The next chapter, and also the continuation of the chapter before. It was rushed, and I was looking forward to improve it when I can. Enjoy reading!

"…. Shizuka is mom and Nobita is dad!"

"Come to think of it, we do look like a family aren't we?"

Nobita was laying down on his tatami mat, staring towards the outside of his window. That day, the weather wasn't that hot. The sky was thoroughly covered with clouds. The atmosphere of that day was a bit uncomfortable (I should say), because it's not hot, and not too dark.

Those lines said by Aiko and Shizuka yesterday keeps replaying on his head.

"Hmm, family huh?" Nobita thought. "Aiko got some sick joke right there." He said, grinned as those thought ran through his head.

"But, why is Shizuka got flustered by those jokes?" Nobita asked to his heart. "I mean, she's been acting a bit odd since she returned from Osaka."

"Is that because she likes me?" Nobita's eyes widened up after those thought ran through his head. His cheek also turned considerably red.

"No no no…. That couldn't be it!" Nobita thought. He shook off his head to shrug off the thoughts.

Then Doraemon came into the room, Aiko was tagging along behind the blue robot.

"Nobita-kun! What are you doing?" Doraemon asked as he opened his 'bedroom'

"Hmm, no. Nothing" He said. "Just admiring the outside view."

"So you like this awkward and uncomfortable weather?" Doraemon said as he took out the time TV and placed it in the front of his bed.

"Not so much." Nobita murmured "I have nothing better to stare to anyways."

Aiko sat on the edge of Nobita's room. Playing with a fun gadget Doraemon lent to her.

"You visited Shizuka less frequent lately, don't you?" Doraemon said as he sat down beside Aiko to accompany her playing the gadget. "You are used to visit her on almost a daily basis 2 year ago." Doraemon added

"Yeah, I do." Nobita said. "I just don't want to disturb her too much."

"So, now you realize how annoying you are to her, huh?"

"Yup…." Nobita nodded as he sighed out of regret.

Then Nobita's door swung open. Aunt Nagomi entered the room. Nobita then glanced over to his Auntie and greeted her.

"Oh, aunt Nagomin…" Nobita greeted.

"Hey, Nobita…. Can I ask you something?" She asked to the bespectacled boy.

"What is that?" Nobita said.

"So I will go to the Airport with your mom to pick up your Uncle." His aunt said.

"Oh, Uncle Ryutaro?" Nobita asked. "He came back from Canada, right?" He asked.

"Yup, he came back to Canada. His plane will land 2 hours from now." She said nodded to Nobita's question.

"Ah okay, I'll take care Aiko for you!" Nobita said as he gave his aunt a thumbs up.

"She said that she wanted to go to the Tokyo Skytree." Aunt Nagomin said.

Nobita was surprised to hear that. He didn't expect her request to be too exigent.

"Tokyo Skytree? Just two of us?" Nobita asked out of discontent. Nobita glanced towards his younger Cousin and she nodded

"Yeah, She said she also wanted to go with friend of yours called Shizuka." His aunt added.

"What, asking Shizuka-chan out?" Nobita groaned. "That was unimaginable!"

"Y-yeah, anyways take care!" Aunt said as she left the room without answering Nobita's question. "Aiko, please obey what Nobita said, OK!" Aunt Nagomi said before leaving. Aiko said yes and nodded to her mom.

"So, Nobita-kun. What's the plan?" Doraemon asked, to the Bespectacled boy who still looking at the door.

"I don't know." Nobita shrugged "Isn't it a bit weird just to ask her to go to Skytree out of the blue?" Nobita said. "Wait, you can go with us, right?" Nobita brightened up.

"Yeah, I think so." He said as he checks his schedule for today. "I should be free for today."

"That's great-" Nobita exclaimed when his drawer opened. Dorami popped his head from the drawer.

"Good Morning guys!" She exclaimed after she clings onto the Nobita's drawer.

"Hey, Dorami-chan!" Nobita said as he waved his hand towards Dorami. "Nice to meet you!"

