Part - Fifty-Six (Wow, sorry for the wait...)

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BUT! There are two more I'm editing right now. :D? Things have been a little hectic, so I apologize for the delay.


Very Brief Recap
- Yuuri talks to his brother about what had happened earlier in the year.
- Yuuri is an emo kid... But that's okay, because he's badass in later years. :D

Covering the Bases
Part Fifty-Six - Welcome to The Great Demon Kingdom, Mom and Dad!

Shoma - *stands up as well, using the remote control to turn of the television before setting it down/is actually a little excited to be going to the other world, be he doesn't allow it to show as much as his wife does*

Shori - *also stands and waits for Yuuri to lead, not as excited as the other two/not only was he not looking foreword to watching his little brother get married, but the other world wasn't as exciting for him as it was for their parents/he'd been there before, after all, so the mystery and mysticism of it was lost to him*

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes at his mother/of course she would want to bring food - at least Murata would be happy... weirdo.../glances over to the door with the several piles of boxes of flowers/this might take a few trips...* "Uuh... I'll have to take you two first-" *nods to his parents* "-then... if it's alright, could you help me with the boxes, Shori...? I think a couple should fit inside one of those plastic boxes, if we've got any more..."

Miko - *smiles brightly at her son* "I already put a few empty ones under your bed! I didn't know if you'd need to use them any time soon, but I guess it's good that I got them!" *proud of herself*

Shori - *nods to Yuuri in agreement, though he really hopes someone's already on the other side to greet them so their parents don't start to wander around on their own when Yuuri has to come back for the flowers*

Yuuri - *lets out a sigh/it was going to be very wet for the next... well... for a while/heads up the stairs, waiting for the others to follow*

Miko - *excitedly follows her son up the stairs/once in his room, she places the box of her cooking on the bed before digging out the plastic ones she had stashed/places her box of food into the other, making sure the lid was on tightly before looking up to wait for instructions*

Shoma - *also follows him up, shaking his head a bit at his wife's enthusiasm, but he smiles at her as well/she was a little quirky, but he wouldn't want her any other way*

Shori - *trails after them, knowing he'd have to wait a bit longer/leans against the wall of Yuuri's room with his arms crossed over his chest*

Yuuri - *eyes the pool of water/yes... very wet.../and because Guine is not really looking forward to having to do all the transactions of going in and out of the watery vortex of dooom - three 'o's patent pending - she's going to just skip ahead-ish/lets ladies go first and takes his mom over - calls for the maids to come and get his mother situated in dry clothes etc and having a group of other people waiting for the boxes of flowers he would be bringing over - and instructions not to let his mom wander off on her own/goes and bring over his father, then the flowers, and finally Shori/which is where Guine is willing to let it pick up again/really glad to finally be able to go through that last time and awkwardly lets go of Shori once the room stopped spinning, informing them that they had arrived there*

Shori - *wipes his wet hair out of his eyes/didn't really have much of a problem traveling through water - it was kind of convenient after all, in that there was water just about everywhere - but the whole being wet thing afterwards wasn't the best feeling in the world/whatever/it's not like he couldn't get dried off and change into warm clothing quickly enough*

Yuuri - *grumbles a bit about being wet... and wades over to the edge of the pool to let a few maids offer him and Shori towels/rolls his eyes at how they were staring in awe at Shori and previously at their father/obviously not used to so many people in one place with such dark hair and eyes - it was rare enough for two to be in the same place/takes the towel from them to dry off*

Shori - *also takes the towel that was being offered to him, rubbing at his hair a bit before wrapping it around him/fishes his glasses out from where he'd hidden them to keep them from getting broken or wet and slips them back on, glancing around a bit and refamiliarizing himself with things - not that he could see much of anything at the moment except water, towels, and other bathing accessories/once they left Yuuri's bath, he was sure he'd see a lot more/pointedly ignores the way the maids were staring at him*

Yuuri - *dries off as best he could before edging his way around the maids to lead Shori to his room/his parents had already been taken to their rooms to change/heads out of the door to the bath and down the hall* "Your room is across the hall from Greta's... Mom and dad will be down a little farther..."

Greta - *speak of the devil/seems to come out of nowhere* "Yuuri! Shori!" *pounces her father around the waist to hug him before practically jumping on her uncle*

Shori - *almost stumbles in surprise, but manages to catch himself/awkwardly hugs the girl/gosh, she'd gotten big* "Hi, Greta..."

Greta - *glances up at him, but doesn't let go of him quiet yet* "You're all wet..."

Yuuri - *well... really...* "Yeah... I was gonna show Shori his room so he could get changed..."

Shori - *nods* "We just got here..." *as if that weren't obvious*

Greta - *finally lets go to tug at Shori's hand* "Your room is across the hall from mine! I'll show you! It's this way!"

Yuuri - *... didn't he just say that...?/rolls his eyes/follows behind them* "Hey, Greta... Where's Hale...? I thought you had him on a leash..." *well... it was rare to see her without the really tall stick at least within ten feet of her/didn't he have better things to do other than entertain the girl...? - well... that was kinda what he did for a living... er... and it's not like Yuuri cared.../ack... whatever...*

Greta - *grins over her shoulder* "He's having a new one fitted."

Shori - *wonders who this Hale is/a pet perhaps?? why would he be getting fitted for a new leash, otherwise??/awkwardly allows Greta to lead him to his room/he'd never been very good with kids/babies, sure! No problem! but kids…? - well... except for Yuu-chan... but Yuu-chan was special; that and he sort of had to tolerate him, considering they were siblings*

Iris - *comes down the hall/she'd previously been in the library, trying to find something to read - she liked to read before bed every night; it helped put pleasant thoughts into her mind and keep the bad dreams away/has taken a liking to her new life, the good food she gets to eat and the fine clothes she's allowed to wear/well... the fact that a lot of the noblewomen enjoyed wearing dresses that exposed a good bit of cleavage was taking some getting used, but she'd put up with it as long as she got to stay here/things were still a little awkward, but she couldn't say she disliked living in the palace/smiles when she sees Greta with a stranger, and then Yuuri a little farther behind/Greta was a sweet girl, and she didn't feel excessively nervous around her like she did some of the other people - Greta had tried many times to make the transition to castle life easier, and she really appreciated her company/often she wondered if Greta knew about she and Yuuri - and she figured she must, since most people were aware of the baby now - but she didn't discriminate, which Iris was thankful for/smiles at the three of them* "Hello, Greta. Yuuri." *smiles a little wider at Yuuri*

Greta - *smiles up at Iris as she spotted her, waving rather exaggeratedly* "Iris! Iris! This is my uncle Shori! He's Yuuri's brother!"

Yuuri - *smiles back, feeling a bit better that his family already knew about her - well... at least his parents accepted it... and didn't insist on the whole story like Shori had.../comes to a stop once they got close enough* "Hey, Iris."

