13. Locket
It came as a pleasant surprise when one day after work, Mamoru opened the door of his home to find his wife asleep on the coffee table and with the star locket playing its soft music in the background.
He pondered if he should wake her up or let her sleep for a bit more. He knew that she had been having a rough time at work, and even if some of her work could be done from home, the deadline was killing her.
In the end he decided to let her sleep.
A fond smile formed on his face remembering about the times this locket had played a role in their lives, and how there were times when it mysteriously stopped playing, especially when something bad happened to either of them.
There was a time, when he used its music to sleep, when life looked bleak or he was too agitated to do it. There was a time where his Usako used it for the same purposes even if she was not aware of it.
The relaxing melody was managing to lull him to sleep too, and his long day at work was not helping either, so with a gentle caress to his wife's face he murmured "Usako, let's move to the bedroom and take a proper nap. We can get diner later"
They did not get diner.
And the soft melody never stopped playing.