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Chapter 10: Listen To Her Heartbeat
After the meal, everyone gathered in the living room. The children all went to Hikaru's room because Haruka doesn't want them to hear some adult talk. Haruka and Tomochika talked seriously in her room first and went to the living room after.
"I know you have tons of questions to Haruka...so you have to take turns. You have to let Haruka explain or answer properly, okay?" Tomochika said. "We'll start with Syo."
"Is your engagement with Ittoki true?" Syo seriously asked.
"No. It was all made up by me." Haruka answered.
"Cecil." Tomo said.
"What is he doing here?" he angrily asked.
"I'll pass to that question" Haruka jokingly answered. "Later, Cecil."
"Ittoki"
"Did you really kissed Ren?" he asked.
Haruka blushed lightly out of nowhere and answered, "I think so..."
Everyone was silent and saw how Haruka blushed. They knew Haruka is still inlove with Ren but they wouldn't allow her to be hurt again by Ren.
"Natsuki."
"I already know everything...I'll just give my turn to Ren." Natsuki calmly said.
"Ren, you are allowed to ask two questions."
"Then, do you still love me?" he seriously asked.
"I'll pass to that." Haruka replied.
"Do we know the father of Hikaru?" he asked.
"We all know him!" everyone shouted except Masato.
"Masato"
"Who is the father?" he asked. "I know who it is but I'm asking this to be sure and for Ren."
"I'll answer that later. If I tell it now, Hikaru may get angry." Haruka said.
"Are we finished?" she asked.
Everyone nodded. Haruka then brought out an album and showed them all the pictures of Hikaru since he was a child. Ren started to notice that Hikaru looks like him when he was a child. He looks at Haruka which he saw staring at him. She was smiling at him but her eyes were full of sadness. He already knew the answer but he couldn't believe it. His mind was flooding with questions right now...
"Is he my son?" Ren sadly asked.
Everyone was looking at him. They know the answer but they couldn't say it. Ren was already out of words...he can't say any word...
"We're going home." Syo, Natsuki and Tokiya said.
"I'm going to visit Iku." Tomochika said.
"I'm going to RRock." Ittoki said.
"I'm going to the office." Masato said.
"I'll take Kiyo and Alec with me to the restaurant." Cecil said.
"Cecil... Don't take Kiyo with you. Let him stay with Hikaru first while I talk to Ren." Haruka said.
They all left Haruka and Ren alone... Hikaru went down and saw that they were the only ones left in the house. He saw Ren's tears fall from his eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me that you were pregnant?" Ren asked.
"It was already too late when I realized I was pregnant with Hikaru..." she sadly answered, staring at Hikaru's photos when he was still a baby.
"You already left..." Haruka added. "There was no way I could contact you...because I was hurt at that time..."
"I'm sorry for leaving you all alone...for letting you carry all the burdens and sufferings alone..." Ren said.
"It's all in the past... and I just wanted you to know the truth..." Haruka murmured.
"Why are you telling me this just now?" he curiously asked.
"I don't know... Maybe because I want you to know that you have a son... and it's time for him to meet his dad." Haruka answered.
"Are you going to tell him now? Won't he get angry? Or shock?" Ren asked.
"Of course...he'll get angry...He grew up without a dad." Haruka said.
"Then how are you going to tell him that I am his father?"
"For now, you go home. I have to think about this matter thoroughly." Haruka said.
Ren left Haruka alone without saying goodbye. He was in shock and still couldn't believe everything. It felt like a dream for him. He rode his car but stayed infront Haruka's house. He was still in deep thoughts... about his mistakes, his supposedly family, Haruka, Hikaru, everything!
Haruka stayed in the living room. She couldn't hear any sound of a sports car going away... Did he walk? Or did he stay?
Am I wrong? Did I do the right thing? Is this really the right time to tell Hikaru all about his father? She thought.
"Mom? Are you alright?"
"Hikaru!"
"Mom... What's wrong?" he sadly asked.
Haruka slowly shook her head and said, "There's nothing wrong..."
"I know there is. I can see it in your eyes. They are not the eyes that say 'there's nothing wrong'..." he replied.
"You - ... Hikaru, can mommy ask you a question?" she asked, trembling.
"Please go on, mommy. I am always ready! Like a boy scout." He proudly and politely said.
"If ever... your daddy wants to meet you... will you go and meet him?" she asked.
Tears suddenly fell from his eyes and said, "Are you going to give me away?"
"Calm down, Hikaru. I won't give you away. Don't you want to meet him?" she calmly said.
"I want to but I don't like seeing you hurt, mommy." He said.
