Dear Little Flower - Sanemi Shinazugawa x Reader

《P.O.V》

Kohana's P.O.V

Even as years pass by, I could never forget my father and mother. Despite having so little memories of my father, his memory lives thanks to my mother and uncle.

I still remember the days they both left this world. It was a very dark part of my life.

For me, they were like a shining star in this dark place. They were the brightest stars there are.

But they were taken from me so suddenly.

I was just a child and didn't understand the concept of death fully. Only that I knew that once someone died, they won't return ever again.

And death really scared me.

I admire both my parents for accepting their death. They knew that their time was counted and they used those counted times with us till the very end.

Our father was a very strong and wise man. I remember the old days when we would sit with him and listen to his stories that were filled with so much knowledge my younger self couldn't understand. But as time passed by, I finally understood the meaning of those stories.

Understanding and listening is something I learned from him. He said that these were his biggest mistakes. He wasn't an understanding person. He told us that he hurt our mother because of that. And he regretted it more than anything because the second time he did, he almost lost her... and us...

Our mother was very strong and capable. She became a single mother at the age of 22 with three kids. She held herself up high to raise us as to who we are today. I look up to her. Her radiant smile was something that I missed seeing in the morning. Or her getting mad at our father for not fixing his hair during breakfast or when he would secretly try to let me hold his sword.

I want to become someone like her.

I want to be someone reliable and strong.

I want to be someone my mother can be proud of.

"Hajime, you're a pain in the ass. Get up, we're going to visit the cemetery today." I said, kicking this loaf man that is my husband. Honestly, how did I marry this marshmallow man. He was so different from mother-in-law.

She was a very poised and a very delightful person to be with. Her son is basically the human form of a candy.

So sweet and lovable...

Oh why did I have to have such a soft spot for this man...

"My darling, I need morning kisses~"

"Morning kisses my ass. Get ready, I need to fix up the kid."

Mother, father, I got married and had a kid. She's an absolute angel. She's much easier to handle than I was when I was a child, right?

I heard from my uncle that I was a very fussy and energetic baby. And my mother and father would have a very hard time taking care of me. Unlike me, my younger twin brother was calm and quiet.

I'm sorry if I caused you trouble, mother, father. But thank you.

Thank you for loving me as the person that I am.

Thank you for raising me the woman that I am today.

I am Uzui Kohana, a very grateful daughter to her parents.