イタズラな KISS ~3 ✔

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Epilogue Thirty-Four: Challenge (Part Three)

"I don't know. All I know is it's my fault. I'm sorry, I was so careless. I should have..." Irie-kun looked at me while his eyes were twinkling and forgiving. My heart went into a hammer when I saw him being like that. Since I met him, my first impression was he's a cold person... but right now, looking at the long times that I've spent with him, I don't think it's a long time coming to finally see that he has drastically changed.

I hugged him as tight as I could, "Shh... Irie-kun. It's not your fault. We'll be fine, I promise." I told him. It was almost a whisper and I meant it in some other way... like there's no one can make me leave him... or can make him out of my vision. Whatever happens, if ever my eyes will be blind... I'm always rest-assured that my heart will forever see him as the man that I will keep on loving forever.

"Kotoko. Tell me the truth." he cupped my face, his eyes were on me and I could perfectly see the way my face reflected in his irises. "Tell me everything about your feelings. Don't ever lie to me. I'm afraid already... I'm losing all of it. I don't want to fail again. When it comes to you, I've always had chances to fail... I've always asked myself why? Why... when it comes to you, I couldn't be a perfect husband to you. I'm sorry if I'm not taking care of you properly..."

"What are you saying, Irie-kun? You can't say that... you can't say that you are a failure right now. You are my genius husband. Don't lose your cool about it." I shook things off and licked my lips as I stared at our own hands in a twine. It's always been warm when we're like this. "Cheer up! This is not the time to be doubtful! We must not live our lives in doubt! And besides, this is the time to believe... I assure you, whatever happens; we must always trust each other. I do believe that this is not the only problem that we will encounter... we will have more... so we must have the faith to conquer it." I smiled and wriggled my nose onto his.

He cupped my face and he leaned closer for a one swift kiss, "You are a positive person... one of the reasons that I have married you." and he wrapped his arms around me, kissing my hair... filling the empty holes of faith in our path. Irie-kun held me for a long moment.

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"Oka-san, could you babysit Kotomi for a while? Irie-kun said that I have to see the doctors for my check-ups. I bet we'll take hours in the hospital." I said to Oka-san when she was washing the plates in the kitchen. She was wearing a pink apron and her short hair was tied into a bun, and I've always adored her, she looks younger than in her age right now.

And speaking of Kotomi, Irie-kun is playing with her now while I prepare myself.

She turned to me with a bright and charming face, "Ah, soo ka. You'll have your results then, Kotoko-chan? And I want to ask you this... Did you ever felt that you're losing your eyesight frequently? I'm really worried about you." she stopped for a while and she's wiping her hands with a clean towel at the refrigerator. She had a grip on my hands, another kind that a mother would always have.

"I'm not sure..." I tilted my head and thought deeply. "Recently in the past weeks... I'm not sure. I didn't put it in my mind. Sorry."

"You are a good and kind person, Kotoko. Everyone knows that. I know you'll get out of this." she assured me. She immediately pulled me for a hug, "Oh my sweet daughter... I want to take all your pains away. I wish it was me." she murmured on my back. I smiled at her sweetness. There's no time to cry... I want to be strong. I caressed her back. I've always filled with so many people who cared about me and I don't want to fail them.