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《Fabulist:A person who composes or relates fables.》

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"Lunch! Finally!" You cheered, happily pulling out the small sandwich you had prepared for lunch. Pulling out your thermos with coffee.

"Hmm, it's a bit cold..." You mumble, "I wonder if Ai and the twins liked what I made for their lunches..."

You say aloud, becoming quiet when Fuji and Kanei sit beside you.

"Your food looks so good, (Y/N)!" Kanei said, gazing down at the sandwich. Her smile wavered a bit at the food.

"Hmm... You have more of a spread most days. What happened?!" Kanei said worriedly.

"Nothing, just a bit tired." I said, sweating at her worries. Kanei shook her head. "You say that, but I don't believe you... This time!" The woman babbles.

"It's nothing, honest! I was just in a rush today out the door!" You said waving your hands quickly in front of you. Kanei eyes you like a mother hen as Fuji takes a spot beside you and Kanei. Pulling out his own lunch.

"Aww~! Kanei! Your lunch looks adorable! I still can't believe it! I wish my lunches were just as cute!"

Kanei says warmly as Fuji looks away in embarrassment. Quietly thanking her as the two converse while you dig in, losing yourself down the train of memory lane.

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"I wanna play, Princess!"

Ruby squeaks at you. Happily wearing a tiara and a hot pink princess-style dress Ai had bought her.

You smile, "Sure. We can play Princess." You said, insinuating Aqua would as well. The male twin nods, but Ruby puffs up her cheeks in agitation.

"You need a dress! And he needs a suit!"

"Well... Not.. All royals wear fancy clothing to look like a princess." You say kindly, quickly adjusting the tiara on Ruby's head.

"You're right. Daddy doesn't need one cause he already looks like a prince!"

"Yeah! Exactly."

"But you and Aquq aren't pretty like Daddy, so you need a nice outfit!"

You smile strainfully as Aqua sweat-dropped at Ruby's childish antics.

Ai, who had trusted you with the twins while Mrs. Saitou would drop him off at work. (You didn't understand what work he did, but you assumed it was a carpool situation.)

While you didn't mind, Ai kept saying he'll make it up to you while Mrs. Saitou gave you a worried look, telling you to call her if anything goes arise.

So you pinky promised the two of them, just to make sure.

Yes, it was an odd way of agreeing, but Ai seemed thrilled at the hand contact between you and him.

Ruby goes through her closet for anything suitable but huffs when finding nothing.

"Hey, Mx.(L/N), do you have anything that looks like a dress?" Aqua asks innocently as Ruby joins his side, the two giving you the brightest puppy dog look you ever saw!

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You honestly have no idea of the kind of clothes "you" wore in this world.

The twins look at you expectantly. But you don't know what to do besides give in and open up your bedroom closet as the twins watch carefully from the doorway.

You peer at the clothes on the hangers, then glancing at the drawers.

"Hmm.."

Scurrying around in the closet for a few moments, you managed to find something close to "fancy."

A beautiful white wedding dress that was kept in a plastic seal was found!

"How.. How did..?" Your mouth gapes open like a fish out of water as you  place the bag on your comforter.

You felt... Odd, looking at it. Carefully undoing the zipper as you gaze at the dress before carefully poking at it like a dead animal.

"Yeah.. This is a fake, totally fake!" You said aloud before starting to zip it back up.

"Mx. (L/N)..."

The twins said in unison, their eyes gleaming in a strange way as they saw the bag.

"What's that?" Ruby says, coming into your room before you could hide the dress away.

The little girl glances at it before squealing in delight at the gown.

"A wedding dress! You have a wedding dress! Oh, that's so -" Ruby, noticing her brother's stare, gestured him to look at it too.

Aqua does and asks a simple question that would haunt you for an hour.

"Are you a runaway bride?"

You could feel "your skin" become cold at the thought of it.

"Uh- no.. It's a fake dress.. Haha.. Yeah."

"Oh.. But it looks so real!" Ruby says as she smiles at the white fabric.

"You have to wear it!"

You sputter and try to think of a way to say 'no' before Aqua chimes in.

"Yeah, wear it.." The young boy laughs at your unsure expression as Ruby pushes you to the bathroom with the bag.

Once the door was closed, you let out a sigh before glancing at the bag.

Pulling out the dress in full from the bag, you notice a small photo fall out.

