A Renewed Torch.

Ai watched her children from a afar, watching them leave. She leans her head in the wall and sighed.

"They're all growing up so fast" she thought with a smile.

(Someone taps's Ai's right shoulder )

Ai was sturttled, she turns into her right and was glad that it was just Akira, who's also in his disguise.

"Want some breakfast?" Akira asked.

Ai grins, nodding

"Sure!" Ai said excitingly.

(They then went into some greatly rated Italian restaurant in Tokyo.)

(They then sat at the available seat they were given.)

After sitting, the waiter comes up to them asks.

"What shall it be that they want?"

Ai and Akira looks through the menu and thought for a second. Akira then looked at Ai, like asking her what she wants.

Ai's eyes lit up. Considering foods.

Waiter:

"There is this Rissoto. Florentine butter chicken and-"

"We'd like a 2 pastas , 2 focaccias, and a 2 lasagnas please." Ai said, smiling

Awkward Silence for a moment.

The waiter blushes, standing straight and, raising his book higher to cover his face while writing down the orders.

"May I confirm!? 2 Pastas! 2 Focaccias and 2 Lasagna's! Right ma'am?"

Ai nods, smiling.

The waiter was flustered more, seeing the cute woman's face.

"Coming Right up!"

The waiter walks away quickly.

Akira lowers his menu, looking at Ai.

"What kind of sorcery this time did you use?"

Ai chuckles, resting her head on her hand.

"It's not like that. I wasn't even trying to."

Meanwhile at the counter.

(The waiter's thoughts 💭)

"S-s-s-s-s-she's so cute!!! How could someone be that cute into someone who seems to haven't taken a sleep for days?! Are they dating?? No way! No, probably it's her father! Yes! It could be her father! Though... He looks scary."

Food runner:

"Hey, Hey! Stop spacing out there and take the tray already. Jeez."

The waiter takes the the trey, still in thoughts.

"Maybe I should ask her name and number out later."

Waiter's imagination in top of the Tokyo Tower:

Ai looking down at the city of Tokyo from the top.

"Wow, it's so high up. Thanks for bringing up here, Haruki-sama.(The waiter's name.)" Ai smiles at him, grateful.

Haruki smiles back at her.

"You're welcome, you can tell me all you needs, Yui-chan (thinking that's her name.)

Yui looks at him,frowning.(Ai)

"But... You're all I need, Hakuri-sama."

PRESENT TIME.

(Hakuri realizes he just walked pass them.)

Hakuri takes a step back, giving them their orders.

"Here are your orders."

Ai claps her hand, in awe for the food.

"Aww! Thank you, Mr-"

"M-may I have your name and number, Ms!?"

Hakuri bows, offering his phone.

Ai waves her hand while smiling, trying to be calm, but she's pretty nervous.

"Ahh, eheh... Uhmm... I can't do that."

Hakuri kneels, looking up to Ai, begging her.

"Please ma'am, I'm begging you, and if no again, why so?"

Ai continues to wave her hands.

Haruki turns his head to Akira, and lowered her head, asking for his permission.

"May I ask your daughter out, Mr.?"

Akira went silent. Ai's eyes widened, she glances at Akira, hoping nothing bad happens.

Akira sighed.

"She's 32, and I'm 37."

Haruki eyes widened in shock. How could a 5 year old have a daughter?!!-

Akira sighed at his reaction.

"No, we're just companions in work."

Haruki sighs in relief, but was sad. But he forced a smile

"Oh... So then. Enjoy your food.

Ai nods, smiling back.

(Haruki blushes and had a nose bleed.) He covered his nose and left.

Akira sighed, facepalming. Ai chuckles at Akira.

WHILE EATING.

Ai takes her phone and secretly took a selfie with Akira, eating. She looks at her gallery (5k+ photo's: mostly nature, dogs/cats found in the streets, Akira walking around some places or the mountains, in a zoo, herself with Akira, and just a photo of her and some clothes.)

Ai looks at the current photo and smiles at it. She then ate finishes her pasta and drinks her water. She wipes her mouth and asked Akira.

"So, what about the info's about Hikaru's current location?"

Akira sighed, eating his focaccia.

"Don't know, still haven't found some of his information or where he's locate. Just as expected." (Take note: Akira Is the mentor of Hikaru before, and both Akira and Hikaru are in a stalemate of information right now.)

Ai secretly took Photo's of him again while he was looking away and then said. (Don't mistaken Ai's actions, no, she doesn't love Akira romantically, they're more of a Father and a naughty Daughter bond.)

"Well, I guess it really did pay off, how about doubling your security?"

Akira drinks his water.

"I already did, or even triple it later." In a serious tone.

Ai:

"That's great!"

