A/N: Hey readers! Since it's coming up, only 3 more weeks until the SAO movie! In honor of the upcoming great event that we are all waiting for, I will be doing a weekly countdown to the movie with each chapter. But for now, enjoy the chapter everyone.

The warm summer sun bathed on the Hiryo household as Rin and Lily ate breakfast together with their parents. They had plans to meet up with their friends later today, which was something they rarely got to do IRL. They didn't all live close together so setting up dates to hang out in the real world was difficult.

"So what are you and your friends planning on doing today?" Dan asked.

"There's a community pool over by where Sayaka lives." Rin explained. "After we meet up, we're all going swimming there."

"That sounds like fun." Alicia smiled. "Have fun you two."

Once breakfast was over, Rin and Lilly both bagged up their swimsuits before heading out the door. "We'll see you later! Bye mom! Bye dad!" the two girls said as they closed the door behind them and headed over to the meeting place.

Dan smiled as his two daughters left. "Those two definitely inherited your energetic personality, Alicia."

"I think they inherited that a little from both of us." Alicia told him. "I just hope neither of them inherits the recklessness you had as a kid."

A laugh escaped her husband as he leaned over and gave his wife a kiss on the cheek.

Asuna was in the kitchen, putting the finishing touches on the morning's breakfast. If there was any one job she had that no one else ever did in the house, it was cooking. It wasn't that no one else could, Asuna had been teaching Yui and Strea her secrets for the past year or so. It was just that no one seemed to be able to do it like her.

As she finished, Asuna laid each of her family's plate out on the kitchen table. She called upstairs. "Everyone! Breakfast is ready!"

It didn't even take five seconds before Asuna could hear the sound of footsteps coming downstairs. Yui and Strea entered the kitchen and quickly scurried over to the kitchen table. "Morning mom." they both said before digging in.

Yui's human body resembled greatly to a teenage version of how she looked back when she was an AI. It only made sense, considering that the body almost looked like an exact replica of it when she first transferred her consciousness into it. Now the body grew in proportion to her age, making it just as human as she could have ever dreamed.

Like the rest of their friends, Strea's appearance in the real world looked quite similar to her appearance in ALO. Other than the obvious difference in hair color, her real world hair being a chestnut color like her mother's, there wasn't much of a difference.

Asuna giggled as she watched her two daughters eat. "Honestly, you both have the same endless hunger your father does." She looked towards the entrance to the kitchen and noticed the man in question was nowhere to be seen. "Speaking of which, where is your father?"

"Dad's still sleeping." Yui explained.

A smile came to Asuna's face. That sounded like Kazuto alright. If there was anything else he was a master at besides eating, it was sleeping. She turned her attention back to her girls. "You both really have grown up. I remember when you both used to call us Mama and Papa, especially you, Yui."

Yui blushed slightly. "Mom, I'm sixteen. I can't call you and dad that forever. It's embarrassing."

Strea smirked at her sister. "So you say, but I've heard you call them that on occasion, especially when you talk about the past."

"Strea!"

Asuna giggled as she watched her two daughters argue. She never got to have this kind of childhood for herself. Growing up in the 'proper' lifestyle of the Yuuki family, Asuna never had the luxury of goofing around and having fun. That was what she loved about her life now. She lived in a simple home with her family living a simple life. Her father had bought the house for them, despite her continuous arguing on her wanting to get one herself, but Asuna knew her father just wanted to do one last thing for his little girl.

Looking at the time, Asuna realized she had to get going for her shift at the hospital. "I have to get going now. Wash the dishes once you're done. And make sure to wake your father up if he isn't awake before you leave." she said as she both gave her daughters a kiss on the cheek. "Bye you two. Have fun with your friends today."

"Bye mom." they both said as their mother walked out the door.

After Asuna left, it didn't take much longer for Yui and Strea to finish their breakfast. Their father came downstairs as they were washing the dishes. They said goodbye to him as they gathered their stuff and headed out to hang with their friends.

