A Good Day (Fun little One Off Side Story)

Opening his eyes Xilo felt the morning sun hit his face as sat up. Stretching his body he felt his empty bed as a feeling washed over him. "Feels like somethings missing." He couldn't put a finger on it though so he just left it alone as he got ready for the day. Today was a special day that he had planned out with all the girls. Opening his door he walked out to see them waking up as well. They had all moved into a nice big Clan Mansion that could fit them all and give them each a room. Saying hello to them he walked down the steps to see Aeon making breakfast for all of them as the household head butler. "With how many people are here we needed some extra help." There were around one hundred people in this place running around. Training, practicing or just looking for a home to grow up in.

Xilo accepted everyone, this was a home for the abandoned. Something he didn't really have as a kid himself. Now though that he was a lot older it was his time to give back for all the care he received over the years. As the leader of this place it was his job to make sure all of them strived forward in life. Greeting Aeon he sat down at the table where Telan had already sat himself down along with Keltal and a few others. Sitting down he stared at the stairs as he waited for all the girls to walk down.

"Excited for today Xilo? It's been a while since you got to celebrate something."

"Yeah, it'll be fun for sure. Just don't go burning down this place while I'm gone."

Chiming in from the side, Aeon made sure Xilo was at peace of mind.

"Don't worry Xilo, I can keep them under control. Even if I'm old, me and Katrin are tough ones, isn't that right dear?"

"Keep dreaming."

Rolling her eyes Katrin continued cooking with Aeon but she was happy. Waiting for each girl to come down, Xilo watched them come down one by one. Relia, Tearia, Kirel and even a few others before Xelfia finally came down as well. With everyone there they all took a seat down next to Xilo as they woke themselves up. Soon even more people joined them as Zilan's group joined as well and some others. With food ready they all started to eat quickly. All of them had plans today and no one wanted to sit around wasting time.

After they were all done Xilo sat up and helped clean up before heading to meet the girls at the front door. They were all impatiently waiting for him and he couldn't leave them waiting. Even Aeon was pushing him forward telling him he didn't need to help. Giving up, Xilo went to meet them as he got his coat ready. "It's a cold day." Making sure everyone was ready, he opened the door as the sight of snow fell before him. Feeling a chill he took a step into it as it crunched under his feet. Some of the kids playing in the snow waved hello before they left the front gate and entered the City.

"So Xilo, you said you had something big planned for us, what is it?"

"Be patient, surprises are no fun if they get spoiled beforehand."

"Or when they get overhyped!"

"We'll have to wait until the evening, until then let's just have some fun together."

Walking up to one the stores nearby Xilo went in and grabbed some of the jewellery he had ordered beforehand and handed one each to the girls. He had thought about making them all match but after some more thinking he chose to make theirs all separate but each have a theme that matched with his own. It was a nice little gift he thought they would like and from their reactions he was right. "I was a bit worried." With that done they went more in the city as they found some games to play. Today everyone was celebrating the new King stepping into the throne. Along with what new things he would bring with him. They all took a shot at some darts to win some prizes before moving on to other games like fishing, coin toss and a few more.

Once they had their fill of that they went around trying out all sorts of food before one of the plays that was going on started. A bunch of the locals had set up this little story to act up about a normal human defeating a big giant that seemed unstoppable. It was just a typical hero story but Xilo still loved that even at his age now. "Some things don't really change do they?" After that, Xilo noticed the sun going down. "I wonder if she's ready now?" Getting up from his seat he guided them out of the city with some others following. Listening to their teasing about the hero story and how they tried to compare Xilo to it he could only do one thing.

Leave them to their fun and pick up his pace.

Winning against them individually wasn't hard but when they were all together it was a different story. Going down the street they passed by other people enjoying time together before eventually leaving the city. Walking through the forest that was nearby, Xilo guided them to the location. It was quite a nice place he had found just by accident when he was practicing. "I can't tell them it was because I tripped down the mountain though." That was a little too embarrassing for him to admit out loud. Some other people were also walking through the forest headed to the same place. It was advertised for anyone that wanted to come along, as a fun end of the night celebration.

"We're here."

Passing by a few more trees they opened up into a giant lake that formed a huge circle with hundreds of people lined up around the shore. In the center was an island with a cave in the middle of it with a few trees. There weren't many stars out so it was a perfect night. With a few torches and lights lighting up the place Xilo laid down a blanket on the ground for the girls to sit on. Taking a seat himself in the center they all sat around him as they looked at Xilo. Not saying anything he patiently waited. A bunch of other people did the same as the night got darker.

"Today was fun, what did you all think?"

"Yeah, it was a nice change of pace. Just getting to spend time together with everyone and goof off. It's been a while since we've done something like that with all of us."

Xelfia grabbed Xilo's left hand while Tearia grabbed his right.

"Probably too long."

*Screekkkkk*

Before anything else could be said a giant screech pierced their eyes as they all looked to the island where it was coming from. Coming out of the cave was a giant bird that flew up into the air that could easily be the size of a mountain. It's body was made up entirely of flames that constantly changed colours. Lighting up the dark night everyone began to clap as they started at the beautiful sight. Spreading open its wings it showed off as a small aura of cockiness surrounded it while it screeched once more. Once it had everyone's attention it slightly bowed as it looked directly at Xilo's group. Within a few seconds it started to fire up balls of multi coloured flames into the sky.

Exploding in the air they formed all sorts of different shapes, stars, houses, people, symbols of different clans or just puffy circles. Each one was a different colour that brightened up the night. Grinning Xilo watched as all the snow on the ground and ice in the lake melted, turning everything into a mini summer. "The reflections look nice." It took a lot of work to pull all this off however it was worth it. Turning to each of the girls he saw them get lost in the show with big smiles on their faces. "Good, it was all worth it." Hearing everyone's cheers as the firework show continued Xilo relaxed his body and enjoyed it himself.

"Did you all have a good time today?"

""""""""Yes.""""""""

hearing them all in unison Xilo couldn't help but laugh.

"Good."