"Today is the day," Callie says happily as she and Marie arrive at the location of the bunker.
Marie smiles at her, looking over her pink beanie, a black drysuit covered with a white loose shirt, a loose pink sweater, and black shorts. With a soft yellow star attached to her hat. "He'll love your look. But a simple drysuit? Why not some sexy underwear?"
"That will be for later, but we both know he would love anything we wear," Callie says as they entered to see bags along the walls as the Octarians were moving in.
Marie hums as she looks at all the new tenants. "I count twenty here."
"Supposed to be fifty at least," Callie shrugs, giving a wave to one as they wave back.
"Oh, Callie," Pyra says, waving them over.
"Hey, Pyra," Callie waves back, walking over to them. "How are you liking the place?"
Pyra smiles. "About to get a more formal tour. And as for your statement, we will, but some decided they will be building homes outside the bunker. They want to live in the sun," Pyra informs.
Marie nods. "They can use the homes that are partially built up. If the printer is brought back, then you would have a way easier time to make what you want."
"Yeah, so I take it you are here to pick up your mate," Pyra asks.
Callie smiles brightly. "Yep. Where is he actually?"
Pyra hums. "He said something about checking the garden."
"Garden?" Callie and Marie ask.
"Oh, he told me to tell you both to ask Hai to lead you to room twenty-five. Didn't say why, but said no one is to enter it before you and to go there first if any of us spot you," Pyra informs.
Marie slowly turns toward an Hai hologram. "Where is this room?" she asks and a loud screeching sounds out.
"Please, follow operator five," Hai instructs, a sweeping robot rolling up to them and beeping.
"I always liked these guys," Callie says smiling.
The robot beeps at her before turning and rolling away, the two inklings following it happily. "They are fun. But I can't imagine living months or years on end alone with them," Marie admits, giving a sigh. "We are not allowing that to happen again."
"I am still sending a text to Caveira every so often to keep the talk in mind," Callie says as the robot stops in front of a door.
Marie smirks. "She must be planning a lot of talks to have with him and dates. And now she will be living with us. So she will remember every bit of it," she assures while the door opens up.
"I…oh…this is what he meant by a surprise," Callie says, a bit shocked as she sees what looked like an inkling style spa.
Marie slowly breathes out, looking around as they step inside. "Where…how did he get this idea? He didn't get to a spa before…you, right?" she asks, trying to figure it out.
"Public offices are still a thing and I am glad you guys went digital," Edric says walking inside the room and wrapping an arm around them both. "So…what do you girls think?"
"Have I mentioned how much I love you?" Callie asks.
Edric smirks. "Does the…brainwashed moment in the spa count?" he asks chuckling.
"That was real feelings," Callie says before picking up the inkling boy.
Edric chuckles before noticing something. "Already dressed to go," he notes, spotting her drysuit under her shirt.
"Are you packed and ready to go to your new home?" Marie asks.
Edric shrugs. "Ready as I'll ever be. But are you girls wanting one last dip or you want me to make a room like this in your place?"
"This will be a part of our secret getaway from the property place," Callie informs.
Edric chuckles. "I'll tell Hai to get the bots to make a grate from your place to this room."
"No," Marie informs as they walked out of the room.
Edric raises an eyebrow, still being carried by Callie. "No? So you want a room in your place?" he asks curiously, already having a few plans in his head.
"You will get the tour first and then you may talk about that," Callie says.
"Oh, and Callie tried to clean up her room for you as well," Marie adds while smirking.
Edric grins a little as Callie stiffens up. "Tried? How far did she get?"
"You can see parts of the floor at least," Marie says smirking.
Edric starts to laugh as Callie blushes blue. "Dang it, Marie. Why are you torturing me?"
"Because we are all now living together," Marie reminds.
Edric shrugs. "I won't mind a little. Tells her character which I do love," he says smiling.
"Aw," Callie cries happily, wrapping her tentacles around him.
"This is why we chose you as our mate," Marie informs.
Edric smiles at them. "You are one of my first lovely ladies. Of course, I would choose you."
