The girls looked at Jocu in confusion. Did the brothers clearly have hypnosis powers?!
"You're not being serious are you?!" Bella said.
"Of course I am. I guarantee there are some of us who does possess the power of hypnosis," Jocu said comfortably. "And there is one of us who can become a large tickle dragon like Feza."
"What?!"
"We didn't know that!"
"I know. There are a few things about us that you both don't know," Jocu chuckled. "Now come…stand and go and see which brother is which."
The girls nodded and then watched as the brothers returned back to their spots and looked at the girls curiously.
"Ok, we need to engage them and make them do something. If we don't, we will never see which one is which," Bella said.
"Yeah! I want to see which one can turn into a tickle dragon and which one has the hypnosis powers," Lilac chuckled.
"We don't know for sure if it is one of these brothers," Bella said.
"True, but we gotta see. Let's try this one! Number 1!" Lilac chuckled, now walking up to the first brother and scratching under his chin. He moved his head back and gave her full access to his neck. "This one loves affection!"
"That has to be Vivo!" Bella said.
"But let's not say anything yet. Let's look at the others," Lilac smiled, now going to the next brother, Number 2. He appeared calm and didn't move much when they approached. The girls then gently grabbed his tail and he chuckled, now wiggling it to get them to let go.
"Nope! Not going to let you go!" Bella teased. She got a playful hiss in response and then before she knew it he grabbed her and began blowing raspberries in her neck, making her laugh hysterically.
Lilac didn't get to say anything as she turned and saw the next brother wagging his tail playfully, eager for some attention.
"And now which one are you Number 3?" Lilac said outloud. The brother responded by unleashing his tail and wrapping it around her and pulling her forward. Soon, her entire body was covered in crazy tickles! Her ears, neck, stomach, and abs were attacked by his claws, gentle nibbles, and tail! Soon, her face was turning purple! One of the brothers quickly turned and nudged him, letting him know that was enough! He then cuddled her and rubbed her back, as if trying to apologize for overdoing it.
"I-I think I have it!" Bella said.
"Me too!" Lilac said. They then walked over to each other and began whispering to each other. After a few moments, they had their answer.
"Ok! Tickle monster Number 1 is Vivo! Number 2 is Jovi, and Number 3 is Amio!" Bella called out. After a second, there was deep laughter.
"Well done you two! You are correct!" came a deep, happy voice.
"That was a fantastic game!" Lilac giggled, now hugging Bella. Bella returned her hug as well as the brothers looked at them with fondness.
"That was one of the best games in the history of games," Bella said, now laying down on the ground.
"And now that we have figured out this part; which one of us has those special powers?" Blithe said, now laying down and grinning at them.
"Well, one of you has hypnosis powers and one of you can turn into a large dragon!" Lilac said in excitement.
"Yes, so which one?" Jocu grinned. The girls smiled at each other and began guessing the brothers!
"For hypnosis! Um…Blithe? Vivo? Amio?" Bella guessed. Those brothers chuckled and shook their heads no. Pouting a bit, Bella looked away. "Drat!"
"Now, now…come on little one. You haven't tried all of us. Think of the more strong and silent type," Jocu smirked, now darting his eyes over at two of his brothers. Lilac and Bella noticed that Jovi was moving his hair from his face and Jest was leaning against the wall, reading a manuscript.
"Hmmm," Lilac said, now walking over to Jovi. "Jovi, do you have the hypnosis powers?" she asked. Jovi looked at her with a gentle smile and took her face gently in his hands.
"No little one. I do not. I have a more…animal-like power," he said softly. Before she knew it, he stood up and she and Bella gasped as Jovi began bigger and bigger and more fierce-like. His eyes became slits and he let out a low growl in pleasure. Both girls then screamed as he began a large dragon like Feza!
"Run!" Bella screamed.
"Wait! Come back here you two!" Jovi said, now using his claws to grab them and hold them to his chest. "It's me."Both girls looked up at him startled, but he only bent down and licked them gently on their faces. "It's really me."
"Gosh Jovi…what a power for the quiet one," Bella giggled, now calming down.
"I do not use it unless needed," he smiled, now shrinking down to his original form. He then helped both girls up and smirked in a somewhat mischievous manner. "But do not be fooled. I will not hesitate to use it on you two if I need to." And with that, he gently tickled their stomachs, making them laugh.
"But there is one more brother that you did not ask," Jocu smiled. The girls looked at him questioningly and he arched an eyebrow and pointed at Jest.
"I am the one who uses the hypnosis you are accustomed to…like…thisssssssss," Jest hissed smoothly, now letting his eyes pulse various colors of purple, red, green, and blue.
"W-What?!" Lilac said, now quickly looking away.
"Don't be afraid. I only use it when I am…in the mood," Jest smirked.
"Do not be fooled by Jest; being the oldest can cause the mischievous streak to come out," Jocu laughed. Both girls were speechless! These brothers had some awesome, awesome powers beyond comprehension!
"The best day ever! We always have so much fun when we come here," Lilac giggled, now hugging Bella.
The brothers could only chuckle. Life was never dull with these adorable humans in their midst. The game was temporarily over, but there would be plenty more to come.
"It's a good thing that Jocu doesn't have hypnosis powers," Bella said, now pretending to wipe sweat from her brow. What neither of the girls saw was Jocu smirk and his eyes made a quick flash of blue and green. Vivo looked at him in shock, but Jocu just placed a gentle finger to his brother's lips to tell him to be silent. Was there something Jocu was not telling them?!
guestsurprise: Hope you all enjoyed the finale! Let's just say Jocu has his own mysteries too; perhaps he will reveal what he can do further in the future. :)
newbienovelistRD: FANTASTIC! Love this story, Amiga! Think I can talk to you about a story idea?