"Please accept me as your other half love-struck emoticon face."

"Get the hell away from me!"

"Hurt emoticon."

"What are you saying? Are you mentally retarded?"

"Suffering emoticon."

This was not going well.

Aecha asked me on how he can obtain Luscev's affection. My lovers had found me before I can give advice and they thought that he was going to kidnap me again. I defended that Aecha had followed the line of love in order to meet Luscev and that the first time that he had kidnapped me; it was merely on impulse for he wanted to know about his mate.

"You are great at lying," uncle commented.

"So he's not here for you?" Raphael questioned.

"No, he is here for Luscev," I replied.

"Well he's all yours bud," Samael stated without a thought.

"The real problem here is if Luscev is going to accept him," Sevor pointed out.

"Let me guess, he already rejected you?" Slade snorted.

"He is in much pain now because of it," I answered for Aecha.

"Please, I am need of assistance and guidance," the pink-haired man begged in a flat tone and bowed.

Sevor let out a breath of exasperation. I have just noticed that my fragment was behind them when the said fragment came out and joined my side.

"I don't know what advice to give ya because honestly your mate has a daddy complex," Samael told him.

"Offer the tooshie," my fragment suggested and I agreed with him wholeheartedly.

"The tooshie always works. It gave me them," I said and moved my hand from Sevor until Caleb.

Sevor grunted at my fragment's suggestion and my approval of it. "You make us seem shallow."

"Just get over it already and fuck him!" Slade blurted out with a throw of his hands upwards. He was getting impatient with all the talk and knowing Slade, he'll charge at anything without thinking of its consequences and Sevor will always clean up his mess.

Raphael held up his hand. "Just start with the basics. Offer him things. Never listen to Lucian or Slade," Raphael intervened.

"And try to get to know each other first," Caleb advised. "And yeah, it's better if you don't listen to Slade....and uh especially to Lucian," he spoke and gave me a small apologetic face.

How rude.

What was wrong with my advice?

"But if worse comes to worst get a dicking," Samael piped.

"And oh, another advice to live by? Don't ever heed his guidance," Raphael warned and pointed at Peaches who just shrugged and snickered maliciously.

The children's party shall start at 2 pm as stated by Thomas. We were dressed five hours early for the occasion so I decided to take a nap. Once I have woken up, I immediately witnessed the scene of continuous offerings of love followed by continuous rejections. Indeed, Raphael's suggestion of doing the basics was not Lusceviel approved.

I told him to offer the tooshie but did he listen? No.

"He already offered flowers, stuffed toys, boxes of chocolates, and puppies," Samael told me and pointed at the direction of a pile of boxes -which were in shape of hearts-, different stuffed toys and bouquets of flowers which were now being ruined by the puppies.

"Poor guy..." Caleb sighed and then extended his arm towards me. I took his hand and sat on his lap. Peaches intertwined our fingers together while he typed something on his phone.

"Your Goddess is really an idiot. How can she partner someone to a cold-hearted brat?" Slade huffed.

"I think I can say the same for Luka. This just means that the Goddess is opening opportunities for anyone to have a lover no matter how much of an asshole that person is," Caleb replied. I think Caleb's words were meant for Slade than to Lusceviel. "And considering that Luka's first love died because of rabies and it was the very reason why he hated Ark, I think the Goddess helped Luka forgive and forget."

"Ahh, it was such a dire story. But I am enjoying the scene in front of me. Wouldn't you agree dear?" Thomas spoke and referred his question to Coco who was also sitting on his lap and was reading a book with his mask still on. He was now wearing a cat mask.

"They are a fun pair," Coco replied. He was indulging in his book far too much to even look at them while commenting.

"We are not a pair!" Luscev growled with much hatred.

All of us were wearing tuxedos but we varied in colors and style. My son was wearing a dark blue long coat with a white garment underneath accompanied by black pants and black shoes while Caleb made Aecha wear a light pink long coat. Underneath Aecha's coat was a black top garment accompanied by white pants and brown leather shoes.

My fragment was sitting on the floor with the twins sitting by his side and Raphael was sitting on the single sofa. I noticed the pendant that my fragment  was wearing and noted that I have to ask him about it later because Sevor and Slade stated that Asahi resided in it. The aishahs inside of me were still clueless of this Emperor and even with all this talk about him he still pretended that he was non-existent. How can we bring him out?

Thomas suggested having a small snack before going to the party but the others went against it.

They do not settle for small.

They wanted a heavy lunch especially Slade who was having a tantrum because he was already hungry.

And so they ordered foods which were unfamiliar to me. They ordered ten boxes of pizza, chicken wings, and cinnamon bread. Caleb made us tomato and peach salad and crispy fingerling potatoes while we waited for their order. My fragment and I got to have lunch first and when their orders arrived, Thomas brought out a whole matcha cheesecake in which my fragment and I enjoyed. While we ate, Aecha only played with his food. He specifically requested something liquid to consume and Thomas, being completely hospitable, offered him mushroom soup in which he didn't eat but instead toyed with his finger.

"Will you stop playing? The least you could do is to be grateful and eat for the food that you requested for!" My son snarled.