Callie started to blush harder as a certain smirk started to form. "Callie, not until later," Marie says recognizing the look.
Edric looks curiously over to them but decides not to say anything, having a pretty good idea of what they meant.
"Alright, so we will grab your stuff and drive you home," Marie instructs more to Callie than Edric.
Edric nods before waving to the octolings. "I have them packed and ready to load. I just was waiting for you. Is Caveira going to meet us there?"
"You carrying him to the car Callie?" Marie asks the very happy inkling.
Callie nods humming. "I am not letting him go this time."
"Then at least have one of you turn into a squid on the drive," Marie says.
"Hum. The question is, who gets to hold who?" Edric asks smirking. Both sisters stop and look to each other as Edric is smirking in Callie's arms. All before they take out their weapons and point it at each other. Edric sweat drops as they get closer to each other. "Girls…?" he asks while the octarians slowly back up and hide behind everything they could. "Girls?"
"You happy holding Marie?" Edric asks, following the sister's directions.
Callie sighs as they were covered in some ink splotches while Marie looks miffed in her squid form and has her tentacles crossed across her chest. "Fine," she breathes out.
"How about you Marie?" Edric asks, taking the turn that Callie points out.
Marie puffs out some air. "Good."
"How much further you two?" Edric asks, having been on the road for hours now.
"It should show up in about a bit," Callie says, almost waving it off but then, as Edric drives a few more seconds, a large stone wall with some wood roofing and a large driveway opening in the wall with large doors that open up for them. As they did so, Edric had to slow down a lot as the driveway took a small turn sharply to the side. Taking that left turn, he comes to a stop and sees a small Japanese like pagoda building surrounded by zen-like sand and rocks while bridges connect it. Another building to the right side showed it looked so open on the inside if the windows and open door was anything to go by. He then sees a small building in the back that was mostly covered, but had steam coming out of it. However, the largest building of them all caught his attention and he looks over the two floors and sees it wasn't as big as he imagined, but it seems that it was good enough for these two and a bit more. But it could be bigger on the inside.
"Is this my new home?" Edric asks in surprise.
Callie now smiles as she places Marie to the side and crawls over to the front and tries her best to wrap her arms around his neck. "Yeah. Welcome home."
"Callie, let's start unpacking his stuff," Marie says, hopping out the open window and turns back into her inkling form.
Callie gives a small kiss to Edric's cheek. "Take it all in for a bit. We'll handle the luggage for now," she says, patting his side before getting out and helping Marie.
"It's a nice place…will I get to meet your siblings and parents anytime soon?" Edric asks.
"No," Marie says flatly.
"She kinda has a bit of an on and off rivalry with a few of her little brother," Callie clarifies.
Edric smiles as Marie passes by. "How bad now?"
"Marie doesn't want him to meet you yet. Thinks they would interfere with the two of you's relationship," Callie informs, carrying a few suitcases like they were nothing.
Edric slowly gets out as he keeps looking around. Then walking to the middle and goes onto a bridge as a small river runs through the complex. "You have a respawn generator here I bet?" he asks, looking to the two as they go to grab more suitcases.
"Yes, but not for the water. There is not enough to splat us," Marie says.
Edric then gives a grin. "How many fights between you two?"
"We usually don't fight," Marie says.
"But if it is something we really care about, like you, then we can come into conflict," Callie says smiling as Marie gets out the keys for the front door.
Edric sweatdrops at the sound of that. "Noted," he says, giving a wry smile as he picks up a few leftover bags and carries them to the front as Marie unlocks it. When the door is pushed open, Edric stops and gaps at the sight of the initial room, which he can only describe as a large living room with mats, chairs, tables, and pillows laid out. Even some pictures hanging from the walls called for his attention as he walks up to them while Callie and Marie brought the bags inside and closes the door behind them.
Edric then turns to them and slowly gets a grinning smile on his face. "You two are way too cute in these."
"You will see cute once we are all done tonight," Callie teases.
Edric blinks once before his eyes widen. "Oh."
