Introducing new ways.

Amari, Apollo along with Apollo's parents are all in the carriage that's driving through the city, one of the royal butlers is driving it.

''Hey butler, could you drop me off at Southside Boulevard?'' Mr. Andino requests.

''Why are you speaking so casually with them, speak formally. He's a royal butler for the god's sake.''

''What he's a butler isn't he?''

''So? a little respect wouldn't hurt.''

''Anyway... Hey! Mr. Butler, are you able to drop me off at the location?''

''No problem, sir.''

''Lovely, hold this for your troubles.'' Mr. Andino puts his hand through the small window to hand him a two gold coins.

''Oh no thank you sir, we're not allowed to accept tips of any order.''

''Oh really? You guys and your weird royal rules. Well, that's more for me.'' Mr. Andino shrugs.

''Now you try to bribe him. Could you embarrass me anymore?'' 

''Love, you always overreact over everything.''

''Oh, shut up you idiot.''

The carriage goes for a few minutes. And finally arrives at Mr. Andino's destination, when the carriage stops, he kisses his wife's cheek and waves goodbye to the boys. Before leaving the carriage, he looks through the window.

''Hey! I love you!'' he whispers

''Can you leave?! you're going to be late!''

Right after he leaves, she smiles and starts blushing in an odd way. Amari looks at her in confusion, she realizes he is staring at her and smiles back. She didn't look like she was smiling at Amari but was smiling because of her husband.

The carriage starts moving again. They go through a city crowded with people including entertainers, beggars and just random people coming from work or going to work. Amari looks through the carriage window with the eyes of a person who is naive, it was his first time in this side of the city, which made him excited but didn't want the others to know. Everyone looks alive and happy, with their wide smiles and bright colored clothes, the city was glowing with the bright colors of the city. Amari admires the scenery.

''Is it your first time around here?''

''Huh?''

''Is this your first time on this side of the city?''

''Yes.''

''What? It's your first time?'' 

''Yeah, I've never been on this side.''

''You should've said so, I would've bought. There's this cool place where we can play games and everything too.''

''To be honest, I didn't even know this side of the city existed.''

''Really? Then we should go sometime!''

''Yeah?''

''Mom?''

Apollo's mom shakes her head. Both boys drop their heads in disappointed. 

''Can't this thing start tomorrow, and we enjoy our last day together today?''

''It's too late for that, his majesty already served us with this carriage to take us home and we shouldn't take that for granted.''

They both sigh in disappointment. They completely pass the busy district and enter the suburban district. There is a row of well-built houses that are double story in different street sections, all in different colors. Mrs. Andino starts to give the butler directions of where the house they are going to is. 

After going past three other street sections they enter in the fifth section, they move past five houses and stop on the sixth one. They stop in front of a light blue house; it has a beautiful front lawn with neatly cut grass, along with small plants in different calculated areas.

The three of them step out of the carriage and Amari is amazed by the neighborhood that he is surrounded by. He can't believe his eyes, for him these are the most beautiful houses he has ever seen.

''These houses... they're beautiful.'' Amari whispers

''Really? I guess they are nice, huh.''

''We just came from the royal palace, and you think this is beautiful?''

''The palace was better than this?''

''Yes! stupid!'' Apollo slaps Amari on the head.

''Hey! no hitting one another!!'' Mrs. Andino slaps Apollo on the head.

''Well, he deserved it!''

''You do as well if that's the case. Now apologize.''

''I'm sorry...'' He whispers.

''Sorry who?''

''I'm sorry Amari.''

''It's okay.''

''You better be on your best behavior; I don't need you messing around in Nana's house. She's already old as is.''

The house doesn't have a gate or fence, so they walk in and all three of them end up in front of the door. Mrs. Andino knocks three time then she waits, after a few seconds she knocks again. They hear a sound of slippers dragging through the wooden floor, and that sound gets closer to the door then when it is close the sound stops. She opens the door and looks at three of them, then looks behind at the carriage, the lady doesn't look pleased at seeing them there, and takes her time to greet or invite the in.

''What do you want?''

''Good evening to you too Nana.'' 

Nana leaves the door open and doesn't invite them in, but they follow her regardless Amari who is last to walk closes the door. They walk in the house and it's very and looks recently cleaned. As they follow her down the passage, they walk past a dining room and kitchen then they reach the room she entered. She goes to sit at a vintage rocking chair and picks up what she was knitting and carries on with what she seemed to be busy with.

''I don't remember there being two boys in your family, has it been that long already?''

Mrs. Andino laughs

''Nana no! he isn't ours. And it hasn't been that long since we've met.''

''Oh? then who is he?''

''That's what we came here for Nana.''

She looks at Mrs. Andino then at Amari.

''Sophia, I remember telling you that Apollo was the last one I'll be taking care of!!''

''But Nana, please. The boy has nowhere to go.''

''I'm too old for this child, why don't you take him in?!''

''It's complicated!''

''What's complicated about taking in a child into your home.''

''We were ordered to separate them. By his majesty''

''What?! What makes them so special they have to separated.''

Sophia sighs but carries on explaining the situation to Nana including the incident that led to it.

''That doesn't make any sense, why does that apply to these two?'' 

''Nana, can you just help us this once? Please?'' 

''I swear this is last time child...''

''Oh Nana!! Thank you very much!!'' Sophia rushes and to her and forcefully hugs her tightly.

''Hey! enough now!''

She releases her. 

''Thank you, thank you, you don't know how much this means

''It better be a lot. Go get your clothes and I'll show you, your room boy.''

''Oh, he left them.''

''Are you serious?''

''Don't worry I'll give him bring him some clothes later this week.''

Nana puts her knitting work to the side than stands up. Everyone follows her and they all go upstairs, when they arrive at the top, they go the room that's at the end of the passageway. She opens the door and looks at Amari recommending him to walk into it first, he walks in and is immediately stunned by it. 

''It's nothing special, but you'll be able to sleep and study around it easily.''

''Wow, it's beautiful...''

''Is everything beautiful to this guy?'' Apollo whispers to himself.

''I've never owned a room or been inside such a nice house, so don't be annoyed at me when I admire everything around it.''

''Why don't you enjoy the space in your room for a bit? we'll go to be heading downstairs''

The other three leave the room while Amari is distracted. He sits on top of his bed, and he can't handle the fact that he wants to smile and is excited with his room, he finally takes a deep breath to calm himself but that doesn't work. After that he goes looks around the room, he looks through the table and feels its walls, along with the bed with his cheek. He lays with his stomach on the mat and starts to kiss in it multiple times.

He rests his cheek on the mat and smiles in pleasure. He hears Apollo coming to the room, but he doesn't move and carries on resting with his legs and arms wide open on his stomach. 

''What are you doing?''

''Hugging my room.''

''Stupid.'' Apollo goes to sit next on the bed. ''This is it.''

''Yeah, it is.'' Amari finally gets up and sits next to him.

''I don't want to believe it.''

''We can still sneak out and meet each other like always.''

''Nah, knowing my parents, they'll figure a way out to make sure I can't do that again.''

''I guess this is the end then.''

Apollo lifts his hand and closes his hands in a form of a fist and waits for Amari to give him a fist pump, Amari does the same and gives him a fist pump.

''I really hope to see you in the future, brother.'' Amari claims.

On the verge of crying Apollo gets up to leave the room, but Amari gives him a hug. They both start to silently cry.

''Don't ever tell anyone that I cried over you, you hear?'' 

''I promise.''

They both laugh. And let one another go.