Hoho~ Hey guys!! At first I thought I want to write one long chapter about Natsuki handling her teenage daughters. But, 'Third Stage', huh…? Why the hell not!? Hahaha! So, here it is! The Third Stage!!
This is so crazy. I've decided to write this sooner because I'm afraid that I will forget the ideas that running inside my head. (I tend to forget things so better I write this down before it starting to disappear from my brain) T^T
As a guide;
Natsuki + Shizuru = Natsumi and Shizuka (Twins)
Nao + Nina = Julia
Mikoto + Mai = Mia
Aoi + Chie = Aoki
Haruka + Yukino = Diana
Oh. I've drawn my version of these girls. I suggest you guys visit my deviantart site (drink-milk87 .deviantart .com) to look at the artwork first before you guys start reading this. I just want you guys to have a better picture on how their children look like. It'll be more fun that way… I guess. XD
That's all. Happy reading and have a nice day everyone! (^_^)v ~peace!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai-Hime. (Damn it…)
The Fuuka Girlz: Natsuki & Shizuru Plus Two
Rule No.1: Don't Talk About Marriage When I'm Around!!
She walked into the house, finding a certain navy haired woman was sprawling on the couch, one arm resting atop her forehead. She glanced around the surprisingly quiet living room.
"Natsuki… Where are the girls…?" Shizuru put down her briefcase on the coffee table and she slowly sat on the vacant space beside the troubled-looking woman.
Natsuki sighed, "I don't know… Maybe they're at Nao's house…"
Shizuru frowned slightly, "It's late, Natsuki… Shouldn't you call them to get back home right now…?" and she received a soft grunt of protest from the younger woman. Shizuru frowned more.
"What is going on…? You seem sulking about something…" she brought up her hand, fondling the silky navy tresses before her. Natsuki let out a soft sigh, gradually dropping her arm on her side.
"You don't wanna know what our daughter had told me… It hurts my head so bad…" she muttered with weary voice as she shook her head.
Shizuru simply arched one brow and she curved up a soft smile. "Ara… I do want to know what our daughters had told you… And which of our daughters anyway…?"
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~Flashback: Earlier that morning~
"Okay!! Hurry up, girls! You're going to miss your bus!" she yelled from the kitchen, holding up a white mug which filled with hot coffee.
A loud scampering sound came from upstairs.
"Give me back my book, nee-chan!!" a shriek echoed, followed with another thunderous footsteps running down the stairs and towards the living room.
"Come get it yourself!! And don't call me 'Nee-chan'! I'm only 3 minutes older than you~!" and the chase continued.
It was a customary routine in Kuga-Fujino household every weekday's morning. The twins would cause quite a ruckus for another ten minutes right before…
"WOULD YOU TWO JUST SHUT UP!!?"
Like a dinosaur in rampage, a certain navy haired woman stomped her way from the kitchen and towards the running twins. She grabbed both young girls by collar.
"What is going on with you two!? Stop fighting with each other!" she barked, looking at the two girls back and forth.
"Nee-chan took my book, mommy!!" the little brunette pointed her index finger to the navy haired girl on Natsuki's right.
Natsuki turned to look at the young blunette who was struggling to release her collar from Natsuki's death grip. "Give back your sister's book, Natsumi…"
The young blunette scowled as she shook her head, "No! Not until she apologizes to me!!" she barked.
Natsuki turned to look at the young brunette haired girl, "What did you do, Zuka-chan…?" she frowned.
Shizuka pouted her lips, "I didn't do anything!"
"You didn't do anything!? Last night you stole my limited edition Gundam model and you even dressed it up with a pink dress!!" Natsumi yelled furiously.
The older blunette raised her brows in surprise as she blinked. She turned to look at the little brunette on her left. "You did that, Shizuka…?" Natsuki asked with incredulous tone in her voice.
Shizuka blinked her luminous emerald orbs and then she grinned, "Ehe~"
Natsuki sighed heavily as she released her grips on the twins' collar. "Oh my god… Okay! Just continue with your fighting. I don't wanna care anymore…" she strolled lazily into the kitchen while the chase between Natsumi and Shizuka restarted again.
She stumbled on the dining chair, resting her head on the table. "Uh my lord… What did I do wrong that you bestowed me with these two little brats…" she muttered faintly. Loud yells and screams still could be heard from the living room.