"Hyde! Naoki! Breakfast!"

Both Gekido males yawned as they came downstairs from their respective rooms. Lilina couldn't help but sigh and smile at how similar the father and son were to each other. Granted Naoki was far more stable than her husband had been in their teen years, he made up for it by being a delicate womanizer. She supposed she only had her cousins and their children to blame for that since Naoki was the only male child from the current generation of Yoakes'. Being surrounded by cute girls who encouraged him with confidence would do that to an impressionable boy.

Naoki's hair was the same red color as his mother's, though he kept it messy much like Hyde had done at his age. His blue eyes also resembled that of Lilina's. Despite the fact that he was the only male in his family's generation on Lilina's side of the family, there was no denying that he still had a lot of similarities to his mother's looks.

"Hyde why aren't you dressed yet? You can't just lay around all day you know?" Lilina said said with a poke to her sleepy husband's chest.

Hyde gave a smile and kissed Lilina on the head. "Relax honey, my shift starts at twelve so I have plenty of time to relax."

"Must be nice being an art director for a VR project huh dad?"

The older Gekido pulled in his son and put him into a playful noogie which he tried to squirm out of. "You know it kiddo! Play your cards right and you could be your own boss too."

"Alright enough of that you two, breakfast is getting cold."

The family all sat down at the table and began munching on the omelets Lilina had made. Sometimes it was hard to believe how well Hyde turned out to be a father when it came to raising Naoki. He was as supportive as could be with his son's desires and was very good at making sure he stayed out of trouble. On the outside it may look like Hyde had never even changed after becoming an adult, his friends and wife could see that he had come far since they first knew each other.

Hyde put his dishes in the sink and began washing them to show thanks for Lilina cooking. He turned around to his wife and child with a questioning brow. "So what's the game plan today?"

Lilina brought her dish to her husband and kissed his cheek. "Well me and Shu are going be holding a meeting with a partner company that's gotten a bit too demanding for us. Gotta put them back in their place."

"Shu's lucky to have you."

"I tell him that every day."

"And you Naoki?"

The teenager brought his finished dish to his dad and smiled excitedly. "Sayaka invited Rin and the others to go swimming at the pool today. So that means I get to see the girls in their cute swimsuits~!"

Lilina bopped her son on the head softly with a wooden spoon. "Easy there tiger, don't get too ahead of yourself. Rin, Yui, and the others are way out of your league."

Naoki rubbed his head and frowned at his mother. "And you would know that how?"

"Haven't Rin and Yui alone rejected your advances about ten times?"

"Eight times thank you very much! And anyway it would be best to avoid Yui and Rin this time around. Don't want to get banned from the pool."

Hyde gave a pat to his son's back. "Buck up kid you'll get a girl soon enough. I have confidence in that."

Naoki smiled at his dad and gave him a thumbs up. "You know it dad! Thanks for food mom, it was great!"

Lilina kissed her son on the head and ruffled his already messy hair. "Be safe on your way to the pool. I don't want you getting hurt while distracted by girls."

"Relax mom I'll be fine! Let me just wash up and head on out!"

The teenager leapt from the kitchen back upstairs to take a quick shower to freshen up. While he did this Hyde picked up his phone and dialed a number. After a few rings an annoyed voice came from the other line.

"What do you want jackass?"

"Just thought I'd let you know my kid is coming to the pool near your place to meet up with his friends. If anything happens to him and you didn't do anything to stop it, I'll burn down your house and destroy your car."

"Do you have to give me this threat every time Naoki comes anywhere near my house?"

"I'm just being a good parent is all and making sure my kid is safe and sound. So better pray he doesn't get hurt cause that spare gallon of gasoline has your name written all over it." Not waiting for any answer back he simply hung up the phone and sighed contently. "You know, sometimes it's just the little things in life that you love the most."

Lilina rolled her eyes and brought her suitcase out of the closet. "You know Rika can call Shino on you right?"

