Akihito leisurely props both of his feet up on the surface of the wooden table and crosses them at the ankles.
He langiously leaned against the chair until it was perfectly balanced on the rear two legs after he carefully shifted his weight so he would not tip over.
There was a white cloth in his left hand along with a bottle of liquid in the other, he brings the cloth to the nozzle of the bottle and gently squeezes it.
A sigh emits from his mouth before he glides the liquid on the clothe against the dull silver metal of his polearm.
"Are you sure its not because some girl has your head up in the clouds?" The purple haired male recalls what Tamaki asks him earlier.
"Pft" The young man simply shakes the thought off after he wipes the dust off of his weapon before he dabs the clothe with more liquid.
'Why would I even like Kamikaze's younger sister? I mean I treat Kami like she is my sister.' Akihito mulls over.
'I mean she still looks like she's innocent. Kami is going to keep her guarded for as long as possible.' He claims when he deeply scrubs at a scratch mark in the metal.
'Could that be why I can't stop thinking about her? Because she's different from other girls?' The purple haired male surmises when he envisions his mother in his thoughts.
The vivid image of his mother surprisingly startles him, which causes him to lose his balance in his chair and land hard on the ground.
The young man painfully hisses under his breath an "Ouch" as a slight sting begins to throb in his knees.
Akihito quickly picked himself up from the floor in case some unfortunate soul would have witnessed his moment of disgrace.
He dusts himself off with both of his hands before he brings both of them to his face to rub it.
'Tama-san is right…I have to stop thinking about her.' The young man inwardly concluded to himself once he sat down again.
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A wide smile was appearing on Nova's face after hearing Rex's reassuring words about her progress.
She decides to drink her coffee rather then verbalizes her appreciation.
"It seems as if you have a plan for yourself. That's good." He compliments her before he returns back to the sofa.
The red head merely sips the coffee, "That's what Dr. Lee told me to do in our session."
"It's always good to have T something to work up to. It allows you to keep focus with what you want to achieve." The gray haired male elaborates.
"There is something that I do want to do though but it involves both Kamikaze and Kazekage." The woman speaks up while he leans forward to place his now empty coffee cup on the surface of the table
"So what is that you have in mind?" Rex questioned since his was curious to find out what she had planned for all of them.
Nova removes the mug from in front of her mouth and places it in her lap before she reveals "I want us to be able to have a dinner and finally meet one another."
He temporarily pauses for a minute after he hears her suggestion, "That sounds like a great idea! It will give me time to spend with both of my girls."
"You mean give us time to spend with our children?" She politely corrects him.
The gray haired male nods his head in agreement before he speaks up, "You're right. Now longer is it mine or yours…its ours."
"I really like the sound of that." The woman claims with a daze look apparent on her face.
"If that's what you would like then allow me to fulfill your wish?" Rex suggests with a serious look.
Nova simply nods her head before she finishes off the rest of her coffee with happy thoughts about her family finally united as one.
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"It's because you mentioned something about her giving up dueling? Am I right?" Sage confidently pops the question to the young man that stands in front of him.
Yusei shoulders' slightly tensed up at his discovery, "I might have asked her that. But why should it matter?"
He places the plate of cookies back on the table while he shakes his head left and right.
"I want you to listen and listen closely to me Yusei...unless you want to find yourself back on Neo Domino streets. You need to heed my warnings and advice." The young boy reprimands the teen in a stern tone that seems unfit for his present age.
The raven haired male exhales a frustrated sigh when Kazekage hands him the cup of tea before she returns back to the kitchen to clean up.
"Do you agree to my terms?" The silver haired boy grills the young man, who turns around to face him with a slight nod of the head.
Sage rests back against his chair as he keeps his gaze lock in on Yusei, "Good. At least we got one of the harder parts out of the way."
His blue eyes peek down at the green liquid that was present in his cup, 'Why am I even still here?! It's obvious that she doesn't want me around.'
"First, you must clear your mind and breathe."
"Then, I want you to identify your objective or what you want accomplished."
"After that, I will tell you the next part of the plan." He carefully enumerates the steps of his plan to him.
'Breathing and clearing my mind? What is that going to help me to do?! It's only going to make me think about this situation.'
"How will you know if it will work, if you don't try it? Lose the doubt and gain so confidence!" The tot speaks up after he grabs another cookie.
'I didn't know Sage could read minds? I have to watch what I think about around him.'
The young boy visibly rolls his eyes at the teen's facial expression, "No, I can't read your mind."
"However, you have a very conflicted aura around you that it's confusion is making me nauseous."
'And this is the guy that my sister likes?' Kazekage was in disbelief after witnessing the interaction between the two male's.
"Fine then. I will comply." Yusei confirms his participation while he closes his eyes and even out his breathing.
Sage simply bit his cookie once he completed the first part of the plan and was now ready to go on to the next phase.
'I knew all along that he was a good sport. He just needed the right motivation, that's all.'
