"She's going to grow up to be as beautiful as her mother." Ryuu said softly, his arm around Emi as they sat on the livingroom couch.
Their baby girl, which they had named Katara, laid in Emi's arms. Her angelic-like sleeping face with her little arms tucked under the pale pink blanket. Her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were closed as she breathed deeply. She was born with thick hair with an interesting blend of black and yellow. The two of them wondered how it would come out when her hair grew. Her eyes were lavender just like her mothers.
It was after Katara had been born that Emi and Ryuu guessed the generation of Inabikari-Sakura would all have black and yellow hair with lavender eyes. It wasn't proven, but they found it ironic how their two children shared the same traits. Ryuu smiled softly and reached down to rub his new daughter's rosy cheek. She was now just a little over a month old.
Emi was almost back to having her skinny frame again, yet again making her female friends jealous. Emi rested her head on Ryuu's shoulder and shut her eyes. She was tired. Katara was a very loud and bouncy girl when it was in the earlier day hours. It was now five in the afternoon and both Emi and Katara were tired. "When is Tonoko supposed to be home?" Emi murmured quietly.
"Either sometime tonight, or tomorrow." Ryuu replied. "He was quite excited about the overnight mission." He chuckled lightly.
She smiled gently. "I hope he comes home tonight. I miss him." She whispered, opening her eyes to look down at their daughter. She had shifted and now had her thumb in her mouth. Emi smiled and kissed the top of her head before looking up at Ryuu. "I'm so happy we got a girl this time." She stated with a faint blush on her cheeks.
Ryuu laughed softly and nodded. "I am too." He whispered. "Now you two can share a motherly-daughterly bound." He smiled.
She smiled gently and nodded. She heard the door open and turned her gaze towards the door with a smile - her senses already told her who it was. "Welcome home, Tonoko." She called from the livingroom.
Tonoko dropped his stuff at the door and ran into the livingroom. "Hello!" He said and moved to kneel down in front of Emi. His smile brightened and he held his arms out to hold Katara. After Emi handed her over carefully, Tonoko moved her to his chest and hugged her gently.
Ryuu chuckled lightly. "Missed Katara?" He asked.
Tonoko tried to play it off cooly by shrugging. "Yeah, sure."
Emi smiled gently. She glanced at Katara in his arms and it appeared as though she was smiling. "I think she likes you a lot, Tonoko." Emi said as she reached out to ruffle his hair. "You had better protect her with your life." She whispered.
Tonoko nodded slightly. "Oh, I will. And I'll kick any one's butt who tries to mess with her." He grinned.
"That's my boy." Ryuu chuckled.
Tonoko laid her back gently in his arms to look at her face. Her eyes were open now and she yawned. Tonoko smiled and yawned as well. "Huh, already contagious, she is."
Emi laughed when her eyes glanced to the door - she sensed two people standing outside the closed door . She smirked and turned to Ryuu. "Three... two... one." A knock came to the door and she smiled. "Don't you wish your senses were this good, love?" She asked with a small laugh. "However, I don't want to get up..." She murmured, lowering her eyes on her two children.
Ryuu chuckled slightly and kissed her cheek. "That's why I married you, and that's another reason why we're having children." He stood up and moved to the door, opening it up to see Naomi and Shito. He waved them in and directed them towards the livingroom.
"We were a little late, but we made it." Shito said.
Ryuu shrugged. "It's alright." He said and leaned against the livingroom doorway frame. "Go ahead and see her, she's beautiful."
Tonoko stood and crossed the room towards the two guests. "Welcome back." He said as he turned Katara in his arms so the Naomi and Shito could see. Katara yawned again and stretched her tiny arms, making a little squeak.
Naomi grinned as she looked at the girl. "C-Can I hold her?" She asked, glancing at Ryuu.
Ryuu nodded. "Of course."
Tonoko and Noami did a careful and gentle exchange. Shito looked over Naomi's shoulder and smiled at the adorable child.