Shori - *gawks at the girl/so this was Iris??/he hadn't thought he'd be meeting her so soon/had to admit she was more than a little pretty, and he could see a slight resemblance to Wolfram in the way she wore her hair - vaguely wonders if being a girl and having short hair was in these days, or if it was just her own personal style; he couldn't recall seeing very many females here with hair that didn't at least fall passed their shoulders/looks her over, noting her fancy clothing and bright purple eyes, before coming back to her hair and shaking his head a bit/it seemed both he and his brother had a thing for blonds/imagine that; they actually had something in common*

Iris - *smiles a little more, giving a slight curtsey as she greeted the new arrival* "It's very nice to meet you, Lord Shori." *or at least she supposed he being Yuuri's brother would make him a lord/she honestly had no idea/she just added it on to be safe*

Shori - "Uhhh..." *oh, great, now he had to talk to her/what was he supposed to say?!* "It's, uh, nice to me you, too... Lady Iris..." *did being the demon king's mistress make her a lady???/whatever*

Greta - *giggles at them/they were funny*

Yuuri - *snorts a little as 'Lord Shori' but didn't really know what he would be/he never really paid attention to things like that/rolls his eyes, lifting a hand to pat his brother's shoulder* "Good... now that we're all friends..." *holds the same arm out to let the water drip off his sleeve some/yeah... they were still kinda wet... whatever/yeah, man! blonds were in these days... or something.../wasn't really his choice though; he would love Wolfram regardless of his hair color...*

Iris - *laughs lightly at Yuuri* "You should change before you fall ill."

Shori - *yeah... they were sort of working on that...*

Yuuri - *grins, shrugging/he couldn't really help it, after all* "Alright... Hey, Greta? Could you take Shori to his room? I'll get changed and be out to go... and find mom and dad..." *frowns a bit, really hoping they wouldn't run off and try to explore the palace on their own...*

Greta - *nods at Yuuri before tugging on Shori's arm to lead him the rest of the way*

Shori - *allows Greta to lead him, looking over his shoulder every few steps to get a couple more looks at Iris/wonders if it would always be awkward around her*

Iris - *is a little excited at the mention of Yuuri's mother and father* "Your parents... will I be able to meet them?" *she'd been told she would be, but she didn't know how much he had told them about her, if anything at all*

Yuuri - *nods at her, turning a little to head back down to his room, but moving slow enough to indicate that she should walk with him* "Yeah! Of course!"

Iris - *smiles a little more to herself, immensely pleased/walks beside him, feeling all warm inside/he always had that effect on her*

Yuuri - *heads down the hall, spotting some of the maids watching them/lets out a sigh and carefully slips an arm around the girl's back as they walked together - it wasn't new... he'd been... 'showing affection' for her like that for the past few weeks, after all/stupid maids and their stupid gossip.../really couldn't wait until the wedding was over with so he could finally spend more time with Wolfram/not that he didn't like Iris... he just... wasn't in love with her like that.../jeez... his life was like a soap opera!*

Iris - *leans into Yuuri a bit/she knew he was only doing it for show, but it made her happy anyway/she enjoyed the extra time she was able to spend with him, even if she felt bad, knowing that he'd rather be spending time with someone else*

Yuuri - *pauses at the door to his room staring at it, but not doing anything/uuuuhhhh.... what was he supposed to do now...? leave the girl to just... hang out in the hall until he was done getting changed...? would that make the maids gossip even more...??/waaahh!!/glowers at the door for a few more moments before pushing it open and leading Iris inside/crap... if it wasn't for that stupid... whatever it was.../stupid people who couldn't mind their own business/glances down at her after shutting the door behind him and pulling his arm away from her* "Sorry... I probably got you all wet... Uuhh... just let me change real quick and I'll go and introduce you to my parents...."

Iris - "It's fine." *she didn't really mind/she'd be getting changed for bed soon anyway/looks around his room a bit/she'd never been in here before/it was nice/giggles a little to herself at the thought of what the maids must be thinking at the moment if any of them had seen them enter together/oh well, they were supposed to be thinking there was something going on between them anyway, so she figured this would just help fuel the rumors*

Yuuri - *heads over to his closet to dig out some dry clothes/well... this was a little awkward... but it wasn't as if he'd never changed in front of her before - at the very least.../still feels a bit wary about it, but tugs off his shirt anyway, tossing it to the hamper before trying to find his favorite shirt/yeah, so they all looked the same, but he liked one more than the others... it had just the right feel to it....*

Iris - *Mmmm... eye candy.../just kidding/no, seriously, she did look; who wouldn't when given the opportunity?? she just didn't make it excessively obvious that that's what she was doing, letting her eyes wander to other things every few seconds before looking back at him/he was so handsome... although seeing the scars on his back caused a wave of guilt to pass through her/tries to keep her spirits high, focusing on other things instead of the remnants of the whipping... like his chest... or... yeah... he looked nice...*

Yuuri - *inwardly cheers as he finds and pulls out the shirt he was looking for, pulling it on, but leaving it unbuttoned for now/changes out of his pants next, reminding himself that it wasn't as if she's never seen him without his clothes on before... she had to help him change clothes more than once while they were locked up together.../whatever... it was just like gym... with a girl... ugh...*

Iris - *thank you, thank you/is more glad than she probably should be that he had momentarily left his shirt unbuttoned/doesn't feel very embarrassed at all, not like she used to back when they'd been locked up and she'd had to help him change/after everything they'd been through, watching him change in the comfort and safety of the castle was nothing/actually... it was sort of homey... like a little family... only not, considering she wasn't the one who was going to be marrying him/whatever/she was still having his baby, so she thought that made her sort of like family - close enough to him to be able to watch him change without feeling nervous or awkward*

Yuuri - *yeah... nervous or awkward for her.../didn't think he'd ever be completely comfortable with changing around anyone other than Wolfram.../but whatever.../pulls on his pants before finally buttoning up his shirt and tucking it in/takes his jacket out next, pulling that on as well and fixing it like it should be worn/then takes the step over to the little table that his hair brush was on, taking a few moments to make sure all the knots were out and that it looked presentable before turning back so Iris* "Good enough...?"

Iris - *smiles at him, moving closer to brush out some of the stray wrinkles on his jacket* "Just about perfect, actually."

Yuuri - *holds still to allow her to brush out the wrinkles, unable to stop himself from rolling his eyes at her words/mumbles* "Thanks... but you don't have to exaggerate like that..." *yeah... he couldn't picture himself to be 'just about perfect'... but whatever...*

Iris - *laughs lightly at him again/he was just too cute* "You're a very handsome man, Yuuri, regardless of what you think of yourself. And I know there are more than a few people who agree with me."

