Chapter XXV
Adult Magazines and New Offspring
In the suit bag labeled 'Arrow' was a fitted black suit that shimmered red and felt like it was made of rose petals. There was an iridescent crimson silk shirt included. Arrow dried off and dressed in the suit. There was the noise of a hair dryer behind him. Arrow smiled and looked at Iorik. He walked up and thread his fingers through his hair.
"You should wear it down more often." Iorik grinned.
"Wait until it's dry, love. You'll like it." He proceeded to blow dry and comb out his hair. Soon it was dry, falling to his chest in gentle midnight curls. He grinned at Arrow, then opened his own suit bag. He looked inside and laughed. Arrow was suddenly a phoenix. He got on Iorik's shoulder and went to relax under the hair. Iorik slipped on the scarlet silk shirt and pulled on the snug, gunmetal grey sharkskin pants. He shrugged on the matching jacket and turned to look in the mirror. He put on some gold chains and rings with diamonds and rubies on them. "Whatcha think, love?"
"Perfect." He turned back to normal. Iorik smiled.
"Suit looks good, sweetheart."
"Thanks." he smiled. He started playing with Iorik's hair.
"It's so pretty."
"You should see it when I grow a beard." Iorik grinned. He silently moved out of the room and down the hall.
"I'm not a beard man." He said to Iorik.
"What are you then?" Iorik asked with a mischievous grin.
"I'm a back man. I normally can't see my own even with a mirror so I like backs. Iorik chuckled.
"Really? Interesting. Anything else we haven't covered yet?"
"Not sure. I just suddenly remembered that one in the shower."
"Well, make sure you let me know if you remember any others." Iorik grinned over his shoulder as he went downstairs
"I think I know what I want for my birthday." He smiled.
"Which is what?" Iorik's voice came from behind him a moment after he had disappeared down the stairs. Arrow blushed.
"A playboy mag of you and only you and lovely shots of your muscles." he whispered, as red as his shirt. Iorik's arms encircled him from behind and he kissed his beet red lover on the cheek.
"And when is your birthday, my love?" he purred into his ear.
"July 14th." Iorik nipped at Arrow's ear.
"I think I can arrange something." Arrow purred.
"Do you want the magazine to be mass issue or collector's edition?" Arrow looked at him like he was crazy.
"1 copy collector's edition and it's mine." Iorik shrugged.
"I was just thinking that Playgirl has been after my ass, no pun intended, for literally decades. I know for a fact that the pictures will end up on the internet. If it was issued as an actual edition, however, I would have legal rights to control the images and content."
"But you're mine. And Playgirl can suck my dick." Arrow said, not wanting to share.
"I understand that, but we need to be realistic. It's not like I'll be sleeping with anyone else, they will only be solo shots. It would most likely be a limited edition as well."
"Yeah, I guess." he said, leaning on Iorik. He wanted to be the only one to get to oogle at Iorik.
"Don't worry, sweetheart. Others may see my body, but only you get to have me." Arrow continued to pout. Iorik rolled his eyes with a smile. "C'mon, Grumpy. We have a party to plan." Arrow continued down to the kitchen. Iorik was already in the kitchen slicing vegetables.
"Is my job just to stand here and look pretty?" Arrow asked, really hoping it was.
"And keep me company." Iorik grinned. He grabbed a barstool and sat at the island.
"So Wufu ordered us to wear suits?"
"Wufu asked if we would mind wearing suits, as it is a big birthday for him. He wants everyone to look nice, so I took the liberty of procuring clothing for everyone
"Including dragons and golems?" Iorik looked up as Arcilla rolled into the room in a black dress with red frill trim and a red bow behind her ear. "I'll take that as a yes." Arrow smiled.
"The dragons all have mandarin collar suits with shirts the colour of their respective elements."
"That sounds pretty. So blue, light blue, reds, greens, greys." He smiled. "Pretty."
"The suits are black. They also each have the owner's elemental symbol embroidered on the back."
"But me and my mom both have sound...it's all she has." He was a tiny bit confused.
"Oh, the symbols are only on the dragon's suits. I had a gown made for your mother." Arrow smiled
"I figured, but I'm talking about the symbol on Kivuli, Haku, and Ying. "
"Kivuli has Fire, Haku has Water, and Ying has Strength. Mori has Earth on a dress version of the suit."
"Oh. I figured Mori would have a tree and Ying would be earthy because he's made of rock."
