"Finally my homework is done~!!!" Rui laughed as he spun around on the squeaky chair in his room. "Aaaand send!" He pressed 'enter' on the keyboard and grinned.

"Senpai senpai!!! My homework is done!!!" Rui typed an email to his senpai.

"Otsukaresama. Congratz." His senpai replied ro him.

Rui smiled at the email and closed his laptop, making a beeline downstairs to the kitchen. "Hey, mom!" He beamed. His mom, Aiko, smiled slightly to him. Strange, Aiko was not her cheerful self.

Something is wrong. Rui thought as he studied his mom a little. Aiko seemed to notice this, as she sighed and turned to him. "What's wrong?" She asked, her tone laced with fatigue. "Mom seems to be supicious lately..." Rui replied, pouting as he tought about what could be troubling her. "Oh, honey. There is something I want to dicuss with you... Which I should have some months ago." Aiko sighed as she gestured Rui to sit down.

"..." Rui furrowed his eyebrows in concern and sat down at the table across his mom.

"Rui, honey, I-... I don't know how to say this ro you, but..." Aiko started, supporting her face with her hand. "I was thinking about remarriage."

"Huh?!"

"Honey, I... I know this is sudden, but... I think remarriage is the best for me... And for you." Aiko said, looking up to stare into Rui's mismatched eyes.

"Mom, I... I don't know... What if... I mean, w-who's the lucky man?" Rui stuttered, suddenly biting his lip. "This man is my colleague, Ryo Hokkaido. And... We have been dating for some years." Aiko said, observing the reactions coming from her son. Rui was looking quite hurt and betrayed when he heard that they had been dating for years, but mostly his eyes portrayed pure happiness.

"I'm happy for you, Mom!!!" Rui beamed at her, almost blinding Aiko temporarily. "Oh, thank you Rui. I honestly was thinking about a more... Negative reaction. Thank heavens." Aiko let out a relieved sigh. "But." She suddenly grew serious. "Ryo has 6 sons."

Rui was stunned. 6 sons? He thought warily. How much wives had this guy have before?

"O-oh... T-that's great! Yay... I guess." Rui had this, uneasy feeling wash over him.

"Honey..." Aiko muttered, suddenly her eyes widened. "... Are you worried that... They'll hate you?" Aiko asked, although she knew the answer.

Rui nodded, his bright mask of his can fool anyone to thinking that he was a happy child, but not Aiko.

She knows all his insecurities. Mainly being his mismatched eyes.

The left eye was green, while his right eye was red.

A clashed combination, if one could say.

Because this worlds they live in,

People embrace similarities,

and reject differences.

"Rui, don't be like that, you have great eyes, just like your mom." Aiko said, cupping Rui's face in her hands. Her own mismatched eyes staring deep into Rui's. "Besides, Ryo had accepted me as myself. I'm sure his sons won't mind either." Aiko assured, smiling gently. " By the way, Ryo's 6 sons are all younger than you."

"Hah?"

"They are all younger than you." Aiko repeated, smiling. "That's... So cool!" Rui laughed. "So I expect you to be a more mature older brother." Aiko teased, making Rui pout. Aiko laughed and ruffled Rui's hair, smiling.

"I'm making spaghetti today! Help me?" Aiko asked.

Ah, there's my usual mom. Rui thought as he happily agreed.