A soft chuckle came from the other occupant inside that kitchen. Shizuru walked towards the table as she placed down a plate of pancakes in front the navy haired woman. "Natsuki… You shouldn't say that… They're our daughters…"
Natsuki slowly lifted up her head from the table, "Yes, they are… They're so cute 8 years ago but now they're like my crazy nightmare…" she sighed, picking up a fork to start eating her pancakes.
Shizuru giggled again and she patted Natsuki's head tenderly, "Just eat your breakfast… I'll take care of them…" she said, taking off the light purple apron and she placed it on the counter. Shizuru walked out the kitchen, leaving a the navy haired woman with her breakfast.
After a few seconds, the loud ruckus stopped almost immediately. What the~ Wow. That was fast… Natsuki twitched her brows and a moment later, her twin daughters walked into the kitchen, sitting on their respective chair quietly. Shizuka already got her book back while Natsumi just sat on her chair, staring at the plate full with pancakes with a blank stare. What more surprising to her that the twins' face were paled and looked equally terrified.
"Okay. Now, eat your breakfast…" Shizuru appeared at the kitchen doorway, hands on her waist.
"Yes, mama!" the 8 years old twins retorted as they quickly picked up their fork and started to eat the pancakes.
Natsuki's fork halted halfway to her mouth as she watched her daughters eating the pancakes like robots. She turned to look at the brunette haired woman and Shizuru just smiled sweetly at her.
Natsuki munched her pancakes, eyes still fixing at her daughters back and forth. I wonder what Shizuru did that these girls are looking so scared right now…
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They quickly put on their shoes when the bus honked.
"We're going now, mom, mama!" Natsumi flung her bag over her shoulder.
Shizuru walked towards the twins as she handed over two bento boxes. "Don't forget your bento!"
"If you guys hungry after school, just go to Aunt Mai's café. Eat anything you want. I'll take care the bills later…" Natsuki smiled as she watched her twin daughters ready for school. Both Natsumi and Shizuka nodded their head.
"Tsumi-chan!! Zuka-chan! Hurry up!" a certain orange haired girl with a pair of luminous golden orbs peeked out from the bus window as she waved at the twins.
"Okay, Mia!" Natsumi waved back and she quickly tilted up her head to kiss Shizuru on the cheek. Later on, she turned to kiss Natsuki. "I'm going now, mom… mama. See you later!" and she dashed to the bus.
"Nee-chan! Wait for me!!" Shizuka gave a quick peck to her mothers and she jogged to the bus. "See you later, mommy, mama!" she waved. Both Shizuru and Natsuki just chuckled as they waved back.
They stood near the gate as they watched the bus started to move.
"Some peace… finally." Natsuki sighed, stretching her arms upwards as she walked back into the house. Shizuru giggled as she turned around, trailing the navy haired woman from behind.
"Some peace, indeed." She suddenly wrapped her arms around Natsuki's waist. "And we still got another half an hour before you need to go to your office, Natsuki…" she whispered seductively to Natsuki's right ear.
Natsuki twitched her brows slightly while her cheeks started to blush, "S-Shizuru… I've told you to not doing this outside the house! Our neighbors are going to see us!"
Shizuru arched her thin brows slightly and she giggled again, "Ara. Is that so…? Okay. Let's go inside then… We can continue this in our bedroom…"
And she dragged Natsuki into the house without giving the younger woman a slightest chance to escape.
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Fuuka Elementary School
They walked along the corridor, receiving a few greets from other students every now and then. They stopped right in front the grade 2-1 classroom.
"I'll see you during lunch, Zuka-chan…" Natsumi handed over her twin sister's school bag which she helped to carry along their walk to the class. The brunette took the bag and she held it firmly.
Shizuka nodded her head and she beamed a bright smile. "See you later, nee-chan!"
"See you guys later too!" Mia grinned to the other three girls. Mia and Shizuka walked into their classroom, leaving a certain navy haired girl with her two friends. Mia and Shizuka were classmates while Natsumi, Aoki and Julia were in grade 2-2.
"Let's go…" Natsumi gestured to the other two girls and they started to walk to their class.
"What is our first lesson for today, Julia…?" a shoulder length brown haired girl asked as she pushed her spectacles slightly. Her pair of sapphire eyes glittered as she flipped the small notebook in her left hand.
