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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 25, 2018 3:46:26 GMT -5
Lana had pushed Riley out of the room before she went back to the computer to check on how Iris and Nazo were doing with their simulation. They had gotten to the part where the king's transformation was destroying the tower. "I knew they would get at least this far," She said. "So seeing how they deal with both of their forms will be interesting."
Riley was going back up to the ground floor with Celeste on his head. He was still thinking about how he was going to go about confessing to Jen, but he told himself that no matter how much he was doubting himself he would tell her the truth. He got up to the ground floor and went through the secret door. He looked around the castle first to see if her group came back from training yet. "They must still be at it," he said as they went back to the main hall. "Guess we'll just have drop in and see if they're done." Riley's hands glowed with chaos as he made a gateway in front of them to the riverbank. He entered it with Celeste still on his head as it closed behind them.
By the riverbank Derio was wrapping up the training with his group, having entered his demon form some time ago to deal with they're super forms. Kai and Zero were doing their best to put up a good fight against him, they were even fighting together as one like they did back during the adventure for the seven keys four years ago. During their training over the past four years they had come up with even more ways to work together, not just with the two of them but for when they met back up with Seamus and Riley as well. Derio was using his speed to avoid their attacks as he kept dashing backwards, a technique he had taught Riley at a young age. Derio saw an opening and went in between them, kicking Kai on the side of his torso as he did sending him flying to the side. Zero tried to turn around to defend himself, but only just managed to block Derio's sword with his own before being sent backwards.
Elizabeth came down from the sky to attack him, but since Derio could sense auras like she could he was able to get out of the way in time. Elizabeth also knew this and when she touched the ground she used one of her arms to launch herself after Derio. Derio didn't expect Elizabeth to have a plan for when her attack would miss so he took a headbutt to his gut which sent him back a few feet. It was as as was sliding on his feet Maple came rapidly punching the ground with her gauntlets to break up the ground around him. Not wanting to lose his balance Derio fly up into the sky before sending a beam of demonic energy at Maple. Maple crossed her arms in front of her to protect her as she was sent sliding back.
The gateway opened up on the branch of one of the trees that looked over the area. Riley looked across the way watching the others, seeing that they were almost done. "Guess it makes sense father would use that form against all their super forms," He said trying to take his mind off his upcoming confession long enough to stop blushing.
Derio had been impressed with the others throughout their training, it had been a while since he had to use this form on anyone that wasn't Lana or Riley. He sensed his son suddenly appear, which made him look in the direction he was in. He just saw Riley and Celeste watching them. "Looks like he finished the simulation early," he said to himself. "I guess that was enough for today anyway." He looked back at the others as he reverted back to his normal form. "Great work you guys," He told them. "I'm proud of you all, really. That'll be it for now, the seven won't be making their move for a while and wearing ourselves out by training too hard won't do any of us any good. I'm going to go shower and meet up with my wife to see how the others are doing, you all can just head back and relax if you want." Derio's hands glowed with demonic energy as he opened a portal back to the main hall. He looked back at the others and nodded before he went through it.
Kai went in after him, wanting to sleep after such a long day of training. Zero thought about the fights they did before he went through. "Looks like I'll have to come up with better ways to use my light to our advantage," He said. "Come to think of it I already found a way that would better go with the other three's fighting styles. And a buffing spell or two wouldn't hurt." He went through the portal before he went to get something to eat.
Elizabeth yawned before she climbed into Maple's arms, purring as Maple petted her. "Looks like you've gotten smarter with how you fight since Riley first found you," Maple said with a smile as Elizabeth closed her eyes. "I'm proud of you, I really am." Maple looked at Jennifer. "Looks like she's all tuckered out so I'm going to go lay her down before I sleep myself." She went through the portal going upstairs to the room she and the other wives shared with Riley.
Riley saw most of the others leaving. "Damn it how am I going to do this now," he said. "I don't want to risk other people hearing us back at the castle. I could confess now, but so sudden? I don't even know what I will start off with."
"Don't worry Riley I'll be here for you most of the way," Celeste assured him. "I figured you wanted to be alone with her when you confess your love for her, so I'll just tell her you want to talk to her." She got off of his head and flew down to where he remaining others were. She flew to Jennifer before she waved at her. "Hey there," She said with a smile. "I see your training went well, that's good." She then looked back at Riley to make sure he didn't run off in fear of being upfront with Jennifer. He had slid down the tree to get to the ground, but was still blushing as he was thinking about how to go about this. Celeste smiled before she looked back at Jennifer. "King Riley has requested your presence. He said it was important." She nodded behind her towards Riley. She then quickly flew back to Riley. "Alright Riley I did my part, now the rest is up to you. Just take deep breaths and no running away, okay?"
