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Part 16
Photographs
Julie was in another cleaning and re-arranging mood, and her target of attention is hers and Kuu's shared office. Despite owning multiple available rooms in their mansion, they preferred to have a shared one and be as close and clingy as possible, this habit was later passed towards the younger couple who also has their own shared office.
Since it is the weekend, it is the designated dayoff the family scheduled and currently, Kyoko and Kuon are giving her a hand moving boxes and separating unnecessary and old documents that's clutter in the old office. "Look what I found!" Julie burst in glee showing a huge album towards the younger couple.
The huge stack of homemade album screamed the nineties and started to flip through the pages. Kyoko squealed seeing a naked baby Kuon all moist being bathed in a tiny tub by equally drenched Kuu. Julie laughed along and Kuon trying to tease Kyoko by covering her eyes, "Oh come on! Its not like I haven't seen everything!" Kyoko giggled and Kuon groaned letting her see it.
"Aww! Look at those rolls!" she cooed at the baby belly rolls that Kuon was rocking.
Kuu who heard the commotion went to check what's going on and laughed seeing baby Kuon's old pictures. Flipping through more pictures, "Hey, mom?" Kyoko looked at Julie's pregnancy pictures.
Julie acknowledge, "Yes, dear?"
"Was it hard being pregnant?" Kyoko asked.
Julie then though, "Not really, aside from the mandatory morning sickness and swelling, everything is like a dream." She explained.
Kyoko gasped, "Swelling?" she asked in concern.
Julie mused, "It's very normal sweetie, once you're pregnant, its not just your mood, hips and belly that changes, its also your eating habits and body parts, I got two different cases from the boys."
Kyoko interested and it was the first for Kuon to hear it, "For Kuon, my body did not change much aside from light foot and hand swelling, my eating habit and my interest on Kuu's face and presence." Kuu then laughed loudly.
Calming down, "She'd cry if I leave for work and Paul would have a nightmare peeling her off of me, so I had to take her to the set at the end." he explained.
The nanny then walked in bringing them snacks, "The reason why Kuon really loved acting is that nag lihi si ma'am Julie kay Signor Kuu." Kyoko learning Tagalog understood it however.
"What is lihi, yaya Mel?" she asked.
The older woman then thought, "Lihi is when a pregnant woman take fancy of something and this causes to influence the child's interests, talents and skills in the future." Kyoko was really impressed.
Julie nodded since it was a great explanation of why Kuon is a great actor, "In Julianne's case, my fancy back then was food and those smart people show I don't understand much but still watch in TV." Julie explained and the younger couple laughed.
"Aside from the minor swelling, carrying Kuon was a breeze." Julie pinched her eldest son's cheek, and then sighed, "But Julianne was a different story, the morning sickness was twice as terrible, the cravings was on the roof, I was really cold, irritable and twice as swollen!" she complained, "But other than that, Julianne was a very good baby inside my tummy, he does not make any fuss or kicking me in the middle of the night and response when me or Kuu talks to him, but starts to move when its Kuon."
Thus time it was Kuu who had a fearful laugh, "The cravings was bizarre! She asked for confusing combination of flavors in the middle of the evening and very emotional when I failed to get it." he laughed, "But she was glowing, when I say glowing she was sparkly shining!" Julie playfully hit his arm in a giggle.
Kyoko and Kuon thought of Julianne's love for bagoong, jackfruit and durian.
Turning more pages until they reached to where Julianne's new born picture, Kuu holding the tiny blue coot in his big arms, baby Julianne's iconic scrunched brows looking upset.
Little Kuon looking all in love and enamored by his new born baby brother, Kuon felt guilty when he remembered his promise to protect him but failed and even abandoning him.
Kyoko squealed seeing a nine years old princely Kuon carrying his toddler baby brother who just finished crying and clinging to him, "You two were really close!" she gasped.
Kuon still guilty, "Yes, we were. And I really adored him, it was sad when I have to leave without at least saying goodbye." he sighed.
They went through the thick collection of photographs, and found a teenage Kuon holding a roster, "Oh look! Its Brian!" he chuckled, "What happened to him by the way?"
Kuu smiled, "When you left, Julianne cared for him and gave the feathery man quite the happy life. Surprisingly the bird was obedient and became an indoor chicken." he chuckled.
Kuon was shocked to know, "The dude would peck me when I tried to carry him!" shaking his head. Kyoko and Julie were in fits.
"This is Julianne during his school's holloween party." Julie pulled a framed picture from her table, it was Julianne in a farmer outfit holding Brian under his arm.
Kuon found it adorable and thought of something to prank his brother when he gets home from Europe.
During their clean up, they got distracted with plenty more pictures and Kuon felt heavily nostalgic seeing all his childhood pictures with his brother who clings to him adorably.
With the help of his and Kyoko's shared manager, scanned all of it and uploaded some that they found really cute.
And as expected Kuon's fans went feral demanding they recreate some of it.
Once Julianne was home, he was confused why his brother shoved a tripped shirt and tiny shorts to his arms and demanded to change.
Kuon with playful laugh is aready dressed with his jumper and high socks. With Julianne in his old school outfit, sent Kyoko and the others into fits.
The brothers were rocking a bigger version of their childhood clothes back in the late nineties, and was asked by their father to strike the same position from their old picture.
Paul collapsed on the floor after Kuu's veins almost popped carrying his six foot-five-two hundred fifty pounder youngest son to his chest while Kuon tried to cling on his back.
Julie was having a field day taking a throwback of her boys. "Are we done?" Julianne's timer was running out and his mother gave him a breather and lets him change.
Sadly, his three lackies can't look at him in the eyes after earlier's scene. Once Julie uploaded it to her personal account, it became the top trending topic as it was humorous. Her sons were viewed as both serious and professional public figures and seeing them in such outfit and being carried by their father who's about to die from the weight was hilarious.
On the other hand, Kuon feeling sentimental with the photographs caused him to make new memories with his family now with Kyoko beside him.
Missing plenty of years with his family, especially on his brother's growth, Kuon promised himself to make up for everything starting with Julianne. And every morning with his fiancée they'd spend time with Julianne during his workout and bond with him.
Kuon and Kyoko are the main reason why Julianne is now watching his diet and exercise, Kuon has become his brother's spotter and Kyoko is always present to support her life partner and take pictures for new memories. Of course, hers and Kuon's online followers are going rabid seeing two hot, shredded,sweaty shirtless blonde brothers casually flexing and lofting weights.
Updating their shared accounts profile picture with the Hizuri family means Kuu, Julie and Julianne with the whole family staff are going to be a permanent content in their online uploads and their fans are not event complaining.
-To be continued-
A/N: Im happy to announce, I'm now free and I managed to survive the BAR exams! I got some time to update and edit my fics! Also, I'll start on Tuesday since I need a bit of rest. I just arrived (from Manila) and got home in my province after a plane ride and another hours of car travel. Ill have to clean up my luggage and room too, oOf.