InoAoi tales

Flowers of Reminiscence

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"Those flowers remind me of you"
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Aoi stretches her arm and snaps her neck as she walks her way to the exit. It's another tiring day as a doctor. When she reached the exit, she saw a man in a black suit, and his necktie was loosened a bit. He was holding a bouquet and taking a glance at his watch. His eyebrows were knitted but as soon as their eyes met the man smiled and walked towards her.

The mood of the lovers lightens with their eyes glistening with joy as they stare at each other. It was like their tiredness had worn off.

"Aww, is this for me?" Aoi asked as Inosuke gave her a bouquet of tulips.

"Of course my lady," he replied with a smile on his face. Aoi smiled sweetly, she tiptoed to reach to his cheek and give it a peck. Inosuke smiles sweetly and offers his arm, she happily loops her arm in him.

"Shall we?" he asks, she chuckled lightly. Aoi nodded her head in response. The couple walks down to the parking lot.

Aoi rants about the stubborn patient, he listens to her rants and opens his mouth when he needs to. She also asked him about his day, Inosuke then babbled about his co-workers doing shits. She chuckled and listened to his rants. Same with him, she only opens her mouth when she needs to.

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Aoi closes her eyes as she remembers all the things they used to do when they were lovers at that time. They tried to balance their relationship and they were always by their side. They fought many times but they always made things work again and apologized to each other.

Now, that they're married Inosuke will always give her flowers every single day even though there wasn't any occasion. When she woke up in the morning, a bouquet of roses was seated on their bed table with a letter from him.

Aoi wants to preserve the flowers as a remembrance. She will pluck some roses from the bouquet and slide them into the clear jar.  The rest of the flowers were placed in her elegant transparent vase, she couldn't help but smile widely looking at the jars with dried flowers in them that she neatly arranged on their wooden shelve. The jars hold the memories from their courting stage to husband and wife. Aoi opened her eyes, she smiled at him faintly.

"I love it when you give me flowers every single day," he didn't respond so she continued."It makes me feel so special—," she paused in her mid-sentence, wiping her tears away.

"Look at her." Aoi faced the baby to him. "Isn't she adorable?" smiling sweetly while looking at her newborn daughter.

"I love you so much Ino but you need to rest—," she stopped in her mid-sentence, Aoi looked away to wipe her tears. She smiled bitterly.

" You fought so well and I'm so proud that you did." trying her best not to cry in front of him.

The seconds that their eyes met, she saw how he looked so restless and tired. He wasn't like his old self that do whatever he wanted or thought.

Drifting away from reality, Inosuke tries to reach his wife's face just to wipe her tears. She saw it and looked at his arm wobbling as he tried to reach her face. Aoi caught his hand and placed it on her cheek. She bawled her eyes out, sobbing like there was no tomorrow. She didn't even notice that Kanao entered the room.

Aoi saw her baby crying with her which sent panic to her. She gently let his hand go and stood up.

"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry darling," she said still crying. Kanao sympathizes with them she wishes that they could find a cure for his cancer.

"I insist, go on and talk to him," she said interrupting the mother. Aoi nodded and mouthed 'thank you'.

Kanao left the room with the baby who was now sleeping in her arms.

"Hey," Aoi called him, he weakly opened his eyes and tried to smile.

"Can I hug you?" she asked, Inosuke nodded and patted the space beside him.

Aoi lays down beside him and hugs him, his body changes drastically when he fights cancer. It was gone a few years ago but it came back after she gave birth weeks ago.

Aoi placed her head on his chest, she could hear his heart slowly beating and his breathing too.

Her thoughts melted when she felt his hand brushing her hair gently.

"You know I have a present for you." raising her head so they could see each other. He nodded silently. Aoi reaches behind his ears like she is picking something, he looks at her with a bizarre look.

"A tulip," Aoi smiles and waves the red tulip flower. He was bewildered but he couldn't say anything so he expressed his amazement with his facial expression.

She handed the tulip to him, "You always gave me flowers every day even when you're sick."smiling but her tears betrayed her. She looks away and wipes her tears.

Inosuke reaches her face and makes her look him in the eye. Aoi closed her eyes as he planted a soft kiss on her forehead.

"You made me feel special every day, loving and holding my hand telling me I have you on my side." he whispers, catching his breath. Inosuke gave her a peck on her lips.

"I love you so much," he whispered, Aoi hugged her husband. He holds her head to pat it on his shoulder.

"I love you too," she whispered sobbing in his arms.

Inosuke cried silently together with his wife. The two cuddled for a minute, Aoi sobbed as she heard his heartbeat grow slower and slower until his hand on her head weakened and the monitor started to beep loudly.

She accepted it, truly. She didn't call the doctors or the nurses to revive him. She knows since she also practices medicine and they can no longer save her husband. They did the best they could but the virus spread quickly making his system collapse.

Aoi silently sobbed in his arms. Part of her world was torn apart, and her life partner was now gone. How can she stand on her feet? Their daughter will no longer meet her dad. What will she do if their daughter asks her about him?

Numerous questions flooded her mind, she didn't know what to do. Her mind went blank.

But she needs to be strong for her daughter and him. He will always be right by her side, right? Because that is the promise they gave to each other. Till death do us part.

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A/N: I have mixed feelings about this one-shot but here y'all goo:)) The tulip was random ig