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splitheart1120: Oh you know how stereotypical anime fathers are when it comes to their precious daughters :)

And now I question myself...I got time to do these short stories but not the actual story? Man...anyways Just a Moment is almost a year old! I can't believe it!


The Prince of Light

"Again, again!"

"Why am I doing this again?"

Right now Zanne was showing off his current artes to his younger sibling. Accompanying him was Tear who was giggling at Luzu's enthusiasm.

"You're big brother is strong right Luzu?" she asked the girl

"Yeah!" the princess nodded. "Another one!"

Zanne sighed at the demanding girl but the inside he was smiling. Baticul is called the Citadel of Light and since they lived here he called himself the Prince of Light though that did make Luzu the Princess of Light.

"Flame Burst!" he shouted out as a small ball of fire exploded in the air.

"Yay!" Luzu clapped her hands excitedly.

"Nice one Zanne." Tear cheered at the dark haired boy.

"I-It's nothing at all." Zanne said as his face heated up.

He couldn't help but stare at Tear's lovely and smiling face towards him.

"Brother's being weird again!" Luzu chimed at him.

A face of shock and embarrassment came out as he quickly turn away. The two girls couldn't help but giggle at the sight.

"So Tear how long are you staying here again?" Zanne asked changing the subject.

Majority of the time Myst and Luke are busy when it comes to political affairs, so most of the time they bring their children with them to the respective capitals of both kingdoms. Right now Myst is going over joint military practice, even if it was Anise's job to do it. So they brought Tear but Musto wanted to hang out at the Gardios estate, so the parents obliged at the request.

"Well daddy told me we might be here for a few days." Tear tapped her chin as she stared at the sky. "So more time with you!"

"W-With me?!" Zanne's face heated up.

Unlike his own father, Zanne got his mother's emotional side he can never hide it. His crush on Tear was one of his own secrets to himself, though he did know her father, his uncle, is fully aware.

"She's my cousin." Zanne thought bitterly. "Then again father and mother thought they were cousin but still love each other dearly."

Unless somehow either of them were adopted then it wouldn't be as strange. Zanne sighed at his situation.

"C'mon Za-Za let's show Tear our garden!" Luzu grabbed his hand suddenly, breaking him out of his thought.

"You guys made your own garden?" Tear's eyes widened. "I wanna see!"

Zanne swore he was melting in the inside when he saw the girl's smile. Though he did gladly led the way.

"Here it is!" Zanne smirked as he presented it.

"Wahhh!" Luzu's started to cry suddenly.

"What's wron-" Zanne began as he turned around at the dead flowers in front of him. "I-I thought I took care of them yesterday!"

"What's wrong Luzu?" Tear patted the girl's head, even if she knew the answer.

"I-I watered the plants but now they're..." Luzu sniffed as she pointed at the blackened flowers.

"It's alright I got this!" Tear stood up as fonons started to gather around her.

She was the daughter of one of the best healers throughout Aldurant. Tear started to recall how both her mom and dad described the feeling of seventh fonons around her.

"It's like having the world in your hands." she recalled as her hands started to sweep the air so gracefully.

Her father told her how she's very advanced for someone her age.

"Strands of tranquility, give name to your miraculous soothing light." Tear chanted.

Suddenly a blue circle with glyphs emerged beneath the dead pile of flowers, while an aquatic sphere was floating on top.

"Healing Circle!" she finished the arte.

The water from the sphere suddenly dropped like a waterfall as the flowers became colorful and lively once again. Zanne stood there choked, he only knew mid level fire artes but also knew low leveled earth, wind and water artes. Unlike Tear though, he knew how seventh fonists had harder time learning and mastering their healing moves. It was just-

"So pretty and so cool!" Luzu shouted as the girl didn't even realized how the grass around the flower didn't seem wet.

"Tear that's amazing." Zanne breathed out in amazement.

"Well both my parents are seventh fonist." Tear rubbed her cheek embarassingly.

Zanne suddenly just recalled his parents were both seventh fonist as well, though he did learn the other fonons instead.

"I wanna learn that too!" Luzu hugged Tear with pure excitement in her eyes.

"Ah Tear there you are!" a voice called out.

Coming from a nearby corridor was Luke herself as she smiled at the sight.

"Hi Aunty Luke!" Luzu smiled.

"Hey kids." Luke returned the smile.

She came in the area because she sensed some fonons being used so suddenly, especially the seventh one. She took note of her daughter's tired eyes.

"Tear what did I say about using those artes?" Luke corssed her arms at her daughter.

"But mom I just brought their flowers to life!" Tear pouted.

Zanne couldn't help but stare at the sight.

"Just like your father always loving to show off." Luke muttered as her eyes softened. "It's nice but maybe you should just stick for First Aid."

Tear looked away as she took note of Zanne's weird face.

"W-Well I want to prove how I'll be useful when I'm older and-"

Luke couldn't help bu pat her child's head. The familiar sense of finding your purpose in this world. It took a long time for Luke to figure out why she was here, breathing and living but she did it.

"I know you'll be great." Luke smiled at the kids. "Tear, Aunty Naty is calling for you and Luzu your father wants you to go back to your studies."

"Ok Aunty Luke." Luzu pouted but she obliged anyways as she left.

"Is it another seventh fonon lesson?" Tear asked.

"Something about more healing spells." Luke shrugged. "Your father and aunt are the best healers in Aldurant afterall, plus you got me."

Tear only nodded as she too disappeared from the corridor. The only one left was Zanne still standing there with wonder in his eyes.

"Baticul, the Citadel of Light, such a lovely place to live." Luke smiled as she looked up to the bright blue sky. "I used to live here for a long time too. Still that doesn't mean light is always good."

The memories were still there but she forgave that incident a long ago.

"Sometimes darkness will help you, it will keep you safe." she continued.

"Aunty what are you talking about?" Zanne asked so confused right now.

"Well my Prince of Light you are in love with my Tear, the Princess of Darkness." Luke stuck her tongue teasingly.

"W-Wait what?!" Zanne's face heated up.

"Tear maybe polite but she's a showoff and pretty stubborn when it comes to helping." Luke thought outloud.

"I-I thought that makes her cool and a-all." Zanne blushed more as he brought his head down.

"I think so too!" Luke grinned until she realized her sudden antic. "Well just wait a couple of years then I can have more children to spoil!"

Zanne felt odd out on how one is protective while the other is supportive. His life just got more complicated.


I just realized this chapter was more on the kids and not enough Luke and Myst... oh well just wanted to establish the lovely dovey stuff on the kids. So for ages since I didn't mention it at first.

Myst is 28

Luke is 27 (technically 17)

Guy is 31

Anise is 26

Jade is 45

Asch is 27

Natalia is 28

Zanne, Tear and Musto are 7

Eugenie is 8

Arietta or Ari is 6

Yup made it ten years later after my story but as you could tell from my summary "Set in a not so AU" means you know...oh c'mon I don't want want to say it. Oh well hope you enjoyed this chapter.