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"Who's My Daddy?"
(Questions)
by: Chocolat a' la folie
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How could she tell him? He doesn't need to know, right?
The sounds of the chirping birds humming outside woke her up from her deep slumber. She grabbed her alarm clock, wondering why that thing never rang to wake her up as she realized that she forgot to set it last night. Adjusting her blurry eyesight, she blinked her eyes a couple of times until it turned normal again.
'7 am' she noted. It was time to cook breakfast. She crawled up from the bed and reached for the room's door. Minutes later, the scent of fried eggs and pancakes surrounded the whole kitchen. Kyoko hummed as she put toasted bread from the toaster to the serving plate and as the last batch of pancakes was being cooked, footsteps from the sleepy kid evaded her cooking place.
She smiled and turned to greet him a wonderful morning while the kid nodded in reply.
"Moru-chan, Uncle Sho called last night and he said that he will be the one to pick you up after school." Moru bit his pancake before replying with his mouth full, "Okay Mom."
"Moru, what did I tell you about speaking when your mouth is full?" The woman inhaled as she raised her eyebrows and curled her lips.
The child minced the remaining food inside his mouth until nothing's left then he showed it to her like telling her to check which she did. "Sorry, Mom."
Kyoko looked at her child's cuteness and shouted, "Kyaah! Moru-chan, you're like a little prince." Moru looked disbelievingly at her and noted, "Mom, you're eating. Please don't shout."
Like mother, like son. They stared at each faces for a while and released a huge laugh.
After breakfast, Moru took a bath himself telling her that he could do it alone while Kyoko washed the dishes. It's always been their daily routine. After Moru, it was her turn to use the bathroom. The kid, wanting to prove that he can fix himself without anyone's help, dressed himself without her help.
When she came out from her room, she saw that her son already dressed completely. She's really proud of him being able to move without the help of anyone, a little mature for his age. She locked their apartment's door and held Moru's hand then went straight to the station.
At the kindergarten, she bid farewell to Moru and left some instructions regarding being polite and such.
She head next to her school, the Provincial Acting School. Even though she left LME, her passion for acting didn't change at all. When Moru was born, all she could think about was him. She worked hard twenty-four-seven for them, for their living. Sho helped her the most; she didn't think they will be back as friends again, 'expect the unexpected' as they say.
Two years ago, while watching a drama show at home together with her two year old son the feelings she felt while observing the actors acting their respective roles brought her long forgotten dream. She told Sho about this and after countless fights; verbal and physical, he had convinced her to take up acting classes again.
A blonde inside his car wandered his gaze left and right, obviously searching for someone. Minutes had passed, he found what he was looking for at the playground's swing. The kid waved at him greeting, "Uncle Sho!"
He waved back at him and Moru came running to his car. As he opened the door to the passenger's seat, he removed his sunglasses. He took the kid's waist to place him in the seat and remembered to put the seatbelt on.
The car's engine started. "So, kid, what happened at school?"
"Sensei told us about the story Cinderella; it's a girly story." Moru eagerly replied. The man just hummed letting him to continue.
"Cinderella has a step mother and step sisters, her daddy died. She became their maid and she met the prince at the ball. And they live happily ever after" He finished the story, summarizing what he only remembered.
"Mom really loves stories like that, sometimes she's like a kid." Sho chuckled at the child's behavior. He was talking like some grown-up man.
"Uncle, what is a daddy?" his question made his hand gripped on the steering wheel.
'A cold-blooded bastard who doesn't even give a damn.' he wanted to tell this to Moru but choose not to or else he might receive Kyoko's wrath later.
Ren Tsuruga sneezed gentlemanly.
"Do you have a cold?" his manager asked him.
"No, I think someone's thinking about me." He stated plainly as if stating a fact.
"One of your fans maybe." Ren nodded in agreement.
"A man who loves Cinderella and her mother." he replied based on Moru's story.
"Everyone has a mom right? I have one." Moru blinked his eyes as he stared on the road.
"Yes, I also have a mom. You met her right? Your granny in Kyoto." The kid nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Grandma. So if Cinderella has a Daddy then I should have a Daddy too, right?" His sweat are starting to pour even when the air conditioner is on. What was the matter with this kid's question?
He gulped, "You should ask mommy those questions, Moru-chan." After thinking for some time, he got some excuse. "And we have to buy burger patties for your mom right? Let's go." His car stopped at the parking lot, he dragged Moru to the store, forgetting their previous topic.
'18:27' Sho's eyes widened realizing what time it is. He asked Moru to buy a pudding at the convenience store as he watched him. He couldn't risk being seen at a convenience store buying pudding.
It was almost seven at night when they arrived at Kyoko's apartment. Due to her day-off today, she was probably inside by this time. Knocking at the front door, it opened so fast. Kyoko greeted Moru with a bright smile and ushered him to change clothes. When the kid was gone, Kyoko gave her your-end-is-near-glare, which chilled his spine.
"Shotaro!" she breathed like a monster. "You're late! I was worried about Moru. What if he was kidnapped because of your idiocy?" Kyoko blurted non-stop while raising her right hand, aiming to hit his head.
"K-Kyoko, he's alive so s-stop being a meanie." he nervously said. "By the way, we brought you your favorite." He smirked as he waved the transparent plastic bag where the patties are in.
Kyoko's eyes sparkled. "You're the best, Shotaro!" as she grabbed the patties in his hand, forgetting her anger.
"Bribe accepted." Sho whispered to himself smirking evilly.
The night went on and Sho bid goodbye.
Moru couldn't sleep so he decided to sleep with his mom. He knocked at her door and she opened it.
"Having nightmares?" she asked worriedly.
"No, Mom. I just couldn't sleep." Kyoko sighed in relief.
"What's a Daddy?" Kyoko nearly bit her tongue. "Huh?"
"What's a Daddy?" He repeated it, which made Kyoko shocked. Why was he asking those questions? Her whole body froze and started shaking.
"Mom?" Her son's voice brought her back to reality.
She tensed up a bit as she stared at Moru's eyes, those eyes wanting an explanation.
"Err, a family couldn't be completed without a D-D-Daddy."
"Do I have one?" Moru asked her again.
"You have." she admitted.
"But Mom, where is he?"
"He's not here."
"Is he d-dead?" He whispered in her ear.
"No." she crossed her hand, defending him. "He's still alive but he can't be with us."
Hearing her last words, Moru's face saddened. "Can you tell me more about Daddy?"
"Okay." she agreed as if understanding that he will not stop until he got the answer.
"Daddy is a tall man, he's kind." She started, her mind drifting off to the past while Moru sat up comfortably on the bed.
"He had many smiles..."
Reminiscing the past sure was hard but enjoyable.
"...And he's intelligent." Kyoko remembered almost everything about him.
"Does he love us?" She thinks deeply, does he love them?
"Maybe." she lied. No, Tsuruga-san would never look at them that way.
"Is that all?" Moru questioned her.
She nodded, "We should sleep, Moru-chan."
Their breathing and the clocks ticking sound are the only noise that could hear inside her room.
Her mind is still drawing back to the discussion with her son about his father.
How could she tell him everything? How could she tell him that his father didn't even know that he has a child?
To be continued
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Fun Fact:
Hizuri Ken's nickname, 'Moru' came from one of the Skip Beat! seiyuu's first name. Can you guess who's that seiyuu?
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