Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 216: Progress of Life.

As we got settled into our new home, we started hanging pictures and other types of decorations, though we didn't go overboard since now that we were all living together, we had to keep space for new memories we'd make together; speaking of memories, I had just returned from the market after buying a camera. It was pretty expensive at nearly five silver, but it was more than worth it in the long run.

"Alright, everyone, get in position; we're taking a photo to commemorate today." Said Alexander as he held the door open while gesturing everyone to the front yard, causing them to all exit the house one by one.

Once everyone was outside, I closed the door and headed towards the gate leading into our front yard; standing right in front of it, I signaled to Yuki, who promptly approached.

"Yes?" Asked Yuki curiously as she glanced at Alexander, who pointed at the ground.

"Can you make a small pillar? I want to make sure I can get everyone in the photo." Asked Alexander lightly as he glanced at Yuki, who nodded before reaching down and grasping the earth, only to lift a smooth, rectangular pillar out from the ground.

The way Yuki used her earth mana was a little weird since she would move her body in certain ways every time she used it; she could use it without doing so, but she stated it was much easier if she moved her body.

Fidgeting around with the camera, I double-checked it was facing exactly how I wanted it before turning the dial and pushing it; with a five-second timer, I quickly arrived near everyone and stood in the middle. Wrapping my arm around Michelle, who was standing to my right and holding Chloe in her arms, I held Yuki's hand, attempting to show our intimacy, though it was a little difficult when you take into account our size difference; with Lazuli standing beside Michelle, Talis quickly perched herself on my shoulder, just in time for a flash to emit from the camera a second later.

"How'd we look?" Asked Michelle curiously as she watched Alexander dash towards the camera.

Waiting for the camera to finish printing our photo, I ripped it off and flicked it a few times before gazing at it while everyone else arrived behind so they could also look.

"We look great." Stated Alexander with a faint smile as he looked at the photo, only for Yuki to snatch it from his hands.

"Ay, be gentle, Yuki; we don't want your massive hands to rip it." Added Alexander with a slight frown as he eyed Yuki, who promptly ignored him.

"Eh, I never realized it until now, but I really am much bigger than everyone." Said Yuki lightly as she gazed at the photo before passing it to Michelle and Chloe while Alexander nodded.

"Duh, do you think all those times I've called you massive were me joking around? You're freaking massive, Yuki." Remarked Alexander with a twitching expression as he eyed Yuki, who awkwardly chuckled.

"Where should we hang it?" Asked Michelle curiously as she and Chloe gazed at the picture, only to finally hand it over to Lazuli, who silently looked at it.

"Hmm, that's a good question." Muttered Alexander as he rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression while gazing at the house.

Grabbing the picture handed to me, I entered the house and stared at the walls, searching for a good spot, though funnily, I had two great spots.

"How about this? Let's make two pictures; one will commemorate us, our new home, and our journey to get here, while the other will be a picture of our family. We'll have to change the second picture whenever someone new joins, but what do you guys think?" Remarked Alexander with a slight smile as he pointed at two spots on different walls, causing Yuki, Michelle, Chloe, and Talis to ponder.