Yuuri - *there was that 'handsome' stuff again/like the eye roll, he's unable to stop himself from blushing just a bit/mumbles thanks again, glancing awkwardly to the floor* "Well... are you ready to go...?" *yeah, change of subject sounded nice about now...*

Iris - *smiles at him warmly, especially at seeing his blush* "Of course." *quickly she leans up to place a light kiss along one of his flushed cheeks - nothing serious, just a small peck; like what a sister might do to her brother/she giggles a bit when she pulls back and sees that she's left a mark with her lipstick - she was still getting used to wearing makeup/she wouldn't bother with it if it wasn't so popular among the noble ladies - she wanted to fit it, after all/even still, she didn't wear much of it, and the colors she used definitely didn't stand out as much as some - she'd never be able to pull off the bright red lipstick the way Lady Cecilie did; a soft pink was fine with her/licks are her thumb a bit, and then uses it to wipe the mark away, still smiling at him fondly* "Sorry."

Yuuri - *holds completely still again, letting her wipe the lipstick off his cheek/lipstick... something he didn't have to worry about with Wolfram at least... - for now, at least... he didn't know if his preference would change suddenly, or something...* "It's okay..." *sighs a little, but smiles down at her for a moment before slowly lifting his hand just enough to place on her stomach and closing his eyes/he hadn't done that in a while and wanted to check up on the baby for himself/it wasn't as strong as Wolfram's... but he could still feel it there...*

Iris - *continues to smile and stand there as she let him feel it/she wished she could do it herself, as she thought it must be a wonderful feeling, but, alas, she wasn't nearly strong enough*

Yuuri - *nods after a short while, pleased with what he felt/lowers his hand once more to take hers and lead her to the bedroom door/grumbles about hoping to find his parents before they got lost or something...*

Iris - *allows him to lead her, squeezing his hand lightly/yeah, life here was absolutely marvelous*

Yuuri - *squeezes her hand back, pulling the door open and leading her out and down the hall/wonders if Wolfram was already sleeping/maybe he'd be able to sneak in to give him a good night kiss or something before heading off to bed, himself.../yeah, obsessed... he couldn't help it...*

Shori - *had finished changing in his own room and made his way back out into the hallway, intent on finding his parents and making sure they didn't cause any trouble/having been here before, he knew his way around well enough/well... he knew the main hallways at least... all the little dark corners and secret passages were still a mystery to him/spots hit brother exiting his room with the girl from before/gosh, that was a weird sight to see/wonders if he'd eventually get used to it or not*

Yuuri - *lets out a small sigh at the sight of his brother/well... at least he knew the story behind it... or... close enough to it* "Have you spotted mom or dad wandering around the halls...?"

Shori - *shakes his head* "No, and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing..."

Yuuri - *groans a little before walking past his brother and down the hall to his parent's room, keeping hold of Iris's hand in case the usual bunch of nosey maids came around the corner and crap...*

Iris - *dutifully follows him, wondering what Lord Shori had meant when he'd referred to their parents*

Shori - *follows as well, wanting to make sure Mom didn't do anything stupid or embarrassing*

Yuuri - *knocks on their parent's door* "Mom? Dad? Are you guys still in here?" *grumbles about how they'd better be in there...*

Shoma - *eh, Mikage supposes they're there, to make things easier/he opens to door, at the same time trying to keep his wife from running off and exploring* "We're here..."

Shori - *releases a small sigh of relief/well, at least they weren't causing any trouble/really, they were like children sometimes*

Yuuri - *yeah... really annoying children...* "Hey, I want to introduce you both to Iris... Iris, these are my parents..." *nods to them as he introduces each one*

Miko - *was dancing around in her gorgeous dress she had been given to wear/it was sooo pretty! she felt like a fairy princess!/dances over to the door as her son knocked, and introduced the girl/smiles brightly at her, wasting no time in throwing her arms around her in a hug* "Oh! It's so nice to meet you! Doesn't Yuu-chan make such a darling king? Oh! I love your dress! It looks great on you!" *yay, girl talk!*

Iris - *is a little overwhelmed, but hugs the woman back/well, she was very... affectionate* "It's nice to meet you, too..." *smiles at her question about Yuuri/of course he made a darling king/he was darling, period*

Shoma - *stares at the girl, letting his eyes scan over her/wow... not only did Yuu-chan have a pretty fiancé, he had a pretty mistress as well/feels proud/that's my boy!!!*

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes at his mother/should have figured she would pounce the poor girl/probably should have warned Iris about his mother's... well... yeah...*

Greta - "Yuuri! Look what I made for Hale! Anissina and Gwendal taught me how to knit! Isn't it pretty?" *sounds very proud of herself, though her voice was a bit higher up than it should be/currently perched up on Hale's shoulders, playing with the long, bright pink and bright orange scarf the poor guy was sporting*

Hale - *of course he's indifferent about the whole thing - just letting Greta point to where she wanted to go and then walking there/though, he makes a point to at least hold onto her ankles to keep her from falling/stops a bit short of the group, glancing down at the three new people in front of him/well... he was used to random people showing up at the castle these days... but from the dark black hair of the two men, he could only assume that they were the king's family/nods to them*

Shori - *oh... so this guy was Hale?? wow... he was tall.../wonders why he's never met him before/was he a normal presence at the palace or a new addition??/well, whoever he was, Greta seemed to enjoy, uhh, 'playing' with him*

Shoma - *looks up at the uber tall boy as well/man, now that was some height right there/he feels really short compared to him/oh, and look at the cute little girl perched on his shoulders*

Yuuri - *oh... right... he'd never introduced them to Greta before... oops~/doubts he'll be winning 'father of the year' anyway...* "Uhh... Mom? Dad? This is Hale... and your granddaughter, Greta. Greta, these are your grandparents." *wonderful introduction...*

Miko - *pulls away from poor Iris to glance curiously up at the hot - er... really tall cutie - er... guy.../what? she was a fangirl for life too/gawks at him for a bit before making it all the way up to the adorable little girl on his shoulders/squeals as Yuuri mentioned her name, obviously knowing who it was*

Shoma - *oh... so the cute little girl was his granddaughter/his eyes widen, and he almost spazzes out when he realizes he's already a grandfather - not that he hadn't know about her already, the idea just hadn't really sunk in seeing as he'd never seen her before/he certainly didn't feel that old/hopes he doesn't look that old either*

Shori - *nice introductions there, Yuu-chan/internally claps in applause - sarcastic, of course/still wonders who Hale is and what he's doing here... and why Greta was riding up on his shoulders/that was really high*

Greta - *pats Hale's head twice/apparently that meant 'down' because Hale then moved his hands from her ankles to lift up under her arms, pulling her over his head to set on the ground/skips over to meet her grandparents, smiling brightly up at them as she hugged them both*

Yuuri - *yeah... well... shut up...*

Miko - *spazes out over her adorable little granddaughter, quickly leaning down to hug her tightly* "You're so adorable!! It's so nice to finally meet you! Yuu-chan! Why have you been holding out on us?? Did you really want to keep Greta-chan all to yourself?? That's so mean!" *smiles brightly at the girl* "Call me 'Mama', okay~?"

