~ONE~WEEK~LATER~

YOUR POV

"Garroth... Wake up..." I nudged Garroth's arm.

Garroth's arm moved over me and pulled me close.

"Garroth..."

"Hmm?"

"What are you doing?"

"Hmm?"

"What are you doing, Garroth?"

"I don't know."

He hugged me tighter, making me laugh.

"You're not fully awake, are you?"

"Hmm?"

I laughed. "Wake up sleepy head."

He rolled his arm off of me and rubbed his eyes.

"I don't want to."

I raised my eyebrow. "You don't want to go see your baby brother?"

I ruffled Garroth's hair before standing up and rushing to the bathroom, because I was feeling like I was going to throw up.

A couple minutes later, a half-dressed Garroth came over and pulled my hair back.

I smiled. "Thanks."

He smiled back. "No problem, baby."

I felt heat grow on my face. I looked down at the ground, embarrassed I was blushing.

I felt Garroth's hands gently cup my cheeks and he pressed a sweet kiss onto my lips. I giggled, causing Garroth to smile.

He continued to kiss me, so I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. He gently picked me up and placed me on the bathroom counter, never breaking contact.

I was just his height when I was sitting on the counter. I wrapped my legs around his waist and continued pulling him closer to me. I could feel his muscle through my shirt causing me to smile even more.

His hands traveled from my waist, up and down my legs, causing me to smile against his lips. He smiled back and gently nipped at my bottom lip.

"Garroth..." I pouted.

"Shh..." We continued to kiss until a shriek separated us. Garroth yanked back, spinning towards the door.

"AGH! OH MY IRENE~SENPAI! KAWAII~CHAN IS SO SORRY (Y/N)~SENPAI AND GARROTH~KUN!"

I smiled lightly. "It's okay... What do you need Kawaii~Chan?"

Kawaii~Chan was red in the face. "Umm, Kawaii~Chan came to tell Garroth~Kun and (Y/n)~Senpai that Dante~Kun and Kawaii~Chan can't come to Okasis with them. Kawaii~Chan is really sorry but Dante~Kun wants to spend the weekend resting. Nekoette~Tan is tiring him and Kawaii~Chan out a lot lately. Sorry Garroth~Kun that we can't come for Garroth~Kun's birthday."

Garroth nodded. "That's okay. It'll be a family birthday party."

Kawaii~Chan nodded. "Be careful (Y/n)~Senpai! The twins should come soon after (Y/n)~Senpai and Garroth~Kun get back."

I smiled. "I know... I can't wait! I'm ready to be done with being pregnant. It's great for a while, but... I'm ready for the twins."

"Me too... I can't wait." Garroth placed a kiss on the top of my head. "We should go to Okasis now. Zane wanted us there as soon as possible so we could have an awesome time."

I nodded. "We'll see you when we get back, Kawaii~Chan!"

"Okay! Bye, (Y/n)~Senpai! Bye, Garroth~Kun!"

I smiled. I need an excuse for Garroth to leave the room...

"Hey, Garroth? Can you go tell Aphmau we're going to leave now?"

"Doesn't she already know?"

I pretended to think. "Umm... I don't know. But just to make certain, can you tell her we're going to leave now? I'll finish packing and ask Dante to move my stuff downstairs."

"Umm... okay."

I kissed the tip of his nose. "Thanks."

I watched as Garroth left the room.

As soon as I was sure he had gone downstairs, I opened my nightstand drawer. I searched with my hand around until my hand landed on the velvety box that contained Garroth's birthday present.

I smiled to myself and quickly shoved it into my bag's front pocket.

"Oh, Dante..."

~TIME~SKIP~

The Okasis gates were growing bigger as we neared them. When we got up to them, Garroth got off his horse and led both horses to the front gate.

"Ah! Prin-... Garroth. Welcome back to Okasis! Lord Zane is in a meeting right now. He will be out in a few minutes. Follow me and I'll show you to your room in the castle."

"Thanks you." Garroth nodded politely.

