Both of them mage didn't speak a word about anything, they just enjoying the scenery they are having. Without they knowing it the gap between them lessen by the minute. Just when their head about to touch four set of cloaked kid slammed into June making her fall into the ocean. A series of groan fill the air. Ray spread his arm and the waves push the poor shivering girl up to shore. Judging by how hard June is chattering, he takes off his shirt showing off his fine build body. June blush when her eyes make contact with the sight. Blood rush to her heads like a rocket as her heart thumps faster than it ever does.
'Here, wear this', Ray pull the shirt over her wet dress; tracing her figure the water in her dress lift up and evaporates into the air.'There, this should do for now', June is grateful for his concern she really is but the affection he is giving is too much to handle. Pushing his sweet toned body away, June make way towards the four weaken figure. They pile up into one another and it seems as if they are injured. She open their cloak one by one. When she open the first cloak a red hair poke out, then blue, then blonde and then black. Altogether, there are three boy and a girl. All of them are either scratch or hurt.
'Ray, can you help me. We need to bring them home'. Ray jumped at the idea. Many weird and eerie thoughts emerges into his head.
'What are you serious!! they could be enemies!!! I mean they literally slammed into you!!', Ray push the point so June will return to her sense. She haul the girl over her right shoulder and the orange boy on her left. She gives Ray a puppy dog eye. 'Please, they are children how can they be spies?!!'. After a series of begging Ray finally gives up.
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Ash and Myra pace back and fro in front of their door. Like sister like sister ea? Layla fidget with her finger, June sudden disappearance makes her heart go wonky. She is afraid something bad might happen to her beloved sister. Just when she had enough the door slam open revealing both Ray and June with four kids on their shoulder. 'They are hurt!!! Does anyone have medicine on them?', June puff. Her voice can barely come out. Myra ask Zeirra and Ash to bring the kids towards their spare guest room. There treatment were done by Velery. Her powers of knowledge can come in really handy at time. Meanwhile, Layla usher the weaken June into her room That night June caught a really bad fever.
Ash gives Ray a smug, he have this did-you-enjoy-your-alone-time-face, Ray blush when he gets Ash true meaning behind the smile.'We did nothing, get that stupid imagination out of your head dumbass!', before Ash could retort Ray already slammed his door shut leaving the poor boy bewildered by his friend treatment. The next day was a complete utter silence.Both June and the kids are out cold plus that day is their free day. Myra run through her head for matchmaking ideas but she got none so far. Without an accomplices her job can be very hard. She and Zeirra lost a bet so they have to was the dishes and laundry which turn her mood even more lousy. Trying to soften the tense atmosphere around her, she start a conversation with an out most killer question.
'I have been wondering how did you fall in love with Mirai, Zeirra?', the basket in Zeirra's hand drop instantly. She never thought such question will arrive this day; worse the devil matchmaker is asking. If she ever refuses to answer who knows how many worse deathly trap she got in store for her. She shakily turn around not wanting to make any eye contact with Myra. After putting all the laundry in, Zeirra spoke up. 'It happens when we were little, the reason is petty really but it mean a whole lot to me'. Myra listen eagerly waiting for an idea to pop up in her head. Zeirra sigh, that night was a nightmare she will never forget.
The sky thunder and roars. The lighting cuts the sky hitting he earth sending the little town into a fiery inferno. A town with carcasses of dead bodies pilling up. Her breath becomes ragged when she realize what had happen. Blood drip down from her wrist into the cracked ground. Her tears are invisible as the rain drive it away. The rain had wash all the blood away, away from the sword she holds so dear. The same sword she use to slaughter her villagers. She remember an absolute nothing except for a series of shrilling,cries and curses. She never thought they were thrown at her. Thrown for a murder she never really did. Knowing that staying there can only means death to her, she walk her way towards a neighboring town a day away.
The news of the vicious slaughter spread across the country faster than she thought. People were either shielding their eyes from her or run away when she step into the town. She then found an old man feeding geese and duck with bread crumbs. Forcing her way towards the man with her sword tailing behind her. She ask meekly, 'Please sir, may I have some of that', her voice comes out as a squeak but the man understood perfectly. He turns his head towards her, his teeth chattered and his body shivered when his gaze landed on her thin weak body. Zeirra sighed, 'Excuse me for my interruption', she then walk away towards another side of the park, she was just a few meters away when she heard the man screamed. 'Vicious killer! Ruthless murderer! A demon! A demon!', she turn her head when a rotten tomato landed square on her face.
