Husband and Wife
Chapter 3: Pen and Pig, Pigpen!
Yuno: After receiving a letter from Sae and Hiro, we are preparing for their visit to our humble apartment. Then my cell phone rang.
Yuno: Hello? Oh, Hiro! How was the train ride? What? Um…I guess…maybe…you know…
Yuno: Miyako!
Miyako: What is it?
Yuno: Can you tell Hiro how to get from the train station to here? I can't!
Miyako: I don't know either. Let's Mapquest it.
Yuno: I realized how sad it must be to not even know how to get to your own address from the city you live in. I plan to purchase a map and teach myself so I can nav…no I won't.
Yuno: The doorbell! They're here. I'll get it!
Miyako: Tell them I said hi, it'll save me a few seconds of my day.
Yuno: I opened the door to see my best friends arguing with each other.
Hiro: I told you we should have bought them wine.
Sae: I didn't know they were 21, I said that already. You keep pestering me about it.
Hiro: Well if you made the right decision in…Yuno!
Sae: Hey Yuno! Long time no see!
Yuno: Should I give you two some alone time?
Hiro & Sae: We're FINE!!
Yuno: Why do I feel at fault?!
Sae: Hey Miyako.
Hiro: It's been such a long time.
Miyako: …..
Sae: Miyako?
Miyako: What? Didn't Yuno say hi to you for me?
Yuno: I forgot, they were fighting.
Miyako: You trouble me Yuno. You're fired.
Yuno: Is it Hurt Yuno Day today?
Yuno: We all sat around the table, Sae pulled up a cushion for Hiro and they exchanged a warm smile. I guess they were just bickering.
Miyako: So how much sex do you have?
Yuno: Miyako!
Miyako: We have tons!
Sae: That's good to hear…so do we.
Hiro: Sae!
Sae: Oops. I'm sorry; I didn't know how to respond.
Yuno: Awkward…
Sae: Anyway I'm sorry for the scene at the front door, we've been arguing a lot recently, even about the tiniest things. I mean it always ends well, we apologize and forgive each other and move on but…I can't figure out why this is happening now.
Miyako: Maybe Hiro's hormonal because she's secretly pregnant?
Sae: Hiro!
Hiro: Sae! How could you even think that?
Sae: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You're right.
Hiro: *Humph* Yuno, do you have any cakes available?
Yuno: Cakes? I don't know. We have other-
Hiro: Let's go shopping and cook it together then! Bye you two.
Sae: Weird…
Miyako: Hurray! Cake!
Yuno: Hiro pulled me from my apartment and continue to drag me through the street. She seemed really distressed and practically ignored my pleas for freedom.
Hiro: Wait, where is the store? I've never been here before.
Yuno: Why are we in such a rush? What's going on between you and Sae?
Hiro: It's not…like that. Besides, it's been so long since we've seen each other I don't want you to have to listen to my problems.
Yuno: It's okay, we're friends and I wouldn't feel right if you left and were still fighting. Maybe at the store, once we're surrounded by food, you might feel better.
Hiro: Are you calling me a pig?
Yuno: Oh no! Miyako's bad mouthing has slipped into my head!
Yuno: We finally entered the grocery store, ready to shop for ingredients. Hiro began smiling and heading for the pastry section immediately. My joke became a reality.
Yuno: So what's going on between you and Sae?
Hiro: It's not really Sae's fault. It's all mine and I'm always making things worst.
Yuno: How so?
Hiro: You're nice not to point it out but I'm sure it's obvious just by looking. It's my stomach.
Yuno: You really are pregnant?!
Hiro: No! I've just gained so much weight! I'm too fat!
Yuno: Sae would love you no matter how you look; she really loves you a lot and she smiles warmly when she's around you.
Hiro: I know but that doesn't mean I want to be fat! I know she prefers me slimmer or at least to what I was in high school.
Yuno: Has Sae even hinted that she's displeased with your appearance?
Hiro: No…not even once. But I want to be hot and sexy for her!
Yuno: Stop yelling, people are looking at us.
Hiro: So since I'm constantly bothered by my weight, I've been a bit irritable but Sae has strongly stood by me and tolerated my behavior. I just want to lose some pounds.
Yuno: You should talk to her about it.
Hiro: Oh, but she'll just say she loves me no matter how I look!
Yuno: That's a bad thing?!
Yuno: We returned from the grocery store with the ingredients and began cooking away. Apparently Sae and Miyako were talking about very interesting things, Sae's face was red.
Sae: She really lets you do that?
Miyako: She was the one who suggested it.
Sae: Wow…I never knew Yuno had that kind of a side to her.
Yuno: What are you telling her?!
Yuno: Hiro must have heard the embarrassment in my voice and whispered in my ear as we worked over the kitchen counter together.
Hiro: Don't worry, I'll tell you something about Sae.
Yuno: Like what?
Hiro: She likes to role play.
Yuno: Really?! What kind…what kind of roles?
Hiro: She likes being a devil and I'm the angel.
Yuno: Sae's so naughty!!
Yuno: Cake's done!
Miyako: Alright! Let's dig in!
Hiro: This is delicious!
Sae: Yeah, Hiro's a great chef at home. I can't cook so well so it's usually microwave food when it's my turn to cook. I always feel a bit bad I do it so easily when Hiro works so hard.
Yuno: Wow, you've become so talkative Sae. You hardly ever talked this openly before.