"Callie has been very patient for that," Marie informs, "Now Callie, call it in the air. You guess right and we show him your room first. You guess wrong, it's my room," Marie informs, pulling out a coin.
Callie smirks. "Heads."
Marie flips the coin and the two watch as the coin lands and Callie happy cries out. "Heads, huh?" Edric asks, never having seen the coin.
Marie sighs and hangs her head as Callie jumps over and grabs his hand before pulling him away up some stairs. "Well…at least he can see how much a messy sleeper she is."
Edric was frozen at the doorway as he looks upon the room which looks like a regular girl's room of music amenities. With posters along the walls of her favorite artists and songs but a lot of her and Marie. However, this isn't what really shocked him. There was also the bed which was filled with knickknacks and cd discs as some fell to the messy ground of CDs, crumbled papers, clothes, and some left behind cans. Which Callie is now picking up and tossing away as she gives a blushing smile to him.
"Where the heck do you even sleep?" he asks, looking to the bed and sees no way she can fit in that mess.
Callie chuckles cutely, trying to think of the answer while Edric spotted a picture of Marie, Callie, Lucky, and himself. From the looks of it was the picture, they took it after getting the great zapfish back the first time. Edric smiles as he walked over and kissed her softly.
Callie smiles and hugs him tightly as she gives a small kiss to his cheek. "Worry less about that. Besides, Marie is going to pull you to her room no matter what."
"We both knew I would be sleeping there, but that doesn't mean you won't be joining us," Edric says as he moves his hand down her back, matching what she was doing with her tentacles.
Callie grins. "And now you can be human around here without a problem…just have to deal with the doorways," she says, chuckling a little nervously.
"Well, that and beds. They are inkling sized after all," Edric reminds before giving her a quick kiss on her ear. Callie clicks her teeth in a blushing surprise as he smirks and gives another kiss to her other ear and makes her click her teeth again. "I think I found something that I will make even Marie do now," he says grinning.
"You are making it really hard not to take you here and now," Callie says before picking him up and holding him in her arms and tentacles while laying her head on his shoulder.
"I know. I know very well about that, but I don't care. I love you and that is all that matters, isn't it beloved?" Edric asks cheekily.
Callie smirks back before they hear a throat clearing and look to see Marie standing in the doorway, looking somewhat disappointed. "Really?"
"I can't help it," Callie whines a bit, seeing that.
"At least get all his stuff in and help unpack," Marie half-heartedly scolds.
Callie groans as she puts Edric down and walks away, slumped over comedically as Edric brushes himself down and walks over to Marie. "Your teeth clicking…is actually cute and somewhat sexy to me."
"Sexy?" Marie asks. Edric smirks now as she stares at him before remembering what that meant. "Oh," she realizes as she blushes bright blue, even giving another click of her teeth that made him grin more and her blush to grow.
"You had Hai explain what that word means to humans, my waifu?" Edric whispers teasingly into her ear before kissing it.
Marie gives another click of her teeth as she tries to shut her mouth, but couldn't. "You are making things worse," she whispers back.
"I will stop for now," Edric says smiling, turning to walk after Callie before he felt Marie smack his ass.
Edric yelps and jumps before turning quickly and sees Marie pouting and looking annoyed. "What? I can't tease my mates?" he asks, holding a cheeky grin.
"You will see. Now come with me," Marie says before starting to lead him to her room.
Edric shakes his head before walking after her. His ears being able to pick up Callie grunting as she carries the many suitcases as she can up the stairs and even dropping two. But he stopped listening as Marie opens the door to her room and shows it was…cleaner and more simple than anything. Hardly any posters and mostly of herself, everything in a neatly stacked row in some possible organization, and bed cleanly made. Then he spots her own pictures hanging from the wall to see a few like Callie had of the whole group, one having only him and Caveira posing for one where they both look genuinely happy, and becomes surprised at the last one of them taken in his base. Where he finally told them everything with the crying and hugging he is doing with them…and also the timestamp of an obvious camera.
"I see…you asked Hai for a permanent picture," Edric sighs, looking through all of them again. "And only Caveira and me, huh?" he asks, stopping at that one and smiling at his first mate's smiling expression.
