A/N: In the follow up tale to 'You Don't Mess with The Ysh' within the Second Time Around universe, how will Seven react when Y'shtola makes good on her word from the aftermath of the incident at the Halloween Party? All pairings here are either engaged or married, plus a guest appearance, and pairing, of Rosa and Cecil from Final Fantasy IV (married).

Seven's Reunion with Brynhildr

"Go back to sleep, Sevsky, you're gonna wake everyone if you keep that up..." Sice grumpily mumbled to her wife while trying to get some sleep on Christmas Eve leading to Christmas Day. If anything, Sice DID NOT like to have her beauty sleep ruined by anyone for any reason, yet it was Seven who was able to do so without much effort, espcially as of late. Ever since the Halloween Party incident, the silver haired lass has been on edge by the gesture Y'shtola made at that party, which meant that Seven is bound to get a really expensive gift from the Miq'ote for Christmas. The only factor here was if that was going to be true, and if so, what the item was going to be. Ever since the move to Bodhum-Oerba, Seven has been without her best whipblade, which she named Brynhildr. Yes, it was somewhat odd for anyone to name their weapon and even more odd that Seven named hers Brynhildr. Sice, on the other hand, always felt that the name Brynhildr was a fitting name for Seven's whipblade. While growing up in Akademia, Sice often gave people the middle finger if they had any lip towards the whipblade specialist. It was also a reason why Seven fell in love with her.

Like Seven, Sice is without her scythe since the move, but the white haired woman was able to live without it. In recent months, Lightning and Fang have become more concerned for the Sebusai pair, and wondered if them being without their weapons is one of the reasons why they haven't been themselves at all lately. It would be Odin finding his way to the Sebusai pair's room and initiating a cuddle with them that Seven was finally able to get some needed sleep, knowing that everyone in the Yun-Farron household would be opening their presents for a good chunk of the day. Thanks to the beloved feline, Seven was able to get her beauty sleep pretty fast, making Sice one of the happiest people in the world as a Seven in bed sleeping peacefully meant a happy Sice. The loud snoring from Odin, who was also purring away, made the night of sleep for the Sebusai pair all the more worthwhile, especially Seven. Odin is very much Seven's world apart from her wife.

Sice would understand Seven better upon waking up.

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Flashback - Day after Thanksgiving

"Cecil, and Rosa...I cannot thank you two enough for safekeeping Brynhildr all this time. Seven would be the happiest lass I know when she's reunited with Brynhildr, and the fact that you two kept it in pristine condition - I cannot wait to see her reaction when she's reunited with it," Y'shtola said to the Harvey couple, whose young son Ceodore couldn't stop hugging the Miq'ote after she bought the whipblade from the Harveys, even though the couple felt bad for selling something that they found by complete chance. Rosa couldn't stop smiling with her eyes, happy to know that the rare whipblade is going back to its rightful owner despite making money off of it. Before Y'shtola gets to her car, it was Cecil who would stop her and gave back the money spent on getting Brynhildr. "Here Ysh - it's at no charge to you. Rosa and I had to put on a front of sorts to get a certain someone off our tails. We should be thanking YOU for knowing the original owner of Brynhildr..." Cecil countered with a friendly tone a small but sincere smile to his face. It was exchanges like this that made Y'shtola one who people would do anything for - with the Harvey family being another group on that list.

Y'shtola and Lyse gleefully went back to their rental car - they were on holiday in the Baron region and wanted to make a visit to Cecil and Rosa's shop, with Lyse it was a long awaited return to the area. Along the way, the Rhul-Hext couple were also able to find Sice's beloved scythe so that the items can be safely transported to the Yun-Farron household in time for Christmas. If anything, the two females are beyond grateful that the Harveys have both the power and means to transport weapons anywhere in the world - and the two couples rekindled their friendship from childhood. With the weapons for both Seven and Sice completely secured, the vacationers were given a secret gift from Ceodore: a charm for the Yun-Farron cat Odin. With the stories about the cat coming from one Rydia of Mist, Ceodore felt that the cat deserves a gift from the Harvey family. Any being who treats those he knows well is worthy of a gift - human or, in this case, a cat. The charm was placed in a small box that the Rhul-Hext couple could carry with them in their trip home from Baron. Once the rental car was far in the distance, the Harveys couldn't stop hugging at each, let alone they kept on smiling.

