I'm not a baby!

I'm Noel and I'm a big boy! I'm four years old and I live in a biiiiiig castle with a prince and a princess and butlers and a biiiiig dragon! Raawwwwr! That was my dragon roar! I like wooloolies and candy so if you have those I want some! You can come over and play with me any time. [Part of Return To Prana]

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Trent and Noel || Two tantrums and a Wooly

Trent regretted this so much, so so much. He shouldn’t have gotten on that train on a whim. He should have thought it through. Now he was in the middle of a Norad town without anyone he knew. He couldn’t even find the train station any more. 

He was completely lost in the town. “H-hey you! I need your help!” Trent was a little apprehensive talking to just anyone in the town, some were just a bit creepy, while others were down right scary, but at least one small child didn’t look so frightening. 

He approached him, trying not to look so frightened. Despite being a grown man, being lost in a different town, with a different currency and no understanding of the layout was an awful thought and an even worse reality.

“I-I’m lost… Help me out?” He scratched the back of his head as he stared down at the tiny boy in front of him. 

@itty-bitty-noel

[itty-bitty-noel]

Playing with his stuffed Chipsqueak toy, Noel didn’t quite notice the man was there at first. It wasn’t until a few moments later that he really looked at what was producing the shadow above him.

“You wan’ me to help?” His mouth was wide open with amazement. “Like a superhero?”

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The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

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The doctor looked disgusted when he saw the boy wipe his nose on his coat. Had he been taught no manners at all!? He was going to give him the worst tasting medicine he could find. 

“S-stop that right now!” Trent tugged his coat away from the toddler and glared at him.

[itty-bitty-noel]

“But I got boogers!” Noel pouted with puppy-dog eyes. He wasn’t going to let this ‘mean doctor’ get away so easily. Threats of medicine and naps were not things that go over well for an ill four-year old.

“You’re a doodoo head!”

[sofiadesaintecoquille]

Young Meets Younger» Sofia and Noel.

[sofiadesaintecoquille]

“I’m afraid that IS DEFINITELY possible.” Sofia sighed. In her eyes Bella was already growing up way too fast in her eyes and she’d hate for her to grow up any faster.

“Well… I LOVE Bella hearing you call me a thief, you don’t want her to think being a thief is a good thing do you?” She questioned, trying desperately to steer Noel away from calling her a thief of any kind.

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“But you did take my candy!” Noel whined. “Volkeenun says it’s... ummm... it’s bad to lie!” He waved his index finger with big movements. “Or else you get a time out an’ no toys!”

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The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

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Trent groaned as the signs of a temper tantrum began to show. The quivering lip, the teary eyes. Trent couldn’t be bothered with it, he just knew he’d never let Bella becomes so spoilt.

“You need plenty of naps to get over this, no medicine but if you dont sleep I’ll find you the nastiest tasting one I can! Understand?”

[itty-bitty-noel]

Noel puffed out his cheeks in a pout. Not just one nap but many? This just wasn’t fair! When did he get to play? And medicine!? That was torture!

“No medicine’s good! But... Why do I hafta nap?” He sniffled, grabbing for the doctor’s coat to wipe his runny nose with.

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The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

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Little brat was lying. His face was pale, Trent put his hand to the childs head. He deffinatly had a fever that Trent would have to suggest something to bring it down. “You know what Noel, I think you’re tired ‘cause you’ve been up allnight coughing!”

Trent gave him a stern look. “The more you tell the truth, the quicker you get your lolipop and you can go home.”

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“Cooold!” Noel whined when the cool hand was placed on his forehead, waving his arms around in a cranky fashion. He whimpered. This guy was good. Too good.

“Uh-huh...” The small prince gave in, nodding in defeat. He flopped over on his side, too tired to sit up. “I couldn’t sleep at aaaalll! B-But then Volkeenun or Princess Lady would make me nap! I hate naps!”

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The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

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“Alright! Alright!” Trent put his hands underneath the small boys arms, lifting him with ease onto the table. All he had to do was get the symptoms and a diagnosis, easy enough right? So long as he hurried it up.

“Right, Noel. I need you to tell my how you’ve been feeling lately. Have you been coughing? Sneezing, had the sniffles?”