"I'm not hurt. I want you to atleast meet him and know him as your father." Haruka explained. "Think about it, Hikaru. I'm not rushing you..."
Hikaru nodded and wiped his tears away and suddenly hugged Haruka which gave her a shock. She gently smiled and hugged him back. Tight. As if there is no tomorrow.
"Umm... M-mom, I c-can't breathe!" Hikaru shouted.
Haruka let go and apologized. The two of them laughed and laughed with all their heart.
He looks just like you when you smile, Ren. He looks like you but he is better-looking than you. Hihihi.
~REN'S POV~
He drove his car away from her house. Trying to clear out his mind... safe and fast, safe and fast, safe and fast he repeatedly told himself.
WHY?! Why didn't she tell me earlier? She could've atleast ask my mom for help! I let her suffer all those pain...My child... he grew up without his dad. It was all my fault. I let the two of them suffer...because of this selfishness of mine...
He kept on blaming his self until his almost crash into a tree. He got scared. He felt tired. He couldn't breath. All he could think about is Haruka and Hikaru. He looked up in the sky and tears fell from his eyes.
Suddenly, his phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and put his phone back in his pocket. He drove his car again but this time it was in a slow pace. It took him 15 minutes to reach his destination and it is where Haruka works.
"Mom?" he asked. The old lady turned around with tears in her eyes.
"I found her!" she said. "I found Haruka!"
"I know... this is the company she works with." He replied. "Mom, I have something to tell you... privately."
The both of them drive back home. He called his father and asked him to proceed in the living room. Once again, each and every member of the Jinguji family is in the living room.
"Dad, Mom... I have something to confess." Ren said.
His parents looked at each other and accidentally asked him in unison, "What is it?"
"I already found Haruka the other day..." He said. "In the reunion..."
"Why didn't you tell us?" His mom asked. "I wanted to see her again."
"Please let him finish, my dear." His father said. His mom stopped and asks him to go on.
"I found out something that was hidden a long time ago from me...us." he continued. "I never thought that I would regret something I've done for myself and left someone who I valued more."
"Son..." his father murmured.
"After and before I left for US, she knew... that she was pregnant of my child." He nervously said. He wanted to cry but he needs to be strong.
"Did she get an abortion?" his seriously asked.
Ren shook his head and his mom started to smile and got excited.
"When did you know that you have a child?!" his mom excitedly asked.
"Before we meet up..." he answered.
"Where are they?! I want to see them!"
"Dear, calm down. Let him finish first." His father once again complained.
"We've already talked about Hikaru..." he added. "She wants Hikaru to decide about whether he'll meet me or not..."
"So Hikaru is his name..." his mom murmured. "But why didn't she asked us for help?" she wondered.
"I don't know..." Ren simply replied.
Suddenly his phone rang. It was Haruka. He quickly answered the phone although he is still infont of his family.
"Hello?"
"He said yes."
He was speechless. He'll meet Hikaru again. He is happy that he almost forgot that he was talking with her.
"Yes. Yes. Thank you very much, Haruka." He shouted.
"It's nothing. When are you planning to meet?" she asked.
"Is it possible if the two of you could come by tonight?" he asked.
It took her minutes before she could answer his question.
"Sure. I'll prepare him for tonight." She replied.
"Then, should I pick you up?" he happily asked.
"No, thank you." She simply replied. "I'll drive."
"Ok then. Take care. Thank you very much, Haruka."
He then ends the call and excitedly asked everyone in the house to prepare for a feast because the two important people in his life will come tonight.
7 PM – Jinguji Mansion
Haruka and Hikaru arrived at exactly 7 in Ren's house. The both of them are actually very nervous. Haruka was holding Hikaru's hand so that he won't get scared or nervous but it seems the nervousness affected the both of them.
"Mom, it's so big! It's bigger than ours!" Hikaru said.
"Yes, I know. Mommy used to go here a lot." She replied.
A maid led the two of them to where everyone is.
"Mom... Are they all nice?" Hikaru asked.
"Yes." Haruka replied and gave him a warm smile.
"Mom..." Hikaru whispered.
"Yea?" she calmly answered.
"I love you." He gently said,
Haruka looked down to see Hikaru. Hikaru was blushing.
"I love you too, Hikaru." She happily answered.
Finally, they were infront of a gigantic door. The maid opened it for them and they heard poppers pop. Hikaru was amazed at how big the dining room was.
"Mommy, look! Party!" he shouted.
"Calm down, Hikaru." Haruka calmly said. "Don't forget your manners, young boy."