"Dunno… I'm too lazy to check on the schedule…" the red head replied, scratching her cheek.
"It's math, Aoki…" Natsumi retorted curtly, receiving a loud groan from the other two girls. She giggled as she pushed the sliding door to walk into the classroom.
"Hey… Look… Our class rep is late…" one boy stood right in front them as they walked into the classroom.
The three girls who were arrived just now looked down to the spiky haired boy before them. He had this cheeky grin plastered across his face. A huge cross scar also visible on his left cheek, the one he claimed he got from the sword fighting while the whole class already knew he got the scar because he accidently stepped on a big cat's tail. As the result, the cat gave him a souvenir on his cheek.
Natsumi twitched her brows as she narrowed her crimson eyes to the shorter boy. "We're not late, Takeda. You don't know how to read the time…?" she said nonchalantly as she started to walk to her desk.
Takeda Takeshi, a spiky haired boy and also a self-proclaimed kendo master in Fuuka Elementary School. But last week, his title shattered since he was beaten by the one and only Kuga-Fujino Natsumi within 45 second of match, singlehandedly. Leaving him severely bruised all over his petite figure and face swollen.
"Get out of our way, Takeda…" Julia pushed the boy's shoulder and she strolled to her seat behind Natsumi. Aoki also took her seat which located right beside the navy haired girl.
Takeshi walked over to stand in front Natsumi's desk and he placed his palm on the wooden surface. "I'm not done talking with you, Kuga!"
Natsumi snapped her eyes up to meet with the startled dark eyes before her. "It's Kuga-Fujino to you, Takeda… And I don't think I have anything else to talk with you…" she said with deep, threatening voice.
Takeshi blinked as he looked at Natsumi's piercing crimson eyes. "I-I want a rematch with you…"
Natsumi simply arched her brows when she heard it. "I don't do rematch with a loser…" she smirked. Both Julia and Aoki laughed in an instant.
Takeshi's cheeks started to flare up in embarrassment when the whole class laughed at him. "Why you~"
Just in the right time, the brown haired teacher stepped into the classroom with a few books in her hands. "Okay!! Get into your seat right now… Takeda-kun! Why are you standing there!? Go back to your desk!!" she barked.
Takeshi grunted faintly and he stomped his way to the desk at the far corner of that classroom. Natsumi let out a soft sigh, leaning her back on the chair.
"I think Takeda likes you, Natsumi…" Aoki pushed her spectacles as she grinned to the navy haired girl beside her. Natsumi twitched her brows in the speed of lightning.
Julia leaned closer to the front row where her friends were sitting, "Yeah, Natsumi… He keeps picking up on you for no reason… I think he just want to talk with you and get your attention…" she giggled.
"No. I don't think so. He's crazy and I don't like him." She crossed her arms behind her head. Both Julia and Aoki just exchanged look and then they shrugged their shoulders.
The brown haired teacher tapped the blackboard with a chalk. "Shall we start our class now…?"
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RING~
"Class… stand up!" Natsumi yelled. The whole students in the classroom followed. "Bow… Thank you, sensei!"
"Thank you, sensei!!" they repeated. The teacher just nodded and she walked out the room.
"Lunch! Lunch! I'm so hungry…" Aoki pulled out her own bento from her bag. Natsumi took her bento and she walked out the class.
"Natsumi… Where're you going?" Julia called, unwrapping one curry bun.
"Shizuka's classroom… We promised to have lunch together…" she grinned.
Aoki and Julia quickly leaped off their chair, bringing the bento box together. "We're going too! I want to steal some Mia's food. Aunt Mai's cooking is the best!" Julia grinned. Aoki nodded in agreement. Natsumi just laughed as they walked out the classroom to the next door.
As they walked side by side along the corridor, a loud commotion could be heard came from 2-1 classroom. All of sudden, a certain orange haired girl dashed out the class, almost bumping on them. Mia managed to decelerate her pace and she stopped right in front the three girls.
"Thank god you guys here…" she breathed heavily. "I was about to call you, Natsumi…"
The young blunette twitched her brows slightly. "Mia! What is going on…?"
Mia took a deep breath. "Saburo… that fat boy picking up on your sister again!!" she blurted out.
