Y/n's pov.
" Slowly "
I hold onto his arms as he help me sit up from the bed.
" I can do it myself " I said as I look up at him.
" Easy for you to say, the stitches could rip " he said.
" I wish magic can heal me too, Derek " I smile up at him in sarcasm and he raises a brow.
" Sorry " I said.
" Take it slow " he said and I nodded.
I take a deep breath and he helps me stand as I hold onto him.
" Careful " he said.
I see Jemma pushes a wheelchair and Derek assist me sitting down, I exhale in relief as I hold my side and feel the outline of the stitches through my dress.
" Thank you Jemma " Derek said and she curtsy before tending to the laundry and he starts pushing my wheelchair out of this guests room.
" How come Laurence left early? " I asked.
" He told me to tell you he's heading out to arrange the renovations of the house " he said.
" And who kidnapped Esmé? " I asked.
" The twins "
" Eli and Elliot?, That's new " I said.
" Why? " He asked.
" Nothing, just surprised " I said, he chuckles and we head down the hallway to the parlor.
Annette opens the door for us and Derek pushes me inside, I chuckle in disbelief to see Lulu just licking Esmé in the face while Eli is reading her a book and Elliot holding Esmé.
" Elliot get Lulu off her face " I said as Derek bring me closer.
" She's fine, she likes it " Elliot said and I pick up Esmé.
" Does she look like she likes it? " I hold my daughter in front of him and Esmé just stick her fingers in her mouth.
" She's not crying " he said as he hold Lulu and I roll my eyes away before holding Esmé close to me.
I take her hand out of her mouth and use a napkin to wipe off her saliva, she just looks around with her lavender blue eyes and I kiss her head, adjusting her dress and cover up the scars that was visible on her torso.
" I hope your hungry, I bought some mooncakes " I turn my head to the other door of this parlor where Faris walks in with a brown wrapped packaged.
" How much was it? " Derek fold his arm across his chest and Faris just smiles.
" Enough for Y/n " he said.
I see Derek holding himself back from strangling Faris while he walk towards me, I chuckle.
" I'm arranging a marriage for you as soon as possible " Derek mutters but it was audible for the twins to laugh quietly and Faris just roll his eyes.
" That's never gonna happen and he just can't admit that I'm more caring than him " Faris takes a seat on the couch squishing Elliot and Eli together.
" Dude! " Eli holds his book close and Elliot got up from the chair to walk away with Lulu.
" I got them in different flavors and most of it are chocolate " Faris whispers and I chuckle when he put the package on my lap.
" Thanks, but you really need to stop it, Derek might disown you for bankruptcy of this family " I whisper back.
" I'm an adult, and I don't care~ " he sings in a melody while taking my daughter off my arms, I just hum in response.
He leans back on the couch and have Esmé stand on his lap.
" I'm the best uncle you could ever have " he leans in and Esmé reaches her saliva coated hands out to his face, he chuckles.
" Celeste will be here soon, I need to go and check on your mother first " Derek said, I look over my shoulder to him and nod.
" If Laurence comes back, tell me " I said.
" I will " he said then leaves the parlor.
" Annette, could you put these on a plate? " I asked as I hold the package and she approaches.
" Of course "
~ Time Skip ~
" They turned into scars, I'm not sure if they will fade when she's older but I have the spell to make them go away "
" Thank you, Amelia " I said as Esmé grip my finger with her hand, moving her arm around playfully and gently.
" No problem " she said and pull up Esmé's dress to cover her torso that's full off needle prick scars.
" When is Laurence coming back? " I asked as I look up at Amelia.
" In an hour or two, still working on the house renovation arrangements, don't worry I'm helping him too " she said.
" Everything is alright now, it's been three weeks, you can relax " she said.
I hold Esmé in my arms as I sit on my wheelchair.
" We have your back " she said.
" What happened to the cup? " I asked.
" It's locked and sealed, I've sent it over to the palace where it will be kept safe in the royal vault " she said.
" Should destroy it and the ritual books, why do you even keep them if it's forbidden? " I asked.
" Some of them are used for knowledge, teach the students of how to reflects such evil tricks " she said.
" And look where that got us into " I look down at Esmé who looks like she's about to cry.
Eventually she cries and I already fed her so I use my pinky finger to put it in her mouth gently, gradually she calms down as I feel her sucking on my pinky.
" I can't even imagine what you went through just to protect Esmé " Amelia said.
I look back up at her.
" There's always a good and evil, so you have to understand it's the way of the world "
" I've heard that somewhere before " I said.
" My mother always taught me that the world needs balance " she said.
" That's a little unfair don't you think? " I asked.
" These hardships we go through, we'll cherish the experience when we get back on our feet, learn from it for the future " she said.
" And we'll become more cautious "
" How can you even bear it? " I asked.
" Sometimes you have to even if you can't " she said.
" Believe me, what you did is all for your family " she place her hand on my shoulder and caress it.
" I did " I said.
She sighs and look down at her grandchild.
" I would do the same for Laurence like your mother with you " she said, I snicker.
" She would " I said.
I slide my pinky out of Esmé's mouth after she dozed off.
" She's a lucky girl to have us " I said
" And her uncle Faris " she said.
We both chuckle quietly to not wake up Esmé.
~ Time Skip ~
I move my brush down to paint the dark purple paint of Esmé's dress.
