Chapter 10
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304 Years ago
Later Months
Southern Castle
The castle was all so busy but one. The staff was getting everything really for the up-coming baby, they wanted to get everything safe and good for the young one. However they all forgotten to ask Kira for her say in anything. Well sadly, the princess didn’t care. She just wanted a healthy baby.
Kira was pregnant with her first baby, which Lyne told her and only her that it was going to be a girl. She has yet to tell Akito since she didn’t want him to mad or upset. She thought about tell him many times but just haven’t.
The princess sat outside, on the soft grass under her favorite tree. She was hiding in her garden where every few entered other to care for the plants. She sat there with her eyes closed, humming a soft tune to herself. She was keeping herself calm, since she felt her baby happiest when she was calm.
Akito walked quietly into the garden and went over to her. He was in his animal form. He walked over and sat next to her. He listened to her hum as he laid down and laid his head on her legs.
She opened her eyes and looked down at him. “What’s wrong, Dear?” She asked softly as she reached over and petted him softly.
He purred under her touch. “Nothing. Just felt like being near you...”
She giggled softly. “I see. I don’t mind.” She said softly as she ran her fingers over his soft fur.
And so the months passed as the southern castle kept busy and Kira kept calm. Yet no one was ready for that type of baby.
In the early part of Mars(March), Kira had a baby girl who she named Lyra. Lyra was a healthy baby girl. However, She grew up pretty fast. Within the first two weeks, she looked and acted like a 2 month old. She learned how to walk at 4 weeks and talk somewhat at 6 weeks. Kira knew the time-flow was odd, but babies shouldn’t age this fast but she didn’t really care.
Whenever Lyra would go walking, checking out each and every room on the 2nd floor, Kira or Akito would follow behind her. Kira was the safe one, since she just watched Lyra, making should she doesn’t fall and/or hurt herself. Akito, however, wasn’t safe. When he followed his daughter around, he would be in his fox form and would growl at everyone who got close to Lyra.
Once the 2nd floor was checked out, Lyra went to the stairs. It took her a week just to get down the steps. She would get halfway down before crying for daddy or mommy which Kira would find it really cute as Akito found it really....annoying? No one was really sure about Akito since he would get over-protected within seconds and calm down without a reason.
Once Lyra was able to get downstairs without problems, she went into every room before favoring the Great Hall. She would play in Kira’s chair or run around the huge room while playing with Akito or Hiro. The only times she wouldn’t be in the room are when Kira had meetings or a party was going on, which the Great Hall was also worked as a ballroom.
As the days pasted, Lyra played around the Great Hall, playing with one of the three guards of her mother. She didn’t pay anything mind to the court nor anything her mother did while she wasn’t playing with her. The only time she noticed anything is when her auntie came to visit. One those days, Lyra got to play with a boy named Ryan. She thought he was fun to pick on. The adults thought it was cute then the mages got an idea that wouldn’t set with in the years to come.
Northern Castle
Well it happened again, Kira was pregnant once again but this time, She was staying with her sister for a while as her castle got ready for the second baby. She was in the early part of the pregnancy that visiting the north was allowed. Akito came along as Anaru and Hiro stayed behind to make sure the staff didn’t get too crazy.
Kira sat in the library with her sister, reading some books. Truth be told, Kira was more watching Akito then reading the book in her hands. She felt waves of annoyed auras coming for her mate that she felt like laughing at him but didn’t.
Lira looked over and giggled softly. “Sister, you don’t need to hold it in.” She said softly. She felt her sister’s aura and saw that she was holding her mouth behind the book.
Shiro’s black fox ears shot up as he heard his princess giggle. He walked away from Akito and sat by Lira. “What’s so funny, princesses?”
The blond hair princess giggled softly. “I’m sorry but Akito’s annoyed aura is funny..and I don’t really know why.”
The black fox blinked a few times as the sliver fox walked over to the group and sat by his princess. “Do you think it’s the baby?”
“Might be, since Lyra made Kira want to always be outside.” Akito said, annoyance in his voice. His ears twitched as Kira reached up and tagged gently on his ear.
“I doubt that since I just wanted to be outside. The castle gets too busy when it’s ruler is having a baby.”
Lira smiled softly then looked around. “Where is our little princess?”
Kira and Akito sighed softly at the same time. “With Ryan.” They said together. Akito was more annoyed by it as Kira thought it was cute.
As the weeks passed and Kira was requested back to her castle before it got to late to travel. Yet Lyra asked to stay behind which much of Ryan’s unhappiness, Kira allowed it since she didn’t want a pouting child on the way back home.
The castle was set up for anther baby, with things for the baby to play with. Lyne did her way with the baby’s room since once again, Kira knew but didn’t tell anyone, mostly to annoy her own mate. The room was set up for a girl but with a gothic feel to it since Kira felt the baby didn’t like all of the pink, much like Lyra did.
Weeks went into months and before long, In the late part of Wicked(October), Kira had another baby girl named Mira. Akito wasn’t happy but at the same time, didn’t care. The fox cared for his kids but didn’t say it out loud. The other two just thought it would be fun to play with another baby.
Like her older sister, Mira learned things fast and by two mouths, the young girl was playing in the Great Hall with her sister. The girls played good with another and loved to attack the fox or wolf in the morning. Hiro didn’t mind it and over time, began attacking them back with kisses or licks as Akito growled but didn’t stop them.
By a year, Lyra and Mira looked like twins yet acted so different. Kira noticed that Lyra didn’t fully like dragons get loved to pick on Ryan as Mira didn’t really like foxes but loved being near her father. The Princess didn’t think anything of it as she was happy to have two healthy girls.
Lyne walked up to Kira and sighed softly. “Kira, you’re the only one with two….”
Kira sighed softly as well. “Yea, I know. Sis, doesn’t want any kids… So one of mine would need to replace her.”
“Yes...but which one?”
“Me!” Lyne and Kira blinked as they looked over to see a hyper Lyra with a sleepy Mira behind her.
Kira smiled softly and knelt down. “Lyra, why did you wanna rule the Northern lands?”
Lyra giggled softly. “I don’t really want to, but I wanna play with Ryan more. If I get to be near him, then I’ll take the north. Mira can take the south.”
Mira yawned softly and leaned against her sister. “I’ll...take the south...” She said softly.
Lyne nodded. She didn’t like taking the young girl away from her mother nor her sister and she feared how Akito would act about it. “I’ll go talk to Lira about it then visit you once more.”
And she did. Lyne talked with Lira about teaching the young girl as Kira talked with Akito. Lira was okay with it, Ryan wasn’t as Akito wanted to kill the mage before giving up and allowing it. The fox would never be okay with it but he didn’t want to fight it.
Two years passed before Lyra went to the Northern Lands to stay as Mira stayed in the Southern Lands. Akito disappeared for awhile as Mira pouted yet soon got over it as Hiro took her outside to play.
Chapter 09 * Start Arc 01