Then I saw Leon and Ezra. "Leon. Ezra." I looked a little nervous. "I know you saw him and I told Ezra about it." "Yes he did. If he didn't I would search the forest for you." "Yeah he was about to run into the forest looking for you. I almost had to use my power to stop him." "Well I didn't know. I wasn't here last time ok?" I patted his head. "Its ok Ez. I'm sorry for worrying you. What do you two think I should do? I don't think I can accept them right away." "Well what did Zekiel say?" said Leon. "Well he said for today I could ignore them that they would understand. I think it would be rude to. So I'm confused." "Well. I think what you can do is treat them as a friend you just met. Get to know them better. You wouldn't avoid friends right?" said Leon. "What do you think Ezra?" "I agree with Leon Zelda. Treat them as a friend and see if that works. Tomorrow when we talk then you can make the choice to avoid them." "Fair enough. They did come for my birthday after all. Sigh Fine. I'll try to treat them as a friend. I want both of you with me when I face them. Is that ok?" "Sure. We will stay as long as you want us too." "Thank you." I grabbed both of their hands and squeezed them. They squeezed back. Then we went inside.
I found my birth family. Ezra and Leon knew I was nervous and both tried to comfort me. "H-Hello Selene and Luke." "Oh Zelda. I'm glad you came back." "I'm sure you know what I am by now." "Yes we do. We have known for a long time. We will tell you tomorrow what happened. Until then…" "Until then I will treat you like friends. I would like to introduce you to my two future husbands. Leon the half vampire and Ezra a dragon." "Nice you meet you Selene." Ezra and Leon kissed her hand out of respect. "Thank you for looking out for Zelda." "Its our pleasure. We aren't the other ones either. Her childhood friend Hawk and many more." "Yes I have met them and thanked them as well." Then Grey and Aria saw she had returned and went up to her. "Hello Zelda." Said Aria. "Hello Aria and Grey. Like I told your parents I will treat you as friends for awhile until I find out what exactly happened. We will be talking about it tomorrow." "Fair enough." Said Grey. "I was just curious though. How old are you? I know you two are twins. "Right we are 14 years old." I see two years younger than Jet. What did he say? Did he accept you all?" "Well sort of. He said he would consider us close friends for now. That once he finds out he would make his decision as well." "I see. He has the same point of view as me. Anyway what about a handshake?" I shook both of their hands as a friend. "By the way this is my two future husbands. Leon and Ezra. Leon is a half vampire and Ezra is a dragon." "Cool. I've never seen a dragon in person before." Said Grey. "Well after we talk tomorrow maybe I can have my dragons show you their forms." "Thanks you." Said Aria.
Then they announced we are doing the cake so we joined the others. They announced the reason we were here then they put a couple of candles on the cake so Jet and I could each blow out a candle. Once they sang we blew out our candles and I started feeling funny. I let my brother, Leon and Ezra know. I felt Leon pick me up. I knew it was him because he is colder than most humans. I closed my eyes and heard my brother's worried voice as well as Hawks that is the last thing I heard.
Rena followed them to lay Zelda down. Once she was down Rena checked her out to make sure she was fine. "Well its nothing normal. I checked her temperature and other normal check nothing seems wrong. It has to be magical. 'Aries get your but over here now!' she called him. Then he teleported over and saw her frantic. "What is it?" Then he looked at the bed and noticed why she was frantic.
"How is she?" She passed out after she blew out her candle. "How old is she again?" "She is only 17." "That explains it. Let me see her." He puts a hand on her head to see if he can find out what is wrong. "Ah so that is it. OK. Well when she was little she was put under a spell. I know it kind of sounds like something from sleeping beauty but its different. Right now she is talking with the gods. It will be up to her what is to happen with her after she talks to them. They will explain it to her. Lets wait to see what she decides then she can tell us what happened." "I got rooms for those who want to stay but until she wakes up the party will be on hold. You are welcome to continue to eat and mingle if you want to." Said Leon.
Morning came and everyone had already left that nigh and the leftovers were put away.
