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Well this chapter I felt obliged to do since it is the holiday season after all so hope you enjoy it and whatever holiday you guys celebrate!...It was supposed to be during the holidays but I got really sick after Christmas and all so this was totally delayed. Sorry :(

BTW I was listening to some Warm Feelings from the Persona 3 Portable soundtrack. :)


Silver Joys

"S-So cold!"

"G-Get away Tear, you're ruining my cool time."

Right now for a vacation, both Myst and Luke decided to visit Keterburg. The nice sunny warmness of Daath is always welcoming but currently they want a change of scenery.

"You kids alright?" Myst asked as he dragged the luggage.

Both the kids quickly nodded as they both gasped at a marvelous sight.

"Daddy that's a big tower!" Tear pointed out excitedly.

"C'mon Baticul is bigger." Musto scoffed, though he was secretly as excited as his sibling.

Luke smiled at Musto as she patted his head full affection.

"Mom!" Musto whined

Luke couldn't help but giggle, though she had a smirk.

"Uncle Guy and Euginie have our rooms, we'll meet up with them once we reach the hotel." she said calmly.

She noticed the heating face as her son went ahead.

"You mean that big tower." Tear smiled.

"I've seen bigger." Myst thought bitterly.

Once they reached the town itself, Musto and Tear were amazed at the sight. There is only one way to describe this.

"So much snow!" Tear shouted excitedly.

The girl ran around spinning and giggling at the pure sight. Due to her constant spinning she fell onto the soft snow and started to move all her limbs in a pattern.

"Snow angel!" Tear sang as she kept on doing it.

Luke couldn't help but giggle at the sight as she too decided to join the fun.

"Mommy is joining me!" Tear smiled

"Yup!" Luke giggled

Myst decided to drag Musto around the town especially the hotel. The young boy took note of a man with dark red eyes behind some gleaming glasses. The long dark blonde of the man made him seemed very familiar.

"My oh my look who do we have here?" wondered the man as he approached him and his father.

"Jade it's been a while hasn't it?" Myst smirked as he they both hugged each other.

Jade Curtiss still looked the same despite all the years. There were rumors coming on how he used his artes to make him physically young. Despite all the years Jade never bothered to move up the ranks of the Malkuth military, though everyone knows his actions on ending the disaster years back.

"Father who is this?" asked Musto as he had a keen eye.

"Ah this must be Musto." Jade kneeled down as he examined the red head boy. "My he takes a lot from his mother."

"Yup." Myst nodded with pride. "So what are you doing here?"

"Peony forced me to have a holiday." Jade shrugged casually. "Though I am staying at my sister house. Oh by the way I saw Guy and his child, you kids are all growing up I feel like the youngsters should call me gramps or something."

"You never change." Myst nodded though his eye was twitching.

"Father." Musto declared with a straight face. "This man is crazy."

"He's just senile." Myst responded as he looked at Jade's unchanged face.

"Well my sister would be wondering where I would be so I will leave you two alone now."

Later

"Eugenie!"

"H-Hi Musto."

The two children greeted each other with one of them being very excited. The red haired boy could help but grin at the quiet blonde in front of him.

"Where were you and daddy?" Tear asked with curiosity.

"Just some crazy man our father apparently knows, so they talked for a bit." Musto answered.

"Hey there you are Musto!" greeted Eugenie's father.

Guy Giardios changed a bit. He was able to get over his gynophobia which is how he was able to have a child with his wife, though she is always busy with other noble works so she isn't around. Plus just like Myst he grew out a goatee.

"Hey uncle Guy." Musto said with a small smile.

"You kids are staying with us, we picked out the suite thanks to our connections here." Guy informed Musto.

Musto quickly took note of Eugenie's blushing face.

"So Eugie how's your mom?" Musto asked.

"S-She's always busy but I g-got to see her before I go to bed, but she gave t-this n-nice j-jacket." Eugenie stuttered as Musto's face was really close to her's.

"That jacket fits you, it matches yourself." Musto smiled softly towards the girl.

Throughout his young life, Musto never had such a smile towards someone he held so dear in his heart. His family is important obviously but this girl made him feel comfortable, made him feel like the coolest man in the world, made him feel like-

"Hi mommy!" Tear greeted the woman.

Musto's smile quickly faded away as his mother approached them. He took note on how it looked like she was hiding something rather someone.

"Hey Tear look who I found." Luke sang out with a smile.

The small giggles coming from Luke's back wasn't hiding the person very well.

"Luzu!" Tear's face brightened up more as she hugged her cousin. The girl then realized something. "Where's Zanne?"

"Somewhere." the princess giggled as she loved being hugged all over.

"He's by the park dear." Luke answered for her.

The girl nodded as she headed out. As she took the beautiful sights of the Silver World he couldn't help but twirl her way towards her destination. Then she saw him standing there arms crossed with his usual frowning face, Zanne just looked like a chibi Asch.

"Hey Zanne, I can't believe you guys are here too!" Tear greeted him with such a big smile as she hugged him from behind.

'W-Well it's just mom, dad had to go to Malkuth for some treaties." Zanne hugged her back.

The two lovebirds, even though one of them is aware of their feelings, got lost in their fun.

Later with Myst and Luke

Both parents decided to spend some time at the docks as they simply hanged out. Luke was sitting by the edge of the docks while Myst stared at the open seas.

"Stop worrying too much." Luke broke Myst out of his thoughts.

"Never they're our kids afterall." Myst sighed at his carefree wife.

Luke stood up as she gave him a peck on his blushing cheek.

"They're growing up sooner or later they won't want mommy or daddy helping them." said Luke.

Even if they grow up, their children will always be what they've always been: children. Myst couldn't help but feel sad at how much time passed.

"It just felt like yesterday I was watching them sleep at the same cradle." Myst trailed off with nostalgia.

"It did." Luke agreed as a single tear fell down.

"Luke..." Myst trailed off again with worry as his wife's teary face is right in front of him.

"I'm getting old!" Luke whined so suddenly.

The mood suddenly changed as Myst couldn't believe Luke's antics right now

"We're only in our late twenties it's not that old!" Myst attempted to reassure her.

"I'm technically still a teen!" Luke whined some more.

"Stupid being born with a body ten years older than the mind." Myst thought to himself.

The two decided to head back to their hotel room after it got dark. Once they came in they took note of an adorable sight.

"Aww they must've a lot of fun." Luke smiled at the sight.

On the huge sofa couch all the children had one huge blanket all over them. Their sleeping figures were with soft snoring and breathing.

"Oh hey guys." Guy smiled at his friends. "The kids have been asleep for a while, they had too much fun in the snow."

"Indeed they had Guy." the queen of Baticul nodded to her childhood friend.

Natalia grew up to be a very magnificent queen. Her elegance and grace made her well loved by her people. The blonde woman grew her hair out more as it is more poofy than ever.

"That's sweet Naty." Luke nodded to her 'sister'.

All of the adults decided to get ready for bed as well. Guy and Natalia both had their separate rooms, while Luke and Myst had one for their own. Luke was already laying at her bed ready to sleep. Then she felt Myst's arms around her stomach

"M-Myst?!" Luke blushed at the very affectionate man.

She could his hot breath down her ear, the young red head's face got a deeper shade of red.

"Maybe Musto and Tear wouldn't mind another sibling." Myst smirk as he held her closer.


Like I said before hope you guys had an awesome holiday on whatever it was. Also cool fact: Just a Moment is ALMOST one year old! AKA in a few days! I can't believe it!