Thomas hummed. "Maybe Aecha doesn't have much of an appetite," he defended.

"If that's the case then he shouldn't play with it," Lusceviel sternly replied.

Aecha wasn't intimidated by my son's hostility towards him. He was calm and unaffected. "My system tells me that you are displeased with me and is angry for my actions. Please understand that I am eating but my way is different from yours," Aecha stated and showed the bowl of soup which was now half empty.

Everyone stared at him with bewilderment except for my fragment and I. Slade's expression was more of disgust in which he shouldn't be the one judging considering that his mouth was smothered with oil and red paste.

"Yep, he uses his finger. He fingers his food. No biggie. Lucian doesn't have any digestive system and doesn't shit. Get over it people," Samael drawled and took a bite of his slice of pizza.

Slade snorted and then darted his attention to Coco who had a clean plate. "And how about you? You haven't touched anything! Why don't you just remove that mask already?"

Thomas laid his hands on his husband's shoulder and smiled. "My darling had his mask removed ever since we started eating. He had eaten four slices of pizza, five chicken wings and two slices of cheesecake. He also licked his plate clean. He had just worn his mask back after brushing his teeth."

After that statement, Coco released a loud burp and chuckled. "Excuse me."

I do not see why the others haven't seen his face during this entire lunch. I have perfectly noticed Coco removing his mask and I have finally seen the face under it.

"I saw it," I stated.

"I saw it too,"my fragment said.

"His face is imprinted in my system," Aecha added.

Needless to say, everyone started bombarding us with questions but I shall keep my mouth shut since Coco placed his finger against his mask indicating that he wanted us to keep it a secret.

Post lunch came and Thomas finally warped us to where the Kingdom of the Glacier pack was located in. The Kingdom was located under a vast expanse of thick ice in Antarctica. The occasion was held in the lobby of the castle. There were many oval shaped floating things that had different colors tied to chairs and were attached to the walls. The high ceiling was also filled with them.

"What's that?" I asked and pointed at the strange looking thing situated at the white polished platform.

"It's a piano. It's an object that produces music like a guitar," Samael replied. "But it produces a different sound."

"What's that?" My fragment questioned and pointed at the floating things.

"That's a balloon," Caleb answered. "It's used as a decoration in many occasions like a birthday party. Don't press anything sharp because it'll-"

Before Caleb can complete his warning, Slade already poked the balloon with his sharp nail causing it to explode that startled everyone in the room. Slade was equally shocked that when the balloon burst, he leaped up so high and hung on the chandelier that led to his position of being the laughingstock of everyone excluding me, my fragment and Aecha.

"You seem to be in a dangerous position. Are you in need of assistance?" Aecha questioned the trembling Slade.

"Sh-Shut up! I don't need your help. I am perfectly fine! I wasn't scared or anything!" Slade snarled.

"Ba-baka!" The other four teased.

The lobby was extravagant. There were tall round tables for the adults and short tables for the children who will come pouring in later. The servants were already bringing out the foods which were situated at the one very long table at the side. The tables were covered with a red table cloth.

"A bunch of werewolf kids? This party is going to be a reaaaal mess..." Samael chuckled.

Considering that the focus of this party will be catering children who were from the werewolf race, this event will indeed have a disastrous ending. Werewolves weren't the cleanest creatures. There were only handfuls that can be clean with their lifestyle. Caleb was one of those hygienic beings.

The double doors opened and revealed Ark in attire that was much different from us. His coat looked much silkier in texture. It was a dark navy blue and he had a golden sash running from his shoulder to his waist. A silver crown sat on his head and he opened his arms at us in welcome.

"Thank you very much for coming!" he greeted. Thomas accepted his welcoming arms and embraced him.

"Of course Your Highness, you know how we adore your children."

"Where are the kiddos?" Samael asked and threw his arm around my neck.

Ark's eyes brightened and he turned around. "Exavior, Elim, Cypher, Rayne, Cerby and Kalmin! Come here and greet your uncles!" he called.

"Jesus, I don't know how he can memorize all those names..." Samael snickered.

Six children came running out from where Ark entered and twins with the name Cypher and Kalmin were carried by Thomas. They possessed  red hair which was a lighter shade compared to Peaches. Cerby was more like Luka and Rayne looked more like Ark. The last pairs were Elim and Exavior. Both of them were dark haired but with different eye colors. Elim had these purple eyes that seemed to glow even in daylight and Exavior possessed crimson eyes.

It was strange how Elim slowly walked towards me and slipped his hand in mine. He then directed his gaze to my fragment before gazing up to me. I have noticed how he stared at me the first time we met in their apartment. I haven't got the chance to approach him for I was observing him first.

"Don't worry about him. That's just his way of communicatin'. He doesn't speak to anyone," Samael told me and placed a kiss against my cheek.

"Why not?" I asked. Was it because he chose not to interact with beings that have nothing intelligent to say?

Was it because he deemed his words too smart for anyone to understand?

Peaches shrugged his shoulders. "He's been like that ever since. He'll speak up sooner or later. That's just how kids are. But he doesn't speak to Ark at all so he is a really weird kid."

