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Rating: T
A little post 'welcome to the family' fluff
April 2nd, 2031
Morning
Mmh... oh, it's morning...
Quickly trying to get up, Yui rubbed at her eyes before yawning big, stretching... but her body was slow going from sleep-mode to awake-mode. It's okay though; just take deep, regular breaths, because the muscles use oxygen for effort. After at least five, her blood was pounding slightly and she definitely felt less weighed-down, so she blearily opened her eyes with a smile. She briefly looked at the time (slightly earlier than yesterday), before she stood up, stretching her legs now, looking around her room the entire time.
It never got old, looking at all the various gifts that were given to her.
Oh!
She quickly got out of bed, getting dressed in different clothes before she opened the door, moving downstairs- apparently she was the first one up, because there were no sounds from mommy/daddy's bedroom or the bathroom, but she was excited for a different reason. After about fifteen seconds, she got to daddy's computer, near which the probe was sitting, deactivated.
Letting out a little giggle, Yui slowly worked it, turning the thing on. "Let's go, Strea" she whispered gently.
About a minute later: "Wow Yui, you're earlier than yesterday" her newest sister teased. "But that's fine by me."
She nodded, excited. "Today, you're in for a treat" Yui continued, reaching down for the probe. "Yesterday, I was so excited to be with you that we mostly spent time in ALO. This time however, it's time to fully acquaint you with my real life home, Strea."
"Alright! I'm so excited!"
"Here we go then" she agreed, settling the probe on her shoulder. "First we get the inside tour, where we can right now of course."
...
In short order, Yui gave Strea the layout of their home and where everything was, though they didn't go inside mommy/daddy's bedroom, understandably. She hid a grin though, having deliberately left the window view for near-to-last hehe, knowing it's one of the entirely best!
"And here, we have a sort-of living room" she explained, humming. "Sometimes I watch a little TV, slowly trying to understand references when I can, but it's so overwhelming... good thing I understand the ratings though. But mostly I like to read hehe, because fictional worlds can be so cool to get into."
"Just like the real world, us having been born in SAO's virtual one" Strea noted, soft. "Even with your processes, I can see how you have a lot to learn, even now."
Yui nodded, before she started moving toward the sliding doors, pulling back the curtains-
"Woooaaaahhhh- oh, that's so cool! Just like SAO's Floor Twenty-Two!"
"Hehe" she breathed, grinning. "Yeah, it's just like it: the view of a nearby lake near our little home. Mommy and daddy really got lucky with this place, as it's so peaceful here."
"It sounds perfect."
Yui agreed, before looking at the probe. "Well, unless you want to wait a little longer, up next is our front yard, and then the garage" she stated gently. "After all, that last part isn't connected to the main house, so we'll have to go outside anyway."
"But what if Kazuto and Asuna wake up while you're outside? Won't they be worried where you've gone?"
Hmm- that's true, she thought - her excitement to show Strea around must've made her forget. "Well, I'll wait till they wake up then" she stated, giggling a little; the human brain could be a little 'spacey', it seems. "And once they're up, it'll take a little time to make breakfast too, so we got some to spare... speaking of which, I only just realized I forgot my normal morning rituals."
"Hmm? What are those, Yui? Could I see?"
Her first reaction was to say 'no way!', because the first thought was that of Strea (understandably) curious about the more embarrassing parts, yet it'd be a little uncomfortable to have an audience. But for most things like brushing her teeth or similar, that didn't seem too unreasonable, at least for the first time... maybe not the second time or afterward, but that's if Strea's still interested...
"You can, Strea" she admitted. "However, you'll still have to follow what I say, because some things are-"
/
A little later
Mmh... oh, must be morning...
Asuna stirred a bit, laying with Kazuto's arm intertwined with hers from behind, which briefly made her smile. Just after she stirred, she registered the sound of running water, slightly away from their room- Yui taking a shower, but she's talking... and Strea answered back. She couldn't exactly make out what they're saying, but slowly rose, Kazuto's arm falling a bit. Looking at the time, she saw that it was a hair shy of quarter-to-eight, which meant about time for them to be up anyway, so she killed the alarm the second it went off. Then she turned a little, gently shaking Kazuto's shoulder - just as he stirred: "Come on sleepyhead, time to wake up" she whispered gently.
"Five more minutes?" he mumbled, but with a twitch of a smile.
