Sitting in the rooms with his daughters, quietly watching them play a game of fantoos, only with paperfans, the Prince tried not to laugh, knowing the parchment fans were not flying the right way and the girls often did not catch them right. Yuitama giggled and dove to catch one from a toss from Miaka and missed miserably, landing near Sai's feet. He laughed and pulled his daughter up from the floor. " We are not meant as creatures of flight my dear.. take care not to hurt yourself trying." He said softly to his daughter, noting the eyeroll from Aria across the room and stuck his tongue out at her.

---Week after Market Incident---

Sitting with his two daughters around him, Saihitei closed his eyes for a moemnt. He had come back from the market after leaving, not able to face his abby sister after he hurt her. He was ashamed of letting his damned honor get him into a fight that only did more to hurt Ruveila than to satisy any prides or repent any lost honor.

Ruveila had said nothing to him but he soon was informed that the girl was preparing to return back to the Islands and it upset him. He knew she loved the Leon fellow but he was a bit irked that the man kept seeming to lead his sister on and wished he'd just let her go or come to Gaiden to court her.

He had also heard the court gossip that a young nobleman was taking interest in Ru also. So if Leon was going to drag his feet and while she was still in Tortall, Sai wanted to see her happy. Hearing someone at the door, he called out. " Come in."

Fin sighed as she opened the door. Okay, this was it, she had to tell him. No more putting it off. She walked into his suite, a shaky smile on her face as she waved a hello to the two small girls. "Hello, Sai...umm can we talk?"

Sai arched an eyebrow at Fin and nodded. " Of course we can.. what is on your mind my dear?" He asked, fingering a lock of Miaka's hair as he observed the woman silently, as was his normal manner.

Fin walked over to a chair and sat, biting her lip nervously. She wasn't actually afraid to tell Sai, rather the things to come because of the pregnancy. She needed reassurance, after all, he was a prince. Fin cleared her throat before going on. "Well...I'm pregnant." She figured it best to just put it out there, no use in beating around the bush right?

Sai's dark green eyes widened. " You.. how.. I mean.. wow!" He stammered out, his words thickly accented and he heard Yui begin to giggle at his stuttering before the child left the room, bored and wanting to play with her toys.

Miaka got up from her father's lap, moved over to Fin and hugged the female's leg then reached her hands up, wanting to be held.

Yui smiled nervously as Yui giggled, turning red. For some reason it just didn't help with Fin's bravado. "I know...it shouldn't be...I...what are we going to tell your parents?" She asked, revealing her fear. Fin knew of the emperor's temper and, she secretly thought; insanity. She didn't want to get on his bad side.

As Miaka hugged her leg, she couldn't help but smile down at the young one before complying and picking her up, letting her sit on her lap.

"I am not speaking with Father currently and Mother will be thrilled to have another grandchild on the way. She told me she wonders when Ruveila will have her own... it made me laugh." Sai replied, still hurting over what happened to his little sister but she seemed alright now so it was all gravy.

Fin arched her brow. "Ru is only 16, she's got plenty of time." She said, a bit shocked, though relieved at the news. "And what makes you so sure that your mother will like me?" She asked teasingly, though deep down, it worried her.

" Ruveila is considered a woman at sixteen by Yamani standards.. if she lives through the trials of age.. stupid tradition that has got many noble girls killed. But anyhow, after she turns sixteen, she is marriage material and with Ru being so pretty.. I fear for her." Sai shared, biting his own lip for a moment before speaking again. " My mother loves everyone and you have to try to make her hate or dislike you."

Fin was worried for her friend, those trials sounded anything but fun. "Love, I've a feeling that Ru will be already spoken for once she turns sixteen." Fin heard of all Ru's little escapades with Leon, from her best friend's own mouth. She knew how close they were becoming.

At his speaking of his mother, she nodded. "Well, there is no reason for me to try that."