"We will be adding more soon," Marie says walking over smiling.
Edric gives a small chuckle. "You girls are the only ones who can make me cry like this," he keeps chuckling and wipes his eyes. "Dang it."
Marie, seeing this, pushes him onto the bed and the next thing Edric knew, he was laying on the bed with his head in her lap while she was stroking his head.
Edric sighs, leaning against her and closes his eyes. "I love you girls."
"He got upset?" Callie asks, bringing in a few suitcases.
"Come over and make him feel better," Marie instructs.
Callie smiles as she sits next to them and reaches out to pet his head. "Feeling better?"
Edric chuckles, keeping his eyes closed and just enjoying himself. "I was never upset…just that you keep caring this much about me…to even have photos without you in it."
"Well, now that you are here mate, you will never truly be leaving us," Callie says smirking before starting to rub his ear.
Edric hums, nodding along and sighing in relief. "So warm…"
"A little more then back to unpacking and then dinner. After that, maybe a movie or we get straight to that," Marie says looking to Callie with a smirk.
Edric keeps humming, enjoying their petting. "So much warmth…I never had this much before."
"I think we tamed him," Callie jokes.
Marie giggles. "He needs our warmth. And as good mates, we must deliver."
"As a mate, we must also take care of him and if he eats, he will have more energy," Callie suggests smirking.
Edric chuckles lightly. "I am still here you two…but that sounds nice."
"Oh, we know," Marie says smiling to him.
Edric keeps chuckling before nuzzling his head against their hands. "I love you two."
"So what do you want to eat?" Callie asks smirks as she turns into a squid and lays on him.
Edric hums, picking up and holding Callie. "Whatever you two make would be incredible," Edric says, rubbing her special spot.
Marie smiles before leaning down and kisses his head. "Then I'll get started. Callie, I expect you to come down and help."
"Three kisses first?" Callie requests.
Edric smiles down to her before holding her close and gives kisses to both her cheeks and head. "That payment sufficient?"
"Woomie!" Callie calls, wrapping her tentacles around his neck happily.
Edric laughs and hugs her back. "You're a lovable little squishy ball of fun."
"You are going to see how much fun after dinner. I guarantee that," Callie promises.
Edric smirks as he looks up to Marie. "And speaking of dinner…?"
"Come on Callie," Marie says smiling.
Callie sighs and rolls her eyes. "Man," she groans before jumping off of him and changing back.
"Got to say, kinda looking forward to seeing you both naked," Edric teases, walking with them to find the kitchen and dining room.
Both inklings blush blue as they start to cook and get their ingredients. "He's so cute," Callie whispers, looking partly to Edric as he sits down at the table.
"Just don't get distracted while making dinner. We want a good meal before all of our first time," Marie reminds.
Callie keeps blushing before they hear Edric sigh. "I haven't ever been in a house this big…or spacious. When…is Caveira planned to come in?"
"A few days. She said she will be pulling a few all-nighters for our schedules and arranging an open spot for several games for next month," Marie informs.
Edric nods and looks them over as they keep cooking. "She might be jealous once she comes over."
"Oh, she knew. I informed her what would happen," Callie calls. 'This is part of her punishment.'
"Too bad," Edric says wistfully, "Doubt we can make it up to her."
"We have our entire lives for that," Marie reminds.
"I mean this moment. Like it should be all of us," Edric clarifies.
"It's also a punishment for something that she did," Callie says, seeing no way around it.
Edric looks curiously at them. "Punishment? What punishment?"
"That is between us. You will learn about it later," Marie says.
Edric raises an eyebrow. "Girls."
"Leave it be for now," Marie says with the same tone she used when she seriously scolded Callie.
Edric frowns a little before sighing and staring at the table silently.
"It seems I am not the only one on the receiving end of that now, huh?" Callie asks sweat dropping.
"He can hear it afterward," Marie states.
"Let's just try to not make this awkward when we do our first time," Callie requests.
