Kawaii-Chan's POV:
"Again! Again!" Levin shouted, I laughed as I flicked my fingers and created a small water slide out of the water and swirled it up into a spiral for Levin and Malachi.
Lifting Levin and Malachi up, I set them on the slides and they went flying down it giggling loudly as they crashed back into the ocean where Aphmau was.
She started laughing as I let the water fall back into the ocean with them, Aphmau smiled at me as she watched Levin and Malachi swim around her in the swallow part.
I had come across them a few hours ago and decided to spend some time with them for a little bit before I'd go on with my day but I couldn't join them in the water.
My ears shot up at the sound of footsteps and I turned around, my eyes searching the forest before I calmed down when I seen Laurance and Garroth walking towards us.
"Kawaii-Chan, Talulla is looking for you" Garroth said, I nodded my head quickly and bid goodbye to everyone as I ran past them and into the forset again.
I was going to help Talulla with some final things while Aphmau had a day off and I could handle it on my own so I told her everything would be okay.
Ducking under a few branches, I huffed when one smacked me in the face and shook my head, rubbing my nose as I walked out onto the pathway near my house.
Walking around the corner, I skipped up the stairs and smiled at everyone I passed by as they continued on with their day and I seen Levi heading to his shift.
High Priest Zane had been in Phoenix Drop for a day now and everyone seemed to have calmed down unless they accidentally bumped into him or almost did.
Letting out a gasp when I tripped over something, I hit the ground and groaned as I looked up hearing evil giggles, sitting up I looked to see a rope out across the pathway.
Following it, I seen Brain and Alexis giggling evily in the bush nearby, I shook my head at them but I couldn't stop myself from smiling as they ran off quickly laughing.
Sitting up on my knees, I grabbed my basket and started picking everything back up carefully.
"Are you alright?" Jumping, I looked up to see High Priest Zane standing there looking down at me with his guards just a foot away from us, I smiled hoping he couldn't see how nervous I was and nodded my head.
"I'm okay, thank you for asking High Priest" Can he tell I was nervous, I really hope not, he kneeled down in front of me and started grabbing some things for me.
"Call me Zane. No need for High Priest, Lady Kawaii-Chan" He said, I made eye contact with him and stared at him for a moment realizing how close he was to me.
"Of course Zane, apologies" He set everything back into the basket and stood up, reaching a hand out towards me, I stared at it for a moment before sliding my hand into his.
I ignored the butterflies as he helped me up off the ground, wiping the dirt off my dress, I looked back up at him and smiled softly at him feeling a little calmer.
"Thank you Zane" He nodded his head.
"Oh perfect! You two already found each other!" I looked over to see Talulla jogging towards us with a smile on her face, I smiled back at her and held onto the basket.
"Found each other?" I questioned as Talulla reached us, she looked at me confused and pointed in the direction that Garroth and Laurance had gone off in when they found Aphmau and I with the boys.
"I thought Garroth and Laurance would tell you, I'm meeting with you and the high priest to talk some more. I thought it'd be easier if I just spoke to you both at the same time" She said, I nodded my head.
"They never mentioned it, but you know how Garroth and Laurance are" She laughed and nodded her head, she didn't seem to notice I wasn't speaking in third person.
I don't know why but I haven't been speaking in third person around Zane but it could me because he imidates me slightly despite the fact he has been kind to me.
"Well, let's get started then shall we?" I nodded my head at the same time Zane did, I glanced over at him as Talulla laced her arm with mine and smiled at me.
I smiled back at her as Zane walked on the other side of her and we begun walking around Phoenix Drop togehter, which caught everything's attention.
"Kawaii-Chan I have a question for you" Talulla said, I smiled wider and nodded my head.
"Yes Talulla?" We stopped near the reception and she pointed to the flower bushes and smiled as she stepped away from me and looked around at the bushes as she ran her fingers over the flowers.
"How did you do this? I mean they weren't here beforehand" She said, I went to tell her but stopped when I remembered Garroth coming to talk to me yesterday morning before Zane's arrival.
"Garroth-Kun, what are you doing here?" I asked as I smiled at him.
"I just needed to talk to you about something, can I come in?" He asked, I nodded my head quickly and stepped to the side, he walked into my house and I shut the door behind him and turned to face him.
"Is everything okay?" I asked, he nodded his head and looked over at us, clearing his throat.
"I mean no disrespect by this but when the High Priest is here, can you please refrain from telling or letting him see your powers?" I blinked a few times in surprise, last time I was asked that it was my father demanding it.
"May I ask why?" He nodded his head quickly.
"Of course. I don't want Zane to try and get close to you and use your powers for something bad. You obviously are extremely powerful with them but you are so sweet and I don't want Zane to do that to you. Would you please just not let him see or hear about them?" He asked, I nodded my head and he thanked me.
"I had them brought here and Brendan was kind enough to plant them" I lied, Talulla smiled at me and nodded her head as she walked into the reception area.
The arch was covered still so she was unable to see it which is relief but I know it's been bugging her that she doens't know what the arch looks like right now.
"High Priest, my mother would like to know if you would be saying a prayer at the altar. Will you?" I followed as she looked throughout the reception area with a smile on her face.
Zane walked near me and I kept a bit of a distance still nervous being around him, my nervousness was something completely different and I couldn't figure out what it was about.
"I can if your mother wishes for it to be apart of it" Zane spoke in a calm and professional tone, Talulla turned to look at him with a nervous smile on her face.
"My mother would love that but I truly do not wish for that to be in my wedding" Talulla admitted with a nervous tone, I titled my head slightly and she smiled at me as I stopped watching her walk up onto the stage, Zane stopped next to me.
"Are you asking me to not do it but take the brunt of your mother's anger, Lady Talulla?" Zane asked, Talulla stared at him for a moment blinking in surprise.
Laurance was right......he can figure out people by just listening and watching them as they talk to him....that's terrifying to know.
"I am. Apologies High Priest but it would be greatly appreciated if you could. I understand if you are not comfortable with that" I know why Talulla wants him to take the brunt of her mother's anger.
No one will dare speak against him and I know her mother is in Phoenix Drop now, and she is a very blunt woman but when it comes to Zane she is silent and respectful.
"Of course Lady Talulla. I will be sure to keep the prayer out of it and if your mother wishes to do a prayer than she can do it before the ceremony begins" Talulla smiled.
"Thank you High Priest" He nodded his head and I looked back at Talulla noticing her inching towards the curtain.
"Talulla, I will ban you from the reception area until tomorrow afternoon if you so much as touch that curtain" I said, she frowned but stepped away from it.
"Fine. I've seen you take on Garroth and Laurance, I'm not interested in seeing what you could possibly do to me" I laughed and shook my head feeling Zane's eyes on me.
"I'd simply just drag you out. Now what else do you need to speak about?" I asked, she seemed to rememebr that and nodded her head quickly as she skipped towards me.
"Right, do you think that you can get some last minute lights for the market. It's going to be dark by the time the party ends and I'd like to not worry about lights" I nodded my head.
"Of course I can. What colour?" I asked, she smiled and interlaced my arm with hers again as the 3 of us begun walking out of the area catching people's attention once again.
"Light pink, green, blue, and purple please" I nodded my head.