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"Yes, for the boys we'll do another wedding. They'll just have to accept that we're husband and husband now. Maybe Megan could start a rumor and we'll see how the country takes it." A thumb traced the memorized features of the prime minister, king smiling before closing in to press a soft kiss against his lips. "I love you."

Leo's arm brushed against his and the pounding headache and the being drunk suddenly lifted like a fog, Elliot finding himself alert. "Th-That wasn't necessary. but thank you." and smiled. "You're the only reason I'm alive I swear it." and it was true. It was so very, incredibly true. "And are they? Well I'll try to feed them next time they're hungry." He couldn't wait until they were older and he could lift them in the air. "I might love our children more than I love you. Though I'm not quite sure yet." and nuzzled the awake Rin, purring in comfort and home and family.

Kashi was glad his face was hidden because it suddenly flared up with heat. "I-I'm not saying I didn't like it, Tsume." he mumbled into the leather, "It's just that I'm not really used to touching other men in that manner." And now it was time to curl up into a ball and die. "I was speaking to some of the animal clans and they said it was possible for me to shift into a hare like how you shift into a wolf and how elliot shifts into a lynx because I'm a purebred." he muttered, trying to change the subject of Tsume's rather toned a**, er, butt, to shifting.

"N-No not that." the old man said, body debating on whether it wanted to feel old or young at this point. "I drank too much, I don't remember anything that went on last night, Miss." He found it hard to swallow as the claws ran down his skin.

"Wel I don't crush." Fyr said now clinging to Henry's other arm. "I'd just sit on his face and tell his tongue to get to work."

"I believe he worked it plenty last night." Kilala said with a small smile. "I would suggest recreating it but you look positively frightened."

He wanted to make a snarkly comment at that woman but held it back. "The last I remember is talking with Kiara. Anything after that is unknown. It's quite a shock to wake up with five women around me." And naked no less, and one had paws.

Fyr Kilala

Alvaro chuckled, stroking the man's side gently. "Yes. Always changing in my reign. I pray Elliot's is much smoother. Everything we've done is in hopes for that." That Elliot would always live an easier and better life. "We'll crown him when he gets there as well, before or during the wedding. He'll have the proper one I didn't get." just killing his mother and sitting on the throne with a crown that was too big. How long ago had he had Henry get everything ready, polished and hemmed?

"You say that, but Rin is just staring. Yuki might be the runner." and looked down at Rin who was staying curled up and just staring, and staring. "I wonder what he's looking at. Oh there go his legs." and chuckled as the other starting bending and twitching his little kickers.

A small squeak was given as Tsume moved closer, hands going to cover his face while his ears fell and tensed. "I-I um, well, that's, that's a high expectation." he mumbled. Where they talking about shifting or the butt thing Tsume was confusing the poor hare and making him so red.

"Oh! I like the idea of recreating them!" Fyr said, sitting up and her bunny tail wagging. "Yes! I know I certainly won't forget last night why should he?"

"There is still the cleaning up to do." Kilala pointed out, sitting up as well and searching for her glasses. "I vote that maybe we do it tonight, we'll all need the down time."

"Oh we'll be getting down all right. Down and dirty, down and deep, down and rough." Fyr shuddered. "Oh I'm so excited!"

Fyr Kilala

Alvaro smiled back and nodding. "I hope she would. I've worked hard to make it the kingdom of peace that she wanted." turning, he kissed Lewis's head and held him close. "I hope she's so happy and proud of us right now."

Elliot chuckled. "Well then they shall be hearing a lot of that, won't you? hm, your father doesn't laugh as much, Rin. He just purrs." and copied Leo's pose but had Rin sit instead, Elliot holding on to the tiny feet and helping him bend and move them. These little baby feet were smaller than his thumbs.

Kashi couldn't handle the embarrassment in his face, a quick shift leaving a hidden lump in the pile of clothes he'd been wearing. It moved around, bumping into the wolf's tummy before finding opening of the shirt and crawling out. The ears raised while the eyes remained closed, sniffing before covering his face with his paws. He was larger than your average hare and did not don the tawny colors of one, but was jet black.

He was a haaaaaaare. It made little squeaks before pushing himself around with his hind legs, trying to find his clothes to burrow in.

Henry was finally able to sit up, looking at the women still clinging but one left, finding her glasses and leaving to help clean, leaving him with the other. "Do I get no say?"

"You can wear whatever you want." Fyr said. "We know how to work around clothes. Or we take them off completely!"

"Yes... I'm aware."

"I must say that's the most fun I've had for a while." the goat said, re-dressing herself. "Perhaps I'm looking forward too tonight."

"I think a hot spring sounds, um, I've a busy schedule today. All I'll be needing is a quick bath."

"Your king will be fine on his own. C'mon let's get your handsome self dressed."

"I'm sixty-nine!"