Elim squeezed my hand and I cocked my head at him. Exavior walked towards me after greeting Caleb and the twins and he embraced Samael's leg before embracing mine. The boy turned to Elim who continued to gaze at me with a blank expression.

"Come on Elim! You have to prepare for your performance later," he reminded him.

"Performance? What's he gonna do?" Samael asked.

Exavior beamed at us. "Elim is gonna play! He's good with the violin," the boy boasted.

"Oh niiiice. What's he gonna play?"

"He's gonna play Twinkle Twinkle and we're going to sing," Exavior replied before looking up at me and then pulled the hem of my coat.

I bent down to reach his height and he covered my ear with his small hand before whispering something to me.

"Elim dreams of you a lot. Don't tell anyone okay?" Exavior whispered.

"What was I doing in his dreams?" I asked back.

Even if Exavior whispered, I know that Samael can hear what we were conversing of. I can also feel Raphael's eyes along with Caleb's.

They were monitoring every single move. I cannot blame them. Anything suspicious even if it was done by a child, they would deem it as a threat and I cannot be mad at them for being strict with whom I interact with.

Exavior re-covered my ear and then whispered again. "He told me that you were sleeping. You were in a deep sleep from falling."

Ah, that was a wonderful dream. I really did need another nap. It was nice to know that someone wanted me to sleep as well.

"Okay, that's enough, why don't you birthday boys prepare now?" Caleb spoke out of nowhere. He meant to cut off that conversation.

Exavior grabbed Elim's hand and the six children ran back to where they came from. Ark showed us to our tables. A platter of bacon rolls and strawberry shortcake kabobs were served and I consumed the sweet treat.

"Hey mutt, you're an expert on child psychology, what was that all about?" Peaches questioned Caleb who was sitting across us.

Raphael seated beside me while Samael was on the other side. Thomas was also with us along with Coco. Since this table was full, the twins and my fragment sat at another table where Lucifer and Keetan will sit as well. Luscev also had sat with them along with Aecha since he was still attempting to win Luscev's heart.

They will have a complicated relationship. I do not even think that Aecha felt something for him. I will just watch and see their story unfold.

Caleb had a bothered face and all of them seemed really restless. I do not know the reason. I was only sleeping in the boy's dream. "At that age, they perceive death as a state of deep sleep."

Thomas cleared his throat."Gentlemen, maybe you are over analyzing things. Knowing how long you've waited, it is understandable that you will develop paranoia. He is a child. We should stop theorizing things and just focus on having fun and at the same time being on guard but not too much," he advised.

Compared to Slade's table, we were quiet and my companions were deep in thought. I do not feel anything at all. I was only comfortable and not in distress. Thomas was right about their development of paranoia. I should not do anything that will further heighten their anxiety.

"So does this mean you will avoid your hobby?" Uncle asked.

"I have to. Please tell my future rapitore to put his plans into action some other time."

"I don't think that your request is valid. You can't negotiate with a kidnapper before getting kidnapped. You have to get kidnapped first to be able to negotiate."

I looked up in thought and started to piece up a strategy for the five. "Then I will request my kidnapper to kidnap my lovers as well. That would work right?"

"..."

"Uncle?"

"Lucian, you can request for that but kidnapping such men is like committing suicide."

I let my uncle's words sink in and I realized how right my uncle was.

Before Peaches can be kidnapped, the kidnapper shall be beheaded and sliced into thin ribbons. Before Caleb can be taken away, Fenris shall rip off every limb, dig a grave, put the kidnapper inside and  then bury him. He'll also pee on the grave with much pleasure. Before the twins can be taken against their will, Slade will smash. He must smash. He will do it for he was Slade. Sevor will likely outsmart them and burn them into ashes. Raphael will freeze them into frozen cadavers and then destroy their bodies with the pierce of his spear.

And I think my statement was an understatement knowing how much power this men possessed.

Lucifer and Keetan arrived later on in such an eye-catching entrance of rotating fire that Samael had to throw Lucifer an oblivous rooster.

No, it was not Raphael. It was his cousin.

More guests started to fill the room. The children were more behaved than I thought. Luka, Ark and their children joined their guests and two other formal looking couple walked behind them. They were also wearing crowns. Sciath and Kade walked alongside with their respective Alphas as they tried to keep the twelve children in line.

Ark was given a microphone as he climbed up on the stage and he gave us a smile.

"I would like to thank you all for coming to my children's 4th birthday party. I have carried these little angels during the war four years ago and I thank the Goddess that they were safely brought up to this world. They are our precious treasure. They are the future generation of the Glacier pack and we would like to share with you how they grow in each and every year. Let us have a spectacular afternoon and celebrate yet another year of great life for Cerby, Cypher, Kalmin, Exavior and Elim."

Everyone clapped right after Ark's speech and the party started with children's games, lots of food and lots of fight not only among children but also among adults specifically five adults.

"I still can't believe that you made me with...them..." Luscev bitterly gritted out.

"What's done done is done. They already pummeled my hole and released their seeds inside of me," I blankly stated.

"Would you like a demonstration next time?" My fragment asked.

Luscev made gagging noises and finished a whole glass of wine. "No, thank you."

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