Divinity: A question of Honor
Chapter nine
"We have to get yourself cleaned up!" Aurea tried to control one year old Endymion in the tub.
Endy was playing splashing the warm water and was getting Aurea all wet, between laughs and babbling he had his hair full of soap and played with the falling bubbles.
"I wish I could understand you Endy" Aurea wiped the soap of her face and continued massaging the prince's head with the soap.
"Endy"
Endy stopped playing with the soap and bubbles and turned to look at Aurea with a curious face, Aurea was amazed by his attention put on her.
"Today is a very special day you know…"
Endy blinked a few times and kept the curious stare, his intense blue eyes were looking at the brunette maid.
"A year ago…a very special little person was born" Aurea said with a soft voice "Do you know who he is?"
Endy smiled and handed Aurea the crystalline soap he had in his hands "Thank you" Aurea said.
Minutes later Gaia opened the bathroom's door and watched Aurea rinsing the soap off her son's head "He's quite an impish boy isn't he?"
Aurea took Endy out of the bath tub and started to dry him with his light blue towel "He is quite a spark, but it's good, we enjoy having our long conversations, don't we Endy?" Endy babbled and giggled in response.
Gaia laughed "He speaks as if he is from another planet"
Endymion noticed his mother standing behind Aurea and extended his arms out to her; a charming smile on his face.
"Let's get you dressed young man" Gaia came close and held his hand, once he started walking, he didn't like to be carried much, he was starting to act at this very young age in a very independent manner. He liked to have conversations with Aurea and Leonidas in his own language, enjoyed to pray with Obelix in the shrine, he started to learn how to use his special cup where he drank juice or milk every morning alongside his father while he drank his coffee, he loved to cuddle in his grandmother's arms and enjoyed playing with his wooden horses with his grandfather; but what he liked the most was to spend time with his mother in the garden, under the shade of a cherry tree.
"What is he going to wear today?" Aurea came out of the bathroom drying her wet hands with a small white towel.
"Well, since it's a special day, how about he wears a special outfit…" Gaia smiled and sat Endymion on his bed and started drying his hair in a playful circular motion.
Aurea went to take a small navy blue jacket, pants, a pair of socks and underwear from his drawers.
Gaia grabbed the clothes and started to dress her son.
"Are you going out?" The lunar king asked from the bed.
"Yes, I'm going to see Chronos and his child" Serenity said while brushing her soft lavender hair in her vanity.
"I see, what is her name?" Athan asked.
Serenity looked at her husband through his reflection on the mirror "Pluto"
"A moment in time…" Athan breathed "Makes sense…"
"She's a very calm little girl, she barely cries" Serenity said while doing her hair in her traditional style
"She's much like his father" Athan said.
Serenity smiled and nodded; standing up she went to her walk in closet to put on her dress, a few minutes after she came out wearing a one shoulder pearl gown with matching heels.
"Look at you…a true Goddess, who are you going to try to impress?" he asked in a playful manner.
Serenity cracked a soft laugh "Who knows…" Serenity walked to her vanity again and put a pearls bracelet on her right wrist and turned to look at her husband still on the bed "Are you going to stay there all day, you sleepy head?"
Athan laughed "Hm…that is not a bad idea at all…I could do that and wait for you to return"
Serenity walked to the bed and sat next to him "I won't take long"
"You better, I'll miss you too much if you leave for a long time"
Serenity chuckled "You're very lovable this morning"
Athan sat straight on the bed "Is is a bad thing?"
Serenity blushed and shook her head no "I like it" she came close his face and kissed him softly on the lips "I'll try not to take long so we can have dinner together"
Athan smiled "How about dinner in bed?"
Serenity laughed "You better are bathed by the time I get back"
Athan laughed "Why?… being dirty is the new thing"
Serenity laughed louder "Being dirty is just being lazy not new" she kissed him once again and stood up, leaving the room.
"No matter how much you try to make a modest birthday party it will never work, especially now that you are queen of a whole planet" Eros said.
"I know, I know…I just didn't want a ball, just a small dinner with close friends and family" Gaia said.
Both parents turned to see their son laughing with his grandfather on the table, Queen Narella gave him another bite of his food.
The royals from the three other points of Earth were joining the royal family in the prince's first birthday. The royal court will join them later that day for dinner and then take a small stroll on the city so the people can congratulate the young prince. Yes, it was going to be a long day.
"He's so big!" Queen Camila said, Gaia smiled and nodded.
"He's going to be very tall" Queen Eloisa commented.
Gaia noticed Queen Eloisa's personal maid Ianthe wasn't there "Eloisa, how is Ianthe?"
