[request] Mix Up Page 2 (final)
Title: Mix Up Page 2 (final)
Author: hazel2883
Pairing: Yaotome Hikaru X OC (matsujun19)
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Crack
Teaser: N/A *read on?? ONEGAI!!!
Author's Note: 2nd page!!! YATTA!!! I'm still nervous about this tho~ >.< Good luck with me... hohoho~
I just hope I gave much justice to this amazing plot... :(
I'm losing the will to write... *cries*
Hope you had a good Christmas minna~
As usual, please excuse all mistakes... 100000 ahead xD
DOUZO~~
Note: Please read Mix Up Page 1 first... :D
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“Just a doll? You have no idea how I value that doll, mister” Yuuki continued to fire her deathly stares at Hikaru with 50% of her own sanity thrown out of the window and eaten by sea gulls.
“Okay okay… I’ll get it back for you…” Hikaru finally replied after having enough of the pressure being put by Yuuki’s eyes.
“I’m coming with you…” she said then stormed out of the room with Hikaru’s hand linking to hers.
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“Anou… Can I have the cat plushie I gave to your son earlier?” Hikaru made his way to his make-up artist’s house with a girl named Yuuki tagging along his back.
“That doll? He absolutely loves it… He didn’t even let go of it since he got it…” the familiar lady said which is enough to send two large arrows to fire on Hikaru’s chest.
“But, you see… We need it back. Can you please make Ryota-kun give the toy back to us?” he said, almost pleading (with his imagination of a knife being pointed on his neck by the girl standing behind him).
“Anou Hikaru-kun… I’m kinda in a hurry now to do that. I have a meeting to attend to. I’m just waiting for the baby sitter to come” the mother of the child said while frantically looking at her watch… “Can you just come back tomorrow?”
“NO!” Hikaru and Yuuki said in perfect sync as if singing the chorus of their favourite song.
“I have an idea… Just let us stay here to convince your son to give us the toy. Then, you don’t have to pay for a baby sitter since we’re the ones to take care of Ryota-kun…” Hikaru said in a convincing tone along with a smile.
“Hmmm… okay then. I’ll be back quite late. Are you sure you guys will be alright with him?”
“HAI!!!”
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Soon after the little boy’s mom left, Hikaru and Yuuki just sneaked in to the house and found Ryota playing happily with Yuuki’s precious cat plushie. By this, she then elbowed Hikaru with a ‘get-my-toy-back-or-you’ll-be-dead’ message through eye contact.
This made Hikaru walk towards the boy with a cheerful smile, hoping to get out of his painful misery just because of a plushie doll.
“Ryota-kun… you like that doll don’t you” Hikaru started.
“Ahh… you’re the onii-chan that gave me this. I love it. Arigatou…”
After hearing this, Hikaru then gulped, never imaged himself making a little boy cry. However, the sight of Yuuki just staring sharply at him is just too much for him to handle.
“Hmmm… Ryota-kun. I’m just wondering if I can take that back and just buy you a new one?”
“NO.” Ryota replied immediately, still hugging the cat plushie even tighter. The little boy then continually shook his head.
“Ehh? Please… I’ll buy you more toys. Even better than that one.”
“NO.”
Yuuki, seeing this can’t help but to make her own way on how to retrieve her doll. She pulled a candy inside her pocket then walked towards Hikaru and the little boy’s figure.
“I’ll give you this in exchange for that doll…” she said sweetly.
However, all they received is a firm “NO” for an answer.
Yuuki then sighed in despair and looked up to Hikaru… “Great! He doesn’t want to give back my plushie… and now, I’m stuck baby sitting with you.”
“Relax miss… After he sleeps, you can get your doll back. Just wait” Hikaru reassured… “You went to my work place with an attempt to kill me. I don’t even know your name and why our bags got mixed up”
“I’m Yuuki… Hoshino Yuuki. And I think our bags got mixed up because of our initials on our bags” she replied camly (50% of her sanity and own self being regained after seeing her plushie at least safe).
“Why do love that doll so much anyway?”
“My late mother gave that to me. That’s why I will never let anyone take it… it’s her last memory” she whispered then looked back at the doll again being captured on the boy’s hands… “So make sure we get it back!!”
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*7pm*
Ryota = cuddling the cat plushie while watching his Doraemon DVD set
*7:30pm*
Ryota = Jumping around the sofa with the cat plushie (which by the way he named ‘Fluffy’)
*8:15pm*
Ryota = having tea with ‘Fluffy’ (Yuuki basically sulking in the corner)
*9:45pm*
Ryota = singing Christmas songs with Fluffy whilst Hikaru banging his head on the nearest wall.
“Yuuki-chan… When exactly does a boy this age sleep in peace?” Hikaru said after turning slowly to the girl standing miserably next to him.
“Why you asking me? I just want my toy plushie back… Make him sleep already. I’m tired!!” Yuuki responded and rubbed the surface of her eyelids then sat heavily to the sofa.
Hikaru then had the initiative to ask the child on when exactly is he going to sleep to end their miseries.
“Ryota-kun… Aren’t you sleepy yet? Let’s go to bed” Hikaru begged, still trying his best to retain his composure.
“I don’t want to sleep yet… I’m gonna play all night with Fluffy!”
Hikaru stayed quite for a moment with the words “ALL NIGHT” banging against his chest… “Oh~ that’s nice” he smiled sarcastically.
*10:30pm*
Ryota = playing with the cat plushie with his dinosaur toys
*11:00pm*
Yuuki and Hikaru almost half dead.
*11:30pm*
Ryota = sleeping innocently on the couch, hugging Fluffly tightly.
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“Yosh… It’s time!” Hikaru said with a maniac smile after seeing the child sleeping soundly before them. The couple excitedly walked towards the small figure as if trying to catch a lose wild zoo animal.
