Chapter 5: Late Night Scheduling
Checking to see my baby girl, I could see Plutia twisting and turning on her bed.
"Plutia? What's wr-" Oh. Ohh. I know what it is. I can smell from here. Plutia needs to change her diaper. Alright, let's get started.
After changing, Plutia was happier and I picked up her up, cradling her in my arms. I looked at the clock by her bed. After that hectic morning and everything that's been going on today, it turns out it was only half past four. I guess Plutia's slept long enough. Carrying Plutia downstairs, I see that everyone had left the dining room with the chairs all back in place. Phew, at least I don't have to deal with that.
"Oh Nep! Blanc, you knocked me into last place with that blue shell! No fair!"
"...No complaining." Seems like they're playing in the living room.
Heading into said room, I see that goddess versions of Neptune, Blanc, Vert and I were playing on the home console while Blanc, Vert and the goddess versions of the little sisters were nowhere to be seen.
"Where are…?" I felt a hand on my shoulder, the other hand reaching to Plutia's tiny hands.
"If you're looking for the others, Vert and Blanc took them out to get pajamas." Wait, but what if people find them? I don't think it would be a good idea if smaller versions of already grown idols were seen parading a mall. Chuckling, Neptune cupped my cheek.
"Vert brought her car… even though she lives one block away from here." Oh, I guess that can help. "Besides pajamas, how are these girls going to find a place to sleep? I mean, if they're in another dimension then they wouldn't have a place to rest right?" Hmm...
"We can let them stay here for the time being." Neptune blinked.
"So… just like back then, except with a girl version of me and our adorable little baby girl." As Neptune spoke about our daughter, he removed his hand from my face and began to play with Plutia's tiny nose, causing the little girl to squeal in delight.
"Oh, hey it's Other Noire!" Goddess Neptune waved at me energetically, not paying attention to the game while the other three were focused on winning.
"Yes, it's me." I walked over to the unoccupied chair and sat down, placing Plutia on my lap. Neptune turned around and his footsteps indicated that he was going upstairs.
"I'm going to do some planning for next week's lessons." I turned to see his climb up the stairs.
"Alright." Geez, he's always working so hard. Neptune does love his job, just like how I love my job. Suddenly, I noticed that the game was paused because the music was muffled while the game was paused. Turning around, I saw four pairs of eyes follow Neptune's fading figure. "Is there something wrong?" Startled, the four goddesses shook their heads.
"No, it's just…" Where Goddess Me trailed off, Goddess Blanc took over.
"It doesn't sound right that Neptune actually works." Goddess Neptune pouted.
"Hey, that's mean of you Blanc!" The purple haired girl glomped the brunette and rubbed her cheek against the other girl. This time, Goddess Blanc pried herself away from the pouting girl. "I can work too!"
"Yeah, when Histoire gets mad at you and kicks you out." Goddess Noire crossed her arms and closed one eye. I guess that this Neptune was more a slacker than my husband.
"Speaking of Neptune…" Goddess Blanc turned to me with curiosity in her calm blue eyes. "Why is your Neptune so hardworking?" Oh… Well…
I explained to the goddesses of Neptune's background. How his parents were rarely around for him, causing him to become responsible early. How he kept a cold appearance and stayed away anything that pertained to idols, only to secretly help out from behind.
"Every time I look back at that time, I can see how much Neptune has changed." I felt someone lean on top of my head.
"Who's changed?" Ah. He's done already?
"Neptune, you're done?" My husband grinned and wrapped his arms around me, letting Plutia play with his fingers.
"Yeah, I've also made up the floor plans?" Huh?
"Floor plans?" Neptune pulled one arm away from our daughter's playful hands and pulled out a piece of paper, waving it in front of my face and then pulling it away when Plutia tried to reach for it. "Sorry, Little Plutie. You can't play with this." Uh oh, she's about to cry… and almost immediately, Neptune picked up Plutia and blew into her face gently, causing her to giggle and smile once more while dropping the folded paper onto my lap. "Take a look." Lifting Plutia over his shoulders, Neptune sat down the couch between the girls, who were now interested in the piece of paper in my hands.