"Sorry." He said. "Konbanwa!"
"Konbanwa!" an old lady said. "You must be Hikaru... welcome!"
"Mother..." Haruka murmured.
"Haruka! I missed you!" she shouted then gave her a sudden hug. "You're still as beautiful as ever..."
"I've missed you too..." she whispered.
"Sit down, sit down. Feel free to eat whatever you want." Ren's father said.
Haruka and Hikaru sat beside each other and Ren sat beside Hikaru. Hikaru looked at Ren and said, "I might look like you when I grow up."
Ren chuckled and said, "You are my son, after all."
Haruka felt the smile on her face. When she looked around, she saw Ren's relatives looking at her,
"Excuse me, but do I have something on my face?" she curiously asked.
"It's just that we are so happy to see you, Hikaru and Ren together. I finally saw Ren with his family." His mother said.
Haruka lightly chuckled and asked, "Do you want Hikaru to visit you once in a while?"
"What do you mean?" Ren's father asked. "Won't you live with us?"
Haruka shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, Father. I can't leave my grandmother's house like that. It is my treasure."
"Then how about you and Ren, together with Hikaru live there?" Ren's mother suggested.
"Eh?"
"That's alright with me..." Ren murmured.
"It's fine... but Hikaru..." Haruka said.
"It's alright but I have one condition..." he proudly said.
"Oohh! I like this grandson of ours!" Ren's father said.
"What is it, son?" Ren asked.
"You have to sleep in different room." He said.
Everyone looked at Hikaru with curious faces.
"But why?" Ren;s mother asked.
"My uncle told me that mommy went through a lot when daddy disappeared." He said. "My aunt told me that 'Trust is like a glass, once broken, it is hard to be fixed.'"
"What a clever boy, you are." Ren's grandfather said. "It is a consequence to Ren afterall."
Haruka laughed and patted Hikaru's head. She then looked at Ren and said, "Then we do not have a problem anymore... Is it a deal?"
"Deal!" Ren answered.
"Stay here for the night. We can't let you go home this late..." Ren's mom said.
Haruka nodded. I missed this feeling... Will I manage living with him starting tomorrow...?
9:37 PM
"Mommy, is it really alright to live together?" Hikaru asked.
Haruka nodded and gave him a warm smile.
"Really?" he asked.
"Really." She answered.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Suddenly, they heard a light knock. Haruka stood up and slightly open the door to see who was it.
"Ren? What's wrong?" she asked.
"I just wanted to say 'Good Night' to the both of you..." he carefully said. It was like he doesn't want anyone to hear a thing he's saying.
Haruka lightly chuckled and invited him to enter. Haruka sat down on the side of the bed; Hikaru stood up and jumped to Ren.
"Calm down, little boy." Ren whispered.
"Mommy said that I am already a big boy!" Hikaru complained as he pouted and cover himself with a blanket.
"Okay, Okay. I understand." Ren said. "Daddy just wants to say good night to the both of you."
He looks at Haruka in the eyes and said, "Good Night, my love."
"Good Night" she answered. She then turned her face away. She was scared that she might kiss him all of a sudden.
Ren then removed the blanket over Hikaru and saw that he was already sleeping. He then moved his face closer to Hikaru and kisses him on the forehead.
"Good Night, baby boy." He whispered.
"D-Daddy... D-Don't go..." Hikaru murmured. Ren then noticed that Hikaru was holding his shirt tightly.
"I guess you can sleep with us... But only for tonight." Haruka said.
Ren's eyes brightened when he heard those words. It felt heaven to him. He can feel the 'family atmosphere' around them.
"Beside you?" he jokingly asked.
"No." Haruka seriously answered. "Hikaru's in the middle."
"I was only joking." He replied. "Haruka..."
"What?" she asked.
"I'm sorry." He sincerely said.
"For?" She curiously asked.
"For everything I've done to hurt you." He answered.
"It's alright. Past is Past." She answered and she gave him a smile.
"Can I hug you?" he asked.
"Just hug."
Ren then reached for her and gave her a tight hug. Before he let go, he gave her a kiss on her cheek.
"Cheater!" Haruka shouted.
"Sshh!" Ren hushed. "You'll wake Hikaru up!"
Haruka let out a chuckle and said good night.
"I love you, Haruka." Ren said.
Haruka blushed and turned away.
A/N: I hope everyone likes it. I know I still have a lot of things to improve.. so I'll try my best to become better :D Sorry if I couldn't reply to anyone's review/comments. Thanks for reading Two Special Songs ;) I love you all! 3 3
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