Chapter 20: The Present Day

I'm 20 years old and pregnant again. My babies will be turning 2 soon. I can't believe its been that long already. Time to call the kids for breakfast. "Tiana! Belle! Breakfast!" Tiana has Liam's hair and my eyes. Bella has my eyes and hair color. One of the kids sat on liams lap the other sat on Kion's. "Thanks for the help Kion. Rhylies to pregnant to have her them sit on her." "Hey be nice Liam. I already feel bad. Hmph." "Sorry Rhylie." "Its fine. I'm just playing." "Oh Rhylie when we are done eating I have something to tell you." "Oh ok sure." "Daddy after eat outside?" "If you go with uncle Leo and Tyson than yes." "Yay." "Don't take them too far ok?" "We know."

After breakfast Liam and I went into the parlor to talk with Kion. "Now don't be shocked I know you will be. So I will go out right and say it. I'm engaged." "Your what?" Is said. "Engaged. I meet a pretty girls with and interesting personality. We spent some time together after a year or two I proposed. I'm engaged." "Congrats Kion." "Thanks." "Where is she from?" "She is a Sea Dragon. You know where they live." "Ah now I see why you were there a long time. Congrats." She is the elders Niece. So I asked the elder and her parents and they gave me their blessings I was hoping you would too." "Of course we will." I pulled him over for a hug. After we visited a bit we went our separate ways.

My babies are 2 now and its about time for me to give birth to my other babies. I am having twins again. The kids were in another room playing with my brothers. After a long while I finally pushed both babies out. They were both boys. "Ryder for the first one and Kristoff second." They both had pink hair and Liam's nose. "Hehe. They have your nose this time. I think they will look like you with my color hair." I guess I will see what I look like with pink hair in the future then. Haha." "Go get the kids. Have them meet their nephews and girls meet their brothers."

Liam picked both of the girls up and told the boys to come along so they followed. "Ooh baby." Tiana gently touched her baby brother Ryder. "That's right. Baby brother Ryder and baby brother Kristoff." "Ok girls sit down. Daddy and uncle Kion are going to help you hold the babies ok?" "Ok mommy." Tiana held Ryder and Belle held Kristoff. "OK its uncles turn." Liam handed one to Leo and one to Tyson. Tyson refused. "He's to tiny I don't want to break him." "You held the girls." Said Leo. "Yeah but I was sitting down." "Ok then sit down." He sat down and held Kristoff. Then they switched off and let Kion hold both. "Aww sweet babies." He gave the babies back to Liam and everyone left except the girls to give us some family time.

A few days later after I had time to heal My girls are running around the place. "Tiana! Belle! Picnic!" They came running over and almost knocked me over. "You girls are strong." Liam had both babies in a stroller he made himself. So we had a fun time. My brothers were with us and had some news. "Sister guess what?" "Let me guess. You both are dating." "How did you know?" "The looks on your faces like love struck idiots. Are they twins too?" "Yeah they are. Your good sis." Said Leo. "Sister intuition even if we aren't blood. Hehe. Where are they from?" "They are from the flower village where you were born." "Oh really? How cool. When I get a chance I have to go back and say hi to uncle and have him meet the kids."

4 years later I was at the palace of flowers on our way to meet uncle." "Boys stay with mommy ok?" My brothers are married and so is Kion. He has a 1 year old boy named Dillion now who is at home with his mom. Kion came with me and Liam to the castle. "I'm here to see the king." "You may go in." "Your majesty. We greet you." "Rise. All of you." "Nice to see you again Rhylie. These must be your kids you were talking about." "Yes uncle." "Liam get your boys they can't seem to stop getting into things." "Yes Rhylie." "Kion get the other one please." "Right away." "You must be the one Rylie talks about. Kion right? Oh yes we have meet when I was younger around 12 years old." "Oh that's right." "I myself have a little boy 1 year old he's at home with my wife." "Congrats kid." "Thanks uncle." So we visited uncle a bit. The boys climbed all over uncle and he didn't seem to mind a bit. "OK boys. Give uncle a break. We need to leave soon anyway." "OK mommy." They jumped off of uncle and ran to daddy. "Uncle is the forest still ok to walk in?" "Yes it is." We went to the forest and played around. I already knew that Smokey and Ice don't live there anymore. I don't know where they went. I was told they disappeared somewhere. I'd like to think they found someone nice and ended up with a family somewhere. "Oh I haven't seen the lake here in a long time. I'm going to look." I said. Kion and Liam. Watch the boys." The girls aren't' much of a handful right now." I put my head in the water to let the creatures know I'm back. Then I lifted my head. I explained that to my girls. "Hey Rhylie its been so long." Said a mermaid. "Yeah sorry I have kids now." "Oh hello. I'm Adella." "Are you a mermaid?" Said Belle. "Why yes I am. What are your names? I'm Bella my sisters name is Tiana she is shy." "Don't be shy I won't hurt you. Oh I have an idea. Be right back." She dove into the ocean and made a necklace for the girls and she saw the boys back there too and made them one as well. She came out with 4 necklaces each with one pretty Clam shell on it. "Oh pretty." Said Tiana. "Thank you." Said Belle." "Your welcome. Do you boys want a necklace too?" "Go ahead boys." Said Liam. "Thank you Adella. Oh can we meet your older brother? They want to see a merman." "Oh sure. I will go get him." After awhile she swam up and had man with her. "Oh cool. Handsome too." Said Belle. "Well thank you girls I thing so too." We visited awhile then headed home.

