Congrats to ChaCha! And happy birthday to Mizu and Blaine! Mizu is drop dead gorgeous and I hope she'll decide on her supermax soon 
I actually made her indecisive because I couldn't decide
. I think I was initially planning on her supermax being the athletic skill, but then I remembered what happened with Aoi (Gen. 6) from my last dynasty. He loved his mother, Midori, so very much that he constantly wanted to train her on his athletic equipment. I always had to keep an eye out on them because I didn't want that to ruin my dynasty attempt! So, I took that into consideration when trying to decide whether to go with Martial Arts or Athletics as Mizu's chosen skill.
Yay! Congratulations on the 4th immortal, and as far as I know, your 12th immortal(?)
Thanks, Genie! It's really amazing to think that in the grand scheme of things, ChaCha is the 12th immortal Sakura.
Congratulations on yet another immortal! I'm amazed at how similar those two girls look alike! Mizu is gorgeous and just like butterfly said above me, I hope she decided on her supermax soon! 
I had to catch up with this story, three chapter, so many things to comment. Very good as always.
Maybe Steve is a paper boy, they always aged funny. Often skipped a stage.
Wow they look identical, both very beautiful girls, except for the eyes color they could be identical twins, same face, hair and shape. Is really strange and fantastic how this game surprises us sometimes.
I was really surprised when Mizu aged up and came out looking like Murasaki. I decided to try the braid on her just to see what she would look like and it ended up looking pretty good on her. There is no doubt they are family
As for Steve, I'm not really sure what happened. I thought he might be a paper boy too, but I don't recall ever seeing that status. Guess he just got struck with that nasty aging bug. But, it works out in the long run!
Chapter 23- Grandmaster MizuMy first order of business after aging up into a Young Adult was to invite a certain friend of mine over to the house. Yep, Steve. Now that we were the same age, we both saw each other a little differently.
My Mom was always a straightforward person. I decided to follow in her footsteps and just come right out and tell Steve how I felt.
Under the watchful eye of Grandma H, of course. I was relieved to see that Steve felt the same way!
What a sweetheart
And my favorite color, too!
Even though he and I had to wait a little bit longer than my grandparents or parents did to get together, Steven and I were happy. Happy to finally get the chance to be a couple.
I wasn't going to let this one get away.
He happily accepted.
Once Steve joined the household, Mom whisked him away to update his wardrobe. She went with an outfit that would compliment his beautiful blue eyes.
I always knew growing up that Steve and I were so alike, which is why we have always been good friends. Steve is
Disciplined, a Daredevil, Family Oriented, a Mooch and Friendly. Like me, his Lifetime Wish is to achieve
Physical Perfection. We were perfect for each other! Steve started right away on his Sim Fu training.
We had waited long enough just for the opportunity to be together, so we wasted no time in making it official and getting married.
Then it was off to celebrate our wedding night
.
After the wedding but before our honeymoon, Grandma Rena managed to snag Steve away for a few minutes to take care of his pieces for the museum.
Then it was off to China for an extended honeymoon!
Mom and Dad surprised us by letting us know that we had our own vacation home in Shang Simla. That is just amazing beyond words! For Steve and I, as martial artists, we planned on making the most of our 8 day vacation by skilling. Steve was going to work on achieving his Black Belt while I was going to participate in the tournament. Yes, I had decided. I was going to supermax Martial Arts.
I got in some board breaking practice to work on one of my skill challenges, the Timber Terminator.
And then I entered the tournament. I was looking forward to this!
(I just adore Mizu's butt kicking face. It's actually my avatar. And, fun fact, Mizu makes what is considered a proper fist in my Martial Art. I was quite pleased when I saw that
)
I was determined to make it up the ranks of the tournament competitors.
And also progress up the belt ranks too.
I called in one morning to see who my next sparring opponent would be. I was shocked when the Masters told me that my next opponent was none other than my husband, Steve! I won 2-1.
Late one afternoon, I did it. I achieved my Black Belt! I was so excited to have made it this far! Next on my list, achieve the rank of Grandmaster.
I decided to post this chapter a day early because I am out of town all day tomorrow and probably won't have time to do it then. Enjoy!