The Seven Factor is now in effect - with the silver haired lass going to 'lose her shit' (Sice's words) once she is reunited with her beloved whipblade Brynhildr, with Sice being reunited with hers as well.

All because of Seven and her idea for the Halloween Party.

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Present Time: Christmas Day

"Hey you... Happy Christmas." a sleepy-headed but very happy Seven greets her wife upon them waking up late Christmas morning, which is after the Fangrai pair and also a very rare sight to see. On most mornings, the Sebusai pair would be up a hour or so before Fang would wake up - the brunette is a big fan of sleeping in and being the last to wake up between the four women, yet one Kurasame Yun-Farron made sure to prevent that from happening. Near Sice's side of the bed was the breakfast Fang made for the small group, and left at their beside the exact foods they eat for breakfast. Odin, however, was eating his wet food in their room as he didn't want to wake them up (while sneaking in the Sebusai pair's breakfast, Lightning got Odin's wet food bowl and filled it with his favourite wet food before sneaking it to their room), which meant that the Sebusai pair, plus cat, enjoyed breakfast together. In an odd twist of fate, the pair 'dropped' some crumbs that the beloved cat was able to eat without getting sick, which made Odin more than happy, and not just because he finally had breakfast time with them.

Breakfast was a happy and peaceful event, with very little conversation going on between the humans in the room. Sice speculated the gifts they were going to get from the Fangrai pair and others, but the talk kept on going to what Y'shtola gifted Seven for the Halloween Party incident, since the silver haired lass was the actual mastermind in how that turned out (Seven was still irate to this day about Y'shtola being picked on) and the Miq'ote is known to follow through on her word to those like Seven and Sice. It was this particular conversation that revealed how Seven was getting so overwhelmed by everything since the Halloween Party incident, but for the right reasons. Odin became the 'purrfect' nurse for the Rubrum native during this time, so that Seven could have good nights of rest more than bad. It was after everyone, Odin included, was done with breakfast that they decided to join the Fangrai pair to open their presents together and then watch a movie (Fang won the bet for movie of choice a few days ago). Being the loyal feline, Odin climbed up Seven's side to make himself seen as the feline parrot as he didn't want to leave Seven for one moment.

The Sebusai pair would get the shock of their lives upon seeing the room being nearly filled with presents for the humans, with some of them being for Odin the cat as well. Anyone who got presents for the Yun-Farron household made sure to get something for Odin too.

Seven's jaw was floored by the sight of gifts.

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The Fangrai pair, as well as the Sebusai couple, Kurasame and Odin, take turns opening up their gifts. Laughs and smiles were shared in the household. Sice lost her shit when Fang gifted the white haired lass something that reminded her of the scythe she was forced to leave behind in Rubrum: it was a feather of a chocobo that Sice once rode in Akademia that died protecting her. Seven took one look at the feather and a smile came to her face, one that said the chocobo will always be with them no matter the distance. The person who would end up crying happy tears in the early phase of gift opening was Fang, when Seven got her something that was from the Yun clan. With the exact item, it was something that was given to her birth parents yet it was said to have vanished shortly after Fang made her move to the house she shares with Lightning and the Sebusai pair. "You found the necklace, Sev..." was all Fang could say before the remaining humans, plus Odin, all gave her a hug, knowing that a an item like this had loads of sentimental value to it and it was very well deserved for one half of the couple who took Seven and Sice in, although Lightning made excuses to prevent them from moving anytime soon.

For the movie the humans - and Odin - it was a noted martial arts film they enjoyed watching from time to time. It was also the first film they saw at the nearby cinema after the Sebusai first moved in with them. For this particular Christmas it became Odin and Kurasame's first time watching it with them, with Odin REFUSING to leave Seven's lap the entire time. "Seems that Odin has picked his hooman for the day..." Lightning remarks, noticing that Odin and Seven were usually attached to the hip. There was something about the silver haired lass that attracted all sorts of people, but the cat fell in love with her although he had to compete with Sice for Seven at some points as Seven is married to Sice. No one said a word outside of that for the duration of the movie, as to be mindful and not provide any spoilers for Kurasame and Odin. Once the movie was over with, the oldest Farron sister got the bowl of popcorn and glasses that had soda in them to the kitchen, where they were put into the dishwasher as the pinkette was feeling too lazy to wash said dishes by hand, not to forget her left hand was still recovering from some much needed surgery a month back.

