"Come on, Shara! It'll be sundown by the time we get there at your pace!" a little firey orange haired girl yelled impatiently.
"Just hold on a minute, Monica! I just need to put in a few more drops!" her older sister insisted as she carefully dripped a few drops of Blue Charm extract into a bottled mixture. The mixture turned a pale blue after a few drops. "Okay, it's done!" Shara beamed and capped the mixture before putting it away with the rest of her perfumes.
"Finally! Now hurry up! I want to see the baby!" Monica shouted, her favorite Basket in hand.
"Okay, okay; I'm coming, dearest sister," Shara sighed and hurried out the door after her sister. Sometimes she wondered where she got all that energy.
"Oh, hello!" a blonde blue eyed man smiled after he openned the treehouse door. "I was starting to wonder when you two would get here! Collete has just woken up and Jian is still asleep."
"Thank you so much for letting us in and see your baby," Shara smiled. "You should have heard Monica after she found out. She kept begging we hurry over and see you sooner!"
"Really?" the blonde man could only reply, his gaze now on Shara's younger sister. Instead of joy, however, he seemed a little sad. "... Well, I'm glad she wanted to come. It'll be nice for the both of them if they could get along in the future."
"Yes, it will," Shara smiled, though it was more solemn than her usual smile. "... You don't have to feel guilty, Xain. I'm sure Monica understands."
"But I... I could have waited... I could have waited until she was older and married her else where. I could have waited and made her happy, but instead..."
Shara put a finger on the man's lips, quieting the suffering man before his wife even noticed. "It's okay, Xain. It all turned out for the better, right? You found love and had a baby - a very lovely baby boy. You reunitted both Sharance and the Unvir Clan, saved Monica from being a spoiled brat, and even returned life to the Sharance tree with your act of love. In the end, all of this turned out for the better. I'm sure of it."
Xain stared at the woman before wiping away an escaping tear. He smiled again as if it hadn't disappeared. "Thanks , Shara. For keeping it a secret. I'm sure you'll find your special someone someday too."
Shara giggled at the thought. "Let's just hope Monica outgrows her 'Biting Beast' persona before then!" she laughed as they joined the waiting girls and now awake baby boy.