The room was filled with the usual energetic laughter and activity that people would come to expect with large groups of young children. The orphans were all in their respective groups, playing and spending time with one another, all with happy smiles upon their faces as they did so. Their elder carer, Mrs Johnson, watched them with care and consideration, as expected of one in her position. In the midst of all of this, however, was Sonata, who was sitting with a small group of girls in the corner. She smiled at them as she watched them, making sure they were playing safely with their toys. The older woman nearby gave the Siren a gesture to let her know that she was leaving the room, to which Sonata simply smiled to. Once Mrs Johnson was gone, however, she turned her attention back to the nearest girl, who seemed eager to speak with her.

"You wanna play dress-up, Miss Nata?"

She held up a doll to emphasise her point, to which Sonata couldn't help but giggle.

"Sure thing, Susie!"

The other girl laughed joyfully to this, and as she started to lead her carer to the side for the aforementioned activity, the latter looked around, seeming calm and content at her surroundings. However, this all changed when the door of the room suddenly creaked open, gaining her attention. To her surprise, it was none other than Flash, who, after briefly glancing around the room, caught sight of her. There was a pause between them, with looks of nervousness and awkwardness abound. But, before either of them had a chance to say anything to the other, they were distracted by the sudden outburst of one of the boys.

"It's Flash!"

Immediately, the blue-haired boy was set upon by all sides by many of the children, who tried hugging him desperately.

"We've missed you so much!" one of them called out.

Flash himself smiled to them, patting a few on the head.

"And I missed you guys, too."

Unfortunately, his smile faded as he looked up to the nearby Siren yet again. There was hesitancy in his expression, much like there was with her, and after considering his options carefully, Flash looked down to the children who surrounded him.

"Do you kids mind if I borrow Miss Sonata for a bit?"

The children looked to the girl in question, then back to Flash, before then giving a simultaneous nod of agreement, complete with the wide smiles people had expected of them. Flash smiled back in appreciation, before then turning to Sonata once more. He stood to one side, gesturing to the door, and after just a tiny bit of uncertainty, Sonata began to follow him. It was not long until the two of them were outside the room now, completely alone together. The looks on their faces made it obvious that both of them had things to say, which was made all the more evident when they both started to speak to one another at the same time.

"I need to...!"

They'd said the exact same thing, much to the surprise of the other, leading to an inevitable nervous chuckle on the part of them both. Then, after letting out a sigh, Flash gestured to her with a soft expression.

"Why don't...why don't you start first?"

She smiled to that, then took a moment to get her thoughts in order, before finally coming out and saying what she wanted to.

"Flash, I...I wanted to say I was sorry. I guess...I never really thought how upset you'd be at...well...what I was asking you to do."

Flash remained silent, though looked about as uncomfortable as she was right now, keeping his eyes on her as she carried on.

"After you left, Dagi started saying to me why saying what I'd said might not sit well with you. And I...I guess..."

Holding her hands together, she started staring at the ground.

"...I guess I just...never considered it."

Watching her, Flash started to look more uncomfortable, raising a hand and scratching the back of his head, before finally letting out a sigh.

"Sonata...you don't need to apologise to me."

The Siren looked up to him, confused, prompting Flash to explain.

"You came to me to ask for help with something...you came to me as a friend. And I...well...I wasn't exactly all that friendly to you."

He looked away.

"You had no way of knowing that I'd react that way. In truth, your request made me...made me...I won't bore you with personal stuff, but let's just say it made me remember some...bad things."

Sonata seemed to look increasingly guilty over this, which encouraged Flash to speak up yet again.

"The point is...I'm sorry too. I acted way more harshly than I should have done, no matter what my reasons were."

He looked away from her for a few seconds before turning his attention to her yet again.

"I don't hate you, Sonata, though I probably made you feel like I did. You're a friend...and I should have acted like one."

Hearing that, and after staying quiet for a brief time, the youngest Siren sister let out, to Flash's surprise, a quick giggle.

"Guess we both messed up, huh?"

Taking that in, the boy himself gave a chuckle in response.

"Yeah...an out-of-nowhere request meeting an over-the-top reaction."

The two laughed together, and much of the tension between them started to lift as a result. In the silence that followed, however, they looked to each other more earnestly, with warm and friendly smiles. After this time had passed, Sonata, with her hands still clasped together, spoke to him in an honest tone.

"Flash...I still want this to happen. If not with you, then...with someone...and someday."

Flash nodded.

"I know. And if that's what you want, then I'll be happy for you when it happens."

Carefully, he placed a hand upon her shoulder before continuing.

"You'll make a wonderful Mother...and I'm sure that, whatever children you have...you'll be happy being their Mother."

The Siren seemed pleased with his words, then, to the boy's mild confusion, started to giggle slightly. Seeing the confusion on her friend's face, Sonata started to explain.

"I guess...it's like I said before. No need to rush stuff, right?"

Taking that in, Flash soon returned the somewhat amused look.

"Well, you are the immortal one here, Nata."

Sonata's smile widened and, in a move that mirrored Flash's own with his Mother not so long ago, embraced the boy in a tight hug. Flash himself quickly recovered from the surprise of this, regaining his smile and returning the embrace his friend was giving him. When they parted, Sonata looked to him with that same energy and joy that she always had.

"So...you wanna go back in there and help me with the kids?"

Smiling back, the boy nodded.

"I'd love to. But first, there's something I gotta do outside."

Sonata nodded to this, heading back inside the nearby room with the children, all while Flash watched. But, before she headed inside in earnest, she halted herself, thinking something over before looking back to the boy with a Siren-esque sultry smile.

"Just for the record...I'd have majorly rocked your world."

To that, Flash couldn't help but chuckle.

"Of that, Sonata...I have no doubt at all."

The youngest Siren giggled once more before, finally, entering the room of the orphans, closing the door as she did so. Once alone, Flash began to make his way to the front entrance of the orphanage, giving a brief wave to Mrs Johnson as he did so, before heading down the steps once he was outside. He took in a deep breath of the cold air outside, only to then turn to the side and see the one standing there, who then spoke to him.

"So...how'd it go?"

Sunset watched him carefully, her expression one of concern. As for Flash, he glanced back over his shoulder, to the orphanage, before letting out yet another chuckle, then turning to his girlfriend with a soft smile.

"I think...she's gonna be okay. And...so am I."

The ex-unicorn smiled at this, walking closer to him before giving a gentle pat on his shoulder.

"I'm glad to hear it."

Then, just as quickly, she started giving him a somewhat sultry smirk.

"Just as long as Nata knows...the only girl who's gonna get any kids from you...is me."

While Sunset herself seemed pleased by this playful joke she'd given her boyfriend, Flash himself suddenly seemed panicked by this, looking all around them as if somebody was listening in on their words.

"Be careful about that, Sunset! If my Mother ever heard you say that she'd probably demand a dozen grandchildren from us right then and...!"

All of a sudden, he was halted by a sudden buzzing in his pocket. Reaching in, he pulled out his cell-phone, then, after quickly glancing at the name upon the screen, he took on an exasperated look upon his face, slapping his forehead in frustration.

"Ugh! How does she do that?!"