Naomi grinned as she looked between Emi and Ryuu. "This one is definately more like Emi." She laughed before glancing back down at the child. "She's gonna be a looker, Ryuu, you'll have to keep the boys away." She laughed.
Ryuu chuckled. "If she does look a lot like Emi, which I'm sure she looks a lot more like her as well, than she's going to have a lot of fans."
Tonoko quickly interrupted his father and pounded his fist into the palm of his hand. "I'm not going to let any of the guys touch her unless I know." He smirked. "I know the guys around here, and I wouldn't want Katara around them." He shook his head. "She deserves much better!"
Emi laughed as she stood up and made her way over to Tonoko. She rested her hand on his shoulder and pulled him into her side. "And I was worried about you having a sister." She murmured.
Naomi smiled at Shito, she leaned forward to kiss his cheek before looking back down at Katara. "I'm so jealous." She murmured. "I've always wanted to have a child."
Shito glanced around at Ryuu and Emi, then Tonoko. He turned to Naomi and smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of his neck.
"Do you have a special bloodline?" Ryuu asked Shito.
Shito shrugged. "My mother was the one who had the super strength." He replied.
Ryuu shrugged. "It might strengthen the bloodlines of the both of your clans."
Shito shrugged and nodded. Naomi blushed faintly. "I-I didn't mean to bring it up like this, Shito..." She murmured. "It's just a fact..." Even though the two of them were married, they had always made sure that Naomi didn't get pregnant, but that was only because it was never spoken about. Living free in the lands as they did would make children complicated, so they never even bothered to speak of it.
Emi smiled and let out a sigh. "Katara won't be the last. Ryuu and I are trying for more."
"Already?" Naomi gasped.
Emi nodded. "Trying to preserve my age a bit." She chuckled then shrugged. "I don't mind. Children is what keeps Ryuu and I together and strong. It reminds us of how much we love one another. It also helps out the clan since the Inabikari is slipping a bit in numbers. And then there's the fact that Tonoko is no longer an only child." She smiled and looked down at Tonoko.
Tonoko just simply nodded. "I'm still wanting a brother." He laughed.
Shito shrugged and scratched the back of his neck again. Ryuu laughed lightly and patted Shito on the shoulder. "Just say that children are a wonderful thing and you'd love to have children of your own."
"Meanwhile, I still finds girls blek." Tonoko stuck out his tongue and pretended to be disgusted. "I don't understand how you men can handle it."
Ryuu and Shito both laughed and patted opposite shoulders on Tonoko at the same time. They looked each other and then laughed again, both shaking their heads. "You'll understand when you're older, son." Ryuu said.
Tonoko rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. So everyone tells me." He mumbled.
Alright, maybe Tonoko wasn't letting in a little. There was one particular girl he found quite interesting. Not to say interesting as having feeling towards her, but just...well, interesting. Interesting like how you could watch a caterpillar and how, when it walks, it's like a stadium is doing the wave. With so many legs with the strangest looking feet. Interesting. Just a little while after the mission of trying to rescue Naomi, which ended in her leaving anyways, Tonoko went to the Chuunin exams that was scheduled that fall in the Land of Fire. Of course, he had made it with ease as expected from the whole village and soon became a Chuunin, although with a minor set back that made no difference in the end, only helped him further. Okimi had done pretty well, and Chrone. Well, the second part of the exams ended in unfair battle, that ended in Tonoko having to stop the fight and almost being disqualified.
Anyways, once the Chuunin exams were over, and he was given his first mission whom happened to be placed in leadership, was assigned a team and they had to leave to the next village over and help with bringing down a rogue that was running about their village in hiding and wrecking havoc on the citizens. One of his team members, a very quiet and serious girl by the name of Miyu, had caught his interest. On a personal level, he thought her name suited her perfectly. He couldn't deny, she was beautiful - as in, beautiful to be able to catch his eyes immediately and make him freeze while he awkwardly stuck his hand out and introduced himself as Tokono. She was also so calm, and so mysterious, just like the moon.
