Fine morning shines as the gentle breeze swims in the sky. Inside the Yusuri suite, Yamano and Miko are still asleep. Yamano slowly opens his eyes because of the sunlight.
" A beautiful morning indeed." Yamano smiled.
Yamano turns his body to the side as he can see his wife sleeping peacefully. Suddenly, Yamano remembers one thing about their relationship.
" Miko is always there for me. If she is my wife, can I hug her?? I don't want to rush it but she deserves a hug from me." Yamano said to himself.
Yamano slowly moves beside Miko as he hesitates to give asleep Miko a hug. Without waking her up, Yamano hugs Miko to give her his body warmth.
" Miko's skin... It's so soft. She did take care of herself." Yamano praised.
Now, Yamano's chest is touching Miko's back. He thinks that is this the right thing to do or not. Yamano doesn't want to wake Miko from her sleep because last time, Miko sometimes has a bad mood after waking up. In a few seconds, Yamano can hear a loud sound of purring coming out from Miko.
" Puurrrrrrr....." Miko purred.
" She is purring." Yamano is surprised.
Suddenly, Miko turns her body and faces her husband. Yamano's eyes were wide open because he probably woke Miko accidentally, leading to her bad mood.
" Oh no, she's awake. What should I do??" Yamano shocked.
Turns out, Miko is still asleep as she wants Yamano's warmth covering her body more.
Her ample chest is touching Yamano's abdomen.
" Yabai. This is not good. I am panicking." Yamano panicked inside.
His heart beating faster. Yamano's expression made him even more panicking. Suddenly, Miko opens her eyes. Yamano noticed it and pretended to sleep to avoid eye contact with Miko.
" She is awake. She is going to be mad at me because I woke her up." Yamano said to himself in his heart.
Slowly, Miko raised her right hand and slowly patted Yamano's cheek. Yamano's heart suddenly begins to beat normally. He can feel peace inside of his heart.
" Miko...chan??" Yamano asked.
Miko slowly open her eyes and smiled at her husband. She knew that Yamano has a good intention and wants to hug Miko, to show her how deep he cared for her.
" Darling...." Miko smiled...
Slowly, Miko is reaching towards Yamano's lips as her eyes are still closed. Miko quickly kissed Yamano's lips
" Chuu..." Miko kissed Yamano.
Miko opens her eyes but instead, she realised that she is kissing Yamano's cheek instead. Yamano was able to turn his head at the last second.
" Hold on for a second, Miko-chan. We cannot do that yet." said Yamano.
Miko became annoyed as she asked why did Yamano didn't let her kiss his lips.
" Darling!!! Nyaa nyan nyaa nya nyaaan nya?!?!" Miko angrily said.
" No, Miko. It's just..it feels awkward for me. Don't be mad at me. Please..." Yamano said.
Miko begins to pout her lips. He knew that Miko is now angry because she didn't even get one single kiss from Yamano himself.
Yamano slowly smiled and look at Miko and noticed a strand of hair on Miko's left cheek.
" Wait, Miko. There's something on your cheek." Yamano said.
Miko begins to think that Yamano has tricks on his sleeves. So, Miko believed that Yamano is about to kiss her so she closed her eyes. Slowly, Yamano poked Miko's cheek. Miko noticed and was about to release her anger voice.
" DARLING!!!!!!" Miko screamed.
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Yamano and Miko are now in the kitchen, preparing some breakfast for the two of them. Miko still pouting every time Yamano is looking at her.
" Come on, Miko. We still have a long time to go. Let's just not rush things up, okay??" Yamano smiled.
" Hmph." Miko huffed.
Slowly, Yamano is reaching Miko's head and patting it, making the nekogirl blush red. She's liking it but she is still angry with Yamano. Yamano look at Miko's behind and saw her fluffy tail swings, showing that she is liking every single moment of it.
" You like it??" asked Yamano.
Miko is anxious to answer that question slowly shaking his head to the left and the right.
" Nyaa..." Miko replied.
" No?? What do you mean no?? Your tail said otherwise." Yamano showed Miko her tail.
Miko is surprised to see her tail swing repeatedly. She quickly holds her tail.
" Well, I guess action speaks louder than words. Right, Miko-chan??" Yamano teased Miko.
She became annoyed as she bites Yamano's shoulder.
" Ouch." Yamano said.
Suddenly, someone is knocking on the door of Yamano's suite.
" Hmm?? Nya nyaan??" Miko asked.
" I don't know, Miko. Let me see who that was." said Yamano.
Yamano went to the front door and looked at the peeking hole. He saw a small figure just standing in front of the door, excited about something. The figure said something to the door.
