"Do you know how to drive?" Timothy smirked.

"No. Alexander said he would teach me but that was almost two months ago."

"Great! I can teach you!" Timothy yelled excitedly.

"Hell no. Aeval, you wait for your brother or anyone else who is actually capable of teaching you. To show you how it's done. Anyone but him!!" Kyle eyed the young prince.

"Excuse me, I am more than capable of teaching her. Even if she messes up I can always control the car and move it to safety." Timothy argued back. "Aeval think about it. Don't you want to learn how to drive a car?" This kid sure knows how to talk.

"I do.....but then..."

"Stop thinking!! Straighten up and prepare yourself for some driving lessons."

"Yes sir," I automatically blurted out.

"Oh no." Kyle groaned. "Who the hell is going to give you a car in the first place?"

"Relax human. I know what to do."

~~~~~

"I'm kind of excited Timothy." I said looking forward to learning something new. As we walked closer to a sleek black car, we realised that Kyle was no longer following us. I turned around and saw him walking towrds a bench near the gardens.

"You're not coming?" I asked confused.

"This looks like a disaster waiting to happen and Tim's a pure blood while you're a fae. If you crash which you most likely will, I'll be the one to get seriously injured or better yet, die!"

"But-"

"He's got a point Aeval. Come on, let's go."

"Hey wait a minute. You said-"

"Let's go!" Alright then. With that, I waved at Kyle.

~~~~~

"This car is so beautiful," I said admiring the interior.

"Alright I'll get straight to the point." Timothy said form beside me. For today, I suggested we just drive around the castle once. He agreed because there wasn't going to be any other cars on this road and it's basically a circle.

"Right leg on the middle paddle. That's the break."

"Alright."

"The paddle left side is the gas. You press down to go fast. Now you must only use one foot not both, got it?"

"I think so."

"This is an auto so it's easy. You see all these alphabets right here?"

"Yeah."

"Not all of them are important. You just have to know that D stands for drive, R is for reverse means going backwards and N. That's neutral. P is for park. You use that before turning the engine off okay?"

"Okay."

"That's basically it," he said thoughtfully.

"Please don't leave anything out," I said worriedly.

"Relax. Oh oh! You must never forget to check all the mirrors okay." He went on to explain the use of each mirror in the car. He also explained using the signals if I wanted to turn anywhere. I thought the signals were cute as they made the blinky noise. I giggled everytime I tried them.

"I hope you get used to them as soon as possible," he said as I tried them again.

"Okay! Let's do this!" he said before ordering me to turn on the engine by pressing the button.

Step one went on smoothly.

"Now, press down on the handbreak and pull that thing down to D as in drive, then slowly press on the gas." I did whatever he said and we were moving.

In a car!

I was driving!

"I am driving!!" he looked at me oddly and laughed at my reaction. I applied more pressure on the gas and we went a little faster.

"Ohhh, this is so much fun," I squealed.

"Aeval. You can fly!" Timothy threw his hands up.

"Yes, but this is...this is cool," I beamed. He too smiled at me.

"You're like a baby." He mumbled more to himself.

"Clueless?"

"Nah, just pure." He answered after some time.

"Oh.....can I go faster?"

"Hell yeah!"

"Yay!"

"Only a little," came his warning.

I applied a little more pressure on the gas and drove faster. I drove until we almost finished a whole round.

"Good job! You've almost passed your first lesson. Now move towards your left and slow down by the side."

"Oh okay," I confidently replied, hitting the pedal hard.

Only it wasn't the breaks.

"You hit the gas! Slow down!"

"What?!" I pressed down the same pedal again making the car to jerk forward. Fast.

"Other pedal!!" I quickly did as he said and the car came to a sudden stop making our bodies to jerk forward.

"Pheww, now slowly step on the other..." Since I was already panicky. My body acted immediately. I stepped on the gas. Hard. The car moved forward again at full speed.

"Break! Break!" His yelling freaked me out which made me step on the gas again.

