Night had come and everyone in the base had been enjoying themselves as they had a barbecue going and everyone was enjoying what had been grilled. Prism especially had been enjoying herself as she had the privilege of trying all sorts of dishes she had never tried before, courtesy of Charmy as she was more then happy to introduce Prism to some of the dishes. Despite the rocky start they had on the first day, they were having fun as Pluck was finishing doing one of his sketches despite him looking beat up.
"And then the wife starts sweating bullets making her suspicious!" Pluck said.
The audience which had been Magna, Finral, Prism and Gordon began to laugh. "Aw Plu-Plu, I really missed your clever jokes!" Prism said as she wiped away a tear.
Pluck had said as he took a bow, "Thank you very much! I had much to study this time's use of comedy, and it only took me three months!"
"It really shows!" Prism said.
"Hey, He's not bad!" Asta said in awe, "I'm not sure about his jokes but he's pretty good!"
"Maybe you just don't know good comedy Dum-Dum." Feodora said in a teasing tone of voice.
"Hey!" Asta said as she nudged her, making her laugh at the expression he made.
"Now this next one will surely make you fall off your chair!" Pluck said as Addeline came on stage.
"Quack!" Addeline said.
"Oh! What's that Lady boss? Do you need the papers for the royal knights exam?" Pluck asked, "Okay, Here you go."
Addeline took the papers only to see that it was lettuce, Addeline whacked Pluck on the head as she shouted "QUACK QUACK!!"
"Whoops! Sorry!" Pluck said as he had this tongue stuck out making the audience laugh and giggle.
"Ehh?! Kore ha Manzai desu ka?" Sachiko asked. "Pluck-san ha totemo kashikoi desu!"
"Manzai--" Karasu said, a bit shocked, "--I didn't expect to see that here."
Prism laughed as she clapped, "He gets me everytime!"
Noelle said with a huff, "Hmph, obvious for him to act like a clown than royalty."
Jubei soon leaped out of the door, "Hey everyone! The cake is ready!"
Just as this was said, Yukiko had stepped outside of the base, where a familiar pure white sabertooth tiger had walked beside her, pulling in the wagon that had housed a large three layered cake that had white and brown cream decorated with frosted pink flowers in the form of primroses.
"Cereza!" Prism exclaimed gleefully as she helped Yukiko detach her from the wagon. She started to pet her as she let out a purr, "Aw, so you came with everyone too huh? You're still looking good for your age!"
Cereza gave her a lick making her giggle, before she looked at the cake. "Aw, you made it with chocolate and vanilla!" She said, "And you even put primroses!"
Yukiko said with a wink, "But of course! I know how much you loved my pastries!"
Cadfan soon cut a couple of slices, "Come now everyone! This cake isn't gonna eat itself!"
Charmy cheered as she held out her knife and fork, as she went to leap, "LET'S FEAST!"
"Whoa, Charmy!" Aine said, "Go easy! Save the cake for everyone else!"
"I know I shouldn't but--" Vanessa soon said before she took a plate, "--Aw, what the hell, it's an occasion."
Pluck had said as he took a slice of cake, "Well it's nice to take a break now and then."
"See!" Vandy said as he nudged his shoulder. "Aren't you glad to be taking a break from studying?"
"Don't push it, Vandy." Pluck told him.
Asta's eyes sparkled after he had taken a bite of the cake, "Holy--This is delicious! It's like my mouth is exploding with flavor!"
"Aunt Yuki is one of the best bakers back in our village!" Prism said with a smile, "She's the reigning champion in the baking competition. Not even my mother could beat her."
Yukiko said with pride, "It's all in the handiwork, I always say!"
"MORE MORE!" Charmy shouted as she held her plate.
"Charmy, settle down." Aisling said, holding her back.
"She always gets like this when trying our mom's cakes." Aine added
Sachiko tried a bite as she said with her eyes sparkling "O-O-OISHI!"
Karasu added as he tried a piece, "This is good. Do I detect a hint of cinnamon?"
Yukiko replied as she said with a smile, "That's right! How did you know?"
"I'm a bit of a cook myself. Though as you could tell I never had the time to get into baking." Karasu said, "Mind sharing with me the recipe later?"
Yukiko said with a smile, "Of course!"
Addeline stuffed her face with her piece of the cake. "QUACK! QUACK!"
Adrien soon took a huge bite from the cake as his whole face was covered in frosting. "Adri!" Prism said as she giggled, "You made yourself a mess, silly raptor!"
