Backyard Patio, Pedrarruna Manor.
10:40 PM, Friday, February 5th.
The sky of Elffire City was surprisingly clear for a Winter night, this meant that the weather wasn't cold enough to scare people to do things outside. And after Theo lit up the bonfire, the temperature was cozy enough for everyone to enjoy the night sky and forest view.
Everyone was present for the party even with the little time they had to prepare for it.
Theo, Ayia, Shizuka, and the others from the restaurant came right after the night shift ended. While Sam and Sayuri were bored at home after a long day of work, so they didn't even hesitate when Theo told them about the party. Even Ryoko was present as she came directly from the studio where she was doing overtime work.
Finally, the stars of the party, Aurora and the girls were present as well. Vivian and the other two went home after leaving school, but the three of them arrived for the party before everyone else.
"Here are the skewers we just prepared." Ayia said as she placed an entire bowl filled with all types of skewers.
Legumes, fruits, chicken, meat, cheese, and other things were in the skewers.
"Thank you, babe." Theo replied as he didn't deviate his focus from the fire where he was grilling the skewers.
He suddenly picked a lid and fanned the fire as he tried to increase the flames, "How's the other things preparation?"
Ayia appreciated his manly figure illuminated by the fire with shining eyes before answering, "We are almost done, in 15 minutes I think things will be done."
Theo looked away from the fire and smiled at Ayia, "Thank goddess, because I think they will eat me alive if we don't serve the food soon enough." He laughed.
"You're so silly." Ayia giggled.
"Maybe." Theo replied with a small smile.
Just like that, while the two lovebirds flirted with each other, Aurora was having an exciting conversation with June, Sayuri, Sam, and Ryoko.
The four girls were explaining the idea that made them win the school election.
"Wow, this indeed is an amazing project, girls!" Sam said with a voice filled with amazement. "Yeah, it isn't a surprise that you girls were able to win the election." June commented.
"What are your plans to promote the festival to the public?" Sam asked.
The girls looked at each other before Vivian replied with a helpless voice, "We have no idea how to do that as we have no experience in the area. But we are aware that we have to promote heavily the festival if we want people buying from the club stalls."
"At first, we thought that only the friends and family of the students would be sufficient to buy from all the stalls, but after running a few calculations, we saw that the number of people wouldn't be even close to achieving what we imagined." Aurora commented with a shake of her head.
"It seems you need a marketing team." Sayuri commented.
"It seems so." Umaru agreed.
The adult girls looked at each other and smiled as they noticed the girls' troubled faces.
"Girls, you shouldn't worry too much as each company we head has a marketing team working for us." Sam suddenly said with a smile.
It was only then that Aurora and the other girls remembered that Sam, Ryoko, June, and Sayuri each was head of a company that certainly had a marketing team.
"Yeah, if you girls need our help to promote your festival around the city, we'll be more than happy to help." June said with a smile.
"But I advise you, girls, to speak with Theo first, I'm sure he knows the best way to help you. And knowing him, he would move seas and mountains to help his baby sister." Sayuri giggled.
The other girls started laughing out as they heard that, while Aurora's face reddened like a tomato.
"Hey, stop laughing!" Aurora protested.
Which made everyone laugh even more.
In such a way, the girls talked among each other in that cozy atmosphere.
20 minutes later, the table was served with lots of food. Everyone took their seat with smiles on their faces.
"Before we dive into this delicious food, I'd like to say a few words." Theo suddenly said. Everyone looked at him and waited.
"First of all, I'd like to thank everyone's disposition to come to our house tonight, especially because of how fast things were." Theo smiled at his friends.
Everyone smiled back at him, as they felt appreciated.
"And most of all, I'd call a toast in appreciation for my little sister's victory. To the future Yukihime High School Student Council. To Aurora, Vivian, Umaru, and Carolla!" Theo smiled as he raised his glass of wine.
"To Aurora, Vivian, Umaru, and Carolla!" Everyone shouted back as each one raised their own glasses.
As everyone laughed and toasted, Aurora and the girls felt extremely happy.
They never thought that their victory at their school would be enough to make such a big fuss over it.
Just like that, the group of friends had a lovely dinner as they ate the skewers and dishes cooked by Theo, Ayia, and the others.
With the starry sky as their umbrella, they had a beautiful dinner as they enjoyed each other's
"Hmm, you guys are so amazing! This food is delicious!"
"Hey, she was talking to me!"
"Shameless! Sam was obviously complimenting the dish I made."
"Stop fighting guys."
"Sam was obviously complimenting the skewers I grilled over the fire."
"Big brother is so shameless."
"See? Even Aurora-chan agree with us."
Just like that, amidst waves of laughter and discussions, the group of friends had their dinner.
When everyone finished eating, they all gathered around the bonfire and talked with each
"How about we play a game?" Ayia suggested with shining eyes.
"What type of game?" Kumiko asked.
"How about Telephone Pictionary?" Ayia suggested.
"Oh, that's fun!" Aurora exclaimed.
"Let's do it!" Shoko exclaimed as well.
"Are you guys really sure about this game? Some people have trouble interpreting things."
Kumiko said as sideeyed some people.
"Hey! Why are you looking at me like that?" Max asked in defiance.
Everyone laughed out loud when they saw that.
"It's decided then, let's play Telephone Pictionary." Theo laughed, "Luckily I have a notepad
If anyone doesn't know how to play Telephone Pictionary, it is basically played , each player starts with a small notepad and writes down a phrase or sentence. They then pass the notepad to the next person who draws a picture representing the phrase. The notepad continues to be passed alternately between drawing and writing until it returns to the original player. The final phrase and drawing are compared, often resulting in amusing transformations.
"Let me go first." Theo said with a mysterious smile as he picked up the pen and notepad.