Homecoming

["Cosmos"]

nodding at her, Tomanuri walked with his mate as she went to her errand. staying by her side the entire time, he began to feel a twinge in the back of his mind of something abnormal.

smiling at the twins, Martivir picked up the present and opened it. looking inside the box, she smiled as she pulled out the doll made of different fabrics and materials. "thank you, my dears," she said, as she rubbed the strangely-shaped dragon doll against her cheek.

with his entire body covered by the large robe and his face covered in shadow by the hood, the male dragon walked past the dragons that looked at him. making his way to the manor, he looked up at the higher floors. just standing at the stairs of the manor, he waited for the change in the female he was following.

[Ixion]

The female dragon felt his presence and smiled touching his mind urging him to come inside and wait with her as she waited for them to all eventually come to the room.

She dropped the annual report and yelled at a few troops who were being lazy as they laid around the barracks. After that she went back out and nudged her way out to the manor.

As the presents were finished up by the last four children, Trish and Ixion he had smiled "Come on im pretty sure we can find something to eat down in the kitchens im sure your hungry love" he said with a smile.

["Cosmos"]

laughing as he watched his mate yell at the warriors who were being lazy, Tomanuri bumped Lilly playfully as they made their way to the manor. with the twinge in his mind still there, he began to wonder what it was.

placing the gifts into a basket so they were together, Martivir drew her children into a big hug as her mate spoke. "i am pretty hungry, so lets go check," she said, smiling at Ixion. climbing off the bed, their children walked around her as she moved with her mate to the door.

feeling the urge from the female to join her, the robed male was about to decline until he turned his head. seeing the male and female walking towards the manor, he let out a sigh as his form began to waver. fading away from where he stood, he appeared beside the female in the room, smiling at her as he kissed her.

[Ixion]

Trisha was getting the feeling much stronger now and Ixion started to feel a little uneasy as they walked to the lobby. Shuddering as they walked they saw the familiar figures. "Aunt Lilly!"

"Hello Trisha what brings you back home?" she asked smiling, suddenly all three hearts nearly stopped hearing a all to familiar voice fill the air.

"Well I'm sure that remains to be seen" it said as it looked at the families from her perch. Ixion and Lilly slowly looked up at the two robed figures as the female pulled off her hood revealing the purple scales causing both Lilly and Trisha to gasp.

"Mommy!" Trisha shouted cuasing Teresa to smile at them.

["Cosmos"]

standing on a balcony-like perch beside Teresa, the male could help but smile when Trisha spoke. turning to look up at them, Martivir and Tomanuri looked up at them. as the ex-prince looked with confusion, the Shadow Lore looked with shock as she looked upon the face of Teresa, even though it had changed since the last time she ever caught a glimpse of her. leaning over and bringing his snout to Teresa's ear, he whispered, "our forms won't hold for long, so we need to renew them." leaning back, his form faded away as he renewed his form.

[Ixion]

She leaned back and her form renewed as well as Trisha flew up to her mother and started to chat excitedly as Ixion and Lilly gaped "This is...not possible" Lilly said staring up to her.

"But...how?" Ixion asked himself his head starting to hurt as Teresa chuckled.

"Well I came back from the dead" Teresa said simply and looked at Martivir "Greeting Martivir Trisha told me alot about you, im glad to see Ixion moved on after I died. I hope he treats you well" Teresa said smiling kindly.

["Cosmos"]

as the male returned with his form renewed, he looked down upon the others from the perch. as Martivir looked up at Teresa still in shock, she unconsciously placed her claw in Ixion's and tightened her grip. looking at the diminutive dragoness, Tomanuri could sense a twinge of fear in her as he took a step forward to stand beside Lilly. turning his head to look at his new mate, the robed figure raised a claw and tapped the crystals that grew from Teresa, calming the pulsing that glowed in the crystals.

[Ixion]

Standing she hopped to the ground below "Everyone meet my new mate Cosmosaura" she said indicating to the other robed figure "Forgive him he is a bit shy" she said before being tackled bya rapidly speaking Lilly as Ixion gripped Martivir's paw in relief when Teresa mentioned her own new mate.

["Cosmos"]

jumping down after her, the male kept his hood on as he looked at everyone. still looking upon Teresa with shock, it wasn't the thought of losing Ixion that was making her scared. remaining behind as Lilly tackled the dragoness, Tomanuri remained quiet.

[Ixion]

"By the ancestors! How!? When!?" Lilly managed causing Teresa to laugh.

"Lilly slow down, breath" she said as she tried to calm her.

"Are you ok?" Ixion asked his mate holding her claw tightly. He was shocked at seeing Teresa agian and wonrered why she was here.

["Cosmos"]

"i'm not sure," Martivir said lowly, not taking her eyes off Teresa. setting his son down, Tomanuri motioned the children to get some food. following the children, he knew that this was between them, and didn't need him.

removing the hood from his head, Cosmosaura's form wavered as he looked upon everyone. having not been exposed to the outside world in such a long while, he was having difficulty keeping his form stable as it wavered.

[Ixion]

As Teresa calmed Lilly Trisha looked up at Marivir "Can you describe it?" She asked with a raised an eyebrow at her step mother. She had wondered why she felt the way she was now.And ths slightly troubled her.

["Cosmos"]

"i can't, dear," Martivir said, shaking her head to try and free herself from the shock. looking at the small dragoness, Cosmosaura tilted his head as he examined her. suddenly, he walked over to her as his form wavered once again. raising a claw towards her, he shot a sphere of Light at her, which in turn surrounded her in a sphere of light. before anyone could say anything, the light began to ring with a melody-like soothing sound that affected the mind and relieved negative sensations.

[Ixion]

Watching her mate and Ixion looked at his he looked at Cosmosaura "What did you do?" he asked as Teresa walked up with a panting Lilly.

"Yes what did you do?" she asked raising an eyebrow "and your form is starting to fizzle out again."

["Cosmos"]

as the sound effected Martivir, she began to wobble from side to side as the shock left her system. closing her eyes as she sat down, she tightened her grip on Ixion's claw as she felt relaxed.

"i just surrounded her with a sphere of relaxing Light, which i used before to calm myself during spikes of agony. and i know, dear. i won't be able to stay long, since i am too out of touch with the outside world to stay like this," Cosmosaura said, looking at Teresa. "anyway, i met him anyway, so i don't mind if i lose this form," he said, smiling as he nuzzled her neck.