
13 Years ago.
Today is a beautiful day in the city of Rella. Of course with this kind of weather, this blue-eyed blonde lady also did not want to waste it. With the clothes he had rinsed, he now dried them under the hot sun.
Since the fall of her womb two weeks ago, the woman does not want to drag on in grief. He must rise for the sake of his husband and son.
"I'm home." Shouted the boy who had come home.
"Welcome, Hino." Reply to the woman who just came home.
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If you ask who this woman is. Then his name is Hinagiku or everyone often calls him Kiku.
"When will you be home?." Tanya Hino was still playing around with her cars.
"Dad said two more days, didn't he?. Hino you have to be patient, yeah." Kiku said he brought his basket inside.
"Ting-tong."
The sound of the doorbell ringing made Hino run towards the house thinking that their father had come home early
"Father congratulations da..."
How surprised Hino that who came not his father but an old woman who brought a baby boy who was crying.
"Hino what's wrong?." Ask Kiku who was curious why his son just fell silent.
He then looked at the direction of the person at the door.
"Excuse me. Is this Mr Ryosuke's residence?." Ask that guy.
"Yes. I'm his wife." Kiku said introducing himself.
"I am Tsubame from Vesper City." The woman named Tsubame.
"May I ask for help." Tsubame is confirmed by Kiku.
"Mayor Vesper's daughter, Ms. Asahina, once did a joint assignment with Mr. Ryosuke. However, Due to the influence of magic, Miss Asahina is pregnant with Mr. Ryosuke's son." It was clear Tsubame was thrusting the baby boy at Kiku.
Kiku then took the baby from Tsubame.
"Then, what happened to your Miss now."
"Four days ago, Miss Asahina died after losing a lot of blood from giving birth to the baby. Meanwhile, Grandpa and Grandma this baby did not want to accept this child. So we decided to give the baby to Mr. Ryosuke so that he would care for this baby even though he was born in a mistake." Please Tsubame who feels sorry for the baby.
Kiku looked at the baby's face and saw that the baby looked very much like the husband. From the hair, the shape of the eyes, even the shape of the face and lips are also the same.
Kiku smiled looking at the face of the child. Although he was not his biological son, this child was also his son. She felt that this baby was a substitute for her baby who had fallen in her womb.
"I'll be happy to take care of this baby." Kiku said with a sincere smile on his face.
"Thank you." Tsubame then left Kiku's house.
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"Mother is she my sister?." Hino asked who was still staring at her sister's sleeping face.
"Yes." Yeah." Kiku replied still looking at the face of this 'son.
"He's so handsome." Hino who was very anxious tried to squeeze his sister's cheeks.
"Hey, don't hold it when he wakes up" Tegur Kiku told Hino to be careful and not wake his sister.
"Why mother?. Doesn't he like it, huh?." Hino said sadly.
"It's not. But..."
"Father home." Kiku's words were cut off by the sound of the front door opening.
"Dad." Hino shouted while pulling one of her father's hands to meet a new member of their family.
"What's Hino?." Ask the head of the family, Ryosuke, to the son.
"Look at Hino's sister. He's handsome right?." Hino said as she pointed at the baby's sister.
Meanwhile, Kiku just smiled while showing the baby.
"Hino go back to your room." Ryosuke's orders to his son.
"Eh?." Hino is shocked that her father suddenly tells her to leave. Is his father unhappy with his baby sister?.
"It's an order." Not wanting to be denied, Ryosuke now forces his son into his room.
"All right." Reply Hino then left both his parents and his new sister.
After the Son's door was closed, Ryosuke now looked at the wife who was holding the foreign baby.
"Who's the kid?." Ryosuke asked full of questions
"He's your son." Answer Kiku who is still busy stroking the baby's hair.
"My son?. Don't be silly!." Said Ryosuke who did not believe Kiku's words.
"He is your son. When you and Miss Asahina were on one mission, you were affected by magic so you had children." Obviously Kiku patiently told her husband what happened.
"It's just bullshit." Deny Ryosuke once again
"But I know that this is your son." Kiku, who can't stand all Ryosuke's elbow, is now trying to protect the baby.
"How can you be sure?." Ryosuke now asks how can his wife say that this child is his child, while it is possible that many others out there have the same physical characteristics as him.
"He has all the same physical features as you. He even has the same sun-shaped birthmark as you." Kiku replies to the evidence that the baby in his arms is Ryosuke's baby.