Riley nodded as he started taking deep breaths, making his face turn back to it's usually color. Celeste shook her head and smiled. "Good Luck Riley, though I doubt you'll need it." Celeste disappeared back to the castle in a flash of darkness.
Riley looked at Jennifer, waving at her. "Okay Riley this is it," He said to himself in his mind. "No running away from this."
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Post by Ziya on Aug 25, 2018 12:21:08 GMT -5
Jennifer had been in the air with Elizabeth before she attacked Derio, her Aspect's wings showing opalescence in the sun to reveal a constantly shifting rainbow of colors. Just before she was going to dive down herself she heard him stop the training. She also noticed Riley's heart coming into range suddenly, so she assumed that he was the cause.
Gliding to the ground took a moment, so most of the others were already through the portal before she could even revert to her usual body, already dismissing her armor at the same time. Maple and Elizabeth were the last, the latter's actions making her try very hard not to snuggle her.
Celeste caught up with Jennifer as she was headed for the portal, curious as to how the other groups had fared. "Oh? If King Riley wants me then it must be important. I hope I'm not in trouble!" She didn't really need Celeste's nod, having already sensed Riley's heart from before, but she gave her a smile just the same.
Enough time had passed for her to return to her usual, bubbly self after the fight, evident in the light, almost bouncy way she walked over to him. She once again had to stifle her "cute" reaction to what she had taken to calling his "Boy Mode" since he reacted badly last time, but a big grin still appeared as he came into view. "Hey King Riley~ What's this important thing you need me for?"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 25, 2018 14:33:01 GMT -5
As Jennifer came to him Riley couldn't help but have another mini freak-out, but thankfully only in his mind. How was he going to put his feelings for her into words? There was so much to it even if he had all day he doubted he could get the courage to get it all out. Despite his fears he wasn't going to run away, she was staying at his castle anyway. The grin Jennifer gave him combined with how she called him King Riley made his face turn a little red already. "Oh hey Jennifer," He said smiling but still blushing a bit. "Well you see there's something I wanted to talk to you about.." He looked down and pressed his index fingers together as he thought about how to say it. His face turned a bit more red as he looked back up at her. "Well you see back when we were going through Castle Oblivion we went through many emotions, with the whole confronting our pasts and all." He took a deep breath before he went on. "You helped me a lot back then, and we spent so much time together that I.." He looked up at the sky, which was now lit up by the full moon now that it was night time. He shook his head and looked back at Jennifer. He took her hands and looked into her eyes, the way they seemed to almost glow made his face as red as when she bear hugged him. "I...I..I" He then remembered what Lucia said about being up front and singing a song. He smiled as he got an idea. He let go of her and took a few steps back. He started singing a song. "♪ Darlin' to me you are fantastic. For you I will swim the entire Panama Canal, and you will be my girl. ♫" He gave her a big grin. "♪ I will dance the flamenco with a flamingo in the streets of Miami all night long, until you hear my song. ♫" He went back up to her and took her hands again. "♪ Yes, yes, I know, call me crazy, call me insane! ♫" He looked away before he looked back into her eyes. "♪ As long as you call me~ ♫" He winked at her. "♪ My dear Jennifer I confess, I love you, do you love me? I adore you, can't you see? ♫"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 25, 2018 14:53:06 GMT -5
As Jennifer listened to Riley's feelings through the song her mind raced frantically behind her grin. How did he end up falling for her from that? Was he just saying it to somehow one up Lucia and Seamus? What would those two thing? What about Riley's wives? What about Elizabeth? Did she even feel the sa- She cut herself off as Riley winked at her, recognizing the signs within her thoughts to answer that last question a t least. She did feel the same, and had been denying it since Castle Oblivion. Admitting it to herself felt euphoric, as if she still had her Aspect's wings and flying through the sky. Speaking of which... Her grin grew into a sultry smile once his song finished, the moonlight illuminating him through the trees as she stepped back once, putting them just at arm's length. Before he could get the wrong idea, she answered his song with her own, her voice matching her smile with a hint of an accent. "♪ I remember when I met you All the stars were hanging in mid-air In these moments nothing mattered But the way you caught me in your stare ♫"Pulling free from his grip softly, she smoothly walked around him, fingers trailing his chest then shoulders. "♪ We were walking we were talking We were laughing about the state of our lives How our fates brought us together As the moon was rising in your eyes ♫"By that point she had circled him entirely, ending with her hand cupping his cheek before slipping back again. "♪ On and on the night was falling Deep down inside us On and on a light was shining right through Ah La Luna La Luna The night that we fell under the spell of the moon Ah La Luna La Luna The light that will being me back to you The light of La Luna"She ended there, still smiling the same, as the rest of the song was what she hoped would happen, not what had.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 25, 2018 17:24:22 GMT -5
