AN: This is a shorter chapter because I'm kind of busy this weekend but I enjoy writing this and it does have a twist at the end 😉

Chapter Three – If You Forget Me.

I hate that yesterday I woke up and Shotaro was there. Kuon should have been the one who was there but I have no idea where he was. It was nice to know that he'd been there earlier, that he's been coming to see me every day for at least half an hour every day. It's nice to know that although some of the gifts are from my friends and Father and Julie, Kuon has been providing fresh flowers and fresh bedding every day for six months. It takes a lot of commitment to be able to do that.

I haven't seen myself yet though I can tell that my face is cut, that's what the glass was and it's a little hard to breathe still but I'm glad that there wasn't major trauma to my head that affected my memory or my cognitive skills. A lot of head injuries do sometimes make you lose the ability to speak or read. I hear a knock on my door and smile as the doctor opens it followed by…Cain Heel.

Okay. I know that by the clothes and the wig that this is Kuon dressed as Cain Heel but what the heck would Kuon be doing? Has his grief led to madness? Has he finally lost it, is that why he wasn't here when I woke up.

"What are you doing?" he asks me as he spits his gum directly into a trash can. I should be the one asking him that question. I mean, even the doctor doesn't seem to have any idea what is going on. I watch him and he sighs.

"You been staying in bed like a good girl or should I punish you with calico ears?" He asks me and I'm completely baffled at what's going on. "Don't let your big brother do all the work," he says as the doctor stares at him again. We both know something's wrong with him. It doesn't matter though because under that black…wig and the contact lenses and that look of 'I can't be bothered with the world' it's Kuon.

"My big brother?" I ask as the doctor shrugs. The news about Cain Heel came out only a couple of months after the release of the drama and yes, it shocked Japan but this shocks me now. The doctor leaves and I stare at my husband. I'm not sure what's going on but it seems pretty messed up.

Kuon…or Cain sits down in a chair and leans back, propping his legs up on another and I see that the boots are still kind of scuffed up, very much like Cain. "Sucks that they don't let you smoke in here," he says still using that British accent.

"What are you doing?" I ask him as I sit there and reach for the mask.

"I told you yesterday not to take that off. You make me worry about you too much," he says as he looks away. I saw him yesterday? I don't remember that.

"I'll put it back on in a moment," I tell him and his eyes drift to it, I don't know if he believes me or not but I want an answer to this. Did something happen in those six months when I was asleep where he now thinks that he's Cain Heel for real? "Kuon," I tell him and his eyes widen as he stares at me and his lip trembles, "What is going on? What are you doing?"

He laughs in relief before taking out the contacts and taking off the wig and I'm confused. Really, what is happening here?

"You said Kuon," he tells me in his regular Japanese voice, he laughs in relief and I'm even more worried about him. He sits back and grins and as refreshed as his smile makes me feel, it's still worrying. I nod slowly. "Are you okay?" he asks me, "You're Kyoko, right?"

Okay. What is with that statement.

"Please explain," I tell him trying hard not to be completely confused with what he's doing or what he's saying. I don't understand this. This doesn't make sense. He looks at me and his expression turns very serious. I know that he's trying to hide something from me but I trust him. I trust in Kuon more than I ever have in anyone else. He's Corn. He's Ren. He's my husband.

"You know that I love you and nothing will ever change my love for you," he tells me, slowly and carefully approaching the subject matter. I nod, trying to figure out what he's saying. "Yesterday I came here, I brought you those flowers and this blanket and then you woke up. You were drifting in and out for a while and then you woke up."

"And Shotaro was here?" I growl and Kuon looks at me in shock. "I remember, it was early evening and…"

"It was the afternoon but it makes sense for you not to remember that," he tells me and I watch him. He slowly exhales and looks to the side as if attempting to figure out the right words. "You kept speaking in a British accent, calling me Cain," he tells me and I feel strange as he says this, I trust him and there's no reason that Kuon would lie to me especially with that expression, but I'm not sure what happened. "You truly thought that you were Setsuka Heel."

"And that's why you entered as Cain Heel?" I ask him and he nods. It makes sense why he was dressed that way but I don't remember any of this. I only remember waking up with Shotaro and his obvious lies as he once again attempted to cause trouble in our marriage.

"You didn't stay," I comment and he looks down guiltily, "Setsu would have wanted Cain to stay."