“Okay… I’ll try to pull the doll from him slowly” Yuuki whispered, trying her best not to wake up Ryota. She then managed to pull half of the cat plushie away from the kid with the intention of regaining the remaining half. She tried helplessly but the tight hold of Ryota didn’t help to save her cat. Yuuki then felt cold sweat running on her face which added a little bit of pressure on her side.
“He won’t let go!” she mouthed to Hikaru.
“You can do it Yuuki-chan!!” he cheered silently almost dancing on his place.
After a few minutes of struggling, Yuuki finally got her precious doll. She grinned in excitement and hugged the plushie toy as if it was her own child. Hikaru on the other hand just smiled at the scene with the thought of their success. “Yokatta ne?”
However, much of the couple’s dismay, Ryota woke up not feeling the cat plushie by his side. Suddenly, the little boy just went into tears almost enough to break off the healthy ear drums of Hikaru and Yuuki. The sound of Ryota crying continuously made the couple into a panic mode. Hikaru flopped helplessly with an idea of covering the little boy’s mouth with a sock whilst Yuuki (the sensible one) tried to calm down Ryota.
“Ryota-kun! Please stop crying… You’ll wake the whole neighbourhood up!” Yuuki said in panic.
“I want Fluffy back!! I want him…” the little boy cried loudly.
“Just give him the doll back Yuuki-chan!” Hikaru said with a sock on his left hand.
“I tried so hard to get this. I’m not gonna give it back!” Yuuki replied whilst trying to cover up her ears.
“We’ll just come back tomorrow… I’ll make sure to buy him a new one so you can have yours!” Hikaru tried to convince the girl who is now sulking.
Without saying anything, Yuuki then patted the crying child and placed her precious cat plushie on his lap. Almost immediately, Ryota smiled and hugged the toy with much gratefulness.Hikaru then slumped down his seat, relieved that the boy stopped from crying. He then turned to Yuuki’s direction only to see a girl with teary eyes still eyeing the toy in Ryota’s capture. Hikaru blankly looked at Yuuki with sympathy and patted her shoulder with a smile embedded on his face… “You made one child happy. Don’t worry… We’ll take it back tomorrow” he continued with his weak regards.
After that, the sound of the clicking door had awoken the spirits of the couple. It was Ryota’s mom indeed coming back really late.
“Ahh… gomen gomen for coming back so late” the lady said bashfully… “Did you manage to get the toy back?”
“No… unfortunately not. Hmmm… Can we come back tomorrow and try again? We’ll baby sit Ryota if you want” Hikaru replied with tired eyes.
“Really? That will be great since I’m going out again tomorrow… I’ll see you tomorrow then” the lady waved her good bye to the miserable couple, walking side by side each other on the pavement.
“Right… seems like we’re babysitting again tomorrow” Yuuki said with a pout.
“That’s very brave of you giving back the toy to him” Hikaru bluntly said while watching the faint figure of Yuuki by his side.
“I have to… I hate seeing children cry. It breaks my heart. Even though that was my precious plushie, I can’t help but to feel guilty. Besides, Ryota-kun is a good kid”
“Sorry I gave your precious toy to him… I wasn’t thinking properly that time.”
“It’s okay… It’s actually fun threatening to kill you while we try to get it back!” Yuuki chuckled which made Hikaru stare at her for a moment. He then stopped for a while after gazing her soft weak smile, enough to pull his own smile too.
“You look much cuter when you smile… unlike the Yuuki-chan I saw earlier almost killing me”
After hearing this, Yuuki felt a warm sensation reaching her plump cheeks enough to make it burn. She was just thankful the dim streetlights are enough to hide her blushed face. No one ever said that to her before…
“Urusai!!! Just make sure we’ll get my plushie back tomorrow!” she shouted then walked rapidly to lose Hikaru’s pace.
“Wait… where are you going? I’ll walk you home…”
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*Next day*
Hikaru happily skipped along the pavement with a cat plushie toy he recently bought to reach the house of his make-up artist, ready to babysit her child. An immediate smile on his face was formed after a picture of Yuuki smiling flashed continually on his mind… “Yosh~ I’ll try to make her smile again…”
When he got there, he immediately saw Yuuki’s figure waiting for him outside the gates.
“You’re late!”
“Good morning to you too Yuuki-chan…” he said cheerfully trying to cheer up the grumpy Yuuki so early in the morning. Yuuki on the other hand just yawned, not having enough sleep from thinking about a plan on how to get her precious toy back.
“Sorry I’m late… I bought a new toy for Ryota-kun” he continued while pulling off a smug looking face after scratching his head lightly.
The couple then entered the house and saw the little boy still holding the cat plushie.
“Ryota-kun… I have something for you!!!” Hikaru approached the child and playfully showed him another cat plushie similar to the one he’s holding.
“Wahhh… Arigatou nii-chan! Now, I have too pet cats!” he replied then held his new ‘cat’ to his embrace.
“No no no… You can only have one. Can I have the old one back? The new one is better” Hikaru tried to convince him.
“No… I want them both!”
By hearing this, Hikaru just sighed in despair. This known gesture was followed by Yuuki who just sat dejectedly on the side lines.
“Stay there and think of a good plan on how to get my plushie back… I’ll go to the kitchen and cook some breakfast!” Yuuki whispered to Hikaru’s ear and went her way to the kitchen.
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“Itadakimasu!!!” the two boys said in faultless sync after seeing the perfect meal in front of them (with the plushie toy still wrapped arund Ryota’s left hand).
“Have you thought of a plan already?” Yuuki asked to Hikaru, trying her best not to be heard by Ryota.
“No. Not yet… But this is great Yuuki-chan. You cook well…” Hikaru replied nervously with a chuckle before taking a bite from his hotdog.
By this, he just saw a glaring Yuuki which is enough to make him choke on his own food.
