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"Well, now…" Wayne went on with a smile, "My Sandy was born in Spring, but our wedding was in Winter. See?" Suddenly he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a white card, with blue lettering and gold accents. It had been in that pocket for almost two years, and he intended to keep it there until the day he died. On it "Wayne and Sandy's Winter Wedding!" was emblazoned in metallic blue letters, and he let everyone pass it around to take a look before going on.

"It was the prettiest thing, and my Sandy was the prettiest of all. She's got brown skin too, but her eyes are blue, and she keeps her hair a light or medium shade of blue, which she usually matches with this pretty aqua skort or her blue camisole... But that Winter, and every Winter since, she dyes her hair pure white, which she matches with a sweet white and blue long apron dress. She looks like a goddess out there on her farm no matter what season it is, but she's especially beautiful to me in winter. She also has a hobby of growing pearls, she has half a field dedicated to it, so she's always wearing a bunch of beautiful pearl necklaces and earrings, she's known around the towns for it, and she even named farm 'Pearl Girl Farm'!"

He takes back the card as it comes back to him and smiles, nodding his head and tipping his hat to the calm and cool Kasumi, who is the last to read it. "But, as for my darling's favorite crops, those really bloom in spring! She's got the gosh-darned biggest potatoes you ever laid eyes on, her and her cherries and strawberries? They can get as big as your whole hand, I swear it! One or two fruits tops can usually make a whole pie! People travel from far and wide to buy a fresh one from the market in Westown, which Sandy has single-handedly made world-famous since coming to town~"

Yuzuki groaned again, but this time not from the pain of the fall, but the pain of his stomach grumbling. Despite it he was grinning apologetically, "Oh no… Now I really want some cherry pie and strawberry shaved ice!"

Wayne laughed and tipped his hat to him too. "Sorry about that! Um, we also enjoy a lotta pickles! My babe has the biggest monster cucumbers you ever seen! Cut one up and you can fill a whole jar. We chill them and take them on picnics on hot sunny days, and we can't wait to take our little ones on picnics too! They're not born yet, but my Sandy is pregnant with our first, and whatever it is, boy or girl, we've already agreed we want to give them a sibling sooner than later!"

He grinned bashfully, "It's actually kinda funny looking back on it though, because we didn't exactly hit it off from the start like you and your lover did, Ludus. The first time Sandy saw me, I was in a pickle with a rather, ah, overenthusiastic fan! I called out to her for help, and she turned her nose up at me and told me cold as ice, "Help yourself, playboy." Hah! Well I can't deny my reputation got a little out of hand for a while there. But that's when I decided that I didn't want to be like that anymore, and before long, Sandy and I were so close we'd never abandon each other! But I do forgive my darling for doing it the first time. I deserved it!"

He laughed, and the others either laughed politely with him or nodded in agreement. Wayne then pressed on, "Well, I think that's about what I care to share for now, without blathering on too much about my babe, which I could easily start to do - So who wants to go next?"

There was a short pause this time, before Iluka raised her hand up at the same time as Hinata. Hinata quickly relented, "Ah - Sorry! Go ahead! Two guys have already gone, so, ladies first this time!"

Iluka nodded in agreement. "That's very chivalrous. In that case you can let me and my sister go ahead, and then you can go. Okay?" She added, knowing her shy and flighty sister, or any copy of her, would probably forget to go at all until the end unless she spoke up for her. Siluka just seemed touched that she still referred to her as sister, even though it wasn't exactly so...

Hinata nodded again in agreement, and Iluka began, "Well, my man's name is Jude. And he's kind of, you know, awesome. Of course. He'd have to be, to catch a prize like me!"

Siluka smiled, and Ludus rolled his eyes. Iluka went on, minding neither of them, "He looks really cool. He's got deep tan-olive skin, and is hair is this really dark blue, kinda almost indigo. Just a shade darker than you, Ludus. He usually kicks back in knickerbockers or this blue and black wild farmer outfit, or his wild west cowboy outfit. He looks like a total rock star when he wears those~" She blushes, and covers up her extra comment quickly, "I mean, he's a farmer, of course! But if a farmer were a rock star, he'd totally be that rock star. His farm is called Black Star Farm, and he raises really good fall crops, maybe because he was born in fall... He has big, bright purple eggplants, dark green nutritious spinach, and giant carrots, which he feeds to his big black horse, Duke. He's also got two black cows, a black llama, and a dark grey rabbit. Anyone wanna guess his favorite color? Haha~"

Suddenly the taste of chai was on her tongue, as well as a pressing memory she felt the need to share. "He also grows really super good tea leaves too, and bright red, juicy chili peppers! He makes them into the very best chai tea you've ever tasted! And he makes it just for me! Hehe, that's how he won my heart you see... He found out that chai tea was my favorite, so he worked his butt off to grow the best ingredients, then started bringing me it to me every day! Pretty soon he spoiled me, and after that I couldn't be satisfied with tea anywhere else anymore! So of course I had to marry him after that!"

