Shikamaru slouched against the entrance gates, watching on as the bleary figures become more limpid the closer they came to him. He used to wait for Temari in this very spot, only to turn the other way the moment he catches her full silhouette. He always felt confident he didn't have to linger and tell her exactly where to go whenever she came to Konoha, where he truly wanted to meet her. That was until a year and a half ago.
Now, with Temari coming in on official business and requesting him, he would have to face her head-on. His hands trembled, but he shoved them in his pockets to hide them from view.
Like a sun goddess, Temari radiated beauty. Deep in conversation with her brother, she didn't even notice Shikamaru waiting for her arrival. She threw her head back in laughter at something that Kankuro said and with a little gasp, the breath got caught up in his throat. She finally met his gaze and gave him a polite smile. "So you've learned to be on time, huh, shadow boy?"
He rolled his eyes in her direction, ensuring she caught every bit of his exasperation and could hear the trouble that he was thinking. What was he so nervous about? Temari was… Temari. It didn't even feel like a year and a half had gone by. She picked up the teasing right where she left off. "Well, the Kazekage is with you today, so I figured I'd be respectful of his time." He nodded at both Gaara and Kankuro before leading them to the Hokage's residence.
Ino was always scheming. Always.
"How cute would it be if we can turn our double Ino-Cho wedding into an Ino-Shika-Cho wedding?" Ino waggled her eyebrows at Karui in question.
Karui exchanged one annoying partner for another when she moved to Konoha. She'd thought she left long-winded people behind when she moved across the world from Omoi, but Ino was as talkative as he was. Rather than go into negative, ruminating spirals like her obsessive-compulsive friend, Ino would spiral into wild scenarios of good fortune.
"Like, imagine, if we can get them to see how perfect they are for each other and how perfect a triple ceremony would be, then we could have the cutest event since our joint Isshou mochi no oiwai." Ino added.
Karui gave her an exasperated look. "First off, I'd always imagine MY wedding to be exactly that. We're already sharing the day with the loudest bride of Konoha, I'm not adding another person to that. Second off, I thought you didn't care for Shiho and Shikamaru as a couple."
"Yeah… she's a nice enough girl, but he's never been lazier. Plus, I'm obviously not talking about her. I'm talking about Temari, duh."
Karui rolled her eyes. This again. Weren't they ridiculously volatile when they were together? She remembered Choji talking at length about how everything in their relationship seemed passionate, which was a surprise to him considering Shikamaru's lazy disposition. He would even see them up at 7 am to go on hikes through the Hokage mountain if she wanted him to one second and then the next second, they were arguing loudly, in public, about something.
Ino changed her tactic. Scheming comes better with charm anyway and Ino knew exactly how to bring it. She plucked a dahlia from the arrangement she was creating for a customer. The flower was a gorgeous globe of deep blood orange petal tips that faded into a peachy center. "Just imagine how relaxed you get to be with the Yamanaka clan planning the big day. And did I mention anything about sponsoring the flowers?" She slipped the flower behind Karui's ear. "All you have to do is show up and be as pretty as you can ever be."
Karui couldn't help but smile contentedly. She'd planned parties of much smaller scale before and the stress of making the day perfect for every guest killed her every time. Not to mention Omoi adding to her stress with his ridiculous scenarios.
Karui decided to change the subject. She knew that would lead to nowhere succinct and she was done being regaled with details of their ceremony.
"There's a new spa I'd like to try." Ino's ears perked up at Karui's assertion. This was right up her alley. "The Gardens of Konoha!" Ino shouted before Karui could finish her thoughts. Ino's grin was so large that Karui almost regretted bringing it up. Almost.
"Yes! So before I took Samui's place as Konoha's diplomat, she stopped by the spa before coming back to the cloud. And you won't believe the treatment she got." Karui tilted her head in a suggestive manner.
"Oh, Karui, that's no big deal. I get one every month." Ino flippantly remarked.
Karui's mouth dropped open. "But the pain."
"I'm a Kunoichi. I can handle a few pussy hairs being ripped out." Ino crudely stated. Karui scrunched up her face in mock judgment before succumbing to a fit of laughter at her lewd friend's shamelessness.
"So you're saying you've never?" Ino questioned.