He just couldn't understand how he had never met her before. Never in the academy, and neither just around the village. She claimed to have lived in Sunagakure her whole life, but he just couldn't understand how he had never seen her. In the academy, they were never in the same classroom, if that made some reconciliation for his ignorance. But she knew him, of course. Who wouldn't know about the famous Tonoko Inabikari? The first generation of the Inabikari-Sakura clan. She was apart of the Amagiri clan; her parents fled Yumegakure long ago, tired of all the fighting, and settled down in Sunagakure. They then had Miyu. And thankfully, if it hadn't been for her, they wouldn't have caught the rogue. It was because of her interesting bloodline that they had capture him. He ran into a spot of poison mist and slowed down immensely. Although, he wasn't as keen on the insects she used, they creeped Tonoko out. But she was interesting. Very. And beautiful.
Not to say he wanted to be with her either. He still wasn't to fond of females. Everyone he knew kept pushing him to find someone, so he decided, if he absolutely has to find somene, she'd be the one - if she agreed. Would he allow his parents to know of this certain female? No. Not unless he absolutely had, and it would have to be a dire situation.
"I'm going to go now. I promised Okimi and Chrone we'd have a reunion of sparring when I returned since it's been a while." He said and leaned over to kiss Katara on her forehead. "See you later." He said softly and tickled her little hand. After returning his things he had brought on the mission with him to his room, Tonoko left the house and ran off to find his friends.
Chrone and Okimi were already sparring against themselves as they waited for Tonoko to show up. Chrone flew back upon one of Okimi's attacks and groaned.
"You're cheating!" Chrone stated.
"How can I cheat? We're training... anything goes." Okimi rolled her eyes and stuck out her hand to help Chrone back up.
Chrone sighed and cracked her neck. "Whatever..."
"It's no wonder you failed the Chuunin exams, Chrone. Did you have that attitude while fighting that guy? Just got frustrated and it blinded you?" Tonoko asked once he showed up.
Chrona scoffed. "Whatever! I did not. That guy almost killed me, remember?" She sighed.
"If I hadn't stopped either of you, you'd be dead. You couldn't have taken on three people by yourself." Tonoko stated.
While Chrone was fighting the guy, two others had appeared randomly. From where? No one had any idea. No one stopped it though, since they were deemed just clones with different appearances; he was from the Kedouin clan. Even though their chakra all seemed to be one and the same, Tonoko could feel that something was just not right. Also that fact that one of the people looked an awful lot like someone from the Kamizuru clan. At first, Tonoko was almost disqualified for interrupting, but sometime during the third half of the exam, they found out the guy had cheated and used extra help. Chrone just took it as a challenge and from the start underestimated them. She didn't care, so she attacked. She was losing, so Tonoko decided to take matters into his own hands and stop them with an electric current that brought them to their knee's in muscle spazzams, something his father had taught him.
Chrone sighed. "Yeah, yeah. You're such a hero." She murmured as she walked off.
Okimi rolled her eyes. "Don't bother with her - she's already mad that I "cheated" with training."
Tonoko sighed. "I came to train with the both of you."
Okimi shrugged. "Guess you're stuck with-"
"I can take your friends place." A female voice said from behind the two.
Tonoko recognized the voice instantly and his eyes widened slightly.
"Uh..." Tonoko glanced at Okimi and slowly turned around after her. "Hi."
The female had shoulder length polar white hair, and deep blue eyes. She had a few red markings on her face with the common markings of an upside-down triangle on her lower forehead. She wore clothing that wasn't exactly common to Sunagakure, but it made her that much more interesting to Tonoko. She smiled gently as she pulled out a kunai. "I'm sorry. I couldn't help but overhear. I don't mind taking your friends place."
Okimi rolled her eyes. "More of your fanclub, Tonoko?" She murmured.
