[Prologue]    [Chapter 2]    [Chapter 3]    [Chapter 4]    [Chapter 5]    [Chapter 6]    [Chapter 7]    [Chapter 8]    [Chapter 9]    [Chapter 10]    [Chapter 11]    [Chapter 12]    [Chapter 13]    [Chapter 14]    [Chapter 15]    [Chapter 16]    [Chapter 17]    [Chapter 18]    [Chapter 19]    [Chapter 20]    [Chapter 21]    [Chapter 22]    [Chapter 23]    [Chapter 24]    [Chapter 25]    [Chapter 26]    [Chapter 27]    [Chapter 28]    [Chapter 29]    [Chapter 30]    [Epilogue]
   

Chapter 1

The Tellens weren't just mind readers, they were also big people. The biggest ever were Kane & Pella and they're still ruling  Telleria today. Telleria is the only country that grew Pol Fruit, which often made people bigger than they should be. Kane & Pella are up to 7' in height, which is a record. They're so big because they're both obsessed with Pol Fruit and eat up to 7 a day.
    Kane was walking through his palace while eating a Pol Fruit (as usual). It was morning and the capital city Bermuda shone nicely in the purple  sunlight. He pressed a button and a door opened to a bedroom.
"Oh, Loria's not in her room." He didn't notice anything at first because he was too used to the sight. "Loria's not in her room!"
    Kane quickly strode away from the bedroom and turned left at the main corridor. He dropped his fruit in a bin. Then he pushed a button and another door opened.
    "THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" Kane boomed. He walked over to the window. "I know why you do it, but you have to do it right!"
    "What are you talking about?" asked Jaron. He was lying beneath his bedcover but Loria was simply lying on the bed.
    "This has been happening all year Jaron," Kane said. His blue eyes were in their most evil form. He snatched up a sash from a table. "Marry her!" he shouted.
    Jaron didn't say anything. He was too scared and confused.
    "This isn't a perfect day either is it?" Kane slammed the sash on the table and crossed his arms.
    "What's up with him?"Jaron asked.
    "He doesn't want anything accidental to happen," answered Loria.
    Kane felt himself relax and walked over to the bed. He uncrossed his arms and sat on the edge. He looked at Jaron, who had long blonde hair that was straight and a green head-feather to match. Loria had fiery, red hair that waved.
    "Maybe shouting at you was a bad way to start off your birthday," said Kane. "But even if you are now 19 you're still going to follow my orders."
    "Plus you like it," said Loria, who was smiling. Kane smiled, then it went.
    "Get dressed," he ordered.
    Her smile went and she angrily strode out of the room. Jaron looked behind her, then turned back to Kane.
    "You've been getting mad for hardly anything at all this week, can't you just  chill?" asked Jaron. "I mean, what's going on?"
    Kane stared at the blonde. "Go to the Grand Hall for breakfast." He then stood up and walked out of the room.
    Jaron stared at the closed door for a while. "He seems to be having problems lately...it's probably nothing," he thought, then he got out of bed to get changed. Loria rushed back in after a few minutes. Jaron was just deciding what top to put on.
    "One good thing about Tyrons, they don't have to shave," Loria said to Jaron.
    "Weird remarks as usual," thought  Jaron. "I wonder if I should wear Tyron fashions," he told her. He smiled and reached for a green top. He hummed 'Happy Birthday' to himself. He put on his top, finished humming and started looking round his room.
    "What are you looking for?" asked Loria.
    He then asked: "Why don't you read my mind and find out?" Loria did just that and found out he was looking for his favourite pair of shoes. She headed for the shelves, thinking it's where they'd be. "Tried them, they're not there."
    She jumped and turned round quickly. "You always look under the shelves. Why?" He laughed and shook his head, then looked and walked to a cupboard near him. He opened it. "Here they are."
    Loria jogged to the cupboard, took the shoes out and looked at them. They were a nice orange colour that mixed with blue.
    "These were the shoes I gave you for your birthday last year. Not wearing them for a month made me think  you forgot about 'em."
    "Nope." Jaron took the shoes and walked to his bed. "I was making sure they were in good condition so that I could wear them today." He sat down to put them on. With his shoes on, Jaron stood up. Loria noticed that the blue on his shoes matched his blue trousers.
    "What are you staring at me for Loria? It's breakfast time and I'm hungry."
    Loria tilted her head. "Why don't you pull me?"
    "Fine," he shrugged. Jaron opened his door, grabbed Loria and flew-literally-down the corridor.
Loria bounced on the ground and laughed and giggled  all the way. At one point, Jaron flew down a ramp and tipped a bin, spilling out all the Pol Fruit wastes of the week.
    Jaron stopped flying at a door and made sure Loria could stand. He let go but she fell and Jaron quickly caught her. This time she was able to stand. He opened the door and was welcomed by a huge shout of "SURPRISE!".
    Everyone in the hall and Loria started to sing 'Happy Birthday' to him as he stared around the hall.
    Kane and Pella were there. Loria's baby sister Corina, was coming up to him, pushing a trolley with his birthday cake on it. There were senior servants, Corina's friends and then he gasped.
    "Loria the whole school's here!" Loria shook her head.
    "Damon needed an operation and some people in the eighth year caught  fevers!" She needed to shout because of the noise.
    The song finished and Jaron blew out all 19 candles. Everyone cheered. Pella was walking towards him with a black Tyron girl with her.
    "Tyron? Like me?" he thought.
    Pella then said: "Jaron, I'd like you to meet  Yatri. She's a bit older than you but you should be able to get along quite nicely."
Jaron and Yatri shook hands. Yatri dressed like a Tyron and had yellow colour-feathers (head and wing-rim).
    "So," Jaron began, "you're to be my Porter. Sure you want the job?"
    "Yeah," answered Yatri.
    Pella left them to get a Pol Fruit(!). "Pol Fruit time."
    "So how did you end up in Telleria?" asked Jaron.
    "My family has lived at Samsul Beach for a century. I felt I needed to live in the high life," Yatri told him.
    "So you trained as a Porter to get a good job among the Royal Family?" Jaron asked.
    "Right." Her eyes narrowed. "I don't think you'll believe me but it's because we live at a beach that my Dad is half Zamaki fish." Jaron stared at her, then Loria tugged at his arm.
    "Come and see how many presents you've got!" she said with a smile.
    Jaron chased after her and found a mountain of presents on a table.

