I came up with another fic. This time i plan to make it longer. Hope u guys like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own pot.

The Joy of Love

Chapter 1: The Flashback

"Ryo-chan!" an auburn-haired woman called out to her 4-year old son.

"Nani okaasan?" the boy with brown hair and blue eyes replied.

"Please don't run around in the café. Okaasan has lots of work to do so okaasan wants you to sit down at one place. Okaasan will come join you once I'm done here okay?"

"Hai okaasan!"

The boy then went to one of the tables to sit. He took out his crayons and a pice of paper and started drawing.

23-year old Ryuzaki Sakuno looks at the boy lovingly as she remembered the first time she met him.

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Flashback: 2 years ago

"Sakuno-chan, can you please go in my place for the volunteer thing at the children's orphanage?" her best friend, Osakada Tomoka, asked.

"But Tomo-chan…" before she could continue, Tomoka cuts her off, "Pretty please?? Horio-kun is sick and I want to go and visit him."

"Ok, Tomo- chan," she replied.

"Ah! Arigato Sakuno-chan! I'll treat you to lunch one day!" With that said, she gave Sakuno a quick hug and left to visit her boyfriend.

When Sakuno arrived at the orphanage, she saw a boy around 2 years old sitting outside by himself. Curious, Sakuno went up to the boy.

"Hi there," Sakuno greeted the boy as she took a seat next to the boy on the bench. When the boy heard Sakuno's voice, he stared curiously at her.

"What's your name?" Sakuno asked the little boy.

"Ryoki," the boy replied.

"Why are you sitting out here alone?" she asked. All the other children are playing with each other inside happily.

"All my friends are talking about their new parents. I don't have anything to talk with them." He replied sadly.

"Why?"

"Nobody wants to adopt me," he continued while looking at the other children happily playing inside.

Sakuno felt pity for the boy. He looks so fragile sitting there looking wistfully at his friends. Her heart went out to him.

"What do you say if I adopt you?" she asked, smiling brightly at him.

"Hontou?" Ryoki was now looking at Sakuno with hopeful eyes.

"Of course. That is if you don't mind me being your okaasan," she answered.

Actually, she herself has been lonely since her obaachan passed on. If Ryoki is with her then maybe she will not feel lonely anymore.

"Yatta! I've got a new okaasan!" Ryoki hugs Sakuno tightly then dragged her inside to tell all his friends.

End Flashback

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Eversince then, life has been great for her. With the money her obaachan left her, she managed a café after she graduated. She devotes all her time to her son and career that Tomo-chan always nags to her about having a boyfriend.

Clink!

The bell of her shop brought her back from her daze and she got ready to greet her customers.

A/N: How was that? I'm still undecided on the pairing. I was thinking to make it either a ryosaku or fujisaku pairing. So i hope u guys can give me ur opinions. Arigatou.

-Lynn-