Silver Wish

It did not occur to her that even after he removed the forcefield. Her brother would still be far too busy to see them. Then again, a part of her understood something. It must be uncomfortable for him after all, meeting with her after so long. She should give him time to settle his -- her thoughts broke off when her husband removed his shirt. She immediately covered her face.

"Why are you acting like a shy little girl for?"

"We--well, you suddenly stripped out of nowhere."

"I need a bath. It took me three days to catch up with you."

Sumire blinked when she heard those words. He didn't even stop to rest for a moment? This person's dedication to her is on another level. But if it were merely dedication then, then she would not like him this much. She extended her hands out.

"Will you leave me behind here?"

"No." Yuhi picked her up and kissed her forehead. "You need to relax too."

The bathwater was already warmed up, so they simply removed the rest of their clothes when they entered. She immediately relaxed into her husband's arms. She wonders when was the last time they could relax like this.

"Are you worried about the children?"

Sumire nodded. "Yes, Im especially worried for Lila. That girl is still traumatized due to me leaving her. She is traumatized due to Ren's accident."

"That boy, Haruka, won't leave her."

"The other one?"

Yuhi sighed. "The other one has some grandiose idea about self-sacrifice."

"That reminds me of you."

At that comment, her husband kissed her deeply. "Mm." Light mȯȧns passed her lips. "Okay, I get it."

"Back then, I didn't want to leave you at all. But they were threatening me. I did not want to risk you and Kyoko's safety; that was why I stayed in France."

"I know."

She understood, and that was why she patiently waited for him.

"I've already resolved myself, Sumire. I want to greet your relatives. I saw your grandmother. She gave me quite the earful."

"Of course she did. I'm her precious adoptive daughter." Sumire trails off, "Yuhi, you are okay with me? Even though I can't answer you properly. Even though I can't promise you anything, even if I care a lot about Ren."

Even now, she still cares deeply for that person. It does not help how he does not enter a relationship with anyone. After so long, that person still loves her.

"It doesn't matter. Except the last part, Sumire if you fall for him tell me, alright? "

"I won't be able to. Because if that happens, I'll still love Yuhi more. ."

Yuhi cupped her cheek with his palm as he kissed her lips gently. "Your selfishness can only last so long. You know that."

"I know. It is foolish for me to even say that. I guess the current situation reminds me of the past a bit, and I end up reminiscing."

Yuhi nodded. "I understand what you mean there. But the past, huh? Something similar like this happened in the past too."

"Oh, dummy," Sumire mumbled. "Can you wait? I am a bit tired."

He kissed her forehead. "Yeah, I can wait."

"You know Yuhi, and I think it will be hard for us to stay away from this situation," Sumire mumbled. Even if they want to leave it to their children, it is difficult to do so with the current situation. "Our mistakes from the past should have nothing to do with them."

"I know, wife. But remember something, you already ended things back then. New grudges and hate emerged overtime. You worked hard, Sumire, I am proud of you. Because of you, hanyous could live more openly. You shaped the world with your own hands. But we all knew that eventually, those peaceful days would end. Peace cannot last forever."

Sumire sighed. "I understand that. I knew it would not last long. Back then, I already noticed the signs... Hey Yuhi-san, what are you doing?"

"I want to get affectionate with you. Please let me."

Her face grew hot at his words, and Yuhi laughed. "Like my straightforwardness?"

"You mean shamelessness, right?"

"I mean, my love for you."

..

After what seemed like hours, Yuhi finally stopped. At some point, they left the bathroom. Sumire did not know when though. He gently kissed her forehead. "You okay?"

"Mm, it was good too." She mumbled. In the past, she did not understand why couples slept together. That carnal mess of a situation was not pleasant at all; it was disgusting. But when it came to Yuhi, Sumire realized that she was no longer disgusted by it.

She laughed softly. "You know, back then, you pounced on me a lot."

Yuhi sighed. "Well, I guess I had no self-control then, and you kept messing with me."

She played with his black locks despite feeling weak all over. Quite some time has passed since he last slept with her like this. She felt overwhelmed, and yet strange enough, she didn't mind; she even wanted to do a bit more.

"Yuhi-san, mmm. I have a favor to ask you."

"No."

Her sweat fell when she heard those words. "I haven't even said anything yet..."

"I won't leave you alone here, Sumire."

"I want you to find Kyoko. I think she might have gone to look for me in New York."

"Your basis?"

"On the way here, I stayed at an inn. There I asked around for anybody who matched Kyoko's description. A little girl clung to me; she couldn't speak, and yet she took me to her mother. It turned out that Kyoko rescued this child. She was in the mountains and got separated from her mother when a landslide happened."

Sumire bit her lip when she recalled the words the old woman said. She was very vague, but she mentioned something about her daughter's injuries. When she heard that, she became desperate and rushed here.

Maybe her brother could do something; maybe he could find her daughter using his connections.