"She will have a wonderful shelter, which is our family"
'click'
"Kawaiii!" Ryuzaki Shiina and Echizen Rinko both holding back their screams at the sight of Ryoma and Sakuno in the crib; both sleeping soundly with their matching outfits courtesy of their mothers, young Ryoma's little arms are gently hugging young Sakuno's body, facing each other. Little Ryoma snuggled himself more to hers as if he found it comfortable to her warmth. While little Sakuno put her one arm to him.
Rinko beams to her best friend.
"Seems we will be going to be in-laws in the future" Shiina snickered.
"Sa-chan! Come here baby, just a little bit farther!" Shiina keeps cheering her 18 months old daughter to walk on her own.
"My sweet little baby! Come here!" Shiina keeps encouraging her daughter.
With determined face, little Sakuno steps her feet once more, one by one, her little steps paid as she was few steps away from her mother; however, she was accidentally stumble on her own feet; big droplets of tears were visible on her dough-shape brown eyes. She looks down, trying to fight the urging tears in her eyes when a pair of white shoes appeared on her sight. Slowly, young Sakuno looks up and met his golden eyes, he held her hands on air, offering for help. Sakuno smiled, she wipes her tears and slowly stood up.
Young Ryoma took her hand and they both started walking side by side.
"Nah, Raiki, it seems you have to accept the fact that were going to be a family" Nanjirou beams as they stop from rallying.
"Who said were going to be a family!" Raiki, Sakuno's father hissed.
A four-year-old Ryoma and Sakuno were lying in the bed. Young Sakuno was busy patting Ryoma's hair as she humming him to sleep. A smile formed on her lips seeing how comfortable and peaceful his face was while sleeping. Few minutes later, Sakuno felt sleepy she lay herself on the bed facing him, she stared on his innocent face and let herself drifted to sleep.
Ryoma, 6 years old was grumbling as he stared at Sakuno, who was laughing to her friends not far for him, his brows furrowed more as he watch her exchanging laughter's with them. With her hair tied in ponytail, his face frowned deepened, as he saw how the other boys staring at her admiringly. It was his first time to see her in different hairstyle aside from her trademark twin pigtailed braid, and he wasn't happy at all, she's too cute on her new hairstyle and he doesn't like the idea that others aside from him saw her cuteness at all. His eyes twitch, seeing how the other guys approached her, Ryoma walks fast as he grabs her hand and pull her, snatching his Sakuno away.
Sakuno felt refresh, she stretches her body. Slowly opening her eyes as rays of light blinding her sight. For some reason she felt energetic than usual though her body was bit sore for unknown reason and her head slightly pounding, her eyes automatically roamed inside the unfamiliar room, the scent of morning fresh air attacks her nose as she can clearly hear the waves dancing outside the ocean. Right! Sakuno smiled as she remembers what happened yesterday, she got married, to the certain prince. What happen yesterday was still clear to her mind, her, walking down the aisle together with Ryoma, their vows given to each other and the kiss their shared. Sakuno can feel her cheeks burn. She shook her head momentarily to stop the erratic beating of her own heart. Though she was wondering on how she ends up sleeping peacefully and soundly in this room, is a big mystery for her. 'I wonder where is Ryoma-kun? Did we shared a room?' she muttered quietly; she was about to stand up when she realized something. Sakuno gasps, her eyes doubled in eyes as she slowly peeks herself underneath the comforter. Her heart beat race faster than it's normal as she held her breathe.
'Why am I not wearing anything?'
'What happened?'
The last time she remembers was her having a good time with her friends and the rest was blurred for her.
Fragments of blurred memories stirred her mind. Her eye s almost pop out on her socket as memories of last night attacks her.
Image of Ryoma above her, slowly kissing her, both of them gasping and breathing heavily as their lips break free from each other, his hand touching her body which never been touch by anyone else. His hooded eyes looking at her with intensity as he claims her lips again, attacking her. Her eyes doubled in size as she felt her heart pounded inside her chest. 'Is she imagining things? Or did it really happen?'
'Did we? -'
'hueeeeeee!'
