A.N.: Moshi Moshi everyone! I hope that you all be fine! ;)

I know, I know, it is a little more than a month since I posted the first chapter, I really will try hard to redeem myself with you guys by posting another chapter next week, I swear (but let put some emphasis in the "try hard")… It is just, unfortunately, life sucks and I couldn't write as many as I wanted, but I promise that I will try so hard like Kotoko try to cook (And pray that I make it better than her kkkkk )

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Chapter 2

"And then princess Kotomi finally kill the giants and go to the village, where everyone thanked and hugged her. End of today's adventure Mi-chan, we already are in school." Said looking to her lovely daughter with a smile, and kneeling to her side, intertwined her right hand's little finger with the same of her daughter's left hand, and together they repeat the promise of every day:

" I promise study, behave and play... Never forget that Mommy and Daddy to my side will always stay!"

-Daddy will come to pick you up today because mommy have to go to work today, but I will be thinking in you all day! Now enter that your teacher is calling! – ended Kotoko, standing up.

- Bye Mommy! – Gave a kiss on her mom's cheek and waving entered running...

Put her hand in the head, massaging her temples, this damn pain don't passed even with the medicines that Dr. Nishigaki had prescribed in the last week... She had taken advantage of one of her extra shifts to consulting him, considering that the pain was being hard and persistent. She calmed herself when he explains that the overwork was causing her stress and that probably was the problem... Now that she wasn't working so much, the cause was probably the sadness...

Thankfully, she were able to stay with her daughter, that always put her in a better mood although it was very hard when were with Irie-kun, because Mi-chan was very competitive for the father's attention (and herself was too, actually), but when was just the two, Kotomi was the opposite: a sweet and dreamer girl, tenderly, playfully and smart like her father...

Kotoko gives a sigh remembering the night before, after think a lot about the subject, she decided don't talk anything about what happen with her husband... "If he doesn't remember, I really make a point to forget, I won't celebrate anything else!"

Sighed again, the problem is that she wasn't like that, she cares with these things and she cares with him... She was so hurt with all the situation and can't do anything, he was like he was and after so many years trying that he saw that this was important, she finally gives up... He will never care for that, it doesn't matter how much it is important to me..."

-Ah, Naoki, it is so good to se you at home! How was yesterday, huh?! Said his mother with a huge smile.

-It was okay mom, the surgery was a success.

-What surgery, son?

-Wasn't you talking about that? The patient with cancer that was in life risk?

-I am happy for him, of course, but I am talking about you and Kotoko! Don't tell me that you forget again?

He hated the fact that she always yelled, as if he were a child... – What I forgot, mom?

Watched as his mother went to the fridge and started to looking for something... – As I though, the dinner is all here, what that means son?

-And how the hell I will know that? I wasn't even in home last night! I went with the surgical team to celebrate the success of the operation and I arrived at home it was more than two in the morning!

-Naoki, how could you do that with Kotoko? – yelling again his mother, this time with crying voice...

-For God's sake mom, do what?

-You really don't remember, do you?! It's been two weeks since Kotoko and I asked you to come home early yesterday...

His eyes widened... – I ended forgetting that was yesterday... But you can always just heat the food and that is okay, right? What was the big surprise, Kotoko was in a new tentative to cook? I pass... – He knew that was just attacking to defend himself, because he felt terrible... It's been days since the two was always reminding him and he forgets either way... It doesn't matter if the food was a crap, he knew his wife and for sure she had tried for days, putting her heart all the times.

- At least you talk with her today? – Heard his mother, abnormally so cold as he was usually...

- No, she already had gone with Mi-chan when I wake up, I'm going up and call to her, see if she wants dinner in some place, that settle things wright?! – It was the least he could do after bot even shows up yesterday... Hopefully she wasn't hurt...

- Naoki, can I talk with you before you go? – He hated when she treated him as he was a child, but hated even more when she treated him as an adult, because on this rare occasions, Irie Noriko's lessons always proved hard and unforgettable...

-I know that you don't like when I interfere in your life son, but you have to understand that I love Mi-chan and Kotoko, and it is this that give me the right to say these things to you now, okay? Your wife is a beautiful, young and attentive woman that put the well being of her loved ones before her own... She is special and there is nothing that prevent another men to try steal her, what makes her stay with us is the love that she has for you... But love is something that you have to feed each day Naoki and if you don't start to treat Kotoko the way she deserves, someone will do it! And she will lead Kotomi with her, you can be certainly of this! And when this day came son, will you get to live with yourself, knowing that you had the world in your hands and lost your happiness because you gave no value? Think about it before you call her, for the good of us all... You have lucky that she still loves you after all these years that you ignore what is important to her, but it is good you start to pay attention to her behavior son, because if you don't know your wife, one day she will be with you just for your daughter or until will leave from your life and you will not even know what happen... Oh, and before you call, advise that you remember why yesterday was important, since I promise her not tell you anything. – And getting up from the couch finished - Now can you go upstairs, I go to the market and come back to make dinner okay? - And with a kiss on his head said - I know I was harsh, but you only understand this way, it's for your own good... Love you! She took the car key and left the house, leaving his son with the feeling of being hit by a truck.

