Hello, here comes the last chapter before the epilogue. I hope that this one will satisfy you. I hope to write it soon, if I have enough time. Until then I wish you a nice reading.

Greetings Petit Erik

8 years later

In the castle garden, Alexia and the three boys were practicing with their newly acquired skills. Well, the skills were no longer new and the boys were no longer small. They had become grown men by now. Moreover, they were no longer as lanky as before. Over time, they had gained more and more weight and now had a normal weight. When they turned 12, they were officially adopted by the king. Thus they were Alexia's brothers, who was more than happy about it, and so were her other brothers. Because the 3 boys did not know when their birthdays were, it was decided, when they found out that they were left-handed, to set their birthdays on August 13. So every year in the castle they celebrated the birthday of the three. And their friendship with the three girls, who were now also women, was stronger than ever before.

Over the years, the friends had grown closer and closer, and as it happens, friendship eventually began to grow into something more. When the boys turned 16, they received a gift they would have thought they would never receive. A kiss. On the lips. Erik got one from Christine, Merik from Sierra and Gerik from Emmy. After the three of them got their kiss, they burst into tears.

And when the girls also said to each of them: "I love you," all the dams were broken for everyone.

The boys hugged their girlfriends and said the three magic words to them as well. Hearing this from the mouths of their best friends, tearful smiles of joy spread across their faces. The 6 of them smiled exuberantly and each couple looked into each other's eyes in love and smiled happily at each other.

In the meantime, this was already 2 years ago. At the age of 14, Alexia had shown the boys her powers. At first they were astonished and a little afraid, but with a little time they got used to it. When Alexia told them that she would like to teach them, they were immediately on fire. She explained it to them in detail and step by step. What dangers it brings with it but also what fun you can have with it. When they had gone through the theory, came the practice. Alexia gave them each a part of each of their skills. At first the boys were a little apprehensive, but they quickly got used to it. So they practiced everything very carefully to be able to master it perfectly later.

By the time they were 18, they had mastered it perfectly. Of course, Alexia knew things that could only be known with years of practice and experience and which would come much later. But they still had plenty of time for that. Currently they were in the garden with Alexia, trying their hand at the plants. Alexia had to hand it to them, they were really very good. But to change one element into another, they didn't know yet. Maybe she would teach them, but she didn't know yet. She wanted to let the boys decide if they wanted it at all. Let's see what time will bring.

As time went on, the boys had something planned and Alexia tried to find out what exactly they had planned. But they didn't say a word about it. When it was the girls' birthday, the boys were there, of course. They hadn't missed a single birthday since they became friends. And because the girls' birthdays were just before Christmas, and it was coming up soon, Alexia would now find out what the boys had been thinking about.

On the afternoon of December 21, the small house of the Daaé family was full to bursting. The entire royal family, including Alexia, her parents, brothers and the boys were there. And with Gustave and his three daughters, there were 13 people in the little house. There was a lot of talking and laughing. Again and again the three ladies threw certain looks to their friends. The latter returned these looks just as much in love. The cheeks of the three girls were somewhat reddened, as were those of the boys. You could clearly see that they were in love. But the big surprise was still to come.

In the evening, when everyone was sitting together and talking in a cozy mood, the boys excused themselves briefly and asked the three ladies to come with them. The girls followed them with a smile, not knowing what was in store for them. Neither did the others know. Thus, they all waited anxiously to see what would happen.

A short time later a cry was heard in triplicate and a short time later three girls came out who had teary eyes but happy smiles. And the boys looked no different. Their eyes were also moist and a smile graced their lips. The girls rushed towards their father and the boys fell into their family's arms. When the ladies' father saw what made them smile so much, he beamed as well. The answer was literally on the hands of the three. A delicate diamond ring flashed on each of the three's left ring fingers. The king looked at his 3 sons with clear fatherly pride. They were still grinning at him with moist eyes. Meanwhile, Gustave hugged his daughters and also had tears in his eyes. And Alexia and her mother were no different. They too had tears of joy in their eyes.

Alexia had to remember when she had saved the boys 8 years ago. She had promised them that she would give them the happiness they deserved, but that they would ever be so happy, none of them would have thought at that time. They were so shy in the beginning and worried about what someone would say about their faces but now no one said anything about it. Their looks were accepted by everyone and no one had ever said a word. Of course some were surprised or a little scared but no one had insulted her, laughed at her or done anything else. She could tell that they felt at home here.

Finally, when Christine, Sierra and Emmy turned 18, Gustave gave them his blessing to marry their fiancés. He had insisted on waiting until his daughters turned 18. Thus, 3 engaged couples in love fidgeted impatiently, joyfully waiting to see when the deadline would finally expire. Finally, the time had come. On their 18th birthdays, they received their fiancés at the front door, who immediately rushed towards them and gave each of them a fiery kiss. When they finally had to part due to shortness of breath, Christine, Sierra and Emmy looked their respective fiancés in the eye. And Erik, Merik and Gerik looked back just as enamored.

