The world was a good place. There were dark parts, but the dark parts only made the bright parts shine all that much more. She inhaled happily, a bright smile on her lips and her lover's hand in hers. She had woken up in a fantastic mood that day. Her and her fiance finally slept together without sleeping together. It was a victory for them. To show that they could go for a night without sex. It was the brightside to her darkside. She was a little bit, okay a BIG, nymphomaniac. Her fiance smiled to her, kissing her cheek. She grinned, shoulders shrugging in her cute way to let him know that she loved him.

"Those two are going to make me sick," Tsukiko commented as she watched the happy couple walk by. Takemaru nodded his agreement while Ryuu'chi simply sighed.

"I hate it when couples do that. It's-"

"Natural," Ryuu'chi interrupted Takemaru as he gave the man a look. "Tsukiko and I hold hands in public."

"But we don't give each other the lovey-dovey eyes every fifteen seconds," Tsukiko replied with a smirk. Ryuu'chi only pinched the bridge of his nose as he gave a resigned sigh.

"I give up."

"Good, you should've a long time ago," Takemaru smirked as he slapped Ryuu'chi's back- hard. Ryuu'chi glowered at him as Tsukiko grabbed both of their arms.

"Knock it off," she said as she led them over to the shade of a tree. "I didn't ask the two of you out to watch you bicker like children. I already have a child to do that with."

"How is he?" Takemaru asked, trying to look nonchalant about it. Tsukiko looked at him, then sighed a bit.

"Annoying. But cute. Kind of like you," she joked with a grin.

"He isn't annoying," Ryuu'chi countered but Tsukiko held up her hand.

"You don't spend eight hours with him straight."

Ryuu'chi pouted a bit, muttering, "I want to," just as Takemaru spoke up with, "hey, I wanna see it sometimes to."

"It's a "he", and sure. Why not," Tsukiko said. Might even be your kid... She honestly didn't know. It also could be a THIRD option, but she'd rather not dwell on that...

That night with Taiyou had been hot and always made her slightly wet remembering it. How soft his kisses were along her shoulder blades. How his gentle hands spread across her thighs, then the shiver of pleasure as his fingers dipped into her while his tongue caressed the outer lips. It had been only the third time he was with a girl but Tsukiko could tell that he was experienced. Especially when he threw her back against the headboard and entered into her swiftly. The pain mixed with the pleasure had caused her to moan louder than any moan Takemaru or Ryuu'chi forced out of her.

Ryuu'chi's calm tone brought her out of her thoughts as he suggested going back to the house. It was decided as they loaded into their seperate cars. Tsukiko opted to go with Ryuu'chi.

"He really is a nice child," Ryuu'chi said after a moment. Tsukiko only shrugged as she looked out the window.

"Yeah."

"...You don't sound enthused," he replied, looking over at her. Tsukiko leaned back in her seat as she sighed.

"He's, what, two now? All he ever seems to want to do is get into trouble. He never listens to me."

"That's because you spoil him," Ryuu'chi lamented with a heavy sigh. "Perhaps if you disc-"

"Like how? Beating him like how your father did to you?" Tsukiko snapped. Ryuu'chi frowned at this and didn't comment on anything further. Tsukiko frowned. She shouldn't have said that. But... the kid was cool at first. Something small that needed her help constantly. That would look to HER for assistance. But now he was two years old and constantly crying over something or throwing priceless artifacts on the ground. Tsukiko had given up on trying to teach him. He just didn't listen. The glow and the new of having a child had long ago diminished and now it was more of a chore than a gift. She did love the kid, she honestly did. But having to watch over him for so long was tiresome.

Pulling into the driveway, the couple were silent as they headed into the house.

"I think he's yours," Tsukiko blurted out. Ryuu'chi paused, then turned to her. "The baby... I mean..."

"I know what you mean," Ryuu'chi replied softly as he looked away. "How can you be sure?"

"I-" she paused, about to say that she couldn't be sure. "I know. I didn't have sex with Takemaru that entire month." She was having sex with Taiyou...

But she watched as Ryuu'chi slowly began to smile slightly. He ducked his head, looking the other way before finally facing Tsukiko.

"I'm glad to hear that," he said, leaning over to kiss her on the cheek. Tsukiko smiled, glad to make him happy as she held his hand. Perhaps it was a lie. Maybe it was the truth. Either way, it smoothed over a mistake she had said. Though it certainly couldn't fix the cute little mistake sleeping in his room in the house...