A/N: Alright everyone, this is the end. After this chapter, Ice Chronicles will have officially ended. I hope you enjoy, because this is a big one.
Ice Chronicles
Epilogue: A Fond Farewell
Enjoying the ride home, my group talked about the crazy battle we just finished. I still couldn't believe it was over, but the four-month war that started unexpectedly, to the amount of lives we've lost during, and finally, the plan that settled it all is done. We won. The enemy didn't even know what hit them, but I say we got pretty lucky with that attack. Even though it was fired prematurely, Matsu still made it work. I don't know how long it took her to find the enemy base and signal out their army, but thanks to her, our plan succeeded. Without Matsu, who knows what would've happened.
After confirming the results, we cheered like no tomorrow. I was assaulted by hugs and kisses from my sekirei, which was very nice. Musubi however, didn't make it so I'm now down to seven sekirei. Kai has three; Kuruse, Yahan, and Saki. Natsuo came out with two; Benitsubasa and Haihane. Karasuba and Musubi took each other out, but their promise has been fulfilled. I will miss Musubi, but I know she's happy.
When we finally returned home, we immediately saw the damages caused by the destruction and chaos. It's been four months since I stepped in Shinto Teito and it felt great. We reunited with the gang and joined the celebrations. Unfortunately, we had to reveal the news about our fallen comrades, especially how Yukari's parents died in battle. She was sadden by the revealing, but I didn't expect her to bounce back so soon. Although, when she spouted all that bullshit about being the Demon Ashikabi and Reaper Sekirei, I really wanted to smack her and Shiina, but I held back, because Kai did it for me. He smacked the two on the back of the head, much to my pleasure. Mikogami didn't stay for long; he and his group disappeared after greeting us. I have no idea what he's going to do now that Minaka is dead. Speaking of Minaka, we had to decide on what to do about MBI. Uncle Clyde voiced his opinion that we should fix the city up first before working on MBI's president and such. I agreed with him honestly; and that leads us to my main point of attention. There was one place I desperately needed to see. As much as I wanted to stay with my comrades and celebrate our victory, I still remember the promise I made to her. Hopefully, she'll forgive me about Musubi not returning.
I held Aki's hand as we walked through the neighborhood while the sekirei did their usual rooftop parkour. Matsu was being carried by Kazehana so Aki and me enjoyed the alone time. I could've ran with them, but Aki beat me to the punch. I didn't mind at all though; it was the perfect chance to see my ice angel. I just hope we aren't too late. I mean, it's been four months since we've talked to her and I know she must've had some difficulty.
"Do you think she's okay Aki?" I asked my ice sekirei. She looked at me in confusion.
"Who?" she said. I chuckled and finally remembered I'm the only one she spoke to before we left.
"That's right; I'm the only one who knows. Well now I'm just going to keep it a secret until we reach our destination," I said. Aki tilted her head, still confused. I draped an arm around her shoulder and held her closer as she rested her head on my shoulder. "Don't worry about it; well see her soon."
"Is it someone we all know?" Aki asked. I nodded back.
"Yes; we know her very well, but had to say goodbye before we went to fight; and I'll give you a hint. It's not Chiho I'm referring to. We'll see her as well, but the one I'm talking about is a lot like you in the loyalty department."
A faint blush appeared on Aki's cheeks. I ended up chuckling, but Aki walked ahead of me and then stopped before turning to face me. I stopped as well and looked her in the eye.
"Something wrong?" I asked. She shook her head without looking away from me.
"I want to tell you something," she said and walked into my chest, where she wrapped her arms around my torso and placed her head on my chest. Instinctively, I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
"When I was fighting, I never once stopped thinking about you. You were always on my mind and it drove me to fight as hard as I could to make sure you stayed alive."
Akitsu gripped the back of my shirt tightly.
"When I heard all the times you were in such dangerous spots, I really wanted to go to you, but if I did, I would've disobeyed you and caused my team to get hurt, all because my worries clouded my judgement. I knew you had faith in us and I as well in you. I knew you were fighting for our sakes and I fought for yours. Now that it's all over, we can go back to being a big family once again," she looked up at me with those beautiful eyes of hers. "Ren; I love you. You've made me the happiest I've ever been. Just the thought of you dying makes me scared; I don't want to lose you. I want-."
I cut her off with a gentle kiss on the lips. It's been a long time since I've seen her beautiful wings. I forgot how soft her lips were too; my first kiss with Akitsu in a long time and I've already forgotten how her lips felt against mine as we embraced.
We pulled back and finished our embrace before lacing our fingers together and resume to our destination, home. It's time to see if Carmen survived the onslaught. Even if she didn't, I'll still be happy knowing she put her life on the line. If that's the case, Matsu and I will work on bringing her back. If it turns out Carmen is still alive and operational, we'll give her a checkup and fix any problems she suffered during the attack. Either way, we're going to make sure Carmen is with us; and as she wanted, Matsu and I will build a body she can take control over and be with us like a real member of the family. Although I'm drawing up blueprints for the body; I don't trust Matsu to do it, for obvious reasons.
"Husband!" Tsukiumi yelled as she dropped down before us. She quickly seized my free arm before everyone else dropped down.
"Uhh, is there a problem?" I asked with a few blinks of my eyes. My girls gathered around us and held onto something. Uzume beat them all in my opinion, as I had to carry her bridal style with Aki and Tsukiumi holding onto my arms again. The rest stayed behind me and gripped my shirt tightly as we walked to my house together; that's what they wanted.
The streets were abandoned, obviously, and completely decimated. The roads were cracked everywhere and looked as if they were about to crumple at any moment. Luckily, the looks were actually deceiving. They held us really well; I mean of course they would; who knows what vehicles drove through this area. The houses were destroyed too, consisting of broken windows, fountains, and… flamingoes? It made me sad to see my neighborhood in this state. The people who usually lived here with me left a long time ago when the second phase started and Teito became a battlefield. That does explain why no one called the cops every time an explosion went off, because that did happen frequently. I remember greeting the neighbors every morning; I was a pretty well-known resident. They're gone now though; I wonder if they'll come back. I sure hope so. Speaking of coming back, Uncle Clyde should already be informing our family about the results. We'll get to see Chiho again, and I know Uzume will be thrilled. Slowly, our big happy family is being reunited.
"Well, we're here everyone," I spoke up. Uzume landed on the ground but kept her arms wrapped around my neck. Everyone fell in and joined me at staring at the condition of our house. If I could describe the scene in one word, it would be total destruction. Our house was completely destroyed, like it was the first time after Higa blew it to smithereens. The only thing different is that the house was still standing, but is obviously ready to collapse.
"I was hoping things wouldn't look this way," I continued.
"Do you think she survived?" Uzume questioned.
"I doubt it," Matsu answered before me. "As strong as Carmen might be, she was tied to the house's electricity. If that goes, so does she, but she has her own generator in case that does happen; however, it runs out after a while. We've been gone for four months so I doubt she could conserve enough energy to survive; and in order to defend the house, she needed a lot of it. She ran out maybe during the first month."
