Atobe's: Past, Present, and Future
Keigo 18: Locket
It was a quiet Sunday morning in the Atobe mansion – servants shuffled around cleaning, the kids and Jirou were sound asleep upstairs, and Keigo was drinking his coffee and reading the paper. Today was Hikari's birthday so Keigo was talking the day off leaving him time to just sit and relax while he waited for his family to awaken.
"Daddy," he looked away from his newspaper to see a very sleepy now 7 year old Hikari standing at the kitchen doorway in her aqua blue monkey pajamas. A glance at the clock told him it was only 9 am – a very unusual time for anyone but himself to be awake. He folded his news paper and placed it on the table just as she reached him. "I'm so sleepy.
Keigo couldn't help laughing at the girl in his lap. "Then why aren't you asleep Hikari?"
"I'm too excited," she answered with a pout. "Keiichi said mommy and daddy got me something really cool so I couldn't sleep very well. Can I have it now daddy?"
Keigo bit his lip and looked around – he was supposed to wait until Jirou got up but the way Hikari was looking at him was quickly melting his defenses. She continued to look at him with those big eyes of hers until finally being the kind of father he was – that was the kind that was completely wrapped around his daughter's finger – he pulled a velvet black box from one of the drawers in the counter and hands it to her.
He watched as she popped it up before smiling, "You guys got me a locket!"
"Uncle Shishido told us you liked Ayame's locket so we decided to get you one," Keigo told his daughter as she lived the golden locket out of its case and examined the small golden heart. "Turn it around."
She flipped it around in her hand and read the inscription 'Happy 9th – Mom & Dad. "Thank you so much daddy!" she exclaimed – suddenly wide awake as she threw her arms around his neck.
From outside the kitchen Jirou chuckled lightly – Keigo was such a push over when it came to Hikari.