~!!~

It was late night when the Yamani male sat upright with a start, looking over and was relieved that his wife was still there and okay. He's had a nightmare she had been talking with Ruveila and some of his father's agents found them and ended up killing both.

He loved his baby sister as much as a brother could, but losing Fin would be the end of him. It was one reason he did not pursue looking for Ruveila to see if she was safe, hoping this Leon fellow had her well hidden. For Fin and his well being, it was best neither look for the lost Princess, for fear of their own safety.

Now too wired in nerves to sleep, the Prince carefully got up from the bed and slid into the sitting room and picked up a book off the shelves and sat down to read then felt his eyes sting.. he had somehow grabbed the book Ruveila had gotten him for Mid-Winter and felt a pair of tears make their way down his cheeks. He truely was worried.

Fin turned in her sleep, turning towards Sai's side of the bed, only half asleep. She was a bit of a light sleeper lately. When it slowly dawned on her that Sai wasn't in bed, she jolted awake, looking around. When she didn't see him, she panicked, for Sai wasn't the only one worried sick lately. She rolled out of bed and waddled into the sitting room, for she was in her last months of pregnancy. When she saw him, the moonlight glinting off a couple fresh tears on his cheek, she frowned. Walking over behind him and wrapping her arms around his neck, she kissed his cheek. "I love you." She said softly, not needing to ask what was wrong, for she already knew the answer.

Saihitei did not jump nor was he that suprised that Fin had been awoken, he did jerk upright rather hard and assumed he woke her by doing so. " Aishiteru..." He said using the Yamani phrase, his words thick with his accent as they always were. " I didn't mean to wake you... "

Fin kissed his neck softly, coming around to sit next to him on the couch. "Don't worry about it. I understand." She said, leaning her head on his shoulder. Fin saw the book and placed her hand on the text, gently feeling the texture of the parchment. "It's the book she gave you.." She said, knowing they both knew who she meant.

" I know... I didn't pull it off the shealf on purpose.. I just grabbed a book to read because I can't seem to motivate myself to go back to sleep." Sai replied, sighing softly as he ran his fingers over his wife's smaller ones. " I hope she is safe.. whereever she is.. her life is in this Leon's hands... for I am sure he has her somewhere."

Fin turned her hand over ,palm facing up and clasped her fingers with his. "Leon would never let any harm come to Ruveila. He would die first." She said, trying to cheer him up, though it was a doomed attempt. How could she make him happy, when she was just as depressed as him? "We just have to trust Leon." She said, stifling a yawn.

~!~

Fin had been feeling quite under the weather of late. She kept having these horridly sharp pains for the last day and a half. Being that she had never been pregnant before and they had lasted so long without anything else happening, she doubted they were labor pains. So she had come to her and Sai's rooms to get a draught she had made for pain. Though as she waddled in, the pains hit her again like a ton of bricks. she staggered back to the wall , not even bothering to shut the door as she let herself slide to the ground, crying out as the pain wouldn't go away. She sat there, her knees up and skirts hiked up for at the moment, how she looked was the least of her worries. As the pain finally seemed to subside, she felt a rush of water come from some private place. Her eyes widened as it finally hit her that she was in labor. She cursed and prayed silently to any god that heard her as she suddenly got a great urge to push..

Rikash's Mother was pissed. I mean P I S S E D. And it wasn't at the sweet Avril, or the boy-crazy Marua, or even Sarra. It was Rikash she was mad at. He was the one she was cursing and trying to think up ways to kill. See, if you don't know Rikash's mother, Daine, she has a wrath. A warth soo strong that everyone runs when they hear it. Not Rikash though, he waits till it gets worse, and worse.. and worse. And then, and only then, does he do whatever she is clearly pissed off about. This time it was that he hadn't seen her in ages. Which isn't true. He saw her last week, but she was yelling the whole time she probably doesn't even remember.