Ryosuke, tired of arguing with his wife, tries to take the baby away from Kiku. However, Kiku immediately hugged the baby even tighter as if he did not want to be separated.
"What do you want to do?." Ask Kiku in a protective tone
"I'll throw it away." Ryosuke's words to the point made Kiku widen his eyes. Is her husband crazy?.
"No I'll let you do it." Reject Kiku is still keeping the tiny baby.
"Why do you want to take care of her so much?. Is it because you still feel guilty about your miscarriage." Ryosuke is not thinking. Why would Kiku take care of a baby that wasn't even his flesh and blood. Is Kiku still expecting a child to the extent that his son from other women was willing to take care of.
"No. I just think that even though this baby was born from a mistake, it doesn't mean we can equate him with the stuff we can throw away." Yep. That's what Kiku's thinking. She knew her husband was doing something wrong. Hating this child was not something he could do.
She never distinguished Hino and this baby.They were both her children, even though this Baby was not born of her.
Ryosuke who heard that could only resign. He was tired of his wife's attitude.
"Just up to you." Said Ryosuke waltzing off to go to their room
Seeing that, Kiku could only shake his head. Ryosuke may try to throw his son away.
Speaking of babies, Kiku almost forgot something simple but important.
"I forgot I haven't given you a name." Said Kiku while looking at this little baby.
"About who, huh?." Kiku then tried to think until a single name appeared in his brain.
"Oh yes. I remember your mother was Mayor Vesper's daughter. And the vesper is also related to the direction of the West. And the West Direction is on the left, so your name is Sasuke." Kiku said with an affectionate tone in it.
This makes the baby show the netra lapis lazuli. The baby soon laughed cheerfully in Kiku's arms
"You like it?. Thank goodness." Said Kiku who was still happy to play with this son.
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3 Years later.
"Mother." Call Hino and Sasuke at the same time.
"Eh. You're home." Seeing that his two children had returned, Kiku then hugged his two sons
"I miss mom." Sasuke hugged his mother tightly.
"Mother loves you too." Reply Kiku then let go of his embrace
"Mother." Call Hino to his mother
"What's up, Hino?." Kiku asked his eldest son.
"Aunt Apple's coming to visit." Hino told his mother.
"Send him in, yeah." Kiku orders with Sasuke who is still faithfully tailed behind his mother.
After Hino let her in, Kiku now greeted her sister with a happy smile.
"Sister. How are you?." Apple asked when she saw her brother in front.
"Son't okay." Reply Kiku smiled.
Apple caught a glimpse of his brother before he turned his head and saw Sasuke standing behind Kiku.
Knowing that this must be related to Sasuke, Kiku immediately asked his two sons to go to the room.
"Hino, Sasuke. You guys are playing in the room." Kiku's orders to his two sons.
"Good."
Without wasting any time, now the two sons of Kiku left the Living Room for their room.
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"What's up?." Ask Kiku without making any small talk
"Sister. Why are you still taking care of that kid?." Said Apple who felt uncomfortable with the presence of Sasuke.
"He's your nephew, Apple." Kiku said he was still trying to persuade his sister to accept his youngest son.
"No. He's not my nephew." Apple's Elak doesn't want to consider Sasuke his nephew.
"You're just like your sister-in-law." Kiku now compares the younger brother to the husband who does not want to accept Sasuke.
"So I beg you not to take care of the boy, he's a troublemaker" asked Apple, who didn't want his brother in trouble
"Sister never felt Sasuke like that. You're overreacting, Apple." Reply Kiku who feels that Apple is excessive
"Sister. He won't make you happy." Apple is still adamant on its desire for Kiku to throw Sasuke away.
"Apple. how many times have you said that....:
"PRANG"
A broken plate cuts through the conversation of Kiku and Apple. Not wanting to see the problem, Apple decided to go home soon
"I'm sorry, Dad." Please Sasuke to forgive him
"Follow me now." Force Ryosuke while pulling his son's hand.
"I beg you to forgive Sasuke Father. He just wanted to serve Auntie tea and snacks." Hino hoped that her father would forgive her sister. But it seems like the father will never forgive his sister.
"Don't interfere, Hino." Ryosuke snapped at his eldest son. He then looked at Sasuke who was still frightened.
"Let's come along." Force Ryosuke who is still staring at his son with anger.
Shortly after, Kiku came and saw what was happening.