Tonoko slowly shook his head and leaned over to whisper, "We went on a mission together. Never met her before then."
Chrone rolled her eyes from a distance. "No, you cannot take my place." She stated. "I was only joking about leaving, duh."
Miyu shrugged. "Alright, I guess I'm not needed then." She gace Tonoko a gentle smile before turning around to leave.
"Yeah, leave..." Chrone mumbled under her breath.
Tonoko glanced at Chrone and quickly ran to catch up to Miyu. He went to place his hand on her shoulder when his foot caught a rock beneath his foot and he accidentally tackled her to the ground. His eyes widened in shock as he stared down at the girl beneath him. Unfortunately, he was too frozen to move, and he was having a dificult breathing regularly.
Miyu blushed faintly and smiled up at Tonoko. "Wanting me to stay?" She asked with a laugh. She carefully pushed him off and sat up. "All you had to do was say so." She said with a smirk.
Okimi's eyes had widened and Chrone had her mouth gaping open.
"Whoa." He mumbled and looked away. Finally, he stood up and cleared his throat and reached down to help her up. "S-sorry. I didn't mean...to...uh...tackle you." He murmured, keeping his away from hers. The immediate shock had disappeared, and his face had turned a bright red.
"So unfair." Chrone murmured and crossed her arms.
Okimi just stared at the two with wide eyes. She had never seen Tonoko act that way. If it had been any of them, he would of just played it off and laughed about it. But this was the first time she had ever seen the boy blush. Did he like her?
Miyu took his hand gently and used it to stand. She was blushing faintly as she waved him off. "It's fine." She said and tried to search his beat red face. "No need to blush like that, it's honestly no big deal." She laughed lighty as she reached out to ruffle his hair.
Tonoko gasped slightly and pulled back a bit, causing her to hesitate slightly. "S-sorry." He laughed and scratched the back of his neck when she pulled her hand back. "I-it's just that...uh...well, I - how about we train now? Hm?" He turned for confirmation from his team.
Chrone narrowed her eyes at Miyu. "I call sparring with the new chick."
The three just stared at Chrone nervously. Chrone was known for her anger issues. It was easy to make her tick, and especially during fighting, it made her a lot stronger.
Miyu let out a nervous laugh and waved her hand slightly. "No, no. It's fine." She said and turned back to face Tonoko. "Have fun with that girl..." She murmured with a small laugh as she went to move around Tonoko.
"No, please stay." Tonoko blurted. When she stopped and turned around he scratched the back of his neck again. "There's four of us, you can still train with us if you'd like. Either we can split and have two seperate matches, or we can have two-on-two..." He paused. "Uh...I mean two-on-two as in sparring..." He laughed nervously and shrugged.
Miyu laughed lightly and placed her hand on her hips. She smiled as she walked past Tonoko. She quickly leaned up to his ear and whispered, "Why didn't you just say so ealier that you wanted me to stay?" She smirked and continued to walk passed him to the two girls. "So who will pair with who?"
Tonoko's eyes widened again and his mouth gapped. No words really came out. Until she put it so bluntly, it hadn't actually clicked fully that he had wanted her to stay.
"Tonoko and I against you two!" Chrone blurted, narrowing her eyes on Miyu.
Miyu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Okimi. Okimi just rolled her eyes. "Don't even fight her on it - she will not allow any other way..."
Tonoko finally came back and went to stand beside Miyu. He looked at Chrone and nodded slightly. It was good that he knew what she could do on some ground, since he had seen her fight that rogue. Chrone narrowed her eyes at Miyu again and reached for Tonoko's wrist, pulling him across the training field to the other side. She turned the both of them to look at the other two and cracked her knuckles.
"I don't like her." Chrone stated.
"Why not?" Tonoko asked without thinking.
She turned to glare at him. "Look at her! She's so annoying! Coming to bug us to train! Clearly she's useless. And look at her clothing." She crossed her arms and looked the girl over from the distance. "She's so weird. And so ugly!"
