Chapter 8
"Mum!"
"Yes, Kei?" Fuji answered her son without looked at him. She was too busy writting something for her flower shop.
"Tezuka-san said that Ayana-san invite us to dinner tonight." Kei said. Fuji stood frozen for a moment before resuming to her previous work.
"O-Oh really? What did you say?" Fuji asked. She hoped her son would say 'no'. She didn't want to meet all members of Tezuka's family yet.
"I said yes, of course. Tezuka-san is very nice person if I said no then it would hurt his feelings. Mum said that we can't hurt someone else's feelings." Kei said, looking up to his mother with an innocent look. Fuji sighed. She looked at Kei, who was still smiling up at her with a hopeful look on his face, before kneeling down to his eye level.
"Do you really want to go?" Kei nodded happily. It was a his chance to meet his father's family. He wouldn't miss it. Fuji smiled weakly.
"Fine, then."
"Yay!" Kei jumped happily and kissed her cheek.
"What's wrong?" Both mother and son turned to the source of the voice.
"Aunt Yuki." Kei said happily before ran to her and gave her a big hug. Yukimura smiled at her favorite boy before handed him many bars of chocolate as a treat.
"Wow, arigatou, Aunt Yuki." Kei said, kissed her cheek and ran to put the chocolate to the fridge.
"What's wrong, Syu?"
"Tezuka invited us to have a dinner with his family." Fuji said, sitting on the chair. Yukimura gasped.
"Did you say yes?" Fuji shook her head. Her eyes moved to Kei, who was trying to feed the family cat, Shiro, with the given chocolate.
"No, but Kei said yes. I couldn't say no to him when he look at me with hopeful look, Yuki-chan. Does he-? No I'm being silly." Fuji sighed.
"Does he what?" Yukimura asked, eyeing Fuji carefully.
"Does Kei know that Tezuka is his father? His eyes tell me that but I can't be sure." Fuji put her face into her palms. She didn't want her little boy knew that Tezuka ws his father. She knew that she was being selfish but she wanted Kei to be with her forever, only her. If Kei knew that Tezuka was his father, Kei would try to be close to him, something that Fuji didn't want. Kei would want to spend his time with Tezuka instead with her. She was afraid that Tezuka would take Kei from her.
"Maybe he does." Yukimura said, making Fuji look at her in horror.
"Syu, I think it's time for Kei to know that Tezuka is his father. Maybe Kei already knows about it. He went back with Tezuka and let Tezuka bring him to the Sport Center, right? Now he accepted Tezuka's invitation without telling you first. He's up to something, Syu. He has known." Yukimura said.
"No, Kami-sama."
Riingg! Fuji's eyes turned to the phone. She watched as Kei answered it. She saw his blue eyes lit up as soon as he greeted the caller.
"Mum, Tezuka-san wants to talk to you." Kei shouted. Fuji looked at Yukimura, who nodded at her, before standing up and walking to where her son was. She took a deep breath.
'Moshi moshi?"
"Fuji?" A familiar deep voice was heard. Fuji bit her lip.
"Yes?"
"I-I just want you to know that I will pick you up at 7." Tezuka said. Fuji glanced at Yukimura before opening her mouth.
"Okay." She said shortly. A long pause followed. It seemed that Tezuka expect her to say something. Fuji looked at the clock. 6.30 pm.
"Um, I'll be waiting, Tezuka." She added.
"Great." Fuji could see smile form Tezuka's excited voice.
"Bye, then."
"Bye, Fuji."
Fuji put down the phone. She closed her eyes. She had to prepare herself tonight. Why would Tezuka invite her and Kei, anyway? Hadn't he had a girlfriend already? Why would he care about them?
Tezuka put down the phone. A small smiled appeared on his lips. She said she would be waiting for him. Good. He walked to the kitchen, glancing at the table full of food before opening the fridge. Fuji's favorite cake, black forest, was there. His mother made it last night for her. Just for her, well maybe for Kei too, but definitely not for him.
He smiled fondly when he remember how Fuji's eyes would brightened up whenever he brought her his mother's cake. She would kiss his cheek and take it to her hands immediately. He hoped that spark would return tonight. He had seen enough pain in her eyes whenever she saw him.
"Kunimitsu, are you ready to pick Syu-chan and Kei-chan?" Ayana asked as she walked into the kitchen, holding a big bowl. Tezuka smiled and nodded.
"What are you waiting for? Pick them up." Ayana shooed him away. Tezuka chuckled and took his key from the table and headed to his garage. 'Let'sbuyherfavoriteflowersfirst.'
"Mum, Tezuka-san is here." Kei's voice echoed the house. Fuji felt her heart beat faster. She took a last look at the mirror before turned around, facing Yukimura who was smiling at her.
"You look beautiful, Syu." Yukimura said.
"I don't really care I look beautiful or not. I just wish that the dinner will finish soon." Fuj said, taking her heels and put them on.
"Syu-chan, the dinner hasn't started yet. Don't say something like that. Who knows, you might actually enjoy it."
"I doubt it." Fuji huffed. Once she had her brown bag with her, she walked out the room to living room where Tezuka had been waiting for her and Kei. She held a gasp when she spotted Tezuka satood in the middle of her living room, looking handsome in his casual yet nice clothes, with a bouquet of wonderful lilies in his hand.
"Hi.. um it's for you." Tezuka said, handing out the flowers. Fuji smiled and took it.
"Thank you." she said, smiling at him. Tezuka smiled back happily.
"Ahem." Tezuka looked over Fuji's shoulder and smiled sheepishy at Yukimura who was watching the whole thing with a fond smile.
"Take care of them, Tezuka-san." She said.
"Don't worry about it. Let's get going Fuji." Tezuka said. Kei jumped happily before running out the house. Tezuka grabbed Fuji's hand and led her to the car. Fuji eyed their interwined hand before looking at Tezuka. 'What'sthemeaningofthis?Dinner,flower,holdinghands?'
To Be Continued