"What makes you came here, though?" Doraemon said.

"Well, I just want to inform you that you have to do Monthly Check-ups." Dorami said. Doraemon jumped after hearing that, petrified and trembled. "M-monthly Checkup?" He asked.

"Yeah!" Dorami exclaimed.

"No!" Doraemon exclaimed back.

"Hmm, they said that they would also replace your broken whiskers too, If I recalled that correctly." Dorami said as she was seen to read something on HUD in her eyes.

"R-really?" Doraemon said as he calmed down a bit after hearing the sentence.

"Yup they were actually." Dorami said, "Sewashi, has bought the replacement for your whiskers, but haven't bought any replacement ears and an upgrade. Because he couldn't afford it."

The way Doraemon reacted confounded Nobita.

"Hmm, okay then I-I'm coming!" Doraemon said as he hesitantly walked forwards towards his sister. "Hmm, I'm sorry Nobita-kun. I can't go with you today." Doraemon said before entering the time tunnel.

"B-but…." Nobita murmured before the drawer closed.

"H-huh!" Nobita sighed as he lays down on the tatami again, unsure on what to do. He could ask Shizuka to go out, but he just thought that it was a bit embarrassing.

"Well, anyways," Nobita said "I'm going with Shizuka." Nobita said as he opened his phone and accessed the LINE Messenger app.

He scanned through his friends list, and found the name 'Shizuka Minamoto'.

"Would she accept my invitation, anyway?" He said as his hand was hovering above the call button. He decided to call her anyways.

Meanwhile at Shizuka

She was currently drying her hair, After taking a bath for several minutes. Humming tone to her favourite song that was playing on her phone speaker, she brushed her hair as the wind from the hair dryer blew it. Her wet Brown Raven hair has been considerably longer than the one she had 2 years ago.

Then the song stopped, after a call from Nobita came in. Shizuka turned off her hairdryer and picked the phone up. She didn't answer it immediately though, she looked at the screen for a while.

She then stood up and headed towards her bed, and she threw herself in her bed. Yes, she was looking for the most comfortable way to make a phone call with Nobita. The reason is uncertain.

Then she picked up the phone call.

"Moshi Moshi…" Shizuka said.

"Oh hey, Shizuka-chan…" Nobita in other side answered.

"So, what's up?" Shizuka asked She was playing with her rubber band absentmindedly. "You need something?"

"Umm yeah, actually…." Nobita replied.

"What do you need?"

"Well, are you free today?"

"Yup, I'am, Why?"

"I need to ask you a favor."

"Hmm?"

"Do you want to go out with me?" Nobita asked.

The conversation stopped after that line.

Those lines said by Nobita confounded Shizuka. Her cheek went beet red, and her eyes widened up. She didn't know how to react as her mind rushed. Her eyes started quivering.

"Shizuka-chan!" Nobita called out, catching Shizuka off guard.

"U-uuh… Going o-out?" Shizuka tentatively said as she was heating up.

"Y-yeah…. I know it might sound a bit weird." Nobita said.

"W-when? And w-Where to?" Shizuka asked,

"Tokyo Skytree." Nobita answered "I will meet you at your house, probably in 30 mins or so."

"W-why you ask me to go out, out of the blue?" Shizuka said, still surprised at Nobita's statement.

"Well, Aiko wanted to go to the Tokyo Skytree as her mother went to the Airport." Nobita explained. "I'm sorry if you got the wrong idea."

"Oh, okay" Shizuka said. She was a bit relieved after hearing that sentence.

"Well, I've heard that there's also a festival not far from Tokyo Skytree." Shizuka added.

"Oh, really? That sounds like fun." Nobita replied. "Anyways, I'll be there in 30 mins so, you may prepare yourself."

"Oh, okay. Bye!"

"Bye!"

Shizuka puts down her phone. She paused there for a while just to take a bit of a 'rest'. Her cheek was still a bit red, as she stared the ceiling.

"A 'date', huh?" She asked herself, "No no no, it can't be!" She said as she shook her head quickly.