"Not if Setsu thought there was another woman involved," Kuon tells me. "I felt a need to tell Setsu about Rikuu and she kicked me out of the room. Obviously she thought that by looking at me, Cain was brainwashed and to add a child into that," Kuon runs his hand through his hair and I notice how exhausted he really is. His chin and cheeks are rough from where he hasn't been shaving every day and as I look at him, I can tell that he puts most of his energy into taking care of our precious Rikuu.

"Does he remember me?" I ask terrified. It's been six months and he wasn't even two and a half when I left him. Two years old children don't remember everything.

"He does. He's come to see you at least twice a week," Kuon tells me and I reach up and stroke his cheek. He smiles, leaning into my hand.

"You've been taking care of yourself too?" I ask and he has sadness and guilt in his eyes before nodding. I know that he's only doing the bare minimum for himself and he's probably only doing that because of me and Rikuu. Kuon has his own set of mental issues, he blames himself for too much and maybe he did have a viscous past and he does get angry more than Ren ever did but he's a really good person. He's Corn, Corn can't truly be a bad person underneath it all.

"Good," I smile and he looks at me confused, "Because now I get to take better care of you than you have been of yourself," I tell him and he leans down and kisses me and I wrap my arms around him. I love him. This is the love that gave birth to Rikuu and it's a richer love than any I read about in the fairytales.

"Kyoko," he pulls back and this time touches my cheek very gently. "You know I'll stay, right? If something has happened. If you've developed a….problem where you change back and forth between Setsu and Kyoko, you know I'll stay with you even if you forget me." Those words make my heart break. I never ever want to forget Kuon. I nod nervously and he kisses me again. "Is there anything else that I can get for you?" he asks and I slide over in the bed.

"Just lay down with me," I request and he nods, he's very careful of the wires but soon I can feel his warm body next to mine. This is all I need. This is my safe place, my Kuon.

…

…

I can't believe that I'm here and as Kuon Hizuri as well. I have my wife sleeping peacefully in my arms and I'm finally able to let my body rest a little as well. I take a deep breath in and put my hand on her skin. I'm glad that I've been allowed to give her sponge baths, it really made me feel that I was able to take care of her. I have never been more in love with a person than Kyoko makes me understand every single day.

I have my eyes closed before hearing a cold laughter and feel Kyoko shove me away from her. I immediately open my eyes and jump out of the hospital bed. I don't know what just happened. Did I hurt her? Was there too much pressure placed on her body or something?

"What is your game, jerk?" she asks me and I see some look of confusion in her eyes. I try to scramble to come up with a plan but it doesn't make sense. Setsu wouldn't kick Cain out of bed like this and Kyoko wouldn't really look at me in this way or shove me out of the bed or call me a jerk whilst I'm resting.

"My game?" I ask as I try to get myself oriented with this situation.

"You think that I'm that easy to win. I don't even know who you are," she says before looking me over. "You are quite handsome though. Sometimes I don't mind when it's somebody handsome as long as they're not too reserved. Would you call yourself reserved?"

"Would I…" I repeat slowly.

"Are you an idiot?" she asks before shaking her head and laughing. "Well, that makes things easier for me," she puts a hand to her chest. "If you're slow then you can just do as I say. I prefer having a little fun but jocks can give me more exercise if you know what I mean," she clicks her fingers and points at me. "You can screw me if you can give me some entertainment."

"I can screw you if…what?" I still feel confused and now I'm worried as well. What if she said this to somebody else? What if she said this to Fuwa? Would that asshole just jump her and start having sex with her? No. I have to get back to clearer thinking. What am I doing? Who am I talking to here?

"This is why I like having more playtime with girls," she says with a sigh, "Girls are a lot smarter than boys. They cry if you want to burn them alive with a candle and some nail polish remover, boys don't understand what's going on."

Yes. Whoever this is has got it completely right but I don't think it's a gender exclusive thing. I don't know who the hell I'm talking to here. I'm really trying to think. I'm trying quickly to determine which of three characters that Kyoko's played in her past that this girl is most like. I have to take a stab in the dark here.

"Na—Natsu?" I ask and she smiles to me, flicking her hair back.

"Well, maybe you're not that dumb. You're just slow, now are you my entertainment or my entertainment," she says tapping a finger against her cheek. I'm breathless. I don't know how to respond to any of this. What does Natsu even want with me?

End of Chapter Three

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Author Response

I love Daddy!Kuon too and yeah, Sho really is something and that's not the only appearance he'll make