We Meet Again [prologue] ✔️

Quattro

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A few days passed and the weather was clear enough to go outside. Felix was the first one up in the household to make the twins a special breakfast before their fun day ahead of them. He was just plating them, and about to go upstairs to wake them up when he heard tiny pairs of footsteps making their way down the stairs.

He smiled softly and turned his head to see half-awake toddlers holding each other's hands. "Good morning, cuties," Felix said as he picked up the small plates and set them on the wooden table. "Are you two ready for water time?" He asks and watches as their sleepy eyes turn into full moons at the mention of their plans. "Yeah!" They shouted in unison and quickly made their way to the table and got onto the chairs by themselves.

Felix made his breakfast and joined the twins who hadn't touched their food. "Are you two not hungry?" Felix asks and the twin shakes their heads. "We were waiting for papa," Ryu said as he picked up the small, plastic fork to start eating his food, with Michi following in suit. Felix smiled at the two and joined in with the eating.

Once the three were finished eating, they were sent back upstairs to get changed into their swim trunks. As they were going upstairs, Felix was cleaning the tiny kitchen before he went upstairs to change as well. He finished not too long after and went up to the second floor to get changed. He closed his door, once he got to his room, and started changing into something else.

He opened the drawer to his dresser and took out a black skirt. He laid it on the bed and went to his closet, opening the doors and taking out two clothing items; a cropped, white t-shirt, and a lilac cover.

He placed the clothes on the bed and changed out of his sleepwear and into the outerwear. He grabbed a pair of shorts and slipped them on for comfort before putting the dirty clothes in a white basket. He grabbed the small bag that he kept at the foot of his bed and left the room to check on the toddlers.

He opened the door and smiled at the two who were facing the door with proud smiles. "Let's see if you two put them on correctly," He said as he placed the bag down and went to check if the swim trunks were put on correctly; which they were. "Good job," He said and gave them praise kisses on their heads. "Be good the rest of the day and we'll get Tiramisu on the way back from the cove," Felix whispers and watches as their eyes widen.

They nodded their heads in agreement and Felix smiles at the answer he was given.

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"Papa! Look at my sce shell!"

Felix looked up from the book he was reading and chuckled at the toddler's mispronunciation. "Chi, if we can't say it in Korean, we say it in Italian," Felix said as he stopped the toddler from setting the object down until he said it correctly. Michi blinked as he stared at his papa until the word came to his head. "Look at my Conchiglia, Papà," Michi said and Felix smiles, holding out his hand for the toddler to give it to him.

Michi did and Felix looked down at it, his bright smile turning into a soft one. "It's adorable," He said as he looked at Michi who was smiling. "Can we keep that one, please?" Michi asks and Felix nodded his head with no hesitation. "Yes, I'll keep it safe right here," Felix said and Michi nodded his head, waddling back over to where he was before.

Felix looked back down to the seashell and gave a deep sigh at the familiar sea object. "Everything has to remind me of him, doesn't it," He mumbled and set the shell next to the picnic basket that was stored with food. He looked over to the tide pool and his eyebrows knitted together when he couldn't see Ryu. "Where is that boy?" Felix said as a sigh left his lips.

He placed a bookmark in his book and closed it, setting it aside and standing up. He brushed the sand that gathered onto the towel somehow as he walked over to where the tide pools were. "Papà, are you looking for drago?" Michi asks as he quickly runs over and joins his hand with Felix's. "Yeah, have you seen your brother?" Felix asks and Michi shakes his head. "I was distracted by water," Michi replied and Felix's worry only increased.

Felix looked over as he shielded his eyes with freehand. "We're the only people here," Felix mumbles as he knew nobody could've taken Ryu. "I saw spooky people on the place over there," Michi said and Felix's body froze as his eyes followed to where Michi's small hand was pointing to. "Oh no," He whispers and picks up Michi. "What were they wearing? Were they all black?" Felix asks as he sets him on his hip and makes a quick dash towards their stuff. "Yeah, I think so," Michi said as he fastened a grip onto Papà's neck.

Felix knew they promised to leave him if he didn't do anything, and he hasn't, so he doesn't know what they were doing.

He got to their stuff and he placed Michi down. "We're going to double-check the tide pools in case he gets far, but if he's not here, we're going to the boardwalk," Felix said as he quickly stuffed everything he brought inside the bag. "Hold your special conchiglia, okay?" Felix said and Michi nodded his head, holding the seashell tightly as he got worried by the minute.

Felix sets the things aside and picks Michi up. "Be on the lookout for your brother," Felix said as he walked towards the tide pools, praying his son had just gotten farther than he normally would be. Michi nodded his head and instantly hyperfocused on his Papa's order.

They wandered around for some time in Ryu's favorite area before he ventured towards a farther area. "Do we not get Tiramisu if we find Ryu?" Michi asks in a soft voice. "We will, we were about to leave anyway," Felix said in a calm tone to not startle his son more. As he got closer to the boardwalk, he heard a muffled voice.

"That Ryu!"

Felix's eyes widened as Michi wiggled out of his arms and carefully ran towards where the voice was coming from. "Michi," Felix said with a soft sigh as he followed behind. They got close to the boardwalk, along with rocks, and his eyes went to Michi who had stopped in front of a set of rocks. "What is it?" Felix asks as he gets closer, hoping it wasn't what he was thinking.

"Ryu! Oh my gosh."

Felix walked over and picked up Ryu who was playing with something. "You scared me, why are you out here?" Felix questions as he rested him on his hip. "Cool guys gave me this!" Ryu said and showed Felix the toy. "We don't take things from strangers," Felix said as he slowly removed the toy from Ryu's fingers. "But they said they knew you," Ryu said as his eyebrows knitted together. "I don't know anyone outside of our little town, Ryu," Felix said as he got back onto the slippery rocks, having Michi toss the toy back into the small crevasse. "But-"

"No, Ryu, we don't take things from strangers even if they said they know me, okay?"

"Okay, Papà."

Felix smiles at the agreement and takes Michi's hand. "Let's go get you your Tiramisu," Felix said and the two nodded their heads with smiles. Felix smiled again and they walked away from the crevasse; leaving the toy for another toddler to take home.