Kai was all tired from all the work that he had completed and all he really wanted to do was splat onto a bed and go to bed, cuddle with Cinder, and his children of course. The thing was, he had another meeting that day, at least Cinder would be joining him. He sighed,”dada?”, a small knock came from the door,”Lyneia? You may come in”, the little twins came rushing in to grab each of their father’s legs. Kai laughed,”what’s up?”, Lyneia beamed,”mama said we could all go to the market before your meeting, she said we had time to go!”, Jaiden tapped his father,”we want to go now! I want to try some of the yummy bubble tea”. Kai smiled,”okay, let’s get into out disguises, luckily it’s not as cold as it used to be”, they went into their parent’s bedroom and layered themselves with clothing, not too much, but enough to stay warm and hidden. Cinder laughed at how cute and derpy they were at the same time. Finally, they were ready and headed out to be dropped off by Torin, by car. The twins ran around but stayed close to their parents, Kaitlyn was in a stroller and was pointing at things, she was amazed by everything. Cinder and Kai were holding hands as they went by and remembered so many things. Sometimes they would stop by and grab some food, every time Cinder did, Kai would have a heart attack, anxiety, hoping no one would see them and crowd them, until she turned around with a smile and had food in hand. They were sitting down a bench and were enjoying the bubble tea Cinder had recommended awhile back, all the kids were enjoying it, Kaitlyn was sipping on some milk, and Kai and Cinder were staring into the grey sky. “It might rain soon, I felt some drops fall onto my face”, Kai stuck his tongue out,”i can’t Feel anything, i’m sure it’s fine”, he wanted to stay outside forever,”Kai, i’m the one with the weather forecast in my brain, let’s head back”. Kai joined the triplet of,”can’t we stay~?”, Cinder put her hands on her waist, and laughed,”no, time to go home”. She packed everything up with the help of the twins, and Kai got Kaitlyn settled in her stroller. They called Torin to come and pick them up and they drove back to the castle. Cinder was tucking Jaiden in when he mumbled something,”what was that?”, Cinder paused tucking him in,”oh, umm, I know it’s bad outside, but can we go- umm, out next time”, he gave her puppy dog eyes,”of course, we will spend even more time outside without the rain”, she gave him a kiss and headed out. Mean while, Kai was tucking Lyneia in and in the other room, a maid was tucking Kaitlyn in. Kai was almost done when Lyneia leaped up to ruin the perfect tucks he had created,”DADA, CAN WE GO AGAIN!? THAT WAS SO FUN!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!”, Kai was already half dead after the long meeting, and could barely process anything,”eh- umm, sure. Goodnight”, he pecked her on the head, as she giggled and celebrated under her covers. Cinder came to “pick him up”, and have a small chat, now being completely alone. “Tired?”, Kai rubbed his temples,”of course, can we have extra cuddles 🥺”, Cinder pecked him on the cheek,”of course”. The rest of the night in their bed was just small whispers to each other and cuddling. Cinder sometimes shared small things about her last trip outside, and Kai shared his struggles with being emperor,”i can’t see you as much, or the kids- there isn’t as much cuddling 😖”, Cinder laid her head into the crook of his neck and they both fell asleep like that.
