Sup, guys! Saturn's back, and I apologize if I took a while. I got grounded from the computer, and I had swimming regionals! I ALMOST WON FIRST PLACE! But, I hit my head messing up the turn, and I ended up in last. Turns out I might have a concussion. How fun. Not only that, but I had the worst time trying to think of some sort of drama to add in the story. I'm sure you guys don't know this….I suck at drama. It annoys me, but I want it because that's what makes stories interesting! Right? Well, it took me forever to come up with something. *clears throat* anyway, people seem to be really interested in who the guys married in this story. First it was Makoto, and then I got Rin. I swear they're going to pop up in the story at one point, just be patient. Well, without further or do, let's get to it!

Disclaimers: Free doesn't belong to me, nor do the characters and etc.

"The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes, or just by staring into space."

-Marilyn Monroe

Still inquiring the girl's intentions with his aunt, Fuyuko stared out the window wonderingly. She didn't even sound like she was joking, nor did she look like she was the joking type. Besides that, there was one other thing on his mind. He had actually talked to a girl. He gulped thinking back to it, and it wasn't even traumatizing. He thought that girl's here wouldn't be much different from the one's back home, and he was partially right. It was just her that made his theory incorrect. How confident and upfront she was, the way she walked up to him, even the way she looked. Long, starless hair with shimmering, silver eyes. Her rounded face and milky white skin. She reminded him of Snow White, or maybe even a porcelain doll. The point was, she was truly something different, and he didn't know how to react to it. Then, another dilemma appeared in his head; how was he going to talk to her again? He gripped his head in panic.

"Oh no, what was I thinking agreeing to her plan it'll be impossible for me to talk to her again I can't talk to girl's especially one that talked to me first this is going to be awful so awful I can even imagine it when I try to talk to her again I'll freeze up like I always do and end up embarrassing myself like I always do when I try to talk to a girl! Why do I have to be so awkward?!" He mentally scolded himself.

"Fuyu, hun, you ok?" Snapped out of his image, the boy glanced up to see a woman with a worried expression on her face. Leaning from the front seat of the car just to check on him.

"Oh, yeah mom, I'm fine," He said removing his hands from his head. "Just having a bit of a problem in my head and stuff." The mother nodded. Attempting to change the subject, the auburn haired woman turned and continued driving.

"How was school?" She questioned. A normal question to ask, unless you were in Fuyuko's shoes.

"Huh? Oh, well, um…..it was, I guess, different than Australia." He answered, hoping that it was enough to convince the woman. She nodded once more.

"Did you make any friends?" Great, another question he didn't know how to answer. Did he make friends? Or was he just someone to help carry out the plan.

"I-I guess I did, but I'm not sure." He had to keep the plan a secret, no matter what happened, he had to try to keep his big mouth shut. Right now, he was trying really, REALLY hard. Then, just out of curiosity, he glanced out the window in a wondering matter. "Mom, where are we going?" He questioned his mother. "We've never been this way before….and I thought we were going home after you picked me up from school." Fuyuko's mother chuckled.

"We're going to see your aunt Kou." She explained to the naïve child. "She hasn't seen you since you were just a little thing, I thought it would be nice for her to see you again." The tangerine haired boy turned a sickly white. That blue girl asked where his aunt worked, she didn't have anything to do with this did she?! I guess he'll never know.

"O-oh," He managed to squeeze out. Fuyuko did NOT know how to process what was happening. Smiling, the mother snickered at her son.

"He really is such a fretful child." She thought.

After fifteen more minutes of driving, they finally reached their destination. The woman parked the car, and stepped out of the vehicle.

"Come on, Fuyu." She said opening the door. "We don't have all day." Fuyuko hesitantly stepped out of the car. His body was shaking and his mouth was clamped shut. He was so nervous about seeing his aunt, what if something slipped? Meaning, what if he started babbling again and accidently admitted something he shouldn't? He had to control himself.

"Keep your mouth shut and you'll be fine." He convinced himself. Entering the gym, both immediately searched for the cranberry colored individual. The building held very few women, but it was definitely filled with strong, or not so strong, looking men.