"Stop the car! One foot on the break! Stop!!"

~~~~~~~~~~

"What the fuck?" I looked in disbelief.

"I'm guessing someone's taking driving lessons," my sister laughed.

"With my car?!" I was beyond pissed. The car moved fast and then immediately slowed down at the side. I swear if Blondie is in there...

I rushed over to the front of my precious car.

~~~~~

Thank heavens Timothy helped me park the car at the side of the road. At least neither of us were hurt. I hit my head on the steering wheel wondering why I agreed to do this in the first place. I took a few moments catching my breath and when I looked up, I almost choked on air.

He was standing right infront of the car.

"Are we in trouble Timothy?" I asked him worriedly. He looked unfazed though.

I looked in front again and Prince Phoenix was gone.

"What the-" I looked out of my windshield and my heart almost stopped. He was glaring at me with his arms crossed. He never failed to scare the life out of me.

"He won't kill us right?"

"Relax, he likes you." Timothy tried to lighten up the mood. We immediately got out of the car.

"Good afternoon Prince Phoenix," I greeted him calmly.

"What the hell were you doing with my car?!" I almost threw up the meal I had. His car?!! I turned to look at Timothy but he wasn't there. I kept looking around and it was as if he just vanished.

"My brother is fast," the Dark Prince grumbled as he glared at me.

"B...but...He...He didn't tell me! He didn't tell me this was your car. I swear there is no scratch. Look." I tried my best assuring him that no damage was done.

Oh my, that child! Where is he? Why did he do this?!

"I know!" I took a step back following the tone of his voice.

"You're still angry."

"I know my car is perfectly fine but you should be more careful. Your driving skills are horrible. One of the worst actually!"

"Hey, I know it wasn't good. It's my first time," I said feeling a little hurt.

"What?!! You decided to try driving with my car?!"

"I didn't know, I promise!" I said frantically. He pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering some words about how careless I was.

"Why didn't you ask anyone else to teach you?" That was the moment I actually regretted not listening to Kyle.

"Timothy volunteered to teach me. I thought he was a good teacher. I am safe." He massaged his temples after what I said.

"Next time you want to learn, ask your brother or your parents. You can also ask me. You don't take lessons from my reckless brother, you understand?" He scolded me like I was five. Now that I thought about it, taking driving lessons from a ten year old wasn't the smartest decision.

"Fine," I solemnly answered him.

"Thank you. Now get back in the car and we'll go for another round," my eyes widened as I looked at him in disbelief.

