Toki Kagami

Music flooded through the house, the beautiful melodies of a violin playing. It had been playing for quite a while now uninterrupted; the only thing that could be heard in the house its mesmerizing notes.

That wasn't right.

Akashi stopped his bow and opened up his eyes, turning his head to the open door. There was no TV playing in the background, no sounds of cooking in the kitchen or giggles or words of laughter and conversations. There wasn't any crying either; there was nothing. Did his husband take the children out? No, Murasakibara always told him before leaving the house.

Furrowing his eyebrows, Akashi placed his violin down and headed out of the music room. He checked the living room and kitchen first, those two places being the most likely. Nothing was on, it was empty and quiet.

"Murasakibara!" Akashi yelled out loudly.

No response.

"Ayame!"

He heard giggles calling her name. So they were still inside of the house, but hiding? Was this a game? Akashi sighed and pinched the bridge between his eyes. Hide and seek, huh? He remembered the last time she tried to play that with him; he hadn't played and she went crying to her father about it. Akashi didn't want to repeat that again and began his search. He was hating how he lived in a two story house now with many, many rooms and so many places to hide in.

"Ayame? Ayame?!" He called out again, hoping to hear her giggle once more.

Murasakibara must have been with her though because she wasn't laughing anymore. Akashi went inside of the library and looked around. He heard a soft sound and started walking over to his desk, pulling out his chair. Underneath his desk he saw Akane sitting there looking beautiful with her shiny short red hair and shining red eyes, chewing on her chew toy. When she saw her Mommy she stared reaching out for him.

"I'm going to kill you Murasakibara for leaving her all alone." Akashi growled picking her up.

"I didn't leave her all alone." A voice said.

Akashi turned and saw Murasakibara come out of his hiding spot from behind the curtains, a pocky in his mouth.

"Akane wanted to hide to so I let her, she found that place all by herself didn't you cutie?" He asked poking at her cheek.

Akane started cooing and Akashi glared at his husband.

"What's going on?"

"Ayame wanted to play with you, so we're playing. Here, you still have to find her." Murasakibara said taking Akane from his hands.

"This is a waste of time," Akashi sighed.

"Playing with our daughter is a waste of time?" Murasakibara asked with an eyebrow raised.

"No- I didn't mean it like that."

"Then finish the game and go find her." Murasakibara told him.

Akashi took a deep breath and left the library, his husband following after. When he looked all over the first floor he headed up for the second, searching her room first. She wasn't under the bed, in the closet, nowhere.

"Can I get a hint?" Akashi asked, this game going on long enough.

Murasakibara shrugged, "where do you think she would hide?"

Akashi blinked once and then he suddenly knew where. He got up off the floor and headed towards their room, walking into the back of the closet and opening the secret compartment that led to his husband's secret snack room. There, sitting on the floor surrounded by snacks, was their eldest daughter with chocolate all over her face.

"Mommy!" She yelled out, her eyes lighting up, "you found me!"

"Yes, it seems I've won this game." Akashi told her.

Ayame started giggling as she stood up and hugged her Mommy, rubbing her face all over his shirt most likely staining it with her messiness.

"You found me, you found me." She sang.

Akashi patted her head lightly and ran his fingers through her bright purple hair. Kise screwed him over wishing on him a child who looked exactly like Murasakibara except cuter. That's exactly what Ayame was, the spitting image of her father but 1000 times cuter. She looked up at him with those bright purple eyes and smiled at him.

"Can we play again?" She asked cheerfully.

How she became so cheerful having Murasakibara and himself as a parent, Akashi didn't know, but it had happened. Maybe because he let Kise babysit her too much? She acted like him at times, so bright and chirpy.

"How about we play a different game?" Akashi asked her.

"Really? Any game I want?" Her eyes sparkled.

Akashi nodded and she cheered, dancing around him before she ran over to Murasakibara.

"Did you hear that Daddy? Mommy said he'd play any game with me! What should we play?" She asked her father.

"You should make Mommy play that singing game Uncle Kise got you for your birthday."

Akashi shot a killer glare at Murasakibara, his husband ignored it though as he patted Ayame's head.

"YES! MOMMY! MOMMY! WE CAN PLAY THAT! I'LL SET IT UP DOWNSTAIRS, THANK YOU DADDY!" Ayame screamed before running out of the room.

"You're in big trouble." Akashi told him.

"Did you notice how happy she was though? You know, it's not all that hard getting along with a six year old. Ayame is always hoping that you'd start playing with her." Murasakibara told him.

Akashi slowly frowned, "well then why hasn't she asked?"

"Because she thinks your busy and doesn't want to bother you. And when you're not you're usually with Akane and she doesn't think you have time for her."

"How long has this been going on for?"

Murasakibara shrugged, "a while."

"... I thought I was doing a better job than how my father did me."

"You are, you don't see her acting like you right? Just start making more of an effort for playtime."

Akashi nodded, "I will."

"Telling her I love you often works too; you often forget to say that."

Akashi nodded again and walked downstairs, seeing Ayame all smiling and happy as she set up the game system in the living room. He walked over to her and bend down, slowly wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close.

"Mommy?" Ayame asked.

"I love you Ayame."

Ayame's eyes sparkled as she turned around and kissed Akashi, "I love you too Mommy!"

"But do we really have to play sing along? Why not hide and seek again or... tag?" Akashi asked.

"Daddy says I'm not allowed to play tag anymore because I cheat." Ayame mumbled.

Akashi's eyes narrowed, "cheat? How?"

"I use my sharingan!"

"Your? Sharingan?" Akashi asked, getting even more confused.

He heard Murasakibara laughing and looked up, seeing him leaning against the wall with Akane still in his arms chewing her toy.

"Why don't you show it to him Ayame?" Murasakibara asked.

Ayame's eyes sparkled, "really? I can?!"

"Yeah, your Mother isn't pregnant anymore so it should be fine. This is going to be hilarious," Murasakibara chuckled to himself.

"What is sharingan?" Akashi asked Murasakibara.

"She's going to show you right now once you try to catch her," he laughed.

Akashi didn't like that look on his face and looked over at Ayame, who was raring to go. Akashi took a step towards her and Ayame giggled, running around the room. A soft smile appeared on Akashi's face as he tried to catch her, somehow trapping her in a corner without her realizing.

"Looks like Mommy won," Akashi chuckled.

"Nope, you still have to catch me! Sharingan!" Ayame yelled using her emperor eye.

Akashi's own eyes widened and he felt himself falling on the ground, his leg buckling under him while his daughter ran around him and away once more.

"What the- since when?"

"I don't know, a while ago when you were pregnant? We were playing tag one day and it happened," Murasakibara chuckled, "I wanted you to experience it first hand."

Akashi picked himself off of the ground and dusted himself off, "why sharingan? You told her it's called emperor's eye right?"

"It's from some anime, she says it sounds cooler."

Akashi sighed and shook his head, "of course."