We followed the guard as he led us through Okasis to the castle.

"Okasis has been bursting with activity and happiness ever sense Lord Zane came to power. Your father was evil." The guard hesitantly looked over his shoulder at Garroth, and then turned back. "I'm sorry, Garroth. I didn't mean to step over my boundaries."

"No, it's fine. I know what my father was like, but it doesn't make it any easier to deal with."

"I'm sorry, once again, Garroth."

Garroth didn't reply but just continued walking.

"Umm... Well, do you like Lord Zane more than Lord Garte? From a guard's prospective."

"Ah, yes. Lord Zane is gentle and very patient with the beginning guards. Lord Garte would threaten them until most of them just quit and then fled from Okasis. Everyone loves Lord Zane. Especially the ladies. But Lord Zane is seeing Princess Nicole right now, so it doesn't matter." The guard laughed. "I don't even think Lord Zane notices any of the other women here. He's to love struck with Miss Nicole."

I smiled. It was good to hear that they were doing well together. They were such a cute couple!

"Here we are. I am just going to make sure your room is ready. I will be right back. Jesse, take their horses."

Garroth helped me slide off my horse.

The young man, Jesse took our horses and smiled at me. He had chocolate brown hair with bright green eyes. He was tall and very handsome... WAIT WHAT?

(Y/n), you're engaged... knock it off.

"Can I help you?" The guard spoke and I realized I was staring.

"Sorry." I mumbled.

Garroth huffed and rolled his eyes. I followed him into the castle were the first guard was waiting. He led us to a large room that he said was next to Zane's room.

Garroth didn't even bother to say thank you and pushed through and walked in the room.

"Thank you." I said to the guard and then went in after Garroth.

I got in and Garroth was pacing back and forth in front of the bed. I went over and sat on the bench at the end of the bed.

"Do you wanna tell me what that was all about?" Garroth growled, stopping in front of me.

My eyebrows furrowed. "Huh? What do you mean?"

He started pacing again. "With that guard, Jesse. You were staring at him like he was Irene's only child!"

I frowned. "No, I wasn't! Irene has more than one child. Everyone knows that Garroth!"

I smiled at him.

He stopped in front of me. "I'm not kidding, (Y/n). Why were you looking at him like that?"

I smirked. "Why? Are you jealous?"

"Yes! No. Maybe. I don't know!"

I smiled as Garroth became flustered. I stood up and walked over to Garroth. I placed my hands on his broad shoulders, stopping him.

He looked down at me, surprised.

I went on my tip-toes and wrapped my arms around his neck. I leaned up and placed a kiss on his ear.

"Should I show you how you can know for certain you're the only one I'll ever truly love?" I whispered in his ear gently.

He looked at me, confused. But then he softly nodded, finally understanding what I meant.

I placed a soft kiss on his lips. I placed his hands on my waist then moved my hands to around his neck.

"I love you." I whispered in his ear and he smiled. "You're the ONLY one for me."

A knock sounded on the door and we parted all but our hands. Our fingers were intertwined with each other's and I knew he had forgiven me for staring at Jesse.

"Hey, guys!" Zane came in the room and gave us a big hug, and of course we hugged him back.

"Little bro!" Garroth ruffled Zane's hair.

"Okay, okay. NOT the hair." Zane hurriedly fixed his hair. "How are my niece and nephew?"

I laughed. "They're good. Thanks for letting us come to Okasis for the weekend. Kawaii~Chan and Dante would have come but they were just going to take a weekend to relax. Nekoette tires them out." I sighed. "Just imagine how it'll be with two of them."

Zane smiled. "Yeah, they'll be a lot of work. And I have a feeling they're going to be little trouble-makers."

"Aren't all babies?"

"Yes, but I have a feeling they'll be even more trouble than any kids."

"I don't know. You must have been trouble, baby."

We all turned towards the doorway to see Zane's little girlfriend with a heart-shaped present in her hands.

HEY PEOPLE, READ THIS...

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