Chapter 4 HER Answer
Len stared at the child in front of him. How come that the child knew him? Ah! Len slapped his forehead mentally. He almost forgot that he IS the Tsukimori Len. Of course, the child would know who he is. But the way the child said it made his heart jump. Who is this child anyway?
"May I know who you are?" asked Len while crouching low so that he is now facing the child. Koutarou just stared at his father.
"Do I look familiar to you?" asked Koutarou while leaning closely to his face. Len studied the child in front of him. Now that he mentioned it, he looks eerily familiar. He has clean cut turquoise hair with a bit of magenta highlights and he has a pair of sapphire eyes. 'He looks like- he looks likes ME'
Len's eyes widened in realization. The child in front of him is truly his…
"Are you my brother by any chance?" asked Len. Koutarou almost banged his head in the bench. To think that his father is a genius! Tsk, there is no other way but to say it directly.
"You left an important woman 4 years ago, and now you are returning to Japan to look for her isn't it?" asked Koutarou.
"How did you know that?"
"You left her to chase your dreams. But now that you accomplished all of it, you just realized that those dreams of yours are not worth anything because she is not by your side, cheering for you," continued Koutarou. Len just stared in awe at the child in front of him. Never mind, is this child really a child? How come he talks as if he of the same age as Len? And how did he know of these things?
"I know that you are now wondering who this kid is front of you who strangely talks like an adult and knows your secrets. Do you really want to know?" asked Koutarou. Len just nodded his head. Koutarou handed him a photo. Len was confused but took it nevertheless.
It is a photo of Koutarou with a woman. Len looked closely at Koutarou, he really looks like him but there is something about his eyes that is not present in Len's eyes. Len just waved it off and stared at the smiling woman. Len's eyes widened.
"Kaho!" exclaimed Len. Realization dawned him. He stared at the photograph once again. The certain gleam in Koutarou's eyes is familiar to him. It is the exact gleam that Kaho's eyes possess! Passion! Len looked at the child in front of him and stared at him hard.
"Do you know who I am now, Papa? asked Koutarou with misty eyes. Len looked at the child in front of him. HIS child who possess his same flesh and blood. Tears suddenly well up Len's eyes and he took the crying child in his arms. The two cried for a moment. Finally, the two prodigies met. One, the genius, the Prince of Violin Concertos, the other, a seemingly normal child but a chills who can play at least play 5 kinds of instrument.
Len cried for the second time. The first time was when he parted with Kaho. Now, in this moment, he holds in his hand another person in his life. His son. His and Kaho's son. Len became startled. He broke the hug and held Koutarou in front of him.
"Where is Kaho? Where is your mother?" asked Len.
"Do you want to see her?" asked Koutarou while looking at his father. Len nodded.
Koutarou guided Len to their house. The Hino house is just 5 minutes away from the park. As soon as they reached the gates of the house, Koutarou turned to his father. Len looked really nervous as if someone is about to interrogate him. His hands are getting clammy and there are visible sweat running down his face.
"What are you nervous about Papa?" asked Koutarou. Len just looked at him and smiled crookedly. Koutarou just shook his head. His father is actually a coward when it comes to meeting his love. How trivial. He was about to lecture his father about his nervousness when the front door suddenly opened and there came out his mother.
"Koutarou, where have you been? I came home but you are not-," Kaho's lecturing was cut off when she saw the person beside her son.
"Len?!" gasped Kaho before the world became black.
Minutes have passed since Kaho suddenly fainted. When she woke up Koutarou and Len came rushing to her side. After she assured that she is ok, Kaho turned to Len. Koutarou got the signal that he is about to leave so he left quietly and went to Grandma Misa's house.
"Kaho, I-," Len was cut off by Kaho suddenly hugging him.
"Len! I missed you!" said Kaho while hugging the shocked Len. Len especially apologized for leaving Kaho and Koutarou. Kaho assured him that it is nothing. After hugging each other, Len looked at Kaho and popped the question; the question that will forever bind him to Kaho.
"Will you marry me Kaho?" asked Len while looking deeply at Kaho's warm almond eyes. Kaho's eyes turned misty.
"Of course Len, I will marry you," smiled Kaho while kissing Len. Len felt that he is the luckiest man in the world at that time. Koutarou just smiled at them while crying himself. He just arrived when his father asked his mother to marry him.