Hmm...

Saki! Mom just poured us some after-dinner tea!

Oh, okay. Thanks.

Hm? What's wrong? You look concerned.

Wait, don't tell me.

Did you not have enough to eat during dinner? Or would you like some dessert?

Huh? No, I'm not hungry or anything.

It's just... What we talked about during dinner is kinda bothering me.

Ah, the thing about Mom and Dad going over to have dinner with Toya's parents at their house?

Yeah. I thought that meant we'd get to go over too, but it's just adults only this time.

To be fair, they've known each other for a very long time, so it makes sense that they'd want to have a meal as friends.

Yeah, I get that...

But if it's adults only, where does that leave Toya? Wouldn't he sort of have to eat all by himself since it's gonna be a party for just our parents?

...!

Now that you mention it...

See what I mean?

Toya might not mind...

But if it were me in his shoes, I'd be pretty against it.

Saki...

Hmm...

Hmmmm...!

Tsukasa...?

Hmmm... Ah, yes, that's it!

If our parents are going to have a dinner party with just them, why don't we throw ourselves a dinner party here?!

*Gasp*

That's a great idea!

Isn't it?!

Go on! Shower me with more praise!

Way to go, Tsukasa! You're the best!

Hehe. You two certainly seem to be enjoying yourselves.

Oh, Mom! We were just talking about throwing our own dinner party here!

I see.

Would you like me to relay this to Toya's mother?

Really?! You will?!

Of course.

But you need to check with Toya to see if he's free, okay?

Okay! It's already getting late, so we'll ask him about it later!

Hehe. I hope your party turns out well.

Thanks, Mom!

Oh, Tsukasa!

What should we have for our dinner party?

Well, we could have pizza, chicken, sushi, some other dishes... Oh, we could even have a spread of hors d'oeuvres!

Wow! Those all sound so good!

Hehe. I can't wait♪

Doesn't this remind you of when we were little?

Yes, we used to have dinner with Toya quite often whenever he came over to our house.

Yeah, exactly. Every time we heard that Toya was coming over, we always asked Mom if we could help! I remember that being so much fun.

Yes, Toya enjoyed it as well.

Not only that, but helping prepare our own meal made it feel just that much more special.

*Gasp*

Tsukasa, guess what♪

I just thought of something really amazing.

Heh heh heh. What a coincidence, Saki. So did I.

Alright, let's say it together on three.

Okay! One, two...!

Let's cook dinner for ourselves!

We should cook something!

You came up with the same idea as me. I should expect no less from my sister.

Same for you, brother.

You thought of the same thing as I did.

Haha!

Hah hah hah!

Alright, let's go with that! We're going to put together an incredible feast!

Yeah! That means we need to come up with a menu!

Indeed. Why don't we start by thinking about what we want to eat?

Okay♪

Hehe. What do you think Toya would like? It'd be great if we could come up with a menu that he'll really enjoy!

Yes, it would!