Tanya must have dusted it for me. Natalia realized, the amber color of the room shining. She thanked the gaurds who got all the bags up the stairs and began to work. She put the litterboxes in the closet like room and addded a pet safe room freshner. She placed the plush carpet she had bought a apstel purple color. It was a color that she thought would please them both as it was calming and a mix of both their colors, pink and blue. She set up the beds in one part of the room and put away the carriers in the back of her own closet. She put up the food and water bowls and set up the scratching posts. After she finished setting up the everything she bought, she took the collars out storing the leashes. She most likely wouldn't use them but just in case. She placed the collars on the two kittens and let them explore their new home as she went to Ian's room. She felt a pair of arms pull her into the room when the door opened. She smiled up at him and he pulled her into a kiss, her hands went up to the back of his neck. After a while she pulled away looking at him.. Se tangeled her hands into his hair, it looked like Luna and Cinnamon's but theirs was way darker. She let her mind wander to the two adorable kittens in her room and was pulled back into reality when she heard Ian calling her name.
"Who are you thinking of?" Ian asked, jealousy evident in his tone.
"Why, are you jealous, Ian? The smooth Crown Prince of England is jealous?" Natalia teased.
"Yes, yes I am, now tell me!" Ian asked.
"Why don't I just show you?" Natalia asked and pulled him over to her room and said "Stay here until I tell you to come in"
She walked in leaving Ian facing her shut door. After about a minute he heard her call "Come in" and walked in to see his girlfriend with two kittens cuddled in her arms.
"Oh so these are my competition for your attention" Ian said stroking the kittens and wagged his fingers as Luna tried to bat them with her paws. After playing for 15 minutes the twins went back to their nap and Natalia put them back into the beds and pulled the fluffy blankets over them. She was amazed at how human-like they look. She read about how rare kittens with hair are. Luna's hair looked a bit like Natalie and curled but Cinnamon had hair that was swept to the side. She smiled at them and left them in peace to take their nap.
"Love you want to go for a ride in the woods?" Ian asked as she came back and she nodded and together they left for the stables. She pulled her horse, Juliet out of the stables and Ian took Ace, his favorite in the stables.. They saddled the horses up and climbed on quickly . Once she was on, natalia ran her hand through Juliet's mane.
"Sorry Jules, I'll give you a brush down and carrot after this ride okay? I was busy, I'm sorry." natalia said as she took hold of the reins and trotted off to the woods, Ian behind her. Once the path opened up a bit more they rode side by side, talking and just enjoying each other's company. After a while they headed back and Ian went upstairs to get some rest before dinner. Natalia was supposed to do the same but instead choose to give Juliet a long over due brush down and treat. She talked to the horse while brushing her, and when she was done, about a half an hour later, she grabbed the carrots and sugar cubes she kept. Giving a carrot and sugar cube to Juliet she handed out the rest of the carrots and sugar cubes to the other horses. She had long figured which treat each horse liked best and usually handed them out if she had the time. Hurrying upstairs she decided to leave Cinnamon who was sleeping soundly, filled his bowl with milk and food, in case he wakes up before her and Luna came back upstairs and dressed Luna in one of the outfits she had found. It was a pastel pink silk dress and she slid a tiny tiara that she used on her dolls when she was little, into Luna's hair. Satisfied she set the kitten on her bed and changed herself into a pastel pink evening gown that matched Luna's outfit. She let her hair loose and her tiara back in, she preffered them to crowns, since she had to wear one or the other. She checked to see if Cinnamon was still sleeping, he was, and was about to head downsair when she saw her brother come back up the stairs, a clouded look over his face. Worried she set Luna back on her bed and stepped out to meet her brother.
"Maxon? What's wrong?" Natalia asked. He looked at her and Natalia grew even more worried. His face was worried, pained even. "Your making me really worried,. Max, what's wrong?"
He sliently pulled her into his room and he looked at her with a pained expression. She wrapped her arms around him, and he started talking.
"I was taking a walk with America in the gardens, and a camera men came by, so I waved him away because I wanted to talk to her. I moved closer to her, to ask her a question and she kneed me in the groin"
Natalia listened and she hugged him closer. "That must have been painful wasn't it?" She looked at his face and her worry increased. He was holding something back. "There's more isn't there?"
He nodded and continued. "When I asked her why she did that, she told me that one of the people who came to her to get her prepared last week told her not to refuse anything I want. She thought that i was going to do that." Maxon said and she looked at him a heartbroken expression on her face. "Talia what if they all think that? What if they all think I'm a monster?"
"No, no Maxon, if they do think that, I promise you, i will change it. I promise. And you are not a monster MAxon Calix Shraeve, understand that. You are not a monster, you are a wonderful son, an amazing brother, a great prince and you will be an even greater King, so don't even think that." Natalia said a fierce determination in her eyes. It was the look of a predator, you don't want to cross paths with her when she's like that.
"It's fine, America said she'll take care of that Talia, but..." Maxon trailed off.
"Go get dressed. I'll find out who that man was and fire him immeadiately." Natalia said waking back to her room. She quickly searched for the papers, found the person and ordered for him to be fired immeadiately. After she was done, she redid her makeup, it was slightly ruined from the tears, but was a quick and easy fix. She scooped Luna up from her bed, checked on Cinnamon one last time and walke dout to the hallway, maxon already there.
"How do I look?" Maxon asked. She quickly brushed his suit to get rid of a few wrinkles and nodded. She knew he was past that incident, and knocked on the doors of Olivia and Ian, both coming out and all four of them walked downstairs for dinner. Luna was cuddled in to her arms blending perfectly, only her hair, tail and tiara stood out. None of the noticed until Luna let out a little meow.
"What?" she asked innocently and answered he unspoken question. "Cinnamon's sleeping"
Natalia went into the kitchen before going into the dining room to get some warm milk for Luna. She filled up the baby bottle she bought this afternoon and walked back to the dining room.
"i see you have recieved the gift from the Johnsons, sweetheart" Clarkson greeted her.
"I'm going down tomorrow to thank them, a simple thank you note isn't enough." natalia insisted. "I already told david, I'm leaving after breakfast, should be back before lunch." natalia said as she eat her dinner. Luna was drinking her milk in her lap, enjoying her meal.
"hey Ian how are you liking the competition?" Maxon teased.
"Oh, I need to step up my game. She just drifted off on me" Ian said, accusing Natalia teasingly.
"Who would want to go against this face?" Natalia said pulling the kitten up. The Selected who didn't understand what they were talking about gasped.
"Ian you're going to lose, I mean look at that face!" Olivia chided her brother.
"Thank you for your encouragement sis. love ya too" Ian said sarcastically and natalia and Maxon laughed. "That is a cute kitten though"
"Let me guess you bought outfits for both didn't you?" Maxon asked her and she just looked at him like DUH!
he shook his head at his sister and knew those two kittens were going to be spoiled rotten. Conversations floated through the room and soon they all finished their dinners.
