DECISION || •S.A.S X Y.I.A•

XXVI

A-aino...

My son...

I found son.

I slowly got up and walked to Aino. I scanned his whole figure. My son has surely grown up so much. I have seen him such a long time ago. I finally sound him. But happened all these years? Where was I? And how was he even born? 

"Hey! Who you guys?" I asked pointing at the 4 people other than me and my son.

"It's Abba, yo!" 

"Mota, the khawuni!"

"Kuta, the rat face bird!"

"Zozo, their friend and the one whom you love to disturb."

I was slowly able to recall their faces and able to match their names.

Yesss! I am able to recall them! But I really don't remember Zozo. Wait wait. He's the one who used to hate my so much! Hahahahaha I remember! 

"ABBA! KUTA! MOTA! ZOZO! IT NICE TO SEE YOU SOOO LONG!" I walked to them asking for a hug.

But nobody wanted to give me a hug...

"Not now, Tweety, there's still someone left, who has been waiting for you all these years," Zozo informed.

"Who?" I asked.

"Yo, you need to calm your ass. You're gonna find out tomorrow," Abba said.

***

Next morning (Narrator's POV)

All six of the birds started flying early in the morning in order to reach Dodo's house on time. They soon reached the house, welcomed by shouts.

"AINO! AINO? WHERE ARE YOU SON?" they heard from outside.

"This is the perfect time," Aino said, "Let's get in."

We all nodded. 

Tweety's POV

We were slowly entering the house. There was a bird roaming around all around shouting. The voice seems familiar, also the figure itself. Do I know him? Why do I feel like this?

"Dad," Aino spoke all of a sudden.

We all shifted our gaze at Aino.

That bird in the house also looked back at Aino. 

Uff. Why is his face so similar to something I know? Why can't I recall anything? Who is he?

"Ain--" That bird stopped and looked at me.

There was a shade of horror and surprise in his face. Why is he being so surprised after seeing me?

There was an awkward moment of silence. Nobody spoke or moved a bit.

That bird slowly walked towards me.

The smell, the look, the gaze, the feeling... It's just so similar... It feels as if I've experienced similar moments like this, as if I've smelt the same smell, as if I've encountered the same gaze, as if I've felt the same before... Why do I feel like this?

"T-tweety..." a calm voice passed my ears.

I'm sure I've been called like this before! BUT WHEN? AND WHO EVEN IS HE? WHY CAN'T I RECALL?

"Tweety, this is Dodo," Zozo said.

D-dodo...? Even the name is familiar.

Wait...

Flashback

"Hey!"

"Y-yokch?"

"I see you're sitting alone here"

"Ich all ujal"

"Would you mind if I asked you to join me?"

"Ch-choin pot huwat?"

"To play games with me. I feel lonely today. Will you?"

"What's wrong? Should I maybe take it as a 'no'?"

"Yejjj yejjjj! I will play!"

End of flashback

Our first encounter...

Now I remember him...

He is... Dodo...

Our eyes were locked in each others'. Now I understand why I felt like this all this time. He is my Dodo. 

"D-dodo," I spoke out.

"Now you remember me?" Dodo asked as he cupped my face with both of his wings.

I seriously didn't know what to say. I burst out in heavy tears and lay my head on Dodo's chest.

"Aino, come here son," Dodo called out for our son.

Aino came towards us. I brought my head upwards. 

"I kept my promise, Tweety. Despite your presence, I grew him all these years who's now the apple of his friends' eyes," Dodo said as he wrapped his wings around Aino's shoulder.

"T-Thek eu," I said as tears continued to fall from my cheeks. 

Dodo held my wings with his.

"I kept your promise, now you'll have to promise me something," Dodo said as he looked straight into my eyes with his watery eyes, "Promise me, you'll never leave me and Aino again. Promise me that you'll never do such thing that you did 7 years ago."

"First eu promij me, you never hurt me anymore," I said.

"I promise, I'll never hurt you. Never," Dodo said. The level of determination was evident in his voice.

"I also promise, I never leave you and Aino," I said as I pulled Aino closer to me.

"Mom," Aino spoke.

This is the first time my son called me 'mom'. Is this how it feels to be a mother? Is this what I've been waiting for all my life? I could feel a different feeling hitting me after my son called me 'mom'.

"Yes, my son?" I replied.

"We...missed yu-hou," Aino burst out in tears as he spoke out the words.

Aino, Dodo and I hugged each other tightly. I hope this bonding never breaks. I'll fight till the last pint of my blood just to protect this family.

We are now, finally, together...