Rikash swears, his mtoher has problems. That not only did her goddess mother give birth to her, but she always forgot to give her all of her kind nature as well. For his Ma is soo not the Ma that fell in love with his Da. She was differnt, rudder, and always trying to get Rikash married. All kinds of girls his Ma would talk of. THe baker's daughter, the blacksmith's daughter. Even noble's daughters were spoken of when he went to visit his mother. THis is why he doesn't visit his mother.

But, when his sister, Avril, cam pounding upon his door yesterday, telling him that Ma sent her to tell him if he didn't get his arse up to the palace to see Ma, she would beat him just like when he was a little kid. That got him, and he visited. Only problem he had no idea how to get there. To his Mother's suit that is. See she was all respected and everything up at the Palace. So he knew he was near the important people, and he ahd been there.. thousands of times before, but he just didn't do any good at remembering where it was.

That was when he heard crying. He quickly looked around and found and open door. he rasied an eyebrow and took steps closer and closer to the door. When he looked in he saw Fin, and she looked like she was in labor. He had seen it many times before, when Leon and him were called to help out or what not. "Fin!" Rikash cried running into the room and looking around for something he could doo to help her. "What do you need?" He asked. Worried as hell.

Fin really wasn't in the mood. The pain....oooh the pain. And then Rik shows up! Any one but Rik... He..oh gosh this was going to be an awkward birthing. "I need a bloody healer! That's what I need!" SHe said, through gritted teeth. Then another surge of pain came and she screamed out again. "Ahhhh!...But don't leave me! Please...don't leave!" She screeched, holding out her hand for his, she needed something to hold, to ease her own pain by causing someone else some. And he was the closest thing.

"I need a bloody healer! That's what I need!" Well, thanks for pointing out the obvious. RIkash did a small roll ofh is eyes as he glared at her for a moment and then went to go for the door. But she began to cry and he couldn't help but turn back around. He was shaking all over, this was not good. See, Rikash was good in terrible situations, but this one was something different, he had almost loved this woman, and to see her go through pain was killing him. Yes, killnig him. He gave her a small look before she put her hand out. He got the message and slid his hand into hers, and let her squeeze the hell out of it.

Rikash was use to birthing woman. He was called to these kind of things all the time. It was something he was use to, but Fin, Fin.. to see her in pain. To see her going through this made him have to grit his own teeth. It was not something Rikash was taking too well. He let his teeth grind against each other as he looked at her. What the hell was he suppose to do. Just stare at her was the only thing he could think up. He sure in the hell hoped someone should up soon.. and fast, or Rikash was going to faint.

But to keep Fin from freaking he squeezed her hand. "I'm here, Fin.." All thoughts of goign to see his mother were forgotten

Fin pushed as hard as she could, squeezing Rik's hand though she was sure it had to be turning purple. She tried to ignore the pain, to tell herself there were more important thinks but bloody hell it hurt so bad! "Hurry Rik! Get a towel or a blanket, something to clean them off with, and..." She paused for another push. "Something to cut the cord!" She yelled out, "Their coming...now!" She said, releasing his hand and squeezing the crap out of the rug beneath her.

Okay, sor Rikash was not taking this as well as he thought he would hIs hand felt as if it was going to fall off. It was turning purple for Mithros’ Sake. PURPLE! Purple was never, never a good sign The man began to take deep breath as he tried to think of what the bloody hell to do. He was soo lost, and he was about to help his friend give birth to a damn baby. Where was that wicked Sai man when you needed him. He was suppose to be here, holding her hand, her, telling her everything was going to be alright, I mean he was the one that got her pregnant. Was Rik the one that went to far, nope not this time. Although a part of him had wished he had. But those thoughts were pushed the side.