Akira turns his head at Ai. Her phone flashed Infront of him (taking another photo) Ai quickly puts down her phone and acted like nothing happened.

Akira sighed.

"How about Aqua and Ruby?"

Ai puts her phone on her pocket and smiled.

"Oh, them? They're doing fine! And got a lot taller!" She said with a proud and happy tone of a mother.

Akira hands Ai a paper documents of Ruby, Ai Looks at it, an underground Idol Application.

Akira clasped his hands together,resting his elbows on the table.

"I have some workers there and sent me some copy of Ruby's application in an Idol group, she's currently on process so, she isn't officially accepted yet.

Ai's giggles and hugs the paper.

"AWWW! SHE'S REALLY GONNA FOLLOW MY FOOSTEPS!? How sweet of my cute little daughter! I'll make sure we'd have a mother-daughter performance once she gets accepted."

"Yeah, and get murdered like you-"

Ai pouts and hits his head with the paper gently.

"That's a different story."

Ai hugs the paper tightly.

Meanwhile, Akira pays the checks.

Akira stood up.

"We're leaving."

Ai stands up too, puting on her hat.

"Yes!"

While walking in the streets, they found a nearby arcade, Ai spotted a large teddy bear in a claw machine.She hold's Akira's Arm and pointed to the bear.

"Akira-Sama! Akira-sama! Look! Look! A bear! I want it."

Akira didn't glance on her, his eyes, still locked on the road ahead.

"Bears are wild creatures.."

Ai looks at him, pouting disappointingly.

"Who in their right mind would sell a bear? And also, they are nature property."

Akira turns his head to the same arcade and spotted the same teddy bear.

"So?"

A FEW MINUTES LATER.

Ai holds the large teddy bear , (even bigger than her body)

Akira looks at his wallet, ¥500 just for a simple teddy bear, sighed disappointingly. (but he was Happy for Ai, but doesn't wanna spoil her too much.)

They arrived at home.

Ai was brushing the teddy bears furs, smiling and humming a tone of one of her iconic songs when she was an idol. (Sign B)

Meanwhile Akira was putting a triple security in his personal informations, it failed the 3rd, time. Akira sighed, laying his head on the table.

"I'll try later." He said with a sleepy tone (He hasn't fallen asleep the whole day because of works.)

(He fell asleep on the table.) Ai noticed him and covered him up a blanket, she brushes Akira's hair.

"Sleep tight, Akira-sama."

Ai eats some snacks as she watches some TV, watching the same show, "Sweet's today"

After a few minutes into an episode

Ai found it hard to watch because of the actors.

"Aww... The manga was a great anime... They should've hired at least someone great."

Silence

"And that genius child actor, the one who can lick baking soda... She has grown up too." (Referring to Kana Arima)

While Ai was eating her snack.

Akira woke up.

"Why are you even watching the same show if you don't like the adaptation?" He said, his voice, hoarse from sleep.

Ai closes the TV.

"Because I'm hoping this show would rise again. But it's approaching it's final debut soon... I hope the last episode is a success."

Akira stood up and cooks lunch.

Meanwhile Ai laid down on the couch upside down cuddling her teddy bear. She yawns, then turned her head to Akira.

"Akira-sama, you're a boring person you know?"

Akira cuts some onions.

"Then why not leave now? It's been 12 years since you keep repeating that phrase every single day."

Ai pouted.

"I was just joking, you're taking things too seriously, Akira-sama."

7 minutes later

Akira finished cooking, serving the dishes, Ai stood up, still holding her bear.

"You're always the cook, Akira-sama!"

Akira removes his apron and hanged it.

"Just go ahead and eat already."

The scene changes to Aqua being offered by Kana to apply as the last cast of "Sweet's today" after a while, Kana unintentionally referred the name of the director "Masaya Kaburagi" Aqua's eyes widened and thought about it for a sec, out of the hundreds of contact Ai has in one of her old phones, Masaya Kaburagu was one of them.

"Kaburagi?"

Kana slightly turns her head to Aqua.

Aqua:

"Is the producer's full name, Masaya Kaburagi?"

Kana:

"Come on, join me. Bedsides, the cast is basically all people out age! The male lead has a girlish face— he's really cute!"

Aqua:

"I'm in. Reach out the producer for me.

Kana was confused and shocked at the same time.

"What's with the sudden change of heart?"

Kana realizes her last words before Aqua said "I'm in" She covers her mouth in shock.

"Wait, no way. Are you..."

Aqua engages:

"Let's do this thing."

Kana smiles.

"I'm looking forward to see you act."

perhaps? (gay?)

1 DAY HAD PASSED.

While Ai was walking down the streets of Tokyo alone, she felt a drop of water hitting her hat, she extends her arm, confirming the rain.

"Oh,I forgot to bring an umbrella."