"Of course not; it's time for breakfast."
His eyes slowly opened halfway, and he leaned up enough to look at the clock, than at her. "Heh, you're always holding that over me" he breathed, still half-asleep, rubbing at his eyes. "But it's a good one."
Humming, Asuna just kissed his cheek- when he felt that, Kazuto took her lips in response, which she didn't mind at all.
Getting dressed + awake took a little time as expected, and she was the first one out of their bedroom, noticing Strea was definitely inside the bathroom with Yui... she had numerous thoughts about that, but from the ease of their tones, also thought Yui had carefully arranged things. Resolving to ask the particulars when they got out, she moved herself downstairs to start cooking.
It didn't take long for Kazuto to join her, helping out with ingredients, nor did it take long after that for Yui + Strea to greet them.
"Yui, you've been teaching Strea the morning routine?" she asked, and her daughter nodded. "You made sure to keep things decent though, right?"
"Of course I did, mommy!" Yui exclaimed, Strea giving off a 'Mmh-hmm' from the probe. "It'd just be weird if I did otherwise!"
"Now that I'm downloading this behavior stuff about modesty, I can definitely see where Yui's coming from. Hehe, humans have a lot of rules about it, indirectly at least."
Asuna sheepishly giggled, while Kazuto rubbed his head. "Well, I guess that's fair" he breathed, leaning against the counter. "Still Strea, it's fairly widespread so you should follow it."
"Oh I will, and definitely in ALO. However, I'm finding this virtual space counts as 'private' since you guys can't see me - hehe, it's quite interesting to see what all the fuss is about, at least right now."
Kazuto blanched at the implications, Yui's cheeks appeared to be turning red, and she wasn't much better. "S-Strea" she breathed, moving to the probe, to Strea's 'Huh?' "I-I get that you must be curious, but remember that you can't be like that around us. Not just because of modesty unspoken rules, but because we wouldn't approve of that, all three of us. Okay?"
"Hmm. I still don't get the embarrassment at being seen, but don't worry; I don't want to make you guys awkward. I got that."
Yui nearly slumped in relief, Kazuto brought a hand over his forehead to hide his reaction, and she slowly nodded before moving away- sure felt embarrassed though. True, Strea wasn't showing anything because they couldn't see her, but the implications alone made it awkward... clearly her forwardness and eagerness had few limits, so the early establishments of rules/behavior were the most important for her...
"A-Anyway" Kazuto breathed, awkward but moving through it, inwardly relieved. "Yui, breakfast should be ready soon. Also, Strea, anything else you'd like to ask?"
"Hmm" the probe considered. "I guess I'm curious: when do you guy's celebrate Yui's birthday? By her activation in SAO, or when she woke up in the real world?"
"Oh" Asuna breathed, before slowly smiling, stepping beside Yui. "Well, if it's alright with Yui, when she woke up in the real world" she said gently.
"Hehe" her daughter breathed, happy. "If when I woke up is my birthday now, I'm not gonna be able to celebrate it for another seven months" she said softly. "But that's okay; I still remember that 'Welcome' party everyone threw for me."
"Hmm? 'Everyone', Yui?"
"Yes" she continued. "All of mommy and daddy's friends, just like Alicia yesterday, along with-"
Ding dong
They all stopped, surprised, though Strea made a curious sound, not having heard a doorbell before. "I'll get it" Kazuto offered, moving past them for a bit, even as she looked at Yui, wondering who that could be - then the door opened:
"Rika?"
"Liz?" Asuna thought, really surprised now, with Yui having a similar reaction.
"Heh, sorry about the unexpected drop-in, but it's the only free time I got to see you guys today."
"Is it important?"
"Hmmm- sorta."
Kazuto let out a little breath, but invited her in- Asuna gave a wave with her free hand, still working up breakfast. "Hey there, Liz" Yui greeted, curiously happy. "It's good to see you again."
"Likewise, kiddo" Rika teased, with that usual grin of hers, before she noticed the probe sitting on Yui's shoulder. "Hmm... so this is probably the 'sister' you were talking about?"
"That's right!"
A little surprise at Strea's voice, but Rika rubbed at her head. "Well, that kinda takes away any doubt, even if we did get details from Eugene/Sakuya/Alicia" she answered, tilting her head. "Still, weird things happening in this family seems par for the course."