"You call that training?! Pathetic; if it weren't for your Adam's apple, you'd have no physique at all!" Both sweatdropped at the sound of the voice. There she was. The sight of the trainer herself, scolding a man in his forties, was enough to show how strict she was with her job. Taking a step forward, Fuyuko's mother grabbed his hand and urged him to follow her. In the middle of her scolding, Gou looked up to see the wife of her brother, and her one and only nephew. Her expression changed from serious to ecstatic as she jogged towards the two. "Take a break!" She hollered back to the man she was scolding. When she reached the two, the first thing she did was hug the woman friendly.

"Amber, it's been so long since I've last seen you!" You know, a common thing girls do when they haven't seen someone in a while. "Why are you guys here?"

"Rin has a tournament in Japan coming up, so he decided he would train here until the day came. And, he decided to take us with him. Since Fuyu hasn't been in his father's home country before." She explained to the aunt. Gou nodded, understand what her brother was going with. Looking down at the tiny figure, she smiled and bent down to his height.

"How do you like Japan so far, Fuyuko?" She questioned the child in curiosity. Remembering what had happened earlier on that day, Fuyuko avoided the woman's gaze and answered, "It's weird." Gou laughed. Not realizing what the boy was thinking of. She stood back up to continue an adult conversation with Amber.

"I don't understand how someone like my brother could get hooked with someone like you." She commented. "I mean, you have the body of a supermodel! And even though Oni-chan has a perfect body also, it's just so confusing how you could get engaged to him!" The brunette chuckled at comment.

"Well, thank you, but I don't understand how you think we're confusing." She commented back. Totally uninterested in the conversation, Fuyuko's eyes wandered around the room. In an attempt to find something interesting to do. In the process, he spotted a desk at the far side of the room. Without thinking, he walked over to the structure. It was taller than him, he could barely reach it! Frustrated, and not accepting defeat, he walked behind it and climb on a small stool. When he got up, he felt so much taller. He messed with the small stands that were stacked on the table, and found a strange interest in the pencils and pens. After a few minutes, he was bored again.

"Come on, mom. I want to leave!" He complained to himself knowing his mother wouldn't hear. When, once again, he searched around for something interesting to do, he found a, somehow intriguing, stack of papers on the desk. With nothing else to do, his hand reached for the stack and grabbed one of the papers. He stared at it confused. "What's a….job app-l-i-cat-ee-on form?" He asked himself. He read through the paper, sort of, and his eyes went wide.

"This is assigning a trainer to a swimmer….I think. That's what I could understand." He thought about it. Wasn't that porcelain girl's father a swimmer? And if he swims for a living, that means he would have a certain pool to train in, right? Then, that would mean that this was assigning the trainer to the same place, right? He stared at the paper in deep thought, then clutched his hair in both resentment and perturbation. Was he actually considering this?! This could get him in a crap load of trouble, and get his aunt into trouble with her boss. This was something the manager or boss needed to assign. Not him. Plus, if he did do that, that would mean he was permanently stuck with Snow White's mischievous plan. Then again, he did say he would help her. If he caused something that would get the two closer together, how would she react?

"Aaaaaaaaaah, inner turmoil!" He whined. All of these thoughts that roamed his head, he started to get a headache. Before long, he made up his mind. Now, there was only one question he needed answered…. "What's a…sig-nee-a-t-you-re?" During the process of figuring out what a signature was, he discovered a signed paper of the one he had in his hand. Getting an idea, he snatched a pen and attempted to copy the signature, while writing his aunts name also. Basically, he was trying to fill out the form neatly so that no one would get suspicious. "Who writes like this?" He asked himself slightly repelled. With his hand already starting to cramp up, he whispered, "Come on, almost there."

"Fuyu, it's time to go!" Ah crap! Now she stops talking! Finishing his sloppy cursive hurriedly, he threw the pen behind him and placed the paper with the stack. Falling off the chair in the process.

