Zenubasa is officially sober, Menori is speaking out more. They're living in a nice house with a baby girl, now married and expecting another child they look back to the past while also heading forward and taking a look on the days as they come. Wil...
"Hey my love, you wanna do this photoshoot with me?" I had asked my darling husband, he smiled at me, "Really! Oh yes Basa-chano! It'll be so much fun!" He says jumping onto me, hugging me tightly. "Oh how a man like me got so lucky marrying a cutie like you." I blurt out, he giggles and responds, "You're my adorable bunny rabbit, so we're both lucky!"
We arrived at the photoshoot studio and put on these matching outfits. He looks so adorable, he never fails to put a smile on my face . "Hey babe, do I look good?" I asked him, he looked in my direction, checked me out and nodded. "You look so cute Bun Bun! We should've done this years ago!" He exclaimed, I completely agree, what an adorable sight.
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We pose for the picture, Catomi takes a couple but Kuroja selects the second one as his favorite. "Hey you wanna talk about yesterday?" I asked him, he stared at me then said, "The only time I acted like that was when I was younger. And after something happened while I was away, I can safely say that I sorta lost my mind."
We did just talk about the fact that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia not too long ago..he hasn't been in a healthy mindset for a while now. "What happened to you while you were away?" I asked, "Just something that reminds me of the Haven." He replied, that place...that's not good.
"If you like I can get you a therapist. And maybe a marriage counselor..." I suggested, he looks at me shocked. "W-why do we need a marriage counselor?" He asked, "My love, you left because you were unhappy...a marriage counselor may help us figure out how to fix us." I tell him. He looks down, "But I'm happy now, I don't want to see a counselor. There's nothing to fix, at least to me." He says as I pull him into a hug.
"Okay, if you can look me in the eyes and that you're happy and in love with me, and you enjoy our family then we don't need a counselor." I asked him, he looks at me and remains silent for a minute before a genuinely beautiful smile graces his face and he says sweetly, "I love my Bun Bun and my babies, of course I'm happy!"
I smiled back at him, "Do you think you need a therapist then?" I asked, he shook his head, "Therapists aren't that good, but my dad had requested for me to see his sister, she's a psychiatrist and will help me out for free." He tells me, "I love you Kuroja, I can't stand the thought of you hurting and I was a tool for your decline in health. I want what's best for you so if you ever feel like you're sinking back into depression or I'm not doing enough just call out to me. You know that I'm always here to be with you and help you whenever you need me." I explained to him.
I see tears in his eyes, "I love you too, I'm so happy...I'm lucky to have you in my life Basa-chano, you're my best friend. I love you so much." He whispered and hugged me tightly. We leave the studio, with me carrying him in my arms and head out to a pastry shop, my precious treasure deserves a treat. I try my hardest to get him to only get 2 desserts...the hardest task I have to do. "This one reminds me of our wedding cake." I walk over to see a display of lemon cakes. "You want to renew our vows for our wedding anniversary in 5 years?" I asked him, he looked at me with wide eyes.
"Really? Do you seriously mean that?" He asked me, I nodded. "I finally have access to the Ugamashi grounds, there's about 3 or 4 chapels there. So I'm gonna have someone from the business to send a binder of photos for each along with the family decor in detail." I tell him, he jumps on me, hugging me tight. I hear him sniffling about to cry again. "Yes, yes, that'll be so beautiful! Thank you, you're so perfect." He whispers into my ear. I hug him back, "Anything for you, my darling sunflower."
He grabs his 2 desserts and we go home....I love him.
🌻Menori POV
Being married is a new chapter, a chapter completely different in comparison to basically dating. I guess the stress from our families trying to keep up this perfect image, and maybe having this fantasy to have a perfect marriage and a perfect family is getting to me, so much that I just left my husband and children like it was nothing, like it didn't mean anything to me...that's a terrible thing to do.
I feel so bad about it that I can't get rid of this guilty feeling. I went back to my old job...I went back to the thing that caused me so much disturbance. And now that I'm married it makes everything worse. Just breathe Kuroja, just breathe and let it all go. It's hard not to be paranoid nowadays, that asshole complicated a lot of things for me. I don't feel safe in my own home...my dream home.
"I want to move out Basa-chano." I blurted out, "Oh, um, I guess it's time we get a new place to live in. Our family is still growing." He agrees but I add on, "It's not just that, but it's the fact that I don't feel safe here anymore...and this place is my dream home. So it hurts to leave but at the same time I'm scared, it's gotten so bad that I don't think I want to go outside. I feel as though our families don't really care for us." He looked at me confused, "What do you mean my love?" He asked.
"Both of our siblings besides Nezumi, are heavily protected with security. We've done more for them than our siblings. You and Nezumi have kids but aren't protected, and she's in charge of the police department while you're the head of the entire family. My brother lives in Boston with 2 kids and a wife yet he's protected. He hasn't been on speaking terms with my father till he found out about me." I explained to him. "I see what you mean....I'm the first born, yet my house and my family have been subjected to 2 intruders that tried to kidnap them." He states.
"...I'll look at some houses with you, but I'll also be contacting my father while doing so." He expresses. I can sense that he's getting angry, so I kissed him. "Thank you, thank you for everything my cute Bun Bun." I tell him, he smiles back, "I'll do anything and everything for you, that smile is something that I hold dear, it's best to keep it as long as I possibly can." He tells me and kisses me back.
"But I know for sure that I'll find an even more perfect house for us that's more beautiful than this one. The next house will definitely be a dream home for you." He tells me, smiling wide. I'm sadly unstable when it comes to my mental well-being, but what I do know is that I'm happy and it's with him that I'm the happiest person alive.