Trent sat on the chair in front of the table and the green haired boy, a blank expression on his face as he sat there, prepared to listen to what he had to say. He reached inot his desk, placing a lolipop in view of the toddler, making remember what was at stake.

[itty-bitty-noel]

Noel stared at the wall. Grownups sure asked a lot of questions, didn’t they? In reality, he fit the bill for all three symptoms, but as honest as children were, Noel was smart enough to know if the big doctor knew he was feeling unwell, he’d have to get a shot and take medicine!

“Noooo!” He shook his head, coughing soon after, followed by a groan of discomfort. He really did not feel well. “’M jus’ tiiiired.”

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The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

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Trent gave a nod, that was much better behaviour, if he kept it up he might even get a sticker as well, Trent was always prepared for any type of patient, including any kid. He’d have to pick him up to get him on the table however.

“It wont take long at all, if you let me put you up on the table now?”

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“Okaaayy...” Noel lifted his hands up reluctantly. All he had to do was not throw a tantrum and the lollipop was his, right? Seemed easy enough. That is, if the castle staff had just let him play a little longer out in the rain without bugging him about coming inside. For now, he still was grumpy.

“Up! Up!”

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The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

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Trent was about to crouch down to greet the child, a smile plastered on his face as always whenever he did a checkup. When the child began to speak, his words practically slapped the smile right off of Trents face.

He had met children were were shy, children who were scared but non as rude as this little brat. Sadly, Trent was working, meaning that he had to stay as polite as possible while addressing the brat, while his carer was in the room anyway. He quickly flipped through his notes to see why he was even here

“Well…. Noel. If you sit down, we can have you checked up in just a few minutes. If you behave, you can have a lolipop afterwards.”

A smirk grew on the doctors face, there was no way in hell he was giving him a lollipop… or maybe he would give him plenty. They were disgustingly suger free after all.

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Noel wiped his runny nose with the back of his hand, staring up at the doctor. He wasn’t sure if he should try and be a good boy for a lollipop or he just didn’t care enough. He was tired and cranky and his head felt funny, but lollipops were nice.

“A lollipop?” He gasped. “No way!”

The small prince bit his thumb knuckle as he thought things over.

“Umm... Umm... Is it gonna... gonna take long?”

[itty-bitty-noel]

The Sniffles || Noel & Trent

“Nooooo! Nonononono! You can’t make me gooo!” The green-haired boy whined, followed by a cough.

Perhaps it was in the favor of Selphia’s physician duo that the day the small prince fell ill they had already made their way off to a date outside of town. Of course, that meant the burden of dealing with a fussy Noel was to be placed on another person of a similar profession.

Trent was his name, it seemed. The poor thing had best had patience, that was for sure.

“Hi.” Noel puffed his cheeks out in a pout, silently protesting as ‘Volkeenun’ sobbed and used big words he couldn’t quite put together, especially with stuffy ears.

The man in the coat was really big; at least, bigger than he was. He was kind of scary. Maybe... Just maybe, after ‘Volkeenun’ had left to give some space, the child could bug him enough to go home early.

“I don’t like you.” He said, staring up at the man. “When can I go home?”

[itty-bitty-noel]

*Whines* I’m huuuungryyy

I wanna coooookiiiie

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*Flops backwards onto his bed* I’m booored!

There’s no one to play with! An’ I’m hungry...

[sofiadesaintecoquille]

Young Meets Younger» Sofia and Noel.

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“You WEREN’T. Although EVERYBODY can remember anything at her age, thats why.” Sofia grinned. She watched as Bella reached up and stroked the boy’s cheek like he did to her. A happy mixture of a gurgle and a giggle came from the tiny baby.

“Um… Can you do me a favor and KEEP calling me Candy Thief Lady? Can you at least change it a bit?” She asked, being called a thief was not the best thing possible- especially around her child.

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Noel giggled. Even her hands were soft! He couldn’t wait until she was bigger so they could play together. They could play catch or tag or cops & robbers... all sorts of games. It felt like it’s be forever until then, though. He sighed.

“Can you um... make her grow up faster?”

“But that’s your name, candy thief lady!” He insisted, not realizing the names he gave the grownups weren’t really their names.

