Hey there guys
Now firstly I'm thinking of writing a sequel. It's about Raven and Rich's kids. Their eldest son to be precise. It's about him going off and becoming a pirate. He leaves cause he's in love with Damian's daughter and his best friend goes after her even though he knows he fancies her. Meanwhile Draconis makes his comeback and he and Damian's daughter have to team up and stop him.
This is a bit of a story about Raven and Rich's kids. They have three kids. A son named Jake, a daughter named Opal and another son named Terry. Damian's daughter's name is Amber. Tony and Eli's son's name is Mike. Jake's best friend is named Tom.
Now this story is dedicated to my little sister. It's a birthday present. It';s about Jake searching for the perfect gift for his lil sis. Hope you guys like it. Happy Birthday sis.
Please review and tell me if you think a sequel's a good idea.
Jake paced up and down his massive room lost in thought. There was a knock at his door, but he was too lost in thought to hear it. Outside the door Raven sighed. If she knew her son, which she did, he had gone into that mode where he zoned out everything, but his own thoughts.
"JACOB!" she shouted, but there was still no answer. She sighed. "I bought shortbread." Instantly the door was flung open and Jake stood looking around for the promised shortbread. She laughed. She knew him too well.
"Third time this week!" he muttered.
"That's really not my fault." Raven replied shaking her head.
"So something wrong Mom?" Jake asked.
"What are you giving your sister for her birthday?" she asked.
"No clue" was the reply.
"Well just don't give her a pat on the back like last year," she warned.
"Hey! She didn't give me such a great gift either!"
"She got you an autographed classic album of your favorite band. She had to sneak out of this place, sneak into a concert, then sneak backstage and into their changing room. Plus because she had snuck out at the dead of night your father grounded her for a month." Jake was quiet for a while.
"Well…I guess it wasn't that bad," he said. She sighed.
"My point is she always puts a lot of thought into your present," Raven said. "That's what makes it so special. The amount of thought and effort she puts into it. You don't have to buy her something. Just think of something you're really good at and use that to make her a present." Then with a smile she stood up and left the room.
Jake fell back on to the bed and stared at the ceiling. He lay there for an hour just thinking. He didn't even notice when Amber and his close friend Tom entered the room. That was until one of them said something about shortbread. That instantly woke him up. After telling them his problem they set off shopping. Or rather Amber grabbed both boys and literally dragged them to the mall.
"I can't believe you convinced me to come here. I HATE SHOPPING! IN MY OPINION ANYONE WHO ENJOYS THIS IS INSANE!" Jake screamed at the top of his lungs. Several people turned and glared at him fiercely. He looked around before adding. "I have a lot of issues." Amber grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the shop
"Not the brightest star this side of the universe are we?" she asked him rhetorically.
"You're the one who dragged me here Einstein," Jake replied angrily.
"Well where else are you going to shop for birthday presents for Opal?" Amber asked.
"Somewhere" he replied
"Somewhere where?"
"Somewhere else," Jake shouted. "You know where there aren't crazy shopping obsessed people, who should be in asylums running around."
"Could the old married couple please stop bickering" Tom said before Amber could reply. The two bickered over only one thing and that was shopping of all things.
"Alright," Amber said. "We're just shooting into darkness. What does she want?"
"I have no idea" Jake replied.
"What sort of a sibling are you?" Tom asked.
"You have no clue what your little sister wants for a birthday present?" Amber asked. Jake shrugged his shoulders. "Why don't you make her something?" Jake stared at her. "Draw a picture for her or something to that effect."
"I can't draw. I'm a terrible artist." Jake said.
"No you're a great artist." Amber said. " Stop criticizing yourself. Besides you don't have to draw something. You could write her something."
"Ohh. That's a great idea. Hey Opal. I know Mom, Dad, Aunt Eli, Uncle Tony and pretty much everyone else spent thousands on buying you a birthday gift, but I, I decided to write you a story."
"Well what else could you get her?" Tom asked.
"Books!" Jake said after a moment of thought. "I'll buy her a whole bunch of books by her favoruite author. She likes that Jaqui or Jacki Wilson person."
"It's Jacqueline Wilson" Amber pointed out.
"Well she likes books by what ever her name is, so let's buy her some." Jake said starting to walk towards a book-shop, which was the only shop he ever visited in the mall.
A few minutes later
The trio entered the quiet little book-shop after several minutes of wading through masses of crazy shopping obsessed people as Jake so bluntly put it.
"All right," Jake said. "We'll just get a Jacqueline Wilson collection…" he trailed off as he saw his aunt and uncle standing at the counter. And guess what. They were buying a Jacqueline Wilson collection. They turned around and faced them.
"Hello you three" Tony said cheerfully.
"Shopping for Opal's present?" Eli asked.
"Yeah. I was going to buy her that collection," Jake said pointing at the books they were carrying.
"Oh," Eli said. Then she smiled. "Well sweetheart, I'm sure you'll find her something. You could…write her a story."
"No. I can't just write her a story. I have to get her something special," he said.
"A story would be special," Tony said.
"Not special enough."
"Well what else can we buy her?" Tom asked. Jake was quiet for a while before replying.
"Jewelry!" he exclaimed finally. "I'll buy her jewelry!"
"I still think you should write…" Amber began.
"Oh would you stop about the story for heavens sake!" Jake practically shouted. Amber sighed.
"Come on," she said. "I know a great jewelry shop." Then with hurried good-byes the three set off again, wading through the masses of people.
5 minutes later
"Well hello there Your Majesty," said the cheerful shopkeeper smiling at them. "Searching for a birthday present for your sister I take it."
"Yeah," Jake said.
"Do you have anything in particular in mind?"
"No not really. I was thinking maybe some kind of necklace. Maybe with a purple stone set in it. That's her favourite colour."
