(These characters such as Aya, Touya, Aki, Yuuhi and the basic story of the
show Ceres, does not belong to me. I do not own them, but Yue Watase does.
This is a story showing my love of the show and Yue Watase's work. Enjoy.)
Chapter Four: Sticking to the Norm
In only two weeks, Aya was already living happily with Touya and her beautiful newborn, Ari. He had Aya's hair color and same color eyes of Touya. When Aya looked at him, he at times reminded her of Aki. Touya was working for his PhD, and was busy working well for his new family. He tried his best to ignore Yuuhi's words, and just strive on the fact that he would live for every moment, not for every day alone. Aya sang lullaby's to her child, and showed him pictures of her high school years, family and friends.......and she taught him about Aki. She talked of him a lot.
One quiet afternoon, as Aya was breast feeding Ari, she began telling Ari of Aki's sacrifice to save her. A sacrifice that would effect her more then she would have ever expected. "Aki would have loved you, Ari. I could see him telling you every embarrassing thing about me. Hmm.....and.....and he would laugh and critize....how bad a mother I would be. O-O-Of course, he would only be kidding around. See?" she slurred through her words, as Ari gazed at her while suckling his nourishment. Aya laughed softly and wiped away her tears. "Aki wouldn't want to see me like this. I miss him so much......but I will live each day for him." Ari let out a soft cry, as if he was upset with Aya's response. "Don't worry, Ari. I live for you as well, and for your father. You both are the sun that revolves around my world. But you'll always come first...." Ari laughed and grabbed his mother's finger. "Just don't tell your father." she chuckled.
"I don't blame you." Aya turned to see behind her as she looked at Touya. Wearing his white doctor shirt and throwing his bag in the corner of the living room. "Touya.......Welcome Home." she replied, smiling. Touya walked over and bent down by Aya's side. She stopped rocking her rocking chair by the window and looked deeply into Touya's eyes. Touya placed his hand on her cheek, and wiped away a tear from her eye with his thumb. "You've been crying, haven't you?" he asked, looking concerned. Aya smiled, and shook her head. "No. I'm fine really. I just finished feeding Ari." she replied, raising him from her chest. Touya reached for him, as Ari cooed happiness and laughed, touching the edges of Touya's face. "Hey, kiddo. How's my boy." Aya watched them both lovingly, feeling her happiness for her family take over her. Aya then stared down at her chest, as her shirt was left open. Even though her figure was returning back to her, she still felt uncertain about her body. She covered her chair up quickly, so not for Touya to see.
Touya saw her quickly placing on her shirt again, as Touya smiled. He reached down and placed his cheek alongside hers. "It's not like I haven't seen them before." he whispered. Aya smiled and blushed knowing Touya meant it. "Touya......" she whispered. "You've always been beautiful to me, and you always will be!" he replied, kissing her passionalty. Touya then stared back at Ari, who was already silently sleeping and drooling on his shoulder. "I better put Ari to bed. I'll relief you from your mother duties for now. Be right back." Touya replied in a whisper. Aya smiled, and watched as Touya walked towards their bedroom. "Put your shirt in the laundry. I'll take care of the drool." she replied back. "It's alright. It's all part of fatherhood. Believe me, I've read the book." Aya laughed, not having laughed in quite awhile. Just then, the doorbell rang.
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"What a surprise! Come on in guys!" Aya replied, hugging and inviting Yuuhi, Mrs. Q and Suzumi in. Yuuhi and Mrs. Q sat down in the living room as Touya approached. "Hey, glad you guys could make it." Aya looked over at Touya with confusement. "You were expecting them?" she asked. "Mr. Touya called us over." Mrs. Q answered her. "Oh, I see. Well, let me get the tea." Aya replied, still struggling with walking after the birth of Ari. Suzumi reached for Aya's shoulder, and helped her to steady herself. "Let me help you, Aya." Suzumi replied. Aya looked over at her with gratitude.