(Inside Zelda's Head)
"Woah what was that? What where am I?" "Hello child." Said a sweet woman. I was still sitting down so I had to look up at her. "Who are you?" I asked. "Here take my hand princess. Don't worry I won't hurt you." I took her hand and stood up. "My name is Selene. Yes just like your birthmother. You are also from my bloodline. Your mother Selena is my child from birth." "Wait does that make me a demigod?" I heard her chuckle. "Not really dear. I will explain. I was human once. When I was human I had your mother Selene. I only got to see her as a child. I died giving birth to her. Now I suppose you are wondering why you are here." I nodded. "Ok well. Before you were born my daughter had a curse on her. I was watching her grow up from here. An evil man cursed her that on her daughter's 17th birthday she will sleep until she made a decision." "Decision about what?" "That is what I am here for. I am here to tell you that. One of the things I want to ask before that is do you want to continue to be the dragon princess?" "Yes that is a must. Yes its hard but I'm managing." "Ok good to know. Now straight down to business. The people who are your birth parents. What do you think of them?" "Is that what I have to make a decision about?" "Its part of it. Now please answer the question." "Well I don't know I just met them but I don't sense any danger if that is what you mean." "Good. That's good. Do you think you would be able to except them as your family?" "I-I don't know. I don't know the reason I was away from them in the first place." "OK so it depends on the reason. Makes since. Now if you do except them, there is something you should know. I can't tell you though. Let them do that ok?" "So can I go back now?" "In just a moment. When you go back, what happens to you depends on if you accept them." "What happens if I don't?" "Well lets figure that out on your own. I have a feeling you will accept them." "Ok so how do I get back?" Then I heard a clicking sound and everything went black.
(Back in reality)
"Hmm." "Zelda are you finally awake?" said Leon. Then I slowly opened my eyes. "L-Leon?" "Yes I'm here." Then I woke up a little more. Leon helped me sit up. "Ezra should be here any moment as well." "I-I need to talk to my birth parents as soon as possible. I need to know what happened the day I was born." "Lets wait until Ezra gets here then I will go get them."
I was chatting with Leon for awhile then I heard the door open. "Ezra. Hey." I said weakly. "OK I will go get them." I nodded. He looked back at me one more time then left.
"How are you feeling?" "A little weak." Actually a lot weak I can barely move. I don't want to tell him though. "Leon went to go get my birth parents. What happens to me depends on my choice with them for some reason." "Ok just rest Zelda." I was barely breathing cause I was so weak.
Finally, Leon came with my biological family. "Hey Leon. Thanks." "No problem." "I need to know what happened back then. After that I either need to accept or reject you all right away." "Fair enough." Said Luke. "Well, where should we start?" said Luke. "Oh I know. As a king you know we have many enemies." I nodded. "Who was it that kidnapped me?" "You weren't kidnapped. We sent you to the ones you used to call mom and dad for a short while. We asked them to take care of you and your brother and that would be back when it was safe. They even changed your names." Before he could say anymore I saw the door open and Jet came in. " Hey Jet. Perfect timing. He was starting to tell me what happened back then." "Yes that is why I came by." Then Luke started over. "Hang on a second. If they changed our names, what were the names you gave us?" Selene smiled. "Jet your name was Kai. Zelda. Yours was Ocean." Said Selene. "OK shall I continue?" "Yes please." Said Leon. "Ok so it wasn't just one man either. But the leader was sending his men after you and your brother. Then man who was after you and most likely possessed Leon used to be a friend of man. A childhood friend. I don't know what happened to cause him to do this to him. His name is Sawyer." "Wait Sawyer? Hang on a minute." Then Leon pulled a picture our of his hidden pocket in his shirt. "Is this him?" "Where did you get this picture?" "Uh. This man here is my father." "So you're the boy I heard a lot about." "Yeah I guess I am." He scratched his head nervously. "I have a question. How long did you look for us before you found us?" "Well. Once I got pregnant with the twins here everything was safer. They are 14 now so I have been looking for you all that long. After we heard about the attack your mother assumed the worst but I never lost hope. Then we got word that a princess just became a dragon princess we asked where you were and they told us. Then we sent word to Leon here and he gave us permission to come here." "I see. Did you look where you have sent me and my brother?" "Yes we did. We asked people around if they have seen your parents. They said that they haven't seen you." "Oh I don't know why you couldn't find us. Because we haven't moved that spot until the attack. Then I ended up moving to my adopted parents castle. Her sister was the queen." "Hmm. I see. I met them at your party. They seem like sweet people." "They are." "Well I'm glad we found you now." "I-I need some sleep. Once I get my strength back I will make a decision." "Ok well call us when you are ready ok?" "Hmm. I will." Once they left it was only Leon, Ezra, and Jet. Zelda had already fallen asleep.