Hale - *stands there like a good pet*

Shori - *loser...*

Shoma - *hugs Greta back, smiling at her, and agreeing with his wife over that fact that she is very adorable/can forgive Yuuri for not introducing her before since he knows he's probably been extremely busy with work/gah! this was his granddaughter!/wait, what?! his wife wanted her to call her 'Mama?'/stares at her* "Honey... what's wrong with 'Grandma?'"

Iris - *moves over to stand by Yuuri, smiling as she watched the exchange between Greta and Yuuri's parents*

Miko - *pouts at her husband* "That makes me sound old. 'Mama' is just fine! Right, Greta-chan?" *bright smile*

Greta - *nods up at her* "Yup!"

Yuuri - *freaks...*

Shori - *totally...*

Shoma - *shakes his head at Miko/wonders how she'd react when she really did get old* "Well... 'grandpa' is fine with me..." *might as well get used to it*

Iris - *vaguely wonders what she should refer to them as...*

Yuuri - *glances up at Hale, flashing a friendly smile/he hadn't seen much of him or his sister in a while... except for at meals...*

Hale - *glances down at the king for a moment before forcing his lips to twitch in the corners in an attempted smile/gives up in the end and just nods again*

Yuuri - *good enough...*

Miko - *hugs Greta a bit more* "You're sooo cute!"

Greta - *oh... she knows...*

Murata - *had been informed that the Shibuya’s had arrived, and immediately went to greet them… well, he went to greet Mama, mostly/notices the gathering of people in the room and grins a bit - party in Mama and Papa’s room!!/enters* “Hello, hello!!”

Shori - *oh, great, it was his younger brother’s friends - the traitor… okay, so maybe he wasn’t exactly a traitor, but Shori still didn’t know what to make of him/the guy had a bad habit of keeping too much important information to himself*

Iris - *smiles when the sage enters and curtseys for the sake of being polite* “Good evening, Your Highness.” *yeah… like Shori, she didn’t really know what to make of him/he instigated too many arguments for her liking, and he seemed to enjoy getting a rise out of Yuuri and Lord Wolfram way more than he should/making Yuuri angry was never a good thing, she thought, and making Lord Wolfram angry was just asking to be scratched and yelled at*

Murata - *gives Iris a pleasant smile and a nod in return/he didn‘t really react much around Shibuya‘s mistress/he knew better than to tease and make jokes on that subject* “Lady Iris…” *maneuvers around some people to move closer to Miko/happily, as if seeing his own mother for the first time in ages* “Mama!!”

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes a bit as Murata enters/great.../what was this...? a party or something??/oh yeah... there was a wedding in a week... hmm.../opens his mouth to greet his friend, but is cut off as he goes to greet his mother - well, jeez... just because he didn't have such an awesome mom like him.../grumbles, crossing his arms/not really sure what to be doing there, anyway...*

Miko - *glances up from hugging Greta as Murata greets her* "Ken-chan!!" *lets go of the girl for just a moment to throw her arms around Yuuri's adorable friend - she'd always liked him, after all*

Greta - *goes to cling to her grandfather, smiling her cute 'I'm adorable' smile*

Hale - *indifferent*

Murata - *cuddles with Mama/Shibuya really had no idea how lucky he was/Mama was the greatest*

Shoma - *lets Greta cling to him/she really was a cute little thing/pets her head and ruffles her hair*

Shori - *watches Murata interract with his mother/that was just... wrong*

Iris - *continues to stand close to Yuuri, a smile still on her face/she enjoys the warm, loving atmosphere*

Yuuri - *wonders if he could sneak out without being noticed/fat chance... Hale towered over everyone... he'd definitely be spotted/grumble about wanting to go see Wolfram/obsessed*

Miko - *pulls away from Ken just a bit to smile brightly and wink before leaning to whisper in his ear about the 'surprise' she brought with her - and the curry she made especially for him, of course/after all, he was the one who seemed to love her cooking the most - outside of her family, at least/yay for almost-family bonding*

Greta - *watches Mama and the Sage trade secrets/bets she'll know everything by the next morning/bwahahahaha~!*

Hale - *wonders if he could sneak out to get some food..../fat chance... he was too tall..../meh...*

Murata - *grins as Mama whispers to him/oh, she was a sneaky one.../yes, this would be very entertaining, indeed/oh, and curry! yay~!/internal happy dance*

Shori - *wonders what the heck Mom is whispering to Yuuri's little friend/doesn't know if he should trust them*

Shoma - *really hopes his wife isn't going to be doing anything crazy*

Iris - *uhh... yeah... she's still just standing there/really has nothing to add to the conversation/she's just observing the scene before her, glancing over at Yuuri every once in a while because she's in lurve*

Yuuri - *uuh... yeah... he's in ... lurve too... but not with anyone in that room/eyes the door, nonchalantly taking a step towards it/obviously hopes to make a break for it...*

Miko - *continues to chat happily with Murata, wanting to know absolutely everything that has been going on since she last saw him and talking about food and the weather and sports and random other things/ADD much?*

Greta - *eventually skips back over to Hale, tugging on his sleeve to be lifted up onto his shoulders again/she would definitely be seeing more of her adoptive family later, so the attention she wasn't getting didn't really bother her*

Hale - *whatever/lifts her back up onto his shoulders*

Shori - *easily notices Yuuri trying to make his escape/grabs onto his arm to stop him - he so was not about to be left alone in here with their parents, the sage, his mistress, his niece, and the stranger/gosh, Yuu-chan, you're such a horrible father...*

Iris - *also notices Yuuri trying to leave/frowns a little bit, thinking she knew what he was trying to do and who it was he wanted to see/can't help feeling just the tinniest bit jealous*

Murata - *continues to plot and conspire with Mama*

Yuuri - *squeaks a little in surprise as he's caught/glances up at his brother before flashing a small grin and nodding towards the door/obviously trying to get him to escape with him/it was better than being stuck there....*

Miko - *too busy catching up with Yuuri's cute little friend to notice her youngest trying to escape/bwahahaha~ evil plotting*

Greta - *oh yes... she was definitely going to know what was going on soon enough/there wasn't much people could hide from her, after all*

Hale - *standing*

Shori - *shakes his head at Yuuri/did he really want to leave their parents alone in this place?!*