Marie nods before giving a glance back to Edric as he still stares at the table. "Hope he at least enjoys this now."
Edric sighs as he looks around before his eyes spot a picture on the wall. "Marie, Callie? Is this a picture of you both as little kids?" Edric calls.
"Kids?" both ask and turn to see him looking at one of the photos. "Wasn't that us winning that competition?" Callie asks.
"It is. That is us winning the folk singing competition. It's what started us on the path to becoming celebrities," Marie informs.
Edric hums. "You both look cute. Though you could be cuter with longer tentacles."
"Just cute?" Marie asks smirking as she continues cooking.
"Only I am allowed to be called adorable," Edric jokes before changing into a squid and super jumping to the counter in the kitchen. "And my voice counts as that. I am still miffed on the punishment thing though," he declares while pointing one of his tentacles at her.
"Be miffed later as we are more miffed at Caveira," Callie assures, a bit of a fire burning in her eyes when she spoke of it.
Edric puts his tentacles on his hips and raises an eyebrow. "What did she do that made you ticked off? It can't be that bad."
"It was leaving you alone for half a year and you being miserable in that state," Marie informs as she cut multiple shrimp cleanly through their hard shells all at once with a smack of the knife.
Edric blinks and looks to the side. "Oh. Well…that was mostly my fault for not going out as much or visiting the others either."
Marie gives him a frown that told him to stop and not make excuses for Caveira.
'I am with a very scary girl,' Edric thinks as he gulps a bit scared.
Callie slowly reaches out with a finger and pushes the knife tip away from him. "How…about we continue cooking and you can explore if you want?" Callie suggests, hoping they can all cool off by then.
Edric smirks before he jumps just like Marie has shown him right on top of her cap. "Would you mind if I stay here?" Edric asks.
Marie slowly breathes out and calms herself. "No. Not at all," she says in a calm tone.
"Love you my kunoichi," Edric says smirking.
Marie smirks at the sound of that nickname while Callie gives a sigh of relief.
Edric hums a tune as the two kept working. When they were mostly done he posed a new question. "So anymore pictures like that around the house?"
Callie hums happily. "There are baby photos of us."
"I want to see them," Edric says immediately.
Callie reaches up and pokes his nose with a finger. "Later sweetie."
"I want to see them," Edric says, making Marie giggle as he was reminding her of Callie now.
Marie now reaches up herself and pokes his head. "Later. He sounds like you with fries or chocolate salmon eggs," Marie teases.
Callie pouts cutely. "I do not act like that."
"I have recorded evidence that says otherwise," Marie informs smirking.
Edric lightly taps her head. "Now Marie, don't be mean."
"I can handle the rest. Go show our mate Callie," Marie says reaching up and grabs him before holding him out to Callie.
Callie smiles as she takes Edric before walking away with him. "Let's go see my mate."
"I am very interested in seeing this. I want to know what to expect from our kids," Edric says looking up to her.
Callie looks down at him and nuzzles him against her cheek. "It will be something like that. But…you are human."
"Hai ran a few simulations. Most conclude they will be more like you girls than me as you are the mothers," Edric informs.
Callie giggles and keeps nuzzling. "Everything is uncertain right now. Besides, it will still be a surprise."
"He is basing this off of the data we found about your species reproduction. It's a lot like my species. Kinda scary how similar our species can be," Edric mentions.
Callie hums and gives a small kiss to his cheek. "Then it would be fun once we have one."
"He is basing this off the fact that the egg in you would be fertilized by me, but still keep the base source species. Aka, inkling," Edric says.
Callie smirks. "So…that would mean if you are human or inkling, it won't matter?"
"Well, it kinda matters because fertility and virility reasons, but that is mostly it. Though it could be more of a hybrid species like the liger was," Edric explains.
Callie then stops in front of a picture and holds him up to it. "I wouldn't mind both," she says as she shows him a picture of both her and Marie lying in a little bed as tiny squids.
"Ok…I can no longer solely hold the title adorable in this family," Edric admits.
Callie giggles as she moves onto the next picture. "Nope. Once the squishies are born, you will lose the title."
