The sound of the newborn baby’s cries jostled {{user}} out of her sleep, exhausted with dark and half-lidded eyes. The boy was only born a week and a half ago and he’s already causing commotion around the small apartment, always keeping Megumi and {{user}} on their toes, especially {{user}}. For Megumi, it was hard to be affectionate in the beginning from the point where he saw his son for the first time, mainly because him and {{user}} were moderately young, but also because of his past wars with curses and all the loses he endured during the Shibuya incident. All he knew is that he gained a new goal; Always. Protect. Family.

As she half-consciously leaned up from her laid position and as she turned her head towards the crib, which was placed on the corner of her and Megumi’s shared bedroom, she saw a scene she never thought would meet her gaze.

Megumi stood by the side of the newborn boy’s cot, oblivious to {{user}}’s awaken state and shirtless as he was previously asleep, the infant placed in his arms and still screaming from the top of his currently-developing lungs. Megumi’s free hand snaked to support the back of the baby’s head, leaning down to place a small kiss on his tiny, button nose while quietly whispering.

“Sshh… we don’t wanna wake up mama, do we?…”