After a couple hours Edge arrived at the Kingdom of Baron. And he wasted no time to go to the throne room, as he expected Rydia being there talking to Cecil and Rosa.
"Your Highness!" The guard said to Cecil.
"Yes, what is it?" Cecil calmly responded.
"An airship from Eblan has arrive and King Edge from Eblan is here requesting to meet with you sir." The guard said in one big breath.
"Edge is here? Will bring him here!" Cecil
happily said. Rosa looked at him with the same happy face.
"It's a good thing I came, boy has Baron been looking so gloomy. How is my favorite couple doing and especially you Rosa looking as beautiful as ever, Cecil you still are lucky to have her by your side." Edge greeted the couple.
Rosa and Cecil only chuckled, yes Edge is still the same old Edge as ever.
"We are doing good, based on your face you look happy my friend, may I ask what brings you to Baron?" Cecil asked.
"Do you even need to ask? Am here for Rydia, do you know where she is at?" Edge said. "You know she is supposed to be here for 3 months but I decided to take her back earlier as she must be miserable without me." Edge smirked.
"Wait a couple things I have to ask," Cecil said," First you and Rydia are together?"
"Oh she didn't tell you, well yes we are and in case your wondering no we having tied the knot just yet and no we aren't living together. She is visiting me at the castle for she has no place to go." Edge said.
"No place to go? What about the Feymarch?" Cecil asked.
"She didn't even tell you that? Well Queen Asura said that she wanted Rydia to live a normal human life with her species so she kicked Rydia out for her own good. That's why she went to visit you at Baron, but you weren't there so she went to Eblan and I told her she is welcomed there anytime." "That's when we got together." Edge said.
"Oh okay she didn't tell us, but you mentioned she was supposed to be here for 3 months... Why?" Rosa decided to ask.
Edge then told Cecil and Rosa the embarrassing story of him overreacting to a group of lame assassins. "So basically I sent her here for nothing. That group only wasted my time. Oh and she came here to talk to you Cecil because you asked her to come, what did you tell her anyways?" Edge said.
"Well... " Cecil looked at Rosa with the same uneasiness. "I think it's best if she told you."
"Hmm okay well what room is she staying in for I can ask her."
"She isn't staying in the castle for she requested to be in the town of Baron." Cecil responded.
"What why?" Edge questioned.
"Again this is something that is best if she tells you my friends. I lent her a home to live in town." Said Cecil.
"Okay? Well am off to see my lady." With that Edge disappeared with such speed that not even Rosa or Cecil saw where he went.
Rosa looked at her husband and he already knew what she was saying by her look. "I know he is going to be shocked dear."
Edge was in town in about a minute after exiting the throne room. He was just in a hurry to see Rydia and surprise his princess. He quickly jumped from house to house looking for her, till he noticed her green hair by a window.
"I found you my lady." Edge smiled and quickly did a high flip in the air and quietly like a feather landing by her window without her noticing. He peaked in the window and he saw his jewel sad, really really sad. Boy he expected her to miss him but not this much! He couldn't stand seeing her cry so he decided it's time for him to make his appearance. Quietly like the ninja he is he went inside the house not even Rydia noticed.
There Rydia was as beautiful as ever, then suddenly she walked in front of a door in the house. He saw his opportunity and took it, he grabbed her from behind and brought her facing him and twirled her.
"Your handsome king has arrived darling, no need to be sad." He said.
Rydia was surprised by the sudden rasp of movement that when she caught on and noticed it was Edge scaring her senseless she attempted to punch him, he easily envaded her attack though.
"Why is my angel attacking me and here I thought you love me." He pretended to act hurt.
"Why..why are you here so soon! Of course I'll be attacking you! You scared me senseless!" She yelled.
"To make a long story short, the problem is gone and I came here to bring you back with me.. you know to continue your visit at Eblan." He said.
Rydia was happy that the problem was over and that Edge is safe but she was also worried to tell him, that she can't go with him anymore.