"Pfft like I'm scared of her. I'm doing what any responsible parent would do in my shoes. The extremity of my actions are just to emphasize how much i want Naoki to be safe." He defended.

"Well you're just as crazy as you are a good parent."

"And you love me for it baby!"

The red haired woman rolled her eyes playfully at her husband and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Well see you later. Someone's gotta scare that boardroom of idiots and it ain't gonna be Shu."

"Tell him I said hey."

Lilina waved goodbye to her Hyde and left the house with Naoki quickly following dressed in his swimtrunks and a white undershirt. Once his son left Hyde cracked his knuckles and started gathering what he'd need to start his latest project. Hopefully through working on this project he'd get to see Kazuto or Dan again as it's been too long for his tastes to see his friends.

"Ugh! That stupid pompous jackass!" Rika groaned. "Who does he think he is?!"

"Hyde again?" Yuya asked, knowing the one person that always managed to get under his wife's skin.

"He acts like I have no experience taking care of kids! I raised Sayaka well, didn't I?"

Yuya showed his wife a smile as he walked up and hugged her. "You've been a wonderful mother to Sayaka. And I know she thinks the same."

"What about me?" Sayaka asked as she came into the room. Her short tan hair fell just down to her shoulders, while her eyes were the same mix of pink and brown as her mother's.

"Oh, nothing." Rika said. "So, are you heading out now to meet up with your friends?"

Sayaka nodded her head. "Yep. I'm all set."

"Good. Now get out there and have some fun." Rika said with a grin. "And if that Naoki tries anything funny with you, promise to tell me."

Sayaka rolled her eyes. "Mom, I know what you think of him, but he isn't that bad. And besides, Rin would probably punch him if he tried anything to any of us."

"Well you just be careful, alright."

"Sure mom." Sayaka said as she walked out the door. "I'll see you later. Bye."

As Sayaka closed the door behind him, Yuya put an arm around his wife's waist. "You know, you could trust Naoki a little bit more. I know you and Hyde didn't get along, but Naoki's not like his father from what I've seen."

Rika crossed her arms. "I don't care. There's no telling what kind of stuff Hyde taught his kid over the years. And if Sayaka gets hurt because of it, both of them are gonna pay for it."

Tetsuya walked into the kitchen of his house. Shino had just put his breakfast on the table, where Shirou was busy reading the paper.

Tetsuya's hair was a dirty blonde color, mixing in his father's blonde hair with his mother's brunette one. His eyes were clearly inherited from his mother, having the same hazel color and the same sharp look in them.

"Morning Tetsuya." Shino greeted with a smile.

"Morning mom." Tetsuya replied as he sat down to eat. "Are you off today? You're usually at work by now."

Shino shook her head. "One of the other officers couldn't stay late so we traded shifts. I'm going in later today. What about you? When are you meeting up with your friends?"

"I'm heading out right after breakfast." he explained.

"How's the fencing club training going? Don't you have a competition over the summer?" his father asked.

Tetsuya nodded. "Yeah, that's in a month or so. We're training the entire week before."

"Well good luck." Shino said as she walked up and gave her son a kiss on the cheek. "Your father and I are rooting for you."

"Thanks." Tetsuya said. He managed to finish his breakfast quickly and brought it over to the sink. "Alright, I'm heading out now. See you later."

"Have fun! Be safe!" Shino said with a wave as her son walked out the door. She wasn't sure if it was because of her job or not as a police officer or just her as a mother, but she did tend to worry a lot. But she knew Tetsuya could take care of himself. He had to be in order to survive being best friends with Hyde's son.

Sayaka waited by the entrance to the pool, with her swimsuit in her bag as she waited for her friends. A few more minutes passed before she soon caught sight of Rin, Lilly, Yui, and Strea as they all waved over to her.

"Hey, Sayaka!" Lilly greeted. "Perfect day for a swim, isn't it?"

Sayaka nodded her head. "Yeah." She blushed slightly. "I just hope there aren't many boys around."