Laughing, she outstretched her hand, showing off her ring finger, where a gigantic and sparkling pink diamond sat on a gold band. Clearly it costed a fortune. She smirked and winked, "And well, he really does know just what I like~!"

There were some appreciative 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the girls and from Yuzuki, who definitely knew a heirloom piece when he saw one. Iluka went on, "Truthfully... I don't know what made him try so hard for me when I was so rude to him at first, but I try to be a good wife for him too... I grill the fish he catches and I make delicious salads from his crops for dinner, and when he's working hard out in the field on a hot day, once in a while I like to bring him a fruit juice or a smoothie. He does work really hard to spoil me so, I guess he deserves it... But I deserve it too! Especially because just a few months ago, I gave him a healthy set of twins! A boy and a girl, named Jaden and Jules!"

Siluka then spoke up, excitedly. "You had twins too? So did I!"

Iluka gasped, then laughed. "Hey! That's so cool! I guess we are Twin Sisters after all, just in a different way!" She then smiled, and urged the shyer twin to go on. "Well? Tell me about your lover too, then!"

Siluka nodded, smiling big, and began, "My lover... His name is Joe. Just plain old Joe. He's a pretty average guy, I think. Pale skin. Brown hair, like onions. Brown eyes, like cocoa. He dresses in plain work clothes most of the time, unless there's a big event, then he might put on something fancy he has in the back of his closet... He's very laid back. He works hard on his farm, though, so he earns a break when he decides to take one. I knew right away we'd be kindred spirits when I noticed him napping on the beach almost every day..."

There were some less than surprised glances shared by several of those around her. She went on heedless of them, "He works hard, but he also works smart. Two of his fields are tree orchards. He grows fruits for all seasons. He takes good care of them, but then otherwise he just waits for the fruit to come to him. Except for melons. Joe is a big fan of melons. Melons are the one thing Joe doesn't mind working hard to get."

Wayne, Ludus and Hinata snorted immaturely at that last comment. Yuzuki pinched a smile back knowingly and Ford seemed none the wiser. Iluka glared at them to keep it to themselves and let her oblivious and naive sister continue.

"He started bringing me fruit all the time, that's when I figured he liked me. I felt bad not needing to buy fruit at the local shop anymore, but he'd give me so much, and the fruits were so big and sweet. Gigantic star fruits and melons, kiwi and lychee. I make lots of fruit salads and sorbet. His cows make delicious milk for yogurt and ice cream too. It's so relaxing to hear them moo while I pet his soft white rabbits... My baby boys like them too. Their names are Jim and Jamal. We all like to take naps together by the beach, and by the pond by his orchard. He fishes there sometimes too, but one time, he fell asleep while holding a fishing pole, and then a big fish came along and tugged on the line so hard, Joe fell right into the pond! Haha~!"

The sleepy girl's surprising laughter roused everyone into a genuine laugh themselves. Iluka fanned herself after a good round of giggles. "Oh my! Yeah, Jude would never do something so embarrassing! But your Joe sounds very sweet! Too bad he let the fish go though!"

Siluka shook her head serenely at that. "Oh, no, as soon as he woke up, Joe got so mad he swam after the fish and caught it with his bare fists, dragging it back to land. That fish fed us for a long time. It weighed over two hundred pounds."

Her audience went very wide eyed at that, indeed. Apparently Joe was incredibly laid back and even a bit lazy like Siluka... But had next to superhuman strength when really compelled to do something!

While the others gawked and wondered at the end of her tale, the sisters smiled sincerely at each other, then Iluka turned again to Hinata. "Alright! You ready to go now?"

Hinata grinned and balled up a fist in excitement. "Okay! Let me tell you all about my wonderful new wife! You guys sure are in for a treat!"

Yuzuki reached over to pat him on the back. "I'm sure we are! I look forward to hearing all about my best friend's special and unique beloved!"

Kasumi smiled warmly, grasping her hands in front of her. "Yes, I call tell just by your smile that she's something special." However, though her smile was warm, she was still tense. The boys figured it was just her usual tenseness. Only Komari noticed how she kept glancing to the stone doors...

But, ignoring it for now, Komari nodded, enthusiastically thumping Hinata on the opposite side of his back. "Whoever she is, I bet she's a real peach!"

Hinata paused just a second in surprise at what she had said, before bursting into a great big smile again. "Haha! Well you'd win that bet for sure, Komari! Because believe it or not, her name is Momo!"

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