Tonoko frowned. "Chrone, don't-"
"You like her." Chrone stated and turned away.
Tonoko froze for a second. "Who says that?"
Chrone rolled her eyes and turned to look at him again. "You still have a faint blush, Tonoko."
Tonoko rolled his eyes and rubbed his cheeks. "Doesn't mean anything. I don't know her very well, of course I'm going to be..." He cleared his throat slightly. "Shocked?"
Chrone sighed. "You don't like girls much, but you act differently around her, Tonoko."
Tonoko rolled his eyes. He laughed and went to say something, but then laughed again. Playing it off was a fail. Chrone growled. "I've known you way longer than she has!"
Tonoko frowned and looked away. He knew Chrone had a crush on him, but he just didn't like her that way. He was cool with being friends, but she didn't want that. After a while, she just became more and more annoying, but he didn't want to lose her as a friend either, so he put up with it and tried to satisfy her as much as he can without giving her any ideals he liked her. "Chrone, I just don't see you as that type of friend."
Chrone frowned. "Whatever." She said and turned to walk away.
"Chrone?" Tonoko turned to look at her, slightly shocked.
Chrone waved back before disappearing. Tonoko went to chase after her, but had no idea where she went. He turned back towards the others who already started for them, he just stood there and shrugged with a frown.
Okimi sighed. "I'll go after her. It's getting to dark too train now anyway." As she walked past Tonoko, she whispered. "Don't let this girl slip from you." She smirked. She gave Miyu a quick smile before walking off through the forest to where she knew Chrone had fled.
Miyu bit her lip and sighed as she looked over Tonoko. "I-I'm sorry... it's my fault your friend left, isn't it?" She asked, turing her gaze towards the ground.
Tonoko sighed and shook his head. "It's complicated." He murmured.
Miyu sighed. "W-Well I'm sorry. I think I'll go home." She gave a small smile to Tonoko before turning around and heading back towards the village.
"Uh..." Tonoko ran up to to walk beside Miyu. "So, you're from the Amagiri clan?" He said, even though he had already asked during their mission together.
She glanced at him and nodded. "Don't my markings give it away?" She asked with a small laugh.
"Yeah." He said and shrugged. "They're very...odd." He said, pursing his lips and looking over her face, taking in the different markings.
She raised an eyebrow. "Oh.. I'm sorry then?"
"No!" Tonoko's eyes widened slightly. "I-I didn't mean it that way! Not like an odd as in...well, odd weird...but I mean..."
"I understand, Tonoko." She laughed softly.
"...You're quite beautiful..." The instantly the words left his mouth, his eyes widened and he turned away as his face heated up. He cleared his throat and looked everywhere but at her.
A faint blush fell over her cheeks as she lowered her gaze to the ground. "Th-Thank you..." She whispered. "Y-You're very handsome, Tonoko..." She murmured, her face heating up more as she bit her lip.
Tonoko casted his eyes to the ground. "Uh...thanks." He murmured. "Aparentally I look like my father."
Miyu laughed slightly and shrugged. "I-I have honestly only seen your mother. I've never seen your father. But I don't doubt it." She lifted her head to glance at him, even with his eyes casted to the ground, she could still see his eyes. "I-I must say that I really like your eyes though." She whispered, still blushing. "They remind me of Emi's. They're very kind-looking and show that you have a softheart..." She whispered.
Tonoko smiled slighty and he turned to look at her. He laughed slightly at the fact that they were both blushing. He was embarrassed, sure, but it didn't matter if they both were at the moment. A smile played with the edges of his lips as they held a gaze. Eventually, the two turned away from each other and blushed further.
"My parents think the eye and hair are the new traits of the Inabikari-Sakura generation." He murmured. "My newborn sister has the same traits. It's not a for sure thing, but it's a good possibility."