"I'm coming, mom!" He replied muffled. "Hopefully, my handwriting is convincing." Fuyuko thought. He had the feeling of every kid after they've done something they know they shouldn't of: guilt and uneasiness. How far was he going to get without being caught? What if he was caught right away?! What would be his punishment after his parents found out? This caused Fuyuko to fret all over again.

"Oh gosh, oh gosh, oh gosh, oh gosh I can't take this! What would mom call this pressure or something? Yeah, it's too much of that! What would dad call it a pain in the ass? Well, it's that too! It's also frustrating, that's what I'M calling it!" He shouted in his head. This was really going to come back and stab him in the back. Getting in the car, he buckled himself in and anxiously waited for a punishment by his mother. Literally, his eyes were squeezed shut and his mouth was clamped tight. Bracing for impact. Once he heard the door closed, he took a peek at the woman in the driver's seat. She didn't turn around; she just started the car, and pulled out of the parking lot. He became less tense. "Mom…doesn't know?" He wondered. That was a first, she usually knew everything that goes on. How did she not, at least, get suspicious? "Oh well," The boy shrugged. "Guess I'll have to wait and see what happens." Which scared him half to death.

Once Gou's brother's family left the building, she went back to her harsh training. Almost as if she didn't stop.

"Kou, would you come here for a sec?" She heard someone say. She already knew the voice, it was the manager.

"Ugh, take another break." She groaned to the man. Practically skipping to her manager, she stopped in front of him inquisitively. "Yes sir?"

"I would like to discuss something with you." He began. Still keeping her composure, she noticed him fiddling with a piece of paper. "It seems that the boss has different plans for you."

"W-what do you mean?"

(Time skip)

Haruka arose from the water, catching his breath. Surprisingly enough, he wished the practice would end sooner. He didn't know why at all; it was just a feeling of anxiety that kept bothering him. Well, no matter. He chose this career for a reason and he wasn't going to do it half assed now. So, ignoring the feeling of discomfort, he continued his 200 meter freestyle drill. Somewhere not so far away, a familiar looking woman walked into the room. One of the coaches noticed her, and immediately went to meet her.

"I'm assuming you're the new trainer?" He inquired. She nodded.

"Yes sir, I am." Haruka's head popped out of the water.

"Good," He smiled and pointed to a certain direction. "Over that way is where you'll start."

"Yes sir." With that, she trotted along the pool side. Upon hearing the voice, the raven swerved around to see the person he thought it was, but didn't expect to see.

"K-Kou?!" He said in surprise. The girl halted to a stop and turned in surprise.

"Haruka senpai?!" She bent down to the water to get closer to the swimmer.

"What are you doing here?" He inquired actually shocked to see her, of all people, at a competitive swim practice. The cranberry haired female then pointed at herself with a smirk of boastfulness.

"If you must know, I got promoted!"

"Yeah, but what are you doing here?" He asked again. As what she said didn't answer his question at all. She puffed her cheeks in frustration.

"I was assigned to personally train a swimmer here." She muttered with a little less excitement. Haruka cocked an eyebrow; not believing her. Gou saw this and, irritated with his response, shoved his head back in the water. She then stomped away from that area of the pool. As she was, Haruka peeked his head out of the water. His eyes following the girl as she strutted away to the other end of the pool. A small smile appeared on his face watching her.

"Yep, she's still the same." He thought as he started his swimming again.

"Hey, Kotarou?" The girl said as she flew through the air. The little brunette looked up at her in curiosity.

"Yeah?" He responded as he pushed her on the swing.

"Do you think aliens exist?" She asked looking up at the sky. A very confused Kotarou looked back at her. "Why are you asking?" She then looked down at her friend from the swing. "Because there're a lot of obvious signs that prove they exist."

"Like?"

"Like applesauce," she started. "For some reason, every kid on this playground loves applesauce. But, I don't."

"Nori-chan, just because you don't like something, doesn't mean it's…..alien." Kotarou tried to explain, but she started up the topic again.

"No, it's not. Applesauce is a mushy goop with cinnamon and artificial apple taste. I think that it's actually ectoplasm from alien lifeforms. Because everyone knows that aliens have no sense of taste when it comes to earth products." She told him in the most scientific way she could. He, instead of being convinced, rolled his eyes. But, played along anyway.

