If we realized how important love is, would we take the gamble?

***

"Suna! Wanna grab a bite?"

He paused for a moment, then the corners of his mouth tugged into a small smile. His eyes were narrow, his smile was deep.

"I'm having dinner with my girlfriend, sorry."

...

"What?!"

Yeah, that is. Our cold and reserved Suna finally has a girlfriend after all these years. Not many people - even his teammates knew that he used to have a girlfriend and broke up. But in any case, they don't need to know, he never wants them to know. They just need to know he and his little girl are living an amazing life, that's enough for him.

***

"Harie, what are you watching?"

"Volleyball."

"...?" He came closer to see which game was it. It was one of the matches of EJP Raijin in this year, which features a highly-skilled libero and a middle blocker known with unreal spikes. "I didn't know you were into volleyball."

"I don't know much about volleyball actually, but I love to see my boyfriend on the court."

"...Hah???"

She just didn't have a chance to show off her talented and super proud boyfriend.

***

"I'm home."

"Welcome home."

Because of her feathery voice, he lightly smiled as an instinct. She slowly stepped out to welcome him. The small figure was always like that, a sight for sore eyes.

"Give you."

He held out a bouquet of flowers, the facial expression didn't change much. They were shimmering, as if they had just gone through a caressing drizzle. She guessed they were happy.

Hm... she didn't remember when she last received these things.

"Why?"

"I saw it in a store by chance and I wanted to give you a little gift."

"..."

She was suddenly being silent, looking down at the colorful and vibrant lives in her hands, feeling... sad in a corner of her heart.

"Ali, are you okay?" He quietly asked, his hand wanted to reach out for her.

"Mhm... Are you okay with me?"

"..."

"I don't think I deserve it."

He... is a famous player. He's always radiant on the court, he has a lot of fans, he can spend a plenty of love for the one he cares about. He'd been... waiting for her for ages. Is that what he should've done from the start?

"Hm..." He hummed, and then picked her up in a bridal carry, heading inside house. "My girl is overthinking again."

Her eyes widened, since when did he start liking to carry her?

He ended up placing her gently on a chair in the kitchen, set the table with dishes that she had prepared, leaving her bewildered.

"You know, I used to think the same thing. Maybe I hurt you a lot, and there's somebody out there kinder to you than I am. That person would look after you, bring you up carefully."

"...Rintaro-"

"But..." He slowly sat down across her, just looking down at the food. "Well, I don't know. I don't know anything about love. So... I was really happy when I saw you watching my game... Answer me, do you regret getting back together with me?"

The decision he had made had never been rational, and the fact that he'd longed to pamper her again had never changed.

He's just trying... trying to bring her the happiness she should have had.

"...Don't say that." I don't know what I can do for you, I don't know how big tenderness you're supposed to have. "I'm sorry for being negative. I don't want our story to have the same ending with the previous time. I want to cherish it."

Yeah... we don't want it to be a regret. It should be our sweet laughters.

"Mhm, you get the point. Whatever I used to think of, I just want to cherish you now. And if you've ever had a concern, tell me. I'm scared when you're quiet."

Harie put some food in his bowl as a response.

"Ah right! Can you pick me up after work when you're free? I want to show you off to my colleagues."

"Oh? Look someone's being intense~"

"..."

***

"Ali, do you see my- Oh, thank you."

...

"Rinta- Ah! Where did you come out???"

...

"Let me guess, your client complained about your design again and you needed to fix it over and over?"

"Did you slack off the practice this morning?"

"..."

...

"You changed your lipstick color?"

"You realized it? Does it suit m-"

He gave her lips a deep kiss.

"Yeah, it suits." He slightly wiped his bottom lip, smirking.

"Rintarou! I just applied it!"

...

"Rintarou, stop walking around the house without a shirt on."

"You like it."

"..." I'm so tired. "Okay I like it, but put your shirt on so I can hug you comfortably."

...

"No, I'm gonna do the washing up." She declared.

"It's not a big deal, just let me-"

"No."

"Oh the cockcroa-"

"Ah!!!" She hid behind him, clutching his shirt tightly.

Eventually, they did the washing up together.

...

"Ali, I just realized one thing."

"What is it?"

"Have you grown any taller?"

"?"

...

***

In the night, under the shine moon, they sat on the bed, a girl and a boy, looking out the window. The girl leaned her head on the boy's shoulder, intertwining her fingers with his.

"Do you want to sleep now? You have a meeting tomorrow."

She sat up, adjusted the posture a bit and laid his head on her lap.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.... You make me happy when skies are gray..." She hummed the lullaby, gently stroking his hair. The other hand lightly patted his chest.

"..."

He took the hand on his chest, placed a feather kiss on her palm.

She stopped her movement, looking at his eyes. It's always gorgeous. So, she covered his eyes with a hand, brushed her soft lips against the corner of his mouth. What a mischievous girl.

When she let go of her hand, he finally closed his eyes.

"The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" She said.

"Yes, and the wind is gentle."