Yuri's POV:
Ohayo. I woke up, and the sunlight peeked through, saying "hi!" through the window.
First day back in Japan.
I just hope I don't need to meet the elders today. Not right when I'm fully charged to have fun with-
"Ugh..."
She groaned and rubbed her face in frustration slightly.
Why the heck is she frustrated at 7 in the morning?
"Apr-"
"Eme slep.. leme slee.. let me sleep.." she murmured again and again.
"Okay, okay... chill." I shushed her and got up from the bed.
Back to the charged part, I'm going to have fun here. But the Hanamitchi elders always find a way to ruin it. I just want to have fun and make memories.
Enjoy with her.
I'm back in Japan after almost 2 years.
Wish this day goes as beautifully as she.
Mom said she has planned to show all of us Mount Fuji.
I've gone there many times, I mean it.
Many times.
Almost 20 times.
Then, being themselves, to the Hanamitchi Restaurant. They're going to tour the workplace.
I went to the restroom, washed my face and got out of the room.
I heard noise from Room 5, I opened the door and saw Ci-N laughing like an absolute maniac.
Jayjay looks like she's terrified for life.
Keifer looks done with everything in this world.
Felix as if he's having the best time of his life.
Edrix was on the floor, jaw dropped.
Ci-N's face snapped back to me, and he gave me an evil smile.
"Hi, Yuri~" he sang, dragging my name like an opera.
"Why are you-"
"CHECK YOUR PHONE," he ordered.
My hands went to my pocket, but there was nothing inside.
"I... I don't have my phone."
"NO PROBLEM, SEE THIS." He showed me a video of two people cuddling-
WAIT, WHAT?
Is that, suspect 1 Keifer and suspect 2 Jayjay?
My head snapped to them.
I looked back at the video, they were on THAT left bed, and they were suspiciously close.
Yes, a certified cuddle session.
What the hell.
Oh my god.
"They were found seeking each other's warmth when the blanket was on the floor like a betrayed best friend, and the AC wasn't even on, which leads to the decision that THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY CUDDLING." Ci-N talked like an AI. Fast. Excited. Judging.
"Okay, slow down, slow down." I helped him calm down a bit. Hyperactive chaos mode, level 5 to level 2.
"You want to say this to April, right?" I asked.
"HELL YEAH." He shouted, loud enough to wake up my parents 2 floors away.
Jayjay looked like she was about to lose it.
She immediately grabbed his hand and shook him. "YOU DARE TO SAY IT TO HER?"
She looked at me.
Shit.
I was scared of this glare. Her glare was my weak point. I don't melt even if it is April. Damn.
"If you say anything about this to April, I swear, I will leak the footage of you and April saying baby to each other. I HAVE IT." She pointed at the camera, which was April's.
So, basically, I don't care.
Plus, I said that to embarrass April. IT'S A PLUS FOR ME.
Whatever they do, it's a win for me.
"Let's go, Ci-N!" I hyped him, and we both ran to my room.
I opened the door, and I expected a peaceful, sleeping April snoring.
But, the sight in front of me? Broke me.
She was sitting straight, cross-legged, tears flowing down her cheeks freely.
She wasn't crying loudly or
I immediately ran to her and knelt beside her.
"Apr.. April, are you okay?"
She looked so vulnerable. I hated seeing her like this. Heck, heck, heck.
"Yuri, dad.. dad is here.. at.. he wants.."
"Shh.. calm down... Ci-N gives me the water."
He gave the water bottle to me, and I opened it and held it near her mouth.
She took tiny sips, and her breath slowed down a bit.
My hand rested on her back. Ci-N sat on the bed near her.
"Ate... what happened?"
"My dad, you know Ci-N? He.. It's been almost half a decade since I met him. Like... ever since my parents' divorce, I haven't met him, only talked through calls."
Ci-N nodded and sat closer. Not touching, not far, just saying "I'm here for you always."
"He's in Japan now. He somehow got to know we're here, and he's asking to meet me, without my mom knowing," she explained, talking through tears.
The fact that she didn't cry because she was heartbroken, or had been betrayed. This was... the years of longing, the days she spent alone, the dreams come true.
Ci-N smiled at me and hugged her.
"So, I'm going to see your dad for the first time!" he exclaimed, lightening up the mood.
"Oh my god, my father-in-law after almost 8 years!" I joked around, a joke which I knew I could make real.
April laughed. Real.
And somehow, that smile and laugh from her could lighten up my mood for days.
My diamond. Gem, I'll never let go.
"How am I supposed to take this? Joke or threat?" she said, blackmailing me.
"Hm... carefully thinking, loading." I let her wait for an answer for a while, "I prefer it to be a threat."
She raised an eyebrow at my joking, not joking answer.
Somehow, that day I hoped wouldn't be bad just got an upgrade.