Hikaru-San: Ok you guys… this is the last chapter to C'est La Vie. After I post this, I'll post the first chapter to Step Up!, the 'triquel' (glares at shikonprincess15) to the finding love series.
Come on, you know you want to know what Karei and Akane are like as teenagers!
And to answer the constantly asked question, 'C'est La Vie' is French for 'that's life'.
So ya… I will stop babbling and let you guys get to reading…
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for the OCs, except for Akiya, Akil, etc.
(One year later)
"Karei! Come on! They're cutting the cake!" Akane called out towards the beach.
"They can't do that yet!" Karei shouted, running back to her cousin with seashells in tow. "The birthday girl's not there!"
"Well hurry!" Akane said. The two little girls ran off towards the house.
"Where is she?" Sayuri asked, peeking out the window.
"Probably gathering sea shells. She has been fascinated by them ever since she got here…" Nobu said, balancing his granddaughters, Haruka and Michiru, in his lap.
"Ha! Still got it!" Nobu said excitedly.
"Just like daddy use to do!" Chiyo said, picking up one of her daughters.
Kaulani rolled her eyes at the adult going goo goo gaga over the latest set of twins in the Satome family.
By now, Kaulani had red streaks in her black hair, due to her fire youkai heritage. Rin couldn't help but laugh at Kaulani's antics.
"Hello! We're graduating this year and they're paying all their attention on the babies!" Kaulani huffed.
Rin wasn't listening, as she was busy holding Tohaku, Akane's new little brother. Unlike his sister, Tohaku looked exactly like Inuyasha on his human nights.
"NOT YOU TOO!" Kaulani whined.
"Oh sweetie… you know I'm excited for you!" Sayo said, hugging her daughter.
"Besides, I think this a really fitting weekend." Kai said, taking a seat with the rest of the girls, plus Tohaku.
"Ryusei and Lili are going to be married on Sunday, Karei turns seven today, and Nobu and I get to faun over our newest grandbabies!"
"Nana Kai! I had faith in you!" Kaulani whined, pretending to go into a crying fit.
"Doll, you don't graduate until June of next year…" Kai said.
Kaulani smirked.
"Yeah… but dad says it's never too early to starts thinking about the future."
Sayo sighed.
"He meant while you were going through college applications…"
"I'm back!!!" Akane and Karei shouted into the house, sea shells in tow.
Sayuri, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Kagome sweat dropped.
"Don't you girls have enough shells?" Kagome asked.
Akane and Karei looked at each other.
"No…" the replied.
"Whatever…" Sesshomaru said, tossing Karei over his shoulder with one swoop.
"Dad! No fair!" Karei called out. Sayuri picked up the shells that fell out of Karei's arms when her father picked her up.
Akiya, who was just bringing the cake out to the patio, rolled her eyes at Sesshomaru's antics.
"Happy birthday Karei!" Michiko said happily. She looked around and tried to steal some frosting, only to getting her hand gently slapped away by her mother.
"That's just rude, Chiko…" Akiya said, with a smirk.
"Aw… mom…"
Karei finally got out of her father's grasp and raced towards the seat of honor.
After the rugged chorus of Happy Birthday, and Karei blew out the candles, everyone dug in.
"Mommy, am I suppose to fell any different?" Karei asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I still feel six…"
"That's because you just turn seven… really…really… early in the morning…" Sayuri replied, grumbling the last part.
Chiyo couldn't help but laugh.
"At least the birth of my girls didn't require a late night watch!"
"Only for me to fly out of a meeting with the Emperor's secretary, Sessh, a business deal, Kagome on a catering case, Dad to catch I don't know how many flights, Aaron to almost kill himself on the freeway on his way to the hospital, Miroku in court, Sango…"
Chiyo placed a hand over Sayuri's mouth.
"I didn't tell them to make me go into labor at three in the afternoon…" Chiyo hissed.
Akiya couldn't stop laughing.
"Well… at least you didn't have your ENTIRE family at the hospital… god! That was crazy!" Akiya said, recalling the night she gave birth to Michiko.
"But we have a lot of friends so it was almost as bad…" Chiyo piped up.
"Ugh… Kiya, your Aunt Chole still gives me the chills…" Soichiro said, trying to stop the goose bumps.
"She just likes what she sees. That's why her branch of the family's the biggest!" Akiya said, rubbing her mate's, now husbands, shoulders.
"Wow! A Karaoke machine!" Karei shouted from the far corner.
"Rei! You were supposed to wait!" Lili and Rin cried out.
Karei smirked in a very Sayuri- ish way.
"But I wanna do a dinner and a show…" Karei said.
"Your daughter does know what that means… right…?" Sesshomaru asked Sayuri.
"Just play along…" Sayuri said turning red.
Karei plugged the mic in.
"Good Evening Migna- san!" Karei said into the mic like a pro.
"I wanna thank mommy and daddy for their present. I loves it lot!" Karei continued in rapid Japanese.
The English speaking people, Kai, David, and Aaron, tilted their head in confusion, while the others just snickered.
"Ok! Music Start!"
Akane pressed the power button and Karei started to sing…
watashi no sore ha hajimatta kimi o motomeru omoi
yotei chouwa no chousetsu ya eiga ga tsumaranai you ni
JINSEE mo sukoshi ZURE tara omoshiroi no kamoshirenai
atsui kimochi ha C'est la vie
watashi ga watashi de iru kagiri
C'est la vie anata o aishi tsudzuketai
me no mae ni aru kono shunkan ga ikiru basho
kakenukete
hito ha naze ichido dake shika ikiru CHANSU ga nai no
toki ha naze ichibyou sae mo tachi tomaranai no darou
omoi ga kenai doko kagane
kutsuzure o okosu mitai ni
tokidoki ha mune no doko ka ga setsunakunattari suru kedo
kitto mitsukaru C'est la vie
watashi ga watashi de aru riyuu
C'est la vie anata ga anata de aru riyuu
nani mo mienai dakedo nani ka ga mitai kara
oikakete
"I think she get's it from you…" Sayuri muttered to Sesshomaru.
"I beg to differ…"
"At least it was better than your guys' attempt at Karaoke.
"DON'T PUSH IT RUYSEI!!!!"
By now, Akane and Michiko plugged in the extra mics and joined in with Karei.
yotei chouwa no chousetsu ya eiga ga tsumaranai you ni
JINSEE mo sukoshi ZURE tara omoshiroi no kamoshirenai
atsui kimochi ha
C'est la vie watashi ga watashi de iru kagiri
C'est la vie anata o aishi tsudzuketai
C'est la vie watashi ga watashi de aru riyuu
C'est la vie anata ga anata de aru riyuu
me no mae ni aru kono shunkan ga ikiru basho
kakenukete
kakenukete
To Be Continued…
Thanks for sticking around! I'll get to work on the Triquel ASAP!
Bye bye! And R&R por favor!