Sun bounced giddily, giggling happily as he walked with Cadence to his room. Eclipse had returned an hour ago, bringing his mother with him.
Cadence followed, smiling happily as she was ushered into their room. Eclipse, upon seeing Cadence, excused himself to go to his room. Sitting on the couch was someone Cadence had yet to meet, a feminine figure that seemed thrice her height when the stranger stood.
"Cadence, this is my mother, Andromeda," Moon said, motioning to the new person. She was very tall and gangly, her right side being off-white as her left side was a blue so dark it was almost black. She had 3 large petal-like appendages on her head, one on each side of her head and one on the top, resembling how Eclipse and Sun have rays on their heads. The petal on the top was half white and half black. Her right eye was a pale purple while her left eye was a pale yellow.
"Hello Cadence, I've heard so much about you!" She cooed, kneeling down to encompass Cadence's hands in her own, "You must be the human female my boys love so much!"
Cadence's eyebrows raised slightly, Moon averting his eyes. Eclipse returned with a small stormy grey blanket, draping the blanket around her shoulders to form a sort of poncho.
"Mother, it is customary in most cultures to cover thine upper half," Eclipse murmured to his mother, who nodded.
Cadence's eyes widened, and she quickly looked at the ground, shielding her eyes as she exclaimed, "I am SO sorry! I didn't realize you were half-naked!"
Andromeda giggled, patting Cadence's head and replying, "Oh, it's fine darling! You were unaware. And besides, I'm a bit jealous~" Andromeda giggled, lightly cupping Cadence's breasts as she said, "Is this all natural? My my, I've heard of humans having large breasts, but I didn't think they could get this big!"
Cadence froze, eyes widening as she stiffened.
Andromeda straightened, hands dropping to her sides as she said, "Oh! I almost forgot, you simply must meet their brother!" She left the room, leaving Cadence flabbergasted.
"What the fuck?" Cadence finally said, looking between Sun and Moon surprised.
Eclipse sat on the couch with a piece of jerky, rolling his eyes as he said, "Our mother is not well-versed on human customs. Excuse her if her touching offends you, touching is quite common in our culture." Sun wrinkled the middle of his face in distaste at the sight of the meat, and he fanned his face a little as he took a couple steps back.
Andromeda walked back into the room, smiling giddily. "Come along dearie," She cooed to someone hiding behind her legs.
A small face peeked out, a round face that was half light blue and half normal blue, with a nightcap appendage like Moon's, except lighter in color and looking almost underdeveloped and lumpy. Their light blue eyes looked up at Cadence shyly, hands clutching at Andromeda's legs. The child couldn't be taller than 4 feet.
"This is Lunelle!" Andromeda said cheerfully, urging the small child forward, "Forgive his shyness, he's not used to other people. He did grow up on a moon, after all."
The child stepped forth, wearing a simple baby blue shirt with puffy long-sleeves, and a light blue pair of jester pants with stars on it adorning his upper half. If anything, he looks like a sort of pastel version of Moon.
He waved shyly. He had a tail, which had a small blue heart on the end of a long and very thin black tail that almost resembled string.
Cadence smiled, crouching slightly to be more on his level. "Hey little guy," She cooed, waving at Lunelle, "You're so cute. I'm Cadence."
Lunelle smiled, hands clasped together as his tail waved back and forth anxiously. He nodded once before quickly scurrying back behind his mother's legs, shyly peeking out.
Andromeda chuckled, leaning down to gently pat Lunelle's head. "He likes you," She said, smiling at Cadence, "He doesn't usually do that with strangers around."
Cadence smiled happily as she said, "Aw, thanks! He's so adorable, really truly. Can't wait to get to know him." She smiled sweetly at Lunelle, who smiled shyly back.
"Well, I am quite hungry. What sort of foods do they offer here?" Andromeda said, looking at Sun and Moon.
"All sorts of food!" Sun piped up excitedly.
"Yeah, night, day, it's all okay, the food is many, a cosmic buffet," Moon said with a chuckle, "I'll go get you some." Moon then left, and Eclipse stood from the couch.
"I should get you a shirt so that you don't have to go around wearing that blanket-like clothing," Eclipse said, checking his tablet.
Andromeda walked over and hugged her son as she said, "Oh my sweet little Soleil! Always so sweet! Thank you, dearie, wouldn't want to embarrass her." Andromeda motioned over to Cadence, who blinked in surprise at being suddenly pulled into the conversation.
"Ah, well, I'm just not used to being around someone whose culture doesn't involve wearing a shirt..." She murmured in reply, rubbing the back of her neck as she looked at the ground.
"Ah, no need to be shy, dear! I don't mind, really," Andromeda said, Eclipse coming back with a plain black button-up shirt that fit Andromeda perfectly when she put it on. "It isn't even an inconvenience. I can tell you are uncomfortable," She added, smiling at Cadence.
"Well, I don't want to be rude... And looking at people when they aren't fully clothed is usually considered rude..." Cadence replied shyly.
Andromeda simply laughed in response, leaning down and patting Cadence's head. "Oh, you are just the most! None of my sweet Soleil's girlfriends were ever this polite! Humans must be a magnificent species!" Andromeda chirped, gently stroking Cadence's head.