We sat in silence and stared at the ruins of our house. I untangled Uzume's arms and kissed her cheek before stepping foot in the yard.
"Ren, where are you going?" Yomi inquired. I analyzed the yard, taking note of the damages sustained.
"I'm going to see if I can salvage anything," I answered back. I could hear their footsteps accompany me. We entered the house and solemnly gazed at the interior. I still hated the first time our house blew up. All those precious memories my girls and I made in this house vanished in a single instance. It was after that, I developed a hydra-like demon, except it had eight heads instead of seven, but now that Musubi is no longer with us, the heads became seven. She and the people who died on the island were taken to MBI until everything gets rebuild; then we can work on the burials. We're going to need a lot of people to help rebuild this place, but luckily my uncle is man with a lot of connections.
The memories I shared with everyone flooded back to me as I walked through the house. The pictures we took were destroyed and burnt to crisps. The rooms smelt like soot; my room was especially destroyed, including the giant television that once rested coolly on the wall. Everything was gone, but the memories stayed the same; I felt devastated. I loved this house and the things I did with my sekirei here, like the small parties, the games we played, and just the relaxation days we did. We would just go out to the backyard and rest on the reclines and soak up the sun.
"Man this is sad to come to," I said aloud.
"I know what you mean; this is depressing," Uzume commented.
"But at least we still have the memories," Yomi pointed out. "What are you looking for anyway?"
"Carmen," I stated bluntly. Silence filled the air immediately. Even though my back is turned to the girls, I could feel their stares peering at me. "I'm checking to see if maybe Carmen left something behind before she ceased functioning. If she did, maybe we can salvage enough of her data to bring her back."
"Ren, that's going to be a tricky thing to do," Matsu spoke up. "Even if you're right, what are we going to put her in; it's not like we have a high-tech watch or something lying around."
I raised my arm and revealed that high-tech watch Carmen gave me when we all took that beach trip.
"Carmen is the best isn't she?" I smiled tauntingly. "Now all we need is to find something she left behind, but that's the part I don't like. It's possible it may have been destroyed."
"Let's check the War Room then," Toyo suggested. I nodded in agreement and traversed to the room where I first met Carmen. Granted, she tried to kill me, but that was my own fault. I didn't know how to operate the machinery and it nearly cost me my life. I've been very cautious ever since then, but Carmen has helped me out through it all. I remember when Tsukiumi had a huge misunderstanding about who Carmen was and shook me like she normally would when she was angry, but everything is all taken care of now; it's only love here, and a bit of jealously but mostly love.
Anyway, we set foot in the War Room. I'm surprised it's not that badly damaged compared to the rest of the house. Carmen really went to work on the enemies; her weapons were strolled everywhere and have been used for sure. I can tell she fought until the bitter end, but probably went out happy. If she was here to greet us, I probably wouldn't be standing. Carmen would've lifted me in the air and crushed me in a tight hug; it sort of makes me shudder now that I think about it.
"You know, I really like Carmen; she's a member of the family and all," Toyotama spoke up.
"She was like our guardian angel," Uzume giggled.
"Agreed. I too shall miss her," Tsukiumi stated.
"Do you guys really think we can bring her back?" Yomi questioned.
"That all depends on if she left something for us to convert her into," I looked around. I checked the observation room and dug through the drawers. I didn't find anything at first, but I kept looking. Some of the machinery was still active; the computer was a little damaged but still functional. I searched the archives and tried to see if Carmen left something there.
"Forgive me everyone," her voice suddenly spoke up. I froze in place and gasped silently as her voice continued to ring in my ear. "I have tried my best, but alas, I cannot keep up my assault. The only time I can regain power is through the night when it's quiet, but even so, it's still not enough to keep going."
She must've made several journal entries while fighting. I clicked some more and played them for everyone to listen to.
Journal 1
"It's been a week since the Director and his team went to fight. Before he left, I spoke to the Director, no; I spoke to Ren for the first time without the need of an order. I spoke to him and he allowed me to speak as freely as I wanted, something he's granted me permission many times before, but I couldn't do it. I told him how I felt about him and his team; I told him how happy I was to be a part of his family. He responded in that same smooth talking voices he uses on his sekirei, except he wasn't trying to flirt with me. Before he left, I gave Ren the first command I've ever given. I told him to return to me safely with his sekirei behind him; and when they do, to make me a body so I can walk among them. I waited for Ren's response and he filled me with so much joy to hear him accept. If I had arms, I would've hugged him. Maybe I will when he and Matsu builds me a body. I just hope I last long enough for them to do that."
Almost instantly, Uzume broke down crying. If Musubi was here, she would break down too. And it's only been two journal entries so far. Although, I won't lie and say I felt a few tears form in the corner of my eyes. While listening to Carmen, I could tell she was nervous when making this journal, but she became more confident and hopeful close to the end, and a little… seductive? When talking about my smooth talk, I swear she sounded kind of seductive.
I looked through the archives some more and found one more journal entry. The one about her apologizing is number two so this should be number three if I'm doing these correctly.
Journal 3
"That's it; I've ran out of time. I couldn't recharge my full energy and needed to converse as much as possible. Now they know where I'm firing from and have made it their mission to take me out; but I'm not going down so easily. I've been making robotic clones of the people Ren and Matsu inputted in my databanks. They've been a great help, and I can conserve energy with them fighting, but taking of missiles and such requires plenty of energy to combat. I feel like I won't make it. By the time Ren and everyone else returns, it may be too late for me. If that happens, I'm preparing my journals for them to read and learn what I've been through since they left. I can't deny that thinking about it really makes me sad. I told Ren to return to me safety, and yet, I might not be able to do that. I want to see them return, greet them and say, 'I put my life on the line to keep my family safe; and no one, I mean no one, will take you all away from me.' I wish to say that, but at this rate, I may never do it."
Yomi, Toyo, and Tsukiumi joined Uzume in the crying, even though Tsukiumi tried to put on a tough face. The journal continues though.
"I'm dangerously running low on power. The last thing I can do now is give my final thoughts and hope my backup plan will work. First, I want to thank Ren's sekirei. Akitsu, I've seen how much you care about your fellow sekirei and Ren, but I know that deep down, something frightens you. When I see you, all I see is a beautiful woman wanting someone to love her and care for her; you've made a great choice choosing Ren. Thank you for all the times you and the rest spoke to me, and constantly knocking sense into Ren.
Tsukiumi; I understand that you are a woman with a strong sense of pride and loves Ren to death, but I never understood why you get so jealous, even though Ren gives you just as much, if not a little more, love than the others. I've seen the things he does for you and yet there's still that jealous streak of yours. Forgive me if I don't understand, but could it be that just like Akitsu, you too wish for a man who loves you and cares for you, or is it because you have a lot of competition dividing Ren's attention away from you? I've always wondered, but can understand that it's just your love for Ren that makes you this way, or you're just a big Tsundere as Ren keeps telling me.
