-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

We eat happily, enjoying the day and I look at dad "Dad...you said I could get a horse when I turned 7...could we go get one? Please?" I say. I know EXACTLY which I want already and I wait for an answer, done eating already.

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I smile softly at him and nod, agreeing easily. I did promise him this horse and, as long as he helps care for it part of the time like I do with my own horse, then I'm fine with it.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

Once we are all done eating he takes me out to the paddock but I look at the horses, trying to find the one that I had in mind...though I don't see him. I continue to look until I notice a paddock that has undead horses "Could I get one of those?" I say, pointing at the paddock and dad sighs "Only if you want a challenge..." I walk over, trying to see if I can find the horse I was looking for as I remember its undead but when I don't see it I'm a bit sad...until I notice a familiar purple flame mane and I smile. I notice the horse grazing on special undead grass that only these horses can eat. I point at the black boned one "Could I get that one?" dad looks at me a bit "That one is pretty much impossible to tame even for me...unless you can prove that you can tame it I would say we go to the other paddock." I merely nod but I smile when the horse looks around lazily, its ears perking when it spots me and it stares before trotting over and nosing me. I remember this fella~ Arvak and I smile as it's as tame as can be so I climb on his back, him staying still even without a special saddle and reins for undead skeletal horses~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I'm shocked that he managed to tame the horse so quickly until a faint memory of the day that I brought him to this realm comes to mind. I remember that he bonded with the horse then and now I'm more surprised that he actually remembered.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I smile as Arvak snorts a bit but I merely pet him and I ride him around the paddock but I have him jump the fence, laughing as I have him gallop to the barn for his kind to get some gear. Once there I get off of him and I walk in, wondering what he would like so I let him pick and he picks some red and gold styled reins and saddle and saddle blanket. Plus he picked out a matching set of special grooming gear as well and after I got it all on him I take him to the royal barn, he and my dad's horse getting along quite easily and I smile as they nose each other from their stalls, the stalls being right next to each other, and I find it cute. I smile as dad comes to the entrance of the barn, spotting how well the pair are getting along and I pet them both, Arvak nibbling my hair and I giggle.

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I smile at the sound of Aurum being so happy and how well the horses are getting along. I walk up beside Aurum and pet my horse, not quite sure Arvak would let me pet him.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I giggle as Arvak tries nosing him to get attention before snorting and pretty much climbing out of the stall to get petted. I laugh at the way he is trying to climb out of the stall and he ACTUALLY manages to! He noses against dad and I snicker at the stunned look on dad's face, and Ghira's, as the horse WANTS attention and he pets Arvak to make him happy but to my glee Arvak steals Ghira's earring, causing me and Flare to laugh as he bolts out of the barn with it in his teeth with a frustrated demon lord behind him.

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I sigh silently, but I can't help the way that my lips are twitching at how frustrated Ghirahim is. It is kind of funny to see him so upset due to how dramatic he is.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

We follow the pair outside, watching as Ghirahim chases Arvak to try and get his earring back but I watch as the horse waits purposely at the edge of the lake and me and Flare are snickering. At the last second when Ghirahim is close Arvak bolts, causing Ghira to trip and fall into the lake but I merely laugh, me and Flare falling onto the grass laughing so hard at the pissed off look on the demon lord's face~ priceless at getting outsmarted by a horse!

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I keep my face straight at this, knowing it would only anger Ghirahim more to see me amused by this as well. Though it is amazing to see just how frustrated and upset he is right now, especially since this was pretty harmless overall.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

Eventually we settle down only to laugh again as the second he climbs out Arvak zooms past, knocking him back into the lake and my chest is hurting from laughing so hard but it's too funny~ When he gets out again Arvak doesn't have the earring but when Ghira calls him stupid to his surprise and anger Arvak rips the top part of his clothing and actually eats it, which only makes me laugh more. It's so funny but Ghira better be lucky he didn't...well to late. Arvak now destroyed his pants, forcing him to teleport away as Arvak eats his clothing. I know dad is slightly frustrated but he knows Ghira insulted Arvak and the poor horse didn't know what to do...i get hit with something and I notice Arvak dropped the ring on my head so I hold it, giggling and petting Arvak gleefully from what he did~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I sigh silently at this, but it was pretty funny to watch... I know Ghirahim will be fine once he calms down and I know he has several exact copies of his usual outfit, so it should be fine...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

