Mother 3: Rose-Tinted Summer

Chapter 1: New Beginnings

It was a beautiful summer morning in Tazmily Village. The morning sun shone in the sky, and the sunflowers looked radiant! Ever since Porky's reign of terror ended, things worldwide were beginning to get better. Scars of the past were starting to heal, and everything was just so peaceful now.

And within this once again peaceful town were a pair of twins, who were currently sound asleep.

Claus was the first to wake up. He got dressed and ready for the day, putting on his usual outfit of a blue and yellow striped shirt, orange shorts, and blue sneakers. He then looked at Lucas, who was still sound asleep as per usual. He nudged him a bit.

"Oy, I'm gonna go next door to see if Rose is down to hang," Claus told him.

Lucas slowly got up.

"Wait for me?" He asked his brother.

Claus nodded.

"I'll be in the kitchen," Claus said as he left the room.

Lucas quickly got dressed and ready for the day. He put on his usual outfit of a red and yellow striped shirt, blue shorts, and red sneakers. He went into the kitchen, where Hinawa was making omelets for the two of them.

"Good morning, boys," Hinawa greeted as the twins sat down.

"Morning, Mom," the twins responded in unison.

Hinawa put an omelet on each of their plates before putting one on her plate.

Claus and Lucas happily ate their omelets. Once they were finished eating, Claus got up hastily.

"We're gonna go see Rose, bye mom!" Claus shouted excitedly as he rushed out the door.

"Later, Mom," Lucas said as he rushed to catch up to his brother.

"Boys, wait! Rosella's—not..." Hinawa said as her sons sprinted next door.

"What?! Soccer camp?!" Claus asked, his heart shattering as Bianca broke the news to him after answering the door.

"Oh yeah," Lucas said, frowning a bit. "I forgot she went to soccer camp this time of year."

How could they forget?! Rosella always goes to Winters for soccer camp this time of the summer.

Bianca smiled sympathetically at how crushed Claus and Lucas seemed to be.

"I assume you boys will put your summer plans on hold for two weeks?" She asked them.

"I guess," Claus answered, frowning. "I just really wanted to catch up, ya know. Especially now that we're finally dating."

Bianca smiled warmly.

"Once she gets back, I'm sure she'll be all excited to spend the rest of her summer with you and the others. Just bring her back by ten if you decide to go on any fun little dates. Ooh, and take pictures for me, pretty please—"

"Wait, hold the phone! 10?!" Claus asked in shock.

"You guys are teenagers now, I trust you," Bianca answered, winking.

This caused Claus to blush.

"I'm gonna go see if Nana's free to go to the beach," Lucas said, putting a hand on Claus's shoulder.

Claus nodded.

"I'll see ya later, bro," he said as his brother started to leave.

"Wait, before you go," Bianca said suddenly. "I have gifts for you three."

Lucas turned his head back around.

"Surprise," Bianca chirped as she brought out three cell phones. One was red, one was blue, and one was pink. "Your parents and I have been talking, and we've decided to get you four cell phones!"