Musubi; I can't help but feel joy whenever you're around. You're always smiling and wanting to get stronger, but you don't see things that everyone else can see. You too have a strong jealousy streak if you haven't noticed. I always see you and Tsukiumi competing and it's actually really funny watching you two complain and try to outshine the other. I'm going to miss that. Out of Ren's sekirei, you're definitely the most scatterbrained. But that's actually a funny thing; you bring joy to this family.
Matsu; I can't tell you how happy I am to be of assistance to you and Ren. I've enjoyed the stories we've shared and secrets told; and if you don't mind me telling one, yes, I do care deeply for Ren and want him to stay safe. I wouldn't necessarily call it love, but definitely stronger than like. I can do without the constant perverted claims though; I suggest saving that for Ren and his soundproof… wait, that's been destroyed. You know what I mean though. Again, thank you so much for giving me such a great life and experience with my family.
Yomi; you and Matsu are alike in a lot of ways, especially being perverts. I'm surprised Ren is still in control of his desires with you two constantly on him. I have enjoyed spending moments with you and I love how you're able to beat Tsukiumi at her own game. Although, I would hate to see any of you angry, but luckily Ren is there to sooth that. I'm going to miss you Yomi; thank you.
Uzume; we've gotten along great. I can't remember a time when you didn't make me happy. I've enjoyed that fun-loving and carefree spirit you emanate; it's very pleasing and it's one of the things I will miss most of all. I hope you continue to smile and keep Ren and little Chiho safe. Even though I've been in the family the shortest, I feel like I'm the big sister looking out for all of you. My final question for you Uzume. Why do you like walking around the house with so little clothing?
Kazehana; you are by far Ren's most womanly sekirei. I wish you would dress better though; I feel uncomfortable with you parading around in such clothing for everyone to see. Ren should be the only one you dress like that for, but it's not my place I suppose. Even though you are definitely the most womanly, Ren still beats you all in stamina. I'm glad that you are Ren's sekirei, because you can help each other feel loved. The way I see you two, you're like an old married couple who spent years together. Thanks; I'll miss you.
And finally, Toyotama; I have a high amount of respect for you. You're strong, compassionate, and caring, but I've seen how sadistic you can be. I think Ren made the right choice when choosing you as his sekirei; he's made all the right choices when choosing his sekirei. I know you will all be sad when I'm gone, but I hope that it doesn't make you suffer for the rest of your lives. Remember? I will gladly give up my life to keep my family safe; and no one, I mean no one, will take you all away from me. Hey look at that; I managed to say what I wanted.
Thank you all for what you've done for me; and I hope that this will work. As I'm speaking, I'm preparing a backup file for you to input me in the watch I gave Ren, if he still has it that is. I don't know how long it will take for you all to return, but I pray the backup file will still be there when you do.
That's all I have time to say. It's been a great honor serving you Ren. Permission to rest?"
There was a real moment of silence, as everyone, including myself wiped the tears from our eyes. I saluted to Carmen, knowing she would be saluting back.
"Permission granted," I stated. It was as if she was in the room with us.
"Thank you, Ren. The backup drive is in a panel beside the monitor in the observation room. If it's still there, I'll see you soon, but if not, this is goodbye."
The journals ended and our tears stained the floors. By the time Carmen got to Uzume, we all started to cry. I checked the spot like she wanted and revealed the panel opening up a secret compartment. However, I punched the wall beside the panel and let out an angry scream. My hopes were crushed. I found the flash drive containing Carmen's data. Unfortunately, it's been destroyed as well. I don't know how, but without it, we can't bring Carmen back. She's really gone now. That's two of my girls taken away from me, two of my girls I've cared for deeply, and now they're gone.
I explained what happened to my remaining sekirei and comforted them as we mourned our comrades' deaths. With nothing really to do, we just explored the house and told stories about our adventures. We laughed, some cried some more, and we embraced a lot of times. None of us cared that others were crying. Hell, we used everyone's shoulder to cry on; it didn't bother us. We were letting things out and lending our shoulders. We're a family and as such, we must stick together. I won't lie, I did some of the crying. I lost Musubi and Carmen, my home is destroyed, I've almost died a hundred times; I deserve to let it out; and so do the girls. They've fought bravely and valiantly to keep us safe. It's thanks to them that we're still here; however, they're also the reason why we were attacked. After Minaka let the whole world know about the sekirei, apparently, our enemies, the ones we fought against in the war, wanted to use the sekireis' power. Minaka, and I myself, certainly couldn't allow that to happen. For the life of me though, I can't remember what countries we were fighting. I was just focused on guiding my team to victory. And victory we have obtained.
The Sekirei Plan and this war; we've been through one hell of a journey, but now it's over. With Minaka dead, how will the plan continue? Who will take over now? I don't know the answer to these questions, but I know one thing. If things call for it, we will fight. I put that on my life. I've learned many things from my squad and will use the knowledge and resources I possess to fight alongside them. I will not give up on them, just like I know they will not give up on me.
After a good while of reminiscing, I gathered the girls back in the observation room; at least there we can sit around and get comfortable. And by comfortable, I mean everyone rested against me in some form. Either they laid their heads on my shoulders or thigh, or they used my back or leg as a pillow. I didn't mind though; I love cuddling with them. They certainly love it.
"I've gathered you all here because I have something very important to tell you," I started things off. Their eyes focused on me. "First of all, I'm really proud of you. You all fought excellently; there were times when I became a nervous wreck and nearly pulled my hair out, but I managed to stay calm somehow. I can't thank you all enough for risking your lives."
"We'll always fight for you Ren," Yomi and Toyotama declared at the same time.
"The thing we're most happy about is that you're safe and sound," Matsu spoke up next. "I looked after you the most so I know firsthand how dangerous our situation was. I will say that you displayed great strength and courage, more than you normally display."
Matsu planted a soft kiss on my cheek.
"And you saved me from being crushed; I'm eternally grateful."
Things heated up then, starting with Tsukiumi's usual jealous streak, followed by Kazehana's seductiveness, and so on. Once again, I needed to diffuse the situation; however, instead of my usual way of hugging and kissing them, I turned on the sweet talk. I lifted Tsukiumi's chin up with my finger and gazed into her beautiful blue eyes. She began blushing, already trapped by the "enthralling curl of my lips that adds more handsomeness to my already handsome face" as my girls describes it.
"Tsukiumi, there are no words to describe how much I love you. Your beautiful hair, sparkling eyes, and stunning smile makes it impossible to avert my eyes, but I'll still admire every part of you. There's nothing I will change about you, nor will I ever want you to change. That strong sense of pride and honorableness is something captivating to me."
I grasped her hand and kissed the back of it. If only she could become even redder, but I think she hit the max. Time to bring it all home. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her into a warm embrace, allowing her large chest to push against my muscular one.
"I will always love you, no matter what happens; and I hope that you continue to love me as well. So what do you say? Will you continue to stay with me?"