”Hurry Rik! Get a towl or a blanket, something to clean them off with, and.. Something to cut the cord! Their coming… now!” She let go of his now purple hand for him to go find these things but he looked at her and raised an eyebrow. ”How do you know there is two!? There better not be two things coming out of there!” Rikash yelled, pointing to her spot. But he went off to find a blanket. His feet hitting the ground as he grabbed an extra blanket and found a pair of sewing needles upon a table. He then came back and put the blanket under her and the needles to the side.

”Oooh god, I’m sooo not ready for this, Fin!” Rikash told her, he was soo going to faint any time now.

Fin pushed as hard as she could and the pain she was feeling was sooo not a contraction. "Rik, I've known I was going to have...yeeaAAH!!" Yea, you guessed it, Fin was cut off by her own child crowning. "..have...have..twins for months now." She said, between deep breaths.

Fin looked at him as if he were nuts when he came back with sewing needles. "Needles?! What the bloody hell are you gonna do with those! I sure hope your not going to try...YeaaAAAAH" Fin took short but deep breaths quickly. "You can'y cut an umbilical cord with those! Get a knife!"


~!~Fast forward~!~

Now here was a sight to see. Findabhair sat on the floor, her identical son and daughter ,swaddled in her arms. Fin let tears flow as she looked up at Rik. "Rikash...I don't know what I would have done without you. I am forever in your debt."

Bloody women! Rikash was about to take a knife to her head if she didn’t stop screaming. And how the hell did you know what you were going to have before they were born? That had never happened as far as Rik had known,b ut then again he wasn’t a healer and didn’t know what kind of new things they were coming up with these days. Hell if he knew if they could clean cuts or what not. But this was the least of his worries as there was another scream, and Rikash saw the head of a child. He almost fainted.

Unfortantly, he stayed upon his feet and now sat next to Fin, as beat out as her, it had taken forever to find a knife, he didn’t know where Sai kept them, and now his arm was wrapped around Fin in a brotherly way as he sighed deeply again. He couldn’t’ believe what he had seen. He probably should go get a healer soon, to check the infants, but he was beat. He was entirely beat.

”Well, deary, you would be having two babies on your own and would have probably cried a lot more and probably would have… hell I don’t know. I’m glad I came around though. Lucky my Ma had a had enough of my crap..” Rikash told her as he squeezed her arm and then looked down at the two kids. They looked have Yamani, which was entirely freaky, but whatever, wasn’t his kids. Rikash didn’t like how Yamani’s looked with their eyes and what not. And preferred Tortallen ladies. Although he had a feeling these two little ones would be and exception.

”What are their names going to be?” Rikash asked, his breath still heavy from the work he had to do, and from being scared half to death countless times.

Fin smiled up at him and layed her head on his shoulder, exhausted. "Well uncle Rikash, my son shall be Aoki, and my daughter is Aisha. Like em? Sai picked them, since I was giving out probably the ugliest names in the world." She stated with a laugh. "I've no clue what I was thinking." She said, with a smile as she looked down at her children. "They must be the two most beautiful children I've ever seen." She said, smiling in awe. She was a mother. She had gotten wonderful practice with Yui and mioka, and she loved them as her own but, to give birth...it hurt like hell, but it was so worth it.

”Well uncle Rikash, my son shall be Aoki, and my daughter is Aisha. Like ‘em? Sai picked them, since I was giving out probably the ugliest names in the world. I’ve no clue what I was thinking. They must be the two most beautiful children I’ve ever seen.” He quickened his grip on her arm as she laid her head upon his shoulder. HE tried to keep his feelings inside. I mean he was falling for Ama know, he had no feeling sfor Fin. She was his sister now. Was she not in the sense of he would always be there for him.

”Dearest, I would like to hear your ugly names. I’m up for them.” the man replied to her, he smirked a bit as he said these words and then shook his head. ”Nope, they are but ugly. My Belle is way cutier then this. You know, Sarralyn’s child. The one I’m going to corupt!” he said, adding an evil laugh at the end for effects.