"Let's see here…." Oh, this is an okay plan. "Uni and Noire will be sleeping in one of the guest rooms." My goddess counterpart nodded and I pointed out the two guest rooms on the bottom floor she so that she could choose. "Next is… Neptune- not my husband- will be with Nepgear in the other guest room." Goddess Neptune threw her arms in the air, happy that she could sleep with her sister once again. That's cute. "Rom and Ram can sleep in Blanc's bed." That sounds alright since Blanc rarely sleeps on her bed at night. That just leaves…
"What about us?" Goddess Blanc and Vert looked at me, concerned. Smiling at the two, I looked at the paper and found their names at the bottom. Oh… that's a little harsh, but I guess we can't do anything about it.
"Sorry, it seems that you have the couch." Huh? Why are they confused?
"Who gets the couch? Blanc? Or I?" Wait, why would you think that?
"What do you mean, the two of you will be sharing the couch?" Immediately, Goddess Blanc's hands grabbed my shoulders and - Ow, her grip hurts.
"What do you mean I have to sleep with.." Goddess Blanc turned around, narrowing her eyes at the blonde behind her, who waved at her. "Her." Huh?
"Is there something wrong with it?" Neptune placed Plutia on his lap, pulling his finger away from her open mouth. Goddess Blanc turned around and stared at my husb- Her eye is twitching.
"Of course there is!" The small Blanc walked over to him and pointed at Goddess Vert. "She pisses me off!" Neptune placed his palms over Plutia's ears, the child looking confused but starting to enjoy the position of her father's hands, thinking it was a new game.
"Huh, I thought that you and Vert would be close, considering that you two are sisters in this dimension." Goddess Blanc was about to counter Neptune's assumption when Goddess Vert placed her hands on Blanc's shoulders.
"Blanc." The smaller girl froze up when she felt the pressure on her shoulders. "You don't need to be so stiff about it." The brunette turned around and glared at the blonde.
"Shut up, Thunder Tits!" Upon hearing the nickname given to Vert, Neptune snickered and covered his mouth, with Plutia copying him.
As the goddess versions of Blanc and Vert argued, although it was more like Blanc was yelling at Vert, Goddess Neptune began to play with Plutia by making funny faces while my counterpart moved next to me. The girl looked like she was thinking about something.
"Is there something wrong, Noire?" The raven-haired girl pressed her index fingers together.
"No, it's nothing important but…" Goddess Noire looked side to side before leaning close to me. "Do you have a job besides being a mother?" Oh, that's an interesting question.
"I'm not really working right now, but I do have a career." The girl raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean? Did you get fired or laid off?" I shook my head as the doorbell ring. Neptune stood up, his counterpart looking sad as Plutia was taken away. Bringing Plutia back to me, Neptune headed to the door.
"That's probably Vert and Blanc, they finished fast." Looking at my watch, I didn't realize that almost an hour had passed since they left. Wow, time really moves fast. I could hear Neptune walking over to and opening the front door. "Hey, Mom!"
"Hey kid, how are you?" That's not Blanc, that sounds like…
"Mother, too!" I could hear the giggle of my mother-in-law.
"It's nice to see you, Neptune." I could hear my husband's voice get louder from excitement.
"Noire! It's my parents!" The goddesses looked at me in surprise and I used my free hand to signal them to be quiet. "What brings you here?"
"Well, we wanted to see our grandchild." Neptune laughed and I could hear him leading them towards us.
"Sorry, Mother. Mom. My placed has been pretty busy today."
"Oh, what's happening?"
"We have some guests that will surprise you." Neptune's parents tried to pry information out of their son but they were speechless upon seeing the goddesses, as the did the goddesses when they saw Neptune's parents.
