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Suai (anon.)-- Lemony Dreams--
Chapter two: Who's your daddy?
"Mama! Mama! Wake up! We're home!" Kazuki's little voice pulled her from her drowsiness and into reality. She sat up to see her sons running to her. She let out a grin, "Welcome home!" she greeted opening her arms wide.
The two boys quickly climbed up the bed and accepted her hug. She gave each of them a kiss on the forehead before getting up with stretch. "Did you two eat yet?" she asked. Tenshi grinned up at her, "No mama. We wanted to eat breakfast with you."
She let out a squeal taking them into another hug, "You guys are so sweet!" The boys hugged back and Tenshi asked, "Can I have lemons with honey?" Risa had to say yes. He was just so cute.
"Me too! Me too!" Kazuki cried. Risa nodded, "Yes, yes, I'll make a huge batch!" she agreed as she led them downstairs.
"Yay! Mama makes the best lemons with honey!" the boys cried in unison. Risa blushed lightly but stayed quiet. She made that a lot for Otani so naturally she became a pro at making it.
Before long they found themselves seated down to eat. Risa placed the lemons with honey in the center and the boys immediately dived their little hands in. She watched amused as Kazuki and Tenshi licked the honey off their little fingers.
However her smile faded once she stared at each of the boys. Kazuki looked like a mini Otani. He was a carbon copy. But he was different from Otani. He was louder and usually took action without thinking. He got that from her of course.
Tenshi was a mix of them. He had Otani's face but he had the same hair and eye color like her. He was more silent but still loud. Both were tall and they were relieved. Otani did not want his children enduring years of teasing because of their height. However if ever they get a girl, Risa had always hoped that she would be small. It didn't matter if she was small but not tall. That way she could get herself a date.
But she was awarded with two boys. She was fine with that. She always wanted two mini Otanis. They would always remind her of him. Perhaps a little bit too much.
She loved her children and everyone could see that. It's just that sometimes she couldn't bear to look at them. They had Otani's face. The face that she missed so much. The face that makes her burst into tears. She couldn't bear breaking down in front of her children. They needed her to be strong. So she will be.
Sometimes it hurts too much though. That's when she tries to send them to Nobu's or Chiharu's. She knew that they would be safe and she could break down. Then when she recovered, she would get them. It was a simple plan but she was determined to keep that cheerful face that her children always sees. If she just kept on crying then it will affect the children negatively.
She wanted her children's lives to be a positive experience. Still she wasn't exactly sure her act was enough to keep them happy. They needed their father. They were boys. They need to get support and guidance from another man. Their father. However Otani was not there to guide them like he should.
As if on cue the door rang. The maid answered and they found Kohori Kazuki walk inside. He waved at Risa before being attacked by Kazuki and Tenshi. "Uncle Kohori! Uncle Kohori!" the cried out in excitement. Kohori ruffled their heads before taking a seat.
"Kohori," Risa greeted with a sweet smile, "good morning." Kohori grinned back, "Yeah you too." He commanded the two little boys to eat before promising that they would do something fun later. Kohori was the man that her children really considered father. He was the man that guides them into manhood. He was the man that fills the gap Otani was suppose to fill. And so she would always be grateful.
As they chatted Risa wondered what Otani really felt about Kohori. He said that he was fine with Kohori around but was he really? She didn't think that Otani really liked their first son being named after Kohori but she insisted upon it. Otani was at work that day when she went into labor. Without Kohori taking her to the hospital safely she wasn't sure if Kazuki would have ever made it. The least they could do was title him as godfather and name him after his savior.
She wasn't sure if Otani was fine that Kohori came to visit when he can. However she was happy that he did. She would have some company and he could guide the boys in things that she could not. She never wanted it to be this way but what could she do? Otani was at work and they needed a man in their lives. A man that could be there for them. Risa had always wished that Otani could do both but he didn't.
"Risa," Kohori interrupted, "should we go to the beach today? It's a nice day out." She agreed whole heartedly but something inside her heart screamed for her to stop. Stop what? Stop letting Kohori become the father of her two boys? No way. He was the one who makes her boys happy. It can't be that but stop what? She waved it away. Never mind about that. They had to get ready.
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Otani sighed letting the pen he held fall. He was dead tired. There is no word in the world that can explain his exhaustion. All week he could only get four hours of sleep, which resulted to the black rings visible beneath his eyes. He blinked tiredly trying to remove the exhaustion before glancing down to the piles of papers needed to be signed.
However he found that his vision began to blur. He was that tired? Perhaps he just needed some coffee. He found getting up was a rather difficult task and it took him a minute or two just to regain his balance. Staggering across the room he tried to pour himself a cup but it was already empty. So he drank it all already? It's only eleven too. So the coffee wasn't working then.
