Chapter 19 Family activities

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"Mom, mom, when are we finally leaving?" his daughter urged Chuuya. He was packing a bag of food while Daira was jumping around him, almost bursting with excitement. "Now calm down, we're about to start," Dazai said calmly, who had just entered the kitchen. "Chuuya is about to finish. Do you want to put on our shoes?" Daira enthusiastically follows her father out into the hallway and Chuuya finally had his peace.

Daira had thrown him out of bed at seven o'clock today and had been whirling around the apartment like a whirlwind ever since.

Luckily, Dazai had managed to calm her down again and again, otherwise she would have accidentally injured herself. Chuuya had realized that he was grateful that Dazai was there. He himself was surprised.

Last night he had thought about how he felt in the situation and he had come to the conclusion that he felt quite well.

At first he was afraid that he would not get along well with Dazai and Daira would suffer from it, but they got along well. They spoke only the bare necessities to each other, but they did not need to say anything to understand each other. Slowly it felt like Dazai had never been away and Chuuya was a little afraid that he would leave him again. It was clear to him that he would not be able to cope with this again. However, it was difficult to build a trust that had been broken before. Also, he did not know what Dazai felt for him at the moment and what the reason was why he had left him without a word.

Chuuya's train of thought was interrupted by Dazai, who stepped into the kitchen. "Is there anything else I can help you? Daira is waiting in the hallway," he said. Chuuya shook his head. "No, I'm done, but could you please carry the bag, it turned out heavier than expected." "Of course," Dazai replied, and Chuuya went into the hallway to put on his shoes and jacket.

After he finished, the three went to Dazai's car and got in.

"Where are you going?" asked Daira excitedly after she sat down in the back seat and buckled up. "Surprise," Chuuja replied.

He had briefly told Dazai in the morning where he was going and Dazai thought it was a great idea. After a fifteen-minute drive, they were at their destination. Dazai turned into the parking lot and Daira looked out the window with anticipation. They got out and delivered towards the entrance. "What is that?" asked Daira, surprised. "Come," Chuuya said, taking her by the hand. They entered the building and paid their entrance fee at the ticket office. Then they stepped through one door and another, then they stood in a large room. There were tropical trees everywhere and it was very humid. "Where are we here?" asked Daira's again, and at that very moment a butterfly flew right in front of her eyes. "Whoa!" she exclaimed. "Did you see that Mom?" "Yes, my darling. This is a butterfly house," Chuuya answered Daira's previous question.

Daira was thrilled and after an hour wandering through the house she was exhausted but happy. Chuuya was about to sit on a bench when she suddenly shouted, "Stop Mom, don't move!" "Why is something going on?" he asked in surprise. "You have a butterfly sitting on your head," he heard Dazai giggle behind him. "Oh, seems to be because of my shampoo," said Chuuya and stopped still. Dazai had taken Daira's in her arms so that she could see the butterfly better. He was generally a bit quiet but you could see Dazai enjoying the time and being happy.

When Chuuya looked at Dazai at that moment, he had an irresistible smile on his face and Chuuya's heart touches up briefly. But he quickly pulled himself together. He didn't intend to fall in love with Dazai again just to get hurt again.

"Now he's flown away," Daira said disappointedly, pulling Chuuya out of his thoughts. "Do you want to have a butterfly sitting on you?" he asked, and when she nodded, Chuuya Dazai asked for the bag and took out a jar of honey. Then he gestured for Daira to open her hands and poured some honey into them. "You just have to sit still and not move!" he advised. Then she sat very quietly and Chuuya and Dazai had to stop laughing because they realized how hard it was for their daughter to sit still. After only three minutes, the first butterfly landed on Daira's palm and she was so excited that she accidentally exclaimed: "Mom, Dad, look!". Of course, this was too loud for the butterfly and it flew away again.

After a few more attempts, five butterflies sat on her hands and Chuuya couldn't resist taking some photos.

Since they were all getting hungry, they left the butterfly house and went to the nearby park. There they spread out a picnic blanket and ate the food they had brought.

They spent the afternoon in the park and on the playground and when they finally drove home, Daira was so exhausted that she fell asleep in the car.

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