Yay, new project! I'll be watching for it.
Thanks KRae!
Hmm... I wonder which challenge you're doing 
It's always sad when family members move out. Congratulations to Aurora and Samir 
Did you not build a fence around the pool? My non-mermaid heirs kept wanting to swim 24/7 and I finally gave up and demolished the pool, lol.
No, I didn't build a fence around the pool. No one besides Samir and my mermaid heir really used the pool. I think Andi and Orion both used it once but otherwise, they're all attached to the computers and gaming system that I put in the living room. The yard is fenced in, however, to keep out nosy paparazzi.
Chapter 26- Better Late than NeverWe all settled in to a routine fairly quickly. For Samir and me, it was skilling and work. For everyone else, they pretty much did what they wanted most of the time. That was okay though because both Samir and I wanted to max the logic and athletic and writing and charisma skill respectively. Samir was pretty lucky because Dad volunteered to tutor him in the logic skill to help him learn it faster. No one else in the household-besides Grandpa Camillo-could learn my skills so I was on my own.
Grandma Andi has developed a new hobby. She spends most of her free time dancing in the living room in front of the radio in her undies.
I'm not quite sure what dance move she's doing.
At least she's always entertaining to watch.
Now that Caelum and Mom were out of the house, we redid the bedroom that my brother and I once shared. Samir and I remodeled everything but kept it in my favorite color scheme because Samir knew that at some point, he would need to move out of the house as well.
Never a dull moment in the Rigel house.
The maids we hired to work for us always got a kick out of coming to our house. They would always stop one of us to get an autograph or get a photo. In this instance, the maid asked Dad to pose for a photo, which he agreed to do.
Samir enjoyed spending a lot of time in the pool we built for him. He was able to work on his athletic skill while still just being able to swim around as a merman. A win-win situation for sure. His diving also improved with his continued use of the diving board. No more belly flops!
And we had yet another burglar come to the house. I swear, we get one every other day. No exaggeration at all.
Some people just never learn.
Once that was all settled, Grandma Andi got an invitation from Aunty Luna to come to her party at her house the next evening. Of course Grandma Andi said yes. It's always great when we get to see Aunty Luna. I know how Grandma Andi, Grandpa Camillo and Dad feel. I lost Caelum and Mom to the dynasty and also am very happy when they call or I get to come see them. However, my duty is to the dynasty and to the kingdom since I am a descendant of royalty and I would complete my regal duty.
And, on the subject of regal duty, Samir and I better buckle down and hurry to finish my requirements because our age was quickly catching up with us. Before we knew it, it was time for our Adult birthdays. Samir went first. He had just come into the bathroom to take a quick shower after working out for a few hours when it happened.
He may have a few wrinkles coming in but I think he still lookes as handsome as ever!
My birthday was a few days later. I actually gave myself an early birthday present because I had maxed the writing skill.
Maxing the writing skill really helped in my work. I managed to get another promotion that next day. I was very happy to get one step closer to becoming a star news anchor.
The next thing I was going to be working on was my charisma skill. However, that's when I had my birthday.
We had to lock the door to our bedroom because Grandma Andi always tried to sneak in and play with the chess set that Samir used for his logic skill, so no one was there to celebrate my birthday with me. That was just fine because I didn't need a big celebration; I needed more time to get my requirements done instead.
I aged up with the same hair I had as a child.
Samir came into the room after I finished aging up to cheer me on. Better late than never, I guess
