Sunshine

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Chapter 17 ~ Different

Saint woke up expecting Oliver to be beside her but instead she woke up to an empty bed. She looked around and rubbed the golden dust from her eyes. A note and a bouquet of assorted flowers were placed on the bedside table.

Good morning Sun Flower!

I'm sorry I had to leave you alone, I had to go for training. Come by later and we'll get brunch okay? I hope you enjoy the flowers :)

I love you

~ The boy on the Moon

Saint blushed as she sniffed the flowers, "He's literally so perfect," she gushed.

Saint freshened up and chose her outfit, a pink crop top sweater, a black skirt and a black pair of high-rise boots. She grabbed her phone and skipped happily to Oliver's training room.

Saint was in front of the metal doors of the training facility and she noticed that seven wolves were carved onto them. Each wolf had a crescent moon in the middle of their forehead.

"The seven wolves of Artemis,"

A voice said, surprising Saint as she reached out to touch the metal doors.

"I'm sorry for startling you, Princess," the voice said again. Saint turned around and examined the man in front of her.

"You must be mistaken, I'm Saint Olympia Alectrona and I'm the king of the Solar kingdom," Saint gave him a small smile.

"Ah, Saint Olympia. I've heard of you, you're quite famous here," The man crossed his arms and looked at Saint with a sly smirk.

Saint gulped, "I must be off now,". Saint went through the doors leaving the mysterious man behind. The doors closed and the man looked at the carving of the wolves again.

"Hello brother," he grinned at the wolf in the middle.

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Saint approached Oliver from behind. "Guess who it is," she covered his eyes and giggled. Oliver tensed up but relaxed after realising that it was just his girlfriend.

"Is it my loveable girlfriend?" he playfully asked. Oliver turned around to look at Saint but he quickly grabbed his heart and bent down, "My heart can't do this, my heart can't handle how beautiful you look," he said dramatically.

Saint covered her face as she blushed furiously. "Don't cover your face, let me look at you," Oliver stood up and grabbed Saint's face with two hands before placing a kiss on her forehead.

"You're so cute," he said fondly before pulling Saint in for a hug. Saint smiled against his chest and mumbled a small "Thank you".

The six other werewolves gagged in the background. "Get a room," Triton joked, Oliver shot him a glare and stuck his tongue out mockingly.

"Let me change first and then we'll get brunch," Oliver kissed Saint's forehead again before grabbing his things to change.

Saint sat on one of the benches and watched the rest of Oliver's pack train their skills and abilities.  Lupus was jumping around, doing multiple cartwheels while Sashi and Triton were running. Monday was sitting on Kalavan as he did push ups. Atlas was laying on the floor with his laptop, pillow and blanket, and he was watching a movie. Saint knew that if she was a werewolf, she would be Atlas.

"So do y'all live in the castle?" Saint spoke up, Atlas looked at her and smiled. "Yes, we live here," he looked back at his laptop.

Saint began to wonder how big the Lunar castle was. "This place must be bigger than my kingdom," she thought as she looked around.

"How big is the castle?" she asked curiously, before Atlas could answer Oliver cut him off.

"It's two times the size of the Solar kingdom," Saint turned around and her heart skipped a beat. Oliver's hair was down, it wasn't styled up, his hair looked fluffy and Saint just wanted to pet him.

"Y-you look so cute," Saint whispered, Atlas laughed as he was the only one who heard her. Oliver titled his head which made him look like a lost puppy.

Saint shook her head, "Let's go get brunch," she intertwined her hand with Oliver's. Oliver smiled at her before facing his pack, "Take care of yourselves and stay hydrated, alright? I'm going off now," he said before walking away with Saint.

"They're so cute, when will I ever," Atlas fake cried into his pillow, "I'm so lonely!" he whined. Monday smiled at him, "You can have me," Atlas looked at him and blood rushed up to his face.

Triton whispered to Sashi, "I sense a bond between them,". Sashi raised his eyebrow but thought about it for a moment, "You right," he whispered back.

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"Hello father!" Oliver said enthusiastically as he entered the dining room, hand-in-hand with Saint.

The king of the Lunar kingdom stood up, "Good day Saint Olympia!" he said joyfully. Saint smiled and bowed.

The man that Saint saw earlier was at the table too, Oliver tensed up at the sight of him. Oliver quickly sat Saint down before taking his seat, the awkward silence was creeping in.

"So," Oliver's father began, "It has been a while since we ate as a family," Saint choked on her water causing her to cough frantically.

Oliver rubbed her back, "Be careful, Sunshine," he said worriedly.

Saint could not believe that that man was related to Oliver.

"I'm fine," she reassured Oliver.

"Okay Saint, you might not know this but Oliver has an older brother," the king said. Oliver tensed up at his words, his grip on Saint's thigh tightened but he relaxed after a few seconds.

"It's nice to meet you, I'm Jackson," the older man smiled at her. Oliver sipped his water as he looked at his older brother.

"Wait, if Oliver has an older brother then why is Oliver getting the throne," Saint asked politely.

The king laughed, "Jackson told me that he didn't want to be tied down to the royal life as he wants to travel around the world and go on adventures. Either way, I trust Jackson and Oliver with the throne so I wasn't worried about who was going to run the Lunar kingdom,".

Jackson smiled at his younger brother, "You look well, brother, I see that you've found your mate,". Oliver nodded, "Yeah, so, how are you?" he asked the older male.

"Quite well, I found my mate too. I met her when I was in the Inferno kingdom, she thought me how to ride a dragon," Jackson laughed. Oliver's eyes lit up,"I wanna ride a dragon too,".

"Ooo, let's have a vacation in the Inferno kingdom," Jackson said excitedly, Oliver nodded his head enthusiastically.

Saint smiled but she was a bit sad that she did not have a sibling to do things with.

"We can visit Demian," Oliver turned his head towards Saint. Saint smiled, "Oh yea! Sinclair told me that he's staying with Demian at the moment,".

Saint loved thinking about how precious Sinclair and Demian's relationship was. Saint wondered what would have happened if she did not confront Sinclair's mother. She shook off that thought and focused on what Oliver and Jackson were talking about.

After brunch, Oliver and Saint went back to their room as Oliver's father wanted to talk to Jackson.

"Your brother is nice," Saint said as she brushed her hair.

Oliver nodded, "But he can be a pain sometimes,".

"I wish I had a sibling," Saint said sadly. Oliver approached her and hugged her from behind, "I'm sorry,".

Saint stared at her reflection in the mirror.

She looked different.