"I considered that, but I went with symbolism instead." Iorik said as he began to cook eggs.
"Okay." Mori walked in as a human. She was petite with vine hair and her skin was leaf green. A little boy walked in made of ice. He resembled a young Draco Malfoy and was a rather tall, regal looking child.
"Good morning. What kind of meat do you two want with your eggs?" Iorik asked. Yuki looked at him.
"Bacon."
"Sausage." Mori said quietly. Ying came down. He was a stocky boy made of stone, his teeth crystals.
"Ying, what would you like with you eggs? And do you know if Kivuli is up yet?" Iorik asked him as he plated eggs and bacon for Yuki and eggs and sausage for Mori.
"Sausage please" he said as they all sat at the table. Kivuli came downstairs and sat and so did Haku.
"Can I have sausage?"Kivui asked. Haku looked at Iorik.
"Can I have pancakes instead of eggs?" Iorik nodded and served Kivuli some eggs and sausage, then quickly cooked up some golden brown pancakes for Haku. He then began to peel and chop a strange red fruit that seemed to glow slightly.
"What is that Daddy?" Haku asked.
"It's a very rare fruit. Wufu loves it, so I thought I would give him some for breakfast." Iorik smiled at him. There was a squeaky yawn from upstairs. Arrow looked at the stairs. Haku nodded, sitting with all the other dragons. There was a flap of wings and a soft thump, and Wufu came down the stairs rubbing his eyes. Chuples followed him, hopping down each step. Wufu was wearing black silk pajamas, Chuples was wearing ice blue.
"Morning, birthday boy." Arrow smiled. Wufu looked at him and smiled sleepily.
"Good morning, daddy." he squeaked. Chuples roared happily. Wufu climbed into the chair next to Kivuli. "Morning, Gege."
"Morning Wufu." Kivuli smiled next to Wufu. Chuples climbed into Wufu's lap and waved at Kivuli. Kivuli waved back. Chuples leapt into Kivuli's lap. Iorik came in with the bowl of glowing red fruit, and Wufu squeaked excitedly.
"Plasama Fruit!" Kivuli hugged Chuples. Chuples hugged back with surprising strength. Wufu ate a piece of the fruit and squeaked contentedly as he chewed. All the dragons sat and watched him eat. They were all kids so Wufu would have people his own age that weren't adults to play with. Wufu looked around the table, then into his bowl. He held out his bowl to the others so they could each have a piece. They all smiled.
"Thank you." Wufu waited until everyone had a piece before putting the bowl back down and having another piece. They all smiled as they ate.
"Gege like plasama fruit?" Wufu asked Kivuli with a smile, bright crimson juice dribbling down his chin.
"It's really good." he smiled. Wufu swallowed the piece he had and his long tongue slid out and cleaned the juice off his face.
Axel was getting dressed with Lillian.
"Hey Lil? Do you want a dragon?" She asked. Lillian looked at her lover with surprise as she laced up her own thigh high boots.
"Well, I thought about it, especially after playing with Kivuli, but I would want to share one with you..."
"I can do that. I would just need some of your blood." She smiled, putting a boot on.
"So, when should we do that?" Lillian asked as she walked to the closet to get a dress, slapping Axel's rump on the way by.
"We could do it now. It will be painless. And only take a second."
"Alright." Lillian said, holding out her left hand. "Take it from my ring finger." Axel smiled and placed her left hand on Lil's and with her right hand made a pulling motion. Out of their left ring fingers came some blood. The blood pooled together and solidified. Then a dragon that was black with rainbow music note stripes grew from the blood stone.
"How does Hanashi sound for a name?" Axel asked Lillian.
"Better ask her." Lillian smiled, nodding to the newly formed dragon.
"I like that name." she smiled, landing on their hands. Lillian began to tear up.
"She's beautiful." the redhead whispered.
"And she's ours." Axel smiled. Hanashi sat on their hands.
"Mommy, what are we doing today?"
"We're celebrating your cousin Wufu's fourth birthday, little one." she said, wiping away a tear.
"Can I be pretty too?" she asked, noticing how they were dressed.
"Of course you can, sweetie. What do you want to wear?"
"I dun know."
"She should probably match the other dragons." Lillian nodded and went to her luggage trunk. She muttered something, then opened a hidden compartment to reveal a black mandarin collar dress with a rainbow iridescent blouse and trim. Embroidered on the back was a music note.