" You haven't painted in a while " I feel gentle hands wrap around my waist and I lower my brush as I look up at the canvas.
" I wonder why " I sarcastically said.
We both laugh and I turn my head to my shoulder where my husband is resting his head, he kisses my lips and pull away shortly as I look back at the canvas. It's a new portrait of him, Esmé and I, we're in the gazebo with Laurence holding her by the waist while she's on his lap. I'm across him from the table with my mooncake and my handkerchief of Nana on the edge of the table.
It's the day where all of this began.
" I never understood, why do you paint and draw of those moments, most of them are sad ones, or happy and bad " he said.
" It's not healthy " he said.
" When I paint them, it's like putting all those memories onto the canvas " I said.
" Takes the load off my head, it's a stress reliever " I said.
" Your joking " he said as I change my brush with the yellow one to color the mooncake.
" Nope, art is everything, even us holding each other right now can be painted " I said.
" I feel like I should be worried " he said, I chuckle.
" You don't need to worry about me, painting and drawing is a hobby, maybe I'll open up a shop " I said.
" That's not a bad idea " he said.
" You should be worried when I start painting in blood " I said.
" Now I know your actually joking "
I laugh as I lean my head back with his body against my back, he hugs me more by my waist so I put down my brush and palette before dropping them. I turn around to him and have my arms around his neck.
" It's okay, I love you even when your crazy " he said.
" Really? " I asked.
" After what we went through, I think I can handle it " he said, I chuckle.
" Yeah you can "
I lean in and kiss him on his lips, he kisses me back passionately with my hands through his hair and his hands sliding around my waist and to my back. I giggle feeling him undoing the lace, we keep making out as he turns us around and I walk backwards towards our bed.
" No, no! " I giggle in between our kisses.
" Oh yes~ " he said and I pull away as I shriek when I fall back.
He lies down beside me and pull me into a cuddle, I snuggle my head onto his chest to hear his heartbeat, listening it beating in a rhythm and closing my eyes. His hand stroking my hair while the other hand is around me.
" How about the beach painting of the sunset?, You never told me what that meant "
I open my eyes and look up at him, he looks down at me and his hand move to my chin with his thumb stroking it.
" Syrene loves sunsets and the beach was her favorite place to watch it, and was the last thing she saw " I said.
" She's the girl who found out about your immunity first, wasn't it? " He asked and I nodded.
I push his hand away then pull him up, I sit on his lap and wrap my arms around his neck.
" It's all in the past, we should focus more on the present, I have you and you have me, Esmé has us " I said.
" Esmé and two other unborn children will have us " he smiles.
I furrow my eyebrows at him.
" What?, You said you wanted three right? " He asked, I snicker.
" You agree? " I asked, he nods.
" What's two more am I right? " He asked, I chuckle.
" Two more mean more chaos, unless you can handle the vomiting " I said.
" I can handle vomit " he said.
" And the explosive nappies? " I asked.
" And that " he said.
" Alright " I said.
We both ended up laughing and I lean in to kiss him again, he kisses me back and fall back on the bed again, making the both of us giggling.
~ Time Skip ~
" Say mama "
" No, dada "
" Mama " I said as I hold the hands of the one year old.
" Aah " she said and I chuckle.
" You gotta say a word at some point " I said and she crawls over from me to her father.
" Yeah, she likes her dada better " I turn my head to my husband beside me on our bed.
" Ha-ha " I said and he picks her up, letting her sit on his tummy with his legs up to support her back.
Her h/c hair is longer now and I have her bangs tied up with a ribbon clip which makes her adorable, we then hear a knock at the door.
" Come in! " Laurence said and the door opens to see Jemma entering the room.
" Apologies for the interruption but you both has received a letter, from house Lycan " she goes around the bed to Laurence.
" Derek? " I asked.
" I haven't open it but the envelope is very beautiful, seems like an invitation to a party " she said.
I see she already holds a letter opener and pass it to Laurence, seeing the envelope it's designed very beautifully. Laurence open it up and a gold dust goes up and Esmé was startled by it, although she giggles to the pretty colors as it write down the letter written by magic.
" Dear Zvahl's " we hear a deep female voice.
" We invite you to an engagement ceremony in honor of Yeshua Wren L/n and Stella Emberly, today this evening at 7pm, at house Lycan. . . sincerely the Lycan's"
The magic just exploded into dust and glitters making Esmé giggle, trying to catch them but they disappear in seconds.
" Yeshua's getting engaged?! " I sit up and grab the envelop to take out the paper inside and read it all over again.
" Wow, congratulations to him " Laurence said as he get up and hold Esmé in his arms.
" Seems like your mother has found a match for him " Jemma said.
I look down at Esmé who's making sounds and I pick her up from her father with a smile.
" Are you thinking what I'm thinking baby?, Free food! " I said as reach her hands towards my face.
I nuzzle my nose with her and she giggles.
" We should think of getting a gift " Laurence said.
" We have the whole day " I turn my head to him and he kiss my cheek.
" I'll go prepare your clothes " Jemma said then walk away.
" I'll have to push back my plans first " Laurence get off our bed and walk away.
I squeal as I lie back down, I giggle when Esmé crawls over my four months tummy, I pick her up and hold her in the air, she laughs and I laugh with her.
" Uncle Yesh is getting engaged! "
Yeth, your preggo again, and time skip to a year and a half.
Bye!
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~ Mariko