Suddenly…
“Wahhh… This is nice. Arigatou for cooking for us nee-chan…” the little boy said then pulled a wide smile before the couple… “It’s like we’re a family now. Hikaru-papa and Yuuki-mama”
Hikaru and Yuuki then slowly turned their heads on each other’s direction to try and process what the boy just said.
“Ehh?? You got the wrong idea Ryota-kun…” both of them said in perfect sync whilst shaking both of their heads repeatedly.
“Ehh? Why? Don’t you want me to be your baby? My real Mama and Papa are always not here since they always work” Ryota explained, looking down sadly on his food, nearly in tears… “I want another mama and papa”
By this, Yuuki just found herself drawn to the figure of the child sitting next to her. She then took the initiative to hug Ryota and kissed him slightly on the forehead… “Don’t worry Ryota-kun… We’ll be your second parents!” she smiled then eyed Hikaru who was giving a half amazed, half confused facial expression… “Nee Hikaru-kun?”
“Ehh? Hai…” He nodded with affirmation and thought: “Within 2 days, I found someone wanting to kill me and now, a son? My life is getting out of hand”
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“So… are you still going to get your plushie back Yuuki-mama?” Hikaru teased while watching his said ‘wife’ washing the dishes peacefully. After hearing this, Yuuki just turned around and fired her usual cold looks to Hikaru then gave off a mocking gesture that attracted Hikaru to move closer to her… “I’m not getting it back Hika-papa… YOU ARE!!” she pulled Hikaru’s collar towards her face and gave off a sarcastic remark.
“Yes boss!!”
Suddenly,
“ITAII” Ryota’s scream was heard out of nowhere which made the couple ran as quickly as they can to the sound of the voice.
By then, they saw Ryota’s elbow bleeding excessively with some broken glassware beside the little boy. This is enough to make Yuuki panicked with the sight of the little boy crying.
“QUICK! Get the first aid kit in that cupboard” Hikaru instructed whilst pointing to a massive cabinet near the sofa. Without further hesitation, Yuuki forced herself to that direction and handed a white box to Hikaru within seconds. She then hugged Ryota’s head to try and turn his gaze away from his cut and calm him down.
Hikaru then took the chance to treat Ryota’s hand with some medicines and wrapped it securely.
“Yosh yosh Ryota-kun… It’s finished now. Hikaru-papa treated it for you…” Yuuki smiled while wiping the tears of the child.
After seeing this, Hikaru just felt a sudden familiar tingle from his insides and just thought on how gentle the girl is. His heart beat just went from a slow rhythm into a fast paced beat - almost enough to cause and irregular tempo… “What’s wrong with me?” he thought to himself, feeling his eye-brows meeting each other. By this, he just felt himself pinching his own cheek, to try to convince himself that it was nothing and move on to his next plan on retrieving Yuuki's cat plushie.
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Hikaru’s plan = Get Ryota distracted to his favourite TV show and get the cat plushie without getting noticed.
Ryota happily sat on the couch waiting for his favourite show to be screened on their TV set. The sight of ‘Doraemon’ appeared before them which is enough to make the child bounce with happiness. Seeing a half distracted Ryota, Hikaru placed himself next to him eyeing the cat plushie like a bird of prey ready to catch its food.
He then attempted to pull the doll out of Ryota’s reach.
However, the little boy stood up and grabbed Yuuki’s hand that just finished washing the dishes. He then pulled her closer to Hikaru and gestured her to sit next to him. Ryota then sat on Hikaru’s lap, preventing him to move any further. “Hikaru-papa… Let’s watch Doraemon together since my hand is not hurting anymore!!!” Ryota said then rested the other half of his body on Hikaru. By this, he just sighed in despair being his plan ruined.
RESULT = FAILED
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*8:00pm*
It’s almost the end of the day and none of the plans of Hikaru had succeded. Yuuki just watched him fail every time since Ryota’s clutches always gets tighter and tighter on the cat plushie therefore leaving no chance for them to rescue the poor doll.
By this, the couple just decided to leave it again for tomorrow with the hope of retrieving the doll at last.
“See you again tomorrow Hikaru-papa, Yuuki-mama” Ryota waved at the couple who were looking very tired but at the same time with smiles on their faces. They never thought they will be this attached to the child and learned to love him as his real parents.
Hikaru found himself not moving from Ryota’s sight along with the figure of Yuuki still having her good bye… “She smiled again today” he thought before feeling his heart swirling slowly that started the cold sweat running through his built. After a few seconds, the smiling figure of Yuuki just became brighter and brighter and can bet that imaginary flowers started blooming on his peripheral view… (Yup… like what you see in animes)
“Yabai… You're in love. Yaotome Hikaru. You’re screwed.” he heard his own mind saying to himself which made him bite his lower lip in worry.
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NEXT DAY = FAILURE IN RETREIVING THE DOLL
THE DAY AFTER THAT = SAME AS PREVIOUS DAY
THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST ONE = FAILED AGAIN
THE DAY AFTER THE TWO DAYS THAT JUST PASSED = (guess??) FAILED
4 DAYS AFTER THE LABELED “NEXT DAY” (did that make sense?) = STILL, NO CAT PLUSHIE IN THEIR HANDS
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*next week*
“Yuuki-chan… we’ve been babysitting Ryota-kun for almost a week now and still no cat plushie… I think leaving it to him will just make matters worse when the time comes when you get your doll back” Hikaru explained with a serious tone (which is very unusual for him, by the way…)
Yuuki thought for awhile, not really wanting to think about this matter any more. Indeed, she likes her plushie back. But she never intend to make a little boy sad, especially Ryota who became so close to him. By this, Yuuki felt a sudden sense of guilt within her... “I can’t seem to take it away from him… He loves my doll so much! And I love that kid so much now… I don’t know what to do!” Yuuki replied with a weary voice whilst her eyes locked to Ryota’s direction, playing with his precious cat doll.