He let out another sigh and yelled out, "Haruhi! Get more coffee!" He could hear his secretary scuffling to get up and with a bang of the door, she was gone to get his coffee. He had to laugh. He held that much power in his hands? Perhaps it was just his appearance. He looked like the walking dead after all.
Perhaps a nap will suffice for now. He laid down his office couch letting out a relaxed sigh of relief. The moment his head hit the pillow, he was dead asleep.
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The vibrating feel of his phone had snatched him away from his dreamland. He opened his eyes slowly trying to remove that blurry vision. His phone kept on ringing but he seemed too tired to pick it up. He did however muster enough energy to look out the window. To his amazement he saw that he the sky had turned dark.
"What!?" he cried out getting out of the couch, "What time is it!?" The door opened and his secretary popped her head in, "Is there anything wrong sir?" Otani turned to her quickly, "Haruhi! What time is it?!"
Haruhi glanced at the time and said, "Nine sir." Otani's eyes widened. It was eleven when he slept his nap. Then he practically slept the whole day! "Shit!" he cried out rushing to his desk, "I still need to sign those papers."
"Relax Otani," another voice interrupted him. He found his best friend, Heikichi Nakao, grinning at him from the door. He continued, "It's all done. Just go home and get some rest. You need it."
Otani glanced down to see that all the papers have been signed and arranged as Nakao said. "Thanks," he muttered heading to his closet and grabbing his coat. Nakao grinned again, "No problem. I'm going home anyway. Let's walk down together."
Otani nodded and soon they were heading down the hallway to the parking area. Nakao kept up the conversation saying that Nobu should be giving birth in two months. Otani hid a surprised look. Nobu was expecting? Since when? He simply nodded and asked if they knew the gender of the baby. Nakao shook his head, "We want it to be a surprise."
"Ah," Otani muttered. They stayed silent as they boarded the elevator. Nakao's cheerful grin disappeared slowly and he slyly asked, "How's Kazuki and Tenshi?" Otani looked to the ground, "Good," he muttered out.
"And Risa?" Nakao pressed on. Otani muttered once again, "Okay." Nakao nodded. He really didn't need to ask if they were alright. He knew they were. He saw them at his place plenty of time. Kazuki and Tenshi were perfectly healthy. However Risa seemed to have lost a couple of pounds. You can easily tell that she had been crying most of the time too. Nobu's been informing him of the entire ordeal and he felt that Otani was loosing out on so much.
He particularly enjoyed being a father and he was sure Otani loves being one too. In spite of this, he missed out the important occasions he should be involved in. Kazuki's basketball game, Tenshi's soccer game, both boys' birthday. He particularly looked down on the fact that Otani had missed both of his boys' births. He was stuck at work when Kazuki was born which resulted Risa being rushed and comforted by Kohori. He missed Tenshi's birth because he was out of the country closing a business deal. Poor Risa had to give birth alone once again and was comforted by Nobu in the emergency room.
"Otani," he continued, "what are you going to get your son for his birthday?" He watched Otani's face all the while, trying to comprehend it's expression. He saw it. For a moment Otani showed pure confusion and surprise. So he didn't know it was coming up. Then it returned to that tired but calm face again.
"I'm not sure," Otani answered coolly. Liar. Nakao let out a fake grin, "Well get him one soon! How about a new game station? It's the new thing for kids these days."
"Yeah maybe," Otani said again. They departed ways and Otani quickly drove out of the parking lot. Nakao sighed. "Otani," he whispered out, "Take care of your family."
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Risa said her goodbyes to Kohori as she entered the front door. He glanced at the two boys she juggled in her arms. They both were asleep and it took all her strength to hold them. "Are you sure you don't need help tucking them in?" Kohori asked.
"Nah," Risa answered, "I'm fine. They aren't that heavy." Kohori let out a chuckle, "Alright Risa. Whatever you say. See you tomorrow if I can." He gave a simple wave and headed back to his car.
As Risa closed the door with her foot a voice popped out from the darkness, "Risa? Where were you?"
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Note: Yeah its short. Very short. I'm sorry people's but I have to do this. Eheheheh. Sorry. But you got that far anyway...and please comment! And thank you for reading!! And Otani caught them! Dun dun duuuunnn!! LOL! Ah well I'll get them in soon enough. Oh yess...
I made a picture...er...three pictures of the lovely couple. One has Kazuki in it when he was a baby. I'm working on making Tenshi. If you want to check it out, please do, follow this link : Http: / / dlshelena187. deviantart. com
(I had to put up spaces so that you guys could see the link...sorrys...jebus i hate this new arrangements they did.
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