The Twilight Child

Save Your Tears-The Weeknd

"Wait,what?!"Takahashi exclaimed turning to Hanazawa.

"Yeah,he wanted to duel with me,but the queen came and dragged him away."Hanazawa explained and Takahashi kept looking at him.

"This happened and no one thought about calling me?"He asked and Hanazawa sighed.

"You needed to rest and besides that everything went fine,the queen was there."He said and Hashi shaked his head.

"And what if she wasn't there in time?"He asked,crossing his arms and Hanazawa rolled his eyes.

"But she was there."He said and Takahashi sighed,pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Look,I'm fine!Everything went okay,let's just get over it."Hanazawa said and Takahashi sighed before hugging him.

"Fine.But next time,don't hesitate on calling me."He said and Hanazawa nodded,his arms around Hashi.

There was a knock on the door and they broke the hug.

"Come in."Hashi said and the door opened,Princess Mia entered the room,her yellow eyes widening as she saw him.

He swallowed the lump in his throat and tried to smile for her.

"Hey,Mia."He said and she let out a sob,running to hug him.He hugged her back just as tightly.

"It's you!You came back!"She cried and he nodded,tears sliding his face again.

"Thank you for saving my brother."He said and saw Hanazawa leaving the room,giving them privacy.

"I tried my best,but i didn't had enough energy to totally heal him."She said pulling away,her clawed hands on his face as she expected him."You look so different."

He smiled.

"Too different from what you know?"He asked and she shaked her head.

"You look different,but you're still the same."She said and smiled,letting go of his face.

She turned to Ritsu.

"He is still asleep?"She asked and he turned to Ritsu.

"He didn't wake up,not even once."He said and she sat next to his brother,her hands laying close to the wound.

Then a blue glow shone from between the cracks of her fingers,her eyes closed in concentration.

Then it slowly dimmed.Mia tipped to the side and he rushed to catch her.

"You're okay?"He asked and she nodded,her breath uneven.

"Yeah...I'll be fine,just...tired."She said nodding off and he decided that she should rest.

"C'mon,then.Let's get you in bed."He said getting up with her on his arms.
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Takahashi walked back to Ritsu's room when the fire queen turned the corner,pausing when she saw him.

"You."She said and Takahashi stopped,looking behind him to confirm if she was really speaking with him.

"Everything okay,Your Majesty?"He asked and she composed herself.

"Yes.I just wanted to thank you,for saving my son.And because of that we'll be sending our soldiers in your aid."She said,relief in her eyes and he smiled.

"Thank you,Your Majesty."He said bowing."What about your husband?"

Her gray eyes hardened.

"My husband and i had a little talk."She said and he knew that the king had a really hard time.

Hopefully,he learned that he was being a shitty dad,Takahashi thought.

"He won't be a nuisance,i can guarantee that,Guardian.Thank you again,for saving my son."She said a short smile in her face and he nodded.

"You're welcome,your Majesty."He said and she nodded,turning and leaving.

He sighed when she was gone.

"Reminder to not anger the fire queen."He said to himself.
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"You got all the kingdoms?"Tatsuma asked and Takahashi nodded.

"Yes.Now we have to go back."He said and Tatsuma nodded,humming.

"How long did i stay in that tower?"He asked and Tatsuma bit his lip,looking around.

"If it was six days,would you be mad?"Tatsuma asked,voice strained and Takahashi paled.

Almost one week.He lost almost one week.

"Look,I'm sorry,i know we should have noticed and all..."Tatsuma started but quieted down when Takahashi sent a sharp look at him.

"It's okay.You shouldn't have noticed anything because who would thought it was Arthur."He said and Tatsuma nodded.

"Still,we should have noticed a pattern."He said and Takahashi sighed.

"Well,look at the bright side,we still have the boat."He said with a grin on his face.
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He walked out of the castle in time to see Rick and Peter in discussion.

"Look,or that or we'll have to paddle,how do you like that?"He heard Rick ask and Peter rolled his eyes.

"What's happening?"He asked and both turned to him.

"The boat needs repair,and when i say repair i mean-"

"The boat is broken."Peter interrupted Rick and Takahashi's eyes widened

"What?!"He exclaimed getting the attention of some of the Zorans that were nearby.

"We had some bad encounter with some creatures in our way here and well..."Rick trailed off and Takahashi sighed,his hands going on his hips.

"It still works,but I'm certain that it's not as fast as it used to be."Rick said and Takahashi hummed.

"Maybe i can use my water powers?"Peter asked and Rick shaked his head.

"It's too damaged,you might make us go down faster."Rick said and Takahashi remembered something.

A memory of Shiro.

He hummed,his eyebrows slowing rising.

"What is it?"He heard Peter ask and saw them looking curiously at him.

"Just come up with something."He said walking back to the castle.
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"Your majesty,does the World Express still comes to this area?"He asks and King Doreaphan nods.

"Yes,It still do."He said and Takahashi nodded,his fingers on his chin.

"Did it pass already?"He asked,his feet tapping the floor.

"No,Boy,if I'm not wrong,it's supposed to pass here in three days."The king answers and Takahashi nodded.

"Thank you,Uncle Doph,that helps a lot."he said smiling and the Zoran smiled.

"Anything you need,we'll be here for you now.Just like you were here for us."He said and Takahashi hugged him.

"That means a lot.thanks."He says and pretends that his eyes aren't teary.