“That’s why I hate cats!!” Hikaru whispered which made him earn a slight pinch on his cheek by Yuuki…
“CATS ARE LOVELY!!! REMEMBER THAT!!!”
"Oh... That's right... I'm in love with this crazy 'cat lady'" he thought to himself then made his way on his revenge on pinching Yuuki's cheek as well.
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“Mama… Is anything wrong? Are you fighting with papa again?” Ryota suddenly said after seeing the couple pinching each other’s cheek with annoyance.
Suddenly, Yuuki and Hikaru released each other and smiled innocently at Ryota.
“Nope~ I have very good term with your papa here…” Yuuki replied with a fake smile… “Anou, Ryota-kun… It’s getting late now. You should go to sleep before you real mom comes”
“But I don’t want to yet… I still want to play with Fluffy.”
“But-“
Preventing Yuuki to protest once again, Hikaru approached the little child and carried him on his arms. He then whispered something on Ryota’s ear which made him giggle as if having a good plan to annoy Yuuki. Yuuki on the other hand just wondered what the two boys are doing, giggling continuously.
“Okay Yuuki-mama… I’ll sleep…” Ryota grinned, having Hikaru’s support on the side lines… “Only if you go out on a date with Hika-papa tomorrow”
After hearing this, Yuuki blinked twice, trying to process the sudden words of the child. She then faced the evil mastermind Hikaru who is for some reason busy on counting every strands of Ryota’s hair.
“What?”
“I said I’ll sleep early today if you go on a date with Hikaru-papa tomorrow…” Ryota repeated.
“You don’t expect me to agree to that, right?”
“Yes, I do!! PLEASEEE!!” Ryota pleaded for his request to be granted while pulling off his signature ‘puppy-dog-eyes’ which he learned from Uncle Chinen just a few days ago.
“Hai~ Okay Okay… you guys win…”
“YATTA!!!” the two boys said in perfect sync then pulled their friendship ‘handshake’, indicating success.
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"I'm sorry... I need to end this by tomorrow..." Yuuki sighed to herself with her own plan in mind without the two boy's knowledge.
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*next day*
Hikaru patiently waited to see his desired ‘date’ for the day. Yuuki and Hikaru talked just this morning with their plan to spend the day together.He took a deep breath along with the feeling of nervousness running through him. He’s even more nervous now than performing in front of thousands of people during their concerts. He looked at the passing couples in front of him and just can’t help himself but to smile, imaging himself and Yuuki happily walking side by side each other with linking hands.
Suddenly, the sound of his phone ringing were just enough to disturb his own chain of thoughts and fantasies. It took him a while to pull his mobile from his pocket and just found himself answering the call.
“Moshi moshi?”
“Hikaru-kun?” the silent voice of Yuuki was heard on the other end of the line.
“Yuuki-chan? Are you okay? I’m here already… What time are you coming?” Hikaru said excitedly.
“Sorry, I can’t come today…” Yuuki said in a quite teary voice… “I decided to give up retrieving my doll that came from my late mom… I think Ryota will take care of it any way” she continued with a silent tone, obvious that she’s sniffing.
“W - why? Are you crying? Where are you now? I’ll pick you up…” Hikaru declared with a worried voice.
“I’m at Ryota-kun’s house to say my goodbye… I’m going to miss you both” Yuuki said then hang up the phone.
After the call, Hikaru just froze for a moment, trying his best to move his feet that are seem to be stuck on the ground. The word “goodbye” just lingered through his mind and felt a part of his chest being absorbed by that depressing word. Within seconds, he felt adrenaline rush coming through his body and ran as fast as he could as if running for his life.
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Yuuki walked away from a familiar house in which she shared fun memories with Ryota and Hikaru. Indeed, she enjoyed their company. However, she just can’t waste her time and just have fun. She went to Japan for a reason - to get her dream. Now, it’s time for her to move.
As expected, she didn’t even have the courage to say good bye to Ryota and her precious cat plushie. She just can’t enter the house and see the smiling face of Ryota again.
“Take care of ‘Fluffy’, Ryo-chan…” she mouthed the words of her ‘good-byes’ and walked slowly away from the house.
However, a sudden tug on her sleeve was felt which made her stop for a while. She turned slowly to see the figure of Hikaru panting and trying his best to catch his breath from all the running.
“Yokatta… I - I made it!” he said, still trying to regain his normal breathing rate. This made Yuuki in a confused state, waiting patiently to the man’s explanation.
Hikaru then pulled a medium sized cage on his left hand and showed it to Yuuki.
To her surprise, a cat similar to her cat plushie was seen with a red bow tied loosely on its neck. The cat meowed on the presence of Yuuki which is enough to pull a smile on her face… “Uwahhh… Kawaii”
“This… this thing is for you” Hikaru uttered while placing the box as far away as possible from his body. He then showed his arm to Yuuki with scratches all over them… “And look what I’ve been through just to get that cat from the shop… it scratched the living day light out of me. That cat seems to hate me”
“This is for me? Wait! Aren’t you afraid of cats?” Yuuki said then opened the box and carried the petite cat in her arms.
“I am… I’m terrified!!” he said after taking a step backwards away from the cat’s position… “But I’m more terrified to lose you…”
After hearing this, Yuuki just stayed quiet for a while and tried her best to make what Hikaru said sink inside her head.
“W - What did you just say?” she said to help herself to know if she actually heard correctly.
“I’m not gonna say it again… But instead…” Hikaru interrupted himself and leaned forward to Yuuki’s face. He then placed his lips on hers making Yuuki blush from Hikaru’s sudden actions. Within seconds, time had stopped. Even the cat Yuuki was holding didn't move as if watching them kiss on the pavement of the street. The two just didn't think for awhile and just developed their own world through their midst.
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“Wahhh!!! My mama and papa are kissing outside my house!!”
Suddenly, Ryota’s shout was heard out of nowhere which made them break their caressing contact . Hikaru and Yuuki just looked at each other with blushed faced and just chuckled from what happened.