Suzumi helped Aya in preparing the tea, as Aya poured it into the five cups, while Suzumi brought over a tray. Suzumi studied Aya's face. She could see worriment and a trace of restless nights in her eyes. Suzumi had to talk to Aya, and now was the time.
SUZUMI: Aya, what's going on?
AYA: What do you mean, Suzumi?
SUZUMI: You know what I mean! You've been acting strange ever since Ari's birth!
AYA: ....................
SUZUMI: Your hiding something Aya! This is not healthy! For you or for Ari.
AYA:.........I know.............
SUZUMI: (holds Aya's hand) Don't worry. We are all here for you, Aya.
AYA: Suzumi.........don't tell Touya.....
SUZUMI: What?
AYA: Just not yet......I wouldn't want to burden him now.
SUZUMI: This si serious isn't it? What's going on, Aya? Just what happened that day Ari was born?
AYA: It's Ceres.
SUZUMI: (shocked) WHAT??
AYA: She came to me.......she warned me that her love would come after Ari and me. For revenge......
SUZUMI: ...................My god..........
AYA: DON'T TELL HIM!!!!............Don't tell Touya! (Grabs Suzumi's shoulders and starts to cry hysterically) I didn't want to tell him! I just want everything to be normal.....I....I don't want to ruin the life Touya and I could have with Ari......
SUZUMI:.......But Aya......this is dangerous.....who knows when he will attack?
AYA:............NO.........I won't except it......I can't
SUZUMI: But you must believe it to a point, Aya, for you to be so worried......
AYA: (calming down) I .....I don't know....her words.....they haunt me everyday......
SUZUMI: (sighs) Let's serve the tea. I won't tell Touya.
AYA: (smiling through tears) Suzumi!!
SUZUMI: (serious) But know that I will be watching you. Now closer then ever!
Aya knew Suzumi loved her as though she was a sister, and appreciated her concern. Suzumi and Aya both walked out as Yuuhi was yelling towards them, "HEY! Where's my tea? I'm thirsty over here! Are you trying to dehydrate me over here?"
"Yuuhi, you idiot! You get dehydrated and need water!" Suzumi yelled back.
"Oh, yeah..............." Yuuhi replied stupidly.
Chapter Four: Sticking to the Norm
In only two weeks, Aya was already living happily with Touya and her beautiful newborn, Ari. He had Aya's hair color and same color eyes of Touya. When Aya looked at him, he at times reminded her of Aki. Touya was working for his PhD, and was busy working well for his new family. He tried his best to ignore Yuuhi's words, and just strive on the fact that he would live for every moment, not for every day alone. Aya sang lullaby's to her child, and showed him pictures of her high school years, family and friends.......and she taught him about Aki. She talked of him a lot.
One quiet afternoon, as Aya was breast feeding Ari, she began telling Ari of Aki's sacrifice to save her. A sacrifice that would effect her more then she would have ever expected. "Aki would have loved you, Ari. I could see him telling you every embarrassing thing about me. Hmm.....and.....and he would laugh and critize....how bad a mother I would be. O-O-Of course, he would only be kidding around. See?" she slurred through her words, as Ari gazed at her while suckling his nourishment. Aya laughed softly and wiped away her tears. "Aki wouldn't want to see me like this. I miss him so much......but I will live each day for him." Ari let out a soft cry, as if he was upset with Aya's response. "Don't worry, Ari. I live for you as well, and for your father. You both are the sun that revolves around my world. But you'll always come first...." Ari laughed and grabbed his mother's finger. "Just don't tell your father." she chuckled.
"I don't blame you." Aya turned to see behind her as she looked at Touya. Wearing his white doctor shirt and throwing his bag in the corner of the living room. "Touya.......Welcome Home." she replied, smiling. Touya walked over and bent down by Aya's side. She stopped rocking her rocking chair by the window and looked deeply into Touya's eyes. Touya placed his hand on her cheek, and wiped away a tear from her eye with his thumb. "You've been crying, haven't you?" he asked, looking concerned. Aya smiled, and shook her head. "No. I'm fine really. I just finished feeding Ari." she replied, raising him from her chest. Touya reached for him, as Ari cooed happiness and laughed, touching the edges of Touya's face. "Hey, kiddo. How's my boy." Aya watched them both lovingly, feeling her happiness for her family take over her. Aya then stared down at her chest, as her shirt was left open. Even though her figure was returning back to her, she still felt uncertain about her body. She covered her chair up quickly, so not for Touya to see.
