Asher's Sorrow IV

And no matter what, his adorable little mind couldn't help but look back to it as if forcefully so while he relives those moments, again, again, and again!

All he wanted to do was to hide and cry! The pain, the memories, the smells, all of it was returning to him at once!

Causing him after several moments to hyperventilate as he gasped for air and his mind was overwhelmed in confused and erratic thoughts and visuals as if his memories were sped up to an unrealistic speed.

Before then finally holding his breath and attempting to stab his hand with Aumara's dagger as if trying to use pain to stop it all ironically enough.

And as soon as the dagger fell a mysterious hand had stopped it at its hilt surprising Asher before then finally realizing who it was.. it was his mommy but younger? Why?

What was even more strange was it felt as if time stopped and all the pain and everything he had experienced hadn't happened, all he could see now was his prettiest mommy..

Causing him after calming down drastically to then look to her with wide eyes as a steady stream of tears soaked his cheeks.

Causing her to then adorably wipe them away and him to then immediately pounce into her embrace, surprising her before then immediately being cut off.

"I didn't mean those things mommy! I-I'm so sorry mommy! I hurt mommy! Why did I hurt my mommy?! An-And why with stupid wine? Mommy is the prettiest even with wine bu-but that hurt mommy! I love mommy so much! I-I don't care of stupid accidents! Mommy is mommy and I need mommy!"

"I-I'm missed you so much! Monster big sister can't compare to mommy! Mommy never hurt me like monster big sister! Aft-After Celestine took Norn away to train I only had Maema, Sabine, and master big sister Felly! I love them so much but I missed my mommy!"

"There's so much I-I want to tell mommy! I-I want to marry Maema and Norn! I-I want to marry master big sister Felly too but that's a secret! I-If I tell her she'll get scary and try to convince Asher how bad of an idea that is! Bu-But I don't care!"

"An-And Asher has a bigger secret! I-I learned lots of vocabulary bu-but I'll rarely use it because I love the way I talk! Felly says I'm still a baby so I can, s-so that!"

Asher apologetically cried, ultimately blindsiding poor Aimee who despite this loved it to death! Causing her to then happily kiss his face over and over again! Causing her after the loving kissings to immediately becoming happily teary or perhaps sad, in any case it was a confused mess so she chose the happy one!

"I've missed you so much! I've shown Aniline so many memory crystals that she got sick of it and pouted her little heart out wanting to meet you! But she couldn't because I believed you were safe and that no one would have dared to hurt my baby! Had I checked to see if my array had been sabotaged.."

"Please forgive me, my precious baby Asher! I'm currently purging everyone and everything who had even the smallest connection to what had transpired! Now you have quite a selection of new playmates or future consorts to choose from!"

"I don't care much for the morals of it! I'm an 'Abyssal' Celestial Queen after all and I just so happen to know Celes enough that 'morally' she supports every bit of it! Just don't tell anyone else or Celestine! Celestine is like Selphie and I actually care about what those two think!"

"If they're a cutie goddess then they're my weakness! There are just so many of them! I love demigoddesses the most since I can play with them so much! So cute and yummy! You'll know what I mean in four more years! But only if you're comfortable! I won't force my baby Asher into anything like that! That's where me and Avery go our separate ways! Aniline will have to wait until her sixties!"

Aimee tearily ranted in a shamelessly laughable fashion as she began ranting about absurd things causing poor Asher having realized him and his mommy were the same in this regard to adorably laugh his heart out while the streams of tears converged.

It was simply freeing in a way! His mommy was really the cutest and most bizarre of all mommies! And he loved it and her! It was as if he had unlocked core memories and missing parts of his personality all at once and after suffering so much!

Causing him to then adorably pout before then kissing his mommy's cheeks over and over again.

"I love it! An-And I'll always forgive you! And Goddesses are the cutest and so is little sister! Mommy's the best! Mommy is the prettiest and cutest mommy! I-I want to marry mommy bu-but Felly called Asher a weirdo! S-So does mommy have sisters?"

Asher surprisingly teased, having essentially unlocked his mommy's own personality he used to aim for as a baby because she made him so happy! And because he knew what to say to tease his mommy! Resulting in him being spot on causing Aimee to then playfully laugh her heart out in response.

It was simply so unexpected and out of nowhere! It even sounded like what she'd say now and even back to what she'd say at his age! Aimee was simply born this way and so was her baby prince it seemed! She had even told her mommy the same thing when she was younger and teased Avery on just that!

It was truly absurd how all the dots and aged old jokes and teasing all came together and exploded when confronted with her shameless baby prince! It was simply one of those unspoken miracles that just happened! And ones that Aimee loved the most!

Resulting in Aimee ultimately being unknowingly challenged to a teasing competition! Unfortunately Asher would have to learn this the hard way.

"Hmph! What's a sister to the 'real' thing?! Who said I hadn't planned to marry you? It's hard to find those I truly like, you know! While us greater races especially royals can do whatever we 'like' with no consequences!"

"Of course teasing Celes and leaving her at the height of her 'frustration' would have consequences! But this?"

