Kieran and Kiera emerged from the dining hall with their tummies full of food and headed off in the direction to handle business.
They manage to accurately retrace their steps until they were now at the top of the staircase. The twins eventually ran in to none other than their godparents.
"Good morning, Prince Kieran and Princess Kiera," Minato greets them first before Natalie follows suit.
The twins properly return the greeting to the older adults before Kiera wonders, "Are you two suppose to be taking us to Master Canaan today?"
"Yes, we are but we have to get something to eat first. So meet us back in the front of the castle in less than fifteen minutes from now." The woman answers her question.
"Good, we were on our way to see our parents anyway." Kieran informs the pair where they would be.
"That's fine by us." The man states along with a nod of his head to show that he understands the deal.
They stepped pass the twins in order to head to the dining hall while the twins made their way to their parents' room.
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"Do you think we can have the doctor do an in-home visit today?" Eva pops the question to her husband.
He was currently changing out of his nightclothes and in to some more casual clothes for the day's tasks.
"I'm sure he's flexible since you are in the last trimester of your pregnancy." Aikka responds before he sticks his head through the hole of his shirt.
"Good because getting up and moving around is becoming too tiresome." She tirelessly mentions in her upright position.
Her statement causes her husband to laugh at her, "I'm sure you will be more than happy to drop the load right now."
"You got that right! All the abuse my stomach is taking would agree with you." The raven haired woman with crimson tips adds in.
His wife continously glided her hand against her enlarged stomach in a counter clockwise fashion.
"That's why I'm surprise that you still want to plan the Dance of the Flowers in your current condition." The Noursaian expresses his opinion before he slides back in their shared bed.
Her crimson shoots her husband a look and comments, "What can I say? Usually your mom plans it but I just want to help her out a little."
Before the young man could even response to his wife's statement, their bedroom door flies open to reveal the culprit as their set of twins. They quickly dash inside and start to jump on the surface of the bed.
"Good morning you two, did you sleep well last night?" Their father inquired once Kiera laid beside her mother while Kieran sat in the middle of the bed.
The twins nods their head in synch before Eva speaks up, "Minato and Natalie will be taking you two to Master Canaan for your lessons today."
"They told us already." Their little girl reveals with a small smile on her face.
Their parents was noting that their children acting stranger than usual and could tell since they seem less energetic this morning.
"Kieran and Kiera," He calls out their names in a very serious tone, which causes them to look at him. "Is there something that y ou two need to tell us?"
The twins stare at each other, which instantly catches their mother's attention as well, "If you two saw anything let us know. We won't punish you if you tell us."
They both nod their heads in agreement before their son reveals, "Well…we saw Princess Mai talking to a black rabbit thingy telling them about the castle and how she had to keep spying on us."
Aikka and Eva abruptly stare at each other at what they were being told by their children. "Now what you two are telling us is nothing to joke around with."
"We're being serious dad! That lady is in love with you!" Their little boy boldly retorts as his mother covers her mouth with her eyes wide open.
"We wouldn't lie to you about this!" Kiera seriously declares while she glances back and forth at her parents' faces.
The king and queen did not immediately reply to what they were just told, "Listen very closely you two, what you just told us don't tell it to anyone else. Do you understand? We will talk about this once you get back from your lessons."
"All right daddy," Their daughter agrees before the twins remove themselves from their parents' bed. They then made their way to the front of their castle.
Aikka directs his attention toward his wife to see that for the first time since they were married she did not look at him directly when she poses, "What are we going to do?"
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Natalie and Minato were making their way out of the dining hall when they were watching the twins sliding down the banisters of the staircase.
"So are you two ready to leave?" The man queried them once they met back up in their designated meeting location.
The twins decide to physically show their response by nodding their heads when noticing Kiera wearing a rather indifferent expression on her face.
The traveling quad soon made their way across the courtyard after they exited through the front entrance of the castle.
Natalie walked closer to Kiera while Kieran walked on the right side of his twin while Minato walked on Kieran's left hand side.
"So Princess Kiera, are you excited to be going back to Master Canaan?" He inquires when his obsidian eyes note the same expression from earlier appear on the princess face once again.
"She doesn't really care after what happened between her and Morose. She isn't excited as she usually is." Kieran provides the answer in turn for his twin.
The two adults quickly exchange curious expression after what Prince Kieran just told them.
"Is that so? Did you two get in to a fight with one another?" She questions Princess Kiera, which causes her to glance up at the older woman.
"I figured that was the reason…so did you win?" The raven haired woman was probing causing a wide smile to appear on her face.
The older woman extends her arm toward Kiera with her palm out as she awkwardly stares at it. She slaps it with her own before she responds with, "That's my girl."
"You know Ms. Natalie and I used to fight each other when we were around your age." The blonde was adding in catching the others attention in the process.
"Minato," The captain quickly hisses his name, which causes the boy to pop the following question, "She used to win, didn't she?"
The older man chortles to himself at how correct the prince was, "She sure did! Out of four serious fights I had against her…she won three out of the four."
"That's because Natalie is so strong!" Kieran boldly exclaims which causes her to wear a prideful smile at the statement.
"I must admit…I did underestimate her the first time we went against each other but every time that I would lose to her I would train even harder to beat her. Besides, I had secretly wanted her to view me as her rival you know." Minato explains to the twins.