Once we got home the kids and I were tired. When we got home it was dark. We got the kids to bed then headed to bed ourselves. "Hey Liam? I was thinking." "What were you thinking Rhylie?" "Sometime next month I want to see Prince Ezra and the others again. Go to the Centaur village." "Yeah we can do that." It will have to be on a week I have off." "OK thanks. Sorry to have your last week off going places." "Its fine. Its with family."

It was the day we are leaving for the Centaur village. Ash had a few babies and so did Nyx. Belle had 0ne of ash's babies and Tianna had the Nyx. We didn't bring them though they rode with us on our horses. Kion came to meet up with us. At the castle. The boys rode on the horses the girls on the phoenix. They are too rowdy I'm afraid they would fall off.

We made it to the village and stopped by Prince's house. Liam knocked on the door. (Knock Knock) "Who is it?" said Prince. "Its Rylie and Liam. With our 4 kids." I said. "Come on in." We walked in and I said, This place hasn't changes much." "Yeah well. I've been busy." "So these are your kiddo's. Rhyder has my eyes and Kristoff has Liam's otherwise they are identical. My girls Tiana and Belle." I pointed to teach one as I said their name. "Is Ezra and Bane still around?" "Oh Bane died last year." Said Prince. "Oh no what happened?" "Touched something he wasn't supposed to and got poisoned." "Ah sounds like him." Ezra takes care of his mom these days. No girl or kids. I keep telling that kid to settle down and have kids but he refuses. "I don't blame him. If something like that would happen to me I wouldn't either." So we visited for awhile then I said. "How are Sea, Cove and the others?" "I'll have Sea tell you. I told him I wouldn't so I won't." "OK we should head there now. First lets head to see Ezra."

(Knock Knock) "Who is it?" said Ezra. "Its Rylie Liam and the kids." "Come in." We went in and sat on the couch. "Prince told us about your dad. He was poisoned?" "Yeah he was messing with the arrows people told him not to touch and did it anyway." "Here that boys when mommy says not to touch don't touch you can get hurt." "Ok mommy." Said Ryder. "They are really cute." "That one was Ryder. Kristoff is over there with liam. These are my Girls Tiana and Belle. Belle is the oldest." "Nice to meet the 4 of you. Were you headed out to see the Sea Dragons like old times?" "Yeah and I take it you want to take care of your mother." "Oh that Prince. I told him already. I have a girlfriend. Maybe I will have her watch mom and go with you. Help you with your kids." "Please especially the boys I don't want them accidently falling in." "I'll go get her. Just a second." He ran a few houses down and asked a pretty lady to watch is mom. She agreed. "OK lets go then. Mom I'm going to see the sea dragons. I'm having my girlfriend watch you ok?" "You know I'm fine. Just because your father died doesn't mean I'm helpless." We left once she got there.

The boys were picking up leaves and throwing them up and the girls were putting it on the boys head and they were laughing. That made us all laugh too. Including Ezra. "I'm glad I finally got to hear you laugh again." "Yeah I haven't laughed in awhile." We made it to the Lake and Ezra called Sea. I saw him swimming over. Kion and Liam held the boys and I got the girls. "Hello Sea good to see you again." "Yes it is. It's the best thing that's happened in awhile." "So Prince told me you wanted to them me something?" "Oh that. Cove died the day the Bane did." "What? No. Did he get hit with one of the poisoned arrows that Bane was messing with?" "Yes we was testing to see what poison it was before he died." Sea turned human and I went over and hugged him. "I'm so sorry Sea. He was a good man. I'm sure he was a good brother." "Yes he was and he was a good father too." "What he had kids?" "Yeah they are 2 years old. They are with my father right now. I am their guardian. I never got married Nor am I ever. My nephew's are enough. Cove wanted me to tell you that he wished to see you once more before he died. He said Now I will be able to see her from above. He died right then." He was able to say he loved me and dad as well before that though." "I ride. I ride." "No Ryder not until you are at least 10 ok? You too Kristoff. That goes for you two girls." "We know mommy." "Good." "Hahah just like mommy huh?" "Well I told them stories about how we rode sea dragons and how much fun we had." "OH those necklaces you gave Cove I passed on to the oldest boy. I shorted the other one up to give the youngest one. As a memento of their father." "What happened to their mother?" "Died giving birth." "How is your father dealing?" "He doesn't show it but I can tell he's hurting inside." "We visited awhile and then said, "Well it was nice seeing you. I won't have to wait forever anymore now that the kids are growing.

We went back to Prince's house and told him what Sea told us. "I'm so sorry Prince. Were you close to them?" "Not as close as you were I'm sure. I still felt bad that he died though." "Well we better be going." Said Liam. I have things to do tomorrow." "OK daddy." Said Kristoff. "Oh Before we go. Kion can we see your little boy?" "Yeah lets go to my house."

We went to his house and he invited us in. "Honey I'm home. I brought a friend and her 4 kids." "Oh hello there. You must be Princes Rhylie and prince Liam?" "Yes we are. This must be little Dillion. He looks just like his daddy." "I know right?" "Pretty scary thought." She said. "Hey I'm not that bad." "OK you two. Not in front of the kids." I said. So we hung out and had a fun time. Later we went home with my father Calder and life went on normally.

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