Julius couldn't understand what was going on as he stared at the pink and red haired children in front of him. First, Hikari Sukehiro, a child from the future shows up, and now these two? He frowned considerably before calling Marx into the room.
" Yes sir?" Marx stood in the doorway and waited for Julius's command, he heard the Wizard King sigh and shake his head.
" I need you to call Yami and Nozel here, and tell them to bring Zora and Nebra with them please." He told him as he leaned back in his chair, Marx nodded and walked out of the room. Julius watched as the children said nothing, the young boy looked very nervous while the young woman looked nothing but calm. If she was as nervous as her brother she didn't show it one bit.
Julius had to admit, he was curious as to how two almost complete strangers would react to finding out they had children together.
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Yami grumbled as he walked into Julius's office, he was finding it very odd to be living with Charlotte. They were having to get used to each other's quirks and mannerisms. It was made even more difficult with Hikari since they had to learn her's as well, while also trying to get her back to her own time. It was a pain in the ass if Yami were being honest, but he was finding it quite enjoyable waking up and seeing the two of them there.
" Hey Captain, you alright?" Zora asked curiously, he had wondered why the Wizard King wanted to see him personally, it wasn't everyday that sort of stuff happened. Yami nodded.
" I'm fine, just thinking." He muttered as he scratched the back of his head. Zora smirked and tilted his head.
" Ah, thinking about the Mrs. and the kid huh?" He laughed, but that laughter died in his throat as Yami turned to glare harshly at the red head.
" How about you keep your trap shut? Besides, Charlotte isn't my 'mrs'." He turned and walked away, Zora nodded and followed behind.
" I bet you are starting to want her to be." He muttered under his breath before they walked into the Wizard Kings office.
Zora wasn't very nervous at first, he wasn't as intimidated by the Wizard King like most people were. He respected him, but he didn't really see why so many people were afraid of him. He noticed white move out of the corner of his eye and he turned and rolled his eyes at the sight.
It was the Captain of the Silver Eagles Nozel Silva, and his sister Nebra. What the hell were they doing here? He clenched his teeth and glared at the royals, who didn't seem to even acknowledge his presence. He and Yami walked up to the Wizard Kings desk and stood in front of it.
" What is it Julius? If it has to do with Hikari shouldn't Charlotte be here too?" He asked before crossing his arms, Julius shook his head and held up a hand.
" Ah no this doesn't have anything to do with Hikari, at least, not directly." Yami frowned before Julius continued and looked at both Captains. " I'll need you both to leave for now," he held up a hand to silence their protests. " You'll both find out about it later, but for now just go into Marx's office while I speak with Zora and Nebra please." He asked with a warm smile, both Captains nodded begrudgingly before doing as they were ordered.
" Now, I asked your Captains to bring you both here for a reason, now this is going to be a little hard to understand but-." Julius paused before two pink haired children walked into the room.
" Mom! Dad!" The little boy yelled before attempting to rush forward, but the girl grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him back before wrapping an arm around him.
" That isn't mom and dad Ace!" The girl hissed before turning her attention to the others. Zora and Nebra blinked...mom?...dad?. Wait who were they talking about? The only people in the room they could be referring too was…
" What the hell?!" Both Nebra and Zora shouted before turning to Julius, their eyes wide and disbelieving.
" There has to be a mistake! There's no way those two can be our children!" Nebra shouted, Julius kept his warm smile on his face at her outburst.
" Wow you figured it out quickly! I'm impressed." He laughed before Zora walked over and slammed his hand on the desk.
" Of course we did! We're not stupid, besides they have pink hair which is kind of a dead giveaway." Zora growled before he and Nebra glared at each other.
" I don't understand how they can be our children! It makes zero sense!" She exclaimed, the kids just stood there and watched as their 'parents' were in almost complete denial.
" The princess is right, I don't understand how they're our kids. We barely even know each other!" Zora frowned as Julius nodded his head in agreement.
" I can understand your shock, but stranger things have happened." Julius shrugged and watched as the two continued glaring.
" Heh, I would never fall for someone as brash and vulgar as someone like him. Let alone a commoner." Nebra told them with her nose slightly in the air, Zora laughed.
" Yeah and like I would ever fall in love with some as stuck up and snotty like you! Let alone a royal." Zora told her coldly, suddenly a sniffle was heard and everyone turned to see the young boy, whom the girl called Ace, crying and wiping his face with his sleeve.
" Gee thanks now you've made my brother cry with your arguing." The girl glared before she gently bent down and tried to comfort him. Zora and Nebra's eyes softened slightly in regret, they hadn't meant to upset him.
" Anyway, all we need is for you to help us get home. Then we'll be out of your hair." The girl said icly as she stood up straight and looked past her 'parents' and at Julius.
" I'm afraid I can't do that," he laughed sheepishly. " You see; you're not the first ones to come here, there's another girl named Hikari who traveled here from the future as well and I haven't been able to send her back either." He said with another laugh.
" Hikari's here too?!" The pink haired girl exclaimed in excitement, apparently, the two girls knew each other. Julius nodded before his face went serious.
" Yes. Right now I'm investigating why this is happening, and until I can complete my investigation, I think it would be best if you four all lived together-." Julius tried to explain before being cut off.
" No!" Zora, Nebra, and the young girl shouted. Ace jumped before clutching onto his sister's leg tightly.
" I don't need their or your help! I'll find my own way home and protect my brother while I'm at it. I don't need you." The girl declared before turning. Zora sighed, as much as he hated to admit it, the Wizard King was right. Until they figured out who was sending children from the future back into the past, it would be better if everyone from the same family stuck together.
" Listen brat, I understand you don't want anyone telling you what to do but he's right, it's the safest option right now." Zora crossed his arms and noticed the girls eyes continued to look at him in distrust.
" What? You think you can protect Ace better than I can?" The girl growled before Nebra stepped forward.
" No, that isn't what we're saying." She sighed, apparently she had come to the same realization as Julius and Zora had, this was really their best option. They couldn't let two kids go wandering around in a world they knew little to nothing about, it was dangerous to do that. " We're saying it's safer for you both, think about it; neither of you know what time you're in, or where you are, or where anything is. So wouldn't it be better if you were with people who did know all those things?"
The girl bit her bottom lip and looked down at Ace in thought, she knew what he wanted to do, but she didn't know if she could trust these versions of her parents. They seemed to strongly dislike each other, and seemed to constantly argue, which hadn't changed much even after they were married. But it was still jarring. She watched Ace look up at her with pleading eyes, he was begging her to go with them. She sighed before nodding.
" Fine. We'll stay with you two." She grumbled, Ace squealed in delight before wrapping his big sister in a hug. Soft 'thank you's' could be heard by the others.
" Great! Now I'll find you all a place to stay that's close enough to your bases." Julius announced before looking at the paperwork on his desk. Zora and Nebra glared at each other again, neither one wanted to live together, but they didn't have a choice now. Zora turned to the girl again, a curious frown on his face.
" Hey kid, what's your name?" He asked and watched the girl look surprised for a moment before she held her head high and a smirk appeared on her face.
" Josslyn." She announced proudly, he laughed softly before a smirk appeared on his face as well.
" Nice to meet you, Josslyn."