Shoma - *watching everything around him/yada yada*

Wolfram - *to make Yuuri happy.../has already gotten changed for bed, and is now in his nightgown and a bathrobe/hadn't been feeling very well after dinner, only to throw up soon after/yay for morning sickness that doesn't occur in the morning!/not.../yeah, he's still not feeling too hot, but he had some tea and crackers, so his stomach's managed to settle a bit/anyway, he's obviously heard that Yuuri's family has arrived, and it would really be rude of him not to greet them - plus, he likes them, so it's not like the whole greeting thing is an obligation/his mother is with him, both because he'll need someone there if he and Yuuri end up being able to go off together, and because she needs to be introduced to Yuuri's parents/yay for lots of introductions/oh well, may as well get them all over with now/peeks into the room*

Celi - *walks along with her cute, little Wolfie*

Yuuri - *pouts angrily at his brother/jerk! of course he would be fine leaving his parents alone in his castle!/er... as long as they didn't go anywhere near Anissina's lab... or... down some dark, unused staircase... or play hide-and-seek in the many, many rooms.../hey! you never know with his parents!/lets out a huff, turning to glance longingly at the door... and is rather surprised to see just the person he wanted to see peering in/obviously excited* "Wolf!" *practically prances over to him - something similar to a puppy bounding up to its owner - scooping him up in a hug and giving him a quick kiss*

Miko - *glances curiously up at her son's apparent excitement/beams happily* "Wol-chan!" *Mama likes Wol-chan, too/thinks all of Yuuri's cute little friends are... well... cute!*

Greta - *rests her elbows on Hale's head*

Hale - *passing the time/yup... this was a normal thing for him... - being in a crowd of people and not really caring what was going on*

Wolfram - *squeaks a little as Yuuri hugs and kisses him/yeah, the whole moving around, being jostled, and being scooped up thing wasn't too great at the moment/unnecessary movements just made him stomach more upset/smiles at him, though, because he's happy to see him* "Careful..." *smiles at Miko as well when she calls his name... well... part of his name and the weird little word she always adds on the end/he always figured it was some sort of affectionate term or whatever* "Hello, Mother..."

Celi - *beams at her son and the king/they made such a cute couple/her wittle Wolfie had such a handsome fiance/she was almost jealous/well, she would be if she didn't already have a handsome flock of men falling to their knees before her*

Iris - *is a little disappointed to see Lord Wolfram, though she doesn't show it, making sure to keep her smile on her face/le sigh/well, looks like she wasn't going to be getting any more of Yuuri's attention this evening/shakes her head slowly and smiles to herself, placing one of her hands against her stomach/it was okay; at least she had a part of him, however small it was*

Yuuri - *pulls back a little at Wolfram's little warning/quickly glances him over, obviously worried/would ask if he was okay if he hadn't already been talking to his mother/frowns a bit, really hoping he wasn't feeling sick again/poor thing... it was times like that that he was glad it wasn't him who was pregnant.../oooh... that would be an interesting story to tell his brother... hmm...*

Miko - *wow! all these people she was getting to meet and see again!/loved the attention/goes to move a bit closer to her soon to be son-in-law, but stops, noticing the sexy woman standing behind him/wow... this world was really filled with gorgeous people! she hoped she didn't look too plain compared to them/whatever, it wasn't like that really bothered her!/eyes the woman with awe*

Greta - *petting Hale's long, white hair~*

Hale - *being petted*

Shori - *yeah, Yuu-chan... don't go there*

Shoma - *also stares at the blonde woman with awe/wow... she looked amazing/and here boobs were - ahem! I mean, she had nice hair... all curly and... yeah... wow... cough, cough/forces himself to look at his wife instead - his pretty little housewife, who was cute and adorable and energetic*

Celi - *easily notices the staring/giggles to herself/already knows she's stunning - she doesn't have to have people staring at her to know that; although the staring was a plus*

Iris - *wishes she could have people staring like that*

Wolfram - *yeah... uhhh... no*

Yuuri - *well... that probably means he has to do the introductions.../but not before wrapping his arm around Wolfram's waist and pulling him close to his side* "Mom, Dad, this is Lady Celi.... she's Wolfram's mom... Celi, this is Miko and Shoma, my parents..." *that wasn't awkward enough.../wonders about sneaking out with just Wolfram now... though it was much more tolerable to be around everyone with him there*

Miko - *beams up at the super model/clasps her hands together in her excitement* "Call me Jennifer! Wow! No wonder Wol-chan is so gorgeous!" *insert small little fangirl dance here*

Greta - *wonders about getting cute little pink bows for Hale's hair.../starts to braid it/it wasn't like she had anything else to do*

Hale - *yeah...*

Murata - *happens to think Lady Celi was way hotter than Wolfram, but apparently his opinion doesn't count for much/observes*

Shori - *doesn't know who's company he prefers, Lady Celi's or Wolfram's/Wolfram was a spoiled brat, but his mom could be pretty scary/sometimes it didn't seem as if she knew what personal space is*

Celi - *is super excited to be able to meet His Majesty's parents/awww~ and his mother was so cute~ it was no wonder the king was so adorable/and his father was handsome too, in a very modest sort of way/there was nothing flashy or showy about the couple/immediately takes a liking to them, especially when Jennifer compliments her sweet little boy/gushes* "It's so nice to meet you!"

Shoma - *coughs lightly and tries not to stare so much/chokes out* "Its nice to meet you, too..." *dang... Wolfram's mother was hot - not that his own wife wasn't just as attractive, because she was... just in a different way/... yeah... he was digging himself a hole, wasn't he?*

Wolfram - *clings to Yuuri, cuddling close to him/easily notices that his stupid mistress is present, which only makes him cling tighter, giving her an arrogant 'haha! he's mine!' look/stupid whore...*

Yuuri - *isn't bothered at all by Wolfram's clingy-ness/actually, he likes it/yay! more attention for him~/yeah... he loved Wolfram's attention* "Yeah... uh... now that we all know each other..." *more or less, since Guine forgot about the whole Shori/Hale exchange in the introduction chaos...* "Uhh... Well... are we just going to stand around and talk...?" *trails off a bit at the end, noticing how not many people were paying attention to what he was saying/oh well... at least he had Wolfram...*

Miko - *gushes right back* "Your hair is so beautiful! How in the world do you manage all those curls! Mine never works the way I want it to! It's a curse!" *yeah... girl talk*

Greta - *pets at Hale's head/he was such a cute little kid~*

Hale - *whatever....*

Celi - "Oh, it's not very difficult at all! I have all sorts of hair care products from all over the world, some that work better than others! I'd be delighted to show them to you if you'd like!" *really enjoys the girl-talk/Wolfie never lets her play with his hair anymore... and he always whined and complained when she tried to get him to try on some of her makeup/the poor dear liked to pretend he had fashion sense, but he was much too modest*

Shoma - *groans quietly/oh no... girl-talk*

Shori - *thinks he's going to gag if he has to hear any more of it/wonders if letting Celi and his mother bond is a good idea or not*

Wolfram - *cuddles more, leaning up to kiss Yuuri's cheek, shooting a few more mean and hateful looks in Iris' direction/makes sure his left hand is visible as well, along with the ring he's made sure to show of since he got back/gloating*

Iris - *knows Wolfram's trying to instigate something, and doesn't allow him to get to her/in fact, she knows a subtle way in which to get back at him, without making it obvious to Yuuri and the others that she was doing so/steps a little closer in order to join in on the girl-talk/smile smile* "Lady Celi's products are amazing, Mama." *yup, piling on the sweetness/doesn't really know if it's appropriate to call Miko 'Mama,' but she seemed to enjoy it, so she decides to go with it* "She's been kind enough to help me since I came here." *which was true, although she had no idea if Lord Wolfram was aware of that little fact or not/heehee~* "I'd never worn makeup before, but it's so popular among the noblewomen that I felt odd without it."