Her thoughts cut off as she heard the door click open, she slightly peeks on the door and notice him, the certain tennis prince whom fresh from his bath with only a piece of towel on his hips, he seems not noticing her, as he was busy talking to someone on the phone. She immediately shut her eyes, pretending herself asleep.
'huueeeee!'
She screamed inside her head as she clutched the sheet tighter. She gasped; holding her breathe as she sharpens and heightens her senses.
"Idiot!" Ryoma grunted. He really regrets answering his stupid brother call. For some reason his constant calling from the landline since earlier annoys him to death. Of course, he knew it well, his idiot brother wanted to pissed him off from last night. Now, he was so sure that Ryoga put something on their drinks last night. 'That idiot brother!'
[Neh, chibusuki, how's the first night?] Ryoga's sinister laughed from the other line annoys him more.
Ryoma pretended not to hear anything and let him speaks until he got bored and stops annoying him, yet, getting bored and stopping from annoying him was never in his brother's dictionary. Sure, his brother main's reason for living is to make sure he has a lot of ways to annoy his peaceful life. So, what's new then?
[Did you follow what I told you? The fingering? Sucking? Was it good? Come on! Speak up! How many rounds you have?]
His thread of patience was getting thinner and thinner as time passed by. He was so close on snapping if his stupid brother would not stop from his blabbering. His series of stupid questions was not helping him at all. He massages his aching temple as series of events from last night started kicking him once again.
'Damn! I don't want to spend my time again in cold shower!' He hissed. Waking up early in the morning with massive thing camping and forming a perfect triangle tent between his legs, didn't help him at all. Sleeping with his naked wife right next to him after the almost steamy night they shared seems to have left some residue earlier. He still vividly recalled how she turns into vixen last night.
Her soft porcelain skins
Her moans
The way she shouts and seductively say his name
The way she touches him
Her warm hand on his thing
The way they both hungrily kissed each other
The way he caressed and kissed her mounds
How he played her sweet and delicious glory
'damn!'
Okay, he is not turning into like his stupid father. He is not. He wanted to cascade himself from still thinking on what happened. Clearly, Sakuno was so drunk. They both are. But at least, he was still in state of sober mind last night. And what they did, or almost what they did was not right. He felt like he violated his own wife. He let his desire took control. But damn! How he supposed to control himself like that if she pushed him to his limit? Alright, he was not like that. Ryoma was so sure and proud on how capable he was controlling himself most especially on that area. He never has any problem controlling his sexual desire but last night was different. So, fucking different. It was his first time he felt like that way, he lost control big time! something inside him unleashed like a mad man. And hell, He will tell a fucking lie if he said that he didn't want to take her. Of course. He wanted it. He badly wanted to! How he wanted to do it with her. But not on that way at least. He wanted their first time to be memorable and special at it seems. Not because they both under influence of alcohol or whatsoever but because they both decided it.
Now he really promised to himself not to let his wife drink anymore. Her alter self was not good on his health. 'He will surely die early'
[Hey! I'm asking you! Am I expecting a niece or nephew? Niece would be better though]
"I'm hanging it" he said monotonously, though he was really, really pissed right now.
[Wait. Wait. Don't tell me?] Laughter burst from the other line.
Ryoma groaned for untempt time. Seriously, talking to his brother makes his head ache.
[ Chibusuke, having a blue balls neh?]
"Fuck you aniki!" And with that Ryoma ended his brother's stupid damn call.
Sakuno gasps as he heard him muttered a dirty word in English. Sensing how pissed he might be, she continues herself pretending asleep. Clutching the sheets tighter once more as she hopes and pray that the certain prince didn't realize that she was awake. As she felt silence envelops in their entire room, she slowly turns her body only to see her husband, standing on the same spot he was. Both arms crossed on his still naked chest and still only wear nothing but a tiny towel on his legs. She gulps. She felt her whole face redden in embarrassment. It was her first time to see Ryoma's body. Last night wasn't counted right? Her memories of last night weren't clearly to her. Sakuno immediately close her eyes covering her whole face with the blanket. Shyness envelops her whole system.