Author: hazel2883
Pairing: Yaotome Hikaru X OC (matsujun19)
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Crack
Teaser: N/A *read on?? ONEGAI!!!
Author's Note: 2nd page!!! YATTA!!! I'm still nervous about this tho~ >.< Good luck with me... hohoho~
I just hope I gave much justice to this amazing plot... :(
I'm losing the will to write... *cries*
Hope you had a good Christmas minna~
As usual, please excuse all mistakes... 100000 ahead xD
DOUZO~~
Note: Please read Mix Up Page 1 first... :D
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“Just a doll? You have no idea how I value that doll, mister” Yuuki continued to fire her deathly stares at Hikaru with 50% of her own sanity thrown out of the window and eaten by sea gulls.
“Okay okay… I’ll get it back for you…” Hikaru finally replied after having enough of the pressure being put by Yuuki’s eyes.
“I’m coming with you…” she said then stormed out of the room with Hikaru’s hand linking to hers.
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“Anou… Can I have the cat plushie I gave to your son earlier?” Hikaru made his way to his make-up artist’s house with a girl named Yuuki tagging along his back.
“That doll? He absolutely loves it… He didn’t even let go of it since he got it…” the familiar lady said which is enough to send two large arrows to fire on Hikaru’s chest.
“But, you see… We need it back. Can you please make Ryota-kun give the toy back to us?” he said, almost pleading (with his imagination of a knife being pointed on his neck by the girl standing behind him).
“Anou Hikaru-kun… I’m kinda in a hurry now to do that. I have a meeting to attend to. I’m just waiting for the baby sitter to come” the mother of the child said while frantically looking at her watch… “Can you just come back tomorrow?”
“NO!” Hikaru and Yuuki said in perfect sync as if singing the chorus of their favourite song.
“I have an idea… Just let us stay here to convince your son to give us the toy. Then, you don’t have to pay for a baby sitter since we’re the ones to take care of Ryota-kun…” Hikaru said in a convincing tone along with a smile.
“Hmmm… okay then. I’ll be back quite late. Are you sure you guys will be alright with him?”
“HAI!!!”
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Soon after the little boy’s mom left, Hikaru and Yuuki just sneaked in to the house and found Ryota playing happily with Yuuki’s precious cat plushie. By this, she then elbowed Hikaru with a ‘get-my-toy-back-or-you’ll-be-dead’ message through eye contact.
This made Hikaru walk towards the boy with a cheerful smile, hoping to get out of his painful misery just because of a plushie doll.
“Ryota-kun… you like that doll don’t you” Hikaru started.
“Ahh… you’re the onii-chan that gave me this. I love it. Arigatou…”
After hearing this, Hikaru then gulped, never imaged himself making a little boy cry. However, the sight of Yuuki just staring sharply at him is just too much for him to handle.
“Hmmm… Ryota-kun. I’m just wondering if I can take that back and just buy you a new one?”
“NO.” Ryota replied immediately, still hugging the cat plushie even tighter. The little boy then continually shook his head.
“Ehh? Please… I’ll buy you more toys. Even better than that one.”
“NO.”
Yuuki, seeing this can’t help but to make her own way on how to retrieve her doll. She pulled a candy inside her pocket then walked towards Hikaru and the little boy’s figure.
“I’ll give you this in exchange for that doll…” she said sweetly.
However, all they received is a firm “NO” for an answer.
Yuuki then sighed in despair and looked up to Hikaru… “Great! He doesn’t want to give back my plushie… and now, I’m stuck baby sitting with you.”
“Relax miss… After he sleeps, you can get your doll back. Just wait” Hikaru reassured… “You went to my work place with an attempt to kill me. I don’t even know your name and why our bags got mixed up”
“I’m Yuuki… Hoshino Yuuki. And I think our bags got mixed up because of our initials on our bags” she replied camly (50% of her sanity and own self being regained after seeing her plushie at least safe).
“Why do love that doll so much anyway?”
“My late mother gave that to me. That’s why I will never let anyone take it… it’s her last memory” she whispered then looked back at the doll again being captured on the boy’s hands… “So make sure we get it back!!”
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*7pm*
Ryota = cuddling the cat plushie while watching his Doraemon DVD set
*7:30pm*
Ryota = Jumping around the sofa with the cat plushie (which by the way he named ‘Fluffy’)
*8:15pm*
Ryota = having tea with ‘Fluffy’ (Yuuki basically sulking in the corner)
*9:45pm*
Ryota = singing Christmas songs with Fluffy whilst Hikaru banging his head on the nearest wall.
“Yuuki-chan… When exactly does a boy this age sleep in peace?” Hikaru said after turning slowly to the girl standing miserably next to him.
“Why you asking me? I just want my toy plushie back… Make him sleep already. I’m tired!!” Yuuki responded and rubbed the surface of her eyelids then sat heavily to the sofa.
Hikaru then had the initiative to ask the child on when exactly is he going to sleep to end their miseries.
“Ryota-kun… Aren’t you sleepy yet? Let’s go to bed” Hikaru begged, still trying his best to retain his composure.
“I don’t want to sleep yet… I’m gonna play all night with Fluffy!”
Hikaru stayed quite for a moment with the words “ALL NIGHT” banging against his chest… “Oh~ that’s nice” he smiled sarcastically.
*10:30pm*
Ryota = playing with the cat plushie with his dinosaur toys
*11:00pm*
Yuuki and Hikaru almost half dead.
*11:30pm*
Ryota = sleeping innocently on the couch, hugging Fluffly tightly.
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“Yosh… It’s time!” Hikaru said with a maniac smile after seeing the child sleeping soundly before them. The couple excitedly walked towards the small figure as if trying to catch a lose wild zoo animal.
