CHAPTER 29.5: Orphans and Siblings

The kids shifted into their human forms and Gray ran to me. “You have to play with us because Kaya and her sister are on one team, so I have to be on the other with mine.”

I was surprised to hear Gray call me his sister. “Y-yeah,” I stuttered and got up. We played a few rounds of freeze tag until we got tired out. Polly was tired out first. We all laid down next to each other.

“Your sister is fast Gray.” Polly said. “You're fast Aqua.”

“It’s because she’s older than us Polly.” Kaya said. “I’m going to be that fast when I’m her age too.”

Gray laughed. “You might be.” He looked at me. “Are you coming with us on our picnic Tuesday? We always do something once a week out of the castle and that’s what we’re doing next week.”

I smiled. “If our father asks me to come then I will.”

My answer made him happy. “My mom said that full siblings and half siblings aren’t the same thing, but I don’t get it. I know my mom isn’t yours, but my Dad is so y