Oops. Yikes. Oh good heavens.

All pretty good descriptors for the situation at hand. It's okay though! I know exactly how to handle this situation.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" I scream.

"WHAAAAAAAATTTTTTT!?" YOU-! Bu-! How-! HUHHHHH!?" IF's face goes through several different phases. All very similar in emotion. Something akin to shock or confusion perhaps? I'm kind of having my own episode here so…

"WAAAAAAA!" I turn back to Lan and start bawling and babbling. "Bu-I didn't-UrggghhAAAA"!

An exasperated Lan manages to calm us both down. After 10 minutes. And a milkshake.

We relocate to a nearby bench sipping our milkshakes when IF is the first to bring it up.

"Sooooo," She starts, which sounds awkward. "You got married?" Ugh! I immediately let it out. So much for the surprise.

I slowly turn towards her. "Surprise! Ahaha…..haaa" Lan looks like he isn't entirely sure how to react.

"Well, I guess, these things happen?" She looks like she is trying really hard right now.

"Uhh, how long have you guys been married?" She puts a lot of emphasis on the word as if it's the first time she's heard it.

"3 years." Lan chimes in. I give him a quick glance, but his eyes tell me 'Just tell her'. Ughhhhh.

"Yup, our 3rd anniversary was just last week"

"Wow, 3 years huh." She looks down, and suddenly she snaps her head up and over to us. "Do you guys have, like, kids?

"Umm, no. Well not yet anyway." My cheeks start to burn up as I look over to Lan who is currently looking at some ants on the ground. Oh, his cheeks are a little red too. Hehe.

"Right, cool, okay." IF goes back to silently sitting, joining Lan in looking at the ants.

I end up breaking the silence with a light cough. *ahem* She turns to look at me.

"Would it be okay, if you don't tell my sister?" I kind of end up trailing off at the end. But it seems like I was heard.

"...I think that's fine." Oh thank goodness. "I mean, it isn't dangerous so it's not like I have to report it."

She smiles and looks towards the Basilicom. "Plus, it would be reeeallllyyy funny to see how she would react." Hm, what a great friendship.

"Well, I'm done being shocked." That was pretty quick. "We need to get going or she will get worried though." True, it's been quite a while since we left the cafe.

Oh boy, it's actually happening now! We continue towards the big purple tower that looms over us like the final dungeon. I can start to feel the nerves taking over.

What if she doesn't like me?

What if she's mean?

Will she accept my marriage?

Goodness, I'm starting to get dizzy! I feel a hand in mine as I look over and see Lan giving me a determined smile.

That's right. I'm not alone in this. We can be super nervous together! Plus, I have a grappling hook in my bag if things go really bad! So we can escape while looking absolutely epic!

While I'm trying to distract myself with nonsense, we reach the front entrance.

"Once we go inside, there will be an elevator further in that will take us up to the top." IF guides us as we 'oooh' and 'ahhh' at the inside of the place.

"Are you guys listening to me?" She stands by the elevator with her arms crossed.

"Of course! We're going to the top!" I tug on Lan's hand to get him to respond as well.

"It seems like it would be a pain to deliver mail here." Excellent!

"...Right, well let's get going then." We enter the elevator and IF scans some kind of keycard and hits one of the top floor buttons.

Wait. If my sister lives all the way up here, then she really is a big shot! Oh man, I bet she's some high class lady with a planner or maybe a binder!

The elevator doesn't make a single stop and we reach the floor much faster than I anticipated. It dings and the doors open to reveal what looks like the entrance to a room?

"Make sure you take off your shoes and leave them here" IF instructs us and does so as if it's natural. She must come here a lot huh?

We do as we're told while IF waits for us.

"Are you ready?" She asks as her hand reaches for the handle.

I stand there for a few seconds, not really sure if this is a good idea. I mean, maybe I'm just in the way after all this time?

"She's ready, she has been for a long time." Lan answers for me and then looks at me. "If she went through all this just to see you again, there's no way she wouldn't be excited."

Yeah! I can do this! I've saved the world! (Apparently!) This'll be a breeze! So I take a step forward…and push Lan to the door.

"You can go first. Test for booby traps and whatnot."

"Don't think you can distract me by saying 'booby'. Dang.

"She's not going to want to see me first. For sure." That's true.

"Don't worry, I'll be right behind you… and Miss IF."

"Wha-!? You're supposed to be supporting me directly! I was super impressed earlier! That was a nice line!"

"Okay, okay, just…make sure she doesn't stab me in the face. The chest is fine." With that he grabs both of my shoulders and gets behind me, pushing me to the door.

Ohhh no, It's happening.

We get right to the door, and IF opens it very casually and goes in first.

Me and Lan look at each other 'So, she was just gonna let us keep going huh' is what we're both thinking.

I step in after her, and I am immediately assaulted by purple of many different shades. My eyes go wide and I look to Lan.

"No." Is all he whispers to me. I didn't even say anything yet…

"I would die if I woke up to this every day" He knew what I wanted.

"Maybe just one room then?" I continue whispering to him and try to plead with him.

"Hmm, fine. But not the bedroom."

"Yayyy! Love you lots!"

At this point we've passed several rooms and balconies and come to what I think is the end of the room.

Sitting in a small bean bag chair in front of a TV looking restless was a small girl with Lilac hair similar to mine.

"Hey, Nep, we're here." Nep? That's a cute nickname. I wonder if I have one?

She looks back and stands up, looks at IF, then me. She takes a deep breath and steps forward.

"Thanks, Iffy." Iffy! That's so cute! Oh right, my sister. Sister.

She turns to me and scratches her cheek. She's so small, I feel like I have a pillow at home the same size.

"So…" When she speaks I feel my whole body jump. It's okay, I'm ready for whatever she says!

"Wanna play some games?" She points to the TV and console behind her with two controllers set-up.

I look at Lan and he has a tiny smirk as he nods his head at me. I look back to her and give her the only answer it could ever be.

"Absolutely."

The only way Neptune should react, clearly. I feel like she doesn't have any other way to deal with it tbh. I'm sure in a few minutes she'll be her usual self though. In any case, that's all I have in this short time span. Not sure where I'm going to take this. I feel like I'll let the characters decide. I don't want to know what's going to happen next. Well, we all know Neptune is going to have to deal with Lan soon. I still laugh when I think about it. hahaha. That's me laughing. I feel as if they're similar, so they should get along. But then again, Neptune can get pretty possessive of Nepgear soooo... Anyway, uhhh. Bye.