Before Karui could once again tell her she'd never been waxed down there, Kiba interrupted their chat. "I'm throwing a lake party tonight in my clan's forest. Can y'all tell the girls? I figured it'd be easier to start with the biggest gossip."
Ino stuck her tongue out at Kiba, who flicked her off before walking out of the shop.
"Lake party! Now we've gotta go to the spa. Maybe we can make it a whole girl's day. I haven't hung out with everyone in a while. Is anyone on a mission?"
Karui pondered the question for a bit, "Well, Hinata is only doing inside village missions… I saw TenTen opening her shop this morning… Temari and I are here as diplomats, so we only work weekdays, luckily… And your mom should definitely be free." Karui teased.
"I'm NOT inviting my mom to get waxes with us." They laughed their way out of the flower shop, Ino closing a bit early for the day. She was sure her mother would wander downstairs and finish up the bouquet for tomorrow anyhow.
Temari was always early, so she crossed her arms in annoyance when she realized she would have to wait for her friends to arrive at the spa. She assumed that since it was Ino's plan, at least she'd be on time. She looked around to find a trace of her friends to see Hinata walking in her direction with one arm crossed behind her back, her fingers gripping her other arm. Her bowed-legged gait only highlighted her adorable shyness and Temari rolled her eyes at how precious she was.
"T-Temari-kun." Hinata looked up from where she'd been watching her step, ensuring she didn't step on any unsuspecting bugs or creatures, biting her lip nervously.
"For God's sake Hinata, you fought in the Great Ninja War. You don't have to look at me like I'm going to kill you… You know, if you really wanna break that fear of yours, we can have a friendly shinobi hand-to-hand…" Hinata's eyes widened in disbelief.
"N-no thank you, Temari-kun." Temari threw her head back in a raucous laugh, enjoying teasing the shy girl.
"What's so funny?" TenTen interrupted, jumping from a rooftop.
"You know, you can take the roads to get here." Temari deadpanned.
"Meh. Waste of time."
Before Temari could further torment Hinata, Karui and Ino joined them outside the shop.
"So what's the plan? Massage? Nails?" Temari directed her question at Ino.
"We're getting pussy facials." Hinata's face turned redder and TenTen burst out laughing. Temari raised a skeptical eyebrow.
TenTen slowed down her laughter to gasp out, "That doesn't even make sense. Facials are for your face."
"Well, first, they wax you," Ino waggled her eyebrows for the billionth time today. Karui rolled her eyes. "Then they do some gua shua or add a mask or something like they do with your face."
TenTen was still giggling. "Sounds painful."
"TenTen, you train with a ridiculous amount of weapons. I'm sure you've been nicked a thousand times. A little sugar wax isn't going to hurt."
"Yeah, but I've nicked my arms and legs, not the most sensitive parts of me."
"Ugh, stop your skepticism and get in the shop."
"I-I think it actually sounds nice. Adventurous." Everyone gave Hinata a surprised look.
"It's always the shy ones who are the freakiest." Temari nudged Hinata, earning her another blush.
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All the ladies sat in the waiting area. The place oozed tranquility. Lights were dimmed, even in the lobby area. Across the space, parallel to the entrance was a wall-to-wall fountain, where the peaceful sound of rippling water underscored the gentle music that played over the speakers. Lights illuminated the edge of the fountain, giving the water a glittery facade.
The floors had large square slabs of white marble which were complemented by the gold accents placed throughout the room. Two large birds-of-paradise plants draped over the waiting area across a bench that can sit up to six guests. Ino lucked out on getting a last-minute appointment for their group.
They were yet to be greeted by the staff, much to Temari's annoyance, but she decided to give them a little patience before looking for a bell to ring.
Ino smirked and winked at Karui, hinting that she'd begin her scheming.
"So, ladies, Kiba's throwing a party tonight. A lake party. And Temari, guess who's going to be there?"
Temari gave her a questioning look that yelled there can't possibly be anyone interesting enough for me to care. It seemed everyone else knew exactly the "who" Ino was referring to because TenTen gave an annoying "oooh" in response, Hinata giggled, and Karui rolled her eyes along with Temari.
Temari liked Karui. She didn't take crap from men. She was extremely blunt. She was a powerful Kunoichi who was highly skilled with her weapon of choice. All in all, she was a force to be reckoned with. She reminded her of someone. Herself.
"A certain lazy shinobi." Many shinobi were lazy, but there was only one known for it. She averted her gaze as if to say, "and?"
