Their Mate

001

One Down Fifteen to Go.

The Youngest daughter of King Bartra, Astraea, was by far the most beautiful. Fair and brave. Shy and proud. A contridiction and a perfect match. Everyone either wanted to be around her or be her. This caused one of her sisters to grow very jealous of her. Elizabeth, who up till her baby sisters birth was the perfect child that everyone awed over. Of course she was only a few years older than she was ( Elizabeth is a few years older than in the show so Astraea will be the same age as Elizabeth was in the show) However over time even Elizabeth grew to love her. No one could hate the baby. She was too sweet.

The sins came over one day, they usually did most days, to see the family. Astraea was happier than anything. She idolized the immortal group. She never once was intimidated by Dianes size or Bans sharp features. She loved all of them unconditionally and they loved her the same. She could be often times found on the shoulders of Ban or in the palm of Dianes hand as she was lifted high enough to see everything that the sky touched. If she got tired she would cuddle with King on his pillow, or play with bubbles that Merlin crafted for the small tot. She could be found being put to sleep at the end of the day with a story that Gowther was reading to her that night or brining a cool drink to the man made of the sun itself, while she smiled and took the glass that she had very carefully totled down to him without spilling any. Or finally she could be found wrapped in the safe arms of Meliodis who made sure that she was never out of his ear or eye shot.

On this day though was a rare sight. On top of a hill with a singular massive tree there lay Ban with the small child being held up in the air. He was gently tossing her up and down or letting her prettend that she was flying. One point he made it seem like he was just going to let her fall, though if he did she would only land on his chest. She let out a small squeak and sent her arms flailing around in chaos. He chuckled as he caught her again with ease. She puffed her cheeks out before joining in his laughter. He laid her on his chest for a few minutes to let her calm down a little bit. She made a small effort to stand up but she soon shook her head 'no' and then sat back down. She crawled up closer to his face and started to play with his hair.

He smiled and softly laughed and let her do her thing. After a few minutes of her almost falling and huffing angerly at her little hands not doing what she wanted them to do, she made his hair stand in a perfect mohawk. She leaned back and smiled wide at her work. She offered him her small but very reflective heart shapped necklace pendant as a makeshift mirrior. He smirked at her attempt but tried non the less, and to both of their amazement it worked and he laughed at what his hair looked like. He picked her up and stood up so that he was carring her. He noted the setting sun and made the lenghty walk down back to the castle. Along the way though the little princess sneezed. And when she sneezed there was a large gust of wind that envoleped the both of them, thus returing Ban's hair to what it was before she re-shaped it. While both of them were fine and only a few feet away from all of the others, the sins her father and sisters, she started to wail. They all looked at him worried at what had just happened and if she was hurt or not. They saw the flash change in the weather and knew that she had done it early showing her magic. He filled them in on the fact that she had done his hair and was now upset that it had been messed up.

They all smiled and laughed at the small child not in a mocking way, but in a way that conveyed that they thought that it was adorable. She soon stopped crying and laughed along with them. She never was upset for long, she didnt like it, so she was soon happy and bubbly. Thoug they all knew that she needed to be put to sleep soon so she was passed around giving them all hugs and telling them to have a good night. Gowther held her and brought her to her room to read her to sleep. It didn't take much and she was out cold, for she had a big day and she was only a small person. Her sisters all came in and bid her a good night and they were followed by their father. The fair princess had no idea that that was the last time she was ever to see any of them for a long time. For when Astraea closed her eyes it was the last time she opened them.