"We're all older than you. You tried that card last night." and gave him his clothes with a smile.

Fyr Kilala

Elliot grinned. "Then I shall be sure to become immune to your fingers." and leaned against his husband, continuing to help the small baby kick, but Rin already seemed to be wearing out, though trying to keep up the movement. "I think this one is stubborn."

Kashi very much tried to escape, the long legs being pressed against the tanned face but Tsume moved around them and soon it was his back being assaulted by the large face. What was worse was that it felt kind of nice. Refusing to speak all he did was flail. When there was no chance of him being freed he went limp. "Not that soft." he muttered.

"She hardly looks it."

"You don't look like you'd have the flexibility you had last night." She responded, taking a towel and handing one to Henry.

"Hooray hot springs!" Fyr cheered, linking arms with Kiala. "Yes we need this!"

"I am sore, not stiff." he mumbled, wondering if he could escape. Judging by how the goat was keeping an eye on him he highly doubted it.

Fyr Kilala

Time passed quickly within Falia, the Nalaenirs having little to worry about, but after a week Alvaro decided it was time for him and Lewis to go at least. Their country had been without leaders for long enough and their lesser prime ministers must have been worried. Oh well. Him and Lewis headed off, Henry and Megan not to far behind. Henry seemed a little too eager to leave, mumbling about finally having time to himself while Megan actually sized the suitcases to see if she could fit her son in them. Jokingly of course, hugging him good bye.

And that left Elliot and Leo with their children. The triplets were still there hanging out with Nix and harassing Oliver. At least until Justin or Kashi came to save him. They knew the girls were very loud, and considering Leo's once quiet personality Oliver really needed time to recuperate. And Kashi, well Kashi stayed in hare form, allowing himself to constantly be carried by Tsume or hanging off of his shoulder. He probably looked like a small dog and the women loved him as a rabbit. hell the men loved him as well but he always managed to find Tsume and cuddled in his arms to doze. Tsume was comfortable despite the overbearing heat he gave off.

They waited for Rin and Yuki to be a month old, their belongings with them once more along with their carriage from Reta.

"That should be the last of it." Kashi said, once again human and dressed properly in his suit, eye bandaged. However his tail wouldn't go away and he hated that. He'd tried making it disappear but it stayed and served as a way for Tsume to greet him unexpectadly. Or the triplets which was even worse.

"You really know how to organize." Elliot said, looking at the top of the carriage where the suitcases were packed away neatly, fitting perfectly like a puzzle. "Not sure what I was doing."

"it takes some practice. The girls and I will be riding in this carriage and I'll be driving it. Tsume will be driving yours."

Justin had finished packing under the seats some snacks for the trip along with blankets for when they slept. He had Oliver help him before letting him to Elliot and Leo's carriage.

George handed some papers to Elliot. "give these to your father. These are the final forms for the territory of Reta and how it shall be divided."

"Yes sir. Thank you sir."

and then George went to hug his son tightly. "Be safe and know we are a mere shadow away. Hasta and Pasa can bring us there quickly.

And off they went, travelling from the Falian borders through Reta which seemed slightly confused and chaotic, though now there were many Falians in it helping them rebuild their society from the ground up. They stopped when needed and Elliot stopped them to help some villages as well.

A weeks journey, the roads growing unpaved without Henry's help, covered in snow and ice due to the winter. This was the season the rye fields grew their crop though, the plots of land cleared of snow. Elliot made them stop in Loslith, making sure everyone dressed for the winter, Justin letting Oliver borrow some clothes. Elliot took out a thick fur jacket to keep the children warm, shifting into a lynx and letting his body heat keep Leo and the babes warm. Now he had fur, Leo couldn't complain about his lack of touch to cold (which was still there but Elliot never paid much attention to it anyway).

"Why are there so many Kaspians?" was the question frequently asked while passing through their mountainous country. Many of the white wings were there but the royal family couldn't fathom why.

"We're home!" Kashi cheered, moving and marking his own carriage in the front and opening the doors.

The triplets couldn't tumble out fast enough, Annabelle hitting the slushy ground in a flurry of petticoats and fur before laughing. "I missed snow!"

Martha was next, forming a snowball and throwing it at Emily who took a facefull, glasses quickly falling.

"That's rude!"

Justin double checked the Retian's winter clothes, giving he blonde his hat before yelling out. "Don't throw any snowballs at Oliver! He's going to help me unpack your things!"

Elliot smiled, kissing his husband one last time before taking a child into his arms, looking at the thing swaddled tightly before stepping out, offering his free hand to help Leo down.

