When Theo arrived in the living room, without any surprise, he was amazed by the decorations of the party.
"Wow." Theo muttered in wonder as he observed the Azure Tree with a Golden Fire inside of it.
He lifted his head and immediately was amazed by the work that the girls did on the ceiling.
It seemed as though he had just entered a magical underwater gathering for fantastical creatures!
His eyes shone in excitement with the girls' work. The party promised to be epic!
"Sylph, play some traditional new year songs in the background." Theo asked as he inspected the last details of the party.
"Yes, master." Sylph replied before 'Sea's Lullaby' started playing softly throughout the party venue.
"Also bring out all the bottles I told you to prepare for the party." Theo added.
Every great party had to have great drinks, that's why Theo asked Sylph to prepare all kinds of drinks bottles.
There were non-alcohol and alcoholic beverages like several kinds of juice, wine, beer, and others.
Shortly after, Theo observed a drone moving a table filled with the bottles he asked for.
"Perfect." Theo smiled as he inspected all the drinks.
With that, the party preparations were finally completed, and they could enjoy it.
It was at that moment that, Max and Kin entered the room, they were wearing light yellow pants and shirts.
"Oh, you guys are ready." Theo smiled when he saw them coming in.
"Yeah, we can't wait to start with the party." Max said excitedly as he rubbed his hands. He couldn't wait to start eating the amazing dishes they cooked earlier.
"We would've come earlier, but the gym has so many cool features that we lost track of time." Kin commented apologetically.
Theo just laughed and said, "No worries, the girls hadn't even arrived yet."
The three of the talked to each as they got themselves a drink and sat down on the comfy couch.
Theo had a glass of wine in his hand as he asked, "Have you guys bought your gift?"
"I did, but I don't know if the person I got will like my gift." Kin replied worriedly.
"Who have you guys gotten?" Max asked curiously.
"I won't tell you!" Kin exclaimed.
While Theo just laughed.
It was a New Year tradition to hold a Secret Atlanta exchange.
This was an exchange of gifts just like Secret Santa. But there was no Santa Clauss in the Azure Star. So, it was normal that it had another name.
'Atlanta' came from the mythical sea kingdom of Atlantis. The kingdom had an extensive amount of legends all over the planet. And there were pieces of evidence that Atlantis really existed in the past. As a holiday that worshiped the sea, it was no surprise that the mythical sea kingdom was present in the celebration.
Legends told that the Atlantians loved to give gifts to their fellow, so the Secret Atlanta was something referring to their practice.
A couple of weeks ago, everyone gathered and drew names. They had to give a gift to the person they drew the name of.
The three guys tried to guess which person they got as they enjoyed their drinks and the party place.
Five minutes later, they heard a sound coming from the stairs.
"It must be the girls." Theo smiled.
Without many surprises, the girls entered the party venue seconds later.
8 girls entered the place looking absolutely gorgeous.
Aurora, Sam, June, Sayuri, Ryoko, Kumiko, Lauren, Shoko, and Gwen had smiles on their faces as they observed the magical party venue.
Each one of them was extremely beautiful, and the gorgeous dresses they were wearing highlighted their beauty even more.
Their hair was beautifully done as it shone with a multitude of colors.
Aurora's silver hair, June and Ryoko's blue hair, Kumiko's green hair, Shoko's pink hair, Sam's blonde hair, Lauren's brown hair, and Sayuri's black hair seemed to form a rainbow of colors.
"Look who decided to honor us with their presence." Theo joked as he looked at them with a mischievous smile.
The girls immediately turned their heads in his direction and saw Theo, Kin, and Max sitting together with drinks in their hands.
"It seems that some people don't even bother waiting and started drinking without us." Sam snorted.
The others laughed at their bickering.
"Seriously, you girls did such an amazing job decorating the place." Kumiko exclaimed with shining eyes as she observed the azure tree and golden fire.
"Yeah, I thought it would be impossible to top yesterday's decoration, but you guys did it." Shoko commented as she observed the sea creatures in the ceiling.
"There is no doubt that this is the most beautiful New Year's party I've ever been to so far." Lauren commented in excitement.
"It's the least we could do while you all worked hard to cook for us." June said with a proud smile.
June, Aurora, Sam, Sayuri, and Ryoko as they heard their compliments.
"We should take some pictures before we start eating and drinking." Sam suggested.
"Great idea, Sam!" Kumiko exclaimed.
"Let's take a bunch of pictures!" Sayuri giggled.
"I want to post on my profile." Shoko added.
All the girls agreed with Sam's suggestion before they started their photo session.
Theo and the two guys drank their drinks while they observed the girls going crazy as they took thousands of pictures.
They took selfies together and alone, with the party decorations, with one or two other girls, and many other combinations.
They took so many pictures that Theo and the guys were worried if their cellphones had enough data storage to take more pictures.
Theo was admiring this view while drinking his wine when he heard something that made him a little afraid.
"We should take pictures with Theo and the others." Sayuri suggested.
The girls promptly agreed with shining eyes.
They all turned their head in his direction and stared at him with sparkling eyes.
"Oh, no." Max mumbled in fear when his girlfriend's expression.
Kin was equally afraid when he saw all the girls looking at him as if he was a piece of beef and they were the predators.
"It seems we can't escape fate, guys." Theo smiled helplessly.
What they feared came into reality and they were dragged by the girls to take so many pictures that they lost track of how many they took.
Theo took a picture with everyone and his handsome figure only enhanced the pictures.
At the end of it, everyone gathered up and took pictures of everyone together.
The 11 of them smiled at the camera as they registered the first New Year they spent together.
The first of many, they hoped.
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