Evangelyne was enjoying her morning tea while Grovy was outside playing tag with the twins. He would do this sometimes when she was feeling a little tired and wanted a break. She was about to go out and find her family to call them in for breakfast when there was a knock on the door.

Taking a quick look down to make sure she was presentable she went to open the door. Opening it, she was a little surprised when she saw that it was Yugo. Well not surprised to see it was Yugo but surprised at the state he seemed to be in. His eyes were rather red and he was swaying a little.

"YUGO! What happened?"

Looking at the Cra with a semi-vacant look in his eyes Yugo shook himself a little to try and get his body up.

"I didn't sleep well last night. I had some things on my mind."

Guiding her friend into her house she closed the door and brought him over to the couch. While they didn't exactly have what you would call jobs they still were members of the army and also close friends with the Princess so their house was furnished modestly. Evangelyne smiled remembering when she first got the house. Amalia was convinced that it needed a large addition in it for the dining hall and closets and many other things but Evangelyne had put her foot down on that. She had told Amalia that all she wanted was something nice and small but large enough for a medium sized family. Amalia had pouted about that a bit but decided that if this is what her friend wanted she could at least help get the necessary furniture.

As she sat Yugo down on the couch he smiled up at her

"Hello Evangelyne. How have you been?"

She smiled gently at her friend.

"I've been doing well Yugo. Here, I'll go get you some tea, you look like you could use some."

With a small thank you to her Evangelyne headed out to the kitchen. As Yugo waited he looked around the room admiring some of the nice decorations.

"OH-HO! If it isn't the young hero!"

Jumping a little at the sudden voice Yugo looked towards the mantlepiece where it had come from. To his surprise, standing up next to the umbrella stand was Rubilax.

"Hello Rubi! How have you been doing?"

Looking left and right rather rapidly Rubilax replied

"U-u-ummmm... It's horrible! I'm not allowed to go out and fight as much anymore, the twins are constantly chattering at me and won't shut up and Grovy keeps treating me like a close friend. Ugh."

Walking back into the room with a tray of tea Evangelyne chuckled a little.

"Don't let him fool you Yugo, he is quite enjoying this life. He's only saying that to try and save face. He only goes out fighting so he and Grovy can have some time to just talk. The twins are no bother to him and he really enjoys their company. He will even tell them stories if they ask him enough."

Yugo didn't know how but he could swear that Rubilax was blushing at having all this revealed.

"N-N-No, that's just the only way that they will leave me alone."

Smirking a little Evangelyne began to pour Yugo's tea replying,

"Then what was that I heard about you saying that they were the most darling things you had ever seen, hmm? And what about the time you were so worried about their safety you asked to be carried into their room when they were little to make sure that they were safe?"

Realizing he was beat Rubi just sighed "You couldn't let me pretend to be the way I used to be could you." Shaking her head Evangelyne handed Yugo his tea and replied "Nope. If I let you do that than you might start really acting that way again. And Aimee and Michelle wouldn't like that at all."

Smiling at the nice little banter he was privileged to view Yugo took a sip of his tea then set it back down on the saucer.

"Evangelyne, I need to ask you something."


Amalia had about had it with men today. She had been interviewing some of the men who had come to ask for her hand and all of them had just irked her. None of them had presented themselves in a manner that made her think that they were right for her. In fact most of them had come off as about as stupid as Grovy was. Around lunch she called off all interviews for the day. Walking down the halls her mind was so occupied with thoughts of how ridiculous men were that she failed to notice a blue clad man walking her way as well.

With a sudden crash both were thrown to the ground. Growling under her breath Amalia looked up to see who had run into her and gasped in surprise

"Master Jarvis?"

Picking himself up from the floor and brushing himself off a little the short man gave his hand to Amalia.

"I beg your pardon Princess, my thoughts were elsewhere."

Accepting his hand Amalia stood up

"Oh no, I wasn't looking where was I was going. I was also in deep thought."

Not that she could tell but Jarvis was smiling a little underneath his hood. Amalia was a usually very observant girl so if something had distracted her enough to run into someone it would definitely be important to try and help. As an ambassador to Sadida it was his job to make sure that everything was going well.