"Ah, come on Sayaka. You gotta stop being so shy." Strea grinned as she put an arm around her friend. "If you've got it, then work it. That's all there is to it."

Sayaka's blush became even redder. "B-But they'll all be staring. And I don't know if I can swim properly if everyone's looking at me."

"Relax Sayaka." Rin grinned. "If there's any perverts like Naoki there that try and pull something funny, I'll be sure to knock some manners into them."

Strea frowned. "Aw, but it's fun to watch boys think they have a chance and then dash their hopes."

A new voice was soon heard. "I know you loved pulling that trick on me." The girls all turned their heads to see Naoki and Tetsuya walk over, with Naoki being the one who made the comment just now. Naoki narrowed his eyes at Strea. "Seriously, I still remember the time you said you wanted to hang out, and when you showed up I ended up being a pack mule for you and your friends while you went shopping."

Strea giggled as she remembered. "Good times, good times."

"Strea's antics aside" Tetsuya said. "I'm ready to swim, what about you guys?"

Rin grinned as she gave a thumbs up. "You better believe it. I'm breaking out a brand new swimsuit today."

"I'm ready too." Yui nodded. "Let's all hurry up and get changed."

Lilly narrowed her eyes at Naoki. "And don't go peeking, you got that? We're not saving you if you get thrown out."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid." Tetsuya said, putting an arm around Naoki's shoulder.

"At least there's ONE person we can count on not to act like a creep." Rin said as she and the other girls walked towards the women's changing room.

Inside the changing room, the girls took turns in the stalls changing into their swimsuits. There were only three stalls, so the first ones in were Rin, Strea, and Sayaka. There didn't seem to be many people at the pool yet, since it was still early. Lilly, Yui, and Sayaka all waited outside the stalls for their friends to come out.

"I'm ready~!" Strea said with a happy cheer as she emerged from the stall. She was wearing a violet bikini that did a good job of showing her chest off. Sexy and eccentric were Strea's style after all.

"You're really trying to get the attention of all the guys, huh sis?" Yui said.

"Hey it's like I said earlier, if you've got it, work it." Strea grinned at her sister. "The boys get a show, and I get all eyes on me. It's a win-win."

Yui let out a sigh, knowing it was useless to argue with Strea. She was like a speeding train. She went one direction, and there was no stopping her. "Well I for one prefer to go for something a little less revealing."

"Aw come on, you've got the goods, Yui. Why not show them off?" Strea said with a giggle as she grabbed her sister's own pair of hooters from behind. The chestnut haired girl proceeded to give a small squeeze. "You could turn a few heads for sure."

"S-Strea! What are you doing?!" Yui exclaimed with her face completely red as she moved away from her sister while holding her arms to her chest.

Strea let out a giggle at her sister. "Sorry, but you have to admit you could easily get a boyfriend if you let the guys see more of you."

Yui shook her head. "I don't want a guy dating me just for my looks. I still remember that Sugou creep mom used to know." A shiver went down her spine as she thought about the parasite. "I'd like to stay away from those type of men and find someone who likes me for me."

"Nothing wrong with that, but you gotta get them to notice you first." Strea said with a wink.

"I still remember the first time we went swimming together." Lilly said. She giggled at the old memory. "We were worried about whether Yui would be affected by the water."

"To be fair, we were only about eight at the time." Rin said as she came out. She was wearing a scarlet red bikini, though a much less revealing one than Strea's. "We didn't know just how similar your body was to a human's. For all we knew, you were in a robot body and it would short-circuit."

"Well my dad sure did put his all into designing it." Yui said. "There's some small differences obviously, but it's as human as I can get."

"You're human enough to all of us, I know that much." Lilly smiled. "And anyone that says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about."

Yui saw the other girls nod, and a smile came to her face. "Thanks. You girls are the best."

"Hey Sayaka, you almost done in there?" Strea asked.