"Don't you think it's too late to acted like that?" There is a amuse tone on how he uttered those words.
Sakuno slowly took the blanket away from her face still looking shyly and trying her best not to look on his body.
"Mou! I-I d-don't k-know w-what y-you talking about!" She stuttered bigtime. "Anou- can you please put your clothes on?" She added.
Ryoma eyebrow rose as He looks at her amused, his golden eyes glistened with amusement as he looks at her shy face. Finally! This is the Sakuno he knew. 'Time to return the favor neh?' Ryoma chuckled more.
"You sure?" He asks, chuckling as he slowly took step close enough for her, he lean closer as he level his face on hers aiming her trademark blushed face. Sakuno gasps, holding her breathe, as she was certain that her face was beaten like a red tomato. "Are you sure you don't remember anything? The night we shared together? The kisses we had? The touches we did? How you scream my name-"
"Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno can't take it all. She covers his lips with her hand to stop him. She felt embarrassed from his bluntness at all. Of course, she knew that he was teasing her but it is too much! She can't clearly remember it, though fragments of what he was saying was slowly becoming clearer to her memory.
" What a pity" he smirked, he holds her both hands that she used to cover his lips, looks straight on her eyes. His gazed lowered on her body. Sakuno gasps once again as she realized where he was looking at. They both look on each other once again. Before Sakuno covered herself once again.
A low chuckled escape his lips. Seeing how his wife reacted makes him chuckled. He enjoys her reaction big time. Ryoma helps her tuck the sheet around her body securely.
"Don't worry, we didn't do it" he said straight in her eyes.
Sakuno seems surprised. She stared at his cat-like eye and found nothing but seriousness on what he uttered.
"We didn't?" Sakuno felt somehow relief. She sighed heavily.
"Yep. We almost, but we didn't. So, stop looking at me like you regretted it" he said.
Sakuno was taken aback. She stared at him. She saw how his eyes runs an emotion she can't name. Her lips parted as she tried to say something to him.
"It's okay."
"Mou! It's not okay!" She almost shouted. "I wasn't regretting it!" Sakuno looks down. Yes, she didn't regret it. Don't get her wrong. There is no way she would feel that way. Ryoma is the only man she wishes to give herself to. But the thing is, how she wished she was in the sober mind when they done it. She wanted to remember their first night together. "I would never regret doing it with you." She shyly admitted.
Ryoma rose his eyebrow, he stared at her looking intently at her.
"It's just- I wish that we could do that when I'm sober and when the time is right" her face redden once again.
"Heh" Amused he smirked. "I am thinking the same thing wife." He spoke. "So, please don't ever drink again okay" he added.
"Mou!"
"I am serious. You seduced me bigtime"
"Ryoma-kun!" She covered his mouth once again.
"What? You really did! You even touch me down there-"
"Mou! Stops it!"
"Fine. Fine. Go get yourself ready. Kaa san and oyaji are waiting for us downstairs"
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His kisses were illegal, a throaty moan escape from Sakuno's lips. Trying to imitate his hungry kisses, Sakuno move her lips in sync with his. His tongue devoured every corner of her mouth. So do her, they both let their tongues battled for so long before they finally let it go. Catching some air to breath.
Ryoma stared at her with so much desire in his eyes, his body pinning her, both naked in bed, they stared to each other intently after the heated kiss they shared.
Sakuno can't helped but admired him, from his handsome face down to his well-built body. Instinct taught her so, she started tracing fingers from his chest, to his abdomen down there, to his proud member. Her innocent finger made slow touch to his thing, up and down. Until it reaches his twin balls. Seems not contented with finger; or curiosity speaks, Sakuno handful touches his member, this time, she use her hand to touch his.
Ryoma can't help but moan, her hand doing a good job on holding his, up and down. Sakuno parted her lips seeing the effect of whatever she was doing to him. Seeing how he seems to like her touches she did it again, this time with urgency.
"Damn. My wife seems really naughty this time. Ohhh" Ryoma grunted. He kissed her again. His kisses started to go down, to her collar bones, until he found her peaks.
