Bedtime Stories
By: Melon-chan
Word Count: 100
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"What are we going to read tonight, Mommy?"
She smiled at him. "Why don't you pick?"
"Okay!" He bounded over to the bookshelf. He chose a slim book from the highest shelf he could reach, and, bringing it over, settled himself in his mother's lap.
"What's this about…?" she asked, noticing the book was worn and old. She flipped to a random page in the book, and froze at the picture in front of her. The label read, "Hitokiri Battousai."
"Hey, Mommy, this looks kinda like Daddy!" He looked up. "Mommy?"
A tear fell onto the page, smudging the picture.
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