"So what do I do next?" The raven haired male poses to the younger male in front of him.
The tot removes the cookie from his mouth so he could speak, "Here's the most crucial part of it…"
'His eyes change once again…it seems as if he know what he really want know. Good then!'
Yusei, even Kaze, anxiously awaits the wise advice that the boy would say next. "You must go and apologize to her."
"Apologize?" Yusei and Kazekage shockingly quips at at the same time, which earns them both a look from Sage.
"I mean hey, you gave me your word that you were going to heed my warnings and advice from now."
"To see you turn your back when you're almost at the finish line, it would be a ashame and all for not." He expresses his disappointment.
"Besides, it's hard for human beings to sincerely admit whenever they are wrong because they have the mindset that what they did was correct."
"But I did mention that it was the hardest thing to do...so are you going to do it or not?" The tot was explaining his reasoning.
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"Stacy! Your phone is ringing!" Mau shouts loud enough for Stacy to hear him from the other room.
"Answer it for me. I'm changing Amanda's diaper." He hears his girlfriend's voice before he reaches out for the phone to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mau, this is Sandra. How are you doing?"
"I'm good. How about yourself?"
"Oh busy with planning this family get-together."
"Sounds hectic,"
"If you know how to plan parties then it isn't really that bad."
"Anyway before I get off topic, I was calling to extend you an invitation to the Sluppoper's party."
"Why Sandra if I didn't know any better, I would've thought that you were hitting on me?"
Sandra amusingly snickers to herself before she verbalizes again, "Nothing of the nature! However, my husband looks forward to meeting you as well."
"Mau, whose on the phone?" Stacy poses to the red haired male with Amanda on her right hip.
Mau removes the phone away from his ear before he mouths to his girlfriend, "It's your mother."
The blonde approached her boyfriend before she placed Amanda next to him on the couch. She then reaches out for her cell phone until Mau hands it over to her.
"Hello?"
"Stacy? Shouldn't you be in the bed getting some sleep, honey?"
"I pretty much slept the days away in the hospital but Amanda's diaper needed to be change."
"So how is my grandbaby doing? Has she said her first word yet?"
This causes her to glance over toward Amanda to see Mau plays a game with her.
"Nope. She is as quiet as a mouse except for when she needs something."
"That reminds me so much of how you grew up. You were quiet for a while but when you spoke your first word…we couldn't stop you."
"You got that right! I was the neighborhood chatterbox."
"Speaking of home, it's time for our annual get-together. I extended an invite to Mau."
Stacy briefly hesitated a few minutes as her eyes fell on Mau once again, who now lifted Amanda high above his head and made helicopter noises.
'He's such a big kid.' "Thank you. I appreciate that a lot mom."
"It's the least I can do. Besides, maybe there will be a wedding on the horizon for you two?"
"Mommy!"
"An old woman can dream for her daughter, can't she?"
"We'll talk about that later. Love you."
"Love you too! Kiss my grandbaby for me will you?"
"I will. See you later."
The young woman exhales a breath after she replays her mother use the word marriage in their conversation.
For the third time today, she glipmse in Amanda and Mau's direction to see Amanda strongly tugs on one of his red tendrils of hair.
"Only your mother is allowed to do that." He jokingly reprimands her with a small smile which cause a blush to appear on the blonde's face.
"Don't tell her dirty things like that!" The young mother proclaiming before hearing Amanda's giggles filling the room.
The male shifts his head so he could see his girlfriend, "I think she's a fast learner like her mother."
"Oh my gosh…" Stacy swiftly rotates away with a red face.
She could not believe that he was openly dropping sexual innuendos around her daughter.
"Let's go and terrorize your momma some more, 'kay?" Mau poses to the little girl that was prop up in his arm.
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Kamikaze simply laid face forward on her bed with the Reiki within fingertip reach incase she needed to grab it.
She irritably grunts against the sheets before she twists her head to one side so she would not accidentally suffocate herself.
Kamik reflected back on what happened between her and Yusei earlier while they were in the dojo.
"You would want someone to pass some knowledge on to you." followed by "Why did you stop dueling?"
The latter part seemed to be on continuous replay as if the record started to be scratched up due to being overplayed.
A frustrated sigh exhaled from her lips before a thought passed through her head, 'Sometimes, I wish that Yusei would just understand.'
'I mean I don't tell him everything but I still tell him enough to show my feelings. But then again I have been awfully busy at the office and my time with him is already short.'
'So this whole situation is…my own fault.' The red head ultimately concluded, which caused her to push her body up from the bed.
'How could I be so…bull-headed? Then I acted as if it was solely his fault when it was mines.' The young woman was wondering while sitting on the edge of her bed.
'I should go and apologize to him.' Kamikaze deems before she removes herself from the side of her bed and makes her way to her bedroom.
Kami was opening the door before registering who it was standing in front of her door.
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Author's Note:
Major editing revisions 06.19.17
