One last chance

I need to compose myself

Few seconds passed and Kirishima was still watching Yokozawa in the eyes, a display that made the latter scratch his neck nervously and avert his eyes from the dashing editor. In order to compose himself, Yokozawa saw again the business card and raised his eyes to look one more time the editor who now was glancing at his wrist watch. "Why did you give me your card?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"The reason I gave you mine was to call me whenever you have a trouble with brats or anything else. Everyone in Sawara has my number and police's anyway -"

"Except from the noisy ones. Am I right"

"Of course they don't have it! Who do you think I am?"

"Well, I don't know because I met you some minutes ago"

"Oh... You are right", Yokozawa said and sighed in frustration, putting his hand on the top of his helmet. He shook his head and then he looked again at Kirishina. "So, are you going to tell me why you gave me your number?"

"It's a polite gesture. You don't know about it?"

"Of course I know it!"

"Then why are you becoming grumpy?", he said and flinched Yokozawa's arm, who then took it in a flash.

"One more move and I break your arm", he said and Kirishima looked at him with wide eyes. Yokozawa smirked with that, but then he was gapping in surprise when the editor looked at him with a grin and his eyes moving playfully at him

"You are too cute"

"W-What?"

"You heard me", he said and then took his hand when the other loosened his grip around it. "Anyway, you can give me a call whenever you want"

"Why would I call you?"

"You know, to go and drink a beer. I want to know about Yokozawa Takafumi, my savior and the rampaging bear of Sawara", he said and winked at him, gaining a roll of the eyes, which he managed to see because he then chuckled.

"You are creepy, you know that?"

"Thank you for your kind words", he said and then Yokozawa went to the motorcycle, which he hopped and raised the pedal he used to steady his vehicle.

"As for knowing me better, it's something impossible to happen Kirishima-san"

"Who knows? Maybe one day you will open up"

"Fuck you", he shout out loud and drove away from the laughing editor. When Yokozawa was out of sight, Kirishima ruffled his head with his hand and headed towards the flower shop that was next to Hasu. He entered inside, bought the Camellias and went towards the bookstore, in which he bought some notebooks for his daughter and a few books, including Usami Akihiko's latest work.

Even though he is a creepy man who loses every time his deadlines, he is Marukawa's best seller and of course his books sell as quick as Ijuuin Kyo's manga Za Kan. Once he was done, he went to the cottage in order to help his daughter with the house. The moment he entered the living room, after he took off his shoes on the genkan, he began thinking about Yokozawa's eyes.

They were steely grey with fiery on them, very expressive and showed his stubbornness. They were the most beautiful eyes he've ever seen to a person... Kirishima shook his head and went to the altar he made, put in the vase the Camellias and then went to his daughter's room, who was now tidying her clothes and the bedsheets. He approached her and lifted her from the waist, hearing a squeal from her mouth and a protest.

"Papa! Stop being a doting father!"

"Aww, you're no fun", he said and put her down, watching her pouting and crossing her hands over her chest. "Come on! Don't be like that! I brought you your notebooks and this is how you treat me?"

"Really? You brought them?"

"Yeah, they are right here", he pouted and showed her the bag with the notebooks and books. He took out his books and gave her the bag with her notebooks, who took them out of it and squeak out of happiness seeing them dressed in pink with rainbows and cats. She put them on the desk and hugged her father tightly, who then returned it. "Thank you papa!!"

"You're very welcome. Now, what help do you need?"

"Oh, um... Can you change the furnitures' position in the living room and dining table"

"Why? What do the furnitures have?"

"Nothing! It's just... I want to be more like our apartment in Tokyo", she said and lowered her head, hiding her eyes with the fringe. Kirishima exhaled a sigh and put his hand on the top of her head, without moving it. She raised her head and looked at him with somehow misty eyes.

"You miss Tokyo, don't you?"

"...I..I do miss it.."

"Why didn't you tell me anything?"

"Because I know how important is work for you and I didn't want to be a burden", she finished and then she saw her dad kneeling in front of her, now in the same height as her. He cupped her face and moved his thumb as if he wanted to vanish the invisible tears

"You are not a burden. You are never a burden to me. You are my everything and I want to treat you the way you want to be treated. I know I put my job above us, but I promise I will make you happy and walk you out, go to the zoo and the aquarium and I will let you go to trips with your school, which we are going to see tomorrow or in Tuesday. What do you say princess? ", he asked and then he saw a grin on Hiyori's lips, which made him chuckle and hug her tight.

She buried her head on the crux of his shoulder and put her hands around his back. After a minute, they released themselves and Hiyori gave her usual closed smile with closed eyes

"You promise?"

"I do", they brought their pinky fingers out and did the pinky promise. When they done, he went to the living room in order to change the position of the furnitures and put then the way theirs were in the apartment in Tokyo. Some hours passed and finished unpacking and changing decoration, which brought two big smiles on their lips when they saw that the cottage looked exactly like their apartment.

They were staring each other for a few seconds, but it stopped when they heard two growls. Apparently, they haven't eaten anything since their time in Hasu, where Rotoko treat them some cake and drinks. With a small laugh, Kirishima took his phone and called Rotoko to ask him about delivery food. Luckily, Hasu was doing delivery, so they ordered some foods and drinks, which they arrived after 30 minutes.

They put them on the dining table, sat down on the chairs, said their prayers and digged in, enjoying the delicious ramen with the refreshing oolong tea and once they ate, they brought the Bavarian green tea cakes they also ordered as a dessert for later. They were chatting lightly and eating until they finished with the cakes. Once they did, they went to throw away the packing and continued their day watching together TV in the living room on the couch.

Even though the day was tiring and Kirishima was surprised to meet the rampaging bear of Sawara, it was a beautiful and somehow calm day. They were lucky they found someone like Rotoko who helped them get here...