Preparations.

It's been a week since Izan and Eeve sneaked into Devunkory. That day, they returned to their own castle in the evening. Ethan and Derik were more than happy to meet their mates. And now they are sitting the Great Hall of their castle along with the king and other Royal Vampires.

"Your Majesty, it would be great if the princess of Phosorory comes here in a week. As soon as we complete the coronation, the king and queen will take over the Realm." One of the Higher Royal Vampire spoke as he stood in front of Igancio.

Igancio looked at Derik who was busy in his own thoughts. "Derik!" Igancio called him firmly making the poor vampire flinch. Derik looked up at his father and sighed. "You're spacing out, derik!" Igancio said lowly. "I was thinking about something." And derik brushed it off easily. He didn't want to have an argument with his father. They never had a perfect conversation before either.

"Fine. But I need you to go to Phosorory and bring the princess. We need to prepare for the coronation. Take Ethan with you and come back in 2 days." His father instructed him and Derik's face lit up with excitement. Ethan, who was sitting beside him almost jumped in his seat but composed himself.

"Yes, father." Derik said and left the Great Hall along with Ethan. Once they stepped in Derik's chamber, they both jumped and hugged each other. They were acting like two teenagers who finally spoke to their crush. How ironic that the two Royal Vampires are still kids from the inside.

"Holy Realm!!! Let's go what are we waiting for!?" Ethan said excitedly and walked towards the window. "Yeah let's go!" Derik said and they both jumped out of the window. They swiftly flew towards Phosorory ready to meet their mates.

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On the other side of the Realm, Izan and Eeve were play fighting in Izan's chamber. The whole chamber was mess. They pushed and tickled each other. The whole castle could hear their laughs and giggles.

Aiden who was sitting on his throne in the Great Hall, also could hear those melodic noises. He smiled to himself and looked at the vampire guard who came running towards him.

"Your majesty, The Prince of Devunkory and his brother are here. They wants to meet you." The Vampire guard said keeping his gaze on the ground. "And you kept them waiting!? Send them in. Now!" Aiden sightly growled at the Vampire guard who visibly trembled and ran towards the entrance.

After a while, Derik and Ethan walked in the great Hall of the castle and bowed to the king. "Wellcome Prince Derik and his brother. What brings you here!?" Aiden asked with a smile.

"We're here to inform you about coronation, your Majesty. My father wants you and the princess to come with us after a couple of days." Derik said and smiled at Aiden.

"Oh- for sure Prince Derik! Please make yourself comfortable in our Castle." Aiden stated with excitement in his tone. "Please call me Derik. And he's my brother Ethan. May I know where the princess is, your Majesty!?" Derik asked politely earning a chuckle from the king.

"Of course you can! Eeve and Izan are in his chamber. That's down the Hall. The guards will guide you." Aiden stated and motioned the guards to lead them the way towards Izan's chamber.

Derik and Ethan were following behind the guards and on their way they hear their mates giggling and laughing. Once they reached the chamber they walked in straight without any warning only to find Eeve strangling Izan and tickling his sides. The room was mess with all the pillows thrown here and there.

Once Eeve and Izan sensed their mates' presence they stoped in their activity and looked at each other with wide eyes. Their heads whipped towards the entrance of the chamber and saw their mates standing there with their hands crossed over their chest. Eeve and Izan both sprinted towards them and knocked them with tight hugs.

"Woah- we thought you guys were having fun without us!" Ethan said and hugged Izan back. "No!! We were just playing I guess." Izan said as he inhaled Ethan's calming scent. "Oh- You call that playing!? And you guys do this everytime you have nothing to do!?" Derik asked as he pulled out of the bone crushing hug from his mate.

"Mhmm~ not very often, but this is what we do when one of us is sad." Eeve said and pecked her mate's plump lips. "Holy!! Who is sad!?" Ethan asked concerned, glancing between Eeve and Izan. " 'was'. Eeve was sad. She was not completely sad, but the thought of leaving this side of Realm made her sad, but she is happy to have you as her mate. When one of us is sad, first we cuddle, and out of nowhere that cuddles ends up like this!" Izan said and rested his head on his mate's chest looking at Eeve, who now hung her head, l with her hands around Derik's neck.

Derik walked her towards the bed and made her sit in his lap. He cupped her face with one hand and said "look at me, Belle." And Eeve obeyed with sad eyes. "Don't worry, Belle. I will make sure you're not sad anymore. You are going to be the Queen of the whole Realm. You will rule by my side. You shouldn't be worrying about anything, Belle." He said and kissed her forehead. Eeve smiled at him with glossy eyes.

"Why are you guys here tho!?" Izan asked trying to change the topic. "You didn't ask me that when I came here for the first time. Oh I still remember how you tried to seduce me." Derik teased Izan who's face flushed with embarassment "You seduced him!?" Ethan asked giving him a look of disbelief. "I-i was joking!! Eeve was there too!!" Izan defended himself.

"He's right, Ethan. He was just joking. Don't be mad at him." Eeve said as she looked at the terrified boy in Ethan's arms. "I can never be mad at my love." Ethan said and pecked Izan's lips who visibly calmed down at the little gesture. They both sat on the bed too.

"And we're here because my father wanted you and the king at the Castle in a couple of days. They are preparing for our coronation." Derik said and wrapped his hands around Eeve's waist. Eeve's eyes went large at the new information, but she was happy tho. "Really!?" Eeve and Izan asked in unison. They all talked untill they were called for dinner.