Arfoire, Neptune's Mom, had forgone her business suit for a dress shirt and pants, her silver hair cascading down her back.
Histoire, Neptune's Mother, let go of her business dress for a casual purple and pink dress with frills at the end.
"Mom, Mother. These girls will be staying with us for a while."
Silence.
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I don't like the sounds of this.
"Wow! Histy's huge!" Huh?
"E-Excuse me?" Goddess Neptune ran over to Histoire and hugged her, pressing her face into my mother-in-law's body. "N-Neptune?" Phew, they didn't scream at the top of their lungs again.
"Yeah…" Neptune scratched the back of his head. "Let me explain."
"Oh I see. So another version of your Mother sent other versions of you here to learn how to act like a family."
"Basically." Arfoire nodded as Neptune handed her a cup of coffee while Histoire cradled a sleeping Plutia in her arms. My baby girl reached up into the air, grasping it until Arfoire slipped her index finger into her granddaughter's tiny hand. As the two grandparents played with their grandchild, their son headed upstairs to find the extra pillows and blankets for Goddess Blanc and Goddess Vert.
"It feels so weird to know that another version of me is tiny… and that my wife was killed by my 'daughter', my friend's children and my daughter-in-law." Arfoire took Plutia into her hands, setting her drink down after taking a sip to let her wife process the information as well. It still doesn't make sense, but the goddesses seem to think it's the truth.
"We're home." Ah, that's Blanc's voice. Goddess Nepgear was the first one to show up and-
"Nepgear!" She really surprised Arfoire and Histoire. "Wow, she does look like Nepgear when she was young!" Histoire smiled at her wife's nostalgia.
"Ah, that brings me back." Vert, Blanc and the other goddesses entered the room as Rom yawned. As the remaining Goddesses introduced themselves to Arfoire and Histoire, who were also surprised at Histoire's height, Neptune returned with the blankets and pillows, setting them onto the couch. My husband then looked at the bags that the girls had and leaned towards me.
"I'll set the bath, you just make sure nothing crazy happens." Thanks, honey. Smiling, Neptune headed to the bath to heat up the water. Meanwhile, Vert held up a couple bags with the letter "L&L" on it, smiling proudly.
"We got you some new clothes!" Blanc and the sisters held up bags as well, although Blanc looked a little exhausted. All of the Goddesses, except for the Neptune version, opened the bags and looked through them, picking out the ones they liked. The Neptune in question attempted to climb over Arfoire's shoulder in an attempt to get a closer look at Plutia. She was quite surprised when my mother-in-law wrapped an arm around her waist and carried her over the shoulder with one arm, and her granddaughter cradled in the other. Although from the looks of it, the smaller Neptune is enjoying being carried, which only encouraged Arfoire to carry her around the room.
My other mother-in-law was carefully selecting clothes, glancing at the girl for about three seconds before creating outfits out of the clothes that Blanc and Vert brought over. Needless to say, all of the girls were happy with the clothes that were recommended to them by Histoire.
Blanc pulled her Goddess version away from the small crowd and handed her a bag of clothes, with a grin on her face. The smaller Blanc opened the bag and pulled out a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt similar to the one that Blanc wore. Looking at her bigger counterpart, both Goddess Blanc and Blanc made a synchronized thumbs up. Wow, can they read each other's minds? They've done that quite a bit lately.
"Noire," I looked away to see Arfoire walking up to me, with Goddess Neptune slowly climbing off of my mother-in-law to join the girls in getting clothes. In her arms, Plutia was struggling to stay awake. "I think it's bedtime for this little one." Wait, what time is- Oh, it's late. Very late. I was about to reach for Plutia when Neptune appeared out of nowhere, taking Plutia in his hands.
"Thanks, Mom. I'll take care of Little Plutie." Grinning, Neptune nodded to me and headed upstairs. Looks like the bath's ready. Turning to the girls who were still looking at their clothes, I clapped my hands loudly, silencing the whole room.