"Don't get excited. One scratch and you're.....well just don't even try." I giggled and quickly sat inside the car before he changed his mind.

~~~~~~~

"Mamamamamamam," she babbled as she wobbled over to me with her tiny feet.

"Aww, such a good girl. Come to mama. Two more steps," I cooed softly to my daughter who was just eleven months old. Aurelia Rose Phoenix is an angel. With hair the color of coal, it was pure black almost like her father's but darker and it shined beautifully. She was born with the combination of both our eyes.

Bluish green with blood red irises. She was a mystical being.

"Yay!! Lia weesh mama!" Her twin brother clapped happily. Yes I had twins. I laughed at his bubbly personality. His green eyes would brightened up the room. Caspian Celeste Phoenix never failed to make us laugh on a daily basis.

"Caspian don't fall," came a stern voice. Holding Aurelia close to me, I turned towards my oldest son, Zephyr Arion Phoenix. He was matured for his age of four and the half and very protective towards his siblings.

"Caspian, listen to your brother. I don't want you to fall again. You already fell two times today." My words were interrupted by loud baby laughter. Caspian never took my warnings seriously. Apparently, falling on his face was extremely funny to him. I simply shook my head. He's only weary of Zephyr or my husband.

"Papapapapap," I smiled knowing my husband has arrived. Aurelia's face brightened up as she stared over my shoulder. She stood up and wobbled to her father. Yes, she's a daddy's girl. Upon seeing Phoenix, she left me at once.

My husband stooped down and lifted her tiny body off the ground. She squealed and kissed his cheeks. "How is my beautiful princess doing? I see you're walking better."

"Ya!!" she giggled. Phoenix kissed the top of my head before taking his seat on the couch with Aurelia. I continued to sit on the floor taking Caspian with me before he actually falls again.

"Arion, how are your lessons coming along?" his father asked him.

"Great. Aunt Esmeralda is a fantastic trainer."

"Do you enjoy training?"

"Yes, of course. When will you teach me how to ride a horse? I wanna learn from aunt India."

"Aww, she's busy with her small school now Zephyr. I'm sure your father can teach you, right?" I looked over at Phoenix. Aurelia was currently chewing on his collar.

"Of course I can teach him. I'm better at horse riding than the witch."

"But she did beat you a few times, dad." Zephyr reminded him. Phoenix scowled at our oldest son, making Zephyr move towards me.

"A few times. A few. How many times have I won? I bet no one writes that down." He grumbled.

"Papa," Aurelia pouted and attempted to stretch his lips into a smile with her small hands. I covered my mouth to prevent myself from laughing.

"How many students does she have now?" Zephyr turned to me.

"Maybe two dozen." I answered him. "Apparently, she's one of the rare witches who has dedicated her time to teach others about spells and light magic."

"She's really powerful right, mom?"

"Oh yes."

"Okay dad, since you're the best of the best when will you teach me?" he demanded.

"Arion, you're four and the half. You are already taking up the art of sword fighting and combat lessons from your aunt. Plus, you just started on world history."

No. We didn't force him to take those lessons. These were all Zephyr's choices. He was very smart for his age and he intended on making full use of his mind.

"Please?" he pleaded to my husband.

"Talk to him Little Flower, he can spend his time sharpening his skills with Esmie. It's not that I don't want to teach him, it's just that he doesn't need another class now. Whatever happened to simply playing and running around in the open?"

"You heard that right, Zephyr? I'm with your father on this."

"Whaaaaat?" he smacked his forehead.

"I really think you should wait. First of all you're too small for even a pony, let alone a horse. How about you wait for a year or two. You can do that right? Come on, say you can."

"Fine," he reluctantly muttered while running his hands through his dark hair. "But if I wait I want dad to teach me to ride the strongest horse we have."

Everyone was quiet for a moment but the silence was broken by another booming baby laughter. Caspian's face turned red as he continued to laugh his heart out. I kissed his chubby face and settled him on the floor.

Zephyr narrowed his deep midnight blue eyes at his brother. "What's so funny?" Caspian continued to giggle and wobble towards his twin sister.

"Carry him up, Phoenix. He's coming to you," I smiled at how our son was determined to climb up the couch.

"Come on sweetheart, let me see your back." I turned to my oldest. He complied by taking off his shirt as he sat infront of me with his bare back. "It's already spreading and getting bigger." I muttered, looking at the faded black veins on his back. They almost looked like fine roots. His wings were already developing themselves and by the looks of it and what my father had said, his wings would most likely be black.

"I can't wait for them to grow out. I wouldn't be needing horse riding lessons anymore." Zephyr grumbled to himself.

"Whoa, they'll take time to grow out alright. Patience. You're just like your father." I ruffled up his hair.

"I hope they are as big as yours mama." He said hopefully.

"We'll see. Your grandfather is very excited you know."

"I know. He's more thrilled about it than me." I recalled the look on my father's face when he first saw the dark veins on Zephyr's back. He was so proud.

It has been many years since any male from the royal family developed wings. The fae king was even more excited because of the uniqueness of my son's wings.

'They're definitely strong alright! I bet they will be huge too.' He exclaimed to my mother who was equally as excited as him.

"How long do I have to wait mama?"

"I'm not sure. Your grandparents said it would take a year. More or less. For normal Faes, their wings don't start developing until they at least reach the age of ten."

"Ahh," he thought for a moment. "Well thank you dad! I guess I'm an abnormal fae because of you." He smiled up at Phoenix.

"You're part pure blood as well. Hence, the unique color of your wings." Phoenix replied while trying to pull Caspian away from his sister. Aurelia stuck her tongue out playfully which in return, earned her a wack on the nose.

Caspian laughed out loud as his twin sister started to sneeze. Pulling him away, my husband threw him up in the air and caught him again. Caspian squealed in delight.

"You just have to bother your sister don't you?" Phoenix threw him up again and when he caught him in his arms, Caspian clapped. "Again!"

"I wonder what would happen if the two of them start developing wings." Zephyr voiced out his thoughts.

"Well, let's just appreciate that they don't have any special abilities for now." I smiled at him.

Zephyr took Caspian and started teaching him how to build towers using the wooden blocks. Aurelia simply watched her two brothers play while she comfortably sat on my husband's lap. I took a moment to admire my beautiful family. They were such a blessing. I couldn't have wished for anything more.

Careful not to make a sound, I stood up and walked towards the stairs out of the living room. Just as I nearned the entrance, there was a loud cry.

"MAMAAA!!" I groaned.

Aurelia might appear not to care about anyone else while she was with her father, but her senses are not to be underestimated. She normally doesn't acknowledge me as much when Phoenix was around but she would always know when my presence is no longer there. Like her father, Aurelia is very protective of me. I don't know why or how but that's the way she has always been.

"Mama!"

"I'm here, my little Rosie," I cooed. She liked it when I called her Rose or Rosie. It was also an endearment. "I'm just going to go upstairs for a while."

"Where?" she demanded with her cute pout.

"Upstairs to the gardens. I'll be fine. Mama's strong," I tried to ease her. She stared at me for a second before turning towards Zephyr.

"Zeppy, go!" she commanded him to follow me.

Placing one of the blocks in Caspian's small hand, my oldest son looked at his sister with a bored expression. "Our mother is the strongest fae. You need to calm down Aurelia. Plus, there are many pixies with mama."

My daughter reluctantly sat back with my husband.

"Why are you so quiet?" I looked at Phoenix with my hands on my hips. "She's becoming like you."

"Which is not a bad thing, my Little Flower. I love watching her go all bodyguard on you," he winked at me and kissed our daughter's forehead. "You're a good princess. We always have to protect mama, right?"

"Yes," she eagerly replied.

"Good princess." I rolled my eyes and walked out before she forces any of them to follow me.