"You," and two people stood beside you, laughing and smiling as they wore separate costumes. "[Fuji, Kanei and me, we wanted to celebrate Halloween!]... Who are they?"

You groaned, feeling a headache coming on as you put the dress on, forgetting the small tiara and veil as you hold the photograph in your hands.

"Ruby, Aqua-..."

Your voice dies as you open the bathroom door to see Ai walk into the hallway.

With the fluffy gown clinging to your body nicely, you stare at Ai in horror.

Ai, on the other hand, was standing next to Ruby and Aqua. He stares at you in interest as Aqua pulls on Ai's sleeve, gesturing him to lean down.

Ai's eyes never stray from your frozen form as Aqua whispers something to the male.

Ai's eyes widen, the stars in his pupils shrinking slightly before a teasing glint shines through his eyes as he shoots you a cheeky grin.

"Runaway bride, huh?"

You wanted to hurl.

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"Pft-Bwahahah!" Ai laughs at you on the couch as he cradles the fancy ice cream cup he brought back from work.

"I can't believe-pfft!" Ai kept trying to muffle his giggles, not wanting to wake up the twins after he put them to bed.

He shoves another spoon of ice cream  in his mouth, trying not to choke as you groan.

"I showed all of ya'll the photo! I'm not a "Runaway Bride"!" You wailed, shoving Ai a bit.

The young father smiles before letting out a puff of air. "All the laughing made me full. I can't even enjoy my ice cream.." He said, batting his lashes at you, "can you put it away for me.. Please~." The purple-haired male purrs in a sing-song voice.

You roll "your" eyes at his antics before taking the small tub and spoon.

"Sure, sure.."

You hear Ai's giggles cut abruptly, confusing you as Ai's eyes laid focused on the T.V.

You give him a quizzical look before getting up from the couch.

You put the item back in the freezer. Noticing the photograph was now placed on the fridge with a small magnet.

You frown at it, knowing it wasn't really "you," smiling so silly in the picture.

You head back to the couch. Seeing Ai hadn't once turned away from the T.V. attentively.

"Ai?" You call out to him. His eyes didn't waver from the bright screen as you settled yourself beside him, glancing at the television.

A young woman is shown on the screen, her blonde hair showcasing her fragile but beautiful face as she smiles towards the camera.

Her eyes are a somber blue that reminded you of..

You shake your head at the thought, looking more closely. The woman was shown to be some kind of actor or director? You couldn't really tell.

"Let's just.. Turn this off. It's getting kinda late.." You said unsurely when taking a glance at Ai.

You feel your body become frozen at the look in his eyes.

The once beautiful six-pointed star in each of his eyes had become an inky black, and the gradient purple-pink of his eyes had become close to a shade of sunset. A soft, tender smile on his lips as he looks at the now black screen.

"(Y/N).. Thank you."

Ai's tone had become rather.. Sweet. Sweeter than he ever was with you.

You shivered.

"F-for what?"

Ai smiles warmly before leaning his head on your shoulder.

The male taking in your scent, which clashed with the smell of grilled hamburger meat you had made for dinner.

"Your.. Loyalty."

"Your" body wanted runaway from him. But your mind wouldn't allow it.

"Okay..?" You reply back in confusion. patting his hand.

"We're roommates and all, plus I've babysat your kids. I'm pretty sure that means something." You said with a smile, "also cooked and tolerated your teasing!"

You chime in once more, laughing a bit as Ai's expression and eyes return to normal.

"Yeah.. I'm glad you're here!" Ai looks at your hand and slowly tries to trap it in his own, but you move it away so you can stretch.

"Well.. I'm gonna.. Put up the dishes for tomorrow. Do you want anything for breakfast? I can make some lunch for you three to pack while I'm up?"

You offer kindly, leaving Ai's side as you head to the kitchen.

"Oh -" Ai gets up and follows you, leaning his shoulder on the counter-top as you pull out ingredients.

"Sure! Thanks!" Ai places a hand on his chin in thought, gazing at the ceiling. "I'm not too picky, but.. A salad would be nice.."

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♡Omake♡:"The dress did look nice on you.." Ai says kindly once you set his plate down on the table. You half-heartedly glare at him. "Your just saying that so I won't spit in your food."

The twins lowered their heads in shame at their father, who obliviously nodded cheekily. Internally, he wanted to scream.

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[Get ready for an Ai perspective next chap! Comments, art, is always appreciated! Thanks for reading!]