Wolfram - *glares at Iris, then at his mother/traitor...*

Miko - *obviously excited about the thought of getting to try out new make-up and hair products/beams happily at Iris as she's called 'Mama'* "Your hair looks wonderful too, Iris-chan!" *pauses to tug a bit at her own hair, pouting a little/glances over her shoulder at her husband* "Uma-chan? What do you think about me bleaching my hair blonde?"

Yuuri - *watches Wolfram curiously, noticing his rather hostile glare towards Iris/frowns a bit, turning just slightly so that he was blocking his direct view of the girl/pouts - that wasn't the kind of attention he'd wanted.... waahh...*

Greta - *oh! or maybe cute little barrets! and a little hat! and she could train him to dance like a little monkey! - okay, not really... but she did like his hair*

Hale - *.... he looks like a monkey...?*

Shoma - *gawks at his wife/hopes she's not serious* "Honey, your hair's fine the way it is..."

Iris - *nods in agreement, lifting a hand to play with some of Miko's hair* "He's right, Mama; you have absolutely gorgeous hair." *but then she'd always had a thing for darker hair* "And if you wanted, Lady Celi and I could show you how to style it. I think some loose curls would look marvelous on you!"

Celi - *nods as well* "Oh, and you have to look through my jewelry! You can pick out whatever you like!! I never have the opportunity to wear all of it!! I gave a few pieces to Iris just the other day, and she looked so beautiful!" *beams at Iris/didn't discriminate either/it wasn't the girls fault, after all* "Iris, dear, you really should wear jewelry more often."

Iris - *blushes a little* "I'm not really used to it..."

Wolfram - *looks around Yuuri to glare some more/was that tramp bonding with his mother?!/that whore!*

Iris - *yes, she was/mwahahahahaaa~!/gasp/oh, was she being evil and coniving???*

Yuuri - *pouts even more as Wolfram moves to look around him/fine... whatever.../he didn't care...*

Miko - *really excited about the idea of wearing jewelry* "Oh! That would be wonderful! I would love to see some of your jewelry! I haven't been one to wear a lot, but I bet I could get used to it!" *ha... that meant Shoma would have to start buying her more jewelry!/really enjoying her girl talk*

Greta - *happily perched up on top of Hale's shoulders/would like some jewelry too/oh wait... she already had a bunch of jewelry!/yeah... the perks of being a princess... good times...*

Jade - *has been looking for her brother since it had been a while since she'd seen him last/actually, he was probably just keeping Greta company, like usual/poor girl... her parents needed to spend more time with her... especially Yuuri - but she wasn't about to even think of saying something like that out loud/had hidden herself away in the vast library for most of the day, thus she didn't know that Yuuri had returned with his parents yet, though she knew he was due back any time/and she wasn't really worried about her brother - he could take care of himself - but she found this very interesting book on wind techniques that he might enjoy/about to go knock on Greta's door, but stops short as she notices the door to the unused room across the hall open/curiously peeks inside, unable to stop herself - especially since she knew better than to snoop/instantly flustered by how many people there were and quickly ducks away, hopefully before anyone saw her/ jeez! she never thought she'd see so many people with black hair and black eyes in the same room in her entire life!!/yeah... it was a bit overwhelming when she was caught off guard....*

Hale - *obviously notices his sister, but doesn't say anything/lets Greta play with his hair/it wasn't like he cared...*

Murata - *notices Jade as well/grins/looks around at everyone before starting to head towards the door, wondering if he could sneak out and bother her for a while*

Shoma - *oh, no... and the girl-talk turns to jewelry/great.../his wife would be expecting a new necklace or something on the next special occasion/wonders if he can bum some cash off of Sho-chan*

Wolfram - *was getting really pissed off/that was his mother and his mother-in-law!/who the hell did that whore think she was worming her way close to them?!*

Iris - *thinks she's pregnant with Yuuri's child, too, and deserves the same amount of respect and attention as he does/plays with Mama's hair a little more*

Miko - *has almost forgotten how much she loved having her hair bring played with/too absorbed in girl talk to notice much else/it was one of those few things that could keep her attention*

Yuuri - *pouts, watching Murata cross the room/oh... sure... he could leave... but he was stuck here with a silently fuming fiance and his flighty mother... and his mistress... and the really awkward tension between the two younger blonds.../what the heck?? he'd just wanted to spend some time with Wolfram before being forced to be seperated again!/leans down to kiss his forehead, trying to win back some attention/waah...*

Greta - *yup... she was still there... though she didn't really know why... it was kinda boring.../oh well, at least she had her cute little Hale to keep her company*

Hale - *it's what he lived for... apparently...*

Jade - *grumbles to herself as she walks quickly down the hall, heading back to the library/well, that was what she got for not paying attention to anything but her books/yeah... that was embarrassing....*

Murata - *snickers as he leaves/so long, Shibuya! have fun with girl-talk and temperamental fiancés! I've got a cute girl to catch!/follows Jade down the hall, being quiet and not saying anything just yet, though he wasn't trying to be sneaky/sometimes he just liked to watch her*

Shori - *sighs to himself/listening to the women chatter on wasn't something he really enjoyed doing/tries to think of something to do, but can't really come up with much at the moment/well... he could always go find Conrad... he had a nice, hard punch with that guy's name on it/stupid moron who hadn't protected his brother like he'd said he would...*

Wolfram - *lets Yuuri kiss his forehead, though he continues to frown and glare over at Iris and the two other women - he apparently already had Yuuri's undivided attention, after all; he didn't have theirs/how dare they?!/they were supposed to be paying attention to him! not her; him!/waaaah~!*

Yuuri - *ugh... whatever... he didn't need Wolfram's complete and undivided attention anyway.../he would just stand there... with nothing to do... and... listening to the girls chat to themselves/shoots a glance over at his brother/ it was reading something on the lines of 'this is your own fault for not escaping with me earlier...*

