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The quadruplets' 5th birthday

"Mommy!" Nolee said, eyes looking up at her mother in adoration. "You're home!" Kel jumped off her horse to embrace the youngest of the four. She smiled.

"Of course, Nolee," she said, "I wouldn't miss you're birthday for anything!" Kel had recently been sent to Scanra, but had convinced the King to let her come home for the quadruplets' birthday. She looked around. "Where are Kassi, Jeff, and Dan?" Nolee rolled her eyes, the picture of an impatient child.

"Jeff's in his room practicing, and Dan went off with daddy to play 'sticks'. Kassi went in the woods with Uncle to practice her magic," she said. Just then Neal and Kassi came out to meet Kel, bickering the whole way.

Even though Neal was technically the quadruplets' second cousin, they called him Uncle Neal. Kassi was the only out of the quadruplets to have the Gift. Turns out that it skipped a generation. Ever since she had found out that she could glow silver and make people see things that weren't there, Kassi had done everything she could to improve it. And if that meant hanging out with their overly dramatic uncle, then she would sacrifice her ears for her magic. She would be sent to the University in a couple weeks. Jeff came out of the Masbolle fief, sweating heavily.

Jeff had always been overly skilled with hand-to-hand combat. He would practice day after day to try and improve his punches and kicks, resulting in amazing ability for a five-year-old. He had Kel's determination, and when he set his mind to something, he achieved it. He already knew what he wanted to do with his life- be a Shang. When he would be seven, he would be sent to the Shangs. Kel didn't like the idea of her son becoming a Shang, but who was she to tell him what he could and couldn't do?

She heard a loud "twap" and turned to see Dan land a hit on Dom's shin as they were walking towards her. He mumbled something incoherent, but Kel knew that her husband was trying not to curse in front of the kids. Dan was constantly playing with sticks and defending his younger sister, Nolee. Even though he was five, he picked fights with boys much older than him, and he lost almost all the time. But he still didn't give up. If getting himself beaten meant keeping his sister out of harms way, then so be it. He would be sent to become a knight when he was ten.

Nolee was the most quiet of the four. She usually spent her time learning how to cook or sew. She was very prissy, and believed that women should wear skirts, with an exception of Mommy, and was constantly primping herself. She demanded to be sent to the convent at age 10, and then she would find a husband.

The three children ran to Kel, shouting a unified cry of, "MOMMY!" Kel dismounted before the three would get to close to Peachblossom and be bit. She handed the reigns to Neal, watching him look incredulously at her, before Peachblossom bit him.

His yelp went unnoticed by the quadruplets and Kel. Dom latched onto Kel's leg while Jeff propelled himself into her arms. Kassi launched onto Kel's back, and they refused to let go. Kel gave each a kiss on the forehead before they disentangled themselves. Dom gave Kel a kiss on the lips, while the children giggled. Another yelp was heard as Peachblossom stepped on Neal's toes.

"How can you keep that monster?" Neal asked as Dom took the reigns. Ever since Dom had first met Peachblossom, who had ungentlemanly tried to bite his fingers, and Dom hadn't been intimidated, an unspoken respect was placed onto him.

"Oh stop being dramatic, Neal. You know he's my horsie," she said. Her 'horsie' blew a wad of spit into Neal's face. Everyone but Neal laughed. He wiped the spit off of his face before embracing his best friend. "How's Vicky?" she asked.

Yuki walked out of the Masbolle fief, holding the hand of Vicky, who would be trying for her knighthood at the same time as Dan. Vicky let go of her mother and ran at Kel screaming, "Aunty Kel! Aunty Kel!" Kel laughed and picked up the 5 year old, who was demanding to be held. Vicky looked up at Kel with her Almond shaped-emerald eyes, something unique for a Yamani, even a half-blooded one. She would only let Kel hold her, with the exception of Yuki. Kel set Vicky down and embraced her good friend.

"How do you stand it?" Yuki whispered to her friend, Yamani face blank but eyes twinkling. Kel gave her a puzzled look.

"Stand what?" she asked.

"Having four kids to take care of at the same time...I'm having difficulties with just one," Yuki replied, putting an emphasis on one. Kel grinned and shrugged.

"I don't know, but I wonder how my parents did it," she replied, before taking Peachblossom's reigns and walking into the stables.

A/N: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T TELL NOLEE ABOUT THIS STORY! SHE DOESN'T READ KEL/DOM'S, SO SHE HASN'T READ THIS BEFORE! PLEASE! I WANNA LIVE UNTIL I'M AT LEAST 60- NOT DEAD AT 13! Okay, now that that's cleared up, I would like to thank my lovely reviewers:

PsycoLioness13- I'm glad that its cute…

Allimba- I love fluff…I can't live without it!

Gwen-gah. I'm in the hate-Dom mood. I'm starting to really loath this guy…but what can I do? These people would kill me if I just ended this…hmmm…maybe a meteor will just happen to land on Dom…

Pinky-thanks a lot.

SinaiConners –its okay, because you reviewed last chapter. If you didn't, then I'd be pissed. :shrugs:

Dreamerdoll- you're always lazy. What are you talking about? "I'm being lazy today" my butt! You're lazy EVERYDAY!

Fantasizing-Lady-Knight-truth be told, I didn't really notice…oops. I'm glad that you like my style!

Kaz- :grumbles: the things I do for friends…DON'T YOU DARE TELL NOLEE ABOUT THIS!

Rachel132- meh…its all good…here's another update so peps can yell at me for the fact that a 5yr old wouldn't be practicing kicks and punches…

Maiden-of-dark-life-how lovely. But, alas, my friends will hunt me down also. What has the world come to!

Elementalmoon-thank you very much!