Riley instantly swooned as he listened to Jennifer's song. Her voice was heavenly to him, listening to her made it feel like he was floating high up in the clouds. He shivered a bit as Jennifer's fingers trailed his chest and shoulders, his blush now a a deeper shade of red than it's ever been. As Jen cupped his face he leaned into her hand, letting out a soft moan as smiled at her. His face somehow became an even brighter red, as he realized what the smile she was giving him most likely meant. Would it be right for them to get together now? They had only meet again after four years of being apart back in Sugar Rush about a week ago, and now they have only just confessed to each other. He wasn't usually the one to question something like this, but he really did care about Jennifer a lot. He was just so happy that she felt the same his worries faded away as he ran to her and hugged her tightly. He let her go after a few moments a looked up into her eyes again. He was hoping it would happen between them too, and he had an idea how to tell her without outright saying it. Plus depending on her reaction it could be revenge for making him blush so much. He took a step back before taking her hand again. He returned her smile with his own to match hers, but he didn't stop there. "It's just you and me~" He broke out into yet another song. "♪ Let’s make music together," He pulled her closer to him as he went on. "Let’s make sweet harmony. Oh, let’s make music together, baby~ ♫" He spun her around a bit slowly before stopping her to look back into her eyes. " ♪ You take the "do" I’ll take the "re" You better hang on to me! ♫" He jumped up into her arms and held onto her. "♪ We are birds of a feather, looking for the right key. Oh, let’s make music together, baby 'Cause only music makes a man free! ♫" He looked into her eyes as he finished singing with one more line, just to make sure she knew he meant what he said. " ♪Gonna make a beautiful song~ ♫" He kissed her deeply on the lips before he pulled back giving her another big smile.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 25, 2018 20:42:34 GMT -5
Jennifer giggled as Riley started another song, blushing softly as she caught the meaning of it. She nearly dropped Riley when he suddenly jumped into her arms, but the feeling of him against her when she held onto him was really nice. For once her thoughts didn't need to be managed or suppressed, all that mattered was that moment with Riley. His kiss only served to deepen her certainty that this was right, and she was slightly disappointed when it ended so soon.
She stood holding him for a moment in silence, sharing the moment under the moon with him, before breaking the silence in a way only she could, with another giggle. "Looks like you won this one. I don't have any songs to match up to that. But," a mischievous and oddly hungry look appeared in her eyes, " if you want to "make music" with me we're gonna have to find somewhere inside. The last time I did that outdoors I got a bug bite in a place I don't ever want one again." The emphasis was clear in her words, as was the intent behind them.
Subtlety wasn't her strong point, after all.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 25, 2018 23:13:14 GMT -5
Riley just looked into Jennifer's eyes with a smile as she held him, enjoying the light of the moon with her. It was a pretty romantic setting for their confessions now that he thought about it. His smile got bigger once she admitted defeat in their little singing contest, only for his face to turn another shade of red again as she gave him that look while mentioning she wanted to take this inside.
He returned her hungry look with one of his own. He had wanted her in this way for some time, and ever since falling in love with her that feeling only grew even more. "Oh? Well I guess this duet won't be going on tour then." He said with a wink. "I guess we can take this back to your room for now, since most of the others won't have any idea about this until we decide the time is right to tell them." He got down from her and turned away from her pointing his hands outwards. He formed a chaotic gateway in front of them, leading to the room she had been staying in since they got to the castle.
He turned back to face her as he grabbed her arm and took her through the portal, with it closing behind them as they made it to her room. He quickly summoned his keyblade to lock the door before dismissing it, turning back to her. "This is going to be so much fun. I've always had a thing for women who were stronger than me." He threw off his cloak and shirt before he smirked at her. "Though I wonder something; will you be able to keep up with me? I'm the marathon man for a reason, so if you feel like you can't I can tone it down a notch or too. But if you feel like you're up to the challenge we can keep this going all night long~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 0:16:00 GMT -5
Jennifer laughed brightly at his jab before following him through the portal to her room. Admittedly she hadn't kept it in the neatest condition since they arrived, but the slight mess of clothes and sketching supplies -an old hobby of hers- somehow cemented the room as hers. The clean bra hanging off the post of the bed did a similar job, at least until she quickly threw it into the cracked door of the closet while his back was turned.