A small curly head of black hair poked her head in the door before skipping over to Fin and looking about to crawl up on the bed but when she looked at Rikash, the tiny girl shrank back in fear, running across to Fin's other side and crawling up there and putting her tiny hands on her mother's lap and pink energy coming from her hands. The girl was Miaka and she was barely over two and very shy around males she was not familiar with.

On the other hand, the other bigger but young female walking into the room and looking over the situation, her hands went to her hips and she cast Rikash a look that could peel paint. " Who are you and who do you think you are being so close to my mother like that. My father is the only one who can lay with her... and you are scaring the children."

Saihitei had been kept out of the room when he was told she was in labor, as was Yamani tradition. He was irritated when he heard Yuitama running her mouth when he walked in finally and noticed the scene in front of him and said nothing, giving Fin a chance to explain why there was another man in his place beside her.

Fin laughed at Rik. "Sorry, I don't remember them. We found out we were having twins months ago, and we sat down and figured out names right then." Fin would have smacked Rik for his last comment if she had a hand to smack with. Instead she glared at him, though with a smile on her face.

Findabhair smiled at Miaka as she walked in and came up to her after shying away from Rik. She stood up and put the sleeping babes in their crib before sitting back on the bed, picking Miaka up and placing her on her lap as Yui went off on Rikash. Fin glared at Yui as if telling her with her eyes that she had done wrong...so wrong. "Yuitama, Rikash is my friend. He helped me birth your baby brother and sister. Now say your sorry." She said, her eyes softening. Fin then looked up at Sai and swallowed, hoping he would be okay with the er..situation. "Sai, I had gone into labor as I walked into the rooms, Rikash here heard my screams and came to help me. I wouldn't let him leave, I didn't want to be alone." She said softly, by way of explanation.

Saihitei sighed, it was clear he was rather uncomfortable with the whole situation but turned to Rikash. " I thank you for your assistance.. men are not allowed around laboring women and I was forbad to enter the room... Even I hate some of these standards of my people but it is the way of the world. Besides that... my father would have had a fit if I left him in the other room." The Prince replied, clearly making his reason for the sigh known.

It was not moments later that a small male figure in full regalia of his station of Emperor entered the room, the image was comical as his wife towered over him a good foot. Once he entered the room, Saihitei knelt down, his face and gaze to the floor and Yuitama did the same, though her forehead touched the floor, as it was fitting for a female to do.

Seichiro arched an eyebrow at Rikash but said nothing, disregarding everyone there but moving over to the twins and looking them over. " The boy looks strong.. as does the girl... well done Findabhair." The Emperor replied, as a woman was credited to how children came out, being she birthed them. Looking them over once more, he nodded his head and spoke with Saihitei for a moment in Yamani before looking at Rikash in a condesending manner before leaving the room.

Hinote, his wife, moved over to Fin and checked the girl over, making sure she was in good health. " Thank you... Rikash was it? I am Hinote noh Ryushikawa.. Empress of the Yamani Islands and I personally thank you for helping my daughter in law." She said in a gentle voice that hinted at what Ruveila might sound like in the future.

Rikash shook his head at Fin, that was his Fin, always forgetting things and what not. Yup. That was her. He shook his head a little bit longer and watched as she looked as if she was gonig to slap him, and slap him hard. But she didn't seem to have a chance as a small girl appeared. She only looked about two, and he wondered who the girl was. She climbed upon the bed, and was highly freaked out at seeing Rikash, what did he have bad breath? He watched her crawl over to Fin, he smiled, she must be Sai's kid.

Fin got up and away from Rikash as she transported the two babies on over to some cribs that ahd been set up ages ago, Rikash assumed. She came back and picked up the dark haired girl. Rikash was about to say something to the small girl when another girl came into the room and began to go off on Rikash. he raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me young girl, but I'm doing nothing with 'your mother' I was merely helping ehr give birth to your now two siblings. So you better just shut your little trap before I decide to get my friend who likes to burn people down here.. how would you like that?" Riksahed asked, raising an eyebrow. It was a good thing he decided to shut up for a man appeared next, and he was none other then Ruvelia's brother, for eh saw Ru in him everywhere.

