Into the Other World

22.

Ivy and her friends finally reached the border of Ashness,tired they stopped at a small village near by.

"This is my first time out of Ashness",informed Lucy.
"It sure is wonderful",stated Eta.

In order to avoid any calamities, they went and rested in the outskirts of the village. Christofre,Jasper,Lucy were down by the shore filling their jugs with water,while Ivy and Amara were just sitting on one of the rocks in the middle of the river. Up on top of the waterfall, Rafe was staring at Ivy.

"You know that's disgusting right",said Eta who was busy playing with the water like a child.
Rafe got confused for a second.
"You're crazy or what",said Eta,"She is your sister too".
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!",shouted Rafe.

Ivy looked up and saw him and his funny shocked face.

"H...how is she my sister?",inquired Rafe.
"She is the rightful heir to the throne's first born",replied Eta.
"How is he the rightful heir,he was just adopted",said Rafe.
"No matter how much mother tried she could never seem to please grandfather",said Eta.
"No one knows this but the entire royal family is all messed up",added Eta.

Rafe sighed and looked at Ivy.

"Then how come she doesn't look like her father at all",defended Rafe.
"She looks exactly like her mother",said Eta.
Rafe's eyes widened,he turned to look back at Ivy,but was broken when he saw how close she was with Christofre and Jasper.
"Isn't Christofre your..."
"He was",interrupted Eta,"But the past is in the past no".

The five were having lots of fun playing in the water and Eta was ready to join them.

"A piece of advice from me brother",said Eta,"Stay with us and you'll be free".

Then she jumped into the river with the others.

Rafe looked down and he saw how happy Ivy was,her laughter was music to his ears.

"My sister",he said to himself,"Such a magnificent creature".

He had made up his mind to go back,but then he heard Ivy's voice.

"Fafe or whatever your name is",shouted Ivy,"You're no fun at all how boring".
"Fafe",he laughed.

Smitten by her,he dived into the river.

"Hey little girl",he said ,"You have short memory or something,my name is Rafe not Fafe".
"Ah~ Rafe okay",said Ivy,"I'll surely remember it".

Rafe laughed at her childish behaviour.

"So RAFE,you're staying right,?",asked Ivy.

Rafe wanted to say no but how could he when Ivy herself told him to stay,he looked into his eyes and smile.

"I'm not going anywhere without you",he assured.
Eta jokingly cleared her throat.
"Oh!,without you all I mean",he stammered.

His face turned red as Eta was looking at him and teasing him with all sorts of stuff.