"I already have to both of you," Edric adds.
Callie gives another nuzzle. "Nope. Because, to us, you are the most adorable thing ever."
"Alright, the title of the most beautiful things to my eyes then?" Edric offers.
Callie grins. "Yes. That would fit us."
"Fit you? It was made for you," Edric says smirking.
Callie gives another kiss to him. "Easy. Or I won't be able to hold myself back."
"Are you right now?" Edric asks as she strokes his head.
Callie smirks. "No. Not yet. Now, how about this one?" she asks, holding him up to another picture of her and Marie crawling around as baby squids.
"Aw," Edric says, making her smirk harder.
"Winning the title still?" Callie asks.
"You won it," Edric admits.
Callie giggles and brings him to a lower picture of them playing together and even looking like Callie was trying to talk. "My first word."
"What was it?" Edric asks.
"I am told it was Mawee," Callie says giggling a bit.
"It fits and Marie already has that look," Edric says chuckling.
Callie giggles along. "Yeah. The look that she probably patented from that point forward."
"Since we have talked about it, how many rooms can be turned into bedrooms for squishies?" Edric asks.
Callie hums. "About a few. We have so many storerooms for our stuff so we can move stuff around."
"Do you have one already picked out?" Edric asks, looking up to her.
Callie turns him around and points him to one before opening the door a very spacious and filled room with a large window. "How's this? It's filled with a lot of things, but we can make room elsewhere for it."
"You have a lot planned out already, huh?" Edric asks.
Callie sighs and hugs him tightly. "With you…you made things possible. So we want to give back. And yes, we planned out a lot."
"Let's head back to eat," Edric says, before turning back into an inkling and picks her up.
Callie smiles and hugs him around his neck. "Yeah. That's most of the cute pictures."
"For this hallway," Edric says before carrying her back to the kitchen to find Marie had already prepared the table for them.
Marie smiles as she sees their faces. "So how did it go?"
"Mawee," Edric says smirking to her.
Marie groans and facepalms. "Really?"
"I saw that photo, yes. And I also saw where you may have patented that look of yours," Edric says smirking before chuckling a bit.
Marie slowly shakes her head before looking to Callie. "You had to show him that one."
"It's right next to our baby picture," Callie reminds.
"Still," Marie sighs. "Now he knows my stare."
"Have known it for a long time. Like you are doing it right now," Edric informs starting to eat.
Callie gives a forgiveness smile and Marie sits down across from them. "So?" Marie asks, watching as Edric ate.
"It's not as incredible as you are love," Edric shamelessly compliments.
Marie slowly smiles as Callie gives her a bigger smile. Before they both turn and watch as Edric ate happily as ever. "Better than those protein bars, huh?" Callie teases.
"We don't use that word here. By the way, do you still keep in contact with Ms. S?" Edric asks stopping.
"We do. She is nice and all," Callie says smiling.
"Should we send them a thank you in some way because it was through that job that we ended up together," Edric inquires.
Both girls look at each other and wonder. "Maybe a surprise? You said you had…weeds…was it?" Callie wonders.
"Weddings?" Edric asks,
Marie nods smiling. "That was it. How about we have one?"
"Well, that's a big thing. Like costs a lot of money for location, decorations, food, drinks, and everything," Edric says.
Callie smirks. "We don't need anything that grand. Besides, it's a fresh new thing. Others won't know how it's supposed to be."
"I will and if we do it, then it means that we are bound to each other until death do us part," Edric informs.
Both girls hum, watching as he ate little by little now. "Well…you are our only mate and doubt we would ever choose another," Marie admits.
"But you said such things were commonplace amongst inklings," Edric says finishing.
"We did. But I doubt we would find another inkling like you. Or human for that matter," Callie clarifies.
"I can guarantee the latter part of the statement," Edric says watching them eat.
Marie nods, eating small bites. "So…maybe we can do an inkling version."
"You should learn more about a wedding first before deciding how to proceed on this," Edric advises.
Callie shrugs. "We can ask Hai later."
