イタズラな KISS ~3 ✔

#What if-3

What If Series Three: Wrong Phone Number...

Another bright morning with my crazy family once again. I was woken up by the four-alarm clocks inside the room. One, inside the drawer. Two, beneath Kotoko's pillow. Three, beside the cylindrical lampshade and lastly... the fourth one underneath our bed. I was going crazy in finding the last one... but before I could save my little self in slumber, I was put back in reality by my consciousness. And guess... there is a lot of stuff beneath our bed. Not to mention... Kotoko's bra... Kotoko's sandals... Kotoko's make-ups... and now I'm tired to see how many were there. I got up from the bed, uncovered my blanket, and looked at her, that's the first thing to do before going for work, and I won't forget that... saying that it's my way to start my day, upon looking at her, I got panic, saving that little innocent wife of mine from falling out of the bed. I have a bad idea there... if I have found a tie, I would tie her body to the bed to prevent her from falling but surely, I'm out of time.

I shook my head in disbelief and slapped myself. Naoki, you've got to straighten yourself up. You're now awake. I remind myself.

I opened the door and I saw Kotomi coming in. Her sleepy eyes have looked into mine, "Papa, you." she slowly said. "Hey, did you sleep late again? Kotomi, I told you... you should at least sleep eight hours a day. How can you grow tall if you keep on doing that? You're only five... it's not good for your development." I was trying to be nice to her but I think I should not spoil her much. She needs to grow up and be independent on her own. What if... ah... there goes the negative old me again.

"Papa, I only slept seven and a half hours. It's not that bad. I can't sleep last night thinking about physics and I was thinking about the oral recitation for this day and what should I and Itsuyo-chan do after our class. Can we play later, Papa?" she said.

"I told you, Kotomi. You shouldn't let yourself—"

"Papa, please... I want to visit Itsuyo-chan's house. Her father was amazing and she got a nice room too! I want to teach her how to play chess... please..." she pleaded... a weapon that would make my heart soft. I shifted my eyes instead. I shouldn't be tempted about it. They always use that to me whenever I want to stick from saying no. "Of course you can... but not today. No one's available to accompany you. I have to stick to my hospital duties until 8 pm and your mom is needed to assist an operation at 6 pm. After your class, you should be directly in my office to wait for us until we're done at work. Do you understand that, Kotomi? We have to go home together. I can't leave you in just any place. It's not that I don't trust Itsuyo-chan's father... but you're still five. You are under our guidance."

"But... Papa... I'm a big girl already. I can go there by myself and besides I can take care of myself. I already read about what to do in times that someone is in danger. You can trust a five-year-old like me." she reasoned out... and she has that kind of will that she won't be going to lose to me. I sighed. Kotomi is so persistent just like her mother.

"Kotomi... you can't use that reason to me. I won't change my mind." I told her and she frowned and before I knew it... tears started to form around her eyes, ready to fall. "I just made a friend and you won't let me go to her house." and with her bare hands, she wiped it off but it dirtied her face, guess she forgot to wash her hands last night after using pastel colors. "Hey... we can go to her house but not today, maybe tomorrow. I just want you to come to the hospital and wait at my office. That would be better, Kotomi. I can't trust the surroundings if you go alone. Look, you have broken our promise, I told you to sleep longer for you to grow tall and..."

"Hey, what is happening around her? So early in the morning, I sense a thick tension between you two." Kotoko appeared behind my back and she was still scratching her face... shoeing of the morning stars around her eyes but she still looked fine... not to mention that her body hasn't changed. She's still the same that I have met a more than a decade ago... but right now, her hair was really in mess.