didn't she know anything about Kinkow? Ugh! The woman was impossible! How his dad ever managed to find her and actually like her, he'll never know. There was a sudden springing noise in the background. He turned only to be met with a wave of annoyance.

Danny was happily jumping up and down on his bed, his luggage bouncing around his little feet.

"Hey bwo! Watch this!"More bouncing ensued. A hand suddenly found its way to Lanny's face and he wished more than anything that the whole thing was just a terrible nightmare.

"What is going on in here!?" Came a sharp voice from nearby. Lanny spun around quickly and dove for a bowl on top of a dresser.

"Shhh!" He said placing his hand over the bowl.

"What was that?" Danny asked, he had stopped bouncing.

"N-nothing! Just, uh, me? My stomach must of growled. Grrr, see, hehe, silly stomach." He said turning away again. He walked out onto the balcony.

"Are you crazy?!" He hissed as soon as he was sure Danny couldn't hear.

"No, I'm not; now tell me what the heck is goin' on!" Said a peculiar looking fish from within the bowl.

"Ugh! Nothing!" He was growing frustrated and he really didn't want to have to explain it all over again.

The fish glared back at him. "Fine, don't tell me."

Lanny sighed, he just can't win today can he?

"Look I promise I'll tell you later, just not now okay?"

The fish looked at him for a long moment, then let out a sigh of its own.

"Fine."

Lanny smiled. "Thanks Yama."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, just take me back inside, my scales are getting burned out here!"

Lanny quickly nodded and brought both of them back inside. He set Yama back onto the dresser and turned only to find Danny less than a foot way.

"What's that?" He asked pointing towards the bowl. Yama threw him a look.

"Um, nothing." He said trying to stand in front of the dresser. Danny frowned.

"Then why were you talking to it?" He questioned. Lanny's eyes narrowed, for such a little kid he sure was clever. A small smirk appeared on his face. Well he might as well get it over with anyway.

"This is my pet fish, Yamakoshi, Yamakoshi this is my little brother, Danny."

Yama just about jumped out of his bowl at Lanny's words. Brother?! He has a brother! Oh no! Great, this is just great! Well at least he isn't older, maybe he won't get in the way . . .

Danny waved at him and smiled. "Hi!" He said. Lanny spared a glance in Yama's direction; the fish seemed to be lost in thought. Well he was taking it better than he thought, so that's good right?

Danny turned to him. "You talk to your fish?" He asked curiously. Lanny felt his face get red but just shrugged. He didn't have to explain anything to the kid.

There was another sound then, almost like a rumbling. Lanny quickly figured out that they were footsteps. Only seconds later, to familiar figures appeared in his doorway. Lanny just wished he could sink to the floor and disappear.

"Sup Lan!" King Brady said walking toward him. "Little Dan." He nodded in his direction. However Danny seemed too lost in his staring contest with Yama, to notice.

"Hey, Lanny." King Boomer added fallowing closely behind. Suddenly another figure appeared, Mikayla. She stood at the door arms crossed and an almost disapproving look on her face, until she saw Danny. Her smile quickly disappeared when she glanced at Lanny though. Really, he thought, this day couldn't get any worse.