Rikash was about to apologize for being in the man's bed but didn't.as Fin went on to explain. he stared the man up and down, the man that had stolen Fin from him before he could even explani himself, he ahted the man for taking her from him, but was glad that he took her in, he was better for her, but he just hated the fact that he had given up on Fin, and would never forgive himself for that. He just might have loved her, if he had some time. But he didn't. And he was at fault for letting her go.

Rikash nodded hsi head. "Whatever. Now I gotta go face the wrath of my Ma, How about you come and protect me. She'll have knifes and be ready to throw them..." Rikash prompted as he looked at teh man, wondering if he would be good. His mtoher would never attack a royal, would she? Well tehn again, there was that one time she sent those birds upon Jon, oooh that was quite a funny day. And the time the monkeys got out and chased the now King around. Ha. Rikash had died laughing then. All of the sudden everyone was bowing. Rikash had no idea who this man and woman were, why the hell would he bow to someone he didn't know. So he didn't. He only bowed to his royals, and that was only when eh was in te mood.

The Emperor sounded as if the only thing that mattered -was the kids hadn't died. He didn't even care if Fin had die or not, this boiled some anger inside the man as he watched the Emporor and then the Empress come over to him, as if she could talk to him, whatever. "Anytime. She is like my sister. Even though I got plenty. I'd do anything for Fin.." He told her. As he got off the bed and looked around the room. "Well, Rikash needs to go face the wrath of his mother. tell me how the kids are, Fin.. just till Ma and I'm sure she'll get it on over to me."

Findabhair balked at seeing the Emperor. She was so deathly afraid of the man, her hands began to shake. As soon as he came in, show bowed lowly, in perfect yamani fashion. "Th...thank you...Your Majesty." She stammered out. She had heard Rik's little speech to Yui, but did not show any emotion until the emperor left, Fin loved the Empress and had no problem scowling at Rik infront of her, which she did. "Don't talk to her like that! And you know too well that Leon would never do such things! Now you apoligize to her before the poor girl has nightmares!" She scolded him. Though as the Empress spoke she simply smiled and bowed her head.

As Rik seemed to be bowing out, Fin smiled sadly. He may be an idiot, but he was her idiot...brother. Well that felt nice. Rik considered her to be like a sister? How touching. Even after yelling at him, Fin couldn't help but smile at him as he left, and nodded before yawning, it had been quite some day after all.

Yuitama stared fearlessly back at Rikash as he replied to her and bit her thumb at him, knowing it was a big insult to Tortallans. She had been taught the gesture by her grandfather then yiped a moment later when Sai cuffed the back of her head. " Yuitama, show respect to your elders." The Prince replied, reprimanding his child, whom apperantly had to toss one more verbal barb. " My Aunt Ruveila would kick both of your arses so hard you'd kiss the moon!" She said, breaking face to yell.

The sudden noise startled Miaka and she whimpered and crawled from Fin's grasp and fell off onto the floor and then pulled herself back up and moved over to Rikash, as she was now curious when she heard him call her mother a sister. She grasped at his robe, her bright green eyes staring up at the mage, wanting to be picked up.

Rin expected Rikash to apologize to some twirp? What the hell had she been doing since she met him. Rikash was not going to say sorry to some girl. HE rolled his eyes. "Okay, so Leo wouldn't, but if I told him of how rude thie girl is being to me he might. It is Leon." RIkash replied rolling his eyes as he brought his hands over his head and yawned. None of the two said anything of how RIkash had to face his mother. They were probably scared of the wild mage themselves. Haha, RIkash could see that through and through and it mad him snort with laughter as he thought of it. Then the girl tried to do some rude gesture to Rik, he just rolled his eyes.

