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Part 5: Beginner's Luck
Ritsu's POV
"Excuse me, do you know where I can find Mrs. Teiko?" I asked a young lady – she was perhaps in her early thirties. I glanced through the little playroom at the same time as I waited on her reply.
"God, you must be the trainee, right? You don't have to wear a suit in this kind of place, Mrs. Naoki, these kids will get you messy in no time." I was about to object but she shunned me.
"First and foremost, I want you to hold a sweet baby girl for me. I need to use the toilet," she spoke as she pushed a baby into my arms – she was crying a bit too heavily. "It's alright, you're fine."
For a moment or two, she snivelled every now and then but then again, she no longer made another sound whereas she softly closed her eyes. "Wow, you've got a beginner's luck."
"To tell the truth, she was never into strangers – not even me sometimes," she heaved a deep sigh as she took her away from me and soon enough, she cried again. I retrieved her curtly.
Mio's POV
"Sensei, can you please teach me on how to draw a shark?" Aoi demanded politely and I smiled as I patted a seat next to me. He then moved along with his stationery in tow. "Sharks are cool."
"I know, right?" I chuckled lightly at his enthusiastic demeanour and everyone can tell that he loved them so much by one look at his stuffs. "Sensei, can you please check my doggy?" Kaori asked.
I took great pleasure in my career as a teacher, especially for these children. I was an only child so it was only natural for me wishing for them around. We're better off without them. I thought sadly.
"It's Kai-sensei!" I was pulled out of my memory of her harshly once I caught a familiar voice from behind me. "I'll take care of them, Mio. So, you can go tend Risa," he kindly offered spontaneously.
"Thanks," I thanked him as I gathered my stuffs and we smiled to each other before I walked out of the schoolroom. He was probably surrounded by those children by now – they really liked him.
To Be Continued
"We're better off without them."
Flashback
Ritsu's POV
"Do you like children?" Mio asked me out of the blue as she looked down at me – eagerness was evident in those beautiful eyes. "I'm waiting," she held as she shifted her gaze to the crowds.
I followed her gaze and I heaved a sigh once I caught on her meaning. We were surrounded by families of three and more – I could never see why she cared for those nuisances.
"We're better off without them," I said in a low whisper after I hardly thought of it at all and even if she tried to hide her disappointment from view, I could see it by one look at her diluting eyes.
"Too bad. I want three, at least," she somehow chuckled lightly before she propped to plant a gentle kiss on my forehead. "I don't need anybody else," I responded as soon as she fell back.
"You hate commitments – admit it," she teased me as she took up her book straight away and continued reading it. I closed my eyes while I gradually drifted to my nightmares.
Mio's POV
I caressed her tousled hair lightly as her face twisted every now and then. She said she had these bad dreams but she looked as if she was reliving a moment – I prayed it was the former.
All of a sudden, she opened her eyes and stared right into mine while I kept running my fingers through her brown locks. "Hey," I greeted her casually as she got up from my lap and stretched.
"It's late already, Mio, you should've woken me up," she whined whereas she glanced through the empty park while I paid no attention to her. "You needed rest, Ritsu," I argued shortly.
"Yeah, yeah," she said nonchalantly before she went to sit on her heels in front of me, silently signed me to get on her back and I obliged obediently by climbing on her soon after. "Mio?"
"What? It's too late to say I'm heavy now," I hissed furiously as I playfully choked her and she simply laughed. "No, no, you're not. It's just… I think three is too much. How about one?"
End Of Flashback
Author's Notes: Thanks for reading.