Boy: Mummy!
A 16-year-old boy, with brown spiky hair and orange eyes was calling for his mother. Hearing her own son calling, the mother came to him in an instant.
Mother: What is it, Kaien?
Kaien: Bedtime story! Bedtime story!
Mother: You do like bedtime stories that much, eh?
Kaien smiled. The said mother looked at her daughter.
Mother: Masaki, you too?
Masaki eagerly nodded her head.
Mother: All right then. What kind of bedtime stories do you want me to tell you today?
Kaien: Your past!
Mother: My… Past?
Masaki: Daddy told us a vague image.
'I'm going to kill Ichigo later.' Rukia thought in her mind as she sighed and proceeded to the bed and sat beside her two children.
Rukia: Did both of you know, that your dad barged into my life and he was the greatest mistake I ever had?
Masaki and Kaien blinked their eyes in confusion.
Rukia: My past… How should I say it? It was a tragic past.
Masaki and Kaien were silent, signalling for their Mum to carry on talking.
Rukia: And, did you guys know, your Dad wasn't my first love at all.
They widened their eyes. Just when Rukia was preparing to continue, a voice interrupted.
Person: Who said so?
Rukia: I said so. And Ichigo, when did you start to become an eavesdropper?
Ichigo: Just a few moments ago.
Rukia: Now, now, Ichigo. Don't be like your Dad.
Ichigo: At least I'm not a pervert.
Rukia: An eavesdropper is equally as bad as a pervert.
Ichigo: Now, that's cruel…
Masaki: Daddy, is it true that Mummy's first love wasn't you?
Ichigo: I will leave for Mummy to tell both of you.
Rukia glared at Ichigo when she felt her children's eyes fixed on her. Ichigo, in response, only smirked.
Rukia: Back to bed now, both of you. I will settle things with your Daddy first. When I come back, I want to find the both of you sleeping. Is that clear?
Kaien + Masaki: Hai.
Rukia noticed they sounded disappointed. But, she does have some matters to settle with her husband after all.
Rukia: Come on, let's go.
And, she dragged Ichigo back to their room, leaving Kaien and Masaki to ponder who their Mum's 'first love' was.
Masaki: Aww… I bet Daddy must be in trouble now.
Kaien: I think so too.
Masaki: Who do you think Mummy's first love was?
Kaien: Who knows? Come on, let's get back to sleep. It would be bad if Mummy checks on us.
Masaki nodded her head and headed back to sleep. Kaien followed suit too. Unknown to Masaki, Kaien had hidden their Mum's past safely in somewhere.
'Should I tell her tomorrow?' That was what Kaien had in mind before drifting to dreamland.