Miyu laughed lightly and smiled. "I think that's cool. Even though I never met your father, I know all about your parents being betrothed at a young age..." She paused for a moment before asking, "A-Are you betrothed like they were?"
Tonoko shook his head. "I'm not really interested in girls, so they never pushed." He murmured. "B-but they said that'll eventually change...soon...pretty soon..." He innerwardly kicked himself at his stupidity.
Miyu blushed more and forced herself to laugh lightly. "S-So you already have a girl in mind?"
Tonoko's eyes widened and he turned his face so she couldn't see it. All he did was shrug.
Miyu glanced at him for a moment before looking back ahead and nodding. "I-I see." She murmured, her blush deepening. Wh-What if it's me? She thought, only making her blush consume more of her face.
Tonoko made a soft noise. After a while of awkward silence, he sighed. "Do you have any siblings?"
Miyu laughed and shook her head. "Did you forget everything we talked about on our mission?" She laughed again. "No, I do not have siblings."
Tonoko laughed nervously. "Sorry...I just don't know what to say." He murmured under his breath and shrugged. Way to go, idiot.
Miyu smiled and laughed. "You're just funny, Tonoko." She whispered, keeping her gaze to the ground.
Tonoko awkwardly laughed with her. Miyu smiled gently and looked back at Tonoko. "So, how is it having a sister? Is she cute?" She smiled.
Tonoko smiled softly and nodded. He turned to look at her again. "I've always been around girls my whole life, hardly had any guy friends - oddly - so I always wanted a brother. Now that Katara is born..." He shrugged and laughed slightly. "She really is adorable. Aparentally she was just like me when I was a baby."
Miyu smiled. "I'm so jealous that you have a sibling at all. It's also been rumoured that your parents plan on having more."
Tonoko nodded. "I don't understand why they waited so long if they wanted more. I mean fourteen years later and mom announces she's pregnant - what happened to the last thirteen years?" He exassperated his arm movements then shrugged. "They want to try for at least two or three more."
Miyu giggled slightly before catching herself and blushing. "M-Maybe they just wanted to see how their first child would turn out?" She shrugged.
Tonoko shrugged. "I guess so." Then he laughed. "Guess I turned out all right." He said, pretending to be smug.
Miyu laughed again and nodded. "It appears so." She smirked. "Or maybe they're having more children to ensure they get grandchildren, you know, since you don't like girls all that much." She giggled.
"Oh..." Tonoko shrugged and looked away. "T-that could be it." The mention of grandchildren made him shiver. His parents wanted him to marry and have children, but placing Miyu in that position made his face heat up more again.
She smiled and glanced over at him, searching his face. He scratched the back of his neck and turned his face up to the sky. The sun had long ago settled down and the moon was already high in the sky. The stars were bright as well, but the moon was the brightest. "I hadn't noticed the moon rise."
She looked up as well and smiled. "I love the moon. I had been born the night of a full moon... that's how my parents chose my name." She said with a laugh, a faint blush forming on her cheeks.
"It means beautiful moon, right?" He asked, keeping his eyes to the sky. "Your name, I mean."
She smiled gently and nodded. "Yes."
"I find it quite suiting." He murmured and chuckled softly before blushing.
Her face turned redder as she lowered her head to look at the ground. "R-Really? I-I've never thought so..." She whispered.
Tonoko shook his head. "Well...I mean, you're like the moon in a way... Mysterious, and bright, interesting...and you are...well...b-beau...you know." He murmured.
Miyu bit her lip as she turned her face to look at him. "Y-You're comparing me to the moon?" She giggled lightly. "And so nicely too." She shook her head and looked ack down at the ground. "Such a ch-charmer..." She whispered.
"Uh..." Was all Tonoko could get out. He scratched the back of his neck and bit his lip.
Miyu laughed and stopped walking. "W-Well, this is where I live." She chuckled. "We should train sometime since we didn't get to today." She smiled.