So, of course, it was not long before the wedding took place. It had been decided to have a wedding of three. Alexia and her mother helped the girls with their hairstyles, while 3 nervous bridesmen were accompanied by 3 relaxed groomsmen. 2 of them were Alexia's brothers, the other was her real father. When the boys turned 16, they had finally met Alexia's real father. When she told them that it was the sea god Poseidon and that the story she had told them on the first day of their trip was true, their eyes almost fell out of their heads in surprise.

But with the time the 4 had spent more and more time together and Poseidon got along super with them. He also showed them little tricks in their skills, which were useful or even fun. By now they were all really welded together and he saw the boys almost as his own sons.

When he talked about this with Alexander, he said indignantly: "Nothing there. You have enough boys. Now it's my turn."

Poseidon just laughed and patted his old friend on the shoulder. The latter grinned at him and together the two talked about everything that had happened during the time they had not seen each other.

Poseidon's thoughts returned to the present and he waited with joyful anticipation for his adopted daughters-in-law. Alexander had tried to talk him out of this notion but the sea god insisted that if they were his daughter's adopted brothers, they were automatically his adopted sons. The king just sighed and let the sea god have his way. Once Poseidon set his mind on something, he followed through. And unfortunately for the king, his daughter seemed to have inherited it. But on this day he did not want to think about it.

Soon the three brides arrived. Immediately tears came into the eyes of the grooms and even those of their best men did not stay dry. Alexia and her mother, who acted as bridesmaids, also had moist eyes. Gustave led his daughters into the church with the proudest smile. You would think that almost half the town of people were there. Everyone was very happy for the three boys, which everyone had taken to their hearts. They were just like Alexia. Always friendly and helpful and got along with everyone in town. And when everyone in town finally learned that the three were getting married, everyone rejoiced with them over their happiness, which they had finally found.

As Gustave led his daughters down the aisle, they had eyes only for their yet-fiancées. Finally, they arrived at the altar and Gustave gave each of his daughters a kiss on the cheek before placing their hands in those of the grooms. They smiled at each other and he went to his place in the front row next to the royal family. Over time, as the children saw each other more and more, he became a good friend of the family and often he and the king would sit together in the evenings and talk about God and the world. Now he sat next to him in the front row and looked up with pride at his daughters and his soon-to-be sons-in-law. He had really grown to love them and loved having them as part of his family. When it finally started, everyone stared spellbound at the three bride and groom in front, who would soon be married.

During the ceremony, it was impossible not to notice that everyone in the church had tears in their eyes. But most of all, the three grooms had wet eyes. They ran incessantly down their cheeks. When finally their ladies of hearts said "yes" with smiles, they saw that their brides also had tears running down their cheeks. When they were finally allowed to kiss their wives now, each of them carefully lifted the veil from his wife's face. Then their lips gently rested on hers. With the same happiness and love, their wives returned the kiss. Then three happy bridal couples turned with beaming smiles to the guests in the church, who all jumped up and cheered them. Alexia and her brothers made roses appear, which eventually fell on the newlyweds. They looked at them and smiled at them with joy. Alexia gave them an equally tearful smile, as did her brothers.

Finally, everyone went to the wedding dinner and it had to be said that there was a lot of it. Everyone enjoyed it lavishly and soon Alexia felt like she could just roll home today. As she relaxed on a chair, she looked over at the three bridal couples. They were standing by the cakes and each husband was feeding his wife a piece of cake. Alexia smiled at this image. The guys looked so happy. Just then the ladies took a piece of each cake and fed it to their husband. Sierra laughed as a small blob of cream remained on Merik's lips. She took her finger and gently stroked the bloated right side of his lips. He looked at her as she held up her finger with the cream. Before he could react, she had already licked her finger off and was grinning at him. He smiled at her and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips.

He murmured: "Thanks for the cream, darling."

She grinned.

"Always, dear."

It was no different with the other two couples. They, too, lovingly fed each other cake and fruit. By the end, they all looked like they might almost burst. And even the three husbands, who had been eating better and better as time went on, were filled to bursting.

"So, what's next for you guys?" asked Alexia with a raised eyebrow and a mischievous grin.

The three couples turned bright red abruptly. Alexia laughed and looked quite pleased with herself. When it finally cleared as time went on, the others also realized they were tired and exhausted. It was a beautiful day but they wanted to go to sleep. So they all cleaned up a bit, except for the brides, because their husbands had insisted on it, and when they were finally done, they said goodbye. Alexia and her family returned to the castle while the couples left for their honeymoon. Alexia wished them a good time, which led to another blush, and the other family members all hugged her effusively. Poseidon hugged them so hard that a few bones could be heard cracking. Only then did he let go with a grin. The newlyweds got into a carriage, closed the door behind them, waved goodbye and drove off on their longed-for honeymoon.