Even as a child, his mother had never felt the need to beat to teach, but whenever he did something wrong and she sat down to talk to him, he would come out with the impression that even a spanking would have been easier than the conversation... And this time it was no different.

He got up the stairs feeling like the weight of the world was in his shoulders, "Am I really such a bad husband? I work, I buy everything we need, I help to take care of Kotomi, I'm always in home and when I'm not, difficultly they aren't with me... It is what a husband supposed should do, isn't?" – Yes, but she work too, helps in the house, play with Kotomi (you just help with the homework)... Besides, she even takes care of yourself and her friends, that always have some kind of problems... And to finish, you are always in home with or without they because you hate out without a good reason... – It pierced his own consciousness.

Entered the room and was surprised because his mother clean up already, just now with the room illuminated he can see the gift box on the table. Sit on the chair in front of the table and by accident kick the little trash mentally cursing his daughter, that always changed the side that the trash should be... Started to remove the garbage that it was out of the trash when noted the crushed card... He was hit by a little guilt when read:

"My beloved Irie-kun:

I know that you dont needy this to be even more intelligent that you already is, but I fink that you will be happy even so :3

Thankyou for this 7 years of marriage!

I love you,

S2 Kotoko S2"

Sighed for the misspellings of his wife... "Always a class F student", but then smiled seeing the childish drawings that she put on the card and opened the box, surprised to see the complete encyclopedia "How did she know? And first of all, how did she buy this pricey collection? I know that she didn't move any money from our savings nor the normal account... She didn't borrow from our parents too because I will know by the banking extract... That will be all this extra shifts..." Letting out a small puff of air, lay down on the bed " I can't believe that she done all this for me..." Smiled again, actually, he could believe, and easily... "Baka... You didn't need to strain yourself so much, but you are always like this, aren't you?" Slowly, the smile was dying in his lips while realizes what that means...

"I don't understand why these things make any difference, wedding anniversary? Why celebrate something for what it is obvious that you are happy, year after year? What is the sense of it? I think that it doesn't matter the sense, the truth is that while she had been working the most possible to pay the encyclopedia that she knew that I wanted and I don't know how, I give back letting her waiting for me for three hours just to find out that I forgot our anniversary... Congrats Naoki, who is the baka now?"

The cellphone started to ring, ignored, he doesn't want to talk to anyone now because he needed to think in something that help in this situation, but what? "What I talked to my mom wasn't bad, but it has to be more elaborated than this... Well, I will get a dress and take to her in the hospital, she can change her clothes and do the make up in there... Then we get out to dinner in a good restaurant and after that we go to a hotel and pass the night, how was to be on her 26 years birthday, but as usual she makes a mess and we don't get it."

The cell ring again, answered muttering because he was already late to the preparations when heard the voice of his wife:

- Moshi Moshi, Irie-kun? I'm calling to tell you that I will get out with the girls, so you can put Mi-chan on the bed, okay?

"Her voice is so different from the usual, so cold..." – Kotoko, could you let to get out with they in another day? I was planning make you a surprise because of our anniversary..." Felt his heart racing from the beginning of the call, she was so weird... Her voice was cold, he couldn't fell the smile that she always conveyed when spoke to him... Heard she sigh in the other side of the line, and it was as if he already knows the answer, that sigh was like a dagger being nailed to his chest...

-Irie-kun our anniversary was yesterday and it was because of this that I asked you to come home early but you end up forgetting of both, your promise to me and our anniversary. And take me to go out just because your mother remind you of the date and it is forcing you, really don't change the fact. So I will go out with the girls okay?

-Kotoko, I am sorry for forget... But it happened and I can't come back, so instead of getting angry let's go out and I promise that it is not going to happen again, alright? "Really? Is this the best excuse that I can give? This not even seems like an excuse damn it... But that it is alright, she is talking quietly, no yells or cry so maybe the situation is better that I thought..."

- I know that it is not going to happen again because I don't intend to celebrate anything else with you. Look Naoki, don't get me wrong, but people celebrate the things that make they happy and judging by the pictures of our wedding and the other years after, it is very clear to me why you always forget of everything that concern to our relationship, but never missed anything of Kotomi... I have to go, the girls are waiting for me, but thank you for the invite. – And with that ended the call without waiting for a reply, leaving her husband distresses and heartbroken...

""Naoki"", she never calls me this way before, not even when she run away because of that Kamogari, her voice was never so distant and cold too... Will be my mother right? I hurted her so much that she is with me just for Kotomi? Doesn't Kotoko love me anymore?

A.N:that was the second chapter, what you guys think?

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