Chapter: Twenty One

After the glorious wedding and the long night the newlyweds shared, Jaden was the first to awaken. He let out a yawn, trying to not disturb the sleeping beauty he could now call his wife. He gazed over to a nude Alexis, smiling at her in admiration.

"Can't believe we...did it.." the king reflected from last night. He then gave his wife a kiss on her cheek before getting up from bed in order to grab a shirt. However Alexis started to awake from her slumber, releasing a soft yawn and opening her hazel eyes.

"Good morning, Jaden.." she whispered.

Jaden turned around, seeing his wife smiling brightly. "Good morning, Lexi.." he greeted as he approached her. "I'm sorry if I woke you.."

Alexis shook her head. "I wanted to get up when you got up." She reassured.

"By the way..you were amazing last night." He winked.

Alexis blushed, releasing a laugh. "Oh you weren't bad yourself, my king. It was all pure pleasure."

The king decided to join back into bed, pulling Alexis in an unexpected passionate kiss which she gladly returned. The young couple began to slowly make out, competing for dominance. While Jaden liked to take control, Alexis was not one to back down however even she felt so submissive eventually in the kiss.

After pulling away slowly with their heads still touching each other's, the king whispered. "You know…we could stay here for a while…"

Alexis arched her eyebrow. "Oh? What about breakfast?" She joked.

The king chuckled. "We could always eat here. Besides, I'm not ready to go back out there."

"Hmm? To avoid responsibility?" The blonde woman questioned, slightly pinching his cheek.

"Well that but..what's wrong with a man wanting to spend time with his wife? I mean, we just got married you know." The king replied.

Alexis giggled at his playful nature. "I'm just kidding, dear. Of course I want to stay with you." She replied before the couple engaged in another kiss, basking in each other's presence.

When the afternoon arrived, the couple got dressed and prepared for the remainder of the day. They headed to the dining room where they met Atticus for a meal.

"Good afternoon, Atticus!" Jaden greeted as he held his wife's hand.

Atticus turned around and saw his sister and new brother in law. He gave them a bright smile, immediately grabbing the king before giving him a large bear hug.

"My king, you may now call me your brother!" Atticus replied. "You are my sister's husband after all and I know you'll care for her!"

"I-I got it!" Jaden muttered as he was choking.

"Atticus, that's enough. Let go of him!" Alexis ordered.

The brother released the king, feeling embarrassed about nearly choking him. "Hehe...I apologize, your highness. Guess I don't know my own strength."

Alexis sighed. "Oh Atty...why don't we all just sit down."

"I think that'd be a great idea...my love." Said Jaden. His soft passionate eyes made the blonde woman smile and flush at the same time to the point where she didn't care if Atticus teased her. The three made it to the table and sat down. Both Mindy and Jasmine began to serve the three delicious sandwiches for lunch.

Out of curiosity, Mindy whispered to the queen. "Your majesty? Was he….gentle?" She whispered.

Alexis nodded. "Yes, he made sure to be careful...the king is definitely very "kind" to me." She replied.

Mindy and Jasmine squealed, before composing themselves. The king wondered what Alexis said and why his maids squealed, but his attention was soon shifted towards the food. However he tried to not scarf it down, due to sharing with his wife and brother in law.

Atticus took his first bite of a sandwich. "Mmm..give my compliments to the chef!" He joked before looking at the couple. "So you two, what's your next step?"

"Next step?" Alexis repeated.

Atticus nodded. "I mean...don't royal couples usually start trying for...kids?" He asked.

Jaden then swallowed his food before answering. "Well usually...I mean..yeah. My parents had me when they were around our age..actually younger." He started as he shifted his gaze at Alexis. "To tell you the truth..after that night we had..may lead to a baby.."

"Yes, you're right..but we'll have to see in time." The blonde woman added. "So you may have a little niece or nephew."

Atticus grinned, thinking about his life as an uncle spoiling his future youngsters. "About time, right?!"

"Watch it, Atticus." Alexis muttured.

"Alexis is right. We'll have to see in time." Jaden agreed. "In the meantime, we'll have to get used to being a married couple but I'm sure we'll have amazing children!"

After lunch, Atticus left the couple alone as he headed in another part of the castle to play instruments. Meanwhile the new king and queen walked side by side, heading to their shared master bedroom.

Alexis then frowned as she reflected on something that's been bothering her. Sure many people would love a new prince or princess running around. However she wasn't blind, she knew Yubel had some sort of thing against her. The blonde woman couldn't put her finger on it, but she was never really welcomed by the demon.

"Jaden?" She started, grabbing her husband's attention. "Do you think Yubel will..love our children as well?" She asked, causing them to stop walking.

The king blinked. "Why wouldn't Yubel love our children? We grew up together so I'm sure she'll see them as her own."

"It's just...well…"

Jaden interrupted her by carefully lifting her chin as he looked into her eyes. "Hey, no need to worry...Yubel's going to love our children and care for them. I'm sure of it." He sincerely spoke.

The blonde woman smiled and kissed Jaden on the cheek. "Do you think Yubel will find love someday?" Alexis asked.

Jaden chuckled. "Of course, she's a great person. Maybe you can set her up with someone maybe?" He asked. "I'm not really good with this kind of stuff."

"Oh, I'm as clueless as you are...maybe less so." Alexis added, playfully smirking. "Although I'm sure Atticus might help."

"I'm sure he could." The king agreed before taking both of her hands carefully. "Alexis...I promise..to the kingdom and to us, that things will definitely be changing for the better. We will turn the world into a place perfect for all of us."

"And the dead will be reunited with the living...we could have no more violence...no lies..no suffering.." Alexis continued, her face said it all as she exuded hope.

"Right after we find the Keys..and control the Sacred Beasts...the gods of our world." He spoke before the couple returned to their room, both holding hands on the way there. While they only had the two keys, the king felt his idea coming near and nobody would dare get in the way.

To be continued…