There was no response. The others snickered, but Tsukiumi remained frozen in place. She could only stare in complete awe, unaware of me hugging her again.
"Tsukiumi? Did I say something wrong?" I smiled at her coyly.
"Ren you are so cruel," Uzume laughed. "Playing with a woman's heart like that."
"I'm just confessing my feelings," I retorted.
"Of course I will stay with thee my husband!" Tsukiumi finally regained composure, but there was no way she could lower the redness painting her face. "Thee has my heart and my love."
I placed her head on my shoulder and dragged my fingers through her hair. That's how you diffuse a bomb named Tsukiumi. It works every time.
"Master," Akitsu spoke up. "I too will stay by your side."
She joined me in our family embrace.
"I can't deny my ashikabi; and we have a lot of love to catch up on. We missed your touch," Matsu went behind me and wrapped her arms around me. I could feel that lecherous smile of hers.
"There's no way I'm leaving you, not when we have such a strong love for each other," Yomi hugged me next. Uzume and Kazehana tag teamed me and hugged my front and back.
"You're the love of my life and I'd be damned if I ever leave you. Chiho is our daughter and we are such a happy couple," Uzume kissed my cheek.
"I've fallen in love and you are the one I love most; I will always be with you and love you with all my heart. My love for you will never diminished," Kazehana kissed the other cheek. Toyo stole a kiss on my lips and hugged me tight.
"I love you and will always risk my life to protect you. There's no way I would ever leave you behind. We're in this together, for now, and forever."
We continued our embrace and enjoyed the others' company. The rest of the day, we helped with the city, which is going to take a very long time to rebuild. A lot of old faces reappeared, like Minato and his fiancée, who Yukari still couldn't believe. My family soon returned, along with my happy daughter, who, along with Uzume, nearly crushed me in a group hug. Uncle Clyde was beyond thrilled to see Auntie Amaryllis again, if him running at the speed of Kai, spinning auntie around, and the two make out in front of all of us were any indication. My brothers showed up as well and their mouths dropped to the ground when they saw my harem. I definitely needed to keep Chris and Marcus away. Blake is the only brother I can trust; I'm also the one who can kick all three of their asses now so if I need to, I can use force.
We all pinched in to help rebuild the town. As I said before though, it's going to take a long time. My uncle estimated that it may take close to a year to finish building EVERYTHING. We may also build new things, because why not? And if enough people help and we work efficiently enough, we might be done a little sooner, but a year and probably a half is a safe bet. We mainly worked on MBI, because that's the central building and will help us greatly.
Later that night, we all stayed in rooms inside the MBI building. The plentiful, soundproof, and really spacious rooms. I'm sure I don't need to explain what happens next, but I'll do it anyway. Most of the night, and I know I'm not the only one who was doing this, but those four months we've been fighting have built up a lot of stress and frustration. It was a great night I'll just leave it at that. A night full of passion, kissing, moaning, and begging not to stop. A great night indeed.
Although I'll miss Musubi, I still have the rest to keep me going. We won't forget her or everyone else who died. We could always bring her back with the Jinki, but I feel as though she wouldn't like that. She's been training, fighting, and preparing to take down Karasuba and prove her ideals are stronger. I can't say they are, because it takes a lot more than love to win a fight. Really, if both combined their ideals, I say that's the way to go; a person's love makes them stronger, but it also motivates them to get stronger. They don't rely solely on a strong bond or just plain strength in general. It takes both, one as a motivational element, and the other as a goal. Sounds like a good philosophy to me.
I won't ever forget all I've been through, the friends I've made, and the enemies I've beaten. I remember meeting Akitsu on that cold night and took the first step into the Sekirei Plan. That first step is one thing I will never regret doing. The only thing I regret doing is not realizing the more important things sooner than I should have. If I did, maybe I could've strategized something different and done things better. But, there's no changing the past. All I can do now is look towards the future. I have my family with me, my sekirei, and my friends. The future looks bright to me.
Aki and I were dressed in robes as we stared out the window. We stared at the night sky filled thousands of sparkling stars. I wrapped an arm around Aki's waist and kissed the top of her head. Her arm snaked around my neck and turned her head to press our lips together. She turned her body and wrapped her arms around my neck. I pressed her back against the window and heard her moan softly as our lips stay connected and our tongues danced the night away. My hand caressed the softness of her cheeks and I pulled back to kiss her forehead. Our bodies were still pressed together.
"Akitsu; I want you to know that I'm really grateful that you're in my life," I whispered. A bright red blush appeared on her cheeks. "Without you, I doubt my life would've changed as it has; I appreciate everything you've done for me. Will you continue to stay in my life?"
She nodded and pressed her soft lips to mine once more. We shared a deep and passionate kiss.
"I will," she said and giggled. She tried to be playful and drew circles on my chest. "From the way it sounds, it's like you're asking me to marry you?"
"And what if I am?" I tightened my hold on her. She tensed up a little and gripped my shirt. She looked at me with hopeful eyes and saw I was not kidding. I just planted a kiss on her lips and let it do the talking. I didn't have the most important object with me, but I laced my fingers with hers to simulate the motion.
"Ren, you can't be serious. You really want to marry me?" Aki whispered in shock.
"I do Aki; I really do," I whispered back. She stared at me, her eyes saying that she was in awe. "Is that a no then?"
She regained focus and nearly tackled me to the ground with how fast she hugged me. I could hear her sniffles.
"Yes," she whispered. "Yes, I will marry you. I want to marry you," she cried softly. I lifted her chin and wiped the tears staining her beautiful face. She closed her eyed and puckered her lips, signaling me to continue. I placed my hands on my cheeks and kissed her passionately. I'll say it again; it was a night of passion, kissing, moaning, but there was no begging this time. Instead, there was a lot of embraces.
Our last kiss of the night ended with us staring into each other's eyes. It's as if we cast a spell on the other, because neither of us could look away, but I doubt any of us wanted to.
"I love you," we said at the same time and met each other for yet one more passionate kiss. Aki's arms continued to hold me, as mine held her. Her head felt just right on my chest and her waist felt great in my arms. We fit each other perfectly; and I know we'll always be together, for now, forever, and forever more.
I closed the cover of the book and smiled proudly at my work. Another wonderful story has been completed and now I just have to send it to my publisher. That's right; I said publisher. I've finally finished another piece of work, although I could've limited the sexual scenes. If that gets in the way of publishing, I can always tweak a few things, no big deal.
The big deal is the time though. Ten years; that's how much time has passed since the end of that war and I proposed to Akitsu. So many things have happened during that time, and I mean a LOT of things.
