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Prompt: Hiratachi
The biggest 'What If'
Tsukumo's gaze lay pensively on the surface of her perfectly brewed green tea. Hirato watched her over the edges of the novel he was holding. "You have been staring at your tea for a long time now, Tsukumo", he observed. "Might there be something troubling your mind?"
Her hands tensed slightly around the cup before taking a sip of the now only lukewarm tea. "I've just been thinking", she then answered. "About useless ifs and buts."
"I shall be the judge of that if you want to share?" he contradicted her gently, watching how her gaze dropped again on the cup and how she then put it on the low table.
She nodded. "I've been thinking about what would happen when Kafka is history. The Ships wouldn't be needed then anymore and Kiichi and I are too young to get transferred to the police…"
Hirato regarded her with a fond gaze. "If that was to take place, you and Kiichi would move in with Tsukitachi and I wherever the government would need us. Hopefully close to wherever Yogi and also Jiki would chose to live. Like a family." He stopped for a moment, before stating, "You left out Gareki in your thought process."
"Oh", she answered, blushing slightly, "I just assumed he'd live together with Yogi and work as doctor in a close hospital. He might be underage as well, but he can do more than just fighting…"
Hirato shook his head. "You as well, Tsukumo. If this were to take place and you two would have the chance to visit a school, you would have all possibilities open." He smiled and stood up, hand lightly caressing her blond hair. "When Kafka falls, we will still continue being a family. Don't worry. Maybe we would live even closer together than now."
She nodded, the worry had disappeared from her eyes. "Thank you, Hirato-san", she told him with a gentle smile.