Rawlf was awoken by the ticklish sensation on his eyelids.
Finally awake, Rawlf decided to pretend to be still asleep and further observe a pair of small fingers stealthily touching him on his closed eyes.
"Fire, is this what we are going to look like as well when we go bigger?" Fair asked her older twin who was also lazily lying on her side, both staring at the sleeping face of their father.
Fire looked pensive for a moment before answering his twin sister.
"I will. But you will be different. A little bit of mommy but you are more going to be like the feminine version of daddy."
"Hm, I want to look more like mommy but looking the same way as daddy is not that bad Daddy is very handsome."
Both Fire and Rawlf's mouths twitched by Fair's last comment but both also never dared to argue to insist their own aesthetic and first up, it's Baelfair who made the comment and second up, the comment is directly for the other most important and treasured woman in their lives, Veronica.
"True, you also don't look that bad", Fire replied in nonchalance. "Fire!!!!!"
Baelfire looked over his twin sister and true to his thoughts, she was once again pouting and her not so chubby, meaty, pinkish cheeks were puffing healthily and well- her duck face lips.
Seeing the amused expression of her brother, Baelfair look at him sharply in his eyes. "Do you know that it's improper for boys to make mention of a girl's appearance!" "And what next? You're going to tell me that I'm objectifying girls?"
Fair did not reply but just maintained her sharp, creepy gaze towards her twin. Baelfire, understanding that he couldn't win over Baelfair if she really insisted on this 'creepy staring contest' decided to concede.
"Fine, I'm sorry."
Rawlf on the other hand overheard this conversation of his four years old cubs and was shocked beyond words. Although the knowledge of his cubs being geniuses is no longer a secret to him, this conversation is something that he didn't really expect from his twins.
This at the same time made Rawlf to be more protective than he already is of his cubs.
To be born innately genius is both a blessing and curse. And together with Veronica, Rawlf is even more driven for it to be the former in his cubs' case.
"Dad, stop pretending. I know you're already awake."
Rawlf instantly opened his eyes after hearing Baelfire's words. 'Indeed his cub.' Rawlf thought.
"Morning lovelies", He softly greeted them then moved out of the bed, "How about we went out first in order not to disturb your mom's sleep?"
Baelfire nodded his head and was about to move out of the bed as well but their father beat him to it and without warning carried him and Baelfair both on his arms.
Baelfair was giggling from the excitement of being suddenly carried by while Baelfire was trying his best to be discreet with his admiring gaze towards their father.
"Where are we going daddy?" Fair asked with her openly excited voice. "How about helping daddy with feeding the koi fishes?"
Hearing the early morning activity with their father excited the twins and simultaneously said yes with Baelfair clapping her chubby small hands together.
Rawlf with a soft expression carried his cubs on the man-made pond he meticulously designed for the koi fish at the back part of the mansion.
There was already a middle aged man waiting at the pond area and after seeing the arrival of the master of the mansion, the man bowed his head while trying his best to act like the kid's presence didn't bother him.
Of course, who in their right mind would make it obvious that he is a busy body with the affairs of his master. After having his safe and quick glance at the kids on the master's arm, the man realized that they're twins and what's more,….. their features were similar to the master's!!
"I'll take it here, Pi."
The man whose name was Pi after registering what the master had said bowed once again and turned to leave and well, bringing with him the feeds for the koi fishes.
"Leave the food."
Hearing the master's words, Pi halted right away while trying his best to hide his embarrassment, and was quick to return back and leave the koi fish feed container.
Always, the prize one would get when his mind was drifting somewhere else and not with the present. And well, indeed, his mind was somewhere in 'They're the master's children!!' confirmation.
After Pi left, Rawlf and his cubs were left to feed the koi fishes. Rawlf only stood around and with soft eyes watched as his two cubs threw feeds on the water while gently ruffling each of their hair from time to time.
Rawlf basks with enjoyment of talking to his cubs, much to his children's happiness seeing as their father is attentive and is trying to think first before answering their not so hard questions, especially of Baelfair, 'What are the fish saying right now, daddy?' , while all the while, Baelfire would turn to his twin sister and cringe over the stupid, childlike questions she would throw to their father and afterwards, would look to their father who answered those questions with something like, 'They're thanking us for their foods.'
Baelfire couldn't help but to be furrowed yet at the same time, trying to hide his smile. Their dad is ferocious and cold-blooded according to the information he collected about him so far, and yet here he is, trying his best to accommodate them.
'Couldn't be helped, they're his children.' Baelfire thought.
Baelfire shrugged off his shoulders and continued on with his own task. To feed the koi fishes silently.
"Fire, don't go too far and be carefull, you may fall." Baelfire heard his father's soft words.
Baelfire was silent at first then replied after a while.
``You'll save me anyway daddy."
Rawlf was caught off guard from what he heard from his son.
Different expressions passed on his face and the last one was of intense devotion. He heard him say, "No doubt", which earned an approving glint on the twin's eyes.
'Daddy passed all the tests so far!' They simultaneously thought in scheming minds.