Not only did she manage that, but by the time he had finished boasting and turned around all of her clothes were off, a proud smirk on her face as she crossed her arms under her chest. "Oh really? Then why are you're pants still on~" Her chuckle was throaty as sat on the mostly made bed, uncrossing her arms again to hold herself up as she leaned back slightly. "I lived in the women's dorms at Olympus Coliseum for a year. Sometimes we snuck men in, but whenever there weren't games we all joined in on the fun. So, King Riley, I accept your challenge. Now are we doing this or what?" She ended with a playful wink and a now openly hungry gaze.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 26, 2018 0:38:34 GMT -5
Riley just stood there in disbelief as Jennifer was already ready for him. He was silent as Jennifer explained her story, now with a blush on his face. From the story it sounded like she might just be the one person who could keep up with him. It couldn't be, could it? Riley, despite how he blushed about it earlier, took great pride in his reputation. She couldn't possibly match him could she?
He shook his head before he threw his shorts off and looked at her with a big hungry grin. Though he tried to play it off it was obvious what she said made him be on guard for what she would be able to do. "Oh? Is that so?" He said with a laugh. "Then let's see just how close you can get to matching me! I'm not going down without a fight!" He pounced on her.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 1:11:36 GMT -5
The next morning Lucia and Jason were already in the main hall when Jennifer bounced in, surprisingly the last of them to make it. "Come on Riley♪, just because we were up all night with me winning that challenge doesn't mean you can slow down now!" This caught both of the other's attention, though Lucia was distracted enough by her own night to fully realize what she meant. "Wait, what challenge was this?"
Suddenly she remembered her last conversation with Riley and realized the implications a second too late. "We were seeing who'd tire out first in bed! I won, of course." Her smug look of satisfaction was matched only by her sister's massive blush. Jason nearly fell over laughing before giving Jennifer a high-five. "Nice!" Lucia remained quiet, hoping her blush would go away before-
"Hey, that's a hell of a lot more blushing than usual for you Lucia. Wait..." It was too late, Jason had already put everything together. "You and Seamus too huh? Hey Jen, look who lost her V card finally!" He offered her a high-five as well, which she halfheartedly gave him before her sister very nearly ran her over from sheer excitement. "Ohmygod, finally?! I'm so happy for you sis!" She gave her a massive hug before pulling back and grabbing her shoulders. "So... How was it~"
If Lucia blushed any harder she'd probably pass out, but somehow she managed to reply with a small giggle. "Better than I expected. By a lot." Jennifer squealed and hugged her again before running back over to Riley. "Riley, Lucia and Seamus fina-"
"He knows already Jen, I ah, kinda pulled Seamus through a Corridor right in front of him."
"Aw~ I wanted to tell him!"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 26, 2018 1:47:21 GMT -5
Riley, still in male mode, slowly made it to the main hall shortly after Jennifer did. His head was hung low because he was still in disbelief that he had finally lost after all these years. "I lost..." He said. "I can't believe that I lost..."
Seamus Kai and Zero made it to the main hall just in time to hear the good news, well bad news in Riley's case. Kai stood there shocked, and Seamus was the first to react by running over to Riley. "No you couldn't have!" He looked at Jennifer. "There's no way you beat him! He was our champion!"
Kai ran over to Riley and started shaking him by his shoulders. "Out with it!" He demanded. "Is what she's saying true. You didn't actually lose to her did you?! This is all just a ruse that we will all laugh about soon right? Right?!"
Riley didn't say anything at first. He was too defeated to admit it in front of them, too ashamed of no longer being the undefeated champion. He slowly raised he head to look at Kai. "Yes.. it's true it's all true!" He confessed. "I lost to her...."
"NO, no it can't be!"
Zero didn't say anything at first. But after a bit he started laughing, which caused Seamus and Kai to look at him. "Well looks like the Knight of the Wind finally met his match!" He said with a laugh, which was highly unusual of him. He looked at Seamus and Kai. "Looks like I won the bet! I finally won a bet for once! I told you all those years ago we would run into a woman that could beat him but no one ever listens to Zero! Pay up suckers!" Seamus and Kai both sighed before they tossed a sack of gold each at Zero, who used a portal to send it to his room.
"There was a bet about that?!" Celeste exclaimed. "If I knew that I would have put my money down right after leaving them alone!"
