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"Gosh, Amu these cupcakes are delicious!" gushed Megumi as she took another bite.
The pinkette smiled, "Thank you"
The adults were seated, gathered around the dining table enjoying the tea the Kashino family had set out.
"So, how is Maki doing in St Marie?" Natsuki asked, looking over at her friend.
Amu smiled, "She's doing fine in academics, a straight B+ student but some As every now and again. Maki's specialty is chocolate as expected."
Makoto smirked, "But of course, she is our daughter after all."
Cheiko rolled her eyes, "Anywayyysss does she have your special ability?"
"All of them have it."
Natsuki blinked in surprise, "Each one of your children are able to distinctively remember and differentiate between smells?"
The parents nodded causing Ikuto smirk in amusement, "My, what noses they have."
Makoto gave him a look but his fellow blonde, Kyo Yamanaka-Namizake whom was sitting next to him noticed and decided to change the topic, "The pattisiere kids all inherited the girl's abilities right?"
He didn't need to see the two of them bantering...he was tired enough from work so he really didn't need to have to step in and help Katsuo pull away the two hot heads if they start to argue.
Megumi nodded, answering her husband's question grateful that the children got their gifts.
It'll help them in St Marie
"But it seems out of all the children, the only one with an interest in music is Aki." Natsuki points out suddenly.
Amu nodded, "Yup kind of odd since the Iro Hime were a band."
Cheiko frowned, "Exactly but then again I rather they inherited our pattisiere skills than our music ones. We're Saint Marie legacies."
Everyone nods in agreement.
"So what are Maki's teammates like?" Megumi says, glancing over at Makoto before taking another bite of her cupcake.
Makoto took a moment to gather his thoughts before speaking, "Maki is literally in the next generation of Team Ichigo; she's in the same team as Miya-sempai's oldest Koshiro Masa, Ichigo's and Satsuki's oldest daughter Hanabusa Emi, Sennousuke's and Rumi's daughter Yumi."
Cheiko snickered, 'How interesting! It's reverse this time round though! Gender-wise!."
Everyone laughed at the realization. Previously, it was Ichigo who was the only female in the team now it's Masa who's the only male.
"What are their specialties?" Natsuki managed to say once she got a hold of herself.
Amu smiled widely, "Well Maki is the chocolate specialist, Emi is the rose specialist, Yumi is the japanese treat specialist and Masa is the designer."
The blue-haired woman in the room nodded thoughtfully, "So Masa-kun inherited his mother's skills in creativity and design."
The pinkette nodded before taking a sip of her tea.
"My son likes candy sculpting. He enjoys making skull candies for Halloween and been doing it for a while now."
Makoto sweatdropped at Cheiko's words, "Skulls?"
"Yeah and some other stuff like bats, eyeballs but mostly skulls."
Almost everyone in the room minus the Fumio-Tsukiyomi parents sweatdropped.
Creepy kid…
Natsuki cleared her throat before mentioning her child, "Well Kaede likes custard. Don't know why exactly but he does."
"Hmmm, custard is not bad though" Amu points out to her friend.
"What about your kid?" Katsuo says turning to Kyo.
Megumi gives a nervous laugh, "It's a little weird but she likes making vegetable desserts."
Cheiko looked over at her friend, "She uses vegetables?"
Kyo nodded, "Our company's products, the stuff we grow in our garden and etc. I admit it has to be our nanny's influence on her that made her take an interest in that area. She is also the gardener."
Ikuto tilted his head slightly in confusion, "Why have an employee do double job?"
Megumi smiled a little, "Koichi-kun liked Ruka-san that's why. He never liked the past nannies."
The professional musician snorted, "I'm surprised, I thought your son only liked Jun."
Kyo chuckled, "Jun is a role model and an older brother of sorts for Koichi."
"Regardless…"Cheiko says catching the attention of the people in the room."Who is taking the fourth place? Since Amu didn't manage to produce a child for this generation."