"Oh come on, Temari! Are you two ever going to go on that third date?" Ino pushed, referring to their first date four years ago before Naruto's wedding and the second date the day of the wedding.
"I've been on third dates aplenty. Meh." Temari shrugged. Ino decided to change tactics.
"But don't you want to settle down? How cute would it be if we could have our Ino-Shika-Cho ceremony together?" Ino pouted at her friend, exaggerating batting her eyelashes.
"I'm not really looking to settle down. Honestly, I'm 3 years older than all of you and I still don't understand how you're all already in committed relationships. Don't you want to explore? Right TenTen?" Temari looked towards TenTen for support. TenTen avoided her gaze because she didn't feel like stepping on any lovesick toes, nor did she want to get struck by the crossfire of an Ino/Temari conflict.
"That's what your teens are for. Temari, you haven't been a teen since, what, 6 years ago?"
"I'm still young! And lady Chiyo's dying wish for me was to experience my youth. Right, TenTen?" This time Temari burst out laughing at her dig at TenTen. That's what she gets for ignoring me.
"Ugh, we only fucked once, Temari. That was years ago, so let it go."
"I think Lee would refer to it as a night of youthful passion shared between two brazen teammates." Temari chuckled at Ino's impression of Rock Lee, happy to have Ino as an ally. Ino made a terrible enemy in an argument, so it was much easier to be on her side of it.
"But seriously Temari, you have to admit that Shikamaru is great at kissing, if not other things." She raised her eyebrows at Temari in a suggestive way.
"If I see you waggle your eyebrows one more time, I'm going to smack those pretty little brows right off your forehead." Karui threatened jokingly, which earned her a show of Ino's dancing brows again.
"Wait, you've fucked Shikamaru?!" TenTen's mouth hung open in surprise. Temari's interest perked up. Just cause she wasn't going to settle down with him, didn't mean she wasn't interested in taking a ride. And their relationship never made it beyond heavy petting.
"TenTen, language. And no, we've kissed. When we were teens," Ino said flatly.
"Isn't that, like, incest?" TenTen scrunched her face up like they were truly siblings.
"As long as you haven't kissed my Choji-chan, I don't care about your incestuous past with Shikamaru." Ino averted her gaze. Karui narrowed her eyes at her and flicked her hard on her bicep.
Rubbing the sore spot, Ino pouted, "What? We were just practicing"
"Oh gosh, I heard y'all did everything together, but I didn't know how freaky y'all could really get." TenTen waggled her eyebrows at the exasperated Ino who just rolled her eyes.
"Karui, are you gonna smack those pretty little brows off of TenTen?"
She didn't get an answer because the esthetician they'd been waiting for finally walked in to greet them.
"Hello, ladies. Thank you so much for trusting us with your most delicate flowers. We are not your average estheticians, but strive to go above and beyond. Today, our services include a Brazilian wax, a gentle post-wax cleansing, an exfoliating scrub, extraction and ingrown hair treatment, a hot towel relaxation, and an all-natural mask. Would you prefer to go two at a time to speed up the process?"
Temari had to hold her laughter at part about trusting them with their most delicate flowers. "I don't mind." Everyone seemed in agreement except Hinata, who decided to go alone.
"Wow! That was actually fantastic," Karui gushed.
"I told you!" Ino had a triumphant smirk upon her lips.
"I feel sexy and ready to find a hottie at this party." TenTen shimmied cutely as they walked on. They could tell they were getting close as the sounds of music blasting, people chattering and laughing, and water splashing was getting louder and louder every step.
Beneath her black kimono, tied with her signature red obi, Temari had a mint green swim top and bottom. Suna had zero natural water sources, so she'd always loved Konoha in the summer for exactly that. She silently agreed with TenTen, feeling more inclined to get laid tonight in particular. See, if she settled down at this point, she couldn't have whatever fun she wanted with whomever the lucky guy would be.
People were enjoying themselves in various activities. The number of people surprised Temari. She figured it'd be a few people here and there, but young shinobi from nearby villages or extended missions in Konoha were dressed in their civvies, either gyrating to the loud music, dunking unsuspecting friends into the water, or indulging in alcohol while chatting.