"Master, here is your tea," breaking my train of thought, a very beautiful woman with long sapphire hair and silver eyes walked into my office and set a teacup filled with tea on my desk. When I say beautiful, I mean it lightly. There's just no words to describe her. Her gorgeous sapphire hair shined elegantly under the light and her silver eyes only solidified her exotic appearance. She flashed a smile, one so captivating and stunning that it made my heart skip a beat. She was a true art of beauty, much like my seven sekirei. Her stunning body, composed of curves and assets that made every woman jealous and men drop the ground, worshiping the ground she walked on. Said assets consisted of a pair of breasts that rivaled Musubi and gave Kazehana a run for her money. Her skin looked so flawless and I know firsthand how smooth it feels.
"Thank you, Carmen," I smiled back. She bowed, giving me a perfect show of her massive cleavage, which appeared accentuated by the maid outfit she wore. …Wait. Maid outfit? I stared at Carmen and finally noticed the blue and white maid outfit showing off her body; however, she must've noticed me staring, because she bent over the desk and stared at me with a seductive smirk.
"Do you see something you like master?" she whispered. Surprised to see Carmen? Well there's a perfectly good explanation for her comeback and… sigh...seductive nature. Well, Matsu, Uncle Clyde, and I got together one day and decided to bring our loyal Carmen back. Without the backup data she left, we had to reconstruct her from scratch, which was completely worth it if it meant bringing her back. I drew the blueprints; however, when I wasn't looking, Matsu and Uncle Clyde made a few alterations. Normally, she was supposed to have brown hair and blue eyes, a bust size of Yomi, and was supposed to have somewhat my personality. She has my personality a little, but she also has Kazehana's seductive and womanly personality. Now my cunningness and Kazehana's lovingness are inside Carmen; and that's not all. Matsu filled Carmen's mind and made her completely devoted to me and in love. She used all of my sekirei to accurately create genuine love for me. Matsu went all out basically; she went behind my back too. I don't hate how Carmen turned out; she's still as important to the family as ever and I'm thrilled to have her back.
"Carmen, what are you wearing?" I asked with a sigh. I've gotten used to her approaches so now I'm just enjoying the view of her cleavage in my face. She backed away and stared at herself with a smile.
"I figured I'd try the outfit Uzume made for me. She said you'd love it so I gladly put it on. What do you think? Do I look good?" she asked back.
"I think you look sexy, but in case you have forgotten, I'm a man!" I declared and sipped some of my tea. Carmen twirled and bowed once more; the show keeps going.
"Oh I haven't forgotten; I haven't forgotten at all," she responded, her tone become more alluring and seductive by the second. She finally stood up straight. "I came to bring your tea, but also, your wife would like to see you in the War Room. She said it's urgent."
I nodded back.
"I'll be down there in a minute," I stretched my arms and legs out.
"Understood, but before I leave."
I was confused at first, but it all came to me when I felt Carmen's lips against my own. They were as soft as ever. I should mention that Carmen is not robotic in any way. After I designed the body, I had to leave to take care of some things, and Uncle Clyde provided the body to pour the data into. I kept saying that's not how data works, but I can't really argue against a brain-type and MBI scientist now can I? I just learn to live with it. Carmen left the room with an enticing wink, making me sigh and lean back in my chair. Beautiful as she may be, she really knows how to play with a man's hormones.
That's not where the surprises stop though.
"Daddy, why is Auntie Carmen walking around in that outfit?" someone tugged on my pants. I just shook my head and placed the person on my lap.
"It's your Auntie Uzume; she convinced her to wear it," I looked down at the little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. "If your mother saw her though, she'd be having a fit."
"She already has," the little one commented.
"Really? I didn't even hear her. She didn't blame me did she?" I asked back. She shook her head no. Tsukiumi can still be very adamant about what people wear in this house, especially in front of her daughter, who is currently sitting on my lap. That's right; Tsukiumi and I have a daughter now. Her name is Mizuki and she is the splitting image of her beautiful mother. She doesn't speak in the Old English vernacular like Tsukiumi does, but she is every bit as strong and prideful as her mother. Although when she's alone with us, she sheds that tough personality and becomes a schoolgirl pretty much; it's adorable really and I like teasing her and her mother, watching them blush.
I'm now the father of eight children. The mothers are my seven sekirei and Chiho is the oldest child, who is now a beautiful woman at age twenty-three. The other children are around eight years old, Mizuki being one of them. I have two sons and five daughters, six counting Chiho. The sons are the same age, but the child Aki and I conceived is the oldest of the new gen. We named him Akira, after his mother. Matsu and I birthed the other son, who we named Shun. Akira and Shun are like my doppelgangers; they look so much like me people think they're twins. They do get along great and have a great understanding of how things work. For instance, Akira is the brawn and Shun is the brains; that doesn't mean they're not smart or strong, but they already have the roles set up.
Yomi, Uzume, Kazehana, and Toyotama had girls, who resemble their respective mothers a lot. In order of winged sekirei, we have Luna, Chizuru, Kurumu, and finally, Tomoyo; their mothers came up with the names. When my uncle gave the sekirei and children a checkup that day of birth, he was amazed to see that the children of elementals inherited their respective mothers' abilities. Akira commands ice with deadly precision and power, Mizuki is very passionate about her water powers and commands it with authority, and Kurumu just loves the wind blowing around her but knows how ferocious it can be. Out of the children, none of them can match Akira. When they're sparing, under strict supervision, Akira is the strongest opponent to take down. If I recall correctly, Akira has lost only once against his cousins; and that's because Shun guided the rest, much like my tactician role. I've taught Shun a lot of things about being tactical and perceptive and he soaked it all up like a sponge. I've passed that torch onto him now and he's improving every day. Luna and Chizuru are very playful and energetic, much to my displeasure.
"Daddy!" two voices yelled out.
"Well speaking of the devils," I set Mizuki down and braced myself for the hard tackle the two aforementioned daughters executed; however, they failed in the attempt to push me back. I've held my ground expertly and held them both in my arms.
"You two lose again," I chuckled.
"Aww, I told you we should've surprised him," Chizuru looked at Luna. Chizuru reminds me a lot of Uzume, which scares me, because there are some things I don't want her obtaining from her mother. The brown hair that's in pigtails is a nice touch on her though. Luna's black hair fell down her back like Yomi's did and her eyes were just as beautiful.
"But then we would've hurt him; I don't want to hurt daddy," Luna responded.
"Why must you two always try to tackle daddy?" Mizuki crossed her arms. She appointed herself as my protector and learned from her mother how to control her element, albeit a few bruises here and there. She had Tsukiumi's cross armed stance and usual angry expression, even their viewpoints are the same. Good thing about Mizuki is she doesn't get jealous like her mother easily does. I should also mention that there is no way in hell is Luna using a scythe; she doesn't even fight really, just like to play. Chizuru on the other hand, has a little of Uzume's veil manipulation, which she uses to play pranks on her… cousins? I think that's the relationship between them all. I say cousins because her mother is like a sister to everyone else and yadda, yadda, yadda. Anyway, the only fighters really are my elemental children and Tomoyo; the rest do use weapons, but they're more for playing with everyone. No scythe though; Yomi and I are very adamant against that, but Luna can perform those vacuum waves Yomi fires. She uses a practice weapon, they all do, except the elemental kids. I would have nine children, but alas, Musubi is still not with us. That funeral we had for everyone who died was very hard for a lot of people, but we stayed strong like we promised. I see her grave quite often and speak to her and Yume; I would sometimes see them in my dreams, but that's meant for the bedroom in my dreams, hehe.