It's been a few days since the event...but I'm awake EARLY in the morning before the sun is up because ITS MY BIRTHDAY! With a few blood tests and magic they found out my exact birthday so I sneak into my dad's room, leaping on top of him and waking him "WAKE UP WAKE UP! ITS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!" I shriek, dad groaning at being woken up so early but I go wake Ghira in the same manner before waking Flare and I'm so hyper so I check dad's room and I notice him trying to sleep again. I growl, jumping back on him "COME ON WAKE UP DAD! ITS MY BIRTHDAY! WAKE UP!" I yell, chewing on his ear and he growls but I pull the covers off and I tug at his legs, going to pull him off the fucking bed if he doesn't get the hell up~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I sigh in annoyance before saying, "Okay! I'm up, I'm up!" I sit up to prove this so that he'll stop trying to pull me off the bed. I know that he won't let me sleep any longer so I might as well get up now...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I squeal happily before running out of the room, getting a frustrated demon lord out of bed as well and once they're both actually up I get ready, full of energy and same with my sword spirit but we both are hyper. A few of the staff are up from me yelling but they merely smile at how hyper I am as I always loved my birthday~ it was my favorite time of the year where I get to do what I wish and do pranks after the party and normal birthday stuff, like cake, gifts and the party, meaning it's the one day I get to be as mischievous as I please~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I smile slightly at how energetic my son is, knowing exactly how much he enjoys his birthday. It's always fun to see what kind of pranks he comes up with each year, as they're usually different from precious pranks.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I wait excitedly as the staff all wake to work on fixing the party food and other things but I go play a few pranks on a few of the asleep demons before dad calls me back to the castle. The kingdom eventually wakes but they all are annoyed but I know because they know what day it is. I sit in my room as I wait for them to get everything set up, me always enjoying them decorating the dining hall because they do it different every year~ this is also why I wake everyone so early so I have PLENTY of time to do pranks~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I smile slightly at his excitement and I'm definitely curious what pranks he'll be doing today.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

Once the dining hall is all set up I get to see it and I squeal happily at the look~ It's so pretty and all of my favorite colors as well~ I smile as the staff bring gifts that they had for me, many of the demons in the kingdom had done so but I eat breakfast with dad, Ghira and Flare happily, so full of energy "Master doesn't how he look remind you of when he was 3?" "Oh don't remind me...he was SUCH a hassle with destroying the entire castle and messing everything up" "HEY! At least he QUIT that...he doesn't give two fucks about quitting with messing my room up though...same with Flare"

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I sigh at this, him being correct. Aurum and Flare really do like messing with him and his room...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

At the mention of Ghira's room me and Flare snicker and Ghirahim asks what we are snickering about but he teleports to his room...only for a shriek to be heard from down the hall and we laugh, the first prank of the day being played. Dad, me and Flare go to his room and I open the door only for a pissed off, soaked and covered in flour demon lord, smelling of perfume as well and covered in makeup powder as well, being upside down by a rope on his feet and he is glaring at me but I giggle happily at the sight. His room is COVERED in paint, powder, water and flour plus makeup stuff and ALL of his clothes are COVERED in stuff but I purposely saved a set in my room so he had something to wear today. He growls but when he tries to get free he gets more water and another bag of flour dumped on him, causing him to sputter and growl but while me and Flare are snickering I notice dad is trying SOO hard to not laugh but the more Ghira pretty much flails around to get free only to get more covered in stuff is making it harder and harder~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I continue trying not to laugh, but it's so difficult with how upset Ghirahim is... It's so funny to see him just covered in all kinds of things and how annoyed he is...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

Eventually he can't help it when Ghira starts cursing crazily and dad laughs hard at that, unable to keep it back any longer. Ghirahim is pissed off but dad leaves, still laughing and a few of the staff peer in, snickering before walking off. I snap and the entire room is clean but he is confused and I grin "What? You got fooled with illusion magic derp~ the rope was the only thing real~" he growls but I let him down and he groans at falling since we couldn't catch him fast enough. Eventually the party started and I get to open gifts, hyper and excited at the gifts I will get when I start opening them, the first one I open it being a pretty pearl necklace and I squeal happily, putting it on and I love it~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I smile softly at how much he likes the gift, enjoying getting to see him so happy. It does look really good on him as well.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I open the next gift and I smile at it being something for my sword spirit, it being a necklace and I put it on him. He looks cool with it on as its dragon teeth and a few gems which looks amazing~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

He reaches for the next gift which happens to be a bow that's his size. The next thing he opens, likely from the same person, is a decent-sized quiver filled with not only regular arrows but all different kinds of magic ones as well. His eyes light up as archery has been something that he's wanted to work on for a while. The next thing he gets is a special bracelet set for him and his sword spirit, both of them set to their specific styles, that'll let them talk from any distance telepathically, even if they're in different realms. I watch as they both put them on and smile, obviously feeling the magic settle over them. He does get a few books, but they're all about subjects that he's expressed interest in and therefore, he's pretty excited to read them, if I can read the glint in his eyes properly. Two protective bracelets follow this, ones that set a protective ward around the wearer and protects them from certain magic attacks and it'll heat up if he's near anything poisonous or a drug. I nod when they both put it on, watching them adjust to the new magic once again. They do get a few toys as he's still young enough to want them and the happiness that sparks in his eyes when he opens them makes the gifts worth it.