Without wasting any second, Natsumi jerked the classroom door with a loud thump, making the entire class to turn and looked at her in shock. Her crimson eyes narrowed to a certain chubby boy with scruffy black hair, standing near Shizuka's table while the brunette already cried. Natsumi could feel her blood boiling.
"SABURO!!" she yelled. The whole class went into silence when a loud, thundering voice echoed across the room. Few boys who had been gathering around Shizuka's desk quickly scampered away when a furious blunette made her way into the classroom and towards her twin sister's desk.
"N-nee-chan…" Shizuka dived into Natsumi's arms, crying loudly. The blunette clenched her teeth as she stared at the fat boy few feet away from her.
"What is your problem, Saburo…? I thought I've told you to stay away from my sister!" she barked. Saburo flinched slightly when he saw Natsumi's enraged eyes.
Saburo folded his arms proudly, "I just want to ask her to have a lunch with me!"
"I don't want to!" Shizuka frowned, still sobbing on Natsumi's chest.
A certain red head suddenly stepped forward, staring up at the arrogant face of Saburo. "Take the hint, fat boy. She's not interested…" Julia spoke with mischievous tone in her voice. Her scarlet orbs glinted dangerously to the stuttering boy before her.
Saburo gulped down as he took a few steps backwards from Julia, "Shut up, Yuuki! I'm not talking to you!"
All of a sudden, Julia stomped her right foot on the desk right in front Saburo, making a loud thump to echo across the classroom. "Why don't you talk to my foot then…?" she hissed with evident anger in her voice.
Saburo immediately silenced. He quickly spun around, dashing out the classroom in fear.
"Yahoooo!! Julia-chan is so cool!!" cheered the other students inside that classroom. Julia puffed out a sigh and she turned around, facing the sobbing brunette.
"Are you okay, Zuka-chan…?" she asked, taking the brunette's right hand and she grasped it tenderly. Shizuka blushed in an instant.
"I-I'm okay, Julia-chan… Ookini…" she curved up a timid smile. Julia nodded her head as she beamed a bright smile to the brunette.
Natsumi, Mia and Aoki turned to look at each other.
What is going on with those two…?
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Later that afternoon.
Since she already finished with most of her work, she decided to get back home early so she could go fetch her daughters from school activity later on.
She parked her bike at the front porch. Taking off the helmet, Natsuki walked into the house to take her car keys. After keeping the helmet into its compartment and hanging her jacket on the coat-hanger, she walked out the house and towards her metallic Hummer which parked inside the garage. She bought the Hummer right after Shizuru gave birth to her twin daughters 8 years ago, since her bike was not the appropriate vehicle to ride with three people at once. If I could attach another reserved seat on my bike so my kids could ride together with me, I don't think I would buy this car anyway…
Natsuki pulled the door closed and she revved the engine. Taking a few minutes to stabilize the car's temperature, she shifted the gear knob into 'Reverse'. The silver Hummer moved out the garage in slow pace. After the automatic gate of her luxurious double storey house slowly closed and locked by itself, Natsuki drove the car into the main road.
She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel, synchronized with the beat of the current song on radio. Suddenly, her eyes brightened. Oh yeah… I forgot to call Shizuru…
Natsuki pulled out her cell phone and she placed it on the holder that attached on the dashboard. She took out her Bluetooth earpiece and she placed it on her right ear. Tapping on the speed dial, she waited while the ringing sound continued on the other line.
"Hello Natsuki…"
She couldn't help but to smile, "Hello Shizuru… Am I interrupting you…?" she slowly spun the steering wheel, maneuvering the car into the right junction.
A soft chuckle could be heard from her earpiece, "No, Natsuki… Is there anything…?"
"Nothing important… I just want to inform you that I'm on my way to pick up those girls, so you don't have to worry about it later on…" she rubbed her nose slightly.
"Ara… You already finish with your work…?"
"Um, yeah… Nothing much to do today… Anyway, I'll leave you with your work. I'll see you at home, okay…?"
"Okay, Natsuki… Thanks for picking up those girls…"
"Don't worry about it. It's my job too, remember…?" she chuckled. Shizuru also followed to giggle softly to Natsuki's remark.
"Alright… I'll see you at home, Natsuki. I love you! Bye!"
