Chapter 6
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“Catalina?” The woman said as she made her way to my mother. She then helped her up and hugged her.
“Your Highness, it’s been a long time,” my mother said.
“Almost 20 years. Last I saw you, you and your husband were headed to the human realm for a vacation. Is he here?” The beautiful lady I now knew was the queen asked.
“Apparently, this is her husband,” The king said, about my stepfather. The queen laughed. Her laugh seemed innocent and sweet.
“I’m sorry. Hello, Aioki. I’m sorry about Sasha, she was an amazing woman,” The queen said.
“Thank you, your majesty,” my stepfather said.
The queen then looked at the king and said, “You owe me a gold bar,” and the young men sitting on the other two thrones, whom I assumed were the princes, laughed while my siblings and I did the same thing.
“Your majesty you didn’t,” my mother said, embarrassed.
“Of course, we did. We all knew you two were perfect for each other, it just took you a while to figure it out; however, the king believed you’d never get together,” the queen said.
“Your Highness,” my stepfather said, taken aback.
“She was married, and you moved slow. Speaking of which, what happened to your husband?” The king asked, changing the subject.
“He died ten years ago. It was the weirdest thing. We were sitting at home with our daughter when, all of a sudden, a fire, no not really a fire, it was someone in the fire, attacked, and it almost killed my daughter, but instead, it got my husband. I ran as soon as far away as I could,” my mother said.
“I don’t remember this,” I said, speaking up. I did remember a fire but I didn’t remember seeing a person in that fire.
“Apologizes Your Majesty, we should probably introduce you to our confused children,” my mother said, and we took that as a cue to stand and join our parents.
“This is my daughter Kayla. My husband and I adopted her when she was a baby, so she is not like us,” my mother said.
“Not like you. What are you?” I asked, confused.
“You didn’t tell the children?” The king asked.
“No, Your Majesty. When the portals closed, we had given up hope that we would make it back, so we decided to raise our children as humans,” my stepfather said.
“As human?” Hana asked.
“We’re not human?” Gab asked, just as confused as the rest of us.
“No, you’re not, and we’re sorry for not telling you,” my stepfather said.
“These must be the twins you had with Sasha, am I correct?” the king asked, as he examined Hiro and Hana.
“Yes, Your Majesty, my son Hiro and my daughter Hana. Hana is the oldest,” My stepfather said.
“The younger two are Gabriel and Solana. They are ours together,” my mother said.
“Oh, I can tell they look like you both,” the queen said.
“Has either of them exhibited any magic?” The king asked.
“Yes your majesty, both the older two have. Hiro is lightning, and he flew for the first time today. Hana is fire, but she has yet to fly,” my stepfather said.
“Wait what? I have magic?” Hana asked.
“That’s great. We could really use them with what’s to come. Aioki, I know it’s late, so we can finish this conversation tomorrow, but I need you to retake your post,” the king said.
“With pride, your majesty,” my stepfather said.
“I get it, I’m dreaming. This is a dream, and when I wake up we will be back at the house packing for our trip to Japan,” Hana said.
“You’re not dreaming,” the silver-eyed prince finally said.
“Yes, I am. Kayla hit me,” Hana ordered.
“What?” I asked, confused.
“Hit me, hard,” Hana said. I sighed then punched her as hard as I could in her shoulder, “f**k Kayla really?” Hana said as she rubbed her shoulder.
“You told her to hit you,” the orange-eyed prince said.
“Are you two done?” my stepfather asked.
“I’m not dreaming. I was so looking forward to going to Puerto Rico,” Hana whined, then quickly straightened up when she saw the princes.
“Is she OK?” The queen asked with concern in her voice.
“She’s fine,” my mother said. She then looked at the princes, “are those your sons ?” my mother asked.
“Yes, boys, come meet your cousins,” the king said.
“Cousin?” Hana said, then whispered, “Those fine pieces of specimens are our cousins. Why? The world is so cruel.”
“Makoa, Keoni, this is Duchess Catalina and her husband, Mizuki Aioki. Mizuki is also a member of my special cabinet. Catalina is my cousin,” the queen said.
“Keoni, you might remember Catalina, but not you Makoa. You were only two years old when they left.” The king said as he slapped his hand on the one with the silver eyes shoulder that I assumed was Makoa.
“You’re right, I don’t, I’m sorry, but it’s nice to meet you all,” Makoa said. He then looked at a starry-eyed Hana and said, “And I hope you realize this isn’t a dream. That way you don’t get any more bruises on that beautiful face of yours.”
“Thank you,” Hana said in this weird high-pitched voice, which made both Hiro and I laugh.
“Ignore my brother. I do remember you, Catalina. I think I was about 5 when you left, and I remember how brave you were when you fought against the traitor,” Keoni said.
“I’m glad you remember, and you both have grown up a lot. Time sure passes fast,” my mother said.
“That it does. But you should get some rest. You can all rest here tonight and tomorrow you can go out. Your family must be worried. Aioki tomorrow brighter and earlier. You can bring your son,” the king said.
“Of course your majesty,” my stepfather said, and with that, we walked out of the room with more questions than answers.
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