"And you're just accepting it like that?" Kazuto asked, having come back over- he had his arms crossed. "Back at the ALO party, you were so certain we told Yui not to reveal her secret- whatever that is" he continued, glancing at Yui, who giggled with her tongue sticking out briefly, and Strea joining in on the laughter.
This bit didn't go unnoticed, but Rika appeared to put it in the back of her mind: "Yeah, because it's fun messing with you" she teased, Kazuto grumbling to himself (Asuna had to stifle giggles). "But when it comes to serious stuff, I'm about as good as the others. And right now, it seems serious that Yui's suddenly got a sister, however weird it is."
"A younger one, for sure" Asuna added, happy. "She looks older, but mentally's another story."
"She'll learn, mommy!"
"Hehe, of course."
"I was gonna learn anyway, but nothing is more important than my sister" Strea claimed, probably grinning too. "If you're one of her friends, then I can't wait to be the same here! I'll gonna give you a big hug too once that happens-"
"Woah there" Rika breathed, surprised, hands raised a bit. "That's not necessary-"
"Of course it is! We'll be friends!"
"Uhhh..."
"It's okay, Liz" Kazuto added, smirking. "That's how Strea says 'hello', being forward and all. Just be warned: she puts a looooot of strength into her hugs."
"Hey, don't play this up!" - "But it's true!" - "Yeah, it really is true, Liz!"
Asuna soon became a little sheepish, still cooking breakfast but the little 'conversation' is getting a bit loud; mornings weren't normal this 'chaotic'. She also knew Kazuto spoke the truth when it came to Strea's hugs, for she'd seen it with her own eyes that first day, when they were playing hide-and-seek- it gave her some apprehension to be on the receiving end, as she's bound to be one day.
"Guys" she cut in, stopping everything. "Sorry to break this up, but I don't want it to go overboard."
"Oh, right, sorry about that Asuna" Rika answered, a little sheepish, before she checked her watch and made a sound. "And you're right, because I can't be here for long myself: there's something you and I need to talk about."
"Is it bad?" Asuna asked, concerned.
"No, no" she assured, to all of them. "It's just that not everyone needs to know right now."
Confused, but trusting in her friend, she nodded at Kazuto + Yui, who moved away. They soon heard them talking with Strea about Liz, and starting a conversation about all their friends, calling up data files for them via the probe, and so forth.
"Good" Rika breathed, a little relieved as she stepped closer. "Anyway, this concerns Yulier and Thinker."
Asuna was surprised, but hoped everything's alright; maybe it's because they weren't as close of friends, but they still tried to keep in touch. Lately they've been busy for months, so contact had been lessened, but still- "What's up with them?" she whispered.
Rika leaned in a bit, glancing toward where the others had gone. "Well, Yulier's pregnant."
Her breath hitched, body flashing back to her previous talks with Kazuto (and Yui) about if they wanted to try for a child, to give Yui a sibling. For a moment, she shook at the surprise, before she gasped and nearly got louder, before she stopped that too. "That's terrific!" she breathed, almost a squeak. "How far along is she!?"
"Wouldn't say" Rika whispered, before making a little motion. "But she had a tiny stomach 'bulge', so we can guess a third of the way. I only found out by an accident, and she wanted this to remain a secret for a bit longer. I kinda persuaded her that the girls at least outta know; we could help out."
"And the guys couldn't because why?"
"I'm not saying they can't help, but they can get weird sometimes, particularly on ideas" Rika breathed, a bit exasperated. "Agil's the only exception. But anyway, I said us girls can give Yulier advice and such first, even if we have no actual 'experience'... and if nothing else, ideas about where to get what, how to do this, stuff like that. Let them figure it out a bit better, then announce it to the guys, and have the big 'congratulations' later when they're not struggling to figure the ins and outs."
"Well, that's better, sorta" Asuna admitted, before managing a smile; even Liz's way of handling this couldn't ruin things. "But what's gonna be your cover-up for this rather awkward idea?"
"Actually... I don't have one. Yet."
Oh boy...
...
Later
Honestly, he thought Rika's explanation was weird... she's certainly covering something. However, Asuna's willingness to keep the secret, and her assurances that it wasn't bad (seemed more good) slowly put him at ease that whatever this is, it'll work out. Thankfully, Rika also hadn't stayed too long, which had allowed him and Asuna to get their own 'cleaning' done in time for work, give-or-take a little blow-drying to make sure their hair didn't stay wet.