Hiro: The power of love.
Miyako: More like the power of love-making!
Miyako: But wow Hiro, you sure have gotten so fat!
Yuno: Miyako somehow got kicked out of the apartment by Hiro for that comment. Just like old times but it's still Miyako's and mine's apartment so it does seem a bit unfair.
Sae: Hiro's still sensitive about her weight but she keeps so many snacks stocked up in the cabinets.
Hiro: What's the problem with that?
Sae: Nothing, I was just saying.
Hiro: Saying how fat I was.
Sae: No, that's not what I meant at all. Why are you making a big deal about this again?
Hiro: Because you keep bringing it up. Can't think of anything else to talk about besides my weight?
Sae: There should be a limit to how sensitive you can be about it before it starts becoming annoying!
Hiro: So I'm annoying now?! Why don't you flat out say I'm just burdensome and stop bottling everything up?!
Sae: What are you talking about?! Are you crazy?!
Yuno: Awkward…so awkward…
*Scratch, Scratch*
Yuno: Miyako's scratching at the door, I better let her in.
Yuno: I brought Miyako back in, the sun had set so it was starting to get cold outside. By the time we came back in Hiro was gone.
Miyako: Yo, what happened?
Sae: Hiro was acting crazy again. She's in one of your rooms…locking herself away from me again.
Yuno: Sae…are you crying?
Sae: I just don't know what to do. Why is she like this so suddenly? I don't mind the fighting or her being sensitive…I just wish I knew what was going on.
Miyako: Then ask her.
Yuno: Miyako's right. That's what we do; we just fight and then apologize and say why we did it.
Sae: Thanks guys…I'll try my best.
Yuno: We followed Sae to our room where Hiro kept the door locked. She apologized for using my room but I didn't care, I just want her to be happy again and tell Sae the truth.
Sae: Hiro, can I come in?
Hiro: No!
Miyako: That was blunt. I have a fishing rod in my room; we can put a muffin on the hook or some wafer crackers.
Sae: Hiro, I just want to talk. I want to know why we're starting to fight so much. Most of all…I just you to be happy.
Hiro: ….go away.
Miyako: Wow, she's putting up a fight. Just like a big ol' fat fish!
Sae: Hiro…I love you.
Hiro: ….you can come in.
Miyako: Heh heh. "I love you", the words that can turn a girl into a sucker.
Yuno: This is my husband.
Sae: Hiro, what's wrong? I just want to know why we're fighting so much. Is it something I did? Is it because I bring up your snacking so much? Because if so I promise to stop.
Hiro: It's not that. It's not that at all. I'm just irritable…because…look at me! I'm so much fatter than I used to be. Don't you find me the least bit unattractive.
Sae: Not at all Hiro, I love you so much that doesn't matter to me.
Hiro: Idiot!
Sae: What the? Plot twist?
Yuno: Shamefully Miyako kept her ear against the door. I would tell her to stop but I wanted to know what was happening to.
Yuno: What are they talking about?
Miyako: I don't know, I think they're making a book.
Yuno: Huh?
Hiro: You always say that kind of stuff, that you love me no matter what.
Sae: I'm sorry if that's a problem.
Hiro: And you do that too! You apologize too much and never ask for anything from me, it's like you're hiding or holding something back. I don't want this relationship to be all about me, I want you to be happy too.
Sae: I am happy.
Hiro: I want to make you the happiest I can! You may still love me but if I'm fat just say so! In your honest opinion, am I fat?
Sae: Well, there's no denying that.
Hiro: Oh my god! You actually said it! You're horrible!
Sae: What do you want from me?!
Hiro: I know, I know. I'm sorry. But…I am fat. Do you still…find me physically attractive?
Sae: Oh…I see. You worry about things because I'm always fine with whatever you give me. I understand clearly now Hiro. And I do find you physically attractive. I…I kinda like squeezing onto you.
Yuno: What's going on now?
Miyako: Sae's a chubby chaser!
Hiro: Would you find me more attractive if I were slimmer?
Sae: Um…
Hiro: It's okay Sae, I can take it.
Sae: Yes…yes I would. But that doesn't change a thing.
Hiro: I know, I just want you to be a bit more honest with me.
Sae: Okay, from now on I will.
Hiro: But be moderate, don't overkill.
Sae: I won't. Don't worry Hiro, I want you to be happy. I want us both to be happy.
Hiro: I love you.
Sae: I love you too.
Hiro: Go on Sae, say it. Call me my favorite nickname.
Sae: But I know Miyako is listening on the other side of the door.
Hiro: For me? I love you.
Sae: I'm such a sucker. I love you….honey bun.
Miyako: If you guys wanna have sex, there's an extra futon in the closet!
Sae: Miyako!! I knew it!!
Yuno: That's a family heirloom!
Yuno: Sae and Hiro walked out, arms wrapped around each other and faces blushing wildly. It touched my heart to see them so happy. It reminds me of the days I spend with Miyako so I snuck next to her and rested my head on her shoulder.
Sae: Well, we'll be here for an entire week.
Miyako: Where ya sleeping for the night?
Hiro: We're going to find a hotel.
Yuno: You can sleep here, we do have that extra futon.
Sae: No we'll be okay.
Yuno: Are you sure?
Hiro: Believe me, we want a hotel.
Yuno: Huh?
Miyako: Oh, going to that kind of a hotel. I see you two really made up after that fight!