"Well let's see. I think you should get her…" the shopkeeper began, but they never found out what he thought they should buy because at that moment Sebastian strolled into the shop.
"Hello you three" he said smiling at them.
"Hi Sebastian," Jake said. "What's up?"
"I'm just picking up your parents' gift for Opal," he replied. "It's done isn't it?" The shopkeeper nodded and pulled out a necklace box. He opened it and everyone gasped.
Inside was a necklace with a chain of pure gold. It had a pendent shaped like a star. The center of the star was made of a special Xarthian blue diamond. Each point had a different kind and different colored stone. One was a green jade, a red amber, a yellow topaz, a blue turquoise and a purple sapphire. It had smaller stars each of one stone around the chain.
"Err…okay" Jake said staring at the necklace. "How long did it take to make that?"
"One month" the shopkeeper said proudly.
"Great" Jake said. "Now I can't get her jewelry either."
"Well why don't you write her a story?" Sebastian suggested.
"No that's not special enough" Jake said.
"Well what else could you get her?" Tom asked.
"What about perfume?" Amber suggested. "Though I still think you should write her a story."
"Yeah I'll buy her expensive perfume!" Jake said.
"All right I know a great perfume shop," Amber said dragging them into the wades of people again.
A little while later
The three stepped into the perfume shop that Amber had talked about.
"Alright," Jake said as he stared at the bottles with a clueless expression on his face. " How do I decide…?" Fortunately he didn't have to decide because standing next to the counter was Carrie. She turned around and beamed at them.
"Hey you guys," she said smiling.
"Hey Aunt Carrie," Amber said. "What are you doing here? Thought all your secret admirers gave you so many perfumes you didn't have to buy any." They all chuckled slightly.
"I'm buying some for Opal," Carrie said. She then noticed all of their faces falling. "Something wrong?"
"I was going to buy her some," Jake said. "And now I can't."
"Sorry bout that sweetie," Carrie said. "But why don't you write her a story or something."
"No that's not special enough," Jake exclaimed. "Now I have to find something else? What else could I possibly buy her?"
"Well what about some sort of pet?" Tom asked.
"A pet?" Jake said thinking it over. "Well she has always wanted a cat. And Mom and Dad are cool about pets. So yeah a pet is a great idea. To the pet shop!"
At the pet shop
"Hey Amber why's your Dad here?" Jake asked.
"Err…yeah about this whole cat buying thing…" Amber began. Luckily she didn't have to finish because at that point Damian approached them smiling with a cute fluffy kitten in his hands.
"Hey guys," he said smiling. "Amber got the cat like you suggested sweetheart."
"You told him to get a cat?" Jake asked glaring at her.
"Err…umm…hmm," Amber said. "I think this is a wonderful time to bring up the fact that I am your best friend and I've been by your side through thick and through thin." Jake sighed.
"You were going to buy her a kitten I take it," Damian asked. The three nodded. Damian was quiet for a second. "Well why don't you write her a story."
"ARRRGGGH!" Jake exclaimed. "WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP SAYING THAT!"
"Because you're amazing at writing stories," Amber said. "Come on Jake. Just sit down and write her something." Jake let out a frustrate sigh.
"Fine I'll write her a story," he said starting to walk towards the door of the shop.
Back at the palace
Jake sat at his massive writing desk staring at his computer screen trying to write his infamous stories. He needed some inspiration. And quick.
"Come on Jake," he said to himself. "Think of something. Arrghh! I need inspiration."
"Inspiration for what son?" came a familiar voice behind him. He jumped about twenty feet into the air and banged his head on the roof just as his parents had years ago.
"Now why does that action look sooo familiar?" came another familiar voice. He turned around to find both his parents standing by his door.
"Inspiration for what son?" Rich asked.
"I'm writing Opal a story for her birthday," Jake said. "And I can't think of what to write."
"Couldn't think of anything to buy her?" Raven asked walking up to him and standing by his desk.
"I did," Jake said. "But everyone had already bought those items for her." Rich and Raven locked eyes.
"What did you think of getting her?" Rich asked joining Raven by the desk.
"Well Amber, Tom and I went all over the place," Jake said thinking over all the places they visited. "First we went to a book-shop to get a collection of books, but Uncle Tony and Aunt Eli beat me to it. Then we went to a jewelry shop, but you guys beat me to it. Then we went to a perfume shop, but Aunt Carrie beat us to that. Then we went to a pet shop to get her a kitten, but Uncle Damian and Amber beat me to that."
"That's a lot of places," Rich commented.
"Yeah, sweetheart," Raven said. "Opal will be really touched to hear all the trouble you went to."
"Hmm…yeah," Jake said. "Yeah she would!" Without another word to his parents he turned to his computer and started typing. Rich and Raven smiled at each other.
"See you later sweetheart," Raven said kissing the top of her son's head.
The next day
"Hey lil sis," Jake said running after Opal.
"Hey big bro. What's up?" she asked.
"I have something for you. Your birthday present." he said handing her a book. He had got a writing set a few years ago that allowed you to bind pages together.
"A story? What's it about?" Opal asked taking it.
"It's kinda about a guy searching for a present for his lil sis. He goes to all the places I went and finally he writes her a story. Hope you like it" Jake said before running to his room.
A little while later
"JAKE!" Opal shouted as she entered his room, raced over to him and flung her arms around him and hugged it tightly. "Jake I love it! It's GREAT! It's the best gift I got! THANK-YOU!"
"No problem" he said smiling. Guess everyone was right.
Well that's all for Emperor Richard. Hope you guys liked this. I'll probabely post the sequel under the name 'The Emperor's Son' or something to that effect.
Happy Birthday to my lil sis.
Until we meet again.
Dragon. Out.