Orion sat down in the Jacuzzi looking over the city down as he filled himself a cup of Rooibos Tea. The days since his Birthday had been a little more stressful than before, his whole class had been separated from the others, same with Sebastian's for their securities sake. Too many a girl had tried to get close to at least one of them with amoral offers to get an edge in the upcoming competition. And way to many tried sending him nudes.
"Fuck, get a clue." Orion groaned as he glanced over yet another application on his Pad:
"As if the Nation will vote for a Bitch streamer with an Onlyfans account. You sell Nudes. I can imagine Haydar making a point of jerking off to pictures of my Wife if that where to pass."
he leaned back and sipped his cup, before opening a new tab:
"Let's check on what the international ones are up too."
A couple groans further the young emperor rubbed his temples as he put the pad aside:
"This is going to be such a catfight. At least some of them seem to have an idea what the nation will want."
The squeaking door to the bathroom made Orion turn and look over at too tiny ones with their bathing trunks grinning mischievously at him. The younger Brother of Sebastian, Ludwig, stood next to Karloman, one of his Sister Helena's children:
"Weren't you two grounded from using the Spa after you flooded it two months ago?" the Emperor noted, in a stern tone to his two nephews.
"Yes, but Gramps and Siggi cleared it because we didn't skip training since."
Karloman was the more confident of the two, Orion thought to himself. At least his mother didn't have the time to hurt and abuse Ludwig as she had done with his brother Sebastian.
"No splashing, i still want to drink my tea. And no Potatochips in the tub, understood?"
Orion had already messaged Albrechts parents to double check, he knew the imperial eleven had a bit of a habit of being little brats if left too loose. Not that he diud mind giving them the space, as soon as they grew into the academies they'd all dearly miss the time at the palace.
"Is Bunny free? he usually spends his evenings around you whenever he's home." Ludwig meekly asked as he slipped into the bubbling tub, while Karloman put down two big mugs with hot chocolate next to them.
Orion glanced them up and down, a couple bruises on their arms made him exhale:
"Training yes, but where did you get those bruises?" he grabbed his cup and slurped very deliberately: "remember, Albrecht will not tolerate you two breaking another arm."
The two where clearly pouting as Karloman hopped into the bath, splashing way too much:
"We fell, that happens in skating." he grumbles: "We didn't push each other this time." he looked down: "I still miss Spots..."
Fuck, right. - Orion thought to himself as he went through his pad again. They got served stew for that, not unjustified but he knew it was a sore spot for those two.
"You two got a new trainer i heard?"
Both Ludwig and Karloman beamed and grinned: "Yeah and she's real nice! The club said she doesn't know who we are so we stick with the fake names. But she's i think as old as you? She got hurt recently so she can't do tournaments anymore!"
Orion's alarm bells went off as he looked at the two relaxed their sore muscles with some hot cocoa and warm bathwater, he swished on his pad and grabbed a picture, turning it around to the two:
"Is
this your new trainer, by chance?"
to which the two gave an enthusiastic nod.
"Clever girl. Though i assure you, she knows exactly who you two are."
As he watched the two continuing to disturb his peace, Orion fumed inside. If there's one thing he hated, it was dragging his nieces and nephews into politics already.