"But, I really like applesauce." He replied. She glared down at him. "Then, you're either an alien from a disgusting, highly hated galaxy, or a supporter of UFO's taking over our planet." He sighed. Great, now she wasn't going to talk to him for the rest of the day. As the two continued to argue about…..applesauce and aliens, without them knowing, another kid was watching them from the sidelines.

"Should I talk to them?" He started to wonder with a fretful expression. "I mean, maybe I should, but one of them is a girl and I'm not good at talking to girls the only reason why I talked to her in the first place was because she talked to me first. Thinking of it now, I'm not good at talking to anybody maybe it because I have a habit of saying everything in one breathe but I can't help it it's a habit and habits are something you can't get rid of. Or maybe it's because I have a weird accent when I speak Japanese." As he thought of all the possible reason for not talking to them, he eventually made the decision to say hi. After all, he did something really bad the other day, but it was only because that girl recruited him to get his aunt to fall for her dad. He was pretty sure she brainwashed him! Without another thought, he nervously walked up to the two friends. "Um….hello." He said. The first one to notice him was, of course, the girl on the swing. Fuyuko's face flushed as the girl's shining silver eyes pierced through him.

"Hey, Sherbet's back." She replied.

"What?" Kotarou turned his head to see what she was talking about, but was ultimately kicked in the face when the swing came back down. He fell to the ground once he was. "Owww!" He cried; his face in the mulch. The girl then leaped off the swing and in front of uneasy child in front of her. Kind of leaving Kotarou in the dirt.

"If you don't mind me asking, um, did you call me sherbet?" He asked her in a quiet voice. She nodded.

"Yeah, cause you look Sherbet." She explained; her expression staying unfazed.

"Oh." He didn't quite get it, but he didn't quite get her either.

"Nori-chan, you left me on the ground." Kotarou remarked standing up behind her. "Sorry." Before Kotarou started yelling at her, she turned towards Fuyuko and pointed at him.

"What are you doing here?" Did she not want him there? Well, that made him feel awkward.

"Nori-chan! You don't say things like that!" He said shaking here. "She doesn't mean it like that, I promise!" The ruby eyed boy didn't know what to do. He just, sort of, stared at them in wonder. Then, a thought hit him. This thought made him very nervous as his eyes had started stealing glances at the little mermaid.

"Um, you wanted aunt Gou to be your mother, right?" He inquired. At the sound of this, Norie shoved Kotarou away from her and somehow ended up in the Matsuoka's face. Causing him to blush ferociously.

"Yes. What about it?" She asked with interest. He started to fiddle with his fingers; avoiding her gaze.

"Well, uh, yesterday me and my mom went to visit her at her work which was a bad idea cause then they wouldn't stop talking but anyway I sort of kinda maybe might've gotten her closer to your dad by maybe filling out a paper that might've sent her to where your dad swims." They both stared at him.

"….what?" Kotarou asked.

"Yeah, what did you say?" Norie asked afterward. Fuyuko, taking a breath this time, repeated what he said.

"I did something that got my aunt and your dad to be at the same place….every day." After he said that, he was slightly taken back by the girl's sudden excited smile.

"Really?!" He nodded, and right after, was tackled to the ground in a tight hug. "Thank you! You know, you're a little slow with just about everything, but you get to it eventually. Like a turtle." She then poked his nose. "You're a turtle, Sherbet." Was that a compliment or…? He didn't even know. All he knew was that that girl's face was very close to his, and it was unsettling.

"N-Nori-chan, I think you're making him nervous."

"How?" She questioned him sitting up.

"Just get off of him, Norie!" Alright, she was getting up! She couldn't help it. Her plan was falling into place! She didn't think it would flow this well, but it was. Now, she just needed to find out how to get their relationship to develop.

