Fish 005 - [Vision of Desire]
[The Dreamberry turns on to show a Japanese garden, one that is nowhere in Somarium. There is a koi pond off to the side, surrounded by decorative rocks and plants, and a sakura tree on the other side. The sun in shining, a perfect day outside.
The peace is then broken, however, by a pair of young, dark-haired boys running after each other, laughing loudly and making their way around the garden with ease, obviously having done this many times before. A woman stands off to the side, watching them attentively, her hands rubbing her swollen belly under her clothing. Her face is unseen, but she also has dark hair, though it is pulled back in a messy bun.
Suddenly, a figure appears next to the pond, kneeling down and also watching the children. That white haori and long white hair gives his identity away as Ukitake automatically. The children, having seen him, run at him from both sides, immediately wrapping their little arms around his shoulders, smiling even more widely, if that were possible. "Tou-san!" they cry, so happy to see him.
The woman slowly makes her way across the garden as Ukitake kisses each boy in turn on the forehead once, and then twice for good measure before sending them off to continue their game. As the woman approaches, he looks up at her and smiles, reaching out for the belly which is now at eye-level.
"He is almost here." He rests his forehead gently against the woman's belly, eyes falling closed. "I cannot wait to meet him."
The woman's hand reaches down to gently thread her fingers through his hair. Her voice is soft and kind, but with an underlying strength. "You are so sure it will not be a girl."
Ukitake chuckles. "A father cannot have intuition about these things?"
"Not as strong as a mother."
He laughs a little louder and presses a kiss to her belly. "Fair enough. But no matter what it turns out to be, every child is a blessing." He looks up again, brown eyes full of sincerity. "My family is a blessing."]
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[The vision ends and then shows Ukitake sitting in his room, smiling peacefully, though a little sadly at what he has just seen. And then he turns off the Dreamberry.]
The peace is then broken, however, by a pair of young, dark-haired boys running after each other, laughing loudly and making their way around the garden with ease, obviously having done this many times before. A woman stands off to the side, watching them attentively, her hands rubbing her swollen belly under her clothing. Her face is unseen, but she also has dark hair, though it is pulled back in a messy bun.
Suddenly, a figure appears next to the pond, kneeling down and also watching the children. That white haori and long white hair gives his identity away as Ukitake automatically. The children, having seen him, run at him from both sides, immediately wrapping their little arms around his shoulders, smiling even more widely, if that were possible. "Tou-san!" they cry, so happy to see him.
The woman slowly makes her way across the garden as Ukitake kisses each boy in turn on the forehead once, and then twice for good measure before sending them off to continue their game. As the woman approaches, he looks up at her and smiles, reaching out for the belly which is now at eye-level.
"He is almost here." He rests his forehead gently against the woman's belly, eyes falling closed. "I cannot wait to meet him."
The woman's hand reaches down to gently thread her fingers through his hair. Her voice is soft and kind, but with an underlying strength. "You are so sure it will not be a girl."
Ukitake chuckles. "A father cannot have intuition about these things?"
"Not as strong as a mother."
He laughs a little louder and presses a kiss to her belly. "Fair enough. But no matter what it turns out to be, every child is a blessing." He looks up again, brown eyes full of sincerity. "My family is a blessing."]
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[The vision ends and then shows Ukitake sitting in his room, smiling peacefully, though a little sadly at what he has just seen. And then he turns off the Dreamberry.]