Rating: K for pure familial fluff.

AN: I wanted to try something different this time! I've already done dating- and active- Mai and Naru, but what about parents? This was an unusual word to work with, I wasn't prepared for something like this to be honest. I'm so sorry that this took forever! I've been so busy what with my birthday, tons of speech and debate tournaments, and of course, Christmas. Having three older siblings is tough sometimes! Not to mention school hasn't been going so great for me lately. Well here is Skullduggery! Read, review, enjoy! Don't forget to request a prompt!

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"Okaa-san! Okaa-san!"

A small child with dark blue eyes and chestnut hair ran up to his busy mother, waving a plastic sword in the air. "Lookie, mama, I'm a pirate! Argh!" Bursting into a fit of giggles, the little boy grabbed onto his mother's leg and fell to the ground, nearly causing her to topple with him.

"Ah! Yuji, be more careful, please! You don't want mama to burn herself with the teapot, do you?" As she spoke those words, her husband strolled leisurely into the room, eyes instantly assessing the situation and deeming it safe to come in without being dragged into one of their 'games'. Taking note of his wife's slightly dishevelled appearance, he quickly became concerned, and approached her.

"Mai, is everything alright? You look rather stressed. You aren't having any first person dreams again, are you?" Naru placed the back of his hand on her forehead, noting that her temperature seemed to be fine. "What's wrong?"

Mai shook her head, laughing. "Oh, nothing's wrong, per se," she remarked gently as she placed the tea set on the table in front of her. Picking up Yuji, she ruffled his hair affectionately. "It's just that this little rascal here has been attacking my treasure trove and making away with all of my gold! What will we ever do about the fearsome Yuji, terror of the seven seas?" Playing along with her son's game made his smile grow larger, and he squirmed in her grasp until she set him back down on the floor.

"Argh! I am Yuji, the fiercest pirate in Japan! I'm gonna sink your ship!" He raised his sword up in the air, bearing an adorably ferocious expression on his chubby face. "Give me all your booty, landlubbers!"

Gasping, Mai pretended to hide behind Naru for protection from the 'pirate'. "Oh no, Commander Naru, what are we going to do? His swordplay is unmatched," Naru rolled his eyes, "-along with his smartness," here he nodded, knowing that any child of his was going to have an unparallelled IQ, "-and not to mention, his dashing looks are known to be the best in all of Japan!" At this, Naru turned to face his wife with an offended look.

"And I say to that, have you taken a look at me, lately? I highly doubt that a three year old is better looking than I." His slight pout served to excite Mai even more, giggles now uncontrolled. He continued to stare at her disbelievingly until she was able to pull herself back together again. However, he wasn't expecting her to come right back up with another insult.

"I don't know, Naru. Is that a gray hair I see? And oh, you are looking kinda malnourished lately. I think we should fill you up with some food!" She squatted down, her arms outstretched for her son to run into her embrace, leaving his sword behind. "What do you say, Yuji? Do you think it's dinner time yet?" At his delighted squeals and clapping hands, she nodded and stood once more to turn to her husband. "That settles it. One great feast for my favorite little pirate and my handsome commander. And save the sea battle for after you eat, if you please!"

As they chatted over dinner, or rather, Yuji rambled on and Mai listened, the toddler said something that caught both parents' attention. "Okaa-san, Otou-san, did you know that sometimes I see people? And I don't mean people like Bou-san or Yasuhara-san but people from old times! And they talk to me! And Auntie Masako says she can see 'em too but nobody else can so am I special? I know! I'm special just like Auntie Masako, right, okaa-san? Right, otou-san?"

Mai and Naru looked at their son, then to each other. Laughing, Mai exclaimed, "I guess with both parents having psychic powers, it was bound to happen!"

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