"So let me get this straight... well, as straight as it can get at least; the cat-"

"Panther." Virgil interrupted through the mind link with a roll of his eyes.

"Cat." He could almost feel the glare, "Can come with you and see the castle, but I can't? How is that even fair?"

The DragonWitch sighed, earning a concerned look from his soulmate.

"Nyx, you're a three-thousand pound dragon, don't think people would be way more freaked out of you than them? Plus do I have to remind you we are the last of our species?"

There was an indignant gasp, "First of all I'm only two thousand and five hundred pounds, thank you very much you asshole. Plus it's still not fair I wanna see the castle too."

"For the love of the Goddess Nyx stop acting like a jealous child. You'll see the castle too once we have talked to the king and made sure he won't kill you as soon as he sees you."

"You're one to talk, you just hissed at a literal child for trying to hug Roman! I heard you."

At her words Virgil went bright red and Roman raised an eyebrow, "That kid came out of nowhere okay?! I was just... defending the Prince."

The dragon hummed irritatingly, "Of course you were worried about the prince's safety, who knows that four year old could have smeared jelly on his white suit, what an unforgivable crime. Quick, someone capture that little criminal, throw him in the chambers." The monotone voice she was using only served to make Virgil angrier, making him growl slightly.

"Hey," Roman said catching his attention, "Are you two done bickering or what? You're about to meet my father, I need you to be on your best behavior mister."

Virgil blushed, looking as his boyfriend picked up a little girl, smiling as she put a small flower in his hair. The dragonWitch pouted, turning away, not wanting to admit he was jealous that smile was not directed at him.

"Called it."

"Shut up!"

Only then he noticed that Remy was no longer behind them, his eyes widening in surprise. He started looking around frantically; sure the guy had a freaking father with him, but the guards here were armed and trained to kill, not to mention how many of them there were around.

Finally he was able to spot Kiera's dark fur in the mass of people eyeing them wearily as they tried to get closer to their prince.

Remy was down on the ground as if he had just fallen, another guy standing in front of him, a hand extended towards him and frozen mid air as he stared fearfully down at the panther rubbing up against his legs.

Virgil could feel a big smile starting to stretch on his lips as watched the usually overconfident guy stumbling to his feet, ears red, as he gently pushed Kiera away to try and make the other more comfortable.

He caught Remy's eyes giving him a thumbs up and signaling him to keep walking, before deciding to give the two some time alone and going back to the royal.

"Kiera stop it! You're scaring him!" Remy exclaimed, pushing the big feline away, who didn't waste any time before growling at her owner.

The guy took a step back at the sound, forcing a whine out of the panther and making the other hold his breath.

"She won't hurt you." Remy said, his voice low and soft, "I'm sorry we scared you."

"It's okay..." the other said with a soft smile, "I'm Emile."

The usually sassy guy seemed to be at a loss for words for the first time in his life, just staring dumbly at the other for a couple of seconds, a look of wonder in his eyes.

He repeated the name, tasting the sound of it on his tongue, making the other nod.

"Do you... have a name?" Emile asked, tilting his head slightly to the right, an amused smile playing on his lips.

Remy went completely red as he fumbled for the words to answer, "Uhm, yeah I'm gay- I mean Remy! I'm Remy!"

The guy in front of him chuckled, his eyes screwing shut behind the black frames of his glasses, his cheeks turning pink, and once again the sassy guy was left stunned as a small smile played on his lips without his consent. That chuckle might have just become his new favorite sound.

"Well Remy, it's very nice to meet you, though I would have hoped it happened in a less... bumpy way." He said chuckling.

Remy attempted to get back a bit of his sassiness and nonchalance, putting a hand over his heart and acting slightly offended, "What, you didn't appreciate the way I hit on you?" He asked jokingly, smirking slightly at the rosy hue spreading on the other's cheeks.

"Oh no, you definitely succeeded on making me fall for you, though with your looks," Emile looked him up and down suggestively, and he felt the tips of his ears burn, "you surely didn't need the hit to make me fall."

There was a second of silence as the expression on the guy's face changed back from flirty to innocence, making Remy wonder if what he just saw was just a trick of the light.

"Emile, I'm surprised." Came Logan's voice from behind, "In less than fifteen minutes you succeeded in a quest I have failed to accomplish in a week and made remy shut up."

The amused smirk on his lips quickly died when as soon as he got close to the guy Kiera growled in warning, before she was tackled to the ground by Brando who was hissing ferociously. Remus came up to Logan, hugging him from behind and cheering for the opossum.

"Hey, you two, cut it off." Janus said with a roll of his eyes as he approached them, his arm tightly wrapped around Patton's shoulders as the other stroke his thumb on the back of his hand comfortingly, "We're in a kingdom, you should be on your best behav-" His voice cut off as he stared at Emile with wide eyes, his skin paling a little.

"You..." He whispered, catching everyone's attention.

Silence fell between the six, as Emile smiled softly after recovering from the shock.

"Hey, Janus was it, right? Do you how do?" He asked trying to alleviate the tension that had quickly spread in the air.

The others were staring between the two, a mix of confused and concerned faces, Kiera growled again, jealous, but it was more hesitant than before.

"Guys come on! We have to get to the castle!"

And with Roman's voice calling after them, the spell that seemed to have fallen over them broke.

So... hi? i know i suck at updating guys, i'm sorry :c first i had exams, then since my exams require me to write stories and other creative stuff, they completely drained my motivation and inspiration and i couldn't bring myself to write.

good news is that in a couple of days i'll have my last exam, so i'll be able to go back to write more, and the other exams went well so yay!

anyway, i hope you enjoyed the chapter, Emile will be a bit more cheeky in this story than usual lol so that'll be fun. let me know what you think and what you guys would like to see before the end of the book, since (i hope) this story is coming to a close!

Bye, love you all!

Ali!