Then out of nowhere Riley started laughing, though his head was still towards the ground. His laugh got louder as he lifted his head up, smiling finally as his laugh finally stopped. "I guess I had to go down some day," He said grinning at Jennifer. "At least I lost my title to someone as amazing as you honey~" He hugged tightly before looking up at her. "But don't think I'll take this lying down, I'll find a way to beat you and reclaim my rightful place!"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 2:27:40 GMT -5
Lucia wasn't quite sure how to feel about the fact that Seamus seemed to cared more about this bet than his first time with her. Embarrassment, relief, and annoyance all warred inside her for the entire conversation, until finally she put an end to it in the same way her sister did, by simplifying everything. She walked up to Seamus from behind and wrapped her arms around him, putting her chin on his head. "Looks like we've got a ways to go before we can challenge them. After all, we only reached two last night~"
Jason nearly fell over laughing again, and Jennifer actually did fall, rolling on the floor clutching her sides. After Lucia's antics she finally managed to recover, hopping back to her feet just in time to catch Riley's last promise. "You're not getting it back anytime soon, sweetie~" A proud grin appeared as she held up three fingers. "This is how many days my record is. SO far as I know it still stands at the dorm."
Jason wiped a tear from his eye as he managed to get enough breath to speak. "You do realize that you just admitted to being an active participant in a Greek orgy for three consecutive days, right?" That brought a blush to her cheeks finally, nearly matching the color of her tongue as she stuck it out at him. "You're just jealous cause your the only one not getting any."
"Maybe. Who'd have thought it though? Our little Lucia's all grown up now!"
"I know, right? I'm so proud of her!"
"Hey, I'm right here you know! And you're the same age as me, Jason!"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 26, 2018 4:40:20 GMT -5
Seamus' face turned red as he felt Lucia's arms around him. It turned a deeper shade of red as she mentioned how long they lasted. "L-Lucia!" Seamus exclaimed. He did want them to be able to last longer, but he wasn't going to say it out loud in front of the others. "We'll work on that," he said in a low voice. "It was only our first time so we'll just get better and better. But you were already so amazing~" He reached behind him and poked her.
Riley nearly fell over after Jennifer revealed how long her record was. He blinked a few times before he shook his head. "T..t...t..three days?!" He finally said. "That's twice as long as my record!" He had his work cut out for him if he was going to surpass her and reclaim the title of champion. "Looks like I will be taking it lying down for a while." He covered his mouth as his face turned red once he realized what he said.
"Ah cheer up Jason you're not the only one who hasn't been lucky," Kai said. "Speaking of which.." He turned to Zero and pointed a finger at him. "New bet, Riley surpassing Jennifer or not. I don't care how long her record is I know our boy will get his title back! I got ten thousand gold on Riley!"
Zero laughed, actually enjoying himself in the other's antics for once. "You're on Kai," He said with a grin. "My money's on Jennifer; the new champion."
"Traitor"
"My money is on Riley all the way! I've been on more adventures with him than all of you, I know he'll find a way!" Seamus looked at Riley. "Please find a way."
"Put me down for Jennifer," Lana said suddenly appearing along with Derio.
"MOM!"
"Same for my money."
"DAD!"
"Now I feel kind of bad for ya," Celeste said patting Riley on the back. "Put me down for Riley."
"Speaking of feeling bad for you," Lana looked at Riley. "Celeste and I already have you covered for today, I sent your wives and Elizabeth out off world on a few fetch quests, and I have Nazo and Shade tracking down heartless so it doesn't look suspicious. Plus a few items on the fetch quest might give us a few clues about the seven, so it'll work out as a net gain for us anyway. Your wives won't be back until nightfall, so you have until then to figure out a way to explain yourself to them."
Riley's eye widen as he realized he didn't think about explaining everything to them. He gulped as he thought about the worst case scenario. He looked at Jennifer with a worried look. He did really love her, and he did want to be with her for more than just nighttime fum, but having to face his wives about his love for her might prove to be his biggest challenge yet. Whatever happened, it would be more than worth it to him if it meant he could be with Jennifer.