"She must have really been tired." Said Ezra. "Well yeah she just passed out after she blew her candles out. Of course she would be tired." Said Jet. "Anyway I'll stay with my sister. I have to go back tomorrow morning." "Ok well we will be around if you need us." Said Leon. Then they left and it was only Jet.
Jet brushed here hair back like she did to him when he was younger. It was comforting. He whisper talked to her for a bit. Until he too got tired and rested his head on Zelda's bed.
The next morning Zelda woke up to find her brother laying on her bed. "Oh Brother." I whispered. Then ran my fingers through his hair like always. I hate to wake him up but he has work to do. "Hey Jet. Time to wake up." I shook him a little and he woke up. "Hey how are you feeling sis?" "I'm good. Much better actually. I'm thinking about going outside to rest in the garden." "OK well I have to go home soon. I have to tell aunt and uncle your ok." "Yeah thanks." Then I gave him a giant hug. Then he teleported home. "Sigh. I guess I should get ready." I got ready myself. Headed to the garden. "Ahh the fresh air. Feels so good." I took a deep breath and let it out. "I miss auntie and uncle already." While I was admiring the flowers on the bench, I heard some footsteps. I turned around and saw Leon and Ezra. "Oh hey you two. What are you both doing out here?" "We heard you were up getting some fresh air and came to make sure you were ok." "I see." "What's wrong? You look up upset." Said Leon. "Oh. I just sometimes wish my life was normal and didn't have to deal with princess stuff all the time. I wish I was back in my village with mom and dad. I had this dream where mom and dad died of old age and I had a random job and my brother would play with my future kids while my future husband works. That was the life I've dreamed of. Now its complicated. But, I wouldn't change it for the world. If my life hadn't changed, I wouldn't have met you Ezra. I Also wouldn't have found you again Leon. I can't wait for the day we get married and have a family of our own." They both sat next to me on the bench and cuddled with me. "I also miss my auntie and uncle. I have just been busy with classes, training, helping people with their problems." "You know what? I have an idea." "What is it Ezra?" "Why don't you spend a week or two with your family." "Are you sure?" "Yeah you need it." "Well thank you. But first I have to talk to my birth family about my decision." "OK lets go." I took both of their hands and went inside.
I saw my sister Aria. "Oh hello Aria are you looking for me?" "Yes mom was wondering if you were ready to talk to us?" "Yes. I was just coming in to tell you all. Where are they?" "Right this way." I followed her to where they were.
"Oh the parlor. Leon, Ezra, Stay with me please." "Of course. We won't go anywhere." Said Leon. Then we walked in and I saw my brother and birthparents. We sat across from them. I saw my birthparents hold hand in nervousness and my siblings looking nervous as well. I cleared my throat and took a deep breath. "From what you told me I understand you were doing it for my and my brother's protection. Since we were babies when you gave us away I understand why you did it. I would have done the same thing. So. I have come to a decision to accept you as my family. I know Jet would also accept you in time if not now." "Oh thank you Zelda. Thank you." Said Selena. "What name do you want to go by? Ocean or Zelda?" "Well I will be going by Zelda. As for my birth name you can call me that when we are alone. Do the same for Jet. Now I was also told once I made my decision you would tell me more about our family?"