Temari didn't even give the girls a second glance before stripping from her dress and running towards the lake. At a wooden table filled with drinks and snacks, Shikamaru drifted his attention from some story of Choji's most recent mission where the villagers rewarded him with all sorts of food to focus his attention on the sprinting Suna kunoichi.
Ugh. Temari was the definition of trouble. And it didn't help that he hadn't seen her in a year and a half now. Simple life. He wanted a simple life and Temari was anything but.
She looked enticing in her mint bikini. His eyes wandered over her defined, muscular thighs and trailed their way up to her tanned breast beneath her itty bitty bikini top. He stopped on his way to her breast at the high-waisted bikini straps that reveal the sides of her smooth groin. He swallowed instinctively.
"Shikamaru, you should have been there. You would have been in heaven. Speaking of heaven…" Choji looked up at his fiance walking towards them with Ino, TenTen, and Hinata in tow. Choji brightened up, his cherub cheeks stretching into high balls that made his eyes squint in happiness. He stood up and waved excitedly as if to say Karui I'm over here!
"I'm sure she can't miss you, Choji," Sai said, giving his friend an as-a-matter of fact look.
The sun was at its most golden as it inched towards the setting. Its reflection glittered across the rippling lake. It only made Temari look even more angelic as she shot up from the water, her wild locks sticking to her forehead and neck. Angelic is a weird way to describe her. Shikamaru smirked to himself at his contradictory thoughts. If anything, she was a demon disguised as an angel.
When the girls arrived at the table, Ino perched herself onto Sai's lap, giving him a big kiss and whispering something in his ear. Whatever she said set Sai's cheeks ablaze, the red stark against his pale skin. Shikamaru decided to look away and give them their privacy, but before he could turn away, Ino began to shriek. She jumped off of Sai's lap and ran off towards the direction she entered. Everyone else directed their eyes to where she was running.
Beside a stoic-faced Sasuke was a pink-haired Kunoichi, who excitedly ran to meet Ino. Sasuke seemed to slow down even more now that Sakura wasn't by his side. They met in a jumping hug and when Ino released her, she directed her surprised eyes at Sakura's boobs. Her mouth gaped open.
"Washboard, when did you get breasts? Don't tell me this is some transformation jutsu just to impress us." Sakura lifted her left hand, showing off a ring made of chakra. Sakura let out a squeal that was matched by Ino's louder one.
"Wait… this ring gave you breasts?" Sakura bopped Ino across the head gently. She only sucker-punched Naruto. "Um… well, you see… we're also having a baby." Ino was floored. Sasuke was almost caught up to them and stood a couple of feet behind Sakura awkwardly.
"You did what? Why didn't you come back to the village?! You just traveled the dangerous world with one of the most wanted shinobi with a whole baby inside of you! Where is the baby? Are they ok!?" Sasuke smirked to himself. Ino was always so protective of Sakura and now she had another one to be overbearing towards.
"Relax, Ino, we stopped by my parents so that she could meet them and when we found out Kiba was having his birthday party, they offered to watch her."
"Two questions. It's Kiba's birthday? And she!? Oh my gosh, please, please, please tell me she has pink hair like you." Sakura shook her head. "She's actually her father's twin."
"Oh my gosh. Let's leave. Let's leave right now! Take me to her! How old is she?" Ino was talking a mile a minute and Naruto finally lifted his head from Hinata's tummy long enough to notice his former team members chatting with Ino. He rushed to them. "Hi Sasuke! Woah, Sakura, your boobs are different." Sakura gave Naruto a much harder punch to the stomach, causing him to keel over.
"Ouch, sorry Sakura. I just haven't seen you in a while, you know?" Sasuke was amused again, but stayed silent. He wasn't planning on coming, but Sakura convinced him it would be a great way to see everyone all at once and then he wouldn't have to expend energy rejecting people from hanging out when they came across him in the village.
Sakura picked back up where they left off in their conversation, walking towards the rest of their friends. "I'm not going to leave the party when I just got here just so that you can meet Sarada immediately, Ino."
Ino's eyes lit up. "Sarada, Sakura, and Sasuke! The Uchihas! How cute." When they got to the table, Ino excitedly announced Sakura's marriage and new motherhood. Naruto and Sasuke were strolling closer to the table, catching up on the last year and a half that he and Sakura traveled.
