Everett had overheard the agreement between his parents and Alshaya, and that had made him absolutely delighted. For seven days straight, he found different, small things to do to irritate his sister. It was on the seventh and final day of her agreement, though, he went above and beyond. First, as she went to take her nap, he convinced a rather salty Janus to freeze her pillow. Then, at dinnertime, he made sure that Alshaya’s meal was put in as ‘extra spicy’, knowing full well she hated the heat.

Of course, both times, Alshaya knew who it was. But, she managed to hold her temper to the eighth day, she socked him good.

It was totally worth it.

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Lewis read over the report card, and smirked. She had gone above and beyond, and that was something he was proud of her for. When she set her mind to it, she could really achieve quite a bit. He crossed his arms, “All right then. Good job, Shaya. Llonan can come over. Next weekend. After chores.”

Alshaya was irked at her brother. Simone and Lewis had bets on if their daughter would crack or not. Lewis had ultimately lost the bet.

Guess who’s getting tied up tonight~ Simone teased Lewis. Though she knew he didn’t want Llonan around because he was a father and they were protective.

Shaya did a little dance, “Yay!”

Once the weekend arrived… Llywellyn stood there with his son. “Now, promise me that you won’t give Simone and Lewis too much of a headache. We’re allowed a personal guard though I don’t think Simone would let anything happen… She’s pretty much proven she can take care of any problem.” He sighed a bit. “Your mother isn’t okay with this but she agreed to it already so she has to keep her promise. Try to have fun with them. Now, if you want to swim you have to ask Lewis to teach you. All of the Terrowin kids know how to swim and Simone barely does. She floats. It’s important since they live on an island.”

The portal opened and Llywellyn took his hand with their guard following behind them. “Good morning Simone!”

Simone was still in her robe as she bounced an angry Glynn in her arms. “You are early… Hold on..” They were in the upstairs hallway. “KIDS BREAKFAST! TIME TO GET UP!”

All of the kids came rampaging out all fighting over the bathroom. Alshaya came out of her room and immediately she was roughhousing with Everett. “Shaya, you have a guest.” Shaya stopped and blushed since she was still in her nightgown.

“You can use our bathroom. Go on.” Shaya ran into her room and grabbed a dress before running into Simone and Lewis’s room. “Come on, you can have breakfast with us Llonan.”

The whole Terrowin estate was a madhouse in the morning. Left, right, up, down, all of it seemed crazy. The downstairs where Lucas, Ezili, Rex, and Hazel were was much less hectic, but there seemed to still be a scramble to wake up and get ready for breakfast.

Llonan was shocked. It was so different from the mornings he had. Attendants usually took care of most of the annoying things, such as picking out an outfit and the like. Getting dressed was quiet and easy, and he had his own bathroom to take care of his hair and washing his face. The two households couldn’t be any more different.

It took thirty minutes for everyone to ready themselves (a new record) and convene in the dining hall. This setting wasn’t much different from what Llonan was used to, though once again, it seemed much more hectic and chaotic than his own. Food was brought out by the wait staff, and he stared down at it.

“What is this…?” Llonan asked.

“That…is bacon!” Everett said with a grin. “If you don’t want it, I ca-”

Lewis gave Everett a look, and the boy huffed and sat back down, his attention back on his own plate.