A/N: In the Second Time Around universe, the Fangrai and Sebusai couples have their first New Year celebration since Fang and Lightning became first time parents to their son Kurasame. What will unfold for the family? Focus: Fangrai and Sebusai (both married)
Kurasame's First New Year
Seven is holding her nephew gently yet firmly in her arms, with the infant having calmed down shortly after hearing the soothing words from his silver haired aunt. Seven was over the moon when she met her nephew, knowing that Fang and Lightning have wanted to start a family for so long, and Kurasame Yun-Farron made their dreams a reality after all this time. Although Sice has her moments with Baby Kurasame, she knew that Seven was a natural with babies, and far better at it too. Seven's actions helped get some pressure off of both Lightning and Fang, both of whom were enjoying their rest due to Seven's selfless nature. It was New Year's Eve, and the silver haired lass couldn't stop smiling at her nephew, much like Serah whenever the middle Farron sister visits the household. Although Snow is his usual oaf like self whenever he visits, he will attest that Seven being a natural with Kurasame to help Lightning and Fang out is something that Etro would sing a duet with Lady Luck about. In a way, the Fangrai couple was a tad jealous of the matter, but the envy is a good envy, because with how Seven is with Odin, the beloved cat, it was a seamless transition to a human. Odin did what he could to help his favourite human with his human brother. Kurasame is their world.
It was early-mid afternoon that the Fangrai couple woke up from their nap, to see that Kurasame clearly was hungry, meaning that Lightning had to excuse herself for a while so that Kurasame can have his meal. After the baby was fed and the diaper was changed - Fang and Lightning always take turns with changing Kurasame's diaper - the infant was tired and was placed in his nursery for his nap, with Fang having her hands on the monitor to watch the son that she helped Lightning welcome to the world. It was the speed of the oldest Farron sister's namesake that all four lasses would watch the montior so that they can watch Baby Kurasame sleep - complete with Odin sleeping with him, something they all prefer, if anything. Over the course of New Year's Day, it became crystal clear that any plans to bring in the new year was going to be at home. None of them wanted to go out, and with Kurasame now being in the picture, it wouldn't have made any sense for them do go out even if they wanted to. The infant brought a change to their dynamic, and according to Lightning, this change is for the best in everyone residing at that house. Thanks kiddo, for giving us a reason to stay home. We all love you so much... Fang happily mused to herself while looking at the montior of her and Lightning's son happily sleeping with Odin the cat.
When the Sebusai couple revealed that they don't like going out for New Years, the Fangrai couple laughed their arses off. Why didn't they like going out for New Years at all, Lightning was wondering?
It turned out that the Sebusai pair are complete homebodies by choice, as they would find out.
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Sice was helping out with the baby formula for Kurasame, while Fang was making a traditional Yun clan meal for the family - one that was done for every New Year - with Seven, of all people, helping Fang with the food. Odin was to the hip with Lightning and Kurasame, for he refused to leave his brother's side. Remembering it like it was yesterday, the instant that the infant was home from the hospital and placed in his nursery, Odin took off to not only meet his brother for the first time, but also to snuggle with him. What made things even more endearing was that Odin slept on Lightning's womb each time that he had the chance to do so when he wasn't sleeping with the Sebusai pair in their own room. One can even say Odin was in love with Kurasame, and the love was a brotherly type of love. Once dinner was ready, the family gathered at the table, complete with Kurasame being next to Seven, and Odin the cat being near them. Seven was flawless with her multitasking of feeding her nephew while eating the delicious food that she and Fang made for the adults - Odin allowed the humans to eat their food in peace, as some of the spices used are those that Odin isn't fond of at all. Odin couldn't stop smiling at Seven for her efforts with Kurasame, for the beloved cat knew that the silver haired lass would make a great mother in her own right one day, that's if they wanted kids at all. One topic that the Sebusai pair just started talking about a few days ago.
After a great meal, the family made sure to take a nap as a family, since Kurasame was one sleepy baby that was happy with the formula he was given. After a few more hours - it was 11:45pm, 15 minutes left in the current year before the new year would show its face to all. The married couples, Kurasame and Odin all agreed to go outside as the fireworks display was a short distance away, yet it gave the family the perfect yet intimate place to see them, which was a convincing factor for the Sebusai couple to move in with the Fangrai couple at all. Sice disliked people in general, and Seven isn't fond of attention from people for her naturally silver hair, which were major reasons why the Sebusai pair eventually became complete homebodies. What helped Lightning's friendship with Sice was that the oldest Farron sister wasn't fond of people in general, a thing the duo have in common. People like Fang were an exception of the best type as far as everyone is concerned. It was Lightning's taking no shit from anyone attitude that Fang found sexy as fuck (Sice's words). While Fang and Lightning held each other, it was Seven who had both Kurasame and Odin, with Sice helping her wife out, which made Odin one happy cat as he has the love and support from two of his humans for not only himself but his brother too. The remainder of the fireworks show went without any drama - Amodar forbade Lightning from any type of hardcore duty in the Guardian Corps until Kurasame was in Preschool - which was perfectly fine for the humans.
If only things were this simple every day... Lightning thought to herself, deep in thought like she usually is.
This time around, Lightning became grateul for Amodar's actions.
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It was finally midnight, and the new year arrived at last. Despite the lack of PDA from either couple, they showered their love and attention to the two beings that mattered the most to them: Kurasame and Odin Yun-Farron, Fang and Lightning's son and the beloved cat. They mattered to the adults more than life itself. The fireworks displayed had a special message for the infant, which was in Pulsian, which had everyone smiling at what it said, for it was the community's way to welcome Lightning and Fang's son to the world. The infant couldn't stop smiling, for he turned out to be the most grateful child due to this simple gesture.
Kurasame's first great New Year would be one of many to come.
FIN
A/N #2: The next story is in the Second Time Around universe that focuses on the Sebusai pair at Akademia and the Valentine's Day get together there... and one of their classmates defending them from certain people.