"Edge... I can't go with you back to Eblan am sorry." She said with emotion.
"Wait what? What do you mean you can't come back..." "Look if it's about the kiss that night am sorry, I won't do it again but I don't regret it Rydia I told you am in love with you and I'll do anything you want. " Edge was hurt.
"No that isn't why I can't come with you, I don't regret the kiss either and I do love you, I just can't go with you because I met this person who.." she was cut off.
"You met somebody Rydia? So the reason why you can't come to Eblan is because you love another man? Please tell me this isn't true."
Edge looked at her with his sad light blue eyes.
"Of course that isn't true you idiot! What I was going to say was that I have a ..." Rydia was again interrupted, but not by Edge.
"What is going on?" Cuore asked.
"Who is he?" She looked at her mother.
"Who are you?"asked Edge.
"Answer my question first." Responded Cuore.
"Edge, king of Eblan the kingdom of ninjas ... And you who are you cutie?" He asked. Cuore blushed at the man.
"Cuore am Rydia's daughter." She answered.
"You're the man that my mother loves aren't you?" She asked.
Edge was surprised. Rydia has a daughter? I guess so much can happen in a week. He looked at. Rydia and the look on her face told him that she will explain everything later.
"Oh she told you about the handsome and skilled ninja she loves huh? I guess she couldn't resist talking about her love for me." He smiled.
Cuore giggled. This man was funny, she completely forgotten about her argument with Rydia and the kids she hates. She liked this guy.
"Yes she has told me quiet a bit about you, do you love her?" She innocently asked.
Edge looked at her playfully and said,"Do I love your mother? Well of course I do I loved her ever since I saw her, she was the one who pretended to not care for me but it's cool because I knew she had feelings for me. " "Yes I love her, so much she means so much to me that I'll do anything for her." He responded.
She looked at him with amusement. Boy she really did look like Rydia aside from her orange eyes. You can tell she is her daughter no doubts about that. She has beautiful short light green teal hair. She looked so young and had a cute white dress on. But her eyes, even though it's a different color than Rydia's eyes, it had the same impact on him as her mother eyes do. So warm and mind controlling. He feels that he has to protect her just like her mother. He saw Rydia and instantly loved her and looking at Cuore he instantly loves her too. "And I'll do anything for you as well Cuore, looking at you made me realise that I have to protect you with my life as well as your mother. I care for you both so much." He said.
Cuore was surprised with his sudden words. He wants to protect me? He cares about me just as much a Rydia? Why he only just met me. And why do I believe him? She looked at her mother.
"Does this mean that you want to be my Father?"she asked.
Rydia was woken up from this cute moment between Edge and Cuore, that when her daughter asked him about being her father she stepped in,"Cuore please go to your room, Edge and I have a lot to talk about."
"First you won't talk to me about yesterday and now you don't want me talking to him, I guess your just like those kids who believe that I don't have a father who loves me!" Cuore yelled and ran to her room and shut the door.
Rydia started to cry again and Edge was still thinking about what Cuore said. He walked to her and hugged her. How she felt so much better with him hugging her. "It's okay love" he said,"Please tell me everything from the time you arrive in Baron to now." He said calmly.
"Okay" Rydia paused and she started her story from the meeting of Cecil and Cuore to the mean kids about their words to Cuore about her not having a 'father'.
It took awhile for him to understand everything so Cuore is a clone copy of Rydia from another planet, she has Rydia capabilities but forgotten most of it. She knows so much and knows so less. She can't remember where she is from and she isn't dangerous. Okay he got that. So yesterday kids were bullying her about not having a dad and they believe that her'dad' left her and her mother because the 'dad' wasn't there with her and Rydia. She couldn't defend herself because she promised Rydia she wouldn't tell any one about her creation. Okay got that he thought. And Cuore is upset with Rydia because her mother doesn't know how to respond with the situation. He thinks he got it.