"Oh! Sasuke! Looks like your baby's going to have a rival! Hinata's four months pregnant!" Sasuke raised an eyebrow in response. "I'm not sure how much of a rival your child could be if they have such a loser for a father." Everyone chuckled, some in surprise to hear Sasuke say anything. Sai was unamused.
"Naruto's not a loser." Sai stuck up for his friend. He still had trouble trusting Sasuke and understanding sarcasm. Ino spoke under her breath, "that's just his nickname for Naruto." Suddenly, Sai had a smile plastered across his face directed at Sasuke. Sasuke just looked away. It was too textbook of a smile. And even so, any pleasant expressions directed at him made him feel uncomfortable.
"Oooh! Look who's here!" Kiba jumped up in excitement when he saw Kankuro also making his way to the group. Temari made her way from the lake towards her brother.
"I need a rematch from Naruto's wedding. I promise you I can drink you under the table this time. Especially since it's my birthday." Kiba yelled over the music and crowd as he made his way toward his sand best friend. They determined that they actually had a lot in common personality and interest-wise and were an instant hit the night of Naruto's wedding. Kankuro actually bought Kiba a present. It was a tiny puppet sculpture made to look like Akamaru.
"Can you give me a second to catch up with my baby brother," Temari put her arm around his shoulder and pinched his cheek.
"Ew Temari, I'm not a baby. Since when did you get affectionate. Plus, we're staying in the same suite" She smacked him across the head in response.
"How's Gaara? He didn't want to join?"
"Ugh! He's fine, we can chat later. I came to drink!" Kankuro waved his sister off and went off to grab some alcohol with Kiba. Within mere moments, a crowd had gathered around them yelling "drink, drink, drink!"
Shikamaru lazily made his way to Temari's side.
"My brother's an idiot." Shikamaru scratched the back of his neck, deciding not to say anything in response. He didn't even know why he walked up to her. He figured if she was bold enough to make her way to a party that he was bound to be present at, then she wasn't expecting him not to say hi at least.
"Uh. How was your swim?" A huge grin spread across Temari's face. "Take your clothes off and experience it for yourself." The fact that she talked to him with such ease was so frustrating. He had to build up the courage to approach her and here she was laughing with him as if she hadn't avoided him for a whole year and some change.
"Ugh, swimming's too much work, just tell me how you liked it." Shikamaru rasped out whinily.
Temari crossed her arms across her chest. "Sometimes, you just gotta make an effort to figure it out yourself." She walked away towards where she left her clothes, marking the end of their brief and meaningless conversation. He made his way back to his initial station.
Sitting at the table, nursing a beer, Shikamaru would look for Temari among the crowd of party-goers every once in a while. For a last-minute party, Kiba sure knew how to gather a village.
After their brief conversation, she opted to drape her kimono robe over her mint swimsuit, only loosely tying her obi so that her legs could slip out the front of the cloth's partition. It looked like she'd found a tall, muscular shinobi who he didn't recognize as a Konoha dweller to dance with. The man had his hands tightly pressing into her hips as she ground against him to the loud music.
Suddenly, a figure was standing before him. Still wearing her work clothes from a late shift at the cipher core, Shiho placed her hands on either side of Shikamaru's shoulders. When he looked up, she pecked him sweetly on the lips.
"Hey Shiho, glad you can finally make it." His hands went to the small of her back in an affectionate caress before he let go. Something about Temari enjoying her dance partner thoroughly made him feel inclined to be more touchy with Shiho, which she loved. Emboldened by his display of affection, she stripped down to the swimsuit she'd excitedly been wearing under her clothes all day and grabbed Shikamaru's hand, demanding him to come swim with her, which he dragged his feet in response, before shedding his clothes down to his olive green swim trunks. He guessed it was a special occasion. They were out of his house and in the woods, so no need to lounge about.
It looked like Naruto and Hinata were already in their swimwear, wading gently in the water. Naruto's hands were palming her little baby bump while he told their child about the fun party with all of their friends.
Once Shikamaru showed his requisite amount of exasperation at having to do things, he grabbed Shiho around the waist and rushed into the water, bringing her under with him and breaking out of the water with his arms wrapped around her thighs. She giggled feverishly at his playfulness and it made him smile.
At the moment that Shiho looked down to slide a loose strand of hair behind his hair, Temari caught the last moments of the sweet exchange. Looks like he's got lots of energy suddenly.