Amu rolled her eyes, "Well excuse me for marrying early! Besides, Maki's birth was the hardest I had to go through plus the heaviest."
The pinkette shuddered and Cheiko shook her head, "Whatever but we could of had a new generation of Iro-Hime."
"Technically, it's not Iro-Hime since two of the kids are boys Cheiko." Megumi points out.
The raven-haired woman rolled her eyes and Natsuki snorted.
"Doesn't Ichigo-sempai have another daughter though? Also 12?"
Amu nodded, "Yup, Tennouji Mari-sempai assures us that Suzu-chan will be in their team."
Makoto nodded, he was glad Ichigo and Mari became friends in the past because he could make use of that connection since Mari is now the Headmaster of St Marie Paris Branch.
"So what's Hanabusa Suzu's ability?" Megumi asked, curious.
"She's a strawberry specialist."
"Good" Cheiko says, setting down her teacup. "She won't clash with the others that way."
"They're quite diverse though." Katsuo says after realization.
"Plus all of them are colourful" Makoto says after finishing his cupcake.
Cheiko blinked, "Really?"
The blonde nods before speaking, "Maki is blonde, Emi has brown hair like her mother, Masa has his mother's red hair while Yumi got her father's dark hair."
"Is his hair like black or violet? I can't tell." Ikuto says when Makoto mentions Sennosuke's daughter.
The ex teammate and roommate shrugged, "Gave up on gauging the color long ago to be honest."
"What about our kids?" Megumi asks.
Amu smiles, "Mei is blonde, Kaede is the redhead, Suzu has her father's green hair and Satoru has black hair."
Natuski cheered, "Colourful teams!"
Everyone laughed.
"So how are the others faring at the Morcef Academy?" Ikuto asks, curious.
Lulu had set up a school with Tadase in Nice, France, an a boarding school for elementary schoolers to high schoolers. All of the children of the Iro Hime that didn't go to St Marie went there for their education.
"My kids are doing splendidly" Makoto says proudly causing Cheiko to roll her eyes at the smug look on his face.
"Not as good as my Koichi" counters Kyo, shooting a huge arrow into the fellow blonde, wrecking his moment.
Before he could retort, Katsuo stepped in.
"That may be so but my twins are brilliant."
The women groaned knowing a battle of egos would occur and smartly, Cheiko covered her husband's mouth before he can do anything else like makes things worse and even more troublesome.
"Aki is doing well in his voice-acting and modelling career. Plus he's been the starring leads for all his theatre plays since he was admitted!"
Katsuo scoffed, "My twins are acing every single art competition that comes in their path; clay, painting, cartooning, photography, you name it! They do it!"
"Hn, well my Koichi is topping debates and acing all his classes left and right without breaking a sweat!"
Megumi sighed, she could never understand how her husband never failed to have the energy to boast about their son.
"Did I forget to mention Jun is the student council president?"
Amu had enough.
"OKAY ENOUGH OUT OF YOU STUPID MEN!"
Before the men could say anything, they heard a voice at the door.
"Mum?"
The pinkette turned to see Aki there, "Yes?"
"Are you guys fighting over stupid stuff again?"
"Not us this time, it's the guys" Natsuki told the teen, folding her arms.
Aki chuckled while the men rolled their eyes, it's not the women never squabbled over stuff!
"Anywayssss, everyone is hungry. Sooo can we start the dinner party now?"
Cheiko snorted, "You need to clear this up and set the table first kid."
"I'll help out." Jun says, suddenly appearing at the doorway next to his brother.
"Me too!" Maki says as she appears at the other side of the doorway.
"Were you guys listening again?" Makoto asks, his eyes narrowing at his children.
"Maybeeeee"
Amu shook her head, "Alright guys, let's get this party started."
"Yay!" cheers Maki and Aki.
Hime: One more chapter till end of the story! Hope you'll like it! :D
