Disclaimer: I don't own Last Game... but I still love the author very very much!

Pairing: NaotoxMikoto (well YanagixYanagi) and OOCxOOC hahahaha.

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LAST GAME

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One-shot

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Like Father Like Son.

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"Ryuu!" Yanagi called out, looking for his son in their big appartement.

He reached the living room and found the little boy sitting on the couch and reading a book. Yanagi smiled as he realized how much Ryuu ressembled his mother with his short black hair and the fringe hiding his forehead.

And that no-expression face, he thought with a tired sigh.

"Yes Dad?" The little boy replied, lifting his round face from his book.

Yanagi shook his head and asked his son what he was reading as he walked to the couch.

"A book about the financial crisis in Europe." He replied.

A big drop of sweat fell down Yanagi's head. His son was quite precocious.

"Leave that for now Ryuu." Yanagi said as he took the book from his small hands and sat next to him. "I'd like to invite your friends from school for your birthday."

"I don't have friends." Ryuu replied, expressionless as always.

"That won't do honey." Yanagi said with a smile, not surprised by that Mikoto-style reply. "I'm sure you have a lot of people who're simply uneasy to come and talk to you."

"I don't know." The little boy said.

"Well, maybe Hana-chan would like to come?" Yanagi asked with a teasing tone.

Ryuu's brown eyes narrowed very slightly and the tiniest bit of pink colored his chubby cheeks.

"I knew this." Yanagi said, patting his son's head. "Then we'll go choose an invitation card for her tomorrow."

"Will Mom agree?" Ryuu asked his father.

"Of course she will." Yanagi replied with a bright smile. "My sweet Mikoto will be delighted to have a friend of yours over."

Ryuu stared at the beaming face of his father and sighed. He was happy his father went to a world filled with little hearts and cute tiny clones of his mother but that could become pretty irritating at times.

"Ryuu-chan?" Ex-Kujo said as she walked into the room.

"Mikoto!" Yanagi exclaimed, running to her to wrap his arms around her. "Aw my love..."

"N-Naoto..." She whispered, blushing at her husband's surprise hug.

"My wonderful wife!" Yanagi exclaimed as he squeezed her against him. "I love you so much!"

"I-I love you too..." She whispered with a tender smile on her lips.

*cough*

Mikoto immediatly pushed Yanagi away as she was reminded that their five years old son was there.

"I'm sorry Ryuu-chan." She said, sitting down beside him and totally oblivious to Yanagi, sprawled out on the floor with eyes wide open in shock.

"Mikoto..." He breathed out weakly, completely dismissed by his precious wife.

"Your father said he wanted to make a birthday party for you." Mikoto said, ignoring her husband.

The little boy looked at his father who's chin was trembling.

"Mum, Dad looks pitiful..." He said.

"I will take care of him later." Mikoto replied with a blush.

"Really?!" Yanagi exclaimed and immediatly stood up with a hopeful face and big sparkling eyes.

"For now, I want to know what you'd like to eat on your birthday, Mom will make it." Mikoto said without sparing him a glance.

He made a sad face and went to sit down next to his wife. He then put his chin on her shoulder and Mikoto blushed, trying to keep her attention on Ryuu.

"I want a cake with wiped cream and strawberries." Ryuu said.

"Like a christmas cake?" Mikoto asked as Yanagi's arms snuck around her waist.

"Yes." Ryuu replied, his big brown eyes looking at his father hugging his mother with the expression of an abandoned puppy.

"And what else do you want to eat?" Mikoto asked with a tender expression as Yanagi held her.

"I want chicken dumplings, sea food pastas, beef yakitoris, lasagna..." And the boy continued, forcing his parents' attention on him.

"Ryuu-chan." Mikoto said. "Don't you think it's a lot?"

The little boy looked back at his mother's face and realized both his parents looking at him strangely.

"Ah... but we need to." Ryuu replied softly. It was all Hana-chan favorite dishes after all.

Yanagi lifted his head from Makoto's shoulder to look at his son properly. He noticed the very slight blush on his cheeks and the sides of his lips twiched upward.

"You want to please a certain someone, right?" His father asked.

"Someone?" Mikoto asked, looking back at her husband. "Who?"

The little boy felt very uncomfortable and his father came to his rescue. After all, he was used to the changes in Mikoto's behavior since childhood and his son was so similar to her that it was easy to read even his unchanged face.

"It's the friend Ryuu wants to invite for his birthday." Yanagi replied, winking at his son.