Adrien only let out a burp which made some of the members gag, though her and Asta couldn't help but laugh at how goofy he looked. Adrien soon licked his lips as he went to take another huge bite, but--
"Hey." Yami said as his aura grew, "One is enough, save some for the rest of us."
Adrien whimpered as he gave big eyes in an almost pleading sort of way. "Come on bud, you know you can only do one bite of sugar."
Most were taken back when he started to pout at her. "Aww, don't give me the pout-pout face." Prism said, nudging Adrien a little.
"Is he serious right now?" Yami asked.
"Look away" Pluck said as he picked up Addeline, "Just look away."
"Quack!" Addeline said as she jumped out of Pluck's arms and went to charge at Adrien telling him to stop.
Though Adrien did scoop her up in his mouth, as only her foot was hanging out in the corner. "Quack! Quack!" She exclaimed despite her voice being muffled.
Pluck had said to the raptor, "HEY! NO ADRI! SHE BABY! SPIT HER OUT!" Pluck had tried to get Adrien to spit her out but he moved his head avoiding his attempts.
Prism couldn't help but laugh, "I'd never thought I'd say this but I missed moments like this. It's really nice."
"He's not gonna swallow her right?" Asta asked.
Prism shook her head, "He and Addi are basically best friends, so he wouldn't think twice about eating her."
"Exactly!" Pluck said as he tried to force Adrien to spit him out only for his jaw to snap close, "Other times Addeline would do something like-"
As said, Addeline bit Adrein's tongue causing him to screech as he spat her out hurling towards Noelle and kicking Pluck across the ground.
"That." Pluck groaned
"QUACK!" Addeline shouted as she ran to Adrien as he readied himself again only this time Cerza came in between them. She let out a thundering roar causing them to freeze up; almost immediately Adrien flipped over so his belly was showing and Addeline sat herself on the ground as she dropped her stick and her feathers ruffled slightly.
"Q-Quack.." Addeline said as she shook.
"Whoa, now that's a roar!" Asta said as his own voice shook.
"That's our Cereza for ya!" Vandy said.
Feodora said with a smile "I like that sabertooth."
Yukiko soon cleared her throat, "Kids, isn't it about that time?"
"Oh right!" Aine said, before she turned to Prism, "It's time for your house warming present from all of us!"
Prism couldn't help but look confused before it came back to her, "Oh yeah, you did mention that yesterday."
"I'll go get it, you wait right here!" Aidan said before he dashed inside the base. Prism couldn't help but look confused as she noticed Aisling, Aine, Vandy and Jubei looked equally excited and eager. It hadn't been long before Aidan came back holding what looked to be a white rectangular box with a red ribbon wrapped around it.
"Here you go Prism!" Aidan said, setting the box on a table that was set up, "This is for you!"
"Bime i elena, it's big." Prism said as she felt the box.
"Oh man, what do you think is in it?!" Asta said as his eyes sparkled.
"A giant plush toy maybe?" Feodora said.
"Hurry up and open it!" Jubei urged.
Prism only nodded before she undid the red ribbon before she lifted the lid; she soon gasped while Asta's sparkled and Feodora only had a curious eye. Inside the box it had been an acoustic guitar that was of blue and had a peculiar carving of a primrose flower.
"It's… A blue guitar?" Feodora said, shocked.
"It--" She said as she had been driven to tears, "--It looks like my father's…" She brushed her hand across the base and string, "He always played this for me and mother."
"Let me tell you." Pluck said as he came back limping. "It didn't come cheap."
Vandy chuckled as he said "Yeah, Plus Pluck's salary and our allowance we were able to get the pieces to build you this guitar!"
"Even Uncle Gauche and Yami helped out with paying for it!" Jubei added.
Gauche groaned as he said "You brats kept nagging me to help, when I had better things to do!"
"Oh, you know you wanted to help!" Aisling said to him with a nudge.
"You're welcome." Vandy said with a smile.
Prism sniffled as she picked the guitar out of the box, "I love this. This is--Probably the best gift I've ever got." She soon looked at the carving, "Although this carving is new, the primrose is beautiful."
"Oh, that was Gordon 's idea!" Aidan said.
Gordon said as he mumbled, "It was nothing, it was hard to get the model, I scoured around the kingdom to get it."
Prism gave a smile, "It's perfect. Thanks Gordon." She soon got on tip toes before she gave him a kiss on the cheek. Gordon had turned red before he mumbled, "I-it was nothing."