"May I suggest, Princess, a nice stroll through the gardens. We can discuss what is on your mind and perhaps discover a solution"

Bowing a little and extending his hand in the direction of the gardens Amalia took back her thoughts that men were idiotic. Only some.


"So you see, I don't know whether or not it is fair to the other men if I try to tell Amalia of my feelings."

Evangelyne had to restrain the urge to smack her forehead at how silly Yugo was sounding.

"Yugo, I can safely say that that is the most ridiculous thing for you to worry about."

Yugo's eyes shot up and met Evangelyne's. Of all the responses he had thought she would give this was not one of them.

"If Grovy said something like that to me he would find himself flat on his back in a second."

She was interrupted by a bark of laughter coming from Rubilax. He must have found that image quite hilarious. Rolling her eyes at him she merely continued.

"One thing I have admired about you Yugo is that you always try to help as many people as possible. Except that kind of attitude is something that is a hindrance rather than helpful. Imagine if Amalia happened to return your feelings? How do you think she would feel if she learned that you liked her as well but you didn't tell her because you didn't "feel" that it was right just because others liked her?"

Yugo hung his head in shame. The way Evangelyne put it made him sound very selfish. He could imagine that Amalia would probably be really hurt if he did this. Looking back up to Evangelyne he asked,

"So what should I do? I've never done this before and I really want to know if she feels the same way."

Evangelyne put a hand on Yugo's shoulder in a comforting way.

"All I can tell you Yugo is that as long as you are yourself, you should be fine. I'm sure that if you are honest with yourself and Amalia, everything will work out."

Wrapping her arms around Yugo she gave him a warm hug. As they released Evangelyne asked if Yugo would like to stay for breakfast. He replied yes and Evangelyne went out to get her husband and daughters.


"So that is the situation I'm in right now Master Jarvis. What would you suggest I do?"

They had taken a nice stroll through the palace's gardens while Amalia had been explaining what her situation was. They had decided to sit down a little while ago to allow them more breath for speaking.

"I would suggest, Princess, that you would try and decide what kind of person you would be willing to become engaged with and who you would most likely be able to love. That, I believe, should be your first priority."

"But have you seen the men who have shown up? Most of them are pampered and spoiled, and those that aren't are hard headed and only wish for higher status."

Jarvis had to admit that these were apt descriptions of the current prospective beaus. All except one...

"How about Yugo? You know what he is like better than I do and he seems like a very good choice for your fiance."

While Amalia had been calm and collected throughout the entire discussion the mention of Yugo as the best choice for her future husband made her much less so. Jumping up with a rose red face she started to talk rather rapidly

"Y-Y-Y-YUGO! Wh-wh-what makes you think that he was a choice? NO! He is only...He is only a friend!"

Jarvis was tempted to laugh at the failed attempt at being discreet about her undiscovered feelings for the young Eliatrope. However he was not one of the best diplomats for nothing and quickly quelled the urge.

"I assumed that as one of the leaders of the Eliatropes and his coming at this time indicated his wish to ask for your hand."

Blushing even more Amalia was about to start refuting this claim when Jarvis held up his hand.

"Please Princess, I understand that I was mistaken about our young friends intentions. However what I said still stands. He is most likely the best choice for your future husband. He is a brave young man, he is kind, and he knows how to handle himself in a fight. I also believe that you have some small feelings for him. Am I correct?"

Amalia blushed even more at this. She knew that she was feeling something towards Yugo, but love? It was more possible than she would have liked to think. Suddenly Amalia started to feel a little dizzy and sat back down. Covering her eyes with one of her hands she responded to Jarvis's query.

"Yes. I have...feelings...for him."

Jarvis smiled and stood up.

"Then I think that what you should be rather obvious."

Bowing to her, he took his leave to allow her time to take in all that came with having feelings for Yugo.


Alright Jarvis! Now that Amalia has realized she has feelings for Yugo it should be smooth sailing from here on in right? Maybe. You shall just have to wait and see.