As the morning continued to shine upon the city, miss Nadeshiko Kokoro awaited outside of her daughter's room; A door decorated in a series of superhero, dinosaur and cat stickers plastered on it around the name of the room's owner,<i>Aki</i>. A woman of dark green hair and turquoize eyes that rested just a tip above her shoulders, wearing a simple green sweater, a green long skirt and a white apron, she awaited for the results of Aki's UA exam.<br/><br/>To her right stood her husband, Ryo Kokoro. A really tall man of huge biceps and muscles. Of greenish blue skin, black eyes with green yellow isises, spiky yet short black hair and long black mustache; With a slightly reptilian maw and a long lizard tail, bulkier than Aki's, and wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt and brown pants and sandals. Despite his big size and intimidating appearance, it was him that seemed the most nervous; Biting his nails as he remained in anticipation. Her wife simply turned to him and smiled, "Your tail is twitching, dear."<br/><br/>He noted and stopped, with a short cough. "I'm sorry. The suspence is just killing me...what if...what if Aki doesn't make it...or what if she can't do it. I wouldn't forgive myself if my condition passed on to he--" He felt the hand of Nadeshiko entwine with his, sort of bringing him to a soothing state. She kept her smile as she tenderly said, "Aki has grown into a strong woman, Ryo. And she has shown to be very healthy. You can't keep worrying about that, and besides...if she doesn't make it, we must be there and support her no matter what.<br/><br/>The bulking man wiped a tear from his eye before saying, "Oh, you always know what to say, darling."<br/><br/>She giggled, "Yup, pretty much."<br/><br/>The door finally creaked open, the two parents immediatly stiffing as their daughter emerged, looking down at the note in her hand. She didn't seem to respond right away...<br/><br/>"So?"<br/><br/>"How did it go?"<br/><br/><br/>"I..." Aki stuttered<br/><br/><br/>"Yes!?!?!" The two parents said in unison, eyes wide as plates.<br/><br/><br/>Aki looked up at them, tears pouring down. At first they feared the worst; However, her smile told a different reason for crying. "I...I passed!! I actually passed!!"<br/><br/>Nadeshiko sighed in relief while smiling while her husband went into a mighty cry of joy as he held on to her daughter in a tight hug then liefted her up. "Ahahahaha!! Magnificent!! Splendid!! My cutie-pie made it into UA!!! Your Papa is so prouuuud!!!"<br/><br/>Aki could only chuckle at her father's usual over-theatrics. he had always been prone to be overly loud and bombastic. She was eventually, after some pushing, placed back in the ground, the young woman getting a fiercer look on ehr face. "Still, I gotta give it my all. I promise I won't let you guys down!"<br/><br/>"Hahaha! That's the spirit dear!"<br/><br/>"We're with you 100%"<br/><br/>Aki and Ryo both gor their hands into fists, ready to rise them into the air; Nadeshiko even joining too. At the count of three, the Kokoro family rose up as they all loudly proclaimed the school's motto at the same time:<br/><br/>"Pluuus Ultraaaa!!"<br/><br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/>Meanwhile, at the Matsumoto residence, Ryuji simply stood on top of his bed, leg-crossed. Him holding a opened sketchbook as he finished a couple of doodles and drawings. Pencil sketches of some super heroes; It soother him down. As the other alternative was picking a magazine from udner the bed and well...<br/><br/>He shook his head and kept drawing, that is until his door opened and natsumi walked inside. "Hey kiddo. You look relaxed."<br/><br/>The young man turned to her as he said, somewhat aloof. "Should I not be?"<br/><br/>His mother shrugged, with a sly smile on her face. "Oh I dunno. maybe because your exam evaluation just arrived on the mail?" She said as she waved the letter around. "If I were you I'd be shaking like a leaf!"<br/><br/>Ryuji simply looked down at his sketchbook. "I guess everyone has their own ways to deal with it." Still, her rested it on the ebd and quickly got up. "So, what does it say? I imagine you know the results?"<br/><br/>She shrugged, "I wasn't the only teacher evaluating your progress. All our votes and examinations end up together and then thrown to be evaluated into points. For all i know, you could have not passed..."<br/><br/>He tensed a bit.<br/><br/>Natsumi opened the letter and took a look. "Well...it looks like you...."<br/><br/>A pause was made.<br/><br/>And then she smiled. "As I didn't doubt you'd do it...you passed!!" She quickly rushed to her sona nd hugged him, despite his struggle. "M-mom! Wait!!"<br/><br/>"Aww, just let me have it this. I am so proud of you, dear. You did amazing out there, watching you do your thing was simply incredible" She said, eventually releasing it. "Of course this is far from over. But I believe you can do it. You're stronger than I was at your age!"<br/><br/>"Heh, thanks." he replied with a soft smile.<br/><br/>"This calls for celebration! How about I cooked soemthing nice for you, huh?"<br/><br/>"Its fine. I...I'd actually try out a recipe myself..." Ryuji admitted, blushing a little about his hobby. Natsumi smiply giggled.<br/><br/>"Lead the way, son."