"Ara ara, now that is a face you don't see everyday."

Konoka Sakurazaki felt a familiar feeling when she heard that refined, elegant tone amidst the dozens of people socializing with each other. Could it be...?

"Shi- Shizuru senpai!"

The red eyed woman with her long, chestnut hair and her trademark smile walked over to her long lost friend as soon she identified the source of her voice, she warmly greeted Konoka with a big hug, at least, that was what she intended to do before noticing Konoka's huge tummy, being a mother of three, she knows.

"Say Konoka, who is the lucky father?" she teased, since she already knew the answer, asking it just for her own entertainment.

"Secchan of course!" the brunette replied with a chirp in her voice, "Remember the time where I saved Secchan from dying by lending her my magic for the second time? It seemed that some of Secchan's own energies got mixed up with mine, so I ended up with her baby! Guess there is still a lot we need to learn from the youkais...".

"I see..." Shizuru commented, didn't expect a whole lot of explanations though. "Glad to see that you are becoming a mother soon, look Konoka, if there is anything you need to know about raising your own child, go ahead and ask me okay?"

"It is your first child after all." Shizuru reminded Konoka once more.

"I know, thanks for the offer Shizuru senpai, but Secchan can take care of me and our kid or kids. She is the sweetest person I ever met! Boy am I glad to have married her!"

Konoka's last comment gave Shizuru another excuse for a prank.

First, she sighed, and then she said the words that caught Konoka off guard.

"I wish that my Natsuki could be a little more caring and more considerate..."

"Heh?"

"Look at how Setsuna takes such good care of you, and how romantic Chikane is to Himeko... and even Yomi, who is more of a lolicon than a loving husband, can love Hagoromo with... well, you know, that kind of stuff."

"Natsuki on the other hand, does not fall into any one of the above, except for Yomi's part – sexually aggressive."

"He, Heh, what?" Konoka is more confused than ever.

"The point is Konoka, I would like to exchange Natsuki for your Setsuna, how does that sound?"

"OVER MY DEAD BODY!"

Before Konoka could agree, she heard a thundering scream behind Shizuru, it was Natsuki, all red from anger and embarrassment.

"Shizuru! how could you say all this in front of everybody here, especially in front of Konoka? What are you up to this time? And what's with the 'husband exchange'?" Natsuki swats Shizuru on her head with an empty mayonnaise bottle – her lunch.

Seeing Natsuki getting all worked up from from her tease just as she planned, Shizuru came up with something on the spot, something she intended, as usual. "Come on Natsuki... obviously haven't heard me saying the part where you are just about as cool as you are, Chikane, Setsuna and obviously not Yomi, could never be compared to your coolness."

"Besides, Natsuki, the 'husband exchange' part is just a joke. Take it easy alright?"

Natsuki's tsundere nature started to act up as she heard her wife saying all this through her dazzling smile and dropped her bottle.

"I- I forgive you this time round... com- come on! We got other guests we got to entertain...!"

Natsuki then grabbed Shizuru's hand and dragged Shizuru away from Konoka, behind her back, Shizuru used a smirk and eye signals to gesture out something to Konoka.

'See, I told you she is cute.'

As her two friends disappear into the crowd, Konoka begins to think about something.

"I wonder if I should say yes back then...?"

Meanwhile, somewhere on the other side of the crowd, Setsuna Sakurazaki felt a chill down her spine.