Touya saw her quickly placing on her shirt again, as Touya smiled. He reached down and placed his cheek alongside hers. "It's not like I haven't seen them before." he whispered. Aya smiled and blushed knowing Touya meant it. "Touya......" she whispered. "You've always been beautiful to me, and you always will be!" he replied, kissing her passionalty. Touya then stared back at Ari, who was already silently sleeping and drooling on his shoulder. "I better put Ari to bed. I'll relief you from your mother duties for now. Be right back." Touya replied in a whisper. Aya smiled, and watched as Touya walked towards their bedroom. "Put your shirt in the laundry. I'll take care of the drool." she replied back. "It's alright. It's all part of fatherhood. Believe me, I've read the book." Aya laughed, not having laughed in quite awhile. Just then, the doorbell rang.
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"What a surprise! Come on in guys!" Aya replied, hugging and inviting Yuuhi, Mrs. Q and Suzumi in. Yuuhi and Mrs. Q sat down in the living room as Touya approached. "Hey, glad you guys could make it." Aya looked over at Touya with confusement. "You were expecting them?" she asked. "Mr. Touya called us over." Mrs. Q answered her. "Oh, I see. Well, let me get the tea." Aya replied, still struggling with walking after the birth of Ari. Suzumi reached for Aya's shoulder, and helped her to steady herself. "Let me help you, Aya." Suzumi replied. Aya looked over at her with gratitude.
Suzumi helped Aya in preparing the tea, as Aya poured it into the five cups, while Suzumi brought over a tray. Suzumi studied Aya's face. She could see worriment and a trace of restless nights in her eyes. Suzumi had to talk to Aya, and now was the time.
SUZUMI: Aya, what's going on?
AYA: What do you mean, Suzumi?
SUZUMI: You know what I mean! You've been acting strange ever since Ari's birth!
AYA: ....................
SUZUMI: Your hiding something Aya! This is not healthy! For you or for Ari.
AYA:.........I know.............
SUZUMI: (holds Aya's hand) Don't worry. We are all here for you, Aya.
AYA: Suzumi.........don't tell Touya.....
SUZUMI: What?
AYA: Just not yet......I wouldn't want to burden him now.
SUZUMI: This si serious isn't it? What's going on, Aya? Just what happened that day Ari was born?
AYA: It's Ceres.
SUZUMI: (shocked) WHAT??
AYA: She came to me.......she warned me that her love would come after Ari and me. For revenge......
SUZUMI: ...................My god..........
AYA: DON'T TELL HIM!!!!............Don't tell Touya! (Grabs Suzumi's shoulders and starts to cry hysterically) I didn't want to tell him! I just want everything to be normal.....I....I don't want to ruin the life Touya and I could have with Ari......
SUZUMI:.......But Aya......this is dangerous.....who knows when he will attack?
AYA:............NO.........I won't except it......I can't
SUZUMI: But you must believe it to a point, Aya, for you to be so worried......
AYA: (calming down) I .....I don't know....her words.....they haunt me everyday......
SUZUMI: (sighs) Let's serve the tea. I won't tell Touya.
AYA: (smiling through tears) Suzumi!!
SUZUMI: (serious) But know that I will be watching you. Now closer then ever!
Aya knew Suzumi loved her as though she was a sister, and appreciated her concern. Suzumi and Aya both walked out as Yuuhi was yelling towards them, "HEY! Where's my tea? I'm thirsty over here! Are you trying to dehydrate me over here?"
"Yuuhi, you idiot! You get dehydrated and need water!" Suzumi yelled back.
"Oh, yeah..............." Yuuhi replied stupidly.