Lana looked at the others. "Zero, Kai, you two are to hit the data center again and work on mob fights. I have a feeling we'll be facing more than the seven when they make their move." She looked at Seamus. " Seamus Jason, you two will go to Wonderland and get rid of the heartless that's been spotted there. For some reason the seven have been making heartless appear, and want their hearts to be released. Since you two can't wield a keyblade there won't be anything to worry about." She then looked at Lucia. "I've figured out what your exam will be, so today you will prepare yourself for it. Your test will consist of taking out some Keyblade Masters that have fallen to darkness. Riley will be helping you somewhat, but probably only for the first few." She then turned to Riley and Jennifer. "Today you two have the day off, I figured you would have wanted to show her around the kingdom since you two are serious. Though after you help Lucia later you'll be going off the train with your grandparents. There they will teach you what you'll need to know so you'll be ready to face the seven. Jennifer you can go with him when that happens if you want, a lot will be revealed about him so it'll be great for you two. Derio and I have to see the goddesses today so we can figure out where exactly Thomas sealed away Null and how the seven could find the seal and how they might go about breaking it. We'll be back tonight." Lana and Derio disappeared. Zero and Kai nodded to the others before leaving off to the data center.
Seamus poked Lucia's arm. "I know you'll pass the test with flying colors." He told her. "So looks like you'll be Master Lucia pretty soon~" He had no idea how long her exam would be, but he knew it would probably happen before they had to deal with the seven. They would have three Masters in total if that was the case, so would they really have anything to worry about?
Riley had a lot of thoughts going through his head, mainly how Jennifer would react to meeting his grandparents for the first time. When he thought about it he never even talked about them to his wives. There was a good reason for it, it was hard to explain why they act the way they do and why they are so different from him. He shook his head and decided that they'll cross that bridge when they get there. He decided the same for explaining to his wives. He went to Jennifer and took her hand as he looked up into her eyes. "I actually did want to show you around the kingdom today anyway. We could do so much today it'll be our first date~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 12:22:08 GMT -5
All three laughed at Riley's reaction and the subsequent new round of betting. "Sorry Riley, but my money's on Jen. And I hate to break it to ya, but that record was from before we all met up again six years ago." Lucia kissed Seamus on the top of his head before letting him go and moving over to the others. "I'm not a betting girl, but I'm with Jason. She could probably go for even longer now."
Their heads all swiveled once Master Lana spoke up, much to her son's protests. Once she was finished assigning everyone's tasks Jason walked back over to Seamus and held out his fist. "Looks like the Darkness will rise, Seamus. Oh," he turned back to face the sisters again, "one more thing you two. Did either of you think to use some kind of protection?"
Their expressions were all the answer he needed, though they each tried to justify it. "You know we used that enchantment to not have to worry about that!" "I'm not even sure if everything works, even if the spell gave it to me."
Jason sighed before pointing at Jennifer. "That enchantment was focused from your uterus, which was replaced during that last fight. And you," his finger moved to Lucia, " I know you have periods, even though I wish I didn't, which means that yes, everything works. Speaking of periods, both of you finished yours two weeks ago, so we might just end up with two problems in another month or two."
Lucia glanced over at Jennifer slightly panicked, only to see the same feeling reflected back from her. "I'm uh... I'm going to go meditate for a while." She quickly left the hall, headed for her room.
Jennifer just smiled guiltily at Riley. "Um, oops? Anyhow, you wanted to show me around, right?"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 26, 2018 14:52:43 GMT -5
Riley just lowered his head when it was explained how long ago Jennifer's record was. "You've got to be kidding me..." How was he ever supposed to get his title back? He was already giving up on trying to surpass her, but a small smile did appear on his face as he thought about what they would be able to do together.
Seamus blushed a little at Lucia's kiss, only for it to fade away just in time for him fist bump Jason. "May the best darkness user be the one to take it out." He said with a smirk. Of course that smirk quickly turned to a concerned look once the topic of them using protection came up. Once it was revealed the spell Lucia used to become her true self did in fact give her everything Seamus almost freaked out. "I'm going to be a father," He finally said. "My first time with Lucia... and I got her pregnant..." He fainted falling over backwards.
Celeste had went into one of the other rooms to laugh in peace, though she could still be heard with how loud she was. After a few minutes she returned and hovered over Seamus. Her hand glowed with darkness as a bucket of ice water appeared in her hand. She tossed the water over Seamus, who quickly jolted up and shivered. "Well, Mr. Cray," Celeste teased. "Guess you better get a real job soon. You're going to have a family to support soon."
Seamus used bursts of wind magic to dry himself off before he looked up at Celeste. "Please, I've saved enough gold over our last few adventures we're way more than set for life. Besides at least I'm not like Riley now having six kids now if we're counting Elizabeth." Seamus slowly got up and shook his head. "At least it was with Lucia and not some random girl..." He was trying to see the bright side of all this. He opened up a portal to Wonderland before looking at Jason. "Hopefully we won't have to deal with that crazy queen." He went through the portal.