After playing a game of chicken with Ino and Sai, Shikamaru and Shiho made their way out of the water to towel off and partially put on some clothes like most of the other party-goers. How people would go home with the right outfit in their inebriated state, Shikamaru didn't know. But he knew that his pants were underneath the one table outside and that was good enough for him.
"Come dance with me," Shiho squeezed his hands, pulling him to the impromptu dance floor where half-clothed bodies were gyrating and grinding against one another. For someone so goofy and shy at work, Shiho was actually a graceful dancer and made someone as nonchalant as Shikamaru look like a good dancer.
Shiho's dance moves slowly changed from a graceful performance to a sensual seduction and she was rubbing her hands up his chest around his neck while swaying her hips to the music. It always surprised Shikamaru that she could be such an enthusiastic nerd at work, and a complete flirt during her off-hours. Dating her out of convenience was serendipitous because he actually had fun with her at home, in bed, and out with friends.
Their lips hovered over each other's for a dangerously long time as they swayed to the music until Shiho went up to kiss his neck. A bit embarrassed at the kiss meant to titillate, he looked around to see if anyone saw it, but everyone else was in their own worlds. She continued working on his neck and collar bone until onyx eyes met teal.
Temari was still grinding against her dance partner from earlier, still facing away from him and biting her lip lost in the music, but she was still present enough to lock gazes with Shikamaru. He didn't know whether it was the intense look she gave him or the feeling of Shiho kissing him on very sensitive spots, but he suddenly felt a jolt of heat down below.
He couldn't bring himself to break the eye contact and neither could she. Temari thought she'd go home with the man that she spent 30 minutes grinding with, but as soon as Shikamaru drew her in with a dark, intense look, she'd set her sights on another target for the night. Better put this wax to good use. Shikamaru's eyes lingered on Temari's until Shiho pulled back to kiss him. Suddenly, he was yanked by his wrist and turned around an unknown force and he saw the same teal eyes that were playing chicken with him earlier right before his eyes. The shinobi she'd been dancing with before was completely flabbergasted but didn't dare piss off Temari of the Sand by keeping her from doing whatever the fuck she wanted.
Shiho sat blinking in confusion and surprise as to what the fuck Temari thought she was doing. She knew she was violent, so maybe she'd come over to whack her boyfriend across the head for some stupid thing he'd done earlier that day. And knowing stories of Temari from Shikamaru, she opted to let events play out.
Temari slid her right hand from his sternum to his neck, gently grasping it until her fingers made it to his chin in a light caress. For someone who so aggressively pulled him towards her just moments before, her touch was light as a feather and left a fiery trail across this skin. She directed his face forward and down towards her own, giving his lips a dry kiss at first. Then her tongue dipped out and slid across his bottom lip.
Lost in the sauce, Shikamaru's tongue met hers for a moment, sending the same shock through his system from earlier. He felt hotter than any time he's ever had sex. There was no doubt at this point whether Shiho or Temari was turning him on. The thought shot an intense wave of shame across him and his reddened cheeks were no longer a reaction from that hottest and quickest kiss he'd ever experienced.
He quickly pulled back, seeing Shiho stomping away with her work clothes gathered. After nearly two years of avoiding him and when he finally decides to pursue his "just right" dream, Temari decided to play with his heart again. The pleasurable heat and warmth spreading from his lower belly rushed its way up to his chest and ears, lighting into a conflagration of anger.
"What the fuck, Temari?" Temari's expression changed from flirty to furious in record time, even for her temperamental self. Drawing back from him, she planted a sharp slap against his cheek. She expected him to apologize or maybe explain himself as he always did when she knocked sense into him, but instead, he stormed off in the direction of his dance partner. Maybe he'd changed more than she expected. Feelings and all.
The shock of his strange responses felt like someone poured a bucket of ice water over her head, instantly snuffing the blazing fire set from his smoldering look before. Shikamaru was out, but that didn't mean she wasn't still planning on getting laid tonight.
Her dance partner was still waiting for her, so she found some other, less needy, less clingy guy, grabbed him by the wrist, whispered something in her ear, and stormed off. The man followed behind her quickly.
A/N: Thank you so much for reading! This was my favorite chapter to write! I love the idea of all of our favorite characters getting to enjoy a moment of peace and partying together!
Thank you to tsukuy0mi47 for beta reading!