"Aranya ....Aranya" Karla called for her daughter who was hiding under the table. "I found you," Karla said randomly which made Aranya jump in shock and hit the table with her head that created a noise that exposed her hiding place.
"Now I found you," Karla said with an excited voice. Aranya pouted her lips at first but she started giggling at the welcoming hands of her mother ready for a hug. " mama" she said and it looked like she would jump at her mother but she ran to the other side of the wide kitchen giggling she said " you won't catch me with her sweet childish voice. "we will see about that" Karla retorted and continued " oh why are you being stubborn like your father?'' Karla accused her husband in annoyance of trying to trigger anger in Aranya. As expected Aranya fumed and yelled " ayyy my dad is not stubborn, mom you are stubborn" she said and added "that's why you are chasing me to eat when I don't want to"
"When did you learn to turn my own words?" her mother asked, looking at her baby with puppy eyes. She was coaxing her daughter to eat because Aranya wasn't eating since last night and this morning she just drank juice which she didn't finish. Karla was worried for her daughter. She called her stubborn because lan is also the I don't want to eat guy well, of course, she knew Lan has his reasons not to eat but Aranya is just too young to start acting like Lan.
" Okay fine I won't force you to eat instead you are not allowed to go near the fridge with cupcakes and noodles inside," Karla said.
"Who is playing mind tricks on my daughter?" Lan said as he entered the kitchen. "Well your daughter didn't eat anything starting yesterday night, I am worried Honey'' Karla said and she turned to hug her husband. ''Little Luna, is it true?'' Even though he already knew it was true when he saw his daughter's eyes who was staring at them with giggles. "Daddy but I am not hungry and mama is saying eat! eat! eat! And eat! Aranya sulked.
Do you know you are turning four tomorrow little luna" Lan asked softly while kneeling to meet Aranya's gaze so she won't need to cram her neck to see his tall figure. "It is my birthday tomorrow! " she gasped, making her parents laugh at her cuteness.
"There is one problem though" he paused. " What is that?" the cute girl in his arms asked. You have to eat to turn four and get the present of the unknown person." After hearing her father she looked at her mom with a sorry look then she sweetly asked " mama I am sorry I didn't listen to you" "it's okay darling come to mama" Karla then picked her daughter from Lan and gave her a lot of kisses. What is what happens every time she fights with her mom as for her dan it's another story he would give her piggyback.
Lan wanted to cook for her and to impress his wife at the same time. " my little Luna, you know my cooking skill is the best, okay!" He exaggerated. And started to boast about making. Aranya giggled in her mother's embrace and Karla tried mischievously. " Honey are you sure you can beat me in cooking then the kitchen is yours every time our chef is not here you will be cooking", Karla said with a mocking tone. she added " do you accept the challenge darling," she asked making it look like a competition.
Lan, who was busy cooking, answered mindlessly " yes my queen '' full heartedly, soon after saying it he felt betrayed by his mischievous wife who loved playing smart. And then he stared at her in awe.
In fact, this was the reason why she was the best businesswoman. She can handle business deals with ease while her husband works both as a CEO of their company and a doctor although he spent his time mostly in the hospital and he would leave all the hard business deals to his wife. 'Ah this lazy guy
"why are you looking at mama like that," Aranya asked confused with the way lan was looking at Karla. " I am hungry," she complained. And Lan concentrated on cooking again.
"Little Luna, does it taste good?" he asked after the lunch they had. "Yes dad," she said but lan looked at her like he wanted her to complain. His little smart daughter understood what he wanted after a little confusion. " but mom cooks the best, she is fast and sweet" Karla took pride in her daughter's compliment. She blindly said, "okay then I will cook for you okay!!" She smiled brightly. Lan who just heard what he wanted once again cleared his throat " you are getting whatever you want little luna you saved your father" he said making his wife realize what she said. The look on her face turned gloomy because she loved seeing lan cook. " Darling my Luna, don't be upset. I will cook for you if you want me to" with that lan was able to cheer his sulking wife successfully.
A young girl with hair come to take Aranya for a nap. She is Araniya's nanny since she was 2 weeks; so Aranya loved her very much.
"Aranya nap time" Anna who just came into the room called for Aranya after a sight bow to Karla and Lan.
"Don't worry I will do it myself and I want to spend some time with my little Luna," lan said making Aranya giggle in excitement thinking that her father will not force her to sleep. Or would he?
"You can take that day off and I have to go. I have to go. I have a meeting so we can go together" Karla Said and she hugged Lan and Aranya. And went out of the room followed by Anna. "Don't stress yourself Honey" Lan's mind link to his wife. And she just scoffed for an answer.
Lan and little Aranya went to Aranya's bedroom. "Come to me my daughter," he said and cradled her small figure in his arms and he started singing a lullaby. Soon Aranya's breathing turned heavy as she was feeling too sleepy. " I know you are scared about starting school but I am sure you will do just as well as in the old times. And I will personally teach you some fighting skills in case someone tries to you can punch them okay" lan whispered to his sleeping daughter.
" wow! I didn't know that you were master of lullaby and now you are telling your daughter to punch people wow just wow!" Kace exaggeratedly said as he came into the room after being sure that Aranya was sleeping. Lan just chuckled at the jealousy of his son.
" father but I didn't sing a lullaby for her. How is that fair?" Kace whined again. This time Lan replayed " what? Are you jealous, you can sing her lullaby after some time okay? You brat why am I even telling you that you should know it yourself" Lan tried to act a little irritated to make his son happy. His son has eventually become one of his best friends.
" How is she doing?" Kace asked crouching down to be able to crease his sister's face and he started caressing her cheeks. "She is doing g.." before lan could finish kace interrupted him his face looked a little disturbed. " I think she is going to start seeing nightmares about the past soon"
At Sonairs mansion
"How could it start this early?" Alex asked, his voice a little louder than usual. "I am not sure but it might trigger her memory and that 's not going to be good," Kace posed for a few seconds before he continued " she won't handle it if it is triggered but that can't happen"
"What do you mean it can't happen?" Alex asked, being a little hopeful. " What I mean is the bad thing is that she will suffer from the nightmares but it needs a lot of work to trigger her memory and we can't let that happen, at least not at this age." Kace elaborated on what he meant.
" so, how about we start the treatment every three months once she starts having those nightmares?" Alex said feeling a small relief.
" I think that will be the best solution and I have already told father about it," Kace said he was also feeling better now. " oh! what a fast boy we have here" Alex patted his shoulder.
"Your highnesses" the general came with a big box warped with colorful gift paper. "Come on, don't call us that anymore!" Kace complained while Alex accepted the box. It was a birthday gift for Aranya. "Is it the one we choose?" Kace asked. Yes, your highness, a big cuddly, and fluffy white wolf." The general answered. Kace and Alex both rolled their eyes internally at the title the general kept using.