Seven was the first one to open her presents for the second round of gift opening. The silver haired lass doesn't expect much outside a few things here and there, but everyone knew about her attachment to Brynhildr when she was growing up in Rubrum. Seven and Brynhildr were attached to the hip ever since the silver haired lass earned that whipblade. Although the move, and later finding out that Lightning and Serah are her older sisters, helped in some areas, being without her favourite whipblade had Seven feeling a bit empty, especially as of late. Y'shtola took specific note about this a few weeks before the Halloween Party incident with Guardian Corps, with the Miq'ote talking to the oldest Farron to see what can be done to reunite Seven with Brynhildr. In an odd twist of fate, Rydia and Edge recalled that the Harvey family - Cecil, Rosa and their son Ceodore - own a shop in Baron that had extremely hard to find items, with at least a quarter of the store having one of a kind items you can't find anywhere else. Thanks to the chat Y'shtola had with Lightning, which Rydia and Edge overheard and jumped in on, the Miq'ote and her wife Lyse made a trip out to Baron and get some answers.

With the living room in complete disarray due to the wrapping paper all over the place, the last gift remaining was for Seven. Sice was beyond thrilled upon seeing her scythe a few minutes before. The tag read 'To: Seven From: Santa Y'shtola', complete with the ear drawing from Lyse. With great care, the silver haired lass opened the last gift, which was her beloved whipblade Brynhildr. For several minutes Seven didn't know how to speak, and the whipblade gave a gentle warmth and glow only Seven could recognise. Fang, Lightning, Sice, Kurasame and Odin were all smiling with their eyes upon seeing Seven's face as she was finally reunited with her favourite whipblade. The letter from Y'shtola and Lyse was in a separate envelope, which Seven made sure to grab and read out loud to the group:

Dearest Seven,

I very humbly cannot thank you enough for your plan round the time of the Halloween Party incident. It means the world to Lyse and I that you would think of something to show people that I had people who love me for me. Regarding Brynhildr - Claire, Rydia and Edge all made the suggestion that Lyse and I go to Baron round Thanksgiving and hopefully get our hands on your beloved whipblade as I was told you were feeling empty without it for an unknown amount of time. The kindness from the Harvey family - Cecil, Rosa and Ceodore all say Happy Christmas to you and the family - they gifted Brynhildr to me (I didn't have to pay for it in case you're wondering), plus Cecil used his know how to have it sent to your address, which they had a laugh when I told them what you had planned (especially Rosa). There needs to be more people like you in this planet, dearest Seven. Sice is one fortunate lass to have married you... and there's a charm for Odin from Ceodore (we were too lazy to bring it with us) before I get going. Again, I simply cannot thank you enough for all you've done for Lyse and I. You are our Lucky Charm.

All our love,

Y'shtola and Lyse Rhul-Hext

"She got this for me...?! But why...?" Seven finally had the courage to say upon seeing Brynhildr, while attaching the mentioned charm for Odin. Sice could only smile, while Lightning had the following to say to her baby sister: "Seven, you're a Farron. You didn't think twice with coming up with that plot to defend The Ysh. Us Farrons will stand up for what's right no matter what 'right' looks like. Mum and Dad would have been proud of the person you've become, and Odin loves you to death, to the point where you're his hooman. He knows that you're a good person. Kurasame gets spoiled because of you. It's the good you put into the world that the goodness comes back to you. You're my baby sister, and I love you. Now give your big sis a hug..." the oldest Farron finished with a gentle smile on her face, the one reserved for her family and those she gave a damn about.

Best Christmas to date.

FIN

A/N #2: Next story is, once again, in the Second Time Around universe. The tale itself is Sebusai oriented as it's a fluffy tale of the duo as teens (although short and a slice of life).