A few days later, Wolf came in with a blushing Claw and announced that they were getting married next month!
Pax, Ren and Fang were not surprised at all. Looking at Claw's glowing face, they could see that she was a very happy bride, and Wolf had a warm, soft look in his eyes when he looked at Claw, which showed how much he cherished his woman.
Fang quickly texted his cousin Prince Uno to ask if he would mind designing the wedding outfits for Wolf and Claw. What he didn't expect was that Prince Uno would turn up in Cosmopolis a few hours later, having taken the first flight that he could find!
Wolf and Claw were still at Ren and Fang's place when Prince Uno turned up.
Everyone was shocked to see him, especially Pax.
"Little Brother Fang! I'm here!" Prince Uno said happily. "Am I not the best big brother ever?" Ever since Ray had appeared, Prince Uno no longer referred to Fang as 'Cousin Fang' any more, and called him 'Little Brother Fang' like Princess Una did, and insisted that since he called Princess Una 'Big Sister Una', he should also call Prince Uno 'Big Brother Uno'. He nagged and nagged and nagged until Fang caved in and called him 'Big Brother Uno' – and then Prince Uno and Princess Una got together and nagged Ren until he, too, called them 'Big Brother Uno' and 'Big Sister Una' respectively.
Fang resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "But Big Brother Uno, I just asked you if you would be willing to design the wedding outfits for Wolf and Claw, I didn't ask you to drop everything and come over to Cosmopolis!" he said helplessly.
Prince Uno waved his hand casually. "Of course I will," he said. "Little Brother Fang and Little Brother Ren consider Wolf to be your family, so as your Big Brother Uno, shouldn't I come over immediately to take their measurements? Besides, I'm not just making their outfits, I will make clothes for all of you! Even the babies! And you, too, CEO Pax! I have been itching to dress you up since the first time I laid my eyes on you, especially!"
Pax blinked, and everyone could see the question marks floating above his head.
Prince Uno laughed and grabbed Pax's hand, pulling him to his feet. "Look that this figure," he said enthusiastically, patting Pax's shoulder and arms and legs one by one. "Such sleek lines, slender but muscled, so very perfect! I should give you a skin tight outfit that clings to you like a second skin and put you on the ramp – you will have the whole world mooning over you!" he declared.
Pax was stunned for a moment, and then a furious blush coloured his cheeks. He quickly stepped back from Prince Uno's touchy hands.
"Oi! Why are you running away?" Prince Uno asked unhappily and grabbed Pax's wrist. He pushed Pax into a chair. "You are such a beauty and you have such a perfect figure, why do you insist on dressing up like an old man that is so abstinent that he has practically become a monk?" he scolded. "Look at these beautiful bone structures," he said, caressing Pax's face. "Ah, the things I could do with you…"
"Hey, stop flirting with my brother!" Wolf grumbled.
Prince Uno blinked at Wolf. "I am not flirting with him. I am very serious and I am simply stating facts. Look at this face – isn't he beautiful?" he asked innocently, his dark eyes sparkling.
"Uncle Pax is pretty," Sylvia said cutely. "Uncle Uno has good eyes."
Pax blushed even more.
Prince Uno didn't waste any time in sucking up to Sylvia to her like a simpering subordinate. "My dear niece Sylvia, you have amazing eyes, too! So young and already so bright! Do you want to grow up and be a fashion designer like Uncle Uno?" he asked with a mischievous grin.
Sylvia shook her head seriously. "No, Uncle Uno, I want to be a big CEO and Chairman of a company, like my Daddy!" she said firmly.
Ren chuckled and patted Sylvia's hair. "Good girl, Sylvia," he said happily. "You can take over SIMS when you are all grown up."
Pax frowned. "SIMS? Why SIMS? Why not Sirocco?" he demanded. "Isn't that your company as well?"
"And why not Zephyr?" Fang asked from the side.
Ren chuckled. "Sirocco is going to be your wedding gift, Pax," he said. "You are the one doing all the work of Sirocco, and you should groom your own children to take over from you when they are all grown up!"