More and more rotten vegetables hit her body, tears finally visible on her cheek. 'I didn't do it! I didn't do it!', she cries. Even if she cry harder and harder no one listen, no one care about how hard she tries to get there, how her sin had haunt her for day and night and how her sanity almost lost in the wind if it not for her good memories at the village. Her vision becomes vivid,black dots start to appear. Hunger finally take toll on her thin fragile body. So, this will be the end of me? Just when she almost give up a sweet little voice comes to her aid. 'Stop this hullabaloo. A child couldn't have hurt those villagers. Come to your senses already!'.
'The one who aid you was Mirai?', Zeirra nod with a tint of blush around her face. Myra nod in excitement, she now knows the reason why Zeirra is in love with Mirai. 'All in all, you love him because he accepts you for who you really are. Despite the not true rumors he heard about you'. Zeirra nod, when their conversation reach it's end the machine beeps. Indicating their laundry is finished.
'Thank you for sharing me your back story', Zeirra could only reply with a slight smile. Myra becomes more giddy when she hears about all of them. After finishing up the laundry Velery ask her to check the kids and tell her if their condition is worsen. Unwillingly,she make her way towards the guest room. She leave the door ajar when squeaky little voices speak to one another.
'Hey B, what should we do? They will mostly flip if they know who we are', the orange boy shrug.
'I myself have no idea what to do Railey'.
'Ugh!!! if our own leader met a stump how are we suppose to do now', the black haired boy wailed.
'Shut up Metal! You are making things worse than they are!', the blonde boy bark. Hurt by his response Metal slammed their foreheads together. 'Hey what is than light bulb? Are you picking up a fight?!!', Metal hiss. Myra gulp, her ears didn't play tricks on her. She heard every thing right. That blonde boy, she knows who he is. No she knows who it is. Slowly she push the door fully open. The kids gasps when they see Myra there with a vicious smile.
'I got some deal for the four of you', she crackle.
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'Hey, do you think Myra will be okay Ly?', Layla shrug, she hope Myra wouldn't have her matchmaking devil again with the kids. After all they are just kids. 'Guys!', Myra bellows. She pull four unwilling kids by her side. Layla feel sorry for the orange one. Catching her breath Myra told the kids to step up. Hesitantly, they step up in front.
'It seems they are in great jeopardy, we need two mages for each child to protect them. They are hunted.' All the girls gasps meanwhile the boys have stern and a disbelief face planted. 'Go ahead, choose your parents', she emphasis the word which makes the girls shivers and the boys blush. The orange boy step first, he holds Layla's hand and Ash shirt. 'Hey boy, shoo'. Ash try to pry off his hand but the grip turn tighter. The boy seems to be intact with the two, until June enters the living room.
'What is all the ruckus about?', her face is red and sweaty, facial mask cover both her nose and mouth.
'June! you shouldn't be out of bed just yet!', Ash push the boy aside lightly. He hold both June's side to support her from falling.
'I'm a tad bit okay Ash, no need to baby me' Ash didn't believe a single word she said. To satisfy himself her put his palm on top of her temples and retract quickly. 'Better my ass! Your temperature is worse than yesterday', he bellows. Just in time, June weakly falls into his arm, 'O-Oi! hey wake up!', Ash frantically ask for medicine.
'We have no more, none of he medicine works', Velery reply.
'It's okay. The fever will *cough* subside soon'. Ash gently put June down on the couch. He run towards the kitchen and the medicine room. He rummage through everything but nothing seems to work. When he is about to pull any kind of medicine, the orange boy tug his shirt. 'Tsk! hey go away, don't you see I'm busy here?'. Ash put the potions and medicine the table next to the sofa. Once again, the boy pull his hem of shirt. 'Hey didn't I-'. Before he could continue his sermon, the orange boy push a rainbow color liquid in a crystal shape bottle. After a brief examination, he grab the bottle.