Anyway:
"So yeah, Strea" Kazuto said, looking at the probe on Yui's shoulder. "This is our garage, which can only be accessed from the outside, completing your inside-house tour."
"Oooh, so interesting! What are those?"
"Hehe" Yui breathed, walking up. "Strea, on the left is daddy's motorcycle, which he likes better because it gives him a better 'feel' for the road. He rides it from time-to-time, sometimes with mommy, but only if the trip seems simple."
"True" he added. "If I was tasked with grocery shopping, I wouldn't be able to take it because there's no room for the food I'm buying."
"Hmm, so then you usually take the other one. Still, they both look like they can be pretty fast, Yui."
His daughter smiled, nodding at the probe. "They can" she said easily, before shifting. "However, while the car's reasonable about it, the motorcycle is really loud. Daddy says it'd be worse without a 'muffler', but I can't really imagine it."
"You don't like loud noises, Yui?"
Kazuto gently touched Yui's shoulder, which made her smile a little. "Nah, she dislikes those" he breathed, returning that smile. "Or at least, the really obnoxious ones. But that's okay; even dislike doesn't stop her from working through something when necessary, and we all have our little things anyway."
His daughter gave him a little side-hug, which he returned easily- Strea seemed interested, given her sound. "Of course we do, such as your taste for abnormal spicy daddy" Yui said gently, before laughing. "Though I think Strea's beaten you in that category now!"
Raising an eyebrow, he smirked good-naturedly. "Is that a challenge?" he asked, a little playful, looking at the probe. "Any chance you'd like to have a spicy cook-off in ALO sometime, Strea?"
"You bet I would! I've only tasted spicy once after all! So when we do so, let's not limit it to spicy!"
"I second that, Strea!"
Besides exciting him, Kazuto grinned a little. "Then it's a plan; a major cook-off, where all of us spend time together in ALO, particularly you-vs-me in a spicy cook-off as a big event, possibly one of many events."
"Seriously?" came his wife's voice, they turning to see Asuna- she appeared halfway between playfulness and exasperation. "I leave you guys alone for ten minutes, and you've already dragged me into cooking nuclear food for this cook-off?"
He was a little sheepish, even as Yui giggled, but she saved him from answering (right away): "It's okay, mommy" she said brightly. "We just said we'd make it a plan, but we didn't say when exactly. You'll have time to think this over."
"True enough" Asuna admitted, before relenting with a smile. "Still, if it's to help Strea experience more flavors, I suppose I can whip something up. Just don't expect me to taste anything remotely spicy, because I know you, Kazuto."
"Hehe."
"I see what you meant though. Yui doesn't like loud noises, Asuna doesn't like spicy- well, or at least it's a least favorite, maybe. What don't you like?"
Kazuto made a sound, smiling a bit. "I'd like to tell you, Strea, but we have to be going soon anyway" he said, apologetic even as Asuna nodded - today was one of those semi-uncommon 'meetings' days for him, rather than diving. "But even so, if you're gonna be with Yui and all of us, I'm sure you'll figure it out-"
"-or I'll spill the secrets" Yui added, a little playfully smug.
"Hey!"
Asuna laughing at his expense made him a little irritated, but can't say he didn't see this coming: these two were sisters, and in the proper tradition of siblings, they tended to share everything, including teases. For a moment, he thought of Suguha as well, who he'd almost pushed away before SAO... then things got a little complicated after he got back, but now they were perfectly close as family- it helped push the irritation away.
/
Audiovisual Bidirectional Communication Probe: Virtual Space
A little later
"Hmm, looks to be mostly healed; I don't think I need this band-aid anymore."
Strea made a sound, interested as she 'zoomed in' on Yui's thumb wound, which was mostly indistinguishable from her skin now. "Even though there's no system assisting your healing, your body still works like one" she noted, soft. "It's amazing, Yui, and so fascinating."
Her sister smiled, humming a bit as she dropped the band-aid in the trash bin. "Thank you, Strea."
"Still, this is weird" she continued, grinning. "You're in a human body that's growing even now-"
"Uh, actually, it's not growing right now, Strea" Yui interrupted, a little sheepish.
"Huh?"