Aimee teasingly joked as if taking the teasing to another level only this time it had no level and could only be described as unspeakable shamelessness! Immediately overwhelming Asher having realized this was a war he could never ever win! Causing him to do the next best thing and conceal his next attack.

Causing him to then immediately blush and shyly look down while playing with his fingers as if contemplating this overwhelming attack while shyly glancing to Aimee and immediately back for an added measure.

He knew how to play this game and Maema and Felly taught him the best they could! While even if he loses this bizarre competition at least he could at the very least go down fighting. Despite appearances Felly knew his mommy while Maema just taught him whatever, meaning he had a slight advantage.

And he wasn't going to waste it! All the while Aimee victoriously smiled with a glint of curiosity while blushing ear to ear, she knew or at least hoped this was an act. If not she herself would have fallen onto her own terrifying double edged sword made of her own teasing!

Causing Asher to then shyly nod before then without a moment's notice giving Aimee a quick peck on the lips.

"Hmph! I'd rather marry mommy's sister! Aimee is a big dumb cutie! Big sister master Felly taught Asher the only difference between a dumb blonde and a celestial is one is a dummy and the other is a bigger dummy and bad at giving kisses! Aumara gives better kisses!"

"An-And so does big sister master Felly even if Asher slept in the dungeon!"

Asher shyly teased, while now blushing ear from ear and shyly looking away with the occasional glance. Ultimately hitting Aimee where it mattered! While she herself was proud of the fact that he'd be able to joke about his trauma all the while it seemed he had even become a risk taker for kisses!

While ultimately she herself felt extremely offended by the rest of his words! Did her sweet baby Asher just call her a big dummy and a bad kisser?! Was this yet another challenge?!

His surprise peck on the cheek must have indeed been the start of yet another, to believe he'd become so bold! She was so proud of him! Causing Aimee to then shamelessly pout before then playfully pinning Asher to the ground and tickling him to her heart's content.

Causing Asher to then adorably giggle before then simply laughing his heart out while Aimee playfully smiled even further.

"A dumb blonde and a bad kisser huh? And what does that make you! All of my genes and even my inheritance went straight to you! Making you both! So we're both stuck on the same boat!!"

Aimee shamelessly teased, before then kissing his cheeks over and over again causing Asher having inched away from defeat to then adorably call it!

"Go-Good! I love Aimee so much! An-And for mommy's plans, only if Aimee 'wants', bu-but I threw wine on Aimee and bullied mommy in front of other mommies! I-I don't want to be a bad boy! An-And.. Asher doesn't know what consorts are!"

"I-I've learned so much but not that! And why would Aimee want to marry a dumb blonde like Asher?"

Asher shyly teased, to put it simply he had only gone off of instinct and what felt right. All the while now it was as if he had run out of mana and adorably confused and contemplating what was said in the case Aimee or rather his mommy was serious!

He simply didn't know, especially now that he was tired and sleepy, so much had happened in so little time that he was simply unable to not be tired after the fact.

Causing Aimee after noticing this to then shamelessly shake her head while lovingly pulling him into her warm yet teasing embrace.

"Shush! I'm not shameless enough to toss wine on my own baby prince! Aniline inherited all of my calmness, adorableness, smarts, and shyness! What would she think? As for what I said, you'll never know! That's the fun part of it, you know, the unexpected and the unknown factors!"

"What I will say however is that you have four or so playmates and possible consorts if you so wish! Unfortunately not all of those guards had little sisters while I spared their cousins! At least for now? But to put it simply, consorts are like girlfriends you get to 'play' with to your heart's desire!"

"At least that's how I would like to explain it! In truth they're very special and delicate, I myself don't have any of them because I hate commitment! Consorts are individuals who are 'marriage' material but didn't quite make the mark?"

"Unfortunately I shouldn't remain like this for long.. I was especially bratty and unstable at this age so I'll need to revert back to my much more refined and calmer older self! Using the ancestral method to un-age myself has its side effects! It's especially difficult to restrain my younger self so keep that in mind!"

Aimee shamelessly teased even further, before then finally reverting, causing her after several moments to then worriedly sigh while Asher felt surprisingly cheated, causing Aimee to then lovingly pick him up before then holding her baby prince with as much warmth she could truly give.

"Forgive me, my sweetest baby prince, it's far too difficult to control my younger self? Please take what I said with a grain of salt, I was truly a shameless child! So much so it's truly embarrassing! It's awful! No matter, none of this matters! You're my most precious baby prince, and I've missed you so much!"

Aimee tearily confessed, before then simply holding him as if afraid he'd disappear. While Asher melted into her embrace and his mind became clear as if nothing had ever happened and he was still his baby self clinging to his mommy.

All the while both made preparations to return to the party the young prince sleepily pouted having woken up and realized Selphie had passed him onto someone else causing him after playing with his unborn little sister to adorably calm down before then curiously looking up and noticing Noel.

Causing him to then excitedly toss such thoughts off the nearest balcony and happily hugged Noel to his heart's content causing her to adorably kiss his cheeks, unfortunately with such precious kisses came worry, it seemed his fever was still at its height?