The little boy's face remained expressionless but his father saw a grateful glint in his eyes.

"A friend?" Mikoto asked with a smile. "You made a friend Ryuu-chan?"

"Yes." The little boy nodded and Mikoto pushed her husband away to take him in her arms and hug him.

"I'm so proud of you..." She murmured tenderly.

Ryuu gripped his mother's sleeve and snuggled to her.

Yanagi was opening and closing his mouth while looking at them with teary eyes.

"You... you pushed me again..." He said with a trembling voice. "How could you Mikoto?... AM I THAT UNWORTHY?!" He suddenly exclaimed and ran away, leaving long trails of tears behind.

"Ah- Naoto..." Mikoto released her son and looked at the direction he took. "I-I didn't do it on purpose..."

"Don't worry about me Mum." Ryuu said with a straight face. "We can talk about the menu later. Dad loves you this much you know, he really needs you to pay attention to him."

Mikoto looked back at her son, seeing his serious round face. She smiled and caressed his chubby cheek gently.

"You're really a good boy Ryuu-chan." She said softly.

"Thank you Mum." The little black haired boy said, pleased by her words.

"Alright, I'm going to see your dad." Mikoto said, standing up. "We'll finish the preparations later."

"Okay." Ryuu nodded before taking his book.

He found the paragraph he was reading earlier and picked up where he left.

Mikoto went to their bedroom and found Yanagi laying on their bed. He was sobbing quietly with his face hidden in his arms.

Her eyes softened.

"Naoto?"

Her husband flinched, his sobs stopping immediately.

"I'm sorry I pushed you away." She said and sat next to him. "Are you angry?" She asked, her hand gently caressing his light colored hair.

"No I'm not!" He shouted, lifting his head from his arms. "I don't care about that!"

"I'm sorry Naoto..." She whispered gently, ignoring his outburst.

Her husband felt his throat tighten and he hid his face in his arms again.

"You're so cold to me Mikoto..." He mumbled. "Even with me loving you this much..."

"I'm sorry." Mikoto said. "I only wanted to start the preparations for Ryuu-chan's birthday, but once it was over I was going to spend time with you..."

"Really?" Yanagi said, looking back at her with hopeful eyes.

His wife smiled sweetly at him.

"Of course." She whispered.

"Mikoto!" He exclaimed and opened his arms to squeeze her tightly against him. "Don't you ever do that again!" Not after all those years you didn't look at me!

"I-I won't do it again..." She whispered.

"Promise me-no! Swear it!" Yanagi exclaimed.

"I-I swear." She said, hugging him back.

They stayed in this position for several minutes before Yanagi slowly released her.

He pushed his forehead against hers and looked into her eyes. He could feel her face get warm against his and he gently rubbed his nose with hers.

"I love you so much Mikoto..." He whispered. "You have no idea how much I do..."

"Naoto..." She whispered and closed her eyes. "I know I don't tell you as often as you do, and sometimes you can think I don't love you, but that's not true at all."

"Mikoto..."

"I love you so much Naoto... I'm so happy, so fortunate and so grateful to have you..." She said, deeply moved. "And to have Ryuu-chan with you, and to be your wife and your friend, and so much more..."

Yanagi hugged her again.

"You're the only one for me Naoto... only you..." She whispered to finish.

Her husband squeezed her against him, feeling the deep love from her words and the tone of her voice. How could it be possible to love someone that much?

Then he felt gentle fingers slowly unbutton his shirt.

He let go of his wife to look at her face. Mikoto's cheeks were red and her eyes concentrated on her task.

His eyes softened and shone with many emotions.

"Naoto..." His wife softly whispered, looking up to him with a blush. "I love you..."

Her husband smiled tenderly at her and gently took her face in his hands.

"I can't believe I really won..." He whispered, before gently kissing her lips.

Mikoto wondered why he said that for a second and she closed her eyes to return his kiss, totally forgetting about it.

To his younger self, Yanagi wanted to say how happy he'd become when he'd grow up. How wonderful Kujo was and how cute their baby boy was.

And most of all, he wanted to say thank you.

Thank you for being so stubborn, thank you for chasing after her and thank you, finally, for falling for her.

The next day, Yanagi took his son with him to go choose an invitation for Hana-chan. Ryuu's father was a little disappointed that his son didn't have more friends, but he thought that it was that way for Mikoto back in elementary, middle and high school.

He only hoped it wouldn't be as hard for Hana-chan as it had been for him.