"Yay." She turned into an ebony skinned little girl with hair that had streaks of colors. Lillian helped the child into her dress.
"Do you want us to do anything with your hair, sweetie?" She shook her head.
"I like it." Lillian smiled and turned Hanashi around so she could look in the mirror.
"You look gorgeous, sweetie." Lillian said, kissing the girl on the cheek.
"Thanks mommy." She smiled, hugging Lillian. Lillian hugged her back, tears in her eyes.
"Why are you crying mommy?"
"Because I'm just so happy." Lillian said, wiping her tears away. "We should get to Grandma's house before they start the party. Do you want to walk, or do you want me to carry you?"
"I wanna walk." she grinned. Axel was watching the both of them smiling. Lillian smiled and stood, holding Hanashi's hand. She looked at Axel.
"Shall we, love?" Axel stood and took Hanashi's other hand and walked for the door.
Saarael was playing in the yard with Aerion and Delphine. The latter child saw the three approaching and squeaked in fright, flying over to her father, who stood, ready to fight for his children.
"It's just us, Saar." Axel said.
"I don't know you." he growled.
"I'm Axel. Arrow's sister." She said. His eyes shifted to Lillian, who was looking at him curiously. "
Who is she?" he asked, not lowering his guard.
"My fiancée and our daughter."
"Saar. Stand down." came Iorik's voice, causing his son to relax immediately. Iorik walked over from the main house. "Saar, these are your Aunts, Axel and Lillian. Ax, Lil, this is my son, Saarael." Saar bowed.
"My apologies. I was just making sure my children are safe." A trembling Delphine peeked over her father's shoulder.
"It's okay. Arrow's told me lots about you. So has Kivuli." Hanashi looked at Delphine.
"So pretty." Delphine slowly pulled herself up until her full face was visible. She peered at Hanashi curiously. Hanashi's stomach growled. Iorik looked at the little girl.
"Well, hello. What's your name?"
"I'm Hanashi." She smiled.
"Nice to meet you. I'm called Iorik." he smiled. "What would you like for breakfast, Hanashi?"
"Eggs and bacon." She said.
"Alright. Ax?"
"Pancakes." Arrow came out.
"The other dragons are in the dining room. Why don't you go join them?" Hanashi ran inside and sat with everyone. Wufu looked at her and waved tentatively.
"Hi. I'm Hanashi." She smiled climbing in a chair between Yuki and Ying.
"Wufu." he responded, pointing to himself. He held out his bowl to her. "Plasama fruit?"
"Sure." She took one and ate it. "This is amazing." Wufu nodded happily.
"Is Wufu favrite!" Iorik smiled at the batchild as he served Hanashi her eggs and bacon.
"Anything to drink?"
"Owange juice." He nodded and poured her a glass of the requested beverage, then went to cook Axel's pancakes as Wufu finished his fruit.
"Playtime!" Hanashi was halfway done with her breakfast.
"Or you can wait for Hanashi and you can all go play together." Arrow said from the front door. Wufu nodded.
"Yes, daddy." he smiled. He smiled and moved back to the island. After a minute she finished.
"Be free." Arrow smiled. Wufu ran out cheering with Chuples in hot pursuit.
"Tag time!" Iorik chuckled as he plated Axel's pancakes. All the dragons followed him. Arrow cleared the table and the adults came inside to eat breakfast. Jack was reading a book as he walked up to the house, leaping to the side of the door way to avoid the stampede of small children. Francis, who was following him, chuckled lightly as the group went around him.
"The rock will part the river, my friend." the pope said with a smile.
"But sometimes the river needn't be parted." Jack replied, and Francis nodded thoughtfully. Jack turned and saw Axel. "Is Alex up yet?" he asked her.
"Not sure. Go check." Arrow smiled. Jack grinned and hurried up to Alex's room. He silently opened the door. She was in bed still asleep. He closed the door and moved to her bedside noiselessly. Leaning down, he planted a kiss upon her lips.
"Nuuuuu." He kissed her again, this time with passion.
"The sun. It burns." Jack smiled and the curtains drew to block out the light of day.
"It's Wufu's birthday today, my love." he said, stroking her face gently.
"But warms." There was a cord hanging out of her bed and it was to the electric blanket that was on.
"I'll keep you warm." he grinned mischievously.
"Hmmmm " she smiled. He kissed her with a fiery passion. She kissed back.
"I'm awake." He chuckled and began to kiss and nip at her neck.