"Y-Yes! Coming!" Sayaka stuttered. She came out from the stall dressed in a cute light-blue one piece swimsuit. It did a nice job of emphasizing her curves. As she looked at Rin and Strea, she looked down with an embarrassed blush. 'Maybe I should have tried a bikini instead. I look so childish right now. But if I went with a bikini, I'd have boys staring at me all day.'

Lilly could see Sayaka's expression and decided to give her some motivation. "You look great, Sayaka. It's perfect for you."

Yui nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, you look so cute."

Sayaka showed a small smile to her friends. "Thanks."

Yui and Lilly went into the stalls so they could each change into their swimsuits. Both girls soon emerged from the stalls, with each of them in their own one piece suits as well. Lilly's was a bright yellow color, while Yui's was a hot pink color.

With all of the girls finished changing, they emerged from the changing room, expecting to see Naoki and Tetsuya there. To their surprise, the two boys were already in the pool.

"Hey, what took you so long?" Naoki asked.

Lilly pouted at the two boys. "No fair! You guys got in before us!"

"You snooze, you lose." Tetsuya smirked. "Besides, this was the only way to keep Naoki distracted while you were all changing."

Yui looked at the other girls. "I'd say we're entitled to some revenge. What do you think, girls?" A collective nod came from all of them.

Naoki and Tetsuya looked at each other worriedly before turning back to the girls. "You're not thinking of-"

"CANNONBALL!" they all shouted as they jumped into the pool. A huge splash of water kicked up, blasting right into Naoki and Tetsuya. As the girls all popped up they shared a laugh at their the expense of their friends.

As the girls laughed, Naoki and Tetsuya looked at each other with the same smirk. It was time for some revenge of their own.

"If that's how you wanna play, then fine. Take this!" Naoki said as he sent a huge splash of water towards the girls.

Yui and the others all tried to shield themselves from Naoki's relentless water assault. It was clear that this was war. They all dived down underwater and split up, planning to flank Naoki from the sides. Unfortunately, this was just what the boys were hoping for.

Tetsuya and Naoki both lunged to the sides simultaneously, cutting off the girls' escape routes. The girls surfaced to try an attack, but they were assaulted with splashes of water the second they rose their heads out from underwater. They weren't planning on going down that easily however, as they fought back with splashes of their own. They were soon filled with laughter as they all enjoyed the water fight going on.

The war of splashes continued for some time before they all finally decided to take a rest. They were all laughing together as they swam around each other. It was moments like these that they all enjoyed the most.

"So what's up next for our pool day?" Lilly asked.

The group all thought to themselves of what pool activity they could do next. Out of nowhere, Strea snapped her fingers and shouted out her idea. "I've got it! Chicken fight extravaganza!"

"Chicken fight whatnow?" Rin asked.

"We go in teams of two for the chicken fight." Strea exclaimed. "The battles will pit one team against another, and then the last one battles the winner."

"But there's seven of us." Yui pointed out. "How can we do teams of two with an odd number?"

"Not to worry, sis! Mastermind Strea has it covered!" Strea said with a wide grin. "Sayaka will sit out until the final round, and in return she gets to be part of a special final event."

"Special event?" Sayaka asked.

"It's a secret. Trust me, you're gonna love it." Strea grinned.

"So what are the teams then?" Rin asked.

"Simple. There's the Kirigaya Cuties." Strea put her arm around Yui as if to further show they were going with that team name. She then pointed to Rin and Lilly. "Then we have the Hiryo Heroines." Lastly, she pointed over to Naoki and Tetsuya. "And lastly, the boys."

"... That's it? No cool team name for us?" Naoki asked.

"Fine. You can be called the Braindead Brutes." Strea said.

"..."

"What? You don't like it?"

Tetsuya sighed. "You know what, I think we'll just go with Boy Team."

Strea shrugged. "Alrighty then. Let's get this party started! First match is the Kirigaya Cuties vs the Boy Team."

The two teams positioned themselves and got ready. Strea and Tetsuya were on the bottom half for their teams, while Yui and Naoki were on top. Rin, Lilly, and Sayaka stayed a safe distance back and watched.