"Even if you didn't shout, Mizuki is still here and she would've blasted you two with water," I set them down and rose to my feet.
I'm a well-known author now. I've been having my own pieces of work published and received great praises for them. It certainly does bring in the money. My latest novel is called Ice Chronicles, where I explain the story of how I met Akitsu and the others. I figured it would be nice to tell that story. A story full of adventure, love, and action, for the most part. I definitely made sure to note that this shouldn't be read by minors.
"Come on you three; let's go see how the family is doing," I threw Luna and Chizuru over my shoulder, making them giggle and hit my back.
Where should I resume explaining things? I guess the city itself is a great place to begin. Forever, that's how long it took to completely rebuild Teito. It took many hours of the day to finish, but after a year and a half, like uncle estimated, things were finally put back to the way they were. My uncle is awesome; he's the man people need to see when they want something. Uncle just has the connections and doesn't cease to amaze me. We rebuilt the entire city, sectors, everything. We even completed the second MBI building in the East sector. However, that's where things spiraled out of control. Who was going to take over MBI? It needed someone to keep it running prosperously, someone trustworthy, smart, and can hold it down. The first people to come to mind were Natsuo and Uncle Clyde, but the former decided to stick with the pharmaceuticals while the latter flat out refused. It sure wasn't going to be me; Kai didn't even have to say anything to refuse. I was scared to leave it to Matsu and so were everyone else.
The question still remained. Who is going to run MBI? I remember that lone voice that spoke up in response. Everyone was surprised to hear him nominate himself, but after hearing what he had to say, the idea quickly grew on us. It was pretty much unanimous after that. He took over and changed everything. Since he was the CEO, he had the Game Master title, but after what happened, he decided to end the sekirei plan and only allow those he could trust be allowed to bring sekirei back. I could've brought Musubi back again as I said, but it still didn't feel right. Karasuba is definitely staying out, Kai was allowed to bring Natsu and Namiji back, and Ryan revived the ones he lost during the battles. Sanada was extremely grateful to bring his "lovelies" back.
We've kept in touch with him for the longest and he's been a great help. I'm not abusing his position, but sometimes I would call in favors, which in turn, leads him to call in favors from me. Minato has done a great job as CEO of MBI. His wife, Jun, is still as dedicated as ever. They had two children, a boy and girl, twins in fact. They're not the only pair that married. Jason and Ikki got married a year after we finished rebuilding Teito, the name just stuck. They have a daughter who has become best friends with my kids. Jason also had kids with his sekirei, save for Kusano and Homura. The former has bloomed into quite the young teenage beauty while the latter has become more feminine. I still haven't figured out if she still has the thing or not, but I'm terrified to ask because she keeps throwing fireballs at me. I mean I just want to know; she doesn't have to get all defensive. Ryan and Kai are in the same situation; they've had children with their respective sekirei and grew a very good family. I'm scared of Kai's family, because their father has been training them and they can keep up with Akira and draw out his full strength.
I myself, married Akitsu half a year after Jason married. To say I needed to diffuse a bomb is an understatement. I love Tsukiumi and she makes a great wife, but it just had to Aki. As for the bomb, it can't be classified as such. It was more like a nuke, probably worse than that, but I diffused it. That stays in the bedroom too. My family were thrilled to receive some grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Our family just keeps growing.
Our house have been restored; it's now like the size of a mansion, especially with all the new additions. Us males of the Zonin family decided to leave the designs to the women, because they ruled that part with an iron fist. However, I had final say in things; and to prove my point, my great pet Hydra did the talking. Although, speaking of demon auras, there's something that needs explaining. Miya has disappeared. Shocking right? We have no idea where she is, what happened to her, or why she disappeared. Not even Matsu or Kochou, who Ryan married, could locate her. In her stead, Jason has made sure to keep the inn exactly as she would've wanted. However, without her there, Jason indulged the alone time.
Mikogami is a difficult matter. He's still a spoiled brat; however, let's just say Kai had a little "talk" with him. I know what he said, seeing as I was there, but I'd rather not say, because it gave me nightmares for a solid week. Thinking about it scares the hell out of me.
Natsuo is still working in the pharmaceutical industry. He's now married to Benitsubasa, who actually fainted at her wedding. I still remember how it went. The couple just finished saying their vows and said the "I do," but when Natsuo slid the ring on Benitsubasa's finger and kissed her, she fainted right then and there. We all laughed while Natsuo carried her like a princess. He too has a child, three to be exact. A son and two daughters with the son being the oldest. He and Haihane had one of the daughters and now they all live like a happy family. The son though is strong as hell. He and Akira spar frequently and both have won an equal number of times. That's how everything progressed. It's still a great adventure.
I make it downstairs with my three daughters and see Kazehana playing with Kurumu. Kazehana has become even more womanly, if that's even possible. She's still my most developed sekirei and have grown a lot in the assets department, especially her breasts and buttocks. She doesn't hold it against me for marrying Aki; she was happy really. When she had Kurumu, she claimed it the best day of her life. She spoils Kurumu a lot, but I balance it out with my adamant nature.
Chizuru and Luna hopped out of my arms and ran to play with Kurumu. Kazehana greeted me with a hug and soft kiss on the lips.
"Hey sweetie," she rubbed our noses together. "Did you finish your story?"
"Yep, finished it not too long ago," I then explained how Carmen walked in on me in her maid outfit, causing Kazehana to giggle. She held my hand as we walked to the War Room. I told her about what I put in the story; she was especially interested in how our dates went. I definitely sure to explain our first date when I punched those guys in the face for calling her a slut and everything. She showered my cheek with kisses while thanking me for that day.
Inside the War Room, the place has been upgraded exponentially. The place itself is located in an entirely different building. We call it the Battle Building since that's where we all train and such. On the opposite of the mansion, is where our family gatherings and such occur. The backyard holds the pool and relaxation activities. Four words; adult hot tub fun. A little wink-wink, nudge-nudge and it all falls into place. The front yard is just beautiful. A garden, water fountain, a small orchard maze that the kids like to play in and where I like to spend some alone time with one of my wives, and a large gate to contain us. It's huge and I have gotten lost a couple of times, but it was worth it to fit my kids and wives.
When Kazehana and I walked into the War Room, we saw Akira and Akitsu going at it. Ice rose from the ground and flew through the air. While Akitsu preferred her long distance attack, Akira preferred a head on approach. He coated his hands in ice and formed razor sharp claws that slices through his mother's ice like paper. He closed in on her and brought his right claw down, but Akitsu formed an ice shield to block the attack. She jumped back and broke the shield to form more ice shards, which she then launched at her son. Akira couldn't dodge and suffered the attack. He fell on the ground but immediately recovered. He changed weapons and formed an ice staff, which he twirled around expertly.