"Ohhhh!" Sakuno moaned the newly found sensation was too new to her. Ryoma showering tiny kisses on her twin peaks. Alternately. His hand slowly caressing the vacant mound while his lips doing greatly on the other.
Sakuno can't help but arched her body, giving more access to him.
"Oohhh! Ryoma! Aahhh!" She shouted.
Seems satisfied to her enormous mounds, Ryoma abandoned her peaks as he started giving fiery kisses to her under boob down to her abdomen until he found what he was really aiming for.
Sakuno eyes widened in shock as he felt his hot mouth to her center, his tiny kisses from her folds sends thousands of bolts of unknown sensation to her.
"Ahhhh!" Sakuno cried in pleasure as she felt his sinful tongue to her center. The slurping sound it made in between of him licking her down there didn't help at all. She felt her whole-body shivers in good way and heat convulsed in her whole body. His tongue accompanied with his finger, gently touching her folds and bud. She screams once again. She felt something inside her wanted to came out.
"Ahhh! Ryoma! I n-need t-to pee!"
However, Ryoma didn't let her go; instead, he digs more on her glory as his tongue dive deeper to her hungrily.
"Ahhh! Ohhh! I'm going to-" Sakuno gasps as she felt something came out on her. Liquids squirted on her. Horrified for what was that, she looks down only to see Ryoma licking her down there until the last drop. Ryoma smirked, he leveled on her once again as he started kissing her fully on her lips, his finger made shivering traces on her folds.
Sakuno parted her lips as she felt her tongue went inside in her mouth, giving her access to explore inside. She gasps as she felt his finger push inside of her glory. Making movements insides.
"Relax." Ryoma said in between of their kiss.
She moans as a familiar feeling started to built in. His fingers keep doing a magnificent job, pushing inside and pulling outside.
"Aaahhh!" Her moans increases as she felt him added another digits in her. Increasing his pace inside. Push and pull, making circular movements and digging deeply to her.
"Ahhh! Ahhh,! Ohhh! Ryoma! It feels so good!" Her walls tighten insides. She started moving her hips in sinc with his assultinf fingers.
"Damn it. Your too tight wife. So warm. Mmmmh" he said as he attacked her lips with kisses. He bit her lower lip seeking for entrance and she gladly oblige, their tongues battled for dominance as his fingers going in and out to her, her hips dancing in the beat of his fingers.
"Ryoma! I'm-"
Sakuno's breathe ragged as another familiar thing was about to came out again to her, her lids hooded as she desperate to reach it. Ryoma's fingers became more violent, he increases his pace and dig deeper as he moves it into her deepest.
"Ahhhh!" Sakuno screams as she finally reached her peak. She breathes hard as she felt her eyelids become heavier and heavier each passing by. She stared at the tennis prince face.
"Sweet" Ryoma licked his fingers.
Still panting from her release. Sakuno watched the tennis prince as he positions himself to her top.
"Ready?"
And him, kneeling in front of her stroking his length was the last thing she remember before she drifted to sleep.
Sakuno gasps as her eyes wide open. She almost chokes from the tub water from her sudden outburst. Trying to calm her raging senses, panting so hard as if she runs miles away. She sat from the tub.
'huuueeee!'
'Did I really do it?'
Sakuno mentally scream. She remembers it all.
'baka! Sakuno! How could you do it!' she wanted to strangled herself to death. She was too embarrassed just by thinking about it.
'How could I have walked naked in front of Ryoma-kun?!'
'How could I asked him to get undress in my front?!'
'To take a bath with him?'
'Did I really- hold his'
Her face reddens in sudden embarrassment.
She remembers it all. She unconsciously look at her forearm, as if she found something to compared it.. Her face suddenly becomes red from embarrassment.
'Did I really think and compare of his private part with my arms?'
'It really big as her forearm'
'huuueeeeee!'
'Mou! Stops it Sakuno!'
How come she was thinking of something inappropriate right now? She wanted to cascade herself for that. 'Mou! How can you face Ryoma-kun right now?' For sure if her obaachan was here with her she will definitely pinch her using a nail cutter.