'June, please drink this', without much argument June slowly force the queer tasting liquid down her throat. For a few moments her temperature risen but then plummet drastically. June takes a deep breath, her headache finally subside. Ash smile warmly when she finally up and about not bedridden all day. He turn to the orange boy and brush his head fondly 'Thanks a lot little guy, you really save the day there'. June follow Ash step and give the little guy a cuddle as her thank you gift.
'You can be a great mother June', Ash commented truthfully. June blushed at his blunt statement. 'Hey! I know! how you and me take care of this little guy here. I could use your help like a lot!', Myra fidget upon hearing the comment. Her Otp's will be thrown out balance if Ash little dense attitude kicks in.
'Hey, that little guy wish for you and Layla to be he's parents not June'.
Ash scratch his head, 'Sure, Layla can be nice but her super angry attitude aren't really suitable for the children', Layla fumed at the comment. She kick Ash where the lights didn't shine. 'Hmph! I can be a good parent!'. The little boy chuckle, he truly misses them both. From the corner of her eyes she could see the kids are amuse by their little play. Her eyes twinkle at his every move, the boy stop giggling when he realize Layla is watching him. Slowly she crouch down at his level. She rubs his head 'You remind me of my friend Burn'.
She look fondly into his eyes, 'Your eyes look just like him. I feel so sad to hear he is gone. Forever with the rest of the phoenix clan. If only, I knew I would stop him from going on that migration.', tears spill down her cheeks. 'I really do miss him', her voice turn croaked. Ash feel sorry for Layla, he thought he is the only one that feel the pain of losing Burn.
'That friend of yours, he probably miss you too.' Layla ears perks up, the boys voice sound so angelic, so soft and so innocent.
'Really?', the little boy nod. Finally smiling, she wipe the excess tears away from her eyes.
'What's your name little guy?'.
'Bu-', the little boy close his mouth.Shoot! I almost slip out. 'Um-mm my name is Hono'.
'Oh! that means fire right?'. Layla giggle. 'Well, then Hono. Do you want some cookie? After that I can bring you to the ocean'. Hono's eyes twinkle when he hears the offer.
'We can right Ash?', Ash tense up when the question is directed at him. Layla clasps her mouth, 'Sorry, I forgot. You don't want to partner up with me'. She lift up the boy and heads towards the kitchen. Myra want to put some sense into Ash about his choice but Max hold her still on her spot. She growled but the guy just shrugged it away. June chuckle, those two love birds really need to hook up soon or Myra will literally explode. She turn around to find two pony tail bluenette tugging her skirt. 'Hey there, do you need a pair of parent too?'.
Shyly the girl nod,June lift the girl up. 'Sorry that you don't have a temporary father'. The girl turn all sad and gloomy when she hears she wouldn't have a father. Out from the corner of the room a voice volunteered himself to be the father.
'Are you sure you want to partner up with me?', her voice sounds unconcern. She's afraid the fight will become worse.
'Yes, you have just recover from a fever. If you does this heavy job. You might get sick again', he lift the girl from June and place her on his shoulder. 'Hey June, would you like to go hiking with me?'. June blushed, 'I umm, sure I guess'.
'Great! It's a date then!', he beamed.
'A d-date! hey Ray! You got it all wrong!', even so the couple heads towards the hill with their little daughter giggle at their cute shenanigans. The only one left is the blonde and black one. Almost quickly, the black one grab Zeille's shirt.
'Heh! You are cute just like pipsqueak over here', Velery blush harder than June. 'Hey! I just thought up a great idea. You and me babysitting this boy here. What'cha say?'. How could a girl say no to the person she secretly like. Now the only one that's left is the blonde boy. Myra devilish smile spread across her face. The boy look towards Zeirra and Mirai but turn his head around towards Max. Grasping the chance he got, Max haul the little guy up and bring Myra closer, resulting her face turning into red and her heart beats harder. 'We will be going to the mall. Our kitchen is out of food'. Myra squirm harshly trying her hardest to get free but it's futile as Max has an iron grip on her.
Zeirra watch closely, dumbfounded by the scenes that just unfold in front of her. A light tap greet her shoulder.
'Wanna go for some smoothie?'. Zeirra gladly accept the offer. Without she realize it, Mirai slip his hand into her, holding it tight within his calloused ones.
Hahahahahhahahaha, the gang is baby sitting!!!! How funny is that. Continue loving the story minna!!!!
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