Then, oh this is really funny, she said Ruvelia would kick his arse. His Ru kick his arse. Yah, right. "Have you not paid attetion? I've saved the life of your Aunt Ruvelia countless times, so um, I don't believe she'll ever hurt me, and listen to your father. He has some sense. I"m the elder, your the child, respect me, He told the girl shaking his head as he then watched the little girl come over to him. Great, more babies to deal with. First Belle, then the new twens, and now this little ball of snot. Was this his mother's doing? Yup, he was sure it was. The baby began to pull upon his robes and he sighed deeply. He aws not stupid, the child wanetd picked up.

Rikash bent down and brought the child into his arms. He looked at it and then slowly poked her upon the nose. "Can you tell me your name, little one?" He asked of the child, not sure how to talk to children, so his voice was a bit rough and what not.

Fin looked at Yui, disappointed. Though as Rik spoke, she pursed her lips. "Rik, I thank you so much for your help, but as you can imagine, I'm quite tired. Say hello to your mother for me, will you?" She said, a blatant dismissal. Fin's lips stayed pursed as Rik picked up Miaka. "Miaka, sweety, your Uncle Rikash has to leave. He has to go visit his own mommy."

" M..Miaka. I is Miaka." The child replied, her eyes going wide as she was rather facinated at the different tone of his voice and the little one was rather feather light. She reached out a tiny hand towards a small scratch she seen on the mage's face and the pink color flowed from her fingers and took it away. After this she smiled shyly and raised her arms up. " Ouchie all gone!" She said, her voice not yet Yamani accented and her common was not as clipped sounding as Yui or Sai's was.

Yui groaned and left the room, rather bored with the whole affair and Sai excused himself for a moment as he escorted his mother to her quarters.

Fin couldn't help but let his eyes drift over to Fin as she spoke. "Rik, I thankyou so much for your help, but as you can imagine, I'm quite tired. Say hello to your mother for me, will you?" She asked. She wnted him to leave, and to say hello to his mother. Ha, she made him laugh a bit . But Rik wasn't done here yet, this little girl was making him stay just a bit longer. "Mikaka, sweety, your Uncle Rikash has to leave. He has to visit his own mommy." There was a muttered 'Unfortantly' after that was said as he looked over to the little girl and back at Fin. "Little one, you actually want me to say your name in the same sentence as hello to mother. My, my, you've forgotten how my mother works... and you can't get rid of Rikash that fast." He said, nodding his head.

His attetion swirled back to the young girl as she said her name was Miaka. She was a cutee, even if her eyes were all screwed to Mithros and back again. "I be Rik." He told her using his nickname to make it easier for the two-year-old. He then watched as her tiny fingers came over to hsi head. He was about to back away, but he fingured she couldn't do any harm. He watched the pink flow from her fingers and onto his face. She had the gift. He couldn't help but smile at her. "Ouchie all gone!

"Yup, ouchie all gone. Thank you very much, Miaka!" He told her, smiling. He then brought his hand over to her ear, and concentrating upon her ear, he began to pull a cloth from her ear, something eh had done to his sister once, when Avril was very young. All you had to do was concentrate your gift into strands and make sure it was close enough to form the illusion of a cloth. He kept pulling and pulling till the cloth reached the ground, and when he pulled his hand away, the imaginary cloth disappeared, Rik hoped to get a laugh from the girl. He was glad to see Yui gone. She was a little brat, and Rikash had a feeling he was going to put her in place. Ha, putting Ru's niece andplace, that would be fun.

Fin rolled her eyes at Rik, she had forgotten how stubborn he could be. Though she was actually pleasantly surprised how sweet he was with Miaka. "You know, Miaka, Uncle Rik seems to get alot of those ouchies. It's what he gets for trying to be such a ladys' man. He can be like your own personal practice dummy." She said with a wry grin, knowing the child would have no clue what she was talking about but it was fun to tease Rikash.