'huuuueeee! Baa chan, what will I do now?'
Ryoma's one eyebrow raise as he stared dumbfounded to his wife. Sakuno who came out from the shower for almost an hour ago, keeps apologizing for him, she was looking down, her face was flushed; she was not looking at his face as she keeps avoiding his gazed and her eyes were to focus on her shoes as if there is something so interesting at her own shoes right now.
'What the world is happening right now?'
"Hontoni, gomenazai!" She bowed once again for God knows how many times, she muttered sorry for him. Losing his patience right now, the tennis prince grunted as he held both of her hands and catches her line of vision.
"What is happening?" He asks, looking intently at her eyes whom keeps on blinking and trying it's best not to look on him.
"Echizen Sakuno" he called. Ryoma saw how her face blushed by just merely calling her new name. She gulps as she looks straight on his eyes.
"I'm sorry for what I did last night!" She apologizes again. "Mou! I don't know what to say I am really embarrassed for everything I did" she shyly admitted.
'So, she really did not remember it all' Ryoma amusingly looking at his wife, seeing how she reacted cutely he suppressed his chuckles.
"Stop apologizing for something that a husband and wife normally do. It's something you shouldn't embarrassed about though." He said, hiding his amused grin. "Sooner or later, we will do it again, so why sorry?" He added.
Sakuno seems shocked, her lips parted for what he said aiming another amused grin to him.
"What? We're married. It's normal. When the time is right, we need to procreate a new life." Ryoma shrugs.
Sakuno blushed, she was literally surprised. She blinks at him as if trying to digest everything he said. "Miu! Ryoma-kun!"
"What now? Why looks so surprised? Do you think baby came out just like a snap of a finger?" Ryoma asks. "Oh! C'mon! Sakuno!"
"Mou!" How come he can talk straight to her like that? Of course! She knows perfectly how, they almost did its last night right? But talking it like it was just a simple topic is too much for her.
"I didn't say we will do it now though. We will do it, eventually! When we both ready. So stop looking like the idea is too gross for you" Ryoma deadpanned said. "You really make me feel like you didn't like the whole idea and I started to feel offended you know" he litany said.
"Mou! It's not like that. I'm just little uncomfortable."
"Then don't be! We're married now. We're family. You have to be comfortable around me. Coz we will living together for the rest of our lives!"
'The rest of our lives' for some reason, a warm feeling touches her heart. Just the mere thought of them growing old together watching their children with their grandkids around makes her heart swell with so much happiness. Of course! She loves the whole idea. She loves to be with him forever. If forever really exist. But a part of her still scared, she was so afraid that everything happens so fast and it is not real, plus she didn't know the real feelings of the tennis prince for her. What if one day, he will come to his senses and leave her? Just the thought of him leaving her makes her heart shattered in million pieces.
"Listen. Okay" Ryoma pulled her closer to him, his arms encircled on her waist hugging her, he settled his head on her tummy as he looks up to her, his chin leaning on her stomach; his golden eyes were looking at her intently. "I don't have any plans of letting you go. You will remain an Echizen until your last breath. We will work hard for this relationship, okay? So, stop thinking of unnecessary thoughts. Hmmm"
Sakuno smiled, the side of her eyes become warm as she felt teary in an instant. He is really good to be true. Slowly she nodded her head.
"Mada mada dane Sakuno" he smirked.
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"Is it really okay not to go together with kaa san and tou san?" Sakuno asks amidst of their silent walk together.
"It's fine. Don't mind them" Ryoma shrugs. He gently pulled her hand as if asking for her to walk a little bit faster.
"But- where are we going anyway?" She inquired. Earlier, Rinko, her mother-in-law seems not please on his idea of staying here in Hawaii for another day. Rinko bombarded him of why's and litany showered him of constant reminders that they must go back before Monday. Of course, Ryoma sems not worried about his own mother laments. He was practically not paying attention on her words and only lazily nodding just for the sake of ending her unending nagging list.