"Remember when daddy said my growing process was accelerated, prior to me waking up?" she asked. "Well, because that's against the natural process, it needed a period where my body didn't grow at all to counter this. I don't know all of the details, but apparently if it kept growing from the start, my body might've had problems growing up."
Really interested, Strea needed a moment to process this, many theories coming and going about how this was possible. "So then, how long are you going to stay like you are now?" she asked, gentle.
Yui smiled again, pretty big. "Subtracting the time I've been awake, four years and seven months" she stated cheerfully. "That'll allow me plenty of time to learn everything I can, and teach it to you before my body starts to grow - once that happens, then I'll start growing like normal people do."
"And if I went through this process, would my body not grow for a time?"
While surprised, her sister appeared happy at the thought. "Yeah, it wouldn't" Yui admitted. "And from what I know, your human body would probably take a longer 'no-grow' period than mine, because your virtual body stats are physically older."
Oooo, even longer to stay the exact same; she's all for that idea. Tempting as the idea was though, Strea knew it'd take time for her to adjust - the virtual world of ALO, her sister's observations of the real world, growing closer to Yui, Kazuto, Asuna, and still having to fully see these friends of theirs. But even still, Strea felt warm, observing the love between her sister + her adoptive parents, and all parties giving her the same treatment despite being a newcomer. Part of her still wanted to call them mom and dad too, just because, but knew her feelings didn't run that deep/personal, not yet. Hehe, it's gonna be a very interesting time, growing closer while also dealing with that-
-and also that, if this growth aspect occurs with her (potential) human body, by the time she started growing for real, Yui would physically look older than her.
Hehe, an interesting image.
"I can't wait for that time" Yui continued, excited. "I mean, I know you said it's not likely to happen for years, but still."
"That's okay, Yui; it's not wrong to think about 'what-ifs'" she teased. "Just like I'm still thinking about what-if questions. For example: is there any real difference between 'papa', 'daddy' and 'dad', and the opposites 'mama', 'mommy' and 'mom'?"
"Strea-" her sister 'warned', yet teasing back.
"I'm not gonna say them yet!" she laughed. "I'm just curious, Yui!"
After a moment, Yui laughed too, which felt great to hear with her own. "Just like me" she continued to tease, entirely happy; her smile looked quite like Asuna's. "But well, to answer your question, it's mainly in the age groups. For normal people, papa/mama are said by babies and toddlers; mommy/daddy for older children, and mom/dad tend to be used by teenagers and older."
Strea hummed. "But since we're special cases, what about us, Yui?" she asked, before grinning. "Hypothetically, in my case."
"Hehehe. Well, I think it's more like what we think sounds best; I like saying mommy and daddy, though I wouldn't have minded mama/papa either - it would just sound a little weird, I think, because I have the body of a child rather than a baby."
Okay- so 'mommy/daddy' was Yui's thing, and while she could also say that (when the time's right), what did she think sounded best? 'Papa/Mama'... hmm, if this baby angle was right, that did sound a little simple, so she's checking that one off for now - just leaves her with her 'mommy/daddy' and 'mom/dad'. Knowing that there's plenty of time for that however, Strea moved it off as low-priority on her system, making sure it'd be slow-going until it's time to change this status. She grinned a little though, before moving to the next thought, her sister's unique growing status-
Yui seemed to guess at this: "Hehe, you still have many questions" she stated cheerfully. "Right, Strea?"
"Oh course! About how/why your real world body works how it does, who did this exactly, and how it all works!"
Her sister smiled. "Well, maybe I can't answer all the details on 'why/how' things work - only that they do certain ways - but you'll get the opportunity, Strea" she stated. "Next week, I have another check-up at RECT, the company who made this possible."
"Truly!?" Strea asked, excited. "Alright! But until then, we have so much to do, so much to say!"
"'We'?"
"Oh right, sorry, just excited here; I know I'm gonna be the one learning many things. For right now, that starts with the question of how you got the sense of feel on this probe, hehe."
Yui laughed. "That was daddy" she said easily. "He made that probe at my request, and kept improving it as time went on, though it's obviously limited in comparison-"
...
