NA: It's beach and shopping time! I am SUPERIOR!
Chapter 11: Ocean's Eleven!
The time to prepare for the school trip to the beach is underway and the Orimura/Shinonono family had gone down to the mall to purchase the necessary items. Normally something like this would make Houki jittery but thanks to the fact that Ichika had had a hand in her confidence boost, she no longer had any problem with wearing a bathing suit in public, plus she can't afford to look weak in front of her daughter.
In the train little Chifuyu was slamming her tiny hands on the train car's window as she was fascinated by the fact t the buildings outside were 'moving'.
Houki simply smiled at the baby's fascination as she kept slamming her little hands on the glass. The brunette had matured immensely these past months, while she still had a temper, she made sure to keep it in check, being a mother truly does wonders to one's character. Everywhere she walked, she bore a calm and gentle aura while still holding her strong demeanor. She needed to be strong for little Chifuyu, after she is officially her mother the day she got the results for the blood tests.
Flashback
Chifuyu Orimura looked at the results as the family sat across her table. She could not believe it, despite Houki being this world's counterpart to Fiona from the 'other side', the tests did not lie. Houki was related to her niece in blood.
Houki is the mother of Ichika's child.
Inside the brunette's mind, she was both shocked and happy. She had absolutely no words to say as this was nothing short of a miracle. She then feared the worst though, how was she going to explain this to her parents? She never even had sex and yet here was little Chifuyu, her daughter and a child related to her in blood.
The older woman looked at the worried face and then finally spoke, "Don't worry about your parents, we won't tell them until the time is right and besides your sister would no doubt protect her existence, she maybe a bit… eccentric, but she still cares for you."
"Hai." Houki silently said and nodded.
"So for now, you're all excused. You still need to prepare for the trip. Dismissed."
End Flashback
"My baby." Houki whispered as she held little Chifuyu. "I just hope dad doesn't die of a heart attack."
"I'm sure he won't, I have no doubt we will have to tell them of my past." Ichika said, "We both know your sister already knows, nothing gets past her. So I hear that you called her last night, that IS must be something."
"Fourth generation." Houki told her while keeping little Chifuyu levelled as she started jumping on her lap, "Only she can pull off something like that."
"Well she is a 'Super' genius."
~oOo~
Everywhere they went, some people gave them funny looks.
Who wouldn't?
Two people no older than fifteen with a baby that looks like the guy would do that to you. And to add fuel to the fire they were confirmed to be the parents of said child. But they didn't care, all they cared about was that they were finally having some official family time.
"I would rather have them talk about me than talk about Chifuyu-chan." Was what they said. Truly what wonderful parents this child has.
Houki pushed the stroller as the little girl giggled and smiled as they went by the many stores that fascinated her. This was her first time outside as her parents were always busy with school, so this was certainly an experience. They stopped at the swimsuit store and Ichika had already picked out his swimming trunks, he then stayed with little Chifuyu as Houki was still choosing hers, "Ichika, what should I wear?"
"Get the white one, it matches your bow."
"This one?"
He nodded, "Yup, I'll pay for the both, so don't worry about it."
"Are you sure?" she questioned, "I can just pay for mine."
"Don't worry." He reassured, "I'll handle it. Go ahead and get Chifuyu-chan's as well."
~oOo~
"Hey Ichika, Houki!" Rin waved at the family as she dragged her boyfriend Dan Gotanda around.
"You bought your stuff already?" Houki asked the Chinese representative candidate.
"Yup, I'm just having Dan help me since I'm also going out with his family after the trip, after all summer is closing and I need to get my swimsuits so that Dan will hopefully get a nosebleed out of it."
The couple laughed as they saw the dismayed look Dan was making.
"Dammit, woman!" Dan protested, "Do you really have to torture me!?"
"It's not torture if you're enjoying it." Rin playfully said, "I mean you did like that cat bikini I got."
Dan flushed a furious red, the same kind of red like his hair.
Ichika laughed a bit more before he spoke, "So where's your sister?"
"Probably still buying her set of swimsuits for the family trip, she's still dead set on impressing a certain someone."
Houki frowned but then Ichika wrapped his arms around her waist, "Well I'm already off the market."
"That's what I keep telling her." Dan said, "But she just won't listen."
"Just give it time." Ichika told him, "She will eventually give up."
"I just don't want to see her heartbroken."
"There's nothing I can do to prevent that Dan, you know that."
"Yeah…"
"Well, I'm going to keep dragging Ran around, I'll see you guys back at the Academy. Bye!" Rin then said her goodbyes and immediately went off without even giving a chance to let Dan say his goodbyes.
~oOo~
The beach
"KYAAAA! She's so cute!"
"Kawai!"
There she was, little Chifuyu wearing a little black swimsuit and wearing oversized shades while she sat beside her mother and played with the sand. All the girls from the class simply gathered around and fawned over her, she was just absolutely adorable.
And then came the father wearing black swimming shorts, showcasing his six pack abdomen and well-toned chest. All the girls then had looks of envy as they looked at Houki in her white two-piece bikini, she had quite the bust that made all of them envious. Her body was like that of a goddess while the man with her was an Adonis, they simply made the perfect pair.
It certainly didn't help them that Cecilia and Jason hooked up a month ago, and now there he was helping her put sunscreen on her back while she made unnecessary moans that caused the white haired young man to flush red.
