It was difficult to be a single mother. Especially when that mother had to have a full-time job. That was what Akiko felt having to raise her son by herself after his father had simply up and left them. Shido handled it admirably. He was a good student, obedient, and did his chores without complaint
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"A-ah, hey mom. Home early?" He asked, trying not to sound too awkward, though he was blushing lightly. He got his shoes off, shrugging his backpack off his shoulders and letting the straps fall to one hand as he gave her a small smile in return.
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"Alright." He said finally, taking a breath and bringing a clump of rice to his mouth. "So, what brought up the dinner and coming home early mom?" He asked, glancing towards her, definitely feeling a bit more at ease. "Not that I'm complaining but... well grades don't come out for another month or so, and I don't think I've done anything special lately..."
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"I just thought it had been so long since we've had dinner together," she murmured, looking at him softly. "We're still family and we should spend time with one another. I thought it might be a good idea to make the effort and do that before we lose touch."
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"I'd... I'd never lose touch with you, mom. We're like, always together and stuff right? It's always been us." He said, trying to reassure her. Then his heart skipped a beat, and he spoke without thinking. "Just, some stuff's been on my mind lately."
He locked up as soon as he said it. Oh god, why had he opened that door?
He busied himself with eating as soon as he said that, quickly wolfing down some strips of steak.
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"Of course. You're a teenage boy, after all. Is it school? Or..." an idea struck her, and she felt an odd twinge of pleasure and jealousy, "...is there a girl?"
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"Are you sure? You've been distant lately...it's all right if you have a girlfriend. Actually, that would make me very happy."
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"But... but well, there is someone, I guess." He admitted barely above a whisper.
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Akiko reached out to touch his hand lightly.
"There is? Is it someone from school? Or your part-time job?" she asked, voice soft, trying to help him open up to her.
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Feeling her hand against his, he bit his lower lip. "I..."
He cleared his throat, still unable to look at her. "I-If I told you, do you promise you won't get mad?" He asked, the most odd question to ask when it came to admitting to someone he liked. "Like, you won't think I'm weird, or something..." He added. glancing at her briefly.
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"Of course I wouldn't, Shido," she assured him, "You're my son. Even if you did something wrong, I'd be there for you. You can tell me. I won't get angry."
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"It's... fuck.. wait, sorry." he grumbled, realizing he cursed in front of his mother. He took a heavy breath, holding it for a moment before exhaling. "It's you, ok? I've... I've got a crush on you, mom." He said, his heart hammering in his chest. He felt simultaneously relieved and awful, a great weight off his shoulders but now quite stressed over what it might bring about.
"That's why I've been how I am, I dunno how to deal with it or talk about it so..."
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Her son. Had a crush. On her. Akiko had to take deep breaths to stop herself from freaking out and doing something stupid like yelling at him after she had said she wouldn't be mad. If anything, she should be proud he told the truth. That wasn't an easy secret to deal with.
Although it wasn't something completely unheard of among young men. After all, their mother was their first love, and they grew up not knowing the difference between that and other types of love in their younger years. It shouldn't be too surprising that that might carry over into their teenage years.
After a long moment, she poured herself another cup of sake, then realized she should probably say something"Shido...I...well, that's a big shock to me, I hope you understand that," she said, lifting her eyes finally to his bright red face and that ( ... )
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"You're not weird, Shido," she said, and she actually believed it too. "Maybe it's just because you really haven't had a chance to be with girls your age?"
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"I g-guess after awhile, I just told myself since you're already so nice to me and so gorgeous, I didn't need to bother with all the immature girls at school..." He admitted, picking through his mind for the whys of it.
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