"Alright, let's get ready to rumble!" Strea cheered. She and Tetsuya leaned forward while their partners both tried to shove their opponent off. It was clear Naoki had the advantage in strength over Yui, but Strea kept her stance firm, not giving up any ground easily.

Naoki grinned as he could feel his team winning. "That's it Tetsuya! Advance the attack! Move forward!"

"Oh Naoki~!" Strea called down from bellow. The red haired teen looked down, curious as to what Strea wanted to tell him. But when he looked down the battle was all but lost. His mind was completely gone from the fight as all of his focus became fixated on Strea's chest that she was giving a subtle shake to.

Tetsuya widened his eyes in fear, realizing what Strea was doing. "Naoki I swear, don't you-"

"Now Yui! Deliver the final blow!"

Tetsuya cursed his luck as he felt Naoki give barely any resistance as Yui shoved him off, forcing both boys to fall underwater with a big splash. They brought their heads up to see Strea and Yui smiling at each other with a high five. Tetsuya glared as he looked at his teammate. "You, my perverted friend, are an idiot."

"Hey, it's not my fault! She cheated!" Naoki argued.

"I did no such thing." Strea said with a wave of her finger. "All's fair in love and war. I simply used the best strategy to defeat you."

Naoki and Tetsuya groaned at their loss and moved away as Rin and Lilly swam up. Lilly sat on Rin's shoulders as the Hiryo sisters got ready for their round.

"Match 2, Kirigaya Cuties vs Hiryo Heroines!" Strea announced as she and Yui got ready. "And… START!"

Yui and Lilly both began doing their best to shove the other off. Rin and Strea were both equally strong and managed to keep their stances firm as their sisters pushed back and forth. Lilly did her best to deal with Yui, but she could slowly feel herself losing the battle. If things stayed like this, she'd be pushed over and they would lose. An idea flashed in her head as she called down to Rin. "Fall back. I've got an idea."

Rin had no idea what was going through her sister's mind, but she trusted her and did as she was told, moving back a bit. Strea and Yui were not willing to let their opponents escape so easily and gave chase, heading straight for them. Little did they know, that was exactly what Lilly had planned for.

"Now Rin!" Lilly called out. "Sweep kick!"

Reading her sister's train of thought, Rin kneeled down slightly and swung her leg underwater at Strea, knocking her off balance slightly. Lilly took advantage of the moment that Yui and Strea were using to recover and shoved the black haired girl. Yui fell off and splashed into the water, dragging Strea down below with her.

Lilly brought down her hand and Rin high fived it. The two sisters cheered and celebrated their victory. Yui came up from underwater and sighed. "Darn it, we were so close."

Rin noticed Strea hadn't surfaced yet. She looked at the water surface and didn't see the girl's silhouette anywhere. "Hey, where's Strea?"

As if on cue, Strea surfaced directly under Sayaka, who let out a squeal of fright at suddenly being on the chestnut haired girl's shoulders. Strea grinned as she rushed towards Rin and Lilly. "Time for the surprise with Sayaka I mentioned! Here comes a new challenger!"

Rin and Lilly were caught off guard by the sudden attack. They quickly tried to prepare themselves, but it was already too late.

"Now Sayaka! Attack!" Strea exclaimed as she moved in close to Rin and Lilly.

"S-Strea! What are you doing?!" Sayaka shrieked as she waved her hands in front of her. Luckily, it had been enough to push Lilly off of Rin's shoulders due to the element of surprise. Both Hiryo sisters fell underwater, defeated.

"Aw yeah! Who's the baddest team around?!" Strea grinned. She looked up at her partner. "Great work Sayaka! You rocked it!"

"Th-Thanks." Sayaka said with a sigh of relief that it was all over. She quickly got off of Strea and back into the water. "Can you not do that again though? You scared me half to death."

Strea let out a giggle. "Okay, but you have to admit that was pretty fun."

