*Nep~* *Nowa~* *Nep~*

Mmm… Is it morning?

"Neptune… get the alarm clock…"

*Nep~* *Nowa~* *Nep~*

"Okay~" Muh? Did Neptune lose his voice? ...No, even after he lost his voice, he doesn't sound like a little girl. "Press!" Wait, Neptune has work today… "Mama Noire~!" Oof!

"Wha-Wha!" A small body plopped itself onto my stomach and began to curl up, tickling me. "Who is!?" Pushing the covers off of me and onto whoever had body slammed me, I rolled out of the way as the blob of blankets squirmed around. Eventually, a familiar head of lavendar hair popped out of the blob with a carefree smile on her face.

"Mornin, Mama Noire~" Ah… it's Neptuna, not Neptune. This silly girl. Patting Neptuna on the head, I helped the girl out of comfortable prison, which I sorta trapped her in.

"Morning." Once Neptuna was out of the blanket, she hopped off the bed and watched me fix the bed sheets. "Are you hungry?" Neptuna shook her head.

Since the girl doesn't go to school, Neptuna was dressed in a white t-shirt and a pair of khaki shorts. I had washed her beloved hoodie yesterday. At the same time, it's really warm today, so I guess she wouldn't want to wear it.

"Beru and Big Blanc made breakfast. Nowa-"

"Don't call me Nowa!" Ah, she can hear us from downstairs.

"-and they told me to get you." Oh, okay then.

"Thank you, Neptuna." The girl giggled before running out of the room.

"No problem!" She's so carefree. I wonder if Neptune was like that as a child, except as a guy. Hmm… I wonder what they made for breakfast~.

Walking down the staircase, a sweet smell wafted towards my nose. Mmm… Pancakes. Following the scent of maple syrup and pancakes, I basically floated towards the kitchen. I found Blanc and Beru, wearing aprons-I think Beru's wearing mine- and making pancakes with Gii and Tee delivering piles of pancakes over to the table.

"That smells delicious." Beru smiled at me and waved while Gii and Tee crowded up to me, acting like puppies running around my feet. Blanc just waved her spatula into the air before going back to work on more pancakes.

"Go and eat, I'll bring the rest in soon. Tee, Gii, Beru. You girls can eat too."

"Are you sure Big Blanc?"

"Yeah, yeah. Go on."

Gii and Tee grabbed me by the hands and guided me towards the dining room, where Neptuna, Nowa, Ge-Ge, Yuni and Plutia were eating. Yuni was cleaning Plutia's face as baby food was smeared across her face while Ge-Ge tried to feed the girl.

"P-Plutia!? Please eat!" My daughter squealed as the girl tried her hardest to get a spoonful of food into her tiny mouth. Yuni sweatdropped as she watched her companion, using a damp napkin to wipe of clumps of food while using her other hand to feed herself some pancakes.

"Mmm, so delicious~!" Neptuna cupped a hand over her cheek as she munched on her pancakes. Nowa raised an eyebrow as she carefully cut up some eggs. Gii and Tee pull me over to the other side of the table, placing me in between them. Just as I sat down, Beru came out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of eggs, pancakes and bacon.

"Come on, Mama Noire! Let's eat!" Gii placed a plate in front of me before heading back into the kitchen to grab some more plates.

"Oh, Mother Noire." After placing the food onto the table, Beru clapped her hands together. "Please do enjoy this breakfast!" A mug of coffee was set in front of me, the arm leading to Blanc.

"Here." Taking the cup in hand, I happily drank the coffee. Mmm~. The caffeine's bringing me to life! How is Neptune able to stay so energetic without drinking this!? I mean, he drinks coffee when I ask if he wants a cup, but I've seen him order smoothies or that powdered hot chocolate at GalacticDeer and he never seems to drink it whenever there's some leftover in the pot.

"Thank you, Blanc." Blanc gave the peace sign before returning to the kitchen.

"No problem, you just go ahead and relax." I dug into my pancakes- Ooooh, they're so fluffy and nice~! They even used the maple syrup that we bought a while back, so it was a good idea to buy it after all.