Before Rinko finally let them go, she told her that her school transfer was settled. Rinko smiled as she told her that she doesn't have to worry about anything, since she already settled everything; when she said everything, that includes her personal things from her "own closet" she excitedly lamented to her down to her must shopping lists. All she has to do is to go home with her stubborn husband.
"Our flight will be an hour later." He announces.
"What?"
"I book a flight hour late than them" he shrugs. "We were going to Osaka before going home." He added.
"Osaka?"
"Yep. We should go first in Osaka; I want to pay respect to our parents and obaa san there. I never had a chance to asked for their blessings before we got married. So, I think, it's the rightful thing to do. To pay respect to them. And since I know you wanted to visits them too- hey! Why are you crying?" Ryoma face her, shock and panic written on his face, his voice lace with concerned.
'Our parents'
'obaa san'
Sakuno's chest constrict in pain beyond someone could ever imagine. She never knew that it was possible to feel pain when you were happy. She is. She was happy beyond compare. Ryoma was too much for her. He was too much! How come he can make her heart filled with so much joy like that? Why is he like that? He never failed to make her feel she's not alone. That she was part of him, so he does to her. That she was his family, so he does to her too. They are one now. Hearing him uttered those words such bring so much joy in her heart. Her tears drip profusely on her eyes.
"Hey! Did I say something wrong?" Ryoma didn't what to do. He was torn between hugging or wiping her tears in bay. "Oh. Damn it! Stop crying!" He panicky said. He capped her face wiping her tears.
Sakuno shake her head as she smiled to him. She helps him to wipes her tears. "I am just happy" she mumbled in hoarse voice
"Happy?!" Ryoma dumbfounds asks. "You supposed to laugh or smile when your happy right?"
"This is happy tears" Sakuno smiled as her tears keep pouring down her face.
"Ha! Your weird" He stated. He pulled her closer to him as he cages her to a comforting hug. "Right. You are my weird girl" he mumbled as he kisses her temple, gently tapping her back to calm her down.
Sakuno laughed once more. "Thank you Ryoma-kun. It means a lot to me"
"Heh, mada mada dane. You really are" he smirked.
Almost ten hours of flight from Hawaii to Osaka drained them both. It was already midnight when they reached the Ryuuzaki's residence. Tired from the nonstop flight, Ryoma yawned. But not for Sakuno's. The moment her eyes darted to their house; tears wanted to came out on her eyes.
'obaa chan'
She mumbled quietly. She misses her grandmother terribly. She sniffs, trying so hard to hold her own tears.
"It's okay. I'm here." Ryoma gently taps her shoulders as he squeezes it lightly hugging her. "You can cry as much as you want. I'm here with you" he whispers in between her temples assuring her.
As if it was her cue, Sakuno cried hard. Her tears rolled on her face as she sobbed on his chest. "I miss you, obaa chan!"
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Sakuno open her heavy eyes. Slowly, she sits straight on their couch, her eyes wandered in the entire living room searching for the certain tennis prince. Last night was so heart breaking for her, she didn't know how many hours she spends crying on his chest and how many times she felt comforted by him. And the only memory she remembers was him, gently caressing her hair until she calms down and fell asleep.
"Ohayo! Sakuno-chan" Tohru cheerful voice makes her look on her way. She radiantly smiles on her while her one hand holding a big chopstick while the other hand holding a huge bowl.
"Tohru-chan!" She mumbled.
"Gomen, I used your kitchen, since no one in this house knew how to cook except for the both of us" she beams. "The guys are outside. Doing some chores. And we don't have a heart to wake you up so we did some cleaning while you were peacefully sleeping"
Sakuno smiles.
"Ohayo Sakuno."Kyo greeted her with less energy as he went straight to Tohru. "Still not finish?" He lazily asks. "I'm famished." He said as he seated on the dining chair.
"It's almost done" Tohru answered. "Where is Ryoma-san?" She asks
"Dunno" Kyo shrugs. He was so hungry alright? All he wanted to do is to eat right now. Does he need to pay attention to that twerp?
"Mou! You both went out right? How come you came alone?" Tohru glared at her boyfriend.