"Hehe, love you too, Shizuru. Bye!" Click~
She sighed as she pulled off the earpiece and she put it aside. Few meters away from her, she could see the school entrance gate and few kids started to walk back home. Her eyes spotted three girls stood right beside the huge iron gate.
Natsuki pulled over at the school sideways and she honked a few times to get the girls attention.
"Hey! Mommy's here!" Natsumi nudged her twin sister when she saw the older blunette waved at them. She dashed towards the car, "I'm sitting at the front!!" she laughed.
"Mou… Nee-chan! It's unfair!!" Shizuka yelled. Julia who was standing beside her just giggled to Shizuka's fuming face. The brunette turned to look at the red head. She grasped the delicate hand beside her firmly.
"Let's go, Julia-chan…" she dragged the startled red head towards the car.
"O-oi! My mom's going to be here soon!" Julia tried to pull away her hand but Shizuka's grip was strong.
Shizuka smiled sweetly to the red head, "Don't worry. I'll ask mommy to call your mom that you're going home with us…" and they reached at the car. "Mommy… Can you take Julia-chan home…?" Shizuka asked the older blunette.
Natsuki grinned to the two young girls before her and she nodded, "Yeah, sure… No problem, Zuka-chan! Get inside then!" and the two girls quickly opened the door and they climbed into the backseats.
"Um, Aunt Natsuki… Could you call my mom and tell her that I'm going home with you…? I don't want her to get worried…" Julia asked politely.
Sure she's more like Nina rather than that stupid spider… "Okay, Julia-chan… I'll call your mom now." Natsuki grinned, putting on her earpiece on her right ear again. She tapped on the speed dial and she waited.
"Hello-hello…"
"Hey, Nao… Where are you now…?" she shifted the gear and she stepped on the accelerator pad. The car started to move with moderate speed into the main road.
"At home… I'm going to pick up Julia right now… Why, mutt…?"
"Julia-chan is with me… I'm taking her home…" Natsuki peeked at the rear view mirror and she saw the young red head was chatting happily with Shizuka. Natsumi was resting on the seat beside her, throwing her sight out of the window.
"Really? Aww… I love you, Kuga…You're the best and the kindest woman on earth!"
Natsuki snorted in an instant, "Yeah right… I'll see you later then…"
"Heheh~ Thanks a lot… See you later!" Click~
Natsuki pulled out the earpiece and she tossed it to the preoccupied young blunette beside her. Natsumi almost jumped on her seat when a small electronic gadget hit her head all of sudden.
"Mom!!" she barked as she caught the earpiece.
Natsuki burst into laugh. "What's going on with you…? Got problems at school…?" she asked, eyes still focusing on the road ahead.
The young blunette just grinned, "Nothing mom… It's just there's one boy who keeps on bugging me everyday…"
"Oh, really…? What? A boyfriend maybe?" she chuckled. Natsumi scoffed at her mother's words and she shook her head.
"No. Remember the boy that I've told you last week? Takeda Takashi… The one who I beat in kendo match…?" Natsumi shifted her position on the leather seat so she could face her mother properly.
Takeda…? Why his name sounds so damn familiar…? "Um yeah… The one you beat into pulp…?" Natsuki tapped her fingers lightly on the steering wheel as she tilted her head to look at the blunette beside her. Natsumi laughed in an instant. Julia and Shizuka on the backseats were totally oblivious to the conversation since they're so absorbed with their own story-telling.
"He asked for a rematch…" Natsumi said smugly.
"Really?" the older blunette arched her brows in surprise. "Did you accept his challenge for a rematch…?"
Natsumi just shook her head, "No. I don't do rematch with a loser anyway…" she said as she folded her arms.
"That's my girl!" she ruffled Natsumi's shoulder length raven hair. "Anyway, what about you, Zuka-chan…? How's your school today…?" she peered at the rear view mirror to look at her other twin daughter. Shizuka didn't answer anything since she was whispering something to the red head beside her.
Natsuki's emerald eyes narrowed slightly when she saw Shizuka's blushing cheeks from the mirror. She tilted her head to look at the young blunette beside her. "What is going on with your sister…?" she whispered.
Natsumi turned around to look at the two girls on the backseats. Her lips slowly curved into mischievous smile. "Mom… I'm sure you don't want to know about it…" she chuckled, shifting her body to face in front.