Celeste went over to Riley, who had his head against the nearest wall in shame at the news Jennifer might be pregnant thanks to them making music. She patted him on the back. "There there my king. It'll work out, maybe. Just in case you might want to invest in some armor for when you have to break the news to the ball and chains when they get back tonight." Celeste then followed Seamus through the portal.
Riley sighed, he figured he would get something broken after he told the others about him and Jennifer. But with the news of a kid being involved now he thought we was a dead man come nightfall. He picked his head up from the wall and looked at Jennifer, despite what was going through his head he smiled at her. "I guess it can't be helped, but I will make an honest woman out of you after all this Null stuff is over. If I survive tonight that is.." He took her hand and looked into her eyes. "Yeah I can show you the whole kingdom, seeing how it looks like it will soon also yours now, soon to be Queen Jennifer~" He kissed her hand. "Well, Juliet~ what would you like to see first? There's the marketplace, the bakery, and the theater. After that I can show you around the entire castle, and I guess that'll include my room now..."
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 18:13:06 GMT -5
Jason rolled his eyes at Seamus' reaction before stepping through the portal himself, talking loudly to get the would-be-dad's attention. "Hey, I said it might be, not that it would for sure!"
His behavior brought back some of Jennifer's good mood from earlier, and Riley's words brought back even more, though the hinting at marriage sent her thoughts racing again. Was that a good idea? What about the others? What about Lucia and Jason? What about their base on Radiant Garden? What abou-
Once more she stopped her self and thought things through. Did she love Riley? Yes! Did she want to spend more time with him? Yes! Then everything else could be figured out later. "Queen Jennifer, huh? I like the sound of that, King Riley. I'm not holding court though~" Her laugh was genuinely free of worry as she decided where to go. "Let's go to the bakery first! All that fun last night left me hungry!"
She practically bounced toward the door, turning once she got there to look at Riley with her hands clasped behind her back. "Oh and Maple at least should be fine with me joining the Wives Club. We were getting along really well during training, and I think she already knew about this, at least on my end."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 26, 2018 20:49:39 GMT -5
Riley smiled at Jennifer. "I like the sound of it too, but we can talk more about that much later." He knew it would have to come up later, but right now he just wanted to enjoy some time with her. He nodded to her as she picked the bakery first. "Alright then we can eat first, admittedly I am hungry from last night too." He wouldn't say it out loud even if they were alone, but he was kind of worn out from last night.
He followed her to the door, only for his face to shine with a smile as she mentioned Maple being okay with them. "Really?! That's great!" He let out a sigh of relief, though he would still worry about it in the back of his mind. "That's one who will be okay with us, now I only have to worry about the other three." He stuck his tongue out at her playfully.
He opened one of the doors and looked at her. "Shall we?" After they went through the door closed behind them. Riley lead her over the draw bridge and along one of the dirt paths going over the river and into the rest of the kingdom. There were different houses of various sizes and the marketplace was towards the beginning of the kingdom before the outer wall and other draw bridge. Some people passed them as they were walking and they waved at Riley, and some giggled when they noticed Jennifer was with him. He started explaining as they got closer to the middle of the kingdom. "There's not that many people in the kingdom, New Yuio is still a fairly new world compared to the rest. If the time comes we can just expand the outer wall and build more houses and whatever else we'll need."
Riley stopped in front of one of the buildings, that one being the bakery. He turned to face Jennifer. "Here it is," He said smiling at her. "We can eat here and talk about stuff for a while." He rubbed the back of his head and blushed a bit. "It's been a while since I went on an actual date." He went through the door, where at the counter the baker was busy finishing something before he noticed Riley coming to the counter.
"Well I didn't expect you to visit today your majesty." He said finally noticing Riley and Jen. "If I knew you were coming I would have already had your usual prepared."
"It's alright, it was a last minute thing. I'm actually here on a date."
"Ah taking the fair maid-"
"My girlfriend Jennifer. I'm showing her around the place today. Maybe we can catch a play later." He looked at Jen with a smile.
The baker knew Riley long enough to know how to cover for him. "Ah reeled in another one I see."
"Another one? What is that supposed to mean?"
"Oh you know, just seeing how many girls fall for you your highness. Though if you're hoping to see a play you might want to see the crew about some of the revisions you need to make."