"My princes!" came the bear eared maid, grinning and looking at the little bundles of joy. "The King and Prime Minister have relocated your room to a much larger one so that the babies and their belongings might be in the same room as you for their early years. Please follow me! It is so good to see you again! The President of Kasp is here as well and would like to see the babes, however the King has been very keen on denying her request. Not that I blame him, that poor woman has worked dear Ipo to the bone! But he doesn't speak a word of where his wounds come from. Here we are! They suggested a first floor room so that you do not carry the children up and down." and opened the bedroom. it was large, no doubt the size of a house in Falia, one half holding their bed, nightstands, wardrobes and dressers. The other side held a rather large crib (no doubt so Lewis could fit into it) along with many of the toys, clothes and blankets they would need.

"Many of the staff donated or bought things! Many of them are actually yours, Prince Elliot!"

"Yes. That's my crib, actually." he walked forward and lightly pushed it, seeing it sway lightly side to side. "Though what is the desk for?"

"Oh! The Prime Minister had to fight for this! He said you were um, quite dedicated to your work so he moved your desk in here, and there are two chairs so your wife, husband, um, lover, can sit on this side near the children while you sit on this side near the bed." and smiled happily as though this was perfect.

And in every sense it was.

"Though they put a new desk in your office, since many of your things are in there. This merely holds papers, inkwells and pens."

Kashi sighed, putting the horses away finally. "I can't wait to go to bed. My butt hurts from sitting here for so long. It needs a soft bed."

Elliot let his 'wife' take the baby and put them both into the crib, the father himself soon giving the edge a small bump and watching it swing gently.

"If I remember correctly you very much enjoyed being holed up in my office with me." He said, pulling his husband closer to him.

"B-Before you two do anything!" the woman said suddenly, face red at even insinuating they might have a bedroom dance. "Th-The servants will bring your things up s-so."

"Well," He mused, working on taking off Leo's winter jackets, "If there is a jacket on the door, I suggest they leave the cases on the wall beside it."

The maid nodded before quickly rushing out and closing the door.

"Though to be honest, I don't think I could do anything knowing my children are right there on the other side of the room." and stared at the crib.

"That should be everything." Justin said, looking at the cases of clothes and toys and knick-knacks, though some of the smaller cases and bags were his and Oliver's, though Oliver's case was 100% made in Falia with his Falian clothes. "They're going to have so much fun unpacking. I wonder if their governess is going to make them write papers. C'mon, let's go downstairs and get something from the chef. Mr. Leonard's room is on the bottom floor as well. We can go there after we get a snack." and took a few steps, waiting to see if Oliver would follow before continuing. it wasn't hard to tell that Oliver preferred Leo's company to everyone else's. But considering who Oliver was around with all day he didn't blame him for wanting to be somewhere quieter. "I think once they're going back to their schooling we'll have a lot more time to ourselves. We can talk to Mr. Saegthin. He's our head chef from Patheria. He's a colored wing Kaspian." and reached the bottom floor, continuing to walk.

A small whine (albeit a good one) left the teen's lips as fingers once again found his tail. Now his tail was going to tingle for a while again. "I think my butt can do without a massage. I may just massage it myself." but hearing Tsume mentioned President Damascus he nodded. "Normally she does warn me by making my eye bleed. I even shoved wool in my eye socket to soak up the blood. But nothing's happened. And Ipo is here to greet me as well but I haven't seen him yet." It was worrying. Sure he disliked his brother but not greeting Kashi was out of character. "I'd like that. Just less tail grabbing I pulled a muscle in it yesterday it tensed too hard." and made a face at the wolf.

Elliot returned the kiss before letting the Falian collapse on the bed. Another episode of exhaustion, the Nalaeniran glancing at the babies then at Leo's stomach. If you looked up at Leo's face you could still see that he had some of the baby fat, but it was cute because now he wasn't a twig anymore. He was of healthy weight. "I don't think I can perform properly knowing my children are over there listening." he said, sitting beside him and looking at the still rocking crib. "They might remember the noises for the rest of their lives."

"Mr. S!"

The tanned man turned and smiled. "Justin! My little chef how was Reta and Falia?!"

"It was awesome! This is Oliver. Oliver, this is Mr. Saegthin!"

The man noticed Oliver looking down, giving a small tuneless whistle before grabbing a tray and lowering it enough so that Oliver could see. "I figured you would still be cold, so I baked some apple slices and sprinkled them with sugar and cinnamon. I just put in the fourth batch."

"Why so many?" Justin asked, taking a piece and popping it whole in his mouth.

"The princesses like apple pie and it will be good for our future Queen, especially since he likes fruit." and stared at Oliver, wiggling the tray so he could take one. "made a meat pie for our more carnivorous king, but he likes apple pie all the same."

"Sir that's not apple."

"First pie. Plum. I personally adore plum." and so he could be mean to Elliot.

"If I let you massage me I fear your hands will go elsewhere." This butt-patting was now an inside joke but it still made Kashi blush. Tsume was not going to let him live it down. "Yea, let's go find Ipo. I hope he's okay. Especially with the president here."