She then stood up and headed towards her wardrobe and her mirror. Staring at herself for a while, she slapped both of her cheek multiple times.

"Well, try to be cool, Shizuka Minamoto!" She assured herself.

She then took out two of her rubber band to tie her hair up into a prominent pigtail hairstyle, but stopped when she saw her ribbon, sitting there in the corner of the cabinet. She then took the ribbon out.

She thought for a while "Hmm, let's try doing Ponytail this time." Shizuka said as she looked at herself on the mirror.

Her mum had advised her to tie her hair into a Ponytail and ditch her Pigtail hairstyle, since her hair has gotten longer and longer.

She then tied up her hair to the Ponytail Hairstyle with a bright pink ribbon on her head. She then took her shirt and skirt (Decent one from her collection), and got changed.

She grabbed a small purse with her, because she thought that she needed a better way to carry things.

Then as she was just finished preparing, the bell rang.

She rushed downstairs "Okay! I'm coming!" She shouted, as she knitted her pink snicker shoes.

She then opened the door, Nobita was waiting in front of her gate. He is talking with Aiko in front of her gate.

"… So that's how Rivers flow" Nobita said, finishing his answer to Aiko's question.

"Hey, Nobita-san!" Shizuka greeted.

"Oh hey, Shizu…ka-.. chan..?" Nobita said, he was surprised to see Shizuka in her decent attire. His cheek turned redder and redder the more he looks at her.

"Hey, Shizuka-san!" Aiko exclaimed.

"Hello, Aiko-san!" Shizuka said as she locked the front door of her house. "What's up!?" Shizuka added.

"W-what's with that, attire?" Nobita asks her. Constant pauses in his utterance gave a clear sign that Nobita likes Shizuka's attire so much.

"U-uuuh, i-is it weird?" Shizuka asks Nobita as she tossed her ponytail to create 'some sort of dramatic effect'

"W-well, I wouldn't call it weird," Nobita replied. "It looks good on you, to be honest." Nobita Unequivocally said.

Shizuka cheek went red again

"A-anyways, let's go…." Shizuka marched forward. Aiko held Shizuka's right hand. Nobita trailed the two girls that was walking in front of him.

"Huh, what's wrong with Shizuka?"

Along the way to the Kawaguchi train station, Nobita was silent behind Shizuka and Aiko, that was trading jokes and whatnot. Nobita was a bit surprised seeing how close Aiko is with Shizuka.

Then soon, they embarked the Train to the Tokyo Skytree. Nobita was silent the whole way. The only thing he was saying was 'hmm..' 'yeah' and a nod.

There wasn't any awkward silence, thanks to Aiko's presence between them. She always broke a conversation with either Shizuka or Nobita (Shizuka most of the time).

Then Nobita checks his phone, just to see a LINE Direct Message from Gian.

'Where are you goin' with Shizuka, Nobita-kun?'

"Huh, creepy stalker…." Nobita grinned as he typed his response to the chatroom.

'Goin' somewhere' He typed out the answer

After that, the train stopped at their destination.

The trio disembarked the train and walked few meters towards the Tokyo Skytree.

Aiko was amazed at how the tower looks like. A very tall structure used as a tv broadcasting service for Kanto Area, stood up amongst the Tokyo buildings and skyscrapers at the height of 634 meters above sea level. Making it the second tallest structure after Burj Khalifa.

It has a circular observation deck on the top, which was Aiko's main mission. She wanted to see the World's biggest and most populous city from the height of 600 meters.

Soon after the trio had bought the entry ticket. They used the elevator to go to the Observation deck. Nobita is still being 'ostracized' by both the girls.

They arrived at the top of the observation deck. The breathtaking view of Tokyo can be seen from there. Shizuka, Aiko and Nobita were equally amazed by the view.

It's too bad that the day wasn't as clear as yesterday. If it were that clear, they would be able to see the Mount Fujiyama towering in South-Western Horizon from the tower easily.

"Hey! Look at that!" Aiko exclaimed, pointing at the multiple places on the sight.

