Home (last chapter)

Once home I'm greeted by my head maid and best friend Joesy. She smiles and hugs me. She is a little shorter than I with nice long straight brown hair and a cute round face. Joesy and I have been friends since I could remember. Our parents were friends and we had a few big fights but we worked through them. When I married, my husband gave her the option of becoming my head maid. It pays well and we see each other daily unless she wants to go out on the town with her friends she made here.

I fill her in on my trip and the pup beside me. She takes some of my bags and helps carry them to my room with me. My husband is resting in our bed.

"Hey dear." I say with a smile to my long dark hair husband who also has a nice jaw line since he is clean shaved today. He must have not gotten much sleep last night from the bags under his eyes.

My husband's name is Tenyou. He has such a sweet soul. His whole life he has been pretty sickly but he is very smart. His father was the empire of this country and now Tenyou my husband runs the place. He doesn't like it but I am the commander of the troops. He doesn't sleep well when I'm away but he knows I will do what I must to come home to him.

"I have missed you so much!" He holds out his arms and I jump onto the bed. I bury myself beside him in bed. The pup does her best to jump onto the bed but doesn't quiet make it. She paws with her back paws to stay where she is. I reach over grabbing her scruff I pull her onto the bed. She seems proud to be up here. She looks at my husband and gives him a playful bark and growl before getting into a play stance.

"This one's new." My husband kisses my cheek.

"Imma go find something to clean." Joesy books it out of there.

"See you later Joesy!" I call after her.

I fill my husband in on the trip as we both pet the new pup. And I listen to his gentle voice telling me everthing thats been prepared for tonight's ball in honor of me turning 20. The castle and temple will be open for the public since I spend most of my free time amongst the my subjects. 

After a nice nap. My pup gets down from the bed and sniffs the fireplace. So I made a fire for her even though it was summer. She curled up in the flames lapping at them every so often. Tenyou heads out to get ready himself and to check on things.

Joesy helps me get dressed in a light pink kimono with white thread embroidered sakura branches. My mom once wore this before I was born. My father picked for her even though she wanted the blue one. Dad says she looked breath taking.

"You look gorgeous in this." Says Joesy and I smile back. My soot covered pup is jumping around the hem of my outfit curious of what was happening.

"Who's a dirty pup?" I say to her squatting and using my hands to keep her back.

Joesy gets damp clothes for us to wipe the soot from her coat. I conjure a flame in my hands to dry the poor wet shivering pup.

"You look lovely." Says my husband. I turn to see him dressed in a gorgeous black kimono with gold threads of sakura flowers.

"Thank you." I smile back. 

I stand up from the pup and he walks into the room. He gives me a hug.

"Talk me out of murder." I hear my father say. We turn to see my father with dark shaggy hair and a scarred left cheek in a darker blue kimono. Along witth my long blonde hair father in-law's husband Simon in a darker green kimono. It took everything in Simon to hold my dad back.

"They have been married for years now Eugene." Simon reminds my dad.

"She's still my little girl!" My dad side steps Simon. And I step in front of my father giving him a hug to help keep my husband alive. From the reflection in the mirror I can see them making faces at each other.

"Dad guess what!" I say excitedly breaking our embrace.

He looked over to the pup hiding behind behind my husband.

"Let me guess. You're collecting animals and spirits like your mother did." He says looking at me.

"I'm not collecting them!" I fill him in on my adventure.

"Still like your mother." He smiles.

My father in-law Justus pops his head around the corner with his long dark hair flowing from his high ponytail.

"Am I the only one ready for the party?" He smirks stepping out in a very colorful kimono. Who ever dyes these for him is talented but tonight's colors are bright yellow, green and splotches of white. Where everyone else is in more plain colors. We all know better then to ask or tell him to change because he would get something more colorful.

"Let's get the celebration under way." My husband says taking my hand. I am happy with the life I live here. I hope I can say everyone else feels the same way.

Everyone starts walking out the room. With lively banter excited for the party and getting to see people like Joesy's parents. Tenyou and I are arm in arm smiling at each other. I turn at the entrance looking at the pup. I call out to her.

"You coming Elliot?"