𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 | 𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒖 & 𝒌𝒆𝒊𝒋𝒊

𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔

Feeling soft rays of the sun hit her eyes, Hikari winces and lifts her hand to rub her face; however, as she's in motion, she doesn't feel Atsumu's warm coat of fur that she had become accustomed to.

Shocked and frightened, her eyes shoot open and she rapidly lifts her body up to see that she's in her room. The room had become unfamiliar and brought a nostalgic feeling. Looking around and even running her hand against the bed sheets, her heart rate increases.

"How did I—"

Interrupting her thoughts, the door creaks open and Akaashi looks up to see his wife awake.

"H-Hikari?" Akaashi calls out.

Instantly turning her head, Hikari sees the man she had been craving to see for the past five days.

"Kei—"

Before she could even finish calling out his name, Akaashi crushes Hikari's body with a bear hug.

"You're alright," he sighs in relief and continues to latch onto her body. "I was so scared."

His reaction was beyond what Hikari could've imagined, especially once she felt something wet drip on her shoulder. Gently, she wraps her arms around her husband and rubs his back.

"I'm sorry I scared you, Keiji-kun," Hikari comfortingly whispers into his ear as he rests his face on her shoulder.

After a couple of minutes of just taking in each other's warmth, Akaashi pulls away.

"Where were you? You've been gone for five days!" he exclaims and wraps both of his hands on hers.

This makes it harder for Hikari to explain and she embarrassedly stares at their hands.

"T-the," she stutters with bashful cheeks, "the woods."

"Why didn't you come back home?" Akaashi asks another question and lifts Hikari's chin to face him. "Did you not want to come back?"

The question made Akaashi's insides twist and turn as he didn't want to hear her response. Why would she want to come back to a selfish husband like him? If he could barely take care of himself, how could he take care of the both of them?

"No!" Hikari finally realizes Akaashi's feelings as she takes him by his cheeks. "Of course I wanted to come back, Keiji."

"But why would you?" he retorts as his turquoise eyes start mimicking waterfalls. "Why come back to a selfish husband like me?"

"Because... Because I love you, Keiji. I've loved you since our first year of high school together. It's always been you; so why would I not want to come back? My soul is tied with yours and only yours," she cries, "and it aches when I'm not with you."

Wiping his tears away, Hikari inches closer to his face.

"So don't ask why I would come back; I've loved you for so long. How could I not? It's all the little things you do that makes me come running back to you for all these years."

Lifting his eyes to stare into hers, Akaashi wipes the tears falling against her cheeks and rests his hand there.

"And I've just learned all of your little things to love too. I'm sorry I took so long to figure it out," he says back.

Blush instantly covers Hikari's cheeks and as she's about to jump back, Akaashi leans forward to join their lips together. It was the same taste as their wedding day, the sweet flavor of cotton candy that Akaashi had been craving. Pulling away, Hikari is about to speak before Akaashi interrupts her with another one.

"Keiji--"

"Shh," Akaashi quickly hushes her and brings both of her hands to his mouth. "I won't make the same mistakes again, Ari. I'll make sure to treat you better and love you better. I'll spend more time with you and maybe even cook for you once you teach me."

With every word he spoke, Hikari could feel Akaashi's heart.

"So please, give me another chance to really treat you like my wife."

Biting onto her lips, out of happiness, Hikari lets out a soft chuckle with more tears falling out of her eyes.

"Of course, Keiji-kun!"

A/N:

COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH....

ahem....

It's been a hot minute..... 3 months.....

and this is a short chapter lol.....

I apologize bbs. I just--......

No excuses honestly.... this story ain't even done yet LOL.

Well.... I hope you enjoyed; I'm so sorry if it's crappy, but....

thanks for holding through!! ily guys if you are reading this!!!

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Date: 3 February 2021