December ##th 20XX

"♪Shalalalala♪", the slightly high pitched, yet sweet voice of a girl sang happily as she rode the shoulders of a bearded school cap muscular man, resting a pink lunchbox on his head while she did. "You really like that song, don't you?", the school cap man asked chuckling.

"Yuppie! Natsuri finally convinced mama to sing her the song last night!", said the young girl of long lavender magenta hair with two long ponytails in either side of her head and the rest of her hair left down, who liked to refer to herself in third person for some reason.

"Well it didn't take you long to convince her considering you heard that story 3 days ago haha", the school cap man replied. "Are we there yet, uncle Gen?", Natsuri asked bouncing on his shoulders.

"See it for yourself", Gensai said as the area with prominent bushes of the  forest they had been walking through ended in a sort of cliff from where they could see a big fancy wooden cabin below.

"Alright Natsuri-dono, hold on tight and remember, no word of this to your mama, okay?", Gensai said holding her ankles against his shoulders. "Osu!", Natsuri exclaimed and wrapped an arm around Gensai's head while holding the pink lunchbox with the other.

Then jumping from a height of around 15 feet with the lavender magenta young girl on his shoulders, the school cap man effortlessly landed in the middle of the back garden of that fancy wooden cabin they saw from up there.

"GOD DAMMIT-!! Stop doing that! You're gonna give me a heart attack one of these days dude!", Scolded a young woman of dark brown hair tied in a messy ponytail and two colored eyes who jumped scared as Gensai and Natsuri landed behind her.

"Natsuki is gonna kill you when she finds out you know?", said after sighing a young woman of hair white like snow a little bit down her shoulders and golden eyes as she approached them from the side. "IF she finds out", Natsuri replied.

"You really are a bad influence for her, Gen", the messy ponytail woman said unimpressed. "I'm just brushing her Yamato spirit wahahaha!", Gensai replied laughing cheerful as ever.

"Auntie Emerson, auntie Mayu, what were you doing?", Natsuri asked expectantly. "Ah, we were just sparring a bit", Emerson awkwardly smiled as she showed the young girl a wooden stick the size of a sword she was holding behind her back.

"So you hungry??", Natsuri asked bouncing on Gensai's shoulders. "Training always makes me hungry and as for her, I bet she'd eat a horse right now", Mayu half smiled pointing at Emerson with a smaller wooden stick she was holding.

"Hey!", Emerson replied outraged. "Well worry not cause Natsuri has come to your aid!", the lavender magenta haired girl exclaimed as she raised her lunchbox and opened it eagerly afterwards.

"Here ya go!", Natsuri then pulled out a couple of cupcakes, one white she handed to Mayu and one dark brown she handed to Emerson. "Don't tell me! Your firsts cupcakes??", Emerson asked with a big smile.

"Yippie! Natsuri finally learned mama's secret recipe!", the young girl exclaimed with a proud grin flashing her little fang. "These are delicious, great job", Mayu said after taking the first bite from hers.

"Amazhing shob!", Emerson added with her mouth full as she enjoyed hers. "Yay! Natsuri did it!", the young girl jumped happy.

"Well, if you excuse us, the Natsuri express has to continue delivering cupcakes, is Monika in there?", Gensai asked.

"Yeah, upstairs in the studio", Mayu replied pointing at the upper section of the cabin with her thumb. "Alright!!", Natsuri and Gensai shouted as both got ready for him to jump.

"Use the door! And the stairs!", Emerson scolded as she pointed at the back door. "Okay...", Natsuri and Gensai said sad.

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"Natsuri-chan!", the young brunette woman who now had her long hair down exclaimed as she stood up from her chair behind a big desk and ran to hug the child of lavender magenta hair who jumped off Gensai's shoulders as they entered the big studio full of books and drawers.

"Aunt Moni!", Natsuri exclaimed as she hugged the brunette. "Hi, Gen", Monika said looking at the school cap man standing there and holding the pink lunchbox who simply smiled.

"Who should I thank for granting me the honor of your visit, huh?", Monika asked as she crouched to talk face to face with the young girl. "No one! Natsuri is here to deliver a special order!", Natsuri said proud flashing her little fang with a grin.

"The green one right?", Gensai asked as he walked towards them while opening the lunchbox. "Yeppie!", Natsuri replied and then took the emerald green cupcake Gensai handed to her.

"For you!", Natsuri happily offered the dessert to the brunette. "Oh my goodness! You finally baked your first cupcakes?", Monika asked surprised as she took the cupcake and Natsuri repeatedly nodded almost headbanging her long hair.

"Mmmm~! So delicious!", Monika said with a hand on her cheek while savouring the sweet dessert. "Another smile delivered! Hop!", Natsuri made and peace sign to then moonsault her back to Gensai's shoulders.