"I'm not getting married, and I'm not having children," Pax said sternly. "Where did you even get such a ridiculous idea from? Sirocco is your company, and it will remain your company, and for your children to inherit."
Ren shook his head stubbornly. "No, you have always worked more than me for Sirocco – without you, there would be no Sirocco, so it is only right that it is yours!" he said. He looked at Fang for support.
Unexpectedly, Fang didn't stand up for Ren's support this time. Instead, he asked, "But why not Zephyr? Why can't Sylvia take over Zephyr from me?"
"Don't worry, Papa, I will take over Zephyr from you," Snow said, patting Fang's arm with a soft paw. "Let Big Sister Sylvia have SIMS from Daddy, all right? Be good, Papa, and don't be jealous."
The kitten made it sound like she was doing Fang a huge favour by taking over his company!
Fang's lips twitched. "You don't have to if you don't want to," he murmured.
Snow patted her Papa's hand again. "Don't worry, Papa. I will be your successor, all right?" she said sweetly. "Be good, Papa."
"Yes, my big darling, be good," Ren teased.
"Be good, Papa!" Smoke and Shadow spoke up as well. "We want to be doctors like Daddy, so we won't go to work in your company and take it over, but Snow is very smart and she will inherit Zephyr from you! So, Papa, don't fuss and be good, all right?"
"Yes, Little Brother Fang, be good," Prince Uno chimed in, laughing happily.
"Yes, Papa, be good," Rudy said. "Don't be jealous!"
"Be good, Papa!" Ray spoke up as well, imitating his siblings, even though he wasn't very clear on what was happening all around him.
Pax, Wolf and Claw laughed as well.
It was only when Claw laughed out loud that Wolf realised that something was wrong.
"Wait, wait, why are you laughing?" Wolf asked Claw.
"The babies are saying 'be good, Papa' to Fang and Snow is offering to take over Zephyr from him, isn't it funny?" Claw asked him.
Wolf was stunned. "You – you are able to hear the babies? All of them?" he asked.
Claw nodded. "Yes, of course," she said. "They are magical creatures, aren't they?"
Wolf's eyes went as wide as tennis balls. "You have magic, too?" he asked.
Claw shook her head ruefully. "Not really," she murmured. "I wish I did, but unfortunately, I have hardly any magic. I can't do anything with it, but I am able to hear magical creatures." She reached out and pinched Wolf's cheeks playfully. "And I have always known that you and brother in law Pax have magic. I was surprised when I saw that Chairman Ren's magic was so powerful, and then Fang awakened his magic as well. And the cute little ones, they are just amazing!"
"Auntie Claw is amazing, too," Shadow said happily. "We like Auntie Claw."
"Auntie Claw is pretty, and Uncle Wolf is also pretty," Sylvia said. "We will have pretty cousins in the future!"
Wolf and Claw blushed at Sylvia's words and everyone else burst out laughing.
Prince Uno poked Wolf on the shoulder. "You two had better work hard to live up to my little niece Sylvia's expectations!" he said.
Pax rolled his eyes.
"Uncle Pax should also get married and have pretty babies," Rudy spoke up from Ren's phone. "We have a lot of siblings now, and we want cousins now. Uncle Wolf and Auntie Claw will give us pretty little cousins, and Uncle Pax should work hard, too. Uncle Uno, you too! Work hard and give us pretty little cousins to play with!"
"I want to go to school with pretty cousin brothers and sisters!" Smoke said.
"School?" Wolf was surprised. "You want to go to school, Smoke?"
"All of us want to go to school," Sylvia said.
"Me, too," Rudy said. "Even though I am cleverer than all the humans – but I still want to have the experience of going to school and making friends!"
"What is school?" Ray asked in an adorable voice.
Prince Uno came over immediately to speak to Ray – since all the flattery wasn't working too well with Sylvia, he thought that he would try it with little Ray. Besides, the little dragon was the treasure of the Dragon Nation – surely he would be more likely to side with Prince Uno?