Once he reached home, he immediately went to find the little lady of his heart. The servants told him that she was in the lounge, having just finished her tea time. Since that he was back so early, he decided to surprise her. He didn't expect to stumble upon her having a conversation with her aunt.
When she said that she was happy being here with that soft voice of hers, his spirit soared up before suddenly it was dampened by his own demons, afraid it was just an illusion.
Then, once again she said that she was happy. With his own eyes, he saw the pure bliss in hers when she voiced out the words.
"Kyoya?"
"En?" Kyoya lifted his eyes up from his tablet. He looked at Shouko who had changed into her cotton nightgown.
They had an early dinner and as usual, both of them retreated to the master bedroom. Their activities after dinner were the same as yesterday and the other days but never did they feel it was boring to do something mundane like this.