'I didn't know that…' Natalie mentally was weighing to herself after hearing what he was telling the twins about their shared past.
"So did you accept him as a rival?" The princess inquired to a rather distracted woman.
"Oh…" "…not at first and even after we fought for two more times I still didn't. It wasn't until the last time we fought each other did I finally accept him as a rival."
"I just thought he was some annoying boy, who was spineless and his master's pet." The raven haired woman replies.
"So you two have been friends for a very long time then?" Kieran probed because the twins were now interested in the two older people's history together.
His question caused the pair to grow quiet as if they wanted to avoid that specific time of their friendship.
"Yep we sure have been." Minato responses while he outwardly chuckles at Kieran's question.
Her green eyes no longer remained on the three but rather on the surroundings situated on her right hand side. 'In all out honesty…our friendship ended after that.'
Luckily for her, they were now at the entrance of Master Canaan's building. The twins strolled inside of the compound before them.
"So you really viewed me as a rival after our last fight with one another?" He catchizes since it was the first time he heard that from his old friend.
"Just like when you started training as a knight?" The young woman quickly rebuttals before they made their way in Canaan's compound.
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"You summoned me?" Rick dutifully addressed the king once he knelt to one of his knees.
"Yes, there's something that I would like for you to investigate for us, Rick."
The raven haired male quirks one of his eyebrows as he stands to his feet and pops the question, "It sounds like something important, what can I do for you King Aikka?"
"My son and daughter just told Eva and I some very disturbing news about someone in this castle."
"They claim to have witnessed Princess Mai converse with a black rabbit creature, which I would assume to be a Crog. They said that they were discussing things about the castle." The Noursaian divulges to him the condense version of the story.
'So Natalie's cautiousness about Princess Mai has finally paid off.' Rick was remembering his daughter was discussing something similar about the young lady.
"Not only that but she harbors some deep rooted affections for my husband." The raven haired woman with crimson tips promptly adds. Her accusation earns the knight's attention to face her before he stares at the king.
"I assure the both of you that I have never traveled alone with her. I have always ordered for Minato to be at my side whenever she would request something of me." The orange haired male tediously explains while he peers at what was going on outside of the window.
"Who does that little girl think she is for even having those thoughts in her head? She better thank god that I am pregnant or I would've dragged her face throughout my castle." The queen angrily hisses while she emits an ominous aura.
"Eva, remember…" Her husband purposely reminds her of their unborn children, which causes the aura to briefly dissipate.
Rick knew her for such a long time that he noted it was still there.
"Once Minato and Natalie bring the twins back, we will need to discuss about our plans to handle the situation." The king spoke up again.
"I will relay the message onto them when they arrive back but I have one more question. What are we going to do about Jordan? He already has been causing trouble for others." The older male points out the person, who could be a burden to their ability to handle Princess Mai.
"Rick is right. Jordan has the tendency to play both sides of the fence and can get under people skin easily, foils plot, and influence people." His wife outlines his characteristics.
"I know. That's why I always keep a close eye on him whenever he would suddenly pop up out of the blue to come and visit us."
"Well then...I shall take my leave but rest assured that we will be monitoring Princess Mai's actions much closer from now on." Rick assures his actions for the royal couple in front of him.
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Jordan felt a shift in atmospheric pressure, which promoted him to look up at the sky, 'So it seems as if this planet finally completed a rotation.'
The young man ambles through the castle as if it was his or at least he envisions it as his own.
When he veers around the corner his set of twins would run up to greet him with wide smiles on their face. They would tug on his arms as they fought for his undivided attention.
"Good morning!" The burly male would lovingly greet to them and peer up to see his very pregnant wife, Eva, wheels herself up to them before she demands a kiss on the cheek.
Instead of her cheek, he places it on her lips. The family would happily stroll through the castle before they stop at the dining hall to share brunch with each other and head off to do an activity together.
Yes, the intergalactic dignitary thought it was a dream come true but if he was really in touch with reality then the sick man would realize that there was no way possible for that dream to come true.
"Avatar" He heard someone addressed him by his title as he had to fight back the need to roll his eyes at the person, who called him by that.
"Oh good morning, Princess Mai, what can I do for you this morning?" The golden entity irritably demands once he recognizes that it was the young princess, who calls for him.
"What we discuss in the previous part of my visitation, I think we need to make our move now." She quickly responses.
"If you feel that strongly then today would be a good day. I will provide you with the necessary materials that you need." Jordan told her before a thought popped up in his head.
"I would advise you to declare that your visit here is over but before you do that I need to make a run to see King Aikka and Queen Eva." He reveals to her what his plan was.
The princess nods her head and comments "I will make it easy for you to find me."
'She will serve as the scapegoat for this project…' The Avatar concluded before he head to his destination, the private bedroom that belongs to the king and queen.
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"So I see that you two have blessed me with your presence again." Canaan remarks once he spots Minato and Natalie at the front of his entrance.
She was wearing a small smile before responding, "This is the best place I know of to just relax."
"I try to keep a zen atmosphere here. It is the best way to think and as you said to relax." He explains before he guides them inside of his compound.
"At the end of this there is something that I need to ask you." Minato quietly whispered to his first master, who merely nodded his head to show he understood.
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Author's Notes:
06.26.17 Major editing revision