Queen Eloisa smiled "She's fine, but she decided to go back and assist the chef because of the schedule, attending me was quite demanding" the eastern queen chuckled.
"How's her mother doing?"Queen Camila asked.
"She's…well, ill, but better than before" Eloisa said before taking a sip of her tea "Oh my…I love this tea"
Gaia chuckled "And how's her child?"
"Oh! wonderful…I haven't met him yet, but they say he's adorable" Eloisa said.
"Oh, she had a boy as well? How wonderful!" Gaia said happily.
"Do you know what's his name?" Camila asked.
"It's a very peculiar name, Kun…I don't quite remember well" Eloisa frowned.
Gaia smiled knowingly "Kunzite?"
"Yes! That's his name!" Eloisa exclaimed happily.
Gaia turned to look at Obelix and smiled, the priest returned the smile and nodded knowing what his queen meant with that smile.
"Well, it's time to cut the cake!" Queen Narella said happily.
Aurea came in with a medium sized chocolate cake with a small red candle lit in its center; Endymion watched how the young woman placed the cake in front of him and watched the small candle with emotion.
Gaia and Eros stood next to him and got close the cake both clapping their hands "Happy birthday my little angel" Gaia said softly in his ear; Eros kissed the top of his head and smiled "Endy, blow your first birthday candle!" the terran king blew softly.
Endymion looked around and watched all the guests clapping and laughing with joy, but his eyes started looking for his special friend and by not finding him "Li!" he called out.
Eros and Gaia widened their eyes in surprise "Did he just say something?" Eros asked Gaia.
"Li!" Endymion called again this time more insistent.
"Li? What are you trying to say Endy?" Gaia asked her son.
"Li!" he said again.
"He seems to be looking for someone in particular" Eros said.
Endymion this time spotted the person in question and pointed him with his small index finger "Li!"
Gaia followed his pointed finger and watched with amazement he was calling "Obelix"
"Li!" he said again.
"He's calling for you" Gaia said to the priest.
Obelix hazel eyes widened in shock "Me?" he came closer to the young prince.
"You're Endymion's first word!" Eros said amazed.
Gaia smiled at the priest "Just like his mother…" she said softly.
Obelix eyes started to fill with tears of joy and came close to Endymion "Are you ready to blow your birthday candle?" Endy nodded happily.
"At the count of three" Obelix said "One…two...three!"
Endymion blew with all his might the small candle and laughed, clapping his hands.
"Hooray!" everyone said happily.
"It's time to open some presents!" Queen Narella said excitedly.
"It's been a long time since he came…" her dark voice echoed in the throne room "Every passing minute I despise you White Queen"
Neherenia stood up from her throne and turned to look at her black mirror and walked towards it, looking at her reflection she placed a hand over it "How can you be in love with that twit… how can you ignore such beautiful face…" her hand caressed her reflection in the mirror.
Fixing her eyes to the ones in the mirror she smiled "But once I get their Crystal…I'll be more powerful than anyone in the universe…and then you will plead to be by my side"
"All alone…all this time in this black hole, my voice is the only one that echoes in this room…I have no more dreams to pursue and accomplish, she took everything I had…" Neherenia said with hurt.
"But, do you know what she can't have?"
Neherenia stood away from the mirror in shock "Who said that?"
[chuckles] "My…don't you recognize your own voice?" the mirror said.
Neherenia looked in shock at the dark mirror "My…own…voice? Who are you, what do you want?"
"Your best friend…" the mirror responded "And what I want is to comfort you, beautiful Queen"
Neherenia stood still and came close again "Beautiful…you think I'm beautiful"
"Of course…the most beautiful Queen in this realm. But, your beauty might be affected if you continue letting the White Queen rule the kingdom that can be yours"
"How?" Neherenia placed a hand over the sleek surface of the mirror with no reflection.
The mirror showed the reflection of an old woman, with long white hair and a wrinkled face, Neherenia moved away from the mirror in horror "No!" she covered her face in fright "My beauty can't be touched"
"Then you need to move fast and get the Ginzuishou soon and destroy the White Moon Kingdom" the old woman in the mirror said "What better dream than to be an everlasting beautiful Queen?"
"What better dream…to be an everlasting beautiful Queen" Neherenia repeated herself "Everlasting beautiful Queen"
A/N: Remember the bonus chapters? Well here's one! it's bonus saturday! Just because I felt it could be a good suprise, here goes an update. Thank you for your reviews, it really means a lot. Have a nice weekend, I'll be back on Monday with a new chapter.
I do not own SM just the PLOT and some of the characters, thank you.