"Go get her Akira!" I cheered for him. The ice users faced me, but the son nodded with a confident smile while the mom pouted with her cheeks puffed out. "Love you Aki honey."
She blushed and faced her snickering son. Akira doesn't really talk much; he's more of an action kind of person. Akitsu made more ice stalagmites rise from the ground. Akira charged in and attacked. He slammed the staff on the floor and vaulted into the air. He broke the staff in half and changed the two pieces into swords. Akitsu fired her icicles and spun around elegantly to control them. Akira used his swords to defend and executed a cross slash against his mother, but she brought the stalagmites together and used them as a shield. Akira cut through one, but missed his mother, who leaped into the air above Akira.
"Icicle Storm!" she shouted and launched an army of sharp ice. Akira balled himself up and created an ice sphere to tank the attack. He then released it and used the broken shards to form his claws again. My son chased after his mother, who didn't make it easy to keep up. She tested Akira's agility by rising pillars whenever her son landed. Akira dodged left and right, keeping ahead of the ice. He went through various weapons to counter the ice, but he reached his limit, as well as his mother.
Aki approached her son and smothered him in her chest, causing him to blush.
"Great job Akira," I ruffled his hair. Aki greeted me the same way Kazehana did. "You wanted to tell me about something urgent."
She nodded and brought her son forward, placing her hands on his shoulder.
"Akira perfected the attack he was working on."
Our son nodded in agreement and ushered us to stand back. He made an ice statue of himself and formed his ice claws once more. He stared at the statue for a moment before dashing forward and unleashed an Omni-directional slash attack and sending the statue into the air. He followed up with one more Omni-direction slash and slammed the statue down. He dispelled his claws and commanded the shards to rain down on the statue. Akira landed gracefully and faced us; we clapped for him, and I watched his mom and auntie smother him in congratulations. That blush reappeared on his cheeks.
"Akira, that was amazing," Chizuru suddenly appeared and hugged the ice child. I'm pretty sure Akira created a deeper shade of red, because he was redder than a tomato. Although, he did hug Chizuru back and smile. He didn't do that with his mother at times because he was too flustered. Now that I think about it, Akira and Chizuru are a lot closer than the others. They play with one another more than they play with Shun and the others. And when I tease them, they blush a lot like they are now.
"They've been hugging for a long time now," Kazehana whispered in my ear. I agreed with her and adopted a thinking pose. Could it be? I knew they were close, but I didn't think they'd develop into this. And technically, it isn't wrong. I mean, I may be their father, but their mothers, who are surrogate sisters not actual sisters, are different. So really, it's completely okay.
I pulled Aki away while Chizuru talks to a rather nervous and humble looking Akira.
"Hey Aki, have you noticed how close Akira and Chizuru are?"
She looks at them and nods back to me.
"I have; and I ask Akira about it, but he just plays it off and dodges me," she explains. Kazehana and I nodded this time, but the former ended smiling wide.
"I have an idea," she said and called out for the children in question to come over. She squatted to get eye level and smiled that oh so loving smile of hers. "Chizuru, you and Akira were hugging for a pretty long time there?"
The two opened their eyes wide and copied each other's blush. Akira looked away while Chizuru put her hands behind her back.
"Um, well, you see, Akira gives the best hugs, besides you and mom too daddy; and after watching him, I wanted to congratulate him like Auntie Aki and Hana," Chizuru spoke up.
"Oh really? Then when you get older and fill up more, will you smother Akira like his mom does?" Kazehana asked. Chizuru flushed brighter and Akira tried to leave, but I stopped him.
"I, I uh, I don't, um," Chizuru stuttered embarrassedly. Kazehana giggled and placed her hands on Chizuru's shoulder.
"Do you have feelings for Akira?"
"WHAT?!" Chizuru cried. Akira definitely tried to run now, but I and my clones didn't allow him. He would never attack me, ever. We play fight, like role play, but never full out spar. Kazehana continued her line of questioning, much to Chizuru's displeasure. But she was stubborn though and didn't say what Kazehana wanted. So in the end, the two got away. Kazehana and I were going to get to the bottom of it though. Oh yes, this is something we must investigate.
Unfortunately, it's a rainy day so we were stuck inside the house. We didn't mind, as it made a perfect day to tell stories. So that's what we did the entire day, just tell stories and spend family time together. I had the most stories to tell, being an author has it perks after all, and amazed the audience with my tales. Chiho did pay us a visit; she's working on becoming a doctor and attends Teito University. She's in her third year now; however, she has mentioned that she has a boyfriend now. Instantly, father instincts kick in and I come back into the living room with a double barrel shotgun locked and loaded. It took a LONG time to calm me down; I have not met with this guy and so I refuse to accept him. I will meet this guy and see if he's right for my daughter. If he is, I will accept. If not... well... let's hope for his sake, it doesn't result that way.
Time was lost to us; we don't know when we started, but when we stopped, it was already nighttime. And nighttime meant bath time for the kids, or more like pamper time for the females. Females, mother and daughter, always bathed together and the males bathed together, unless it's a special day in which I bathed with my girls. Chiho stayed the night with us and ate dinner with us; it was great to have to her over. I feel so old now, even though I'm twenty-eight now. I guess this is what it feel like to be an actual parent.
This is the easy part though. The hard part? Oh, the hard part was when all seven were pregnant. Cravings, extreme stress and exhaustion, on both parts, constipation, and the most dreaded one; mood swings. I've had to endure all of this and more for nine months; however, during those nine months, I had to take care of my seven sekirei. Imagine an angry Tsukiumi suffering from angry mood swings and tell me it's easy. Kazehana and Matsu were very emotional and thought I wasn't attracted to them anymore or angry because I made them "fat." Toyo and Yomi were tolerable and tried to keep their emotions in check, usually a couple of outbursts. Aki; I'm very thankful for. She was the most tolerable through it all. She was the only one who didn't slap me too. Uzume slapped me the hardest and that was because I accidentally touched her breasts and she thought I was trying to have sex with her. My cheeks have never hurt so much. I certainly did give the girls a hard time after the pregnancy; I didn't say a word to them for an entire week and ignored them, no matter how many times they apologized. When I did talk to them, I made sure to let them know how I felt during those nine months. I am satisfying their needs and keeping myself from collapsing, then I'm getting slapped for the most outrageous things and they expect me to laugh it off; Hydra wasn't happy at all. Those seven heads breathed black fire that said to stay away for a bit. I didn't deserve such treatment. Chiho did receive good practice by tending to the lumps on my face.