As the day went on, the seven teens continued to enjoy their day of fun at the pool. They laughed and played for hours. While they did hang out in Alfheim often, it was harder to just sit around and have a fun time like this in the virtual world. That was why they treasured moments like these. Around noon, they all ate the lunches their parents had packed for them. Yui and Strea loved theirs especially, considering their mother was a master in the kitchen.

As it began to get later in the afternoon, and the sky began to turn orange, the group knew that was their cue to start heading home. Once everyone was changed back into their regular clothes, they all began to head to the train station. Sayaka's house was within walking distance, but she walked with her friends up until the train station.

"Man, today was a blast!" Naoki grinned. "We have got to do this again."

"Well summer did just start, so I'm sure we'll have a chance or two." Yui said.

"We should try going to the beach next time!" Rin suggested with a cheer.

"I'm down for that." Tetsuya nodded. "Although I've got to get training for that fencing competition happening in a few weeks. Think we can do it after that?"

"Oh, that's right! I forgot about that competition!" Lilly realized. "Good luck Tetsuya. We'll be rooting for you."

"Thanks. I'll be sure to do my best."

"How about we do this then." Yui suggested. "We'll all go to the beach a day or two after the competition, to celebrate Tetsuya's victory."

"Yeah! Great idea sis!" Strea said in agreement.

"Hang on, but what if I lose?" Tetsuya asked nervously. "There's gonna be tons of skilled fencers there."

"Well then, you better win." Rin told him with a teasing grin. "Otherwise, our beach day is ruined."

Tetsuya felt nervousness take over him, as his friends shared a laugh at his expense. He was soon laughing himself as well. "Speaking of tournaments, you and Naoki are gonna be in that ALO tournament tomorrow, right?"

"Yep! And I am so gonna win it!" Naoki grinned. "The super, awesome, amazing, invincible, etc Naoki will stand at the top."

"As if. Hope you don't mind second place, Naoki cause I'm winning this thing." Rin told him.

The two friends shot a rivalry glare at each other. Yui giggled as she watched the two of them. "Well anyway, we'll be rooting for both of you. Good luck."

The group soon arrived at the train station, where everyone got on their own respective trains to their home cities. Sayaka waved goodbye to her friends as they all began to leave. Each of them headed back home.

Rin and Lilly walked through the door to their house. "We're home!"

"Welcome back you two." Alicia said as she poked her head out into the hallway. "Did you have fun?"

"It was a blast." Rin said with a grin.

Alicia smiled at the two girls. "Good. You two better shower now. Dinner will be ready in thirty minutes."

The two girls nodded and headed upstairs. Rin got into the shower first, then Lilly's turn came once she was done. As the two girls came back downstairs, their mother had just finished setting the table. Dan was already at his seat and gave a welcoming smile to his two daughters. They all sat down together and began to eat.

"So how was the pool?" Dan asked.

"Other than Naoki being a pervert, it was a fun time." Lilly said.

"Seriously though, that guy can't spend one day without trying to get into a girl's pants." Rin complained. She looked at her parents. "Was Uncle Hyde that annoying when he was younger?"

Dan and Alicia looked at each other before breaking out into laughter at the question. Rin and Lilly looked at each other curiously before Rin looked back at her parents. "What? What did I say?"

"Oh Rin, let me tell you something." Dan said as he managed to calm his laughter. "You kids have it easy. Your Uncle Hyde was much worse than some simple pervert back in the day."

"Really? How bad was he?" Lilly asked.

Alicia shook her head. "I could go on for a long time about some of the things he pulled at your age. And the stories your Aunt Emi could tell you, oh boy."

Rin and Lilly could only wonder just how bad Naoki's dad must have been for their parents to view him in the odd light they did. What was even more strange to them though was how they still managed to be friends with someone with the personality they were describing.

A/N: Hope you all liked the chapter. Now that you've all had three chapters of introduction to the new cast, who are your favorites. Feel free to say which of the kids is your favorite in a review. It can be new ones, like Rin and Lilly, or ones you already know like Yui and Strea.