Before getting on the couch, Talia used her magic to temporarily give herself a neko-like appearance. She hopped over the backside of the couch and landed gently beside Zenya, raising her had as if it were a paw. "Meow~" she said with a smile, rubbing her face on Zenya's playfully
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...ΨKenji smiled at Lumina as she drank some of the champagne, hoping that the alcohol would settle her nerves, if only a little. It was now Kenji's nerves that began to act up. It was the first time his pair would meet his parents, after all. Meeting Akira was different, as his older brother had orchestrated Kenji and Lumina's meeting through their wedding, so that was an easy introduction between Akira and Lumina. As for meeting his parents, they're being introduced during a party and feast of the apex warriors, and given the prior situations with Lumina and crowds, he wasn't entirely sure how she'd handle also meeting his parents. From his understanding, the partner who is meeting the parents of another partner was usually the one nervous, and that was from just a standard dinner scenario. Comparing that type of situation to the current one was impossible, so Kenji wanted to play it safe by giving her some alcoholic courage. At no point did he want Lumina to panic, nor did he want her to feel uncomfortable, so he made a promise to himself, at the first sign of Lumina becoming nervous with the situation, they'd leave. After hearing Lumina's reply, Kenji gently took Lumina's hand and began making his way through the crowded rooms, his eyes focusing on his older brother and parents sitting at the dinner table at the back of the room. Beside Ragnarok was two open seats, and beside Ariadne sat Hikari, Kioko, Haruo and Kuroh, with Asuka sitting closer to Akira, who sat at the head of the table. Akira and Asuka's children were eating their meals and laughing at jokes that was being said between them. Ragnarok and Ariadne also said jokes about the situations Akira found himself in during his childhood, much to his embarrassment. When Kenji and Lumina made it to the table, Kenji smiled and announced both his and Lumina's presence, introducing his pair to his parentsΨ...
“ Mom, dad, I'd like to introduce you to my pair, Lumina. Lumina, this is my mom and dad~ ”
...☬Ariadne looked away from Ragnarok and Akira and to Kenji as he introduced her to his pair. With a smile, Ariadne nodded her head and spoke☬...
“ It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Lumina. ”
...☄Ragnarok had turned his attention to the clock to check the time as Kenji had walked over and introduced his pair. Looking from the clock, he set his eye onto Kenji and his pair. With a smile, Ragnarok addressed Lumina☄...
“ Hey there, kiddo~ As my wife before me said, it's great to finally meet you after all this time~ ”
...♅Akira looked up from his large gathering of full and empty plates to see who his parents were talking to, only to see his younger brother and Lumina. With a smile, Akira spoke to Lumina shortly before he grinned♅...
“ Yo~ I would've invited you formally, but Kenji said he'd got it, so I let him pick you up~ ”
...≭Haruo raised his head from his bowl of fried rice that he'd been eating and looked over to his uncle and soon-to-be aunt and smiled, quickly followed with an energetic wave and happy tone of voice≭...
“ Hi Aunt Lumina!~ ”
...±Hikari followed her younger brother's lead and turned to Lumina, her smile soon growing as she recognized her and took a sharp inhale. Hikari then spoke to Lumina as she held out what seemed to be a yellow bean±...
“ Oh, hey Lumina-san! You've got to try these beans, they're really tasty!~ ”
...♆Kuroh quickly looked over to Lumina and spoke as he smiled♆...
“ Hey Lumina! ”
“ I would've introduced Lumina much sooner, but there was never any time, what with you both being in Euphoria and all. ”
“ Oh, it's fine Genesis~ We were all a bit busy for a time~ Why don't you both take a seat, Imperius and Asuka-chan slaved over this feast for us, it'd be a shame if it goes to waste~ Besides, it's only ten minutes until the countdown~ ”
“ Yeah, there's a seat beside me free~ Kenji can sit beside you~ ”
...♅Akira leaned in and whispered to Kenji in a teasing tone♅...
“ Psst, Kenji, don't be disrespectful and pull the seat out for Lumina~ ”
“ U-uh, yeah. Here you go, Lumi-chan~ ”
...ΨKenji quickly pulled out a chair for Lumina and waited for her to take a seat at the tableΨ...
Character Information
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Tags
The Fukushima Estate.
Standing at the table, holding a seat out for Lumina.
Happy.
Lumina.
Celebrate New Years with his pair.
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Alejandro smiled as he turned back to face the lake, listening to Astrid's words. He looked up at her and nodded, "Yes, I'm fine. You aren't heavy at all..." he said with a short laugh. Taking a deep breath, Alejandro turned and slowly continued on back to the school. "You know, this night wasn't the best night, but I guess some light shined on it a little..." he said, walking towards the city where the school was located. It was true, after remembering all the events that took place tonight, he won't forget how mad she was at him for leaving. That seemed to be the one thing she was upset about rather than anything back at the store.
To make up for his little disappearance, he figured just carrying her on his shoulders wouldn't be enough, so he came up with an idea. "I'll try and find us the next mission available. If I can get it for us, that way we can go work together like we're meant to and I won't be leaving you anywhere." Alejandro explained as he walked down the sidewalk. "How does that sound? I think after that, you should let me off easily and consider my debt repaid." he said, laughing a little. "Or we can do something else, but I personally feel a mission would be better."
"It's sudden. I know that, but it's something that I feel has to happen. For both you and your child's sake." Roman said, looking at Kaori. He was trying to be as serious as possible now, though he knew it was just him acting off emotion and worry. Roman felt bad, having her here all the time, and he felt as if he were hiding something. He disliked secrets... Though he had his own and having Kaori here was one. "With that being said, it's not only protection you need, but medical assistance. Getting around is easy for me, but in your current state, you'll need someone around who specializes in this stuff. A few members of my family work as doctors, so if anything happens that I wouldn't be able to fix, they can... Last but not least, I made a promise... I'll help you raise your child."
That was quite the promise he had made when finding out her situation. How Masahi got her pregnant and ran off. Just by doing that, he put the image that he was scared of responsibility, in his head. Knowing Kaori, that really hurt her, so he couldn't see his rival getting any second chances, especially since he's been gone for so long. Roman soon heard Kaori speak, causing him to look down due to the words she said. Shaking his head, he looked back up at her, "She'd be jealous of course... But she's a understanding woman and would probably even be willing to help if I explain your situation. I'm not 100 percent sure on that though... But my choices are mine to make. In the end, I have the final say as I am the head of my family. This is important to me, and I won't just let my wife make me decide otherwise... I can't. It's bad enough that I have you here alone."
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