Deeper Than the Knife

Chapter 30- After Match

I held Yarah in my arms as we stood in front of a tombstone. It had been two months since my fight against Jack. Even after all that time, I still couldn't believe what had happened. 

"When will mommy come back?" Yarah asked.

"Soon," I promised.

Right on cue, Yukino joined us. 

"Sorry I'm late, I got lost," she said. She gave Yarah a kiss on the cheek, and took my hand.

"Leave it to Alejandro to have his grave in this maze of a graveyard." I laughed. 

Yukino smiled. She still had bandages all over her body, the doctors were mystafied as to how she was still alive when we got to the hospital. Matthew had come back against orders right after I had found Yarah. He drove us to a hospital owned by The Order, where they were able to save Yukino.

We tried to repay Matthew, but he refused. He said he was just paying us back for what we did for his brother.

The doctors had to sew me up, they said that I'd have scarring internally and externally. They told Yukino that she might never fully recover, but of course, my wife didn't listen. She kept pushing herself, so much so, she reopened some of her injuries.

Yarah only had a couple of burises that healed quickly. Sometimes she would wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare. She refused to let go of me or Yukino when she would crawl into our bed.

"He was annoying and a traitor," Yukino said. "But he had his good moments." She smiled slightly.

I kissed the top of her head and smiled. "Yeah." I agreed. "But he's going to miss the gayest wedding of all time." I let go of Yukino's hand and wrapped my arm around her waist.

Yukino rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. "Someone remind me why I agreed to marry you." She joked.

"I'm hurt you know." I laughed.

"It's cause you love mama!" Yarah yelled. 

"You're so right, sweetheart." Yukino said. She looked up at me and smiled, and gently carrassed my cheeks. "Oh, so right." She leaned up-she probably had to stand on her toes-and kissed me. A sweet, loving kiss that made my heart jump out of my chest.