"Wait, you can understand him?!" Pluck, Feodora, Karasu and Finral exclaimed.
"What? You guys couldn't?" Prism asked nonchalantly, "Not even you Plu-Plu?"
Pluck shouted, "UP UNTIL NOW!" He soon pinched her cheeks as he exclaimed. "ALSO DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
Yoshi soon jumped on Pluck as he bit his wrist again. Pluck let out a scream as he continued to nibble on it like a chew toy, as all everyone could do was stare.
"H-HEY! BAD BOY! BAD!" Pluck shouted,
"QUACK!" Addeline shouted as she head butted Yoshi once more, causing him to whimper and run behind .
"WILL YOU TELL YOUR DUCK TO STOP HEADBUTTING MY DOG!!" Karasu yelled.
Pluck shouted as he flipped him off, "TELL HIM TO QUIT BITING ON MY WRIST LIKE A CHEW TOY!"
Yami grabbed their heads as he said "Hey, if you two want to let out some steam, save it for the Training Room tomorrow."
Pluck and Karasu said in Unison as they paled, "Yes sir.."
The group couldn't help but laugh at their reaction. Though it wasn't long before Aisling had thought of an idea. "Oh! I've got an idea!" Aisling said before she started to tug on Prism's sleeve a little, "You should play a song for us!"
At this the group looked shocked while Prism blushed with embarrassment, "Wha-What!?"
"Great idea Ash!" Aine said, "You can play a song like the good old days!"
"Wa-Wait a minute!" Prism said as she started to flail her arms, "I really don't think--"
"Wait, wait, wait!" Asta soon said, before he turned to Prism, "You can play guitar the whole time?!"
"And she can sing too!" Vandy added as he jumped, "She used to do it all the time when we had our monthly music circle! Uncle Zeid taught her how to play!"
"Vandy!" Prism exclaimed with embarrassment as she shushed him, "Ex-nay!"
"No way really!?" Asta exclaimed.
"Whoa now--" Feodora said, "--Dum-Dum, Know it All and I knew you could sketch, but you're also musically talented?"
"Pri, why didn't you say anything before?" Asta asked her.
Prism fidgeted before she replied as her cheeks had still been red, "I uh--Didn't think it was something you guys needed to know, that's all! I mean it's not like it was SUPER important after all! I mean yes, father taught me how to play, but it's not like it's anything good! It's just stupid actually!"
"What are you talking about!?" Asta said, "It's not stupid! I wanna hear you play!"
Prism immediately shook her head, "N-No! No! You definitely don't want to hear me play!"
"Come on, it can't be that bad." Feodora said.
"It's pretty bad…" Prism soon mumbled.
"DO IT! DO IT!" Vandy, Aidan, Aisling and Aine chanted.
Finral had said, "Yeah! We want to hear!"
"MUSIC!" Charmy chanted.
"Ganbate, Prism-neechan!" Sachiko cheered.
"I'm actually Curious." Pluck said. "I want to hear too."
"You're her childhood friend and you've never heard her sing or play?" Karasu said, surprised.
"HEY! WE HAD DIFFERENT STUDIES BACK IN THE VILLAGE!" Pluck exclaimed with Karasu holding his hands back.
"It's true, sadly." Aisling told them, "Pluck gets REALLY invested in studying."
"Talk about all work and no play.." Feodora said. "No wonder he's a damn stuck-up."
"Though it's still weird, I thought she would've told you, bro." Aidan added, "She usually tells you everything."
"Gee, I wonder." Pluck said with his eyes rolled.
"Well so much for being a childhood friend." Noelle added. "Looks like You don't know everything about her."
"Shut up, Silva." Pluck growled as they both stared at each other.
"H-hey you two..Let's not fight again." Finral said only for the two teens to glare at him, "Right, shutting up now."
Prism got nervous at this again, though she felt Yukiko give her a pat on the back. She said with an encouraging smile, "Don't worry. I believe in you. Besides, it's been way too long since I've heard you play for your family."
Pluck shouted in confusion, "YOU KNEW MOM!?"
"You can do it Prism." Cadfan said.
Prism looked to everyone as they had encouraging looks in their eyes; even Vandy and Jubei's eyes grew seemingly bigger. Even Asta's eyes sparkled as he had waited with anticipation.
She soon sighed with defeat, "... Just… Promise you won't laugh."