"Natsuri express! Onto the next one!", the young girl exclaimed as she pointed. "Osu!", Gensai replied.

"Heh~ leaving already?", Monika pouted disappointed. "Natsuri still has to deliver more cupcakes to her family", Natsuri said with a proud smile.

"Okay~ come visit your aunties more often, alright?", Monika said with a sweet smile. "Oki doki! Now go!", Natsuri exclaimed as Gensai aimed for the big window next to them.

"Use the door! And the stairs!", Monika scolded. "Okay...", both once again said at the same time sad.

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"Anybody home?", the school cap man asked as he went around a smaller wooden cabin than the one where the former literature president lives in, to find a beanie hat toned young woman of brown hair as her tank top showed while she worked in what seemed to be an electric generator.

"Jazzy!", Natsuri shouted loud which finally made her turn around and greet them with a grin while taking her earphones off. " Natsuri!", Jasmine shouted back.

"How's that going?", Gensai asked glancing at the machine behind her. "Going good, I'm close to make it work", Jasmine replied.

"That's great, it'll come in handy", Gensai said. "Yeah but since it's a bit old I think it'll serve as backup most likely which is still good", the beanie hat girl shrugged.

"Natsuri doesn't understand what you're saying but does that mean you're working hard auntie Jazz?", Natsuri asked expectantly. "Yeah, pretty much haha", Jasmine replied.

"Then Natsuri has a reward for you!", the lavender magenta haired girl then opened her lunchbox and pulled out a red cupcake. "No way! Finally the prophecy has been fulfilled?", Jasmine asked smiling widely as she accepted the goodie.

"Cupcakes surely are gonna continue being a thing in this world for a while longer", Gensai grinned. "Thish ish fantashtif!", Jasmine spoke with mouth full surprised of the flavor practically the same as the one's she tried from certain pink haired one before.

"Natural talent", Gensai said. "Amazing teacher", Natsuri added proud.

"Wohoo! Now I feel recharged to work even harder!", Jasmine exclaimed satisfied as she finished her cupcake quite fast. "Hooray! Then Natsuri express! Onto the next!", Natsuri exclaimed pointing.

"Come by again soon~", Jasmine giggled as both ran away from where they came.

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"What was that you said to Monika earlier Natsuri-dono?", Gensai asked as now both calmly walked through a dirt road in the middle of the forest. "About what?", Natsuri asked curious.

"Smile something", Gensai replied. "Oh! Smile delivered!", Natsuri exclaimed.

"Yeah that. You know that brought back old memories", Gensai said with a nostalgic smile. "Oh! Story time story time!", Natsuri bounced excited.

"It's about the same person that gave me this", Gensai said as he patted his school cap. "Ah! You mean A-", Natsuri was about to say but then the sound of rushed footsteps made but stop and turn around.

"Mommy!", Natsuri's smile became even bigger as she jumped off Gensai's shoulders and ran to jump onto a young woman of long purple hair tied in a lose ponytail who finally caught up with them.

"Hi sweetie", the purple haired woman said planting a soft smooch on the young girl's cheek to then put her down again. "What happened Yuri? Why the rush?", Gensai asked as he saw the sweat on Yuri's forehead.

"I need to tell you something urgently, first you forgot this at our house", Yuri said as she pulled out a walkie talkie from her back pocket. "Ah crap! You're right!", Gensai said surprised as he checked his back pocket itself.

"Natsuki called...", from there both lowered their voices to the point the young lavender magenta haired girl just as tall to barely reach around her mother's waist couldn't hear very well.

Yet she still managed to hear Gensai as his concerned tone from time to time made his voice louder saying things like, "9?", "That many?" and "I'll go now".

"Natsuri-dono, the Natsuri express will have to deliver the rest of those cupcakes later, okay?", Gensai said after they seemed to be done and crouched down to talk to the young girl while messing her hair.

"But Natsuri still has some cupcakes left to deliver...", Natsuri said sad. "I know but I gotta go help your mama with something, alright?", Gensai asked.

"Come on sweetie, I'll teach you how to make tea in the meantime so the Natsuri express can add more to the menu, yes?", Yuri said as she took her daughter's hand and squeezed it gently while smiling sweetly at her.

"Oki!", Natsuri replied now looking more excited as she smiled again. "Then I'll be off now", Gensai said with a crooked teeth smile.

"I already told her this a million times but please tell her we love her and that we'll be waiting for her", Yuri whispered to Gensai as she tugged on his sleeve before he turned around to run.

"Don't worry, you'll tell her yourself tomorrow again, and the next day after that, and the next one, and the next one-", Gensai replied. "Right...", Yuri giggled a bit more relaxed.

"Then, off to hell I goooo!", Gensai shouted as he dashed out of the scene. "See you uncle Gen!", Natsuri shouted as she waved her hand at him to then walk hand in hand with the purple haired woman back from where they came.

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