Jade - *slows down a bit once she's made it out of the wing with the bedrooms and such down it/yeah... she should have just waited to show Hale at breakfast... but it really was an interesting book.../cracks it open to skim through some of the pages she'd already read, now walking even slower so she wouldn't run into anything while she had her nose in a book*

Murata - *Heehee~ she was so cute~/walks a little faster now to get a little closer, but still doesn't say anything, not wanting to startle her or anything like that/waits for her to notice him on her own*

Shori - *rolls his eyes at the conversation taking place around him/then glances back at Yuuri/shrugs at him/hey, it wasn't his fault he'd been concerned about their parents getting into trouble*

Wolfram - *pouts, and begins to try and think of a way to get some of the attention for himself*

Yuuri - *would cross his arms over his chest to huff more, but it was kinda difficult to do while holding onto Wolfram/well, jee... if he wanted their attention, he could just try to talk to them...*

Greta - *whispers in Hale's ear/apparently that was his cue to nonchalantly make their exit/hey, if the adults were going to be talking about random things and her parents and grandparents and uncle and... whatever Iris would be... - uhh... little sibling's mother...? or something... - were completely ignoring her... then she was going to go have some tea with Hale/yes, that included dressing him up like a princess, a pretty little crown and all/tee hee~*

Hale - *yeah... it was kinda hard to be nonchalant when you were as tall as he was/instead of being... 'nonchalant' persay... he just tries not to trip into anything.../yeah... he wasn't that graceful... but who could really blame him...?*

Jade - *comes to a complete stop without really knowing it/see? this is why she stayed in the library... she got too easily absorbed in the books she read/flips the page, but not without noticing something in the window nearby/a reflection...?/turns to see what it was... and nearly has a heart attack, realizing how close the stupid Sage was/lets out a surprised squeak, accidentally letting the book slip out of her hands as she spun around/jeez!!! people seriously shouldn't sneak up on her like that!!*

Murata - *grins at her, then gives a little wave* "Hello..." *I'm here to annoy you/cackles inwardly*

Iris - *continues to play with Mama's hair and talk about all sorts of girly things/smiles to herself when she realizes how jealous Lord Wolfram was getting/good... too much attention was bad for already spoiled little boys/does everything she can to keep Lady Celi's and Mama's attention focused on her, discussing hair, jewelry, dresses, tiny little baby clothes, and even:* "You know, Mama, I've always thought 'Jennifer' was such a pretty name. In fact, I was thinking of naming the baby 'Jennifer' if it turns out to be a girl." *spares a little smile at Yuuri* "If that's okay, of course. I wouldn't want to choose a name for our child without consulting you about it first." *yes, that's right, our child/take that, you snot nosed little brat!*

Wolfram - *fumes/whore, whore, whore, whore, whore, whore, WHORE!*

Yuuri - *stares at the girl/was she kidding...?* "Uuuh... if you really want to..." *what was there to say to that, anyway...?/eyes Wolfram for a moment, then sighs/yeah... he had no idea what to do.../useless moron...*

Miko - *fangirl squeal/jumps up and down like a little girl* "Really?? You were really thinking about something like that??" *gushgush/hey, she could only give attention to people who were giving attention to her! sorry, Wolfie.../Guine says wah...*

Jade - *frowns a little at his smile/yeah... she knew full well that he was there to annoy her/crosses her arms over her chest, forcing a small little smile back/she didn't dislike him... but she didn't really consider him a close friend, either.../he was kinda weird...*

Murata - *ahh... was that a little smile he saw??/grins more* "Did the sun come out, or did you just smile at me?"

Iris - *turns to smile back at Mama* "Of course! Although I don't have anything in mind for a boy at the moment. Do you have any suggestions??" *was going to say something along the lines of naming a boy 'Yuuri Jr.' or 'Yuuri II,' but thinks that would be a little much*

Wolfram - *glare, glare/fume, fume/desperately tries to think of something to say or do to get some attention/maybe he should cry... no, that would just give him a headache if he did it too much/hmmm... what to do, what to do.../oh! getting sick always made people worry! maybe he should try that!/problem was, he didn't feel very sick at the moment/pooey - why didn't his stomach ever act up when he needed it too?/lifts his right hand to hold up his index finger, looking at it seriously/maybe he could force it*

Yuuri - *watching him, frowning at his actions/could probably guess what he was going to do/reaches up with his free hand to take hold of Wolfram's, leaning down to kiss it once before glancing up again/well... he was bored, anyway.../laughs lightly at Iris's enthusiasm* "Yeah, Wolf and I have been having a bit of difficulty for our baby as well... so at least there's one name to consider..." *pauses, thinking about it some* "Do you know any good names, mom?" *eh... and that's about as far into the conversation he was going to get...*

Miko - *even more excited as she's asked for her opinion* "'Kazuo!' It's such a strong name! But still cute! Or maybe even 'Saku' or 'Saniiro'! I've also had a strange fondness for the name 'Toshiro...'" *well... she was asked...*

Jade - *still smiling, not put off at all/what was he getting at?* "Well, Your Eminence, I do believe that the sun has already set for the day, but I am flattered for your mistake."

Murata - *oh gosh, she was just too cute!! and so modest!* "If I received a nickel for every time I saw someone as beautiful as you, I'd have five cents."

Iris - *has never heard of those names before, but whatever/she just wanted to keep the attention away from Lord Wolfram for as long as possible* "Those are so adorable!!" *sighs dreamily* "Oh, I do hope the baby inherits Yuuri's coloring..."

Shori - *grumbles, almost bored out of his mind* "Genetics. Both babies will have dark hair and eyes."

Wolfram - *waaaaah! no fair!/yanks his hand away from Yuuri's, staring at his finger again/is now seriously considering it/or.../glances over at Iris again, glaring darkly/he could always claw at her face...*

Yuuri - *just as bored out of his mind as Shori/why couldn't he just sneak away with Wolfram...?/oh... because Shori woulf pitch a fit... or something.../ugh.. this was ridiculous... and a week was way too long to wait to be alone with him again.../stupid bloody rules.../still watching Wolfram, and sighs at his actions/yeah... he had no idea what to do about him/he really hoped he wasn't going to do something drastic to get attention/waaah... didn't he give him enough attention, already?? he would roll over if Wolfram wanted him to.../shakes his head and lifts a hand to brush at the blond's hair/whatever... at least he was cute...*

Miko - *practically squeals at the thought of two little Yuuris/fangirls* "Ohh! They'll be so adorable! Yuu-chan was absolutely adorable as a baby - well, I mean, he still is... but just imagine two at the same time!" *wait... two babies... one from Iris.../glances around for Wolfram before waving exaggeratedly across the short distance* "Wol-chan! Why aren't you over here? Is Yuu-chan being mean and keeping you all to himself??" *moves away from the small group for just a bit to skip over to the blond and tug on his hand with both of hers* "Come on! Come on! Don't be shy!" *practically yanks him away from Yuuri to hug him - since she hadn't yet - and drag him over to the group* "Wol-chan! What name ideas did you have? Wow! Wol-chan! You look just like Celi-chan!" *more fangirl moment* "Maybe I really should bleach my hair..."