"This one looks good." Yanagi told his son and showed him a big yellow card with a birthday cake on front and a little text inside.

Ryuu shook his head from left to right. He wanted something girlier for Hana-chan.

"Alright honey." Yanagi said, ruffling the short black hair of his son. "I'll let you choose yourself."

Ryuu nodded and went back to choose the perfect invitation. He decided on a big pink card with a beautiful white cake, decorated with candies and cute bows. Inside there was a text saying:

'I want to tell you that I'd be the happiest one if you came to my Birthday'

Yanagi stared at his son with wide eyes. Was he really their son?

"That's... that's perfect Ryuu..." He said, bewirled.

"Hn." Ryuu nodded and went to the cashier to pay.

"No Ryuu, dad will pay for it." Yanagi said, following him.

The little boy shook his round face from left to right.

"No." He said. "I want to pay for it." And he handed a handful of coins.

So much like my Mikoto! Yanagi happily exclaimed in his mind, his eyes shining.

He grabbed his son in his arms and squeezed him tightly, rubbing his cheek against his chubby one.

"Dad?" The little boy wondered what was happening to his father suddenly.

"Awww you're soo cute! Just like your mom! Dad is so happy!" Yanagi exclaimed, making the other customers and cashiers look at them curiously.

"Dad everyone is looking." Ryuu said, expressionless.

"Eh?" The young father released his son and looked around.

He blushed furiously as he saw all eyes on him. He let his son grab the little bag with his card in and ran out of the shop with a red face. Ryuu snorted and Yanagi quickly held him at arms length to see his face.

There was no expression on his face, but Yanagi was sure he was laughing just a second ago.

"You thought it was funny right?" The young man asked with a slight frown.

"Yes." Ryuu nodded.

Yanagi chuckled at his honesty.

"Aah, really Ryuu..." He said. "I can't believe you're that blunt."

"I'm like you Dad." The little boy replied.

Yanagi stared at his face with a suspicious expression.

"Like me?" He asked.

"Yes. You're really honest too." Ryuu replied with a serious face. "When it comes to Mum or me, you're really honest with your feelings."

Yanagi stared at him in awe. Was he really five years old?

"You really think so?" He asked.

"Yes." The little boy nodded and wrapped his small arms around his neck.

He snuggled to his father and Yanagi felt tears fill his eyes. He hugged his son tightly, sniffling.

"I love you so much Ryuu..." He whispered in a tight voice.

"I love you too Dad." His son replied, closing his eyes and comfortably resting in his father's arms.

Yanagi held his son gently and walked back to his sportscar, parked a little further away from the shop they just left. On the way back, Yanagi kept stealing glances at his son.

He was really clever. And the cutest kid. Yanagi felt so happy to have him. And his eyes were delighted by the ressemblence he held with his mother. Same face, same black hair with a fringe and same eyes and expressionless face.

Yanagi squealed happily at the thought, making his son look back at him.

"Dad?" The little boy asked.

"Yes honey?" Yanagi replied with a normal expression.

"Do you think Hana-chan will like it?"

"Of course she will sweety, she'll be very happy." Yanagi said, thinking that if little Mikoto ever did the same back then, he would have been walking on clouds.

The next day, Yanagi took his son to school. He hid in a little corner just to see Hana-chan's reaction to his son's inviation.

She was really a cute girl, with her light brown hair held in a ponytail with a pink bow and a lovely pink dress.

Yanagi felt a chill and looked at his son who was looking back at him with a black maze around him. He smiled awkwardly and motioned for him to keep going. Ryuu very slightly puffed his cheeks in embarrassment and turned away from his father.

He took the small bag from his backpack and handed it to the little girl.

"This is for you Hana-chan." Ryuu said without any expression.

She blushed deeply and took the bag with trembling hands. Yanagi wanted to cry in happiness for her. She took out the big card his son had chosen and her brown eyes opened wide.

The card was very cute, and pink, her favorite color. The cake on the cover looked very cute too and good to eat.

"It's for me?" She asked in a very soft and shy voice.

Ryuu nodded and Yanagi could see he was very pleased by her reaction from the glint in his eyes.

"Will you come to my Birthday Party?" He asked.

"Hm... I... y-yes Ryuu-kun..." She said softly, her whole face red.

The little boy felt like he was floating and he let his lips curve in a gentle smile.

A pink arrow immediately hit Hana-chan's heart and she felt her feet leave the ground. Yanagi could see it perfectly from where he stood and he couldn't help to hid his mouth with his hand, tears of happiness falling on his face. The scene was so beautiful he couldn't stop crying.

