Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Thank you for saving my balloon, I just got them from my boyfriend," she said as a young man approached her, and Adora sighed as she noticed the others had stopped, waiting for them.

"You two look cute together, here," she said then handed the guy the balloon that he collected.

"Thank you very much," both of them said.

"You're welcome; hold on tight or they'll fly away again," Adora replied.

"I will keep that in my," she said.

"Let's go," Adora said.

"Got it," the young man replied, then drove away, followed by the others.

"That was nice, Adora, you seem to admire the couple," Zavis said as she lowered her head.

"Well, it's obvious that they're adorable together, and they seem to to be very happy with each other; not everyone has something like that in their lives, am I right?" She asked.

"You are right," Alix replied and she smiled.

"For people like us, we always have to watch our backs when we're in a relationship; you always worry that if you make enemies and they're powerful, what if they get their hands on your loved ones, right?" Cameron inquired as he rested his head on Adora's shoulder, and she sighed.

"You guys will be fine; all you have to do is stick together, it's not good looking over your shoulder, I know that but sometimes you have no choice, relax," she said, turning to face Alix, who was staring out the window at the city.

'He is right, I hate it, but he is right, if only I could be happy, even if only for a day, I would be glad to have it, I am not asking for a lifetime,' Adora thought before Alix turned to her and her eyes glowed as she turned away and he smiled.

'If only we could all have a nice life, though this isn't so bad,' Alix sighed as the cars passed through a barrier and their eyes widened at the vast fields and valleys and the castle just beside the city.

"Well the city is huge, and having the castle just on the outskirts of it is nice because you don't have to travel far, the castle is big too, and it appears that people are living here, ordinary people, I like it," Zavis said as they looked at the silver and white castle with different sections and houses nearby.

"The king will be waiting for you guys in the living room," the young man said as they drove over a bridge and the castle gate opened, bringing the cars to a halt.

"Let's go," Adora said as she got out of the car, and Alix looked up at the castle's towers, which had gold and black tops and there were a lot of guards thought everything was quite fancy.

"Nice, right?" Adora inquired.

"Yeah, it is," Alix replied.

"I know," she said.

"Adora," someone yelled, and her eyes widened as a fair kid rushed out from the castle.

"Hey, be careful," she said as he rushed towards her and tightly hugged her, then she smiled and patted him on the back.

"Vince," she said as he hugged her tightly.

"Kids really love you, don't they?" Kyris inquired as he and the others exited their cars and the child raised off of her.

"How are you?" she asked, and he pouted.

"I am eleven years old now, and now that I get to see you again, I am absolutely fine," he replied as she stroked his soft, curly brown hair.

"I'm glad you're doing well; sorry for taking so long to come; I have things to deal with, you understand?" she asked.

"Royal duties, such a headache, as my father says, I understand," he replied, and they laughed.

"I like that kid," Alix said, and Vince grinned.

"And I like all of you because you are her friends, come on, father has been dying to see you, excuse his young looks, that old man," he replied as he grabbed her hand and drew her into the castle with him, the others followed.

The castle had brown walls and chandeliers, as well as paintings of the kings and queens who came before Vince's father, King Adrian.

"Father!" Vince exclaimed.

"Keep it down, Vince, I'm getting a headache, bloody kid," he said as they walked into the living room.

"Papa, hey, look," he said as Adora looked at the king who was laying on the couch with a pillow against his face and he sighed.

"Ah, I cannot wait to see that kid again, I heard she took her mask off too," he said and Adora smiled as she walked up to him while Vince grinned.

"Vince, what do you want now, kiddo?" the king asked as Adora gripped the pillow and slowly lifted it up and the king closed his eyes due to the light.

"Papa, open your eyes," Vince said and the king slowly opened his eyes and they widened as he stared at Adora who smiled at him.

"A- Adora," he gasped loudly as he flung himself up and hugged her tightly, and she smiled.

"It's good to see you, your highness," she said, and he sighed before rising off of her with a bright smile on his face that resembled that of a twenty-year-old.

"You are thirty, but you look twenty; your family genes are good at fooling people," she said, and he laughed.

"You look great, kid," he replied.

"Thank you, so do you, you haven't changed much since I last saw you a while back," she said.

"I know, how was your trip?" he inquired.

"It was pleasant," she replied.

"Nice, please, you can all sit," he said as he sat with Adora and the others sat down too.

"You should have told me, Vince," the king said, and the kid laughed.

"And spoil the surprise? No thank you, father," he replied, causing the king to sigh.

"Vince, have you been causing your father problems? You promised you wouldn't," she said, and the kid smiled before approaching his father and hugging him tightly.