At this the siblings cheered as they hugged one another, as everyone else seemed to look excited. Prism soon stood up straight as she set herself up; backing up slightly from the crowd to give herself some space. She played a couple of notes on the guitar, adjusting it till it had been tuned so slightly.
With one last look to her apparent audience, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She then started to play a soft somber tune, before an angelic voice was heard from her; everyone had almost been hypnotized by her.
"It's a little cold in paradise tonight
Love faded
I'm finding new forms, I write it out
I'm fine for now
Then you come along and I cry
Liberated
I'm seeing clearly now, there's no turning back
And I'm overwhelmed
Do you really want to set the night on fire?
You're my only way out
Do you really want to turn your life around?
You know you're my last chance
Can you feel my…
Can you feel my...
Can you feel my tears? They won't dry
Can you feel my teardrops of the loneliest girl?
The loneliest girl"
Prism soon opened her eyes as she noticed that most of them had looked dumbstruck. At this she started to get nervous again as her face turned red.
"S--" She started to speak up, "--So--"
She was soon taken back when she saw Asta had lifted his hands and he had started to clap; she saw he had the brightest expression on his face. Feodora had soon followed as a smile appeared on her face too. Pretty soon she saw everyone on the Black Bulls team had clapped, including Pluck's family.
Pluck on the other hand, she saw he still looked dumbfounded.
"Oh my...Oh my...Oh my.." Pluck started to say before his face changed "--GOODNESS!"
"EHH!? WHAT THE HELL'S UP WITH HIS FACE?!" Magna exclaimed.
"TAKE THAT OFF!" Noelle shouted. "YOU'RE ROYALTY!"
Pluck had retorted, "SHUT UP! CAN'T I BE AMAZED AT HER TALENT WHICH I JUST FOUND?!"
The two butted heads once more as they growled.
"IS HE SERIOUSLY THE TATER-TOTS BEST FRIEND?!" Karasu exclaimed.
"Prism--" Asta soon said before his eyes sparkled, "--THAT WAS AMAZING!"
"You--" Prism said with a gulp, "--You liked it?"
"Of course I did!" Asta said, as he took her hand in his own, "I've never heard anyone play like that before! You're really talented!"
"Right!?" Vandy said, "She's the best!"
"It really wasn't that bad?" She asked, surprised.
"Oh, don't be such a modest sweetheart!" Vanessa said, "It was beautiful! You have a gift."
Prism still blushed with embarrassment, before she felt Magna's arm around her shoulders. He said to her, "Hey. Maybe invite me for a duet sometime? I can play myself a mean instrument, if you know what I mean!"
"Du-Duet?!" Prism said confused.
Luck soon said as he was energetic, "Maybe you can play some jams while I go on missions!"
"I--Don't know about that." Prism said, embarrassed.
Charmy soon said, "How about some Music when I'm cooking?!"
Gauche soon added, as he showed her a picture of Marie, "Can you play this for my sister, Marie?"
"AGAIN WITH THE SISTER COMPLEX?!" Pluck exclaimed. "STOP IT!"
"He REALLY has a problem." Karasu said.
Sahicko held on to him as she said "Kimo! Gauche-san ha hentai!"
"I don't mind but—" Prism said before she pointed out awkwardly, "--Your nose is bleeding."
Yami couldn't help but laugh as he said to Yukiko, "Ha! You were right about giving her a welcome party!"
"Why thank you Yami." Yukiko said before she looked into the group as they were giving Prism praise, "... I'm just glad that she's back with us. She'll make this kingdom more lively, that's for sure."
Cadfan could only give a solemn sigh, "If only her family, and our friends were here to see this."
Yukiko patted her husband's shoulder as she placed her hand over her chest, "They're always here, love."
In the commotion, Aine and Aisling were trying to break up Pluck and Noelle as they had their arguments.
"Can't you guys get along?!" Anie asked as she pulled Pluck back, "You guys are gonna be a team!"
"Teammates do not equal friends!" Pluck exclaimed.
"I Second that!" Noelle added as Asling held her back.
"Aww I'm hungry again." Charmy said. "MORE CAKE!"
"Charmy no!" Practically everyone shouted before they held her back.
The two parents couldn't help but look at Prism who is enjoying the new company founded by her new friends, Asta, Feodora, Karasu and his sister Sachiko along with Pluck and his siblings, Noelle Sliva and the rest of the Black Bulls. Cadfan couldn't help but smile as he said, "You're right dear. They're always with us.."