Time passed, and the sky was now becoming a deep midnight blue. Gou stretched; her first day was stressful to say the least. Who knew training a competitive swimmer would be this difficult. Oh wait, she did. Yeah, she knew what was coming when she accepted the job. Though, maybe she underestimated it just a little bit. It's not like who she was training was being stubborn, she just thought that maybe she was being a bit to reliable on how she trained the boys when she was in high school. And they should be grateful; she did a pretty damn good job at doing it. However, to rephrase it, she was being harder on herself than what was needed. So, being as stressed as she was at present, Gou made the decision to go to one of the local bars. Thank god she was an adult.

When Gou walked through the doors, the first thing she noticed was the poorly lighted room and the sound of multiple conversations being swapped. The light, somehow, made the area work; giving it a homey feel, but with all the chatter, a night after Thanksgiving feel. Which wasn't particularly bad, just a bit more obnoxious to certain people. Including her. She made her way to the bar and took a seat on one of the bar stools. The bartender was currently occupied, so she waited impatiently for him to come to her. As she was waiting, she heard a peculiar sound that she thought she wouldn't hear the rest of her lifetime.

"Gou-chan?!" She twitched, but upon hearing the nickname, grinned at it. She then turned with a playful smirk attached to her rounded face.

"How many times do I have to repeat it before you get it right?" She mocked. "It's Kou!" She laughed in spite of herself, and was joined by another individual. Soon after, she was softly embraced by the man's arms. She hugged him back, knowing she wouldn't have a choice anyway.

"Come on, Gou-chan, you know I'll never stop no matter how many times you repeat it!" He teased. She laughed at the response.

"It's nice to see you again, Nagisa-kun." She said releasing the embrace. The blonde made a peace sign with his hand, winking in the process.

"I know," No doubt about it. That was Nagisa. He sat next to his high school friend as the bartender finally made his way to where Gou was sitting.

"May I get you anything?" He asked the both of them.

"Manhattan," she answered. "Dry, please." Nagisa was the next to order.

"Passion fruit martini." The bartender nodded and began the making of their drinks. While this was happening, Gou stared at the boy in somewhat disbelief. He smiled back at her.

"My sweet tooth has never changed." She laughed at his response; knowing that he was willingly making fun of himself. Nagisa didn't change too much; he was taller, around 5'7 now, and his eyes were just a bit smaller. He still possessed the baby face though, and she noticed he had just a bit of stubble growing on his chin. Of course. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the clinging of glasses on the countertop.

"Enjoy." Was all she heard before footsteps trotted away. She picked up her drink to take a sip. More on the tangy side, but that was how she liked it.

"I didn't think you would prefer the stronger drinks, Gou-chan." Nagisa commented trying to start a conversation. She put her drink down to respond.

"Well, there's a lot of things that'll surprise you now." Nagisa nodded.

"Same." He gave her a mischievous smirk. "So, Gou-chan, have a husband? Children even?" She let out a nervous chuckle at her friend's question.

"Well, no actually. I'm not really looking to be in a sexual relationship."

"Asexual?"

"Not really. I just don't want the pressure of being in a serious relationship right now. Maybe, at some point, I'll allow myself to give in to love. Just not at the moment." With this being brought up, she gave him the same look he gave her. A mischievous smirk. "And what about you?" She started. "Any recent girlfriends you want to report?" A chuckle escaped the blonde's lips. After that, he stared down into his beverage.

"I don't have a girlfriend." He muttered. Her eyes were wide for a moment before making light of the situation.

"Well, don't come running to me. This isn't going to be some friends with benefits crap." Her joke was ignored, however, as Nagisa gave her a more serious look.

"I…don't think you really get it, Gou-chan."

"Huh?"

"I don't have a girlfriend. I have a boyfriend." Her face changed from confused to shock in a matter of seconds. Oh, OH! That's what he meant! Seeing her expression, Nagisa's face saddened. "You're grossed out." Right after, Gou shook her hands vigorously in front of her.

"No, no, not at all!" She assured. "I think it's great! I'm happy for you!" Nagisa's face brightened again.

"Really?" Gou nodded, leaving Nagisa to give out a breath of relief. "Oh, good!"