Jade - *stares at him for a bit/yeah... she was smart enough to figure out that he meant some kind of foreign currency... and because she's had to endure this kind of talk before... she could only assume that it was meant as a compliment/doesn't really know what to think about it, but she knew better than to take words like that seriously/smiles sweetly at him - her usual smile* "Please, Your Eminence, you should not say such things. You might make me blush." *subtle sarcasm/yeah... she wouldn't blush... not from that, at least... hopefully…*

Murata - *continues to smile at the girl/he really doubted he'd actually make her blush, and in the off chance that he did it probably wouldn't be as easy as that/there was something about the girl that was rather... cold... but it just made her more intriguing, and it made him more determined to pursue her.../okay... so maybe he wasn't very serious about the pursuit at the moment, but he would be... yeah...* "You must be exhausted; you've been running through my mind all day..."

Wolfram - *dang right, he was cute!/maybe he really should just go and scratch her - oh, wait, here comes Miko/yay! attention! although he didn't really want to be dragged over there and pulled into the girl talk, but whatever/he'd take what he could get - and this way he was closer to the whore, so it would be harder for Yuuri to stop him from attacking her/yeah... that was a plus.../of course, now that Miko seemed to be paying some attention to him maybe he wouldn't have to resort to such things/thinks for a bit before trying to answer her question, pretty much ignoring the comment about how he looked just like his mother - yeah, he'd heard that plenty of times before/mumbles* "Well, I-"

Iris - *breaks in, keeping her sweet smile on her face/lifts a hand to play with Mama's hair again* "Oh, no, Mama, please don't. Your hair's lovely the way it is!"

Wolfram - *glares at the whore/had she just cut him off???*

Shoma - *yeah, honey, listen to Yuu-chan's mistress/didn't even want to imagine his wife with bleached hair*

Yuuri - *pouts as his mother drags his Wolfram away from him/angrily crosses his arms over his chest then glares at Shori for not letting him escape when he had the chance/jerk...*

Miko - *giggles, enjoying the attention/but she was curious about Wolfram's names he was thinking of* "Thank you, Iris-chan! I think I will keep it the way it is! And I'm much too busy to keep it well maintained!" *yeah, like cooking... and shopping* "So what names were you thinking of, Wol-chan~?"

Jade - *feels her lip twitch against her will - possibly a real-ish smile?/maybe... /well... for being annoying and always bothering her... the guy could be at least a little... well... he was cheesy... and she would rather put up with that then someone who was a complete jerk/makes sure she's back to being perfectly composed before speaking* "I apologize, Your Eminence. I pray I have not kept you from more important things. I shall put more effort into remaining out of your mind, from now on."

Murata - *awwww~~!!!!/inner fanboy squeal/his grin lowers a bit, into more of a charming smile, and he sidles just a little closer, though not close enough to invade her personal space - there were some people who didn't take too kindly to having their little bubble popped, and he'd read enough signs from her to be able to tell that it probably wouldn't be a good idea* "I'm afraid there isn't much you can do to stop me from thinking about you..."

Shori - *shrugs at his brother's glare/internally gloats about how Yuu-chan was stuck here, too... not that Shori was really stuck here... he could always just up and leave... come to think of it, so could Yuu-chan, though he didn't think he'd be leaving without his fiance*

Celi - *giggles a little, gushing over her baby boy* "Yes, Wolfie, tell us which names you like!" *oh, it had been so long since she'd been able to hold a baby in her arms! was looking foreword to being a grandmother... not that she wasn't already... she was just really excited about there being a baby - or babies, rather - in the palace again*

Wolfram - *flushes a little/he hadn't really talked about these things with anyone other than Yuuri* "Well... I like Nicolae for a boy... and for a girl I really like Alexandra..." *which he'd mentioned to Yuuri before, although he didn't think the wimp had been listening/had pretty much accepted the fact that Yuuri wasn't going to be any help with deciding what to name their kid*

Iris - *forces herself to be all sweet and supportive/not that she wasn't usually, it's just that Lord Wolfram tended to rub her the wrong way/not that he was doing anything too terribly bad at the moment, but...* "Oh, those are adorable!" *gush gush/smiles over at Yuuri* "Don't you think so, Yuuri??"

Wolfram - *glares at her again/no one had asked for her opinion*

Yuuri - *blinks out of his glaring to glance over at the women... and Wolfram...* "Uuuh... yeah... I do like those." *and he really did/thinks he can actually manage to prounce those names, which was a great plus*

Miko - *giggles excitedly* "Those names are so cute! Wol-chan has just as good ideas for names as Iris-chan!" *well... of course she thought Iris had a good idea for a name... it was her name, after all/to both of them* "Have you already gotten everything set up for the babies? Rooms? And beds? And lots of stuffed animals?" *so very excited about the thought of having a little baby to love on*

Jade - *automatically steps back a bit as the Sage moved forward, towards her/she hadn't really meant to... it was just a reaction.../her personal space was a bit wider than the normal person, especially when she was alone with someone else... and especially with a male/still smiling her perfectly trained smile/though she thought he look a lot more... well... more of a gentleman when he smiled* "I apologize for that as well, Your Eminence. Perhaps it would be best for me to remove myself from your sight. Perhaps, then, it would be a bit easier to focus on your work, rather than a mere commoner such as I."

Murata - *almost snorts, but manages to hold the reaction back/work?? what work?? - and he was completely serious when he mentally asked that, because for the past few years, he hadn't really had to do anything unless Shibuya gave him something to do/sure, he still hung out with Ulrike at the temple every once in a while, but if he really didn't want to be dragged into fixing shelves and oiling hinges, all he had to do was escape to the castle/Shibuya hardly gave him anything to do... lucky him.../makes no further move towards her, easily noticing how she stepped back* "It's alright. I don't mind, really. In fact, I prefer it." *yeah, it was so much better to think of a pretty girl than something far more boring/bends down to retrieve the book she'd previously dropped in her surprise, glancing at the title before handing it back to her* "If you're really interested in wind techniques, you should talk with Lord von Christ." *yeah, Gunter would no doubt give her a long winded - no pun intended - explanation of the wind element, his forte*

Wolfram - *turns his glare from Iris to Yuuri for a moment/why did he agree with her, and yet when he'd said things like that or made suggested, Yuuri either hadn't seemed to care or had pretty much ignored him??*