Breakfast was delicious! As I finished up my eggs, I glanced to my side to see Plutia bouncing in her seat as Ge-Ge cleaned the area around her. Standing up, I picked up my plate and walked over to Plutia.

"Thank you, Ge-Ge. I'll take over from here." Despite Ge-Ge's hesitant offers to take care of Plutia, I waved the girl aside and leaned closer to my daughter. "Morning, Plutia~." My baby girl squealed in happiness as she reached out to me. I'm thankful for Ge-Ge trying to act like an older sister, but I'd feel lonely if I don't cuddle with my daughter every now and now. "Come to Mommy~." Using one arm, I picked up Plutia and rocked her around as she grabbed onto my shirt.

"Ma~!" Aw, who's mommy's adorable little star. You are~. Handing my empty plate to Blanc, I walked over to the living room and cradled Plutia as I watched the girls play some games.

Eventually, Plutia would follow her daily schedule and fall asleep in my arms, this time while snuggling my shoulder. Blanc entered the living room as Neptuna threw her arms into the air, cheering while Nowa slumped.

"Hey. Mind if I held her?"

"Not really, you're like Plutia's second mom." Blanc rolled her eyes.

"Like? I basically am." Giggling, I handed Plutia over as Neptuna jumped onto couch.

"Hey, hey. Mama Noire, let's play Maria Party 32!" Before I could ask why, Neptuna let out a huge yawn and plopped against the couch.

"Neptuna, it's not 'let's play.' It's 'can you take my place?'" Ah, it's no use. The girl's already asleep. So, who am I playing with?

Gii.

Tee.

And Yuni.

"Um… Miss Blanc?"

"What is it, Ge-Ge?" I wonder which character I should pick?

"H-How are you able to control Plutia?" I normally pick Maria, but Tee already picked her. Maybe Louise? Oh, but Gii picked her. Hm…

"Control? No, no. I don't do that." Maybe Vii, I've always wanted to play her… "Rather, I follow Plutia's lead and I just make sure she's not drooling over herself."

"Bura, what are you reading?"

"...Not Ram's manga."

"Ooooh, may I read with you?"

"Mm." Alright! I'll play as Vii. The way she floats in the air like a beach ball on the water is so cute~!

Ah… Fourth place. Well, I wasn't really trying in all honesty. It was interesting to see the girls get so competitive, especially the quiet Gii. The girl was brutal in-between mini games, stealing Czars from Yuni at least three times! Poor Yuni… She worked so hard, only to end in second. Tee was pouting at the side, not upset that she got third place, but that no one stepped on any of her traps.

"N-Neptune, get off me!"

"Munaaaa… Pudding~." I guess Nowa sat down next to Neptuna, and the girl's still asleep.

"I'm not pudding! Ow!?" Yep, Neptuna's still asleep and sleep eating. I didn't know that was possible.

"I'm home!" Ah! Neptune.

"Welcome back!" Standing up from my seat in front of the T.V., I left the girls and walked to Neptune, who was just setting his backpack down.

"Hey, honey." I hugged Neptune and he hugged me back tightly. As we hugged, a large and drawn out "Aw" came from behind me. Oh girls. Neptune pulled away and leaned close to my ear. "Iffy texted me for two things."

"Really?" Neptune held up one finger.

"One: They caught the guys that ran me over and are being charged with attempted homicide, hit and run, and sexual harassment." Woah, I'd feel bad for them if they hadn't nearly killed the love of my life.

"Wow, what's the other piece of news." Neptune grinned.

"Two: Iffy and Compa were able to reserve a huge spot for cherry blossom viewing." Cherry blossoms!? Is it really that time of the year? "Also, that Mom and Mother are willing to rent vans in order to take the girls there."

"That's great! I'll go tell them." Suddenly my phone rang, I fished my phone out of my pocket and looked at the caller ID. Histoire?

"I'll tell them don't worry." Thank you, honey. I bet Hist- I mean, Mother is calling to help her hammer out the details for the party.

Hehehe… I can't wait.