#ethane

So that left her with just the twins, Margot and Darlene.

And—

“Mia where do I put this?!”

“You seriously need to ask?!”

Right.

With Liane and Cole.

Cole had closed his shop today to head over for some hot chocolate and Liane wanted to get some work done without any interruptions.

So they came to Amelia’s home, of all places.

Not that she was complaining about the extra help.

Cole was bouncing Margot in his arms as he used his magic to organize the clutter around the room.

Liane decided to carry around a few boxes and being careful, not to trip over Darlene’s toys.

Last she did that, Darlene screamed as her pink stack of block, that she made into a castle, was knocked over.

Cole smirked at Liane’s panic at trying to hush the 2 year old girl and fix the mess.

“And how did you raise Bella again?” Cole remarked as Margot coo at the magic coming from her uncle’s fingers.

“With the grace and composure of a fairy.” Liane replied gesturing to herself. “Now, shut up, you got the calmer twin.”

“Yeah, sure. But really, how?”

“Well, Bella did not require too much really, she didnt fuss like other kids. She was only vocal when she needed actual help.”

“Huh. You sure, you were raising a child?”

Amalia, who was carrying the box of old books, walked in to answer, “Technically they are both calm. But Dar is a bit more picky about her things.”

“How are they supposed to be related to you?” Cole joked, “I mean I know, how, they are. But you’re not picky.”

“But their father is. I tried once to tailor Nikolai’s old hat, and he was picky about the feather. He wanted it green to match his tie, and not black.”

“Well the man was a former pirate once upon a time.” Liane added. “Well, actually he was a bandit, who was friends with a pirate.”

Rochelle’s wife, Princess Michelle, had former pirate training, when she befriended Nikolai and Jeremy.

That’s the only reason Liane knows about this side of the tale.

“I married the actual pirate so, I won.” Cole said with a cheeky grin as Margot looked up at him smiling.

“Me know!” Margot replied, giggling.

“I know! Crazy, right? Uncle Cole is fill of surprises.”

“Ooo! Swow me!”

Cole chuckled, using his fingers to magically whip up a small flower and place it in Margot’s hands.

Since the day she was born, Margot was more likely to crawl and nuzzle into Cole’s arms instead of everyone’s else’s. Darlene was similar in that fashion, but she enjoyed tea parties with her auntie Rochelle or Liane more.

Then again, they are only 2 years old, so they can change preferences soon enough.

Amelia sat down on the couch, as the box was placed a few feet away Darlene, who was currently trying to recover the mess of her block castle.

Liane was helping Darlene, as she set another box down next to the coffee table. Darlene sat in Liane’s lap, as they picked out which dolls to play with for the castle party.

The blonde woman glance at box and asked, “What are in these anyway?” Liane reached over to open the lids and cocked her head to the side, “I just see old dresses, framed paintings and…is that fine china?! Whose did this belong to?”

“My mother.” Amelia replied with a softer tone as she explained, “When things washed over from our land to the town..and some of it was my mother’s stuff…”

“Ooh…” Liane responded giving her a sympathetic smile. “I’m sorry, Mia. I heard what happened when she…” She paused covering Darlene’s ears and said, “Died.”

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Years ago, as the story was told, May passed away one beautiful morning, when Amelia brought Nikolai to meet her mother. They were newly engaged.

But during a brief battle, The Evil King, Alexander’s guards found the cottage in means to ruin the couple’s happy day, as an arrow accidentally struck May in the chest.

That morning was spent looking for a quick cure but there was no luck.

As May had one request to see their wedding day…

So Nikolai and Amelia had a small yet intimate makeshift wedding in the garden of May’s home. Underneath a flower arch, the two wed as May’s last sight was the couple exchanging their vows.

The older woman died mere minutes after.

But she went out with a smile on her face.

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Cole glanced over and blinked, “How did you know?”

“I’m not blind to events, oh magical man.” Liane answered mocking him. “Plus I’m a fairy..we know things.”

“Right. Fairy thing. Yet, you knock over things when you fly.”

“I—! Only when it’s windy!”

“And when it’s not?”

“…I get pollen in my eye?”

“Seriously?”

“I worked a long shift last night, cut me some slack on the comeback!”

“At least you fly better than you drive…”

“I outta—!”

“Guys!” Amelia tried to stop and huffed, slumping back into the couch. “Relax! It’s not a big deal, but seriously Lia…you’re not the best at driving.”

“I drive perfectly!” Liane defended herself and smiled, as Darlene looked up at her auntie. “It’s true. You know I drive well. I even got you a car seat.”

“Purpwe!” Darlene corrected nodding confidently.

“Yea! A purple car seat with cup holders,”

The twins talked often, one more than the other, as they tended to not say the words correctly yet.

But they were getting there.

Their mother was incredibly proud of them for it.

Margot, who was put down by Cole, toddled over to the box a few feet away from her sister. She used her chubby little hands as she lifted the lid to reveal books.

Children’s books, note books and other novelty items.

Mostly brown, olive greens, along with different colors in the mix.

Toys were stuffed inside and pillows too.

It was a tiny mess but you can see what’s inside.

She pulled out a stuffed elephant and coo at it cocking her head to the side.

“Mine?” She asked.

Amelia looked over at her daughter, surprised she moved around the room within a matter of seconds, to open the box with ease.

She cocked her head to the side in confusion and wonder.

Similar to her daughter.

That’s when it started to make sense what Margot was holding.

It was Amelia’s old stuffed white elephant with a bow tie from when she was a child.

“No, baby, that’s mama’s,” Amelia informed with a chuckle. “You like it?”

“Yes!” Margot exclaimed in a toothy grin hugging the elephant close.

“You want it?”

“Yes pwease!”

That cause Darlene to snap her head up from her own toys as she pushed herself out of Liane’s arms and toddled over to the box herself.

She looked around, shoving items that didn’t caught her attention yet, as her eye landed on the stuffed ballerina.

Well it was a bunny with a tutu.

She grabbed it and marveled at the toys, toddler over to show her auntie before going back to see what else she can find.

And she found something alright…

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Margot = affectionate, drawn to magic, physically affectionate

Darlene = selective, playful, imaginative, enjoys rituals/tea parties

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Margot → calm, observant, fascinated by magic

Darlene → emotional, protective, castle-builder

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Ahhh hi! I decided to have a little fun and whatnot. Plus I miss Liane and Cole’s friendship with Mia 💛🎬✨

AND YES, I had to try to give the twins personalities hehe, they are cute. We can discuss it better later on 😉☝🏽

Anyways let me know what you think! 💭