"Where where?" Shizuka replied as she told her the places she pointed at. "Oh, that's Tokyo Tower! You know Tokyo Tower?" Shizuka said as she knelt down

"Yeah!" Aiko exclaimed.

That conversation between the girls repeated for several minutes.

And again, Nobita had nothing to do. He decided to take some pictures for the sake of it. But then something makes his frown even worse.

The dark cloud was seen from the western point of view of the observation deck. It looked like a bad storm is going to happen anytime soon.

Nobita then approached Shizuka.

"Oi, Shizuka-chan…" Nobita said, nudging the Pigtai- Ponytailed girl.

"Oh, what is it?" Shizuka said, glancing over to Nobita. She saw the dark cloud because it is in the line of sight of Nobita. "Oh, it wasn't looking so good….." She frowned.

"It was….." Nobita said, crossing his arms to think what's the alternative plan.

"Hmm, we're going to cancel the visit to the Festival." Nobita said, Aiko was stunned at Nobita's statement. A considerable frown was seen in her face.

"Why, we're not going to the Festival?" Aiko asked. "We must go!"

"We can't…. A storm is going to happen soon!" Nobita insisted. "We can't risk your health. If we force it, you can get a cold."

"But…." Aiko trembled. She was about to cry when Shizuka finally prevented it.

"Uh, how about we go have a lunch at the nearest restaurant?" Shizuka asked. "Restaurant in this tower…"

"Haa?" Aiko mumbled, her quivering eyes looked at Shizuka.

"Yeah, you want to eat lunch at this tower?" Aiko nodded to Shizuka's offer.

"yeah…." Aiko said as she wiped her tears.

"That's a good cousin!" She exclaimed as she brushed her hands on to Aiko's hair.

"What are we waiting for!" Aiko exclaimed as she pulled Nobita and Shizuka's arm to the inside part of the tower.

Nobita looked at Shizuka with appreciation.

"Huh, you good at doing this, are you?" Nobita admired.

"W-well, your cousin is the low tier challenge that we have to face." Shizuka said, her cheek went a bit red after getting the compliment from Nobita. "My cousin is 100x harder to handle than Aiko." She said.

"Oh, well…. Turns out I have no skills at Babysitting didn't i?" Nobita said. Shizuka chuckled for a moment before responding at Nobita's utterance.

"But, Nobita-san…. You'll get the grip of it once you are used to do it."

"Ah, okay…." Nobita said, giving her a thumbs up.

The trio took the elevator to where the Restaurants in the tower located. Meanwhile, Torrential Rain pours down hardly outside the tower.

(Note from the writer : I know nothing about the stuff inside Tokyo Skytree because I haven't gone there…. So apologies for any differences with the real tower.)

Soon, they have arrived at the floor. There's a big restaurant in the floor (yeah basically the floor is literally just a restaurant.) Before stepping inside, Nobita whispered to Shizuka.

"Oi, Shizuka…. You got some money?" Nobita said.

"Y-yeah, I do….. You got some money too, right?" Shizuka whispered back.

"Yeah, but not that much…" Nobita answered back.

"Me too, we'll divide the bill, alright?" Shizuka whispered.

"Got it!" Nobita responded. "Just don't buy something fancy….."

Then Nobita and Shizuka (And Aiko) stepped in towards the restaurant and greeted by the waitress.

"Excuse me, how many people?" The Waitress asked.

"3, 2 teens and 1 kid." Shizuka replied as she kept her grip on Aiko's hand. "Can we get window table, if it possible?" Nobita added.

"Oh, sure!" The waitresses nodded. "This way…" The waitress then leads the Trio towards their table.

They got the table beside the window, facing the downtown Tokyo. The view was obstructed by immense amount of rain water, and the fog and fine mist of the rainwater dominated the city view. It looks somewhat refreshing for the two, Nobita and Shizuka.

The waitress then gave them the menu. They looked through the pages, they were relieved to see that the foods weren't too expensive.

Then they ordered the food. Nobita and Shizuka ordered some ramens and Aiko ordered some rice.