" You know that I can see you, right?? Come on, open the door." said the little figure.
" Nyaan nya, Darling??" asked Miko.
" Oh, don't worry. It's just our regular visitor." said Yamano.
As he opens the door, the little figure enters and greets the couple.
" Miko-chan. Yamano-kun. Nyahallo!!" said Sarah.
It's just Dr Sarah Lensz, the Headquarter's local resident and scientist.
" Sarah-nyechan, nyahallo." Miko waved.
The little figure quickly hugs Miko as Yamano asked her what she was doing at the door.
" What are you doing in here, Sarah-neechan?? You know you're supposed to be at work, right??" Yamano asked.
" I am already at my workplace. Consider my visit to your suite is one of my duty. Daily inspection, if you know what I mean." Sarah replied.
" Well, we are just about to have our breakfast." Yamano points to the dining table.
The little scientist's eyes shine bright. She quietly turns her attention to the man of the house.
" Ooooo....can I have some?? Home cook meal is the best meal you can ever taste." said Sarah.
" Well, knock yourself out." Yamano can't do anything but let her join.
Miko was suddenly shocked because of what she heard from Yamano.
" Nya?!?! Nyaa nyan nya nyaaa nyan.." said Miko.
" Miko-chan, what Yamano-kun said was I can eat with you. He didn't mean any harm. It's just an expression, okay??" Sarah said.
Miko tilts her head as she does not understand what Sarah said.
" Nyaan??" Miko did not understand.
" Well, Miko-chan. We need to work on your English after this." said Yamano.
The little scientist quickly walks towards the dining table. She saw a tower of pancakes ready to be served. The syrup melts as there is a flat cuboid butter on top of the pancake. Again, Sarah's eyes begin to sparkle.
" Wow. It is so delicious. Don't mind if I do." Sarah sits on the chair.
She quickly grabs the knife and fork on the table and eats the pancake. Miko and Yamano saw the little woman eating the pancakes like a child. Miko begins to imagine that she is looking at her daughters eating pancakes together with her.
" Mama. This pancake is so delicious. I want more." said Miko's imaginary daughter.
" No. I want it first. Mama, can I have some too??" asked Miko's second imaginary daughter.
" No. I should be the one who has that pancake." said Miko's third imaginary daughter.
Yamano slowly taps Miko's shoulder.
" Miko-chan, are you alright??" asked Yamano.
Miko shakes her head but slowly, she began to lean her head on Yamano's side. As Sarah munches the food, she asked Yamano to turn on the tv.
" Yama...no-kun, can...you turn....on the tv for...me. Thank you." Sarah talked.
" Can you eat your food first?? You're making a mess." Yamano said.
" I just want to watch the news." Sarah replied.
Yamano sighed as he is looking at Sarah.
" Fine. I will turn the tv on. Geez, Sarah-neechan, just eat your food first." said Yamano.
As Yamano turn the tv on using the remote control, all of them watch the news. Yamano is terrified when he watches it.
BREAKING NEWS- This just in. On the south side of the town, there was a riot between the people who support the monster-girl and the ones who did not support it. Our sources said that the organisation called " The Order" are ready to make their move and showing all human that monster-girl is nothing but a threat to this world.
" I cannot believe they just did that. They said that they want to kill the monster girl. This is getting out of hands"
" All of us know. Monster-girl wants to live peacefully with humans. I saw one of them throw rocks on one of the monster-girl. Why didn't they realize?? They are hurting an innocent being. "
" We stand with our glorious purpose. We will not stop until all the monster-girl are gone from this world."
" The monster-girl in this world is God's greatest disaster. That is why we are here to clean it."
Thankfully, the local authorities and the Coordinators managed to control the situation. For now, they need to stay alert to avoid any potential threat to this world.
Is this the beginning of the end for monster-girl?? One thing is for sure, the authorities cannot let the same accident happen again. Reporting to you live from the studio.
Yamano takes a step back. His curiosity is taking over his mind.
" What happened?? I thought that people in this world live in harmony??" asked Yamano.
" Hmph. I hate it when it's happened. We just want to live peacefully with humans and now, this. This is crazy. Since that accident happened, people that hate monster-girl have their reason to fight." said Sarah.
Yamano quickly sat beside Miko and continue to ask Sarah about the accident.
" Accident?? What accident?? Is there something wrong??" asked Yamano.
Miko suddenly looks at Yamano and shakes her head. She doesn't want Yamano to know about the accident.
" Darling, nyaa!!" Miko panicked, as she firmly grasped Yamano's arm.
" What do you mean "no", Miko??" asked Yamano.
Sarah slowly munched her food as she slowly looked at Yamano.