Riley's eyes widened a bit as he remembered what play they did the most at the theater. If he got there before the showing he and Jennifer might end up seeing he would have to revise a bit of the script. Otherwise he was hoping Jennifer could laugh at some of his creative liberties. "Oh don't worry, I don't see myself falling for anyone else after her~"
"Whatever you say my king. I already know your order," he turned to Jennifer. "What will you have?"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 21:22:29 GMT -5
Jennifer eagerly took in everything Riley was saying as they made their way to the bakery. "Everything looks so different from the Garden! This is one of the first places I've been that seems so peaceful." When he mentioned expanding the outer walls to account for a growing population she surprised even herself by recalling her old classes from nearly a decade ago.
"You need to keep those walls where they are, actually. Build new ones around the outside if the city get's too big, but more walls are easier to defend, and if one is breached then the people can hide inside the next." She explained after that she had been studying architecture and city design before Celderat fell, though she only had a moderate knowledge thanks to being interrupted partway through. She had wanted to be a city defense planner back then.
Once they entered the bakery the delicious smells brought her back to the present again, bouncing impatiently while Riley chatted with the baker. She was so preoccupied with the smells and bouncing in fact that when the baker finally asked her what she wanted she realized that she didn't have a clue! "Uh, I'll have whatever he's having!"
Crisis averted, she turned to grin at Riley again. "I wish I could have shown you more of Celderat when we were in that castle four years ago. Maybe I can draw a landscape for you sometime." In the past year she had taken up drawing again, a hobby she had loved before everything started. She was still a little rusty at it, but quickly improving.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 26, 2018 22:38:58 GMT -5
Riley blinked as Jennifer suggested adding more walls instead of moving the current one. He actually hadn't thought about what would happen if they were invaded. "We'll have to do that then," He said. "Come to think of it a few years ago Princess Aria's kingdom was invaded and destroyed by my brother Ren. Maybe if they had that defense system things would have gone differently." Riley smiled as he listened to Jennifer what she had been doing before her world fell.
"Two of the king's usual coming right up." The baker told her. "I'll have them ready for the happy couple in about twenty minutes." He disappeared towards the back to prepare their meal.
Riley returned Jennifer's grin. "Oh? That would be nice, learning more about your old home world, and I could tell you about how Old Yuio used to be. There's always the data center if you'd want to show me around Celderat. Maybe you could even draw some other stuff for me, Head Defense Planner~" He poked her stomach lightly. "We can sit over here while we wait." He lightly took her hand and took her to one of the booths, sitting opposite of her.
He actually didn't know what he wanted to talk about first, he figured they would save the marriage and living arrangements talk for much later. He then thought about something, she was going to learn more about him once they went to see his grandparents, and depending on how their fight against the people trying to bring Null back goes she'll see the other side of him. "Speaking of Castle Oblivion, what do you remember about being in that place?" He put his head on his hand. "Do you know when exactly you fell for me and all that? Do you remember... when my eyes changed to match Elizabeth's and all that?" He asked the last question because when he thought about it, she never really saw how he was when he gave into his true nature. Come to think of it, Lucia only saw Red Riley do that, and even then iit was only for a few minutes at most. He hadn't turned into Red Riley in over a year since he became a master, and his eyes only really changed to the mark of his family during his adventures that happened after Castle Oblivion. He and Jennifer were serious about being with each other, so she would find out eventually. He figured it would be better if they got that out the way now in case anything happened while trying to stop the seven.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 26, 2018 23:30:31 GMT -5
Riley's poke made her giggle again as they sat, though her mood sobered somewhat as Riley brought up their last adventure together once more. At least the topic itself was more pleasant this time. "I don't actually think there was any one time during all that. I already liked you as a person ever since meeting you at the end of that mess with the sword. That only grew when you tried to get the Titans away from the city, and more again when you finally woke up and Nazo filled you in on Jason and my worst memories, and you didn't treat us any differently."
Even having faced her past and winning the memory forced her to wipe a tear away, though she tried to make up for it with an even bigger smile. "The point when it probably tipped past 'just friends' was seeing how far you went to stop those bastards in my second memory though. I almost felt sorry for them, but they deserved every single thing." Another giggle proved that she had moved past that as well. "So many little things pushed my heart toward yours. That's probably why I didn't realize it until last night, but looking back I felt that way since then."
Her eyes grew distant as she tried to recall the last few floors after that. "I remember you getting that crest in your eyes twice, once in your memory to scare away the demons," she gave him a quick peck on the cheek as a belated thank you, "and the other when you learned all of that on the top floor and tried to kill Rxokni. So that crest is kinda like Lucia's old Darkside then." She reached for his hand gently, squeezing it in an attempt to comfort him. "You'll be able to control it soon enough, I bet."
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