"We shall as well," Marie says finishing her meal and gets up and takes her plate and Edric's.
"Want help with the dishes?" Edric offers.
Marie shakes her head. "I got it. Callie, make sure to clean up too. Edric…why don't you get washed up and we can see you later in my room?"
"…where is the bathroom and shower?" Edric asks after a moment.
"Callie," Marie orders, hearing her hit the plate too many times, hearing her finished.
"I got it," Callie says before taking Edric by the hand. "Now we have multiple bathrooms in the house, but for now, I will show you the closest one to Marie's room," Callie says.
Edric smiles. "That would be nice. Thanks for everything by the way."
"Thank me when I and Marie come to your room," Callie says suggestively as she leads him to the bathroom.
Edric smiles and gives a small chuckle. "Yep. You two are the sexiest inklings around…Caveira included. Don't let her hear that she's second because she isn't."
"There is no talk of that in a family. That is a general unspoken rule in inkling society," Callie informs, leaving him there to get ready.
Edric smiles and gives her a quick kiss. "Good. Because I don't want that to ever happen," he says before shutting the door behind him. Edric proceeded to go over and started to take a shower and as he washed up uncertainty and nervousness start to creep into his mind. As he finished and started to dry off, he found a kimono hanging on the wall with a note on it. 'Ready when you are.' He blinks as he wonders, "When did they get in…oh right. Marie is a kunoichi. That's going to make surprises hard," Edric says slipping on the kimono, which was quite comfortable. He took a few moments to steel his nerves for what is to come.
"Something wrong?" Marie's voice comes from behind him.
Edric yelps and jumps before turning and sighing relief. "Just you. Don't scare me like that," he voices, looking over her own kimono outfit.
Marie looks over his outfit and sighs. "Come here," Marie says pulling him over before starting to fix his kimono to where it was properly on.
Edric smiles as he looks himself over now to make sure it was sitting comfortably on him. "Thanks…"
"Nervous?" Marie asks as she grabs and holds his hand.
Edric gives a small chuckle. "That easy to read, huh?"
"I have a good reference to look back on from when you worked at the studio," Marie says before kissing his cheek.
Edric smiles before giving one back to her. "Thanks for everything."
"No, thank you," Marie says petting his head as she sees he was relaxing now before leading him out towards her bedroom.
Edric gives a sly chuckle as he wraps an arm around her and pulls her close. "And your kimono doesn't look half bad either," he compliments, looking over the almost simple design and style with different tints of green. Almost as if it was inked from her own weapon.
"Thank you. I thought you would like it as you are also wearing one of mine," Marie says smirking to him.
Edric smiles and looks over his own, seeing it is a copy of Marie's kimono. "Callie?"
"She has her own and don't worry, we will go shopping for your own soon," Marie says before Edric picked her up like a bride.
Edric held a smirk as he walks toward her room. "Then how about being a little official?"
"How so?" Marie asks, liking how he was carrying her.
"Just this moment. Plus, the guy is supposed to carry the wife into their new home," Edric chuckles at. "A little silly tradition."
"I don't mind. You can carry Callie down when we next eat. Sound fair?" Marie asks as they near their room.
Edric nods before giving her one last kiss. "Sure," he says before opening the door and finds Callie staring and smiling at the pictures on the wall. Her kimono almost like Marie's but with a shade of red and light pink. "Reminiscing?" he asks, putting Marie down onto the bed.
"A bit. Kinda thinking back and wondering when did I start falling for you," Callie says.
Edric smirks. "Let's see. Was it the time you felt sorry for me or the time when I promised to protect you?"
"I think…I am not sure actually. It was before that promise, but I can't put my tentacle on when," Callie says thinking as Edric watch Marie starting to let down her tentacles to his surprise, almost like Callie has hers.
"I think you have plenty of time for that later. For now, it is finally time for what we have been waiting for so patiently," Marie says.
Edric gives a small smile to her as he then walks over to Callie and slowly grabs her hands. "So are you ready?" he asks softly, pulling her towards the bed.
"I believe so," Callie says.