[sofiadesaintecoquille]

Young Meets Younger» Sofia and Noel.

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Sofia smiled as Noel stared down at her child. He seemed to analyze every little movement or expression she made and just sat there in awe of her. Had he never seen a baby before?

“Of course NOT! You were once around her size!” She explained. “She’ll probably grow up to either be my size or SHORTER.”

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“I was?” He asked, curiously tickling the baby’s cheeks because they were just oh so soft.

“I don’t remember being so small, candy thief lady. I... I don’t remember lotsa things. So I gotta wait ‘n see if I can find my mommy and daddy.”

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((hallo future father-in-law :P)) *Tugs at Trent's coat* Hey, coat man! Are you a doctor?

(fight me :3) *Trent looks down at the tiny green haired boy* “Uuh yeah I am!”

[itty-bitty-noel]

*Blinks in awe for a while, before he has a very important question to ask the doctor* Ohhh! Um... uuummm... Do ya give yucky medicine?

[sofiadesaintecoquille]

Young Meets Younger» Sofia and Noel.

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“Well… not all girls like GIRLS, some like girls. Its DIFFERENT for guys too!” Sofia smiled. Sexuality was not the easiest topic to discuss with a four year old unless they’d seen examples with their own eyes.

She thought for a moment about Noels question before nodding. He was scooted far enough back on the bench that if he dropped her, she’d land on his lap with no chance of falling to the ground. She carefully layed the tiny bundle into the boy’s arms and sat beside him.

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The baby looked kind of like the dolls Noel had seen in stores around Selphia... Well, until someone from the castle was to find him and take him home after looking for him for hours. Unlike the dolls, however, this tiny one moved and made funny faces!

“I like her! She’s all small, though! Will she, um... ever get big?”

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Book man! Book man! Can ya tell me a story? Pleeeeaaase?

“Huh? Oh! Sure!” Kiel smiled at the small boy. He pondered for a little bit before coming up with an idea. “There was once a brave girl. She was cool and kind, but she didn’t really believe in herself. Her family loved her very much. She had a younger brother who was very frail and not strong. She wanted to protect him more than anything, so she trained every single day to get stronger.

She soon became the best sword fighter in all the land, and was granted the title of Dragon Knight. She became the protector of the town and even the mighty God who lived there. She fought a ton of monsters and bad guys, and always came out on top. Even though she was still unsure of herself sometimes, everyone believed in her.

She’s still a knight to this day, and her little brother, who she had done everything for could not be more proud of her.”

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Kiel was ecstatic to see how much little Noel had enjoyed his story. He had to tell Forte about this later… and everyone else too. He was confident that they would get a kick out of it.

He grinned widely and laughed a bit at the changes Noel wanted to make to the story. He paused to consider it briefly before responding.

“Sure! Great idea! That way they can both fight bad guys together and be an awesome team~”

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*Claps excitedly* Yeah!!

An’... um... umm... Volkeenun says teamwork is always good! That’s why we have prince man an’ princess lady an’ butler man an’ butler lady an’ Vevevevevewill aaaaallll at our castle! I hope when I’m big I can help too! I think I’m gonna be five soon so that’s almost grown up!”

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Young Meets Younger» Sofia and Noel.

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"She’s far too STRONG for you to play with her, maybe when she’s YOUNGER?" Sofia smiled. "Oh um… babies come from magic only mommies and daddies can do! They DON’T do it to help mommies and mommies or daddies and daddies sometimes!" She hoped her explanation was good enough for him.

"If you would LOATHE, if you sit down you could hold her?"

[itty-bitty-noel]

Noel gasped in awe. Magic? Maybe, when he meets his mommy and daddy, he could ask them about it. He wondered where they were; in fact, it made him a little sad, but he was convinced if he kept looking he might find them.

“Did you say magic? And what do you mean mommies an’ mommies an’... an’ daddies an’ daddies? Could I have a mommy an’ mommy or daddy an’ daddy? I hope princess lady or prince man is one of them then! I wanna stay in the biiig castle with Volkeenun an’ everybody!”

Noel hopped up and down before he ran over to the bench to sit down, careful not to fall down and hurt himself this time.

“Can I hold her nooooowww?”