"Dad you can go now." Ryuu said, looking back at his father.

Hana-chan blushed furiously when she noticed the man looking at them. She ran away and hid in a corner.

"I'm so rooting for you Hana-chan..." Yanagi whispered with emotion.

The little girl wanted to disappear, how could Ryuu's father say such embarrassing stuff in front of him. He would notice her feelings!

But Ryuu walked to his father and pushed him out of the classroom.

"It's okay now Dad, you can go home." He said.

"Yes yes, Dad will go back." Yanagi replied, wiping the tears from his face.

Ryuu looked at him with a gentle gaze and he pulled on his hand. Yanagi looked down and saw his son lift his round face to him. He felt tears fall again and crouched down to give his son a big bear hug.

"I love you so much honey..." Yanagi whispered.

"I love you too Dad." Ryuu replied, hugging his father.

Then he broke the hug and kissed his father's cheek. Yanagi wanted to cry again in joy but he stopped when he saw Ryuu smile at him.

"Mum is waiting for you."

Yanagi felt his chin tremble and he nodded. He stood up and ruffled his son's black hair.

"I'll come to get you after school." He said.

"Okay." Ryuu nodded before taking back his stone face.

He waved at his father and went back into the classroom. Yanagi sniffled again and took an handkerchief from his jacket's pocket. He wiped his tears and blew his nose loudly, making the kids walking in the hallway jump in surprise.

Aww my baby boy is the cutest...

The day of the Birthday Party came fast.

Hana-chan's parents came with her to meet Ryuu's parents and when it was done they left them alone, a little taken aback by the little boy's formal introduction, and his handsome father heavy winking.

"Strange guy." Hana-chan's father told his wife.

"Yes. But the mother looked kind." She replied with a smile.

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Yanagi, Mikoto and the kids were now sitting at the table.

Ryuu was looking at Hana-chan's face while she ate his mother cooking.

She was delighted by the great taste and closed her eyes while savoring every bite. The little boy fidgeted very slightly on his chair.

Naoto looked at his face and saw his lips held in a tight line and his eyes opened more than usual.

He's happy, he thought warmly.

He looks happy, Mikoto thought happily as she looked at her son's face.

"Is it good Hana-chan?" Ryuu asked.

"Hm yes... it's delicious." The little girl whispered very softly with a blush.

"Cute." Mikoto noticed out loud, making the same face as her son.

Yanagi and Ryuu turned to her and Hana-chan's blush darkened.

Yanagi started to laugh and Ryuu's lips twiched. He was happy his parents were pleased by Hana-chan. It would be easier when the time come, to make them accept their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend.

And some years later, as a husband and wife.

But Ryuu would keep silent for now, enjoying the compagny of his dear parents and looking at his cute Hana-chan eating happily.

It could wait a little more.

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Fin.

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Soooo I hope you liked this new chapter! I wanted to write more since I just can see Ryuu-chan in my mind as if he existed in the manga, seriously. To help you see him, imagine Yanagi's body and Kujo's face with short hair: it's him.

I hope it helped a little.

Well, I'm happy I could right a new chapter, and in the next one there will be a surprise. I hope you'll read it too.

Replies to reviews:

Abby: Thank you for your review, the first place is all yours ^^

marionnette16: Waaah thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it! And most of all, found it cute! (that's exactly what I intended if fact... muhuhuhu) ps: I'm sure the author will give you some married life scenes ^^ (well she has to, if not I'm taking a flight right to Japan)

CandyPonPon: I'm happy you liked it ^^

Lancedark: Thank you lol I agree! They deserve more and more stories! He he thank you for the second review too, that's what I was trying to do, to stick to the characters as much as possible (from the way I see them of course).

black neko hime: Nice name, I love black cats ^^ Of course they do! I'd love to see their married life too, and most of all children! Your last sentence is so cute... old Yanagi still crying from being loved by Mikoto, awww... (hey, you gave me an idea)

JUSTADREAM: Our minds are connected, lol. Lately I'm thinking of writing new one-shots with Hana-chan and Ryuu as the main pairing, I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun! I understand what you're saying, really, but that's the way I see them, so I can't go against it, I wouldn't enjoy writing this fic as much. That's a lot of 'after all', after all ^w^ and thank you very much for reviewing this story!

And thank you everyone for reading, for putting this story in favorites and alerts, it really makes me happy!

Have very nice day!