Cadence unconsciously lifted her head into Andromeda's hand as she replied, "Well, not really. Humans have done a lot of bad shit."
"Yes, but humans also have so many more customs than most species I've met!" Andromeda replied cheerfully, grinning happily down at Cadence. "Aw, and you're even touch-starved! Like a precious little kitten!"
Cadence sputtered, eyes opening in shock since they had started drifting closed. She jerked back, looking embarrassed as her hands glued to her sides. She couldn't even formulate a response, sputtering for a second before her jaw just hung open in shock.
Andromeda turned to Eclipse as she said, "Make sure to really lather the attention on this one, she's a real keeper. I bet my grandbabies would be the absolute best!"
Cadence looked shocked while Eclipse rolled her eyes. "WHAT?" She wheezed, eyes wide as her face started burning a bright red.
"Mother, we have yet to officially label the relationship, you likely aren't going to see grandchildren for half a decade," Eclipse replied with a sigh, crossing his arms.
"Oh, that's no problem! A couple years is nothing!" Andromeda replied, waving a hand dismissively. Meanwhile, Cadence was stunned speechless, watching the exchange with a dropped jaw, Sun casually eating a whole yellow onion.
Moon returned, holding a small black box with a single white button, and Andromeda's eyes lit up at the sight. "Oh, thank you, dear!" She said happily, grabbing the box from Moon and pressing the button. One of the top corners just dematerialized, and she tipped her head back and put the corner to her lips, seeming to drink from it. I faint golden glow traveled down her throat and pooled in the middle of her abdomen, Cadence's eyes widening as she realized that the liquid must be hella bright to be seen from the outside.
Andromeda sighed, wiping her lips of a faint golden substance, the box decompressing into a simple black square. "That feels better," She hummed contently, patting her stomach.
Lunelle sat behind Andromeda, picking at his tail. He squished it in his hands, a small orb under the surface of his skin. He squished it around, the orb slowly popping out of a small hole that was in the crease between the two bumps of the heart.
The orb was no bigger than a marble, a deep Red Berry as the inside had a lot of little hearts, and a bigger symbol in the exact middle that was a little crescent moon.
Lunelle got up and scurried behind the couch, slowly sneaking towards Cadence and walking up behind her.
She could see him approaching, of course, but she was curious about what he planned on doing, so she acted like she didn't know he was there.
He came up behind her and slipped the orb into her pocket before scurrying back from whence he came, taking the same path to go back to behind his mother. Cadence resisted a smirk, and Andromeda smiled at how brave her little boy was being.
"Well, I think my little Lunelle is getting tired, so we will be turning in for the night," Andromeda announced, gently scooping up Lunelle in her arms, "Eclipse offered his room, so we'll be sleeping there."
Cadence looked up in surprise, starting to say, "Wait what-" before she was thrown over Eclipse's shoulder like a sack of potatoes, one of his lower hands holding her thigh firmly as he turned to leave.
Andromeda smirked mischievously, calling after, "Go easy on her, Soleil! I don't want to carry her around while getting to know her!"
Cadence looked up in surprise at Andromeda's words, the door shutting in her face as Eclipse walked to her room.
She huffed, lightly smacking his back as she said petulantly, "Put me down, I can walk."
"I would love to change that," Eclipse said mischievously, and when Cadence made a confused sound, he smacked her ass, causing her to yelp. "Quiet down now, it's about time we turn in for the night as well."
"I still need to change into my PJ's. And brush my teeth," She exclaimed, squirming.
Eclipse sighed, rolling his eyes as he stopped at her door. His upper right hand touched the doorknob, sending a small electric spark through it and unlocking the door. He unceremoniously plopped her onto the bed, crawling on top of her and laying heavily on her.
"You don't really," He muttered, resting his face on her chest.
"I do!" She exclaimed indignantly, pushing at his shoulders, "I do not wear day clothes to night! And I hate tooth sweaters!"
Eclipse lifted his head, smirking as he said, "I can help you with that."
She narrowed her eyes, and the tip of his bright orange tongue poked out of his mouth. She rolled her eyes as she replied, "Making out with you will not clean my teeth. Get off me."
"How can you be so sure?" He teased.
"Because your saliva is not Crest 3D White," She said dryly, pushing at his head. He chuckled, obliging her as he got off her. She got off the bed, fetching a black shirt from her wardrobe before heading into the bathroom.
Eclipse waited patiently on the bed, getting under the covers and waiting for her. After a couple minutes, she came back out, walking with her back to him. She seemed to be hiding something, and she inched towards her wardrobe before quickly putting something in there without him seeing.
She was wearing a simple long-sleeved grey camo shirt and black briefs, and came over and crawled into bed beside him.
"Why do you wear male underwear? Are you male?" He asked curiously, wrapping his arms around her.
"My cheeks fall out in normal ladies' underwear. And it's all so unpractical. Mostly thongs and lacey things, no simple things," She replied, resting her head on his chest and closing her eyes.
He grinned mischievously as he rumbled into her ear, "I wouldn't mind seeing that."
He could feel the shiver that went down her spine, and she huffed as she lightly smacked his chest. She rolled over, putting her back to him as she pouted.
Eclipse merely chuckled, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her against him tightly, lightly nuzzling her head with his face as they went to sleep.