~~~~~~~~~

After signing some important paperwork, I left the office and walked towards the kitchen for a bite to eat. All my children were playing outside the castle.

Zephyr has picked up horse riding quite well but he isn't so excited about it now. Not since his wings started to grow out.

They were almost fully grown and just as my father had predicted, his magnificent wings were black. What made them more mesmerizing was the hint of deep red right around the edges. Even though it was just a touch, the bold red which blended with the black made his wings look exquisite. They were almost as large as mine too. He was going to be a powerful hybrid. Just like his father.

What is most certain is that Zephyr Arion was going to grow up to be a heart breaker too.

My wandering thoughts came to a halt when I was yanked back, causing my body to slam against his hard chest.

"Wha-" he swiftly turned me around and kissed my lips. I just stood there, stunned for a moment. He pulled me closer to him and deepened the kiss.

I melted in his warm touch, before returning his affection.

"Where are you off to, Little Flower?"

"To eat something," I said while trying to catch my breath. My knees would always feel weak after receiving his passionate kisses. Phoenix dipped his head down and kissed my neck.

"Hmmmm," remembering where we were standing I pushed him back. He didn't budge of course. "Phoenix, it's the hallway! Stop!" I whisper-yelled.

"There's no one here. I would know if there were. Heightened senses remember?" he grumbled and continued to kiss my jawline.

"But I'm hungry now." He groaned and lifted me up in his arms. I instinctively wrapped my arms around his neck and begged him to put me down.

"Fine, eat something and come back to our chambers." My whole body heated up as he put me down.

"Um...do...don't you have work?" I stammered, feeling all tingly.

"No I don't little wife. I'm going to make you feel real good. Now, go eat. You'll need all the energy," he gazed at me lustfully.

Even my ears felt warm. I knew I was already red. Without wanting to feel even more embarrassed, I ran towards the kitchen.

~~~~~~

Opening the fridge, I saw a container filled with strawberries but before I could reach out to it, I heard heavy footsteps. Someone was running.

"Mama?!"

Aurelia.

She sounded scared. I immediately closed the fridge and rushed to her. She ran towards me with tears in her eyes.