"Okay girls, the bath's ready. Who wants to go first?" Immediately, Ram threw an arm into the air, holding onto Rom with the other.
"Oooh, Oooh! Us! Us!" Oh that's cute, but these just these two would leave plenty of room in the bath.
"Is there anyone else that wants to go with Rom and Ram?" Goddess Vert walked up, smiling and volunteering to watch over the 'little ones'. Goddess Vert said that, not me. Goddess Blanc, on the other hand…
"No way! I won't let the twins bathe with her!" Goddess Blanc glared daggers at the blonde goddess until Blanc pushed her counterpart's hat down.
"Hey, now. It's just for one night. Nothing will happen, right?" The twin goddesses and the goddess version of Vert nodded. As I directed them towards the bath, I could hear Goddess Blanc mumble something about thunder...tits? What? I guess it's a common thing for Blancs, as Blanc began to laugh, as did Vert.
Well, there's sometime before they're done. I better check on Plutia.
Walking into Plutia's room, the lights were off except the tiny light that was Plutia's nightlight. I could see Neptune's figure looking over the cradle and I could faintly hear Plutia sleeping. I'm just going to sneak up on them… slooooooowly… and quuuuietly.
"Hehe, one day you're going to be a Big Plutie, you know that?" Neptune reached over and softly pushed some of Plutia's hair to the side.
"Well, she doesn't know that right now." I heard Neptune inhale sharply.
"Wha-!" Neptune covered his mouth as I placed an index finger over my lips, the both of us looking at our daughter. Luckily, Plutia just slept through that. This time, Neptune spoke in a whisper. "When did you get here?"
"Right before 'Hehe, one day you're going to be a Big Plutie, you know that?'" Hehe, he sighed.
"Well, there goes some of my manly points." I patted my husband on the shoulder as he turned back to Plutia. "Noire, you should make sure that chaos doesn't happen, like at earlier today."
"But, Blanc and Vert are there, and also you're parents." Neptune narrowed his eyes.
"Noire, Blanc's a writer who only knows how to babysit Plutia, Vert's a gamer on the internet and my parents spent most of my life traveling and leaving their son alone at home." ...He's got a point.
"Come on, Neptune. I know where you're coming from but-" A loud crash interrupted us and caused us to look at the door. When the two of us locked eyes, I could faintly see a cocked eyebrow.
"You were saying?" Ugh… "Neptune then held my hand, my semi-cold hand pressing firmly against his warm one. "Just kidding, but you better see what's going on." Nodding, I pecked Neptune on the cheek before heading downstairs.
As I entered the living room, I noticed that Blanc had changed out of her sweats and into shorts and tanktop. Vert, Arfoire and Histoire didn't take a bath since they're not staying over, but the rest of the girls were wearing their brand new pajamas-Wow, they bathed really fast- and they were staring at Blanc with wide eyes. Turning to the source of the surprise, I realized that she was standing next to a Goddess Blanc kneeling on the ground.
"What's wrong with her?" Blanc shrugged her shoulders. Goddess Blanc slowly stood up, looking like she just finished watching a terrifying horror movie.
"This isn't fair…" I barely missed that, but- "WHY THE HELL DOES THIS VERSION OF ME HAVE BOOBS!?"
Ouch… Looking up, I could see that everyone else, barring Goddess Blanc, had covered their ears.
Oh that's right, Blanc's sweats hide the fact that her body matured, so now she has a decently sized chest. Not too small or big. Although it does help that Blanc does exercise- Which I mean morning stretches- and eats healthily.
Wait a second, with the volume that Goddess Blanc's shout…
"Ah! Plutie! It's okay! Nothing scary, it's just your Daddy! Just your Daddy!"
Yeah, I figured...Now we gotta put Plutia back to sleep… and calm down Goddess Blanc…