Sora's outfit consisted of a charcoal-coloured shirt with a matching chino and a white waistcoat. Usually, waistcoats are worn with matching coloured chinos, but the unusual choice of colors fit him perfectly. He was looking handsome and cute.
Sora's expression mirrored Ayame's gaze as both of their eyes burned with passion. Their cheeks had a tint of red. Hana unable to hide her amusement, grinned.
'How cute, fufufu~'
"Welcome, Mr and Mrs Tsubasa, I thank both of you for taking some time off your busy schedules and coming to my son's birthday," Kato initiated with the typical greetings.
"No need to be formal, Kato-san, it is our daughter's friend after all," Jin chuckled, he had gotten much freer with the Arashi family.
Like that, the greetings continued between the two families for some time and it was finally time for the party! Could it be considered a party? It was just two families, but that was irrelevant to them.
The waiters started bringing in food, most were traditional dishes. Some of these were High-end Sushi, Sashimi, Yakimono, Wagyu etc.
(Sashimi is Thinly sliced, incredibly fresh raw fish.
Yakimono is Grilled dishes like fish, seafood, or meat.
Wagyu is incredibly marbled Japanese beef, known for its amazing flavour)
Jin and Erika had internally fixed they would come here again. The dishes were just too good.
"Kato-san, your chef is truly amazing," Erika complimented while savouring each of the dishes with visible delight.
Kato chuckled, "Haha, I appreciate the compliment, I thought I would have gotten rusty."
"W-wait! You cooked this food?!" Jin wasn't normally surprised but this caught him off guard.
"Well, of course, as the owner, I must know how to cook, right? Though let's just say my skill set is a bit more diverse, now I leave the cooking to the experts but trust me, I still haven't forgotten my signature dishes,"
Jin looked at Ayame, she was looking at him with admiration. He suddenly felt something damage his heart. His daughter is just too cute, but why can't she show that admiration for her dad sometimes?!
'Agh! It's my fault. I must fix this, I must learn to cook!" Without realizing, Kato had made himself the reason, JIn, in the future, would open a world-renowned restaurant chain.
"This place is the reason me and my lovely met, haha~" Kato suddenly stated, Hana's cheeks burning a red hue, "She had worked here as a chef, her cooking was truly and still is out of the world. Though, sometimes a bit clumsy," he teased, Hana's blush deepened while she squeezed Kato's thigh under the table, cutely glaring at him.
After some more chit-chat, they were finally done eating, the birthday cake would be the dessert but before that, they decided to relax for a bit. Sora and Ayame went to play in the restaurant playground specifically made for kids.
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The cake was finally here! It was a classy hobby-themed one, considering Sora's knack for drawing, Kato had it custom-made with unique colours and drawings. From Sora's expression, he seemed to love it.
Without wasting any time, they initiated the cake-cutting with birthday songs congratulating Sora.
Sora surprisingly, fed the first slice to Ayame, she was grinning ear to ear, almost as if she had won a grand prize. After Ayame, Sora fed it to both of his parents and Ayame's parents.
And now, the best part, the gifts were brought out. Ayame's parents had given Sora a remote-controlled car. It was quite expensive looking.
"Thanks, Uncle and Auntie!!" Sora beamed with happiness.
This time, Ayame felt a slight tinge, "Thank you too, Ayame-chan!" Almost as if reading her mind, Sora thanked her. The warmth of his voice instantly chased away the weird feeling.
Kato and Hana brought out their gift for their son. It was a high-quality pendant necklace, it had a beautiful image of their family. Sora's reaction was much more gentle than before.
"Thank you, Mom and Dad, I will treasure this," Sora thought about wearing this on special occasions.
""Mhm"" Kato and Hana were happy Sora appreciated the gift.
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A/N: Sighh, such an amazing family. Hehehehe
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