While the girls bathed, I played with Akira and Shun. Shun likes reflex tests while Akira likes to test his efficiency. So, I would throw punches at Shun and see how fast he can deflect them. I did the same with Akira, except he had to deal with my still functional ashikabi ability. They froze at Kai's speed, but their mouths hit the floor at my speed. Kai is still the dominate speedster but I still come at a close second. Akira and Shun make a great team. There's no arguing amongst them, they know how to utilize the other's strength, and it makes me very proud to see them not give in to the girls' and the daughters' temptations. We must stick together and stand against temptations, which is why I'm hoping one inherited Hydra. I hope it's Shun mostly, because Akira can glare at a person so intensely they freeze in place like he used his element.
"So Akira; about you and Chizuru," I smirked. Akira gasped and turned red while Shun looked at him with his arms crossed. He knows what's up.
"Yes Akira, what's this about you and Chizuru? From the way you act around her, I have determined that you may have developed strong feelings for Auntie Uzume's little girl. Can you explain how these feelings came to fruition and accurately subjugate the fears of telling her?" Shun questioned.
"Shun is right," I crossed my arms and spoke in my fatherly tone. "When did these feelings surface and what logical explanation can you present about how you came to terms with these feelings?"
Everyone hated how Shun and I spoke in "Nerd Speak," because it annoys the hell out of them. We can help it, but it's just too much fun not to do. Anyway, Akira looked at his twiddling thumbs with a blush covering his cheeks.
"Akira, do you like Chizuru?" I asked. "It's just us guys here; whatever occurs here stays here with us. We won't tell a soul, promise."
He lifted his head and looked at Shun.
"Like father said, we won't tell a soul. I'll even say who I've developed feelings for," he declared confidently. Akira and I stared at Shun in shock. Out of all the children, Shun rarely showed signs of interest. I have seen him staring at a couple of girls, but he looked so uninterested. Now I'm even more interested. Focusing on Akira, he let out a deep sigh. He looked me in the eye and I could tell he was nervous.
"Yes," he said softly. The confession was a success! I nodded my head while Akira tried to hide his really red face. He finally admitted it; I'm proud really. Now I just have to leave the rest to him.
"Good Akira; now you know what you must do right?" I asked him. "I want you to know that I'm not against this. In actuality, it's all appropriate. I'm proud son; don't be afraid to admit your feelings. Understand?"
He nodded once more.
"Yes father," he spoke in a similar tone that Aki usually speaks.
"Excellent; and now for you Shun," our attention immediately focused to the young brain type human hybrid. He honestly didn't look nervous at all, no blush, sweat, anything. He just shrugged his shoulders.
"Uncle Ryan's daughter with Auntie Kochou," he stated. Akira and I high fiver instantly.
"I knew it!" we cried and congratulated the boy. Kochou's daughter is quite the beauty. She is a year older than Shun, but is a brain-type human hybrid like Shun. Her name is Chieko and she will grow up into a fine woman one day. I knew Shun would be interested in her.
As promised, none of us said a thing to the girls. After we took our bath, entering some water games during, I and my sekirei tucked our children into bed. Shun and Akira shared a room, Luna and Chizuru to a room, and Mizuki, Tomoyo, and Kurumu in the last room. I waited for the mothers to stop smothering their children for me to kiss their foreheads, for the guys and cheeks, for the girls, goodnight. I whispered words of encouragement to Akira, Chizuru, and Shun, making the two formers blush intensely one last time. Shun took it like a man and high fived me. I stopped by Tomoyo's room to give her a little family time. She was just as exotic as her mother with green hair and black stripes. She is the abrasive type and loves to fight like her mother. She is skilled with a staff and learned how to use one with Akira from Toyo.
"Hey Tomo," I had to give her a little nickname like Toyo.
"Hey daddy," she hugged me and sat on my lap. "I played a lot with mom today; she's so strong. I wonder if I will ever get that strong."
I chuckled and ruffled her hair.
"I'm sure you'll become even stronger than your mother. Akira is definitely strong and you train just as hard as he does. You'll surpass your mother soon."
She giggled and wrapped her little arms around my waist.
"Thanks daddy. Hey, do you think we can all go the park tomorrow? We didn't get to go anywhere since it was raining."
"I don't see why not. Let's hope it doesn't rain though," I agreed with a nod. "If we do go, I'll show you something cool."
Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Really? What is it? What is it? What is it?" she asked enthusiastically.
"If I tell you, it won't be a surprise now would it?" I ruffled her hair again, making her pout. I tucked her in bed and kissed her cheek. "Sleep tight okay?"
She wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Good night daddy."
"Good night baby girl," I hugged her back and pulled the covers up to her chest. I tucked Mizuki and Kurumu in while kissing their cheeks goodnight. I turned out the lights and closed the door. It reminded me of my adventures. The door closes like the end of a long day, only to open again the next day filled with excitement. I chuckled at the thought and said goodnight to my children. I even tucked Chiho in, even though she didn't need to be, but she welcomed it.
Seven wives, one being more official, a beautiful A.I. woman, and eight children total. A crazy adventure all on its own, but a fun one nonetheless. It's filled vicissitudes, but I'm used to it. As I stated many times before, I'll tackle it all as long as my family is there at my side. I wouldn't have them turn out any other way, nor would I change a thing. It's all said and done; and I can't wait to see what happens next.
"Good night to you too Musubi; your family is doing great," I whispered. I didn't go to bed yet; I was looking at the stars with Akitsu, who had our fingers laced together. She had her engagement ring on her left finger, signifying our marriage. This scene reminded me of when I proposed; we were staring at the stars much like this. It's still as beautiful as I remember. Aki and I didn't talk much; we didn't need to really, not in this moment. We just looked at the stars and embraced occasionally, whispering our repetitive "I love you," and kissing each other. I love Aki and all my family. Through thick and thin, we'll always have each other's back. Nothing will separate us, nor will anything get in our way. A lot of good things occurred in past, but so did some bad ones. I won't forget them. I can't dwell on them, as I have to focus on the present and plan for the future. Remember the Past, plan for the Future, and still live for Today. Yesterday is gone, and Tomorrow may never come. And every time Tomorrow arrives, I will welcome it with a big smile. That's my way; and this, is the end of my story.
A/N: Well, that's it everyone. Ice Chronicles is over now. It makes me sad for things to end this way, but I'm very proud. My first fan fiction on this site and it's finally over. At first, I was worried nobody would like it, but as time moved on, more and more people proved me wrong. I've received a lot of great and positive reviews with a little insults, but those are meaningless to me. I hope you like the OC's I've created for this story and the way I did things. Some things could use tweaking, but I'm still proud of how this story turned out.
It's been a great honor entertaining you all. I hope you continue to read my other stories; I'm still not done with them either. I WILL be posting a new story, but you will have to wait until my RWBY story is finished, which shouldn't take too long. Heart of Shadows will resume shortly; I know many of you have been waiting for it.
I want to thank each and everyone one of you from the bottom of my heart. I couldn't have done this without you, nor could I have made it this far. I hope you will continue to support me.
Well, that's the end. Just one last time, this will be my finally farewell for Ice Chronicles. This has been MalevolentDarkness16, wishing you a great future. Thanks so much for reading; please review, like, favorite, and I will see you all later. Take care. Goodbye.