They soon run out of presents, well all except the ones that Ghirahim and I have set aside for them. We get those out next and they open Ghirahim's first, one of them being a cloak for each of them, similarly styled to the demon lord's own. He knows how much they enjoy wearing his clothes and just decided to give them cloaks of their own. Another thing from the demon lord is a few small items that he had heard Aurum professing that he wanted, causing the boy to smile. Soon, it's time for my gifts and they open them to see one of the things that I know they've both wanted for a while, that being a certain spellbook of mine for Aurum that I know he's been wanting to learn from, but I haven't let him until now, and a charm in the form of an earring for Flare that'll make him even stronger than he is now, even with him being assisted by the legendary blade.

Once all the presents have been opened, Aurum pronounces that he's going to go prank people now, me hearing a few groans at this causing me to snicker quietly. Suddenly, a few demons come in the room, with three crates, each emitting a different noise. Another demon walks in, without any crates and says, "I am a demon creature tamer and I heard it was your son's birthday so I decided to bring three little creatures all tame and pretty much babies for him as a gift. I hope he enjoys them and if they hurt him in the least send them back and I will train them to behave and we will try again. If they continue to hurt him I will take them back and he can have anything from me to repay the damage I caused"

Aurum looks at him curiously and excitedly with his words and the demon has the first crate opened, it revealing a baby demon dragon in a golden color with red eyes. Aurum squeals slightly and I see the demon smile before he opens the second crate, it being a young demon black dragon wolf, which the species is rare and hard to tame...It has golden eyes and when it opens its mouth to yawn, I can see a bit of smoke...So it breathes fire... The last crate is opened to reveal a winged demon leopard which is legendary in its rarity. It is a white color with silver eyes, even more rare as those are not common colors. They're all young, practically babies of their specific species.

The minute they see my son, they're all squirming, struggling to try to get to him. They manage to break free and dart at him, each one nuzzling him when they get there. They all snuggle into him and Aurum giggles softly, enjoying the attention.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I giggle happily and I laugh when the wolf and kitty both lick me, the dragon snorting playfully. They all snuggle, me petting the wolf and kitty and they make content growls and purrs as the dragon curls up by my feet. "You son seems to have...quite a way with creatures" I hear the demon say and dad agrees "He was able to tame Arvak one of our toughest to tame undead horses and yet all it took was the horse to simply look at him and he came right over to him. Honestly animals and creatures and even monsters like him...he just...has that air about him that the creatures like" I'm too distracted and I hear one whisper that maybe I won't do pranks but I grin "Don't think I won't~" they all groan but I giggle at the wolf licking my neck playfully. I have most of the stuff I don't have on me or Flare teleported to my room, including the cloak so I don't mess it up, and I ask dad if he could use three of the empty rooms for the pets and he nods, teleporting away to make the rooms styled for the pets. I talk to others demons for a bit before dad comes back and teleports the pets to their rooms and then I bolt off instantly, me and Flare going out to do pranks~

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I just sigh, an exasperated smile on my face. It is impossible to get him to stop pranking but at least he only does it this much on his birthday...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

By the time noon is here I've done at least 1000 different pranks and everyone is a mess. No one is selling anything because they know what will happen and I snicker softly as I dump a bucket of ice cold water on a group of demons, laughing at their reaction. I teleport away and I decide to do a prank on dad~ I easily find him in a meeting...but I don't want to ruin anything and since this meeting was with his own advisers there are no traitors. I make all their papers and cases vanish, pretty much anything important before suddenly dumping water on ALL of them and they all shriek at having FREEZING cold water dumped on them. I make the papers and stuff appear on a nearby table so they aren't soaked and their glowing to protect them from the water. I notice dad look up and I giggle before teleporting away to go eat quickly before doing more pranks.

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I roll my eyes but I am glad he had the forethought to move the documents to not ruin them. Once we get the area dry, we continue the meeting, a bit unhappy about being soaked but not too upset.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

Sadly the day is over and I'm worn out but I eat dinner with dad and Ghira, me and Flare tired. Ghira is put in charge to get us to bed and he picks us both up, both of us clinging onto his sides and he carries us to our rooms. Once we are in our rooms I fall asleep, sensing that Flare is as well. We both are tired but I wake to my little kitty snuggling in with me and same with the wolf, feeling the dragon curl up by my feet and I just let them snuggle.

