Vows to you

04: Mother-Daughter talk

"Mom! You surprised me!"

"Excuse me for being worried over my daughter because she's been staring out in the open for five minutes."

"Sorry"

"Has something been bothering you?" her mother sat down across the table and faced her daughter.

"N-no, it's okay"

"Saying 'okay' is the biggest lie in the world and I know my cheerful daughter won't show such a face unless something bad happened."

She pondered and fidgeted with her thumbs under the table. "Come on dear, just because I don't allow you in the kitchen doesn't mean I don't allow you anywhere anymore. You can tell me anything"

The nine year old girl took a deep breath before opening her onyx eyes. She said, "Uhmm… mom, you see, there's this boy"

"Mmhmm"

"You know, the same boy who beat me in a match when I was six years old?"

"Yes, I remember him"

"Well, I've been thinking. Even though I consider him as I rival and a friend… I've been seeing him more than that actually. I have been noticing his boy side, as an individual lately. D-do you get what I mean mom? I'm sorry I'm just not good with this" she flustered

"It's okay, and don't worry, I understand you completely and you were saying?"

"He doesn't treat me like a rival actually, in my opinion, I mean maybe because we're friends too. What I mean is, I've seen him under his poker face and what I saw was that… he's a real gentleman, he's nice, caring, appreciative even though he doesn't show it and he's very… cute."

Her mother chuckled and smiled as her daughter's face was painted with many shades of red.

"Oh my daughter is so cute. Actually, as much as I want to give you advice on that I'm afraid I am not an expert in that field."

"How come? You're like dad, you can do anything. Weren't you and dad been dating since high school in your S.A years? And besides, how are you able to convince dad and bring big brother along with him for grocery shopping?"

She smiled and chuckled "That's one of girls' many secrets. I could teach you, it'll be useful for you too in the future. You could use it on the boy you like too."

"MOM!" she laughed more when her daughter's face became redder.

"Hikari! We're back!"

"Oops, the cops are back. We should go and help them with the bags"

Just as Hikari stood up, her daughter rushed to her side and tugged on her sleeve. "You won't tell dad and big brother about him, right? If they find out, they're gonna freak out"

"Of course dear, I wouldn't want your father to hunt down that poor little boy too."

"Hey mom, Hikaru"

"Wow, why'd you buy so many big brother?"

"It's just a precaution. Just in case you blow up the kitchen again, better stock up some supplies just in case."

"Why you- That's mean!"

Like her mother, Hikaru was not an amazing cook. But her mother believes that with a few practices, she could overcome that and become a cook that can match to five star chefs. Hikari Takishima watched her two children bicker as she felt two strong arms wrap around her waist.

"Now what did my two most favorite girls in the world do while we were out?" Kei Takishima whispered as he kissed her wife's ear.

She giggled, "Oh nothing dear, we just had a little mother-daughter talk"