Ichika and Houki then took little Chifuyu into the water and immediately she began to enjoy the feeling of her feat touching the cold sea water. The baby giggled as she held onto the hands of her parents, the scene simply made the perfect picture of the perfect family. little Chifuyu inside the swim ring patted her hands on the water and laughed, enjoying the splashes of water on her little face. She babbled and gurgled and laughed, enjoying the strange feeling. Her parents simply held onto her inflatable ring while she played.
~oOo~
From afar Chifuyu Orimura smiled at the scene, her niece enjoying time with her parents, her younger brother. Ichika was able to give his child something their parents never gave the day they abandoned them.
For most of her life before he disappeared into the 'other side', she raised her brother as if he were her own child. The older sister became the mother, the day she thought he died, was the day her entire world shattered and became the strict woman that she is now. Seven years later, the day he appeared piloting a five metre tall black machine known only as an Armored Core, her world came back. She felt an immense feeling of pride in her heart the day he presented his daughter to her, Chifuyu J. Orimura.
The little girl looked so much like her it was simply astonishing, but because of her Ichika matured at an extreme rate, he held an aura of responsibility and charisma like never before. But it also made her feel sad…
She was scared that he wouldn't need her anymore.
"I will always need the woman who raised me, even when it looks like I don't. I'm stupidly prideful like that." He said while scratching the back of his head.
He was like her in more ways than one.
"He really takes after you, Orimura-sensei." Maya walked in wearing her swimsuit that generously exposed her cleavage, "He has your look of seriousness."
"You think so?" Chifuyu asked her.
"I know so." The green haired teacher nodded and giggled.
"Am I good sister, Maya?"
"Orimura-kun thinks so."
"He does?"
"He told me one time, he says you are the best sister in the whole world and nothing will ever change that."
"I see." Chifuyu for once gave a warm smile as she heard those words. The green haired woman was unaware that a lone tear fell down the raven-haired woman's face.
~oOo~
The couple stared at Charlotte standing beside what seemed to be a mummy wearing an eyepatch with silver hair sticking out of the sides, "Laura?"
"She's just being shy."
"I can't allow myself to look embarrassing in front of the commander! I just can't!" Laura said in a muffled tone through the cloth.
"We're technically off duty, Laura." Ichika said, "Enjoy yourself for today, that's on order."
"Ja-Jawhol!" Laura then unbended herself and revealed herself to be wearing a frilly black two-piece swimsuit. "You can laugh at me now."
"Don't be absurd!" Ichika said, "You look cute, doesn't she Houki?"
"Hai, she does."
"R-Really?"
"Mm." Ichika nodded, "I'm sure there's a guy who will think so too."
"C-Cute… I-I l-look c-cute…"
"I think we broke her." Houki whispered into her lover's ear, "Yeah we definitely broke her."
"What do we do?" Ichika whispered in return.
"Just let her be."
"C-Cute… I-I'm c-cute…" Laura then started wandering around the beach, repeating the words 'I'm' and 'cute' as her face went completely red.
"I don't she's ever been complimented like that before, so it's a new experience for her." Charlotte said while chuckling. "I can tell she's lived quite a sheltered life in terms of socializing."
"Well she did grow up to be nothing but a soldier right?" Houki asked them.
"Chifuyu-ne told me that's how she was raised." Ichika told her.
"Guys!" one of the girls waved at them, "You wanna play some volleyball?"
"We'll play too!" Maya walked in with Chifuyu who was revealed to be wearing quite an attractive black swimsuit with a garter on her left thigh.
"Wow!" the girls said in awe, "Orimura-sensei, you look like a model!"
Ichika looked a bit shocked at the daring look his sister made, it made him feel embarrassed as this was the first time seeing his sister wear a swimsuit of any kind, minus the IS suits women wear, they don't count.
The rest of the day was then filled with fun and games with little Chifuyu at the center of it all, her laughter filled the air as the family enjoyed themselves for their first official vacation.
~oOo~
Later that night
"A lot of girls are jealous now you know?" Chifuyu told the brunette as she drank her can of beer.
"Are they now, am I supposed to be worried." Houki asked her with a raised eyebrow while feeding her daughter a bottle of milk.
"You've certainly gotten bolder."
"It comes with being a mother, even if it was a bit unexpected."
"I'm a bit shocked, you actually got to my level, or at least close to it."
"No." Houki said with a voice of confidence, "I'm certain I got to your level, I know how protective you can be when it comes to Ichika."
The woman simply sighed, "You've really gotten more confident, to be honest I'm surprised. You really do love him don't you?"
"I do." Houki said as she smiled warmly at her daughter, "After all he gave me something wonderful, I may not be Fiona, but I'm doing my hardest to be the best mother I can be for Chifuyu-chan. And Ichika gives amazing massages."
"Tch." Chifuyu clicked, "You practically stole my best massager."
The brunette giggled, "He still gives you them you know? So what are you complaining about?"
"Cheeky brat."
~oOo~
The next day
The couple woke up and went outside their room to see something that made them pale…
It was a pair of robotic bunny ears stuck on the ground that said:
PLEASE PULL THEM OUT 3
Ichika deadpanned and looked at his lover who gave him the same deadpanned look, they then both sighed. Little Chifuyu who was in the arms of her mother did not know what was going when Houki kneeled down in front of the pair of metallic pink rabbit ears. Without even realizing it, she had knelt down a little too close to it, making the toddler able to reach out to them and…
Pull them out.
"Ah crap." Houki paled as she realized what had just happened.
Ichika looked up to see something approaching them, "Is that a giant carrot?"
NA: EHEHEHEHE! Chibi-Chi-chan pulled the rabbit ears out!
Tune in next time!
CIAO!