" It's okay, Miko. He deserves to know. He's part of this world right now." Sarah told Miko.
Miko quickly hugged Yamano's arm. The husband looks at Miko.
" Miko, you don't need to be scared. I just want to know about the accident. That's all." said Yamano.
The little figure put the knives and forks on the plate and wiped her mouth. As she shifted her attention to Yamano.
" Yamano-kun. Not all things in this world are safe. Evil can spread and drag people into eternal darkness and that is what happened to those who hated monster-girl. This world is like a wide canvas. There is a spot where you can draw beautifully but one simple mistake can destroy all the pictures." Sarah said.
Yamano looks at Miko. He turns his attention back to Sarah again.
" Tell me more." Yamano wanted to know.
" There was a tragedy that will always be the darkest history for monster-girl all around the world. History that reminds monster-girl that humans can become your greatest ally and the same time, the worst enemy that you will have. The Carved Stone Massacre." Sarah said.
Miko begins to cover her face behind Yamano. Yamano gathered his courage to ask Sarah about the tragedy.
" Sarah-neechan, what happened that day??" Yamano asked.
Based on the reports, the accident started with a huge explosion. No one knows the source of the explosion when suddenly, an army of humans attacking the village, killing any monster-girl they can find. The invaders killed any human who tried to protect the monster girl. The shop got burnt to the ground. Fire spreading everywhere. The only people who survived the raid is the one who was outside the village. They told us that they saw lights shining on top of the hill. That light shines bright like in the days but that incident happened at night. No one knows what happened. We have suffered a lot of casualties there. From that very moment, it will always be the reminder to all monster-girl communities out there that humans can be the worst enemy in this world." Sarah told Yamano.
Suddenly, Miko started to scream as she started to grab her hair.
" AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! " Miko screamed.
She is in pain. The bad memories started to crawl back to her mind. Yamano is surprised to see her wife behaving like that.
" Miko-chan. Stop!! What are you doing??" Yamano holds her hands.
Yamano shifted his attention to Sarah. She knew what she is doing.
" Sarah-neechan. Help." Yamano asked.
Sarah quickly poke Miko's left chest. Slowly, Miko loses her consciousness and is about to fall to the ground. Luckily, Yamano managed to catch her fragile body.
" What should I do now, Sarah-neechan??" asked Yamano.
She's pointing to the sofa. Yamano slowly put Miko on the sofa. He kneeled and put his hand on Miko's forehead.
" What's wrong with her?? Is that incident so bad that it becomes a traumatic event for monster-girl??" Yamano asked.
" Incorrect. Yamano-kun, you should know that your wife here is the luckiest person." said Sarah.
" What do you mean that she is lucky??" asked Yamano.
Sarah slowly holds Miko's hand.
" To be exact, on that nightmarish day, Miko is the only one who survived. She saw a lot of things that she didn't suppose to see." Sarah revealed the truth.
Such a revelation can change the look on Yamano's face.
" No way!! Miko... She... survived??" Yamano became disbelief.
" On that day too, I found Miko, laid on the ground, crying. I knew what I had to do so I took her in. I took care of her like she is my daughter. I feed her. I wash her. Now, the time has come for you to take care of her." said Sarah.
Yamano now knows that his wife's life is not a normal one, to begin with.
" Yamano-kun. Miko lost a fragment of her life on that day. A sweet person like Miko didn't deserve this. Please, promise me that you take care of her with your heart. You are the only one that she has in this world." Sarah said.
Yamano looks at his neko-wife and slowly pat her head.
" You have my word, Sarah-neechan. I will make Miko the happiest nekogirl in this world." Yamano nodded.
Sarah smiled as she touch Yamano's cheek.
" I know that you will." Sarah said.
She smiled and walked out of the room, leaving Yamano and Miko in the living room.
He stared at the ground and knew what he have to do next. Miko begins to regain consciousness. She opens her eyes and saw Yamano sitting beside her.
" Darling?? Nyaa nya nyaaan??" Miko asked.
" Sarah-neechan?? She just left. She wants to apologise about earlier." Yamano said.
Suddenly, Miko hugged Yamano and both of them lay on the ground.
" Darling..." Miko said.
" Miko-chan. I'm sorry. I should have known that your life isn't exactly nice to you. I promised that together, we will have a wonderful life. I will make the happiest nekogirl." Yamano promised.
Miko smiled as she rest her head on top of Yamano's chest. She begins to purr, knowing that she has found the true love that is destined to be with her. Yamano slowly rubbed Miko's back, wanting her to calm herself down.
" Nya nyaan, Darling." Miko smiled.
" I love you too, Miko-chan." said Yamano.
[TO BE CONTINUE]