“Okay… I’ll try to pull the doll from him slowly” Yuuki whispered, trying her best not to wake up Ryota. She then managed to pull half of the cat plushie away from the kid with the intention of regaining the remaining half. She tried helplessly but the tight hold of Ryota didn’t help to save her cat. Yuuki then felt cold sweat running on her face which added a little bit of pressure on her side.
“He won’t let go!” she mouthed to Hikaru.
“You can do it Yuuki-chan!!” he cheered silently almost dancing on his place.
After a few minutes of struggling, Yuuki finally got her precious doll. She grinned in excitement and hugged the plushie toy as if it was her own child. Hikaru on the other hand just smiled at the scene with the thought of their success. “Yokatta ne?”
However, much of the couple’s dismay, Ryota woke up not feeling the cat plushie by his side. Suddenly, the little boy just went into tears almost enough to break off the healthy ear drums of Hikaru and Yuuki. The sound of Ryota crying continuously made the couple into a panic mode. Hikaru flopped helplessly with an idea of covering the little boy’s mouth with a sock whilst Yuuki (the sensible one) tried to calm down Ryota.
“Ryota-kun! Please stop crying… You’ll wake the whole neighbourhood up!” Yuuki said in panic.
“I want Fluffy back!! I want him…” the little boy cried loudly.
“Just give him the doll back Yuuki-chan!” Hikaru said with a sock on his left hand.
“I tried so hard to get this. I’m not gonna give it back!” Yuuki replied whilst trying to cover up her ears.
“We’ll just come back tomorrow… I’ll make sure to buy him a new one so you can have yours!” Hikaru tried to convince the girl who is now sulking.
Without saying anything, Yuuki then patted the crying child and placed her precious cat plushie on his lap. Almost immediately, Ryota smiled and hugged the toy with much gratefulness.Hikaru then slumped down his seat, relieved that the boy stopped from crying. He then turned to Yuuki’s direction only to see a girl with teary eyes still eyeing the toy in Ryota’s capture. Hikaru blankly looked at Yuuki with sympathy and patted her shoulder with a smile embedded on his face… “You made one child happy. Don’t worry… We’ll take it back tomorrow” he continued with his weak regards.
After that, the sound of the clicking door had awoken the spirits of the couple. It was Ryota’s mom indeed coming back really late.
“Ahh… gomen gomen for coming back so late” the lady said bashfully… “Did you manage to get the toy back?”
“No… unfortunately not. Hmmm… Can we come back tomorrow and try again? We’ll baby sit Ryota if you want” Hikaru replied with tired eyes.
“Really? That will be great since I’m going out again tomorrow… I’ll see you tomorrow then” the lady waved her good bye to the miserable couple, walking side by side each other on the pavement.
“Right… seems like we’re babysitting again tomorrow” Yuuki said with a pout.
“That’s very brave of you giving back the toy to him” Hikaru bluntly said while watching the faint figure of Yuuki by his side.
“I have to… I hate seeing children cry. It breaks my heart. Even though that was my precious plushie, I can’t help but to feel guilty. Besides, Ryota-kun is a good kid”
“Sorry I gave your precious toy to him… I wasn’t thinking properly that time.”
“It’s okay… It’s actually fun threatening to kill you while we try to get it back!” Yuuki chuckled which made Hikaru stare at her for a moment. He then stopped for a while after gazing her soft weak smile, enough to pull his own smile too.
“You look much cuter when you smile… unlike the Yuuki-chan I saw earlier almost killing me”
After hearing this, Yuuki felt a warm sensation reaching her plump cheeks enough to make it burn. She was just thankful the dim streetlights are enough to hide her blushed face. No one ever said that to her before…
“Urusai!!! Just make sure we’ll get my plushie back tomorrow!” she shouted then walked rapidly to lose Hikaru’s pace.
“Wait… where are you going? I’ll walk you home…”
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*Next day*
Hikaru happily skipped along the pavement with a cat plushie toy he recently bought to reach the house of his make-up artist, ready to babysit her child. An immediate smile on his face was formed after a picture of Yuuki smiling flashed continually on his mind… “Yosh~ I’ll try to make her smile again…”
When he got there, he immediately saw Yuuki’s figure waiting for him outside the gates.
“You’re late!”
“Good morning to you too Yuuki-chan…” he said cheerfully trying to cheer up the grumpy Yuuki so early in the morning. Yuuki on the other hand just yawned, not having enough sleep from thinking about a plan on how to get her precious toy back.
“Sorry I’m late… I bought a new toy for Ryota-kun” he continued while pulling off a smug looking face after scratching his head lightly.
The couple then entered the house and saw the little boy still holding the cat plushie.
“Ryota-kun… I have something for you!!!” Hikaru approached the child and playfully showed him another cat plushie similar to the one he’s holding.
“Wahhh… Arigatou nii-chan! Now, I have too pet cats!” he replied then held his new ‘cat’ to his embrace.
“No no no… You can only have one. Can I have the old one back? The new one is better” Hikaru tried to convince him.
“No… I want them both!”
By hearing this, Hikaru just sighed in despair. This known gesture was followed by Yuuki who just sat dejectedly on the side lines.
“Stay there and think of a good plan on how to get my plushie back… I’ll go to the kitchen and cook some breakfast!” Yuuki whispered to Hikaru’s ear and went her way to the kitchen.
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“Itadakimasu!!!” the two boys said in faultless sync after seeing the perfect meal in front of them (with the plushie toy still wrapped arund Ryota’s left hand).
“Have you thought of a plan already?” Yuuki asked to Hikaru, trying her best not to be heard by Ryota.
“No. Not yet… But this is great Yuuki-chan. You cook well…” Hikaru replied nervously with a chuckle before taking a bite from his hotdog.
By this, he just saw a glaring Yuuki which is enough to make him choke on his own food.
Suddenly…
“Wahhh… This is nice. Arigatou for cooking for us nee-chan…” the little boy said then pulled a wide smile before the couple… “It’s like we’re a family now. Hikaru-papa and Yuuki-mama”
Hikaru and Yuuki then slowly turned their heads on each other’s direction to try and process what the boy just said.
“Ehh?? You got the wrong idea Ryota-kun…” both of them said in perfect sync whilst shaking both of their heads repeatedly.
“Ehh? Why? Don’t you want me to be your baby? My real Mama and Papa are always not here since they always work” Ryota explained, looking down sadly on his food, nearly in tears… “I want another mama and papa”
By this, Yuuki just found herself drawn to the figure of the child sitting next to her. She then took the initiative to hug Ryota and kissed him slightly on the forehead… “Don’t worry Ryota-kun… We’ll be your second parents!” she smiled then eyed Hikaru who was giving a half amazed, half confused facial expression… “Nee Hikaru-kun?”
“Ehh? Hai…” He nodded with affirmation and thought: “Within 2 days, I found someone wanting to kill me and now, a son? My life is getting out of hand”
--
“So… are you still going to get your plushie back Yuuki-mama?” Hikaru teased while watching his said ‘wife’ washing the dishes peacefully. After hearing this, Yuuki just turned around and fired her usual cold looks to Hikaru then gave off a mocking gesture that attracted Hikaru to move closer to her… “I’m not getting it back Hika-papa… YOU ARE!!” she pulled Hikaru’s collar towards her face and gave off a sarcastic remark.
“Yes boss!!”
Suddenly,
“ITAII” Ryota’s scream was heard out of nowhere which made the couple ran as quickly as they can to the sound of the voice.
By then, they saw Ryota’s elbow bleeding excessively with some broken glassware beside the little boy. This is enough to make Yuuki panicked with the sight of the little boy crying.
“QUICK! Get the first aid kit in that cupboard” Hikaru instructed whilst pointing to a massive cabinet near the sofa. Without further hesitation, Yuuki forced herself to that direction and handed a white box to Hikaru within seconds. She then hugged Ryota’s head to try and turn his gaze away from his cut and calm him down.
Hikaru then took the chance to treat Ryota’s hand with some medicines and wrapped it securely.
“Yosh yosh Ryota-kun… It’s finished now. Hikaru-papa treated it for you…” Yuuki smiled while wiping the tears of the child.
After seeing this, Hikaru just felt a sudden familiar tingle from his insides and just thought on how gentle the girl is. His heart beat just went from a slow rhythm into a fast paced beat - almost enough to cause and irregular tempo… “What’s wrong with me?” he thought to himself, feeling his eye-brows meeting each other. By this, he just felt himself pinching his own cheek, to try to convince himself that it was nothing and move on to his next plan on retrieving Yuuki's cat plushie.
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Hikaru’s plan = Get Ryota distracted to his favourite TV show and get the cat plushie without getting noticed.
Ryota happily sat on the couch waiting for his favourite show to be screened on their TV set. The sight of ‘Doraemon’ appeared before them which is enough to make the child bounce with happiness. Seeing a half distracted Ryota, Hikaru placed himself next to him eyeing the cat plushie like a bird of prey ready to catch its food.
He then attempted to pull the doll out of Ryota’s reach.
However, the little boy stood up and grabbed Yuuki’s hand that just finished washing the dishes. He then pulled her closer to Hikaru and gestured her to sit next to him. Ryota then sat on Hikaru’s lap, preventing him to move any further. “Hikaru-papa… Let’s watch Doraemon together since my hand is not hurting anymore!!!” Ryota said then rested the other half of his body on Hikaru. By this, he just sighed in despair being his plan ruined.
RESULT = FAILED
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*8:00pm*
It’s almost the end of the day and none of the plans of Hikaru had succeded. Yuuki just watched him fail every time since Ryota’s clutches always gets tighter and tighter on the cat plushie therefore leaving no chance for them to rescue the poor doll.
By this, the couple just decided to leave it again for tomorrow with the hope of retrieving the doll at last.
“See you again tomorrow Hikaru-papa, Yuuki-mama” Ryota waved at the couple who were looking very tired but at the same time with smiles on their faces. They never thought they will be this attached to the child and learned to love him as his real parents.
Hikaru found himself not moving from Ryota’s sight along with the figure of Yuuki still having her good bye… “She smiled again today” he thought before feeling his heart swirling slowly that started the cold sweat running through his built. After a few seconds, the smiling figure of Yuuki just became brighter and brighter and can bet that imaginary flowers started blooming on his peripheral view… (Yup… like what you see in animes)
“Yabai… You're in love. Yaotome Hikaru. You’re screwed.” he heard his own mind saying to himself which made him bite his lower lip in worry.
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NEXT DAY = FAILURE IN RETREIVING THE DOLL
THE DAY AFTER THAT = SAME AS PREVIOUS DAY
THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST ONE = FAILED AGAIN
THE DAY AFTER THE TWO DAYS THAT JUST PASSED = (guess??) FAILED
4 DAYS AFTER THE LABELED “NEXT DAY” (did that make sense?) = STILL, NO CAT PLUSHIE IN THEIR HANDS
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*next week*
“Yuuki-chan… we’ve been babysitting Ryota-kun for almost a week now and still no cat plushie… I think leaving it to him will just make matters worse when the time comes when you get your doll back” Hikaru explained with a serious tone (which is very unusual for him, by the way…)
Yuuki thought for awhile, not really wanting to think about this matter any more. Indeed, she likes her plushie back. But she never intend to make a little boy sad, especially Ryota who became so close to him. By this, Yuuki felt a sudden sense of guilt within her... “I can’t seem to take it away from him… He loves my doll so much! And I love that kid so much now… I don’t know what to do!” Yuuki replied with a weary voice whilst her eyes locked to Ryota’s direction, playing with his precious cat doll.
“That’s why I hate cats!!” Hikaru whispered which made him earn a slight pinch on his cheek by Yuuki…
“CATS ARE LOVELY!!! REMEMBER THAT!!!”
"Oh... That's right... I'm in love with this crazy 'cat lady'" he thought to himself then made his way on his revenge on pinching Yuuki's cheek as well.
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“Mama… Is anything wrong? Are you fighting with papa again?” Ryota suddenly said after seeing the couple pinching each other’s cheek with annoyance.
Suddenly, Yuuki and Hikaru released each other and smiled innocently at Ryota.
“Nope~ I have very good term with your papa here…” Yuuki replied with a fake smile… “Anou, Ryota-kun… It’s getting late now. You should go to sleep before you real mom comes”
“But I don’t want to yet… I still want to play with Fluffy.”
“But-“
Preventing Yuuki to protest once again, Hikaru approached the little child and carried him on his arms. He then whispered something on Ryota’s ear which made him giggle as if having a good plan to annoy Yuuki. Yuuki on the other hand just wondered what the two boys are doing, giggling continuously.
“Okay Yuuki-mama… I’ll sleep…” Ryota grinned, having Hikaru’s support on the side lines… “Only if you go out on a date with Hika-papa tomorrow”
After hearing this, Yuuki blinked twice, trying to process the sudden words of the child. She then faced the evil mastermind Hikaru who is for some reason busy on counting every strands of Ryota’s hair.
“What?”
“I said I’ll sleep early today if you go on a date with Hikaru-papa tomorrow…” Ryota repeated.
“You don’t expect me to agree to that, right?”
“Yes, I do!! PLEASEEE!!” Ryota pleaded for his request to be granted while pulling off his signature ‘puppy-dog-eyes’ which he learned from Uncle Chinen just a few days ago.
“Hai~ Okay Okay… you guys win…”
“YATTA!!!” the two boys said in perfect sync then pulled their friendship ‘handshake’, indicating success.
--
"I'm sorry... I need to end this by tomorrow..." Yuuki sighed to herself with her own plan in mind without the two boy's knowledge.
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*next day*
Hikaru patiently waited to see his desired ‘date’ for the day. Yuuki and Hikaru talked just this morning with their plan to spend the day together.He took a deep breath along with the feeling of nervousness running through him. He’s even more nervous now than performing in front of thousands of people during their concerts. He looked at the passing couples in front of him and just can’t help himself but to smile, imaging himself and Yuuki happily walking side by side each other with linking hands.
Suddenly, the sound of his phone ringing were just enough to disturb his own chain of thoughts and fantasies. It took him a while to pull his mobile from his pocket and just found himself answering the call.
“Moshi moshi?”
“Hikaru-kun?” the silent voice of Yuuki was heard on the other end of the line.
“Yuuki-chan? Are you okay? I’m here already… What time are you coming?” Hikaru said excitedly.
“Sorry, I can’t come today…” Yuuki said in a quite teary voice… “I decided to give up retrieving my doll that came from my late mom… I think Ryota will take care of it any way” she continued with a silent tone, obvious that she’s sniffing.
“W - why? Are you crying? Where are you now? I’ll pick you up…” Hikaru declared with a worried voice.
“I’m at Ryota-kun’s house to say my goodbye… I’m going to miss you both” Yuuki said then hang up the phone.
After the call, Hikaru just froze for a moment, trying his best to move his feet that are seem to be stuck on the ground. The word “goodbye” just lingered through his mind and felt a part of his chest being absorbed by that depressing word. Within seconds, he felt adrenaline rush coming through his body and ran as fast as he could as if running for his life.
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Yuuki walked away from a familiar house in which she shared fun memories with Ryota and Hikaru. Indeed, she enjoyed their company. However, she just can’t waste her time and just have fun. She went to Japan for a reason - to get her dream. Now, it’s time for her to move.
As expected, she didn’t even have the courage to say good bye to Ryota and her precious cat plushie. She just can’t enter the house and see the smiling face of Ryota again.
“Take care of ‘Fluffy’, Ryo-chan…” she mouthed the words of her ‘good-byes’ and walked slowly away from the house.
However, a sudden tug on her sleeve was felt which made her stop for a while. She turned slowly to see the figure of Hikaru panting and trying his best to catch his breath from all the running.
“Yokatta… I - I made it!” he said, still trying to regain his normal breathing rate. This made Yuuki in a confused state, waiting patiently to the man’s explanation.
Hikaru then pulled a medium sized cage on his left hand and showed it to Yuuki.
To her surprise, a cat similar to her cat plushie was seen with a red bow tied loosely on its neck. The cat meowed on the presence of Yuuki which is enough to pull a smile on her face… “Uwahhh… Kawaii”
“This… this thing is for you” Hikaru uttered while placing the box as far away as possible from his body. He then showed his arm to Yuuki with scratches all over them… “And look what I’ve been through just to get that cat from the shop… it scratched the living day light out of me. That cat seems to hate me”
“This is for me? Wait! Aren’t you afraid of cats?” Yuuki said then opened the box and carried the petite cat in her arms.
“I am… I’m terrified!!” he said after taking a step backwards away from the cat’s position… “But I’m more terrified to lose you…”
After hearing this, Yuuki just stayed quiet for a while and tried her best to make what Hikaru said sink inside her head.
“W - What did you just say?” she said to help herself to know if she actually heard correctly.
“I’m not gonna say it again… But instead…” Hikaru interrupted himself and leaned forward to Yuuki’s face. He then placed his lips on hers making Yuuki blush from Hikaru’s sudden actions. Within seconds, time had stopped. Even the cat Yuuki was holding didn't move as if watching them kiss on the pavement of the street. The two just didn't think for awhile and just developed their own world through their midst.
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“Wahhh!!! My mama and papa are kissing outside my house!!”
Suddenly, Ryota’s shout was heard out of nowhere which made them break their caressing contact . Hikaru and Yuuki just looked at each other with blushed faced and just chuckled from what happened.