"Oh, yeah… Shizuka-chan." Nobita called "You might want to help her eat, because her mother said that she can be hard sometimes."

"Okay, gotcha…." Shizuka nodded.

"Nobita-kun!" Aiko exclaimed.

"Hmm?" Nobita said, glancing away from his phone.

"You marry Shizuka-san…." Aiko exclaimed. Both teens quickly glanced away from their phone and looked at Aiko.

Both teen soon got flustered by the word. Glancing away from either of them. They don't know how to react to Aiko. Aiko In other hand, laughed at the sight of the two flustered teens.

'Wait, why do I got flustered by those innocent word? What happened to me?' Shizuka asked to herself

"A-ah, your imagination is a-awesome…" Shizuka said, still flustered by the word.

Then Shizuka lent her phone to Aiko, and try to shrug off the word she just said. The strategy works everytime.

Nobita looked at the flustered Shizuka, then Shizuka looked back at him. She responded by pouting her face as if to say 'what'cha looking at?'.

Shizuka finally calmed down Aiko, until the food came. Shizuka feeds Aiko slowly as Aiko kept playing Shizuka's phone.

Nobita looked at both girls closely. He grinned as something popped up in his head.

"Shizuka-chan… you really looked like a mother feeding her daughter…" Nobita grinned. "Thanks…."

Shizuka, still have some sort of redness in her cheek, got flustered again by those words. She pouted (yeah, really) at him and said what Tsunderes would say.

"A-ah, it's nothing…. It's for the sake of her.." She said as she spooned rice from the bowl. "W-why would I do it for you, anyways… baka!" She added.

"Nobita no Baka!" Aiko exclaimed at him, showing her tongue in playful way.

"Ehhh!" Nobita said defensively.

Nobita was surprised at Shizuka's sudden change. She has never been this 'cold' in the history of their friendship. But the thing was, he didn't catch the fact that Shizuka was trying so bad to be cold. To not raise suspicion.

Soon, they had finished their meals. And coincidentally, the rain had died down. That means that they would be able to get back now.

Just like they said before, they divided the bill into two.

"Having fun today?" Nobita asked to Aiko when they're inside the elevator.

"Hmmm! I'm a bit sad because I not go to the festival…" Aiko said.

"Yeah, it's too bad that we couldn't go to the festival…." Shizuka said.

"We'll go to the festival close to our house tomorrow…. How about that?" Nobita offered.

"I want to go to the festival!" She exclaimed. "Shizuka-san will be coming?"

Nobita glanced at Shizuka for a second. He knew that she shouldn't be involved in things like this.

"Hmm, no she don't…" Nobita replied. Aiko frowned as she heard Nobita's utterance.

"Why?"

"She got other things to do, Aiko-san…." Nobita said.

"Is it?" Aiko asked Shizuka. In which Shizuka hesitantly nodded.

"Hmm, that's okay!" Aiko exclaimed. "I want to go to the Festival!" She exclaimed.

"That's my cousin!" Nobita said as Elevator door opened.

Nobita, Shizuka and Aiko then walked towards the Train Station. The streets were pretty wet. Some droplets of rainwater still could be felt on their faces. The ride back home, Nobita wasn't 'ostracized' by the two girls anymore. The three shared laugh and Jokes (Nobita couldn't make any funny joke to be honest, but he tries to be playful)

Soon, they have arrived at Nobi Residence, Apparently his aunt, his mother, and his uncle had arrived at the house. Aiko rushed into the house to meet with her father. Nobita was still standing outside with Shizuka.

"I think that's it…" Shizuka said.

"Yup, and again… Thanks, Shizuka-chan!" Nobita said to the ponytailed girl. "At first, it thought you would decline my request."

"J-just a note, I did this for the sake of your Cousin. I-it's not I like you or anything though!" Shizuka said, looking down as her cheek reddened up. "Anyways, y-you're welcome. And bye!" Shizuka said as she turned around and walked away.

Nobita raised his hand, as he asked himself "What a weird girl…" before entering the house.