"What's going on?." Ask Kiku when he is in the kitchen. To his surprise, he sees Ryosuke pulling Sasuke until the son is in pain.
"Ryosuke. Don't be rude to our son." Said Kiku while releasing Sasuke from Ryosuke's grasp.
"It's all because of this kid. He's just bringing shit." Bump Ryosuke to his youngest son.
"RYOSUKE STOP." Shouted Kiku while protecting Sasuke's ears from his father's rude speech.
"Listen once again if this child is doing trouble then I don't hesitate to punish him." Threaten Ryosuke then leave the three of them alone.
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Months later, various problems arose, starting from Kiku who continued to be sick until he finally breathed his last.
"Mother." Isak Sasuke while shedding his tears.
"Sasuke's. Don't cry, yeah." Kiku is weak. He shed the tears of his youngest son.
"It's all my fault. If only I had never been present in mom's life, I wouldn't have suffered like this." Sasuke blames himself.
"it's not your fault, baby." Kiku replies asking Sasuke to blame himself.
"B-But."
"Sauke." Kiku begged Sasuke's words, it seemed like this would be the last thing he could do to his son.
"Mom loves you.you're also mom's son, so don't cry." Kiku told Sasuke one last time.
"Good." Sasuke's reply obeyed Kiku's orders
"Hinos." Call Kiku to Hino.
"Good." Reply Hino tried to stay strong
"Please take care of your sister, yeah." Ask Kiku to Hino to take care of Sasuke.
"I understand." Reply Hino with a vibrating tone.
after hearing that answer, Kiku closed his eyes for good.
"Mothers. Mum?.IBUUU." Shouted Sasuke while shaking Kiku's body.
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Meanwhile, Ryosuke never comes home and always goes out of town even the kingdom so that he does not meet the boy.
"Shawn. Give me a job now." Ryosuke's orders are a little pushy.
"Didn't you want to take a break?." Shawn asks feeling that Ryosuke is pushing himself too much.
"Hurry give me another mission." Force Ryosuke.
"All right." Shawn replied. He then assigns Ryosuke a task.
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"Hino, Sasuke." Call Shawn after rounding up Sasuke and Hino to his office.
"What's wrong, King Regent." Tanya Hino was curious. It's not usual for Shawn to call them here.
"There's something I want to tell you."Shawn said while taking a breath, to be honest, he did not want to tell this, which resulted in their mother having just died.but, he had to tell them because Ryosuke was their father.
"Is there something?." Sasuke asked worriedly.
"Your father died while he was on duty." General Shawn.
Sasuke, who heard this, fell silent, but his eyes clearly showed sadness and trauma.
"Sauke." Call Hino who's worried about Sasuke.
Sasuke did not listen to his brother's call running away from Shawn's study.
"Sasuke" Call Hino and Shawn together.
Hino then said goodbye and soon followed his sister.
"Sasuke. Why are you?." Hino asked after being able to stop the younger brother from running.
"It's all my fault." Sasuke blames himself.
"Sauke." Call Hino trying to get the attention of Sasuke who still blames himself.
'this is all my fault. IT'S ALL MY FAULT." Shouted Sasuke who still continued to blame himself.
"Sauke." Call Hino trying to calm his sister down.
"I made my mom and dad die. Because my presence all suffered." Sasuke blames himself for the deaths of Kiku and Ryosuke.
"Sasuke calm down." Hino was still trying to persuade her sister to calm down.
"I'M AN UNLUCKY BEARER."
"PLACARD." One slap was fired by Hino so Sasuke would listen to him.
"Sorry brother slapped you. But please don't blame yourself." Hino said while apologizing to Sasuke for slapping him.
"Mom and Dad died because it was time for them to leave. All this had nothing to do with you. So don't cry." Obviously Hino asked Sasuke not to blame himself.
Sasuke just nodded.he then cried on Hino's chest. Hino just stroked Sasuke's back letting Sasuke cry as much as he could.
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Present
"You now understand, no, that child is not your sister." Apple told his nephew.
"He's still my brother. Different mother or not. Sasuke is my brother." Reply Hino who still thinks Sasuke is his sister.
"Hino. The child only brings destruction. Because of his presence, your mother died your father died too." Apple still warns Hino not to get close to Sasuke.
"It wouldn't have happened if I had accepted Sasuke. And even mom told me that whatever happens, Sasuke is still my brother."
Hino is leaving Apple, Azuna, and Sakuraba.
TB