"What am I? His guardian?!" Kyo huffed. "I'm really hungry, can you make it a little faster?" He pleaded.
"Tadaima!" Ryoma's lazy voice echoed from the doorway. He was carrying a bag of groceries in one arm while the other was carrying a cleaning material. He glared at Kyo for seconds before putting all of the bags in the island counter. His gazed drifted to his wife; and smirked.
"Come here Sakuno-chan, it's almost ready let's all eat"
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A warm breeze welcomes them as they stared at the grave in their front. Sakuno stared at it longingly. Her mind went blank for seconds. Being here always brings painful and happy memories. Painful because it's a reminder of her lost and happy because she knew that they were all together now. Wherever they are.
"I-I'm back... Otousan... Okaasan... oji chan." Sakuno's trembling voice paused as she stared quietly in the tombstone in her front, her eyes particularly stop from her grandmother's grave besides her grandfather. "Obaachan..." A lumped form in her throat, she gulps trying to calm her raging emotions all at once. Seeing the grave of the last family member she has, now in the line with their love ones makes her heart ache. She really felt the loneliness and longlines. She was all alone. Alone in this world.
She was only in grade school when her grandfather left them. At her young heart and mind, she quite remembers everything, the only clear memory she has was her, crying so hard when she tried to wake her grandfather but the latter didn't budge. They say he was going to sleep peacefully forever. That's the only time she saw her grandmother cried, telling her it will always he alright. For the first time she realized what is meant of dying.
When her parents passed away, half of her heart died with them. The hollow feeling inside her chest was unbearable, the excruciating pain she felt and even sobbing, crying and shouting from grieving didn't work on her. She felt her whole world collapse, knowing that her parents left her alone. Yet, her grandmother was with her. With her eyes swollen from tears, she held her hand tightly, smiled assuring that everything will be alright. She still has her. They still have each other
But now, seeing how her grandmother become one of them, Sakuno felt the same hollow space in her heart. Slowly, everything is sinking on her mind. She was alone. Literally. Alone in this world. No family. Just by herself. A familiar pain stabbed her chest once again. Her vision clouded by tears that freely fell in her eyes.
A warm hand holds her hand, she looks at him. Ryoma stared at her; his face was seriously calm. He gently squeezes her hand tightly. Gently pulling her as he held his free hand on her shaking shoulder enveloping her for a side hug. For some reason, Sakuno calmed.
"I'm sorry if it took many years before I came here." Ryoma said, pertaining to the tombstones in their front. "I married your daughter, otousan." He added. "Oyaji, once said, that you were against of your daughter's marriage not until she reaches the age of 35", he paused, Sakuno lightly laughed " but I'm not sorry for marrying your daughter half of the years earlier than you wanted." He said looking at her eyes. "So please, don't take this against me, okay? I will take care of her. I will always be with her no matter what." He sincerely said. "Okaasan, thank you. I will always be grateful for bringing Sakuno in this world"
Sakuno eyes widen hearing him said it. A warm hand touches her heart, tears fell in her eyes.
"You don't have to worry coz I will protect her and cherished her. Kaasan told me that I am not good enough for your daughter. See Okaasan? She claimed Sakuno as hers! As if I am not her son Afterall." Ryoma huffed, he sounded like plaintful. "What I'm trying to tell you, is... You don't have to worry about my wife okaasan, she has a family that will love and cherished her."
A warm breeze of wind dance and hugs them both. As if her mother was delighted for what he said.
"Please guide us wherever you are obaa san" he said. He looks at her once more. "She has me. So, you can rest peacefully now. She will never feel alone. Her happiness will be my priority. Her sorrow will be my hell. And her tears will definitely be my grave. I am her family now. So, she was to me. She will have a wonderful shelter, which is our family." He said directly in her eyes.
"I'm here. So please don't ever think of you being alone" Ryoma said as he kisses her temples.
Sakuno sniff, tears fell in her eyes once more. It's no longer tears from pain but tears of happiness.
I am back! I'm so sorry for not updating for sooo long!
