Kagami! You actually like looking at this stuff?

Duy headed toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"Hey! How's it going, little bro Dave?"

"Hey, Chen! How've you been? Won Sister Liu over yet?"

"Duy, has that Konoha Blocks Game on your phones got one of those things you mentioned? What was it, a... bug?"

"Bullshit. How could a Game my bro Orochiroku made have a bug? You just suck."

"Hey, Grandpa Tian, why aren't you off rehearsing Square Dance with Grandma Hua today? What happened? Did your wife find out?"

"Duy, you brat! Shut up! Do I look like that sort of man?!"

"What... Oh, Grandma Hua's here too. Well, uh, I don't know anything."

Duy walked through the Uchiha Clan Compound, greeting the Uchiha he passed. Over the past few months, he had come to see Tsukimi almost every day, and all those visits had naturally acquainted him with the clan members.

After helping an old man resolve an Elderly Domestic Crisis Violence Case, Dave arrived at the home of the Uchiha Second Elder.

"Hehe, hello, Father-in-law. Is Tsukimi home?" Duy made his way through one doorway after another with practiced ease, then greeted his father-in-law when he found him.

"Ah, Dave, you're here. Tsukimi's training with Kagami at the training ground out back. Go on." The Second Elder smiled warmly at him.

Watching Dave leave with a grin, the Second Elder took a contented sip of tea. Life in his old age just kept getting better. He no longer had to worry about his eldest daughter's marriage, and his youngest son's exceptional talent was arguably the best in the clan. There was no need to worry about their futures. The clan's reputation in the village was improving, too. These past two days, he had even gone to sleep smiling. He really was growing fonder and fonder of this life.

Duy reached the training ground and spotted Tsukimi sitting on the wooden boards outside the house, along with his little brother-in-law Kagami hard at work training nearby. But forget his little brother-in-law. That guy was no use.

Kagami: ?

Duy rose onto his tiptoes and crept silently up behind Tsukimi.

"Guess who?" Duy put on a funny voice.

"Ah... A-are you Dave?" Startled at first by the sudden darkness before her eyes, Tsukimi blushed as she recovered.

"Correct! Here's your reward. Mwah~" Dave took his hands away from Tsukimi's eyes. When she turned toward him, he kissed her forehead.

"Ah... Kagami's right over there," Tsukimi said, blushing.

"It's fine. Just pretend he doesn't count as a person." Duy sat beside Tsukimi and took her delicate hand with a smile.

Kagami, who had been kicking a wooden post nearby, slowly turned his head, a question mark practically appearing on his face.

"Did you need me for something, Dave?" Tsukimi asked with a smile. She did not know why, but whenever Dave was beside her, she always felt especially happy.

"What, can't I come see my little fiancée without needing something?" Duy asked with an odd look.

Tsukimi flushed again and buried herself in Dave's arms. He held her gently...

Nearby, Kagami slowly lowered his head to look at the kunai in his hand and slashed it through the air a few times. If his sister and Dave ever broke up or called off their engagement, he wondered whether he should stick it into Dave's forehead, his forehead, or his forehead.

"Here, close your eyes first. I brought you a few gifts!" Dave smiled down at Tsukimi in his arms.

"Okay~" Tsukimi gave him a sweet smile and slowly closed her eyes.

Dave pulled out the cloth dolls Aunt Cai had given him earlier at the phone shop.

"All right, open your eyes!" Dave prompted.

"Ta-da!" "Wow!" Tsukimi slowly opened her eyes and looked at the cloth dolls in Dave's hands, her eyes shining with delighted surprise.

Dave held four dolls. Two were chibi versions of Dave and Tsukimi, while another depicted the two of them together in chibi form. Little Tsukimi lay in little Dave's arms, blushing as she buried her face in his chest, while little Dave grinned and played with her hair. The last showed little Tsukimi holding a tiny pink rabbit and feeding it grass.

He knew Tsukimi liked rabbits, but apparently his father-in-law, the Second Elder, had been frightened by some animal when he was young and never allowed pets in the house... It made Tsukimi very unhappy.

"Here, these are all for you. See? This little me can keep you company whenever I'm not by your side. I hope you'll always be happy, cheerful, and adorable." Dave smiled.

"Thank you... Dave." Warmth filled Tsukimi's heart. Looking at the little Dave in her hands, her smile grew even brighter.

"Um, Dave, wait here a moment. I have a gift for you, too!" Suddenly remembering something, Tsukimi gave him a mysterious smile and jogged back into the house.

Dave's tender gaze followed Tsukimi as she ran, and he only turned away once she had gone upstairs.

Kagami happened to meet Dave's eyes just then.

"What are you staring at? Never seen your brother-in-law before? Staring won't make you as handsome as me," Dave called out irritably.

"Tch." Kagami rolled his eyes at him. If he could have beaten Dave in a fight, he would have shown him some brother-in-law affection long ago.

A short while later, Tsukimi returned with a box, sat beside Dave, and handed it to him.

"What's this?" Dave asked, looking at the box in his hands with confusion.

Just then, Kagami, who was still training nearby, happened to catch sight of the box his Sister had brought out. Oh, crap!

"Hehe, open it and you'll see." Tsukimi smiled playfully.

She did not actually know what it was, either. She remembered her little brother going out last night and coming back with this box, looking extremely happy. It was probably something boys really liked. Since her little brother liked it so much, Dave would probably like it, too, Tsukimi thought.

"Okay. Th... th... this is... this..." Dave smiled and slowly opened the box. Kagami had just been about to shout for him to stop, but his mind instantly went blank. As Dave saw what was inside, the smile froze on his face...

"What's wrong, Dave? Don't you like it?" Tsukimi's heart sank at his expression.

No longer worrying about Dave's expression, Tsukimi hurriedly took the box from his hands, wondering whether he disliked whatever was inside.

"..." Tsukimi lowered her head and looked into the box... Then...

"Teacher Sora of the Land of Birds' Special Collector's Edition Photo Album"...

Tsukimi's face gradually reddened, and she hastily shut the box...

"Kagami Uchiha!!! You actually like looking at this stuff!!" Tsukimi turned toward Kagami and shouted, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger.