Not so bad: Choices final
Nino sat in the middle of his living floor a pink tea cup in his hands and a pirate’s hat sat on his head. There was a purple glitter eye patch over one eye and both his twins were laughing hysterically at him but he assumed that it was because his daughter had decided to pretty him up by putting make up on him and now he looked like the joker with ruby red lips that ended up near his eyes. Around his neck was a ‘diamond’ necklace that Kimiko seemed to be very proud of. She was dressed in a princess outfit that appeared to be too small for her now but she instead on wearing it while Kenichi was dressed like a pirate complete with a full beard and a parrot. Today, when he had seen them in Aiba’s office crying their eyes out, he had thought that he would never see them smile again but apparently he had been mistaken.
“Daddy looks funny!” They said together and Nino happily lifted the pirate hat from the top of his head bowing at them each in turn as he said;
“Thank-you my princess…Captain…”
“Daddy!” They giggled again only stopping when the doorbell cut through the apartment. The twin’s laughter died so quickly Nino would have been sure that he was imagining it if he hadn’t taken out his phone and recorded some of it. He wanted to show Aiba that he could also get them to laugh, he had also had them take a few ‘selfies’ and now they were set on his home and lock screen on his phone.
“It’s just uncle Masaki…” He said getting to his feet and heading to the door still smiling as he unlocked it and said brightly “Masaki! You should see…”
“I am not your friend, Ninomiya-san…” The crisp clipped tones of his former sister-in-law said forcing the smile to die “And…I…I’m sorry but the shade of lipstick doesn’t suit you…”
“…You…You just made a joke?” Nino asked positive that somebody would have been able to knock him down with a feather. The woman gave an almost smile nodding her head as she whispered;
“Yes…Not a very good one…May I come in?”
“…Yes…” He breathed moving aside and letting her into the apartment still surprised that she had made a joke.
She stalked into the room staring at the twins who had frozen like statues their eyes wide like disks. Nino tried to smile reassuringly but he wasn’t sure that he managed it. The woman gave another tense smile looking at the children saying;
“You look like you’re having fun…Um what are you playing?”
“P-Pirates…Pirates and Princesses…” They answered together sounding nervous but their faces lit up in small glowing smiles and Nino felt his heart flip. “Would you…Would like to play?”
“...I…If you don’t mind…” She whispered sitting down onto the floor beside the table happy when a little plastic cup was filled with the cold drink that was being used as tea. Nino shook his head amazed by the strange change that had taken over his former sister-in-law before he wandered back over and sat down around the small table picking up his flower cup again sticking out his pinkie finger.
Together they played with the children for around an hour before the twins decided it was time for them to take a nap. Nino reluctantly watched them leave surprised when his sister-in-law gave a small sigh whispering “They…They are different with you…”
“I’m sorry…?”
“I…With Rii I never saw them laugh like that…She was a good mother…” She added quickly and defensively and Nino held up his hands just as quickly wondering how she could even think that he would argue that.
“I’m not going to deny that, Rii was an exceptional mother…”
“She was but….She could be a little strict with them…I…feel as if I should apologise to you, for my words and my actions over the last few days…” She breathed making her apology sound like a business proposal though the way she was studying the plastic cup that was still in her hand made him realise how nervous she was. Nino was too stunned to say anything though and he just stared at the woman like he had never even seen her before “…I…My sister’s death has hit me harder than I ever would have realised…As you know she and I…We never seemed friendly, Rii did a lot that I disapproved of…But…She was still my sister…I remember her the same age as the twins are now playing princesses…” Her voice broke and she gave a gasp as if she was struggling to breathe “In the years since the twins were born…I found myself growing closer with my sister to the point that I believed we could almost be called friends…And then…Cruel fate decided to take that from me and…In a roundabout way take the twins as well…I believed that you would deny me excess to them…”
“…Never…” Nino hissed shifting around the table and to both their surprise taking her hand and giving the fingers a squeeze “Rii…she always looked up to you, I could never understand it myself but…She did idolise you, and love you…”
“I suppose that is meant to bring me comfort?” The woman huffed holding herself tall before slumping completely her thin body shaking with sobs “It…Doesn’t but I thank you for telling me so…”
“Yui, you will always be a part of their lives…” Nino murmured not used to seeing the ever stern and in control Yui a crying mess “You drive me crazy, we will always argue but you…You are the person that is most like their mum, you will have the stories that I can never tell them...And…Kimiko…She’s going to need you to help her become strong like you…”
“…And…I…I believe that Kenichi will need somebody to show him how to attract women…” Yui whispered flushing a little more brightly and Nino start at her in complete shock his mouth hanging wide until she huffed growling “Does it really surprise you?”
“…No, not really…” Nino answered laughing a little before he fell silent wondering what the hell had happened since he had last seen his ex-sister-in-law. In his mind though he could only think of one reason for her complete change and that was the person that called his penis ‘Masaki Jr’
*~*~*~*~*~*
"I had a strange experience today…” Nino hummed later staring at his boyfriend’s back as Aiba happily washed the dinner pots. Aiba gave a grunt letting him know that he was listening and Nino sighed smiling as he realised that he was right somehow what happened today was his boyfriend’s doing. He walked the short distance to the taller man and wrapped his arms around his waist squeezing him tight. “I have no idea what you did but…Thank-you…”
“You’re welcome…I think we should invite her for dinner sometime!”
“Anything you say, miracle man…”
THE END
A/N: ARGH! Not very good! I’m sorry but I wanted to end it as I couldn’t stand to have another ongoing left to the mists of time!
“Daddy looks funny!” They said together and Nino happily lifted the pirate hat from the top of his head bowing at them each in turn as he said;
“Thank-you my princess…Captain…”
“Daddy!” They giggled again only stopping when the doorbell cut through the apartment. The twin’s laughter died so quickly Nino would have been sure that he was imagining it if he hadn’t taken out his phone and recorded some of it. He wanted to show Aiba that he could also get them to laugh, he had also had them take a few ‘selfies’ and now they were set on his home and lock screen on his phone.
“It’s just uncle Masaki…” He said getting to his feet and heading to the door still smiling as he unlocked it and said brightly “Masaki! You should see…”
“I am not your friend, Ninomiya-san…” The crisp clipped tones of his former sister-in-law said forcing the smile to die “And…I…I’m sorry but the shade of lipstick doesn’t suit you…”
“…You…You just made a joke?” Nino asked positive that somebody would have been able to knock him down with a feather. The woman gave an almost smile nodding her head as she whispered;
“Yes…Not a very good one…May I come in?”
“…Yes…” He breathed moving aside and letting her into the apartment still surprised that she had made a joke.
She stalked into the room staring at the twins who had frozen like statues their eyes wide like disks. Nino tried to smile reassuringly but he wasn’t sure that he managed it. The woman gave another tense smile looking at the children saying;
“You look like you’re having fun…Um what are you playing?”
“P-Pirates…Pirates and Princesses…” They answered together sounding nervous but their faces lit up in small glowing smiles and Nino felt his heart flip. “Would you…Would like to play?”
“...I…If you don’t mind…” She whispered sitting down onto the floor beside the table happy when a little plastic cup was filled with the cold drink that was being used as tea. Nino shook his head amazed by the strange change that had taken over his former sister-in-law before he wandered back over and sat down around the small table picking up his flower cup again sticking out his pinkie finger.
Together they played with the children for around an hour before the twins decided it was time for them to take a nap. Nino reluctantly watched them leave surprised when his sister-in-law gave a small sigh whispering “They…They are different with you…”
“I’m sorry…?”
“I…With Rii I never saw them laugh like that…She was a good mother…” She added quickly and defensively and Nino held up his hands just as quickly wondering how she could even think that he would argue that.
“I’m not going to deny that, Rii was an exceptional mother…”
“She was but….She could be a little strict with them…I…feel as if I should apologise to you, for my words and my actions over the last few days…” She breathed making her apology sound like a business proposal though the way she was studying the plastic cup that was still in her hand made him realise how nervous she was. Nino was too stunned to say anything though and he just stared at the woman like he had never even seen her before “…I…My sister’s death has hit me harder than I ever would have realised…As you know she and I…We never seemed friendly, Rii did a lot that I disapproved of…But…She was still my sister…I remember her the same age as the twins are now playing princesses…” Her voice broke and she gave a gasp as if she was struggling to breathe “In the years since the twins were born…I found myself growing closer with my sister to the point that I believed we could almost be called friends…And then…Cruel fate decided to take that from me and…In a roundabout way take the twins as well…I believed that you would deny me excess to them…”
“…Never…” Nino hissed shifting around the table and to both their surprise taking her hand and giving the fingers a squeeze “Rii…she always looked up to you, I could never understand it myself but…She did idolise you, and love you…”
“I suppose that is meant to bring me comfort?” The woman huffed holding herself tall before slumping completely her thin body shaking with sobs “It…Doesn’t but I thank you for telling me so…”
“Yui, you will always be a part of their lives…” Nino murmured not used to seeing the ever stern and in control Yui a crying mess “You drive me crazy, we will always argue but you…You are the person that is most like their mum, you will have the stories that I can never tell them...And…Kimiko…She’s going to need you to help her become strong like you…”
“…And…I…I believe that Kenichi will need somebody to show him how to attract women…” Yui whispered flushing a little more brightly and Nino start at her in complete shock his mouth hanging wide until she huffed growling “Does it really surprise you?”
“…No, not really…” Nino answered laughing a little before he fell silent wondering what the hell had happened since he had last seen his ex-sister-in-law. In his mind though he could only think of one reason for her complete change and that was the person that called his penis ‘Masaki Jr’
*~*~*~*~*~*
"I had a strange experience today…” Nino hummed later staring at his boyfriend’s back as Aiba happily washed the dinner pots. Aiba gave a grunt letting him know that he was listening and Nino sighed smiling as he realised that he was right somehow what happened today was his boyfriend’s doing. He walked the short distance to the taller man and wrapped his arms around his waist squeezing him tight. “I have no idea what you did but…Thank-you…”
“You’re welcome…I think we should invite her for dinner sometime!”
“Anything you say, miracle man…”
THE END
A/N: ARGH! Not very good! I’m sorry but I wanted to end it as I couldn’t stand to have another ongoing left to the mists of time!