    "Most of these presents are things to help me start out as an adult," said Jaron. It was evening and they were all sitting on sofas in front of the wrapped and unwrapped presents.
    "Most people have presents like these when they turn 19," Pella pointed out, then chuckled. "I remember my main present at 19 being a pregnancy tester."
    "I like your plans for the hospital," Corina said quickly.
    "What?" Jaron asked. Corina showed the drawing on his 'Plan-Pad'.
    "That's one present already in use," said Loria.
    "What's up with you Kane?" asked Jaron.
    Kane stopped staring into space. "Jaron..," he began. "I was hoping that we would have gained access to Tyrony by now so you could meet your parents in person, but communications are still blocked, so I've decided to tell you about them myself."
    "You knew about my family all along?" the birthday boy asked.
    "Yes." Kane reached for a button on a control pad and a picture came up on the screen. "Here are your parents at their coronation."
    "This must have been taken from a far distance," said Yatri. "I can't see them too well."
    "No one can," answered Pella. Kane pressed another button and the picture changed.
    "This is your family picture," Kane told Jaron. "It was taken when you were 2 days old."
    "Who's that?" Jaron pointed at the boy in the picture.
    "Your brother Rida," Kane told him. "Older by 5 years."
    Jaron looked at his Dad and brother. They also had blonde hair and green colour -feathers, but Rida's hair was short and his Dad's hair was long and curly.
    "What were their names?" Loria asked.
    "Vanus and his queen Salra," Pella answered.
    "Didn't they have any girls?" Corina asked. Pella shook her head.
Jaron then looked at Salra. Long, straight, brown hair with red colour- feathers.
    "When I go back, I'll wear a gold ribbon like they are won't I?" he asked.
    "Of course you will," answered Pella.
    Jaron then grinned. "Yatri, your first duty is to frame this picture."
    "What frame?" his porter asked.
    "Bronze would be nice," he answered.
    Yatri quickly walked out of the lounge door.

©Ruth Amy Louise Hüneke 2008