"How'd your family take it?" She inquired. Maybe that was a little too personal, but Nagisa shrugged at it nonetheless.

"My dad wasn't too happy, but my sisters were ecstatic." He answered, taking another sip of his drink. Being as curious as she was, Gou's face sparkled as the next question escaped her mouth.

"Sooooo, who is heeee?" Turning his head rather slowly to look at the girl, her face remained wondrous. Looking like a kid meeting their favorite character in Disney Land. Slightly embarrassed by her enthusiasm, he fiddled with the cup before answering her question.

"His name's Hiro Yukine," The penguin began. "He has a mess of auburn hair, beautiful mocha eyes, and the most addicting smile I have ever seen on anybody." He blabbed excitedly. Gou smiled to herself, 'I don't think he realizes how much he's said already!' She wondered. This was how she wanted to act when she was with her boyfriend. All happy and stupidly sick in love. Before he could say another word, she put a hand to his mouth so that she can ask, yet another question.

"Do you and Hiro have any kids?" She inquired. Nagisa nodded excitedly.

"Yeah, twins! One boy, and one girl." He replied. "I wanted to name them Ren and Len so badly, but he didn't like the idea. So, we settled for names that had the same meaning!" Gou waited before making a swirling motion with her hand.

"Aaaaaaaand, their names arrrrrrrre?" Nagisa blinked before continuing. "Oh, Ophelia and Ezra! That's what we named them!"

"Did you adopt them?" He laughed again.

"Actually, no. Hiro had a sister that volunteered to have the baby, or babies, for us. Since, you know, we're both guys and couldn't make any. And, since she mainly had Hiro's genes, I was the one that had sex with her. It worked out pretty well!" She was somewhat confused with the blonde's reasoning, but she went with it nonetheless. She wasn't going to question it.

"How old are they?" She questioned out loud. Nagisa held up seven fingers for her to see.

"They're about seven now!"

-Back to the kids-

"Hey, Sherbet?" Norie asked the boy as they ran around the playground.

"Yes?"

"Do you like applesauce?" Kotarou sighed at her question. Here they go again.

"Oh, I can't eat applesauce." Fuyuko stated as he continued to chase Norie around. They were playing pirates. Norie was the captain, Kotarou was her partner in crime, and Fuyuko was part of the British Military. He was in the middle of trying to capture the two scallywags, but Norie insisted that she was also a mermaid and was currently swimming away from him at full speed. And that Kotarou was really Captain Hook after Peter Pan and not the British Military. Don't ask. He was just playing along. Norie squinted her eyes.

"Why can't you?" She inquired. "Is it because you're also suspicious of it being ectoplasm from aliens?"

"What? No! I'm allergic to cinnamon!" He yelled. "If I eat it, I get hives and the inside of my throat gets really itchy. Sometimes my throat will swell up, but that rarely happens."

"So, what you're saying is that you get strange radioactive reactions from the extraterrestrial substance when it interacts with your body?"

"No, I'm saying I'm allergic to cinnamon." As the argument continued on, from a distance, two children, almost looking exactly alike, watched and heard the three as they played.

"Did she say something about wanting a mother?" The female of the two asked the male. Recalling their conversation earlier.

"I think so."

"And did the cantaloupe say the 'wanted mother' was his aunt?"

"I think so." The short, curly haired girl smirked. Her chocolate eyes glistening.

"Don't you think it would be nice to help them out?" The short, curly haired boy smirked. His chocolate eyes giving off the same look.

"I think so." The girl's smile widened as she went off skipping.

"Then let's go make friends!" She shouted towards her brother. "Not enemies!"

It's done! Someone, somewhere, play some victory music! The next chapter, we'll see what the twins are up to! What are they planning? Hmmm, not sure. Hehe. I, again, apologize for taking so long! I was grounded. End of story. But, hey, I got it done! And…..I got a Tumblr! It's under the same name. Saturnspaz. I'll most likely post messages on if I can't write fanfictions or something like that. Since I can't do it on here. Man I talk a lot. O_O Anyway, please rate and review! It helps a lot! Thanks for reading so far, see ya! :3