What the~ The older blunette twitched her brows slightly to Natsumi's remark. She just shrugged her shoulder as she steered the steering wheel into the junction which led to the neighborhood where she and Nao lived.
Nao bought a house few blocks from her after she got married with Nina in the same year her twins were born. Soon after that, Julia came into their life.
She pulled over right in front the huge gate, "We're here, Julia-chan…" she pressed the small button under the steering wheel to unlock the car.
"Thank you, Aunt Natsuki…" Julia bowed her head slightly to older woman as she stepped out the car.
Natsuki grinned, "No problem!"
"See you tomorrow, Julia-chan!" Shizuka waved delightedly as Julia walked into the front porch of her house. Julia just chuckled as she waved back to the brunette.
Natsuki turned around to look at the happy and radiantly blushing brunette on the backseat. Then she glared at her other twin daughter on the seat beside her. "Just tell me what is going on with your sister…?" she whispered to the young blunette.
Natsumi laughed again as she shrugged her shoulders, "Like I said, mom… You just don't wanna know about it…"
"What…?" Natsuki twitched her brows in confusion.
"Mommy…" a soft voice interrupted their conversation. Both blunettes in that car turned to look at the one and only brunette haired girl. Natsuki raised her brows when she saw Shizuka's cheeks started to blush into the deeper shade of crimson. Shizuru was right… Now I know that she's the one who inherit my stupid blushes!!
"What is it, Shizuka…?" Natsuki asked calmly. Shizuka seemed fidgeting on her seat as she fiddled her fingers nervously.
"When I grow up…" she paused while her cheeks flared up again. Natsumi just grinned as she waited for Shizuka's further words.
The brunette curved up a timid smile, "I-I want to become Julia-chan's bride…"
Natsuki almost banged her head on the steering wheel while Natsumi already burst into hysterical laugh.
~End of Flashback~
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"And that's what she said to me…" Natsuki ended her story to the crimson eyed woman beside her with a loud sigh. There was a long silent right before a loud, hysterical laugh cracked inside that living room.
Natsuki frowned when she saw Shizuru laughed at her, "S-Shizuru! It's not even funny!"
Shizuru had to take a deep breath to calm down, "Oh my god, Natsuki… They're just kids… You don't have to worry like this…" she patted the blunette's flaring cheek.
"Don't worry? Shizuru! She's talking about marriage!! And she's only 8 years old!" Natsuki bolted up from her lying position, scowling at the laughing brunette.
Shizuru shook her head slightly, "That's what I mean with what I said earlier… She's just an 8 years old girl. It just probably a crush she has towards Julia-chan… Can't blame her though since Julia-chan is quite charming for a young girl and she's polite too…" she grinned.
"That's not the point! I still don't wanna hear anything about marriage from my 8 years old daughter yet!! It's just too much for me!" Natsuki groaned, clutching on her face in frustration. Shizuru laughed again.
Suddenly, they heard the front door was being opened. They quickly turned around to look.
"Oh hey, Kuga! Fujino! I'm just sending your twins home…" Nao appeared at the doorway, holding up the door for two young girls to walk into the house.
"Hey mama!" Natsumi went to hug the older brunette right after she walked into the living room.
"Ara… Hey there, sweetheart… How's your school today…?" Shizuru pecked lightly on the young blunette's forehead.
"It's great…" Natsumi grinned. Shizuru chuckled softly to Natsumi's delighted face. She turned to look at the young brunette beside Natsumi.
"Where's your future bride, Shizuka-chan…?" she asked, earning a deep blush from her daughter.
"Shizuru!" Natsuki scowled at her wife, only to add more laughter from the brunette haired woman. Nao chuckled as she walked into the living room with her only daughter.
"Good day to you, mother-in-law…" Julia grinned widely to Natsuki as she waved her hand.
Oh god…
Hope you guys didn't get all confused with Shizuru/Natsuki and Shizuka/Natsumi. XD
Anyway, this chapter took place 2 years after the final chapter in the Second Stage. That's why the twins already 8 years old.
Just assumed that Nao, Mai and Chie got their daughter in the same year Natsuki got her twins, okay? And don't ask me how they got it. LOL.
Thanks for reading and review guys. Tell me if your guys like it or not, okay? Ciao! (^_^)v