A little later
Just like their first day, Yui still found herself amazed and interested at Strea's curiosity, as well as her forwardness to ask/do them upfront - but also, starting to feel the occasional lonely feelings disappearing, because she had a sister at home now. This included when she unluckily sneezed, explaining to Strea that it's a common-if-gross body function, and too many in a row can mean she's sick with the common cold- which has happened a few times, and is likely to keep happening. She also mentioned her previous 'vaccination' against 'chicken pox', which seemed a silly name, but the itching had been quite fierce... luckily it's a 'once' disease that the immune system adapts to immediately, so she'd never have to suffer it again. Normally it wouldn't have been a problem, picking it up over the course of her life, but the relatively short window had worried some of the doctors - on a child, chicken pox is irritating but harmless, but on teenagers and adults it's far more serious.
Not wanting to take that risk, she'd agreed to take the vaccine of chicken pox (essentially a 'mini-virus' of the disease) into her body... she really hated needles though. And despite the vaccine being designed to help her immune system form a counter-measure, it'd taken awhile before it went away- mmh.
"Woah, Yui; sounds like there's a lot of stuff out there. But why let yourself get sick at all, if you have a choice? Isn't it better not to get sick at all?"
Yui made a sound, but smiling, looking at the probe as she ate. "Of course I'd prefer that, Strea" she answered easily. "However, the more the immune system fights against disease, the stronger it gets. If I didn't get exposed to germs at all, it'd weaken until it barely functions, and I'd be helpless the moment anything serious came along; that's not healthy, or recommended."
"Ooooohh. Hehe, you know your stuff" her sister teased. "And I'm learning a lot every day, from our talks and my data stream, including how to wield a Two-Handed Sword better in ALO."
"Of course."
"Speaking of which" Strea said brightly. "Can't wait till we're both doing it, Yui!"
Honestly, Yui wasn't surprised her sister liked that secret - the only reason Strea hasn't told mommy + daddy yet is because she'd asked her. "It'll take time, but it'll be worth it" Yui assured. "I gotta build my skill in One-Handed Swords first before I unlock that; after all, that's how your's is unlocked, because you have a fair number of points there."
"True, but One-Handed Swords seem so basic; I like the power of Two-Handed better, heh heh!"
"Oh Strea" she giggled; another of her statements. "You are like daddy, saying weird-Huh? Gah!"
"What? What is it, Yui!?"
Smack!
Yui made a sound, slowly opening her hands and- eww, she got it. Quickly, she moved to go wash her hands of the mosquito carcass, because that's disgusting! She only registered Strea's calls after having finished, and she felt a little bad at being so absorbed by this, so she quickly went over to the probe- "Sorry about that, Strea."
"What happened?"
"A mosquito" she breathed. "A bug who sucks out blood, leaving an irritating wound behind; they're everywhere, it seems. I really don't like this species for that."
"Hmm... it also says they're often carriers for diseases. Definitely sounds annoying."
Mmh. "ALO definitely didn't recreate the effects of insects" Yui admitted, quickly eating more of her meal, trying to distract herself. "I think the smallest non-enemy species were butterflies, and while they're shy, they were friendly enough. Other kinds of bugs aren't nearly as appealing, and I also think that- Hic!"
"Huh? Yui, what now?"
Well, today seemed full of strange turns recently- a normal conversation interrupted by a mosquito, and now she's got these again. "Hiccups" she said, but slowly giggling; the involuntary sensation wasn't too bad, and it was quite interesting, which was a lot better than a bug. "Seems part of my- Hic! -my breathing muscles are stuck again."
"Stuck!?"
"I'm not in danger" Yui quickly assured, soothing her sister. "I can still breathe normally, just fine. Part of it is- Hic! -it's just got a little fold stuck, and it's trying to disrupt it, Strea. Hic!"
To demonstrate, she used daddy's advice in taking deep, regular breaths through her mouth, nearly-closed to focus the air flow. She went two full breathes before another 'Hic' rocked her, but she giggled, continuing to breathe deeply three more times... waiting for a bit, she determined they were gone after ten seconds.
"See?" Yui asked brightly. "No problem."
"You were enjoying that too" Strea noted, interested. "If it's really not dangerous, and just a quirk, I wouldn't mind experiencing it myself!"
"Hehe!"
As said, a little fluff, along with the obvious setup for next chapter, regarding Yui's regular check-ups for her special body
Meanwhile, as said in 'Snowy', I'm under a few issues, including sudden lack of interest in these two fics (which sucks), and I'm gonna take a little break. I will finish the stories, but for now that's how it's gonna be, much as I wish these issues didn't happen at this point.