"Rydia look. I think it's great you took Cuore in. She is adorable and caring just like you. I want to protect her and I do love her. She reminds me so much about you and I can't get enough. At first I thought you'd would be the only person in the world that I would love but after seeing her I beg to differ. I don't care that she is a clone, I see her as nothing more than your daughter. With the whole situation about her not having a dad is what is upsetting her and you not being able to talk about it, I think I can help you here."Edge said.
Rydia looked up at him and Cuore was secretly listening in.
"I know that we have been only going out for about a week, but I've been in love with you since I met you Rydia and I know this is to soon, but everytime you are away, I can't stand it. I hate it and I go crazy." He said. "Am crazy for you, and now that Cuore is your daughter I want to help raise her, because I love her and you. I don't want you two leaving or visiting Eblan okay." He responded. Rydia was starting to cry. He doesn't want me going to Eblan anymore. Didn't he just say he loves Cuore and i? She thought. Cuore was mad. He doesn't want me around at Eblan? He just said he cares for my mother and I? How dare he make me believe he can possibly be there for Rydia and I.
"Rydia I said I don't want you visiting anymore, because I want you and Cuore to come back to my castle with me permanently. I want you two to live there. Not just live and me visiting you though." He said. At this point he was worried. As he was about to do what he always wanted to do since he kissed her. Cuore opened the door to peak on the scene. And saw when Edge went on one knee and grabbed Rydia's hand. Rydia eyes were wide open and her mouth opened. "Cuore come on out here, I know you're spying!" He playfully yelled.
"Am sorry I didn't mean to spy.. " she looked down.
"Don't be sad, actually am proud of you showing symptoms of a ninja so young." He joked.
"Come here," he said. She walked to him and with his other hand he grabbed Cuore's hand,"I want your permission to marry your mother."
He said and Rydia gasped. Cuore was thinking Edge marrying his mother and that would make him her Father. He looked like a nice funny person and he makes her mom happy and he loves her too, she looked at her mom and she was nervous but happy at the same time. "Only if you agree to be my father who loves me as your own daughter." Cuore questioned.
"Cuore, I promise to love and take care of you as my own daughter, as you know since I knew you were listening to everything I was saying, I care about you two so much. And I want nothing more than to have you and your mother living with me at my castle forever." He answered truthfully.
"Yes, yes I give you permission to ask my mother for her hand!" She leaped with joy.
"Rydia say yes to him! Please am sorry for the way I acted to you and after realizing that you didn't respond to me because you didn't know what to say is okay!" "I'll make you a deal mom." She said.
"And what deal with that be daughter?" She smiled.
"If you say yes to him, I will go to bed on time everyday and wake up when you want me to. I... I'll even attempt to eat all the vegetables on my plate. I can't promise I'll get all of it though but I'll eat some, even if it's disgusting." The daughter proposed.
Rydia looked happy and she nodded her head to her daughter.
"So where was I oh that's right, I got Cuore's permission sweet!" He grabbed rydia's hand firmly and took out the ring in his pocket.
"This used to belong to my mother and I know that my parents would have loved you. As well as Cuore, and they would have loved to have this ring on your finger." Edge said with passion.
"Will you Marry Me Rydia?" "Nothing would make me happier than having the honor to take your hand forever and raising Cuore together as a family with me being her father. I would love for you to be the Queen of Eblan and cute little Cuore being the princess she already is." He proposed.
Rydia was speechless, was this really happening. Edge is proposing to her and he wants to be Cuores father? I can't believe this. What happened to the ninja I couldn't stand? Now a man who has matured a bit (yes just a bit) is here asking for my hand. Even though she gets annoyed with him, she still loves him just the way he is.
"Yes I will marry you! Of course I will!" She answered.
"Really?! Gods you made me the happiest guy in the world!" He grabbed her left ring finger and slid his mother's diamond ring on her finger. He got up and twirled her around, almost crushing her as he hugged her with joyce. "Come here Cuore! Am going to be your dad and I promise that I'll be the father you deserve, cause you deserve nothing less." And he grabbed her and her mother and hugged them tightly. Placing kisses on both their foreheads.