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I check in on him before going to bed and smile at the sight of him snuggling with his pets.

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

Two more years pass and now I'm 9 years old. Dad had told me that the more I grow up the more I have to learn the responsibilities of being prince and I sigh in boredom as the teacher helps me learn the area of the land, bored with this...Flare is taking lessons from another teacher so he will know his purpose better and I watch as he reviews this, the lessons so boring...

-=-Demise:

I lead the meeting, listening to the advice my advisers are giving me. It's not as boring as it could be as we're talking about important things going on.

-=-Orion's Pov-=-

I continue lecturing the prince on proper conduct and the responsibilities that he'll have as prince. It is imperative that he learn all of this in order to properly represent our kingdom.

-=-Draconis's Pov-=-

I teach the young prince's sword spirit about his purpose and sigh when he seems a bit bored. There really is no better way to teach this material as it's not something you can physically do just yet...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I sigh in boredom and I rest my chin on the table only for a ruler to get smacked on the table, causing me to jump "Are you listening to a word I'm saying?!" I nod "Alright then tell me what I just said" I sigh "Even if I don't listen I got special magic recording what you said so I can review it on my own time later..." He huffs and says I MUST pay attention to everything he says whether I'm recording it or not and I snort slightly, bored as hell but when he starts again I just stare at him, bored and just wanting to go do other things...why do I have to do this...i can just do my own thing and let the blade of legends record it but NO dad said I had to go to the classes and so now I'm enduring the class, bored out of my mind...

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I sigh slightly as the meeting starts coming to a close, all of us glad that it's almost over. We really wish that it could be a bit less formal, but propriety calls for it to be this huge meeting...

-=-Orion's Pov-=-

I'm getting frustrated with the young prince and the fact that he will NOT pay attention. He is constantly dozing off or just staring into space with a bored look on his face. He also rests his chin on the table or on his hand, all of which is improper for a prince of his station... I growl at this as my frustration rises through the roof. "Can you pay attention for once?! Ignoring your lessons is improper for a prince like you!" He whimpers and hides under the table, but I just follow, "Come out! You must listen to me!" I continue demanding him to get out but I don't care that it's scaring him. Fear can be a good motivator.

-=-Draconis's Pov-=-

I notice that Flare has completely zoned out and I sigh, trying to get his attention. I understand how bored he is, but if he would listen, he would be able to leave quicker...

-=-Flare's Pov-=-

I zone out the minute I feel Aurum's emotions rising and the fear that's rising in him. I'm already nervous as the levels are far too high and they're only getting higher... I bolt out of the classroom and run to the classroom where Aurum is and I hear yelling. Shit...that's not good at all...I run to the meeting room where his father is, knowing that he has to know about this whether the meeting is over or not.

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I look up when I hear familiar footsteps and Flare rushes into the room, but the sheer panic that I see in his eyes freezes me. I wrap the meeting up quickly, the others understanding, as it's not good when a sword spirit is panicked like this. That only happens when something is wrong with their master and I don't like that something's wrong with my son...He races off and I follow, able to hear yelling when we get in the hall that has the classroom my son had today's lesson in. I growl as I recognize it as Orion's voice, knowing that Aurum's likely terrified of him right now...

-=-Aurum's Pov-=-

I'm curled up into a small ball, panicked breaths coming from me and their fast and rapid, me silently crying as panic and fear takes over my head. I faintly hear the door open but my dad's voice booming cuts through the fear, me whimpering and Flare is instantly at my side, trying to help me settle as I'm still under the desk. I'm shaking very visibly and my vision is blurry with how quick my breathing is but I can't settle, my mind too deep in the fear and panic to settle down...

-=-Demise's Pov-=-

I snarl and reach out for the teacher's neck, pushing him into the wall high enough where his feet aren't touching the ground. I look at him with pure hatred, "How DARE you yell at my son in such a manner! I don't fucking care if he insulted you to your face, that still wouldn't give you the damn RIGHT to YELL at MY son. He is much higher up than you will ever be and everyone in the kingdom cares about HIM more than you, so no one will oppose me when I kick you out of the castle for good!" I notice the fear in his eyes at losing his job and a demonic smirk comes across my face, "Yes, that will happen. But first you get to suffer for terrifying my son! Don't tell me you didn't see the pure fear and panic in his eyes! YOU caused that to happen you bitch! No one hurts my son and gets away with it! I've only ever seen him like this once before in the past but even then it wasn't nearly as bad! You absolute shit! If my son comes away from this paranoid or worse, I will not just kick you out of the castle but out of the entire kingdom! Now, out of my castle!" I say, grabbing him by the neck and taking him to the nearest guard to kick him out of the castle. I then return to attempt to comfort my son, hoping that he won't come away from this too badly...