Tonoko looked around. "Oh, whoops." He looked around the surrounding area. He had been down this way before many times. He must have been so caught up that they walked right by his own house. "I...guess I wasn't paying attention." He laughed nervously.
She smiled gently. "Thanks. This past time so I didn't have to sit home bored." She turned her gaze away and stepped closer. She gave him a quick hug before pulling back, her face beat red. "I-I'll see you soon... m-maybe tomorrow?" She asked, keeping her gaze to thr ground, her face heating up even more.
Tonoko had gasped slightly, his eyes widened. "Yeah." He mumbled as he stared at her in shock. She didn't look at him. "T-tomorrow."
She smiled and forced herself to meet his gaze. "Th-The hug was a-a thanks for comparing me t-to the moon..." She murmured and smiled. She walked up the stairs and opened the door, she turned back to wave quickly before closing the door. Once inside laid back against the door and let out a sigh. I... I think I really like him... She thought. When she heard someone coming closer she quickly bolted upstairs before they could see the love-struck look on her face.
Tonoko stayed froze to the spot, staring at the door. Finally, he turned back towards his house and stumbled home. When he reached his house he pushed open the door and closed it, leaning back against it for support since his knee's felt a little weird. Everything began to hit him more clearly. She totally digs me! he thought and grinned. He pushed away from the door and kicked off his shoes. He laughed and punched the air. Now tomorrow, I'll show her my moves! He laughed again.
"Tonoko?" Ryuu asked. Him and Emi stood in the kitchen doorway at the end of the hall, looking down towards him with raised eyebrows.
Tonoko instantly stopped and widened his eyes. He placed his arms behind his back and bowed. "Mother, Father. Sorry I'm late getting home." He laughed nervously and scratched the back of his neck. "I got a little distracted - good night." He felt his face begin to heat up so he quickly made his way up the stairs before his parents could say anything more.
Ryuu and Emi slowly turned to look at each other. At the same time, they both smirked and laughed. "He seems to be acting a lot like me when I started scoring big with you." He chuckled.
Emi smirked and lightly hit Ryuu's chest. "He seems to follow everything excactly like you... shall we go question him?" She smirked.
Ryuu shook his head. "Give it a little while to sink in, we may turn him off the idea." He chuckled and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "But you have to admit, on several different occasions I did score pretty big. I guess I've passed on my genes well."
She rolled her eyes. "Uh huh. You still had to work a lot though." She chuckled. As the two moved towards the livingroom, Emi glanced at their daughter who was sleeping peacefully in the crib set up in the livingroom. She smiled gently and looked up at Ryuu with a smirk. "I'm gonna teach her the correct way to catch boys." She chuckled. "I believe that if I hadn't been betrothed to you, I would have been swarmed by boys."
Ryuu chuckled. "You were swarmed by boys anyways." He laughed. "Although, I beat them all up before they could get to you." He laughed again and moved his arms around her torso from behind as they stared down at their new baby daughter. "You can teach her all you like, but they go through me before they get to her." He chuckled and placed his chin on her shoulder.
"And they have to go through Tonoko." She laughed lightly. "Even though he refuses to admit it, I know he already feels the need to protect her." She smiled.
Ryuu nodded. "Definitely." He whispered and breathed in deeply. "You can tell he's become really attached to her."
Emi nodded. "I'm very proud of Tonoko. He's really growing into a fine young man." She whispered.
Ryuu nodded. "I know, I know, don't flatter my influence." He chuckled.
Emi rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, Ryuu. 'Cause I had no part in who he is today?" She smirked.
Ryuu laughed and shook his head. "I'm joking. If it weren't for you he probably wouldn't be nearly as smart, nor would he so eagerly listen to me when I call out his full name." He said and kissed her neck lightly. "Thank you, Emi." He whispered.
She smiled and laughed. "I love you." She whispered.
Ryuu laughed as well and tightened his arms around Emi. "I love you too." He whispered and looked down at Katara again. Her sleeping face caused him to smile.