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Lore stepped outside to see the children playing one last game before they left. He smiled as he moved aside for Elnara to pass.

"Everyone ready?" he called out to all of them.

Perhaps he should get them a freebise when they got back home.

Ulrich chuckled and ruffled Celebor's hair affectionately. "Yes, you do," he told the boy with a grin. "But I'm sure your mother will let you come again. Wouldn't you like that? Besides, you have to go back to school, your mother told me. You don't want to miss that, do you?"

Ulani smiled at Lore. "I hope you enjoyed your time here," she told him sincerely. "And you know you're all welcome to come back any time you'd like. At since the time difference between our worlds is so great, Aliya will probably be quite a bit older by then, too!"

"Okay, that's it, then," Elnara smiled. She gave her mother one last hug, then gave Ulani and Ulrich each a hug as well. "Thank you so much for everything!" she said sincerely. "I'll try to peek in once in a while and see what's going on, but I can't promise a lot. I still don't know exactly what the time difference is between our worlds, after all."

Celebor's eyes grew wide at Ulrich's reminder, and he nodded. "Yeah! I forgot about school!" he exclaimed. He grabbed Serenity's and Skye's arms and started dragging them off in the direction of the portal. "Bye 'Lani bye Ulrich thanks for letting us stay here I'll come see you again sometime!" he hollered over his shoulder, suddenly in a rush to get home.

Serenity waved back at them as Celebor dragged her and Skye off, out of the clearing and towards the portal.

Elnara laughed. "Yes, I guess it really is time to go, then," she smiled faintly. She picked up Idhril's vase again and held one hand out to Lore.

"And we look forward to seeing more of you!" Ulani replied brightly, waving and smiling.

Ulrich waved as well and called, "In both meanings of the word!"

Ulani smacked him upside the head, muttering to herself about insensitivity and embarrasing the poor kids who weren't even engaged let alone married.

Serenity laughed and waved as well. "I'll be sure to tell Gion what he missed," she assured them. "And I'll give him a talking to for not being here." She laughed again. "Bye!"

Lore coughed a bit as he chuckled, not sure whether to laugh or be throughly embarassed.

"It is," he agreed trying to get his mind off of that comment as he walked back to the portal with her, with Idhril in his arm.

At least it meant that he had their approval, though he didn't think he needed to know quite like that.

"I think..." Lore replied with a chuckle, "I shall miss more the result of his jokes when Ulani catches wind of them."

Watching the two interact had been more than enteraining at times, even if unfortunately it was at Ulrich's expense. Though it was quite good to see two people still being able to act like that after centuries upon centuries of marriage.

"We're coming," Lore called back as he smiled at Elnara's comment, "True, but it is interesting still," he admitted.

Though it did seem that Ulrich was in good spirits, if that had been the case earlier.

"Not rare no..." Lore shook his head, after all Yuki and Tristan were prime examples of what would happen even once they became too old to dance their dance, "It's just not something I get to see up close."

Afterall, it wasn't like he lived with any family with over a week if not more. When he had first met the family at the temple, the father had passed away, so he wouldn't have known.