Skin Deep

28 - 7 Years Later

"But I'm sick." The little girl faked a cough, staring up at her mother with pleading eyes.

"Not going to happen." Sana held up her backpack, seeing the young girl huff while putting her backpack on. "You'll have fun." Sana smiled. "Trust me. You'll make lots of friends, and learn lots of things."

"Papa hated school." The little girl frowned.

"Papa hated school until she could dance." Sana chuckled.

"I still hated school then." Momo laughed while walking into the kitchen. A little boy half asleep in her arms. "But school is important. If I had to suffer, so will you." She pointed at the girl.

"Okay." The girl groaned.

"Ichika you're going to be late. Come on." Sana sighed. The little girl let out another groan, following her mother out the door to wait at the bus stop.

Momo smiled at their daughter as she walked down the path with her mother.

"School?" The little boy, Asahi, asked.

"Yes! School! Good boy." Momo pressed her lips against his head, another word successfully learned for the three year old.

The couple decided to adopt, it took a year for the finalization process, but the two kids were in a horrible situation. Ichika was barely starting school a year behind everyone while Asahi, her little brother, was completely mute. Both parents worked hard teaching their children different things. Momo teaching their little boy how to speak, while Sana helped their daughter in school work.

"Miku." Asahi pointed at their lazy cat. Momo smiled at him, and held him closer to the cat. He reached out with his little hands and pet him gently, smiling as he did.

"Good. Now. We have to get ready to go." She carried him to the bedroom, changing his clothes into day clothes, shorts and a normal shirt, scouring through the room for his shoes. They always went missing no matter where they put them.

Sana had rushed back inside, quickly changing her clothes and getting her things together as her wife and son were getting the last of their things together.

"I'll see you for dinner?" Sana smiled.

"Always." Momo pecked her lips, holding her waist to stop her. "I love you."

"I love you too." Sana blushed slightly. Every single time. They were married for seven years going on eight and yet she still gave her butterflies and made her blush. "I'll see you after work too kiddo." Sana kissed the top of Asahi's head, causing him to frown and rub his head.

Momo had gotten used to taking Asahi to her dance classes that she really didn't realize how much he was picking up. Yes, he sat there, just watching but she didn't realize he was absorbing everything until they got home. She would walk passed the kid's room and see him doing the same dance moves she had taught her class that same day. Granted they were a little sloppy, but skill was there.

"Show me." Momo smiled at him. His cheeks went red, hands clasped behind his back. "Please? Are you shy?" She held him close, tickling him until he started laughing. "It's only me Asahi." She whispered. "Do you like dancing?" He nodded his head, looking back down at the floor. "I'll teach you." 

Sana hurried home after a full day of work. She had stayed late dealing with the new flight schedules, Joohyun dismissing her, telling her to be home with her children. She knew exactly how Sana felt, trying to be the perfect parent all the time. 

"You do realize that by the time you know if you were a good parent or not... It's too late?" Joohyun asked her one morning. Sana turned and looked at her, shocked that she had said such at thing. "Sooyoung told me. I was just like you." She chuckled. "Stressing over Eunji, focusing on her so much... Nothing else could possibly matter." She sighed. "But all you have to do is teach them right from wrong, and hope they don't hurt themselves or others in the process." She smiled.