Written on: 3/31/2018

Chapter Special: I'm Just Surprised

Third Person's Point of View

"Ema... Wake up." A deep voice said.

"Mm..."

"Wake up!"

"Urgh..."

"Mommy! Daddy said wake up!"

Wait... Mommy? Daddy? Ema thought.

Ema opened her eyes in surprise. The ceiling was too bright so she closed her eyes again and opened it. She sat up in a hurry which made her head dizzy. She then felt the different comfort of her bed.

Is this my bed? She thought in confusion.

It wasn't. She has a single bed.

So why am I sleeping on a double bed?

She looked around and realized that she wasn't even in her room. It's the first time she saw this room, yet at the same time she felt like she has already seen this.

"Mommy!" a high-pitched voice called.

The white door opened and a little girl (5-years old) ran in, closing the door as she entered. Ema thought it was cute of the girl to have her strawberry blonde hair tied in a side ponytail much likely as Ema has done with her own hair often. The little girl's blue eyes shined as she looked at Ema, it made Ema's heart have a warm feeling.

But wait, did she say mommy?

Ema looked at the little girl (who was now climbing up the bed and telling Ema how she found a weirdly coloured butterfly earlier) in surprise. The confused woman then realized some traits of the little girl.

The little girl felt Ema's shock, "What's wrong, mommy?"

The little girl undeniably did have some of Ema's traits, such as her full pinks lips, shiny eyes, and other traits. But it seems that those are some traits, most of the traits that the little girl have were directed too...

"Daddy!" the little girl exclaimed in such a cheerful way.

The white door opened once again and revealed...

Ema muttered in surprise, "Ryuusei..."

"Chouko," Ryuusei started, "I think mommy is surprised to see you suddenly jump at her like that..."

"But I was so excited to tell her everything!" the girl, named Chouko, said while pouting.

Ryuusei chuckled and carried Chouko in his arms. "That's quite enough..."

Ryuusei then turned his attention to Ema, who was still in a daze about everything happening right now. Ryuusei gave her a reassuring smile.

"Good afternoon sleepyhead." He said as he gave Ema's lips a quick light kiss, "How was your nap?"

Ema's face turned red, as red as a strawberry. She couldn't take it anymore, what's happening?

She then hear Ryuusei's chuckle once again.

"You still look so cute when you're flustered." Ryuusei remarked, his ears turning red.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Chouko called, "Please put me down!"

"Okay, then." Ryuusei obediently put her down, "Go tell your brother that mommy is awake now."

Chouko gave them thumbs up as a sign of okay and ran off shouting, "Nisan!". As the little girl ran off, Ryuusei sit at the edge of the bed.

"Are you alright, Ema?" Ryuusei asked in worry, "You seem to be a little off after waking up."

"I'm fine..." Ema said while shaking her head, "I'm just... Surprised..."

"About what?"

Ema became redder and redder as she said the next words, "About us... Being married..."

Ryuusei sighed but smiled again. He ruffled Ema's bed hair and lay down beside her casually, his eyes staring at the ceiling.

"You know... We've been married for a decade now."

Ema was surprised by the information since she felt like it was just yesterday that she met Ryuusei at the park.

"Well!" Ryuusei said while standing up, "We should go down now, the kids are waiting."

Ema nodded, since she doesn't have a clue about what's happening. As they go down the flight of stairs, she saw many pictures hanging at the wall, mostly with her and Ryuusei in it. Some pictures were her wedding, she chuckled as she see the clear gloomy face of one of her brothers in the wedding picture but then again had a troubled face on the other picture. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw one picture of her and Ryuusei sitting in bench, cuddling. She also saw pictures of her being pregnant with the child who was now running around their home. She caught a glimpse of a picture of her in the hospital, just right after giving birth to Chouko. She also had a light feeling after seeing a picture of Ryuusei, with a troubled look, holding their baby. The picture that marked her mind was the picture of her, Ryuusei, Chouko, and their eldest son.

That's right... I remember this... Ema thought, a smile forming her lips.

And they finally reached first floor, where she sees Chouko with a boy in a blue apron (9-years old) holding a small cake. The boy resembled her, though he has blonde hair like Ryuusei, and piercing green eyes, he still had that warm aura that could keep you comfort with his radiating smile.

"Happy anniversary!" they exclaimed, Chouko throwing confetti in the air.

Ema's eyes widened in surprise and giggled as reality sinks in with her memories.

"Happy anniversary, honey!" Ryuusei shouted as he pulled Ema to a hug.

Ema hugged him back, feeling the familiar warmth of her husband. Tears formed her eyes and she kissed Ryuusei in the cheek.

"Happy anniversary too!" she happily said.

"Mommy! I made this cake for you!" the boy said.

"Thank you Suoh." She squatted to level her height to her son and kissed his forehead.

"Mommy! Mommy! I helped nisan with the decorations!" Chouko explained, "Give me a kiss too!"

"Sure darling." Ema then proceeded to kissing the forehead of her child.

"You're finally okay." Ryuusei sighed in relief.

Ema giggled, "It must've been weird for asking you earlier..."

Ryuusei smiled, "You ask every now and then."

"I'm just surprised on how I ended up with a great man like you."

"Well, I'm also surprised on how the best woman in the world loves me. I'm so lucky to have you."

Ema closes her eyes and the world becomes dark, she opened her eyes again at the sound of her alarm going on *beep*. She finds herself lying down in her single bed, inside her room (In Ryuusei's house, I mean). She sits up, yawning.

Oh... So it was all just a dream.

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY! :')