When the doorbell rang, Shinomiya Kenly immediately rushed downstairs to open the door, almost tripping on her own feet because of haste.

She opened the front door and instantly saw Kise outside their gate, looking so sexy in a light blue sweater and dark pants. He rolled the sleeves up to his elbows and his jeans rode up his long, muscular thighs perfectly.

He was simply hot, too hot.

Kise's charming eyes were looking at her lovingly and his lips was curling up into a sweet smile. "Hey, baby."

Kenly opened the gate and welcomed him with a tight embrace, which sent the male softly chuckling. "You idiot! What took you so long?"

"I'm sorry. I got caught up in traffic, Sweetheart." He hugged her too and kissed the top of her head. "I missed you so much."

Ken smiled and nuzzled her face against his scent and warmth. "I missed you too."

"Oy, you lovebirds." Came Shinomiya Karylle's voice, Ken's older sister, from the front door. She was leaning against the door frame with her arms crossed, a grin plastered on her lovely face. "You might want to continue that inside. The entire neighborhood can see you two, you know."

Kise and Kenly exchanged meaningful glances before laughing. Then she held his hand and together they walked towards her sister who was eyeing the male carefully. "Nee, this is Kise Ryouta."

"So, you are the Kise Ryouta. I'm Karylle, Kenny's sister."

Kise bowed politely in front of the older female and smiled gratefully. "I honestly don't know how to thank you, Karylle-san. Because of you, I got to meet your sister. Thank you very much."

Karylle threw her younger sister a smile, remembering how she added the model on her Facebook Account which was the reason why the two came to know each other. Then she turned to Kise again. "I honestly didn't think that you two would end up together."

"Me neither." Kise wrapped his arm around Ken's shoulder and pulled her closer, the latter blushed in embarrassment. "But your sister is too beautiful. And before I knew it, I've fallen for her and the feeling's already unstoppable."

"Jeez, Ryouta. Stop saying such embarrassing things." Ken whined with a flushed face, nudging his side using her elbow.

"But I'm just telling the truth-ssu."

An amused chuckle flew past Karylle's lips as she watched the two infront of her. "Actually, I like him, Kenny. I thought he would be more arrogant but I was wrong, he's a sweet boy."

Kise pulled a puppy look and turned to Ken. "See? Listen to your sister, Kenlycchi."

The ginger just groaned and faced her sister. "Yeah, Nee. He's the sweetest idiot that I ever know."

"Hidoi-ssu, Kenlycchi." Kise pouted, showing a very hurt expression.

Karylle softly smiled at the sight. Of all people, she knew what her sister had gone through with her past relationship. She saw the tears her sister shed and the heartaches which crushed her poor fragile heart. But seeing her now, blushing and smiling, she knew her younger sister was happy. She could see it in her eyes, she had finally moved on.

She had finally forgotten Kasamatsu Yukio..

***

Kise Ryouta sweatdropped when he saw the dresses scattered on the bed and the pairs of shoes all over the floor.

It was a mess.

"She can't decide what to wear so I tried helping her, but whatever I chose was still a huge NO for her." Karylle let out a heavy sigh before patting Kise's shoulder, getting his attention. "Can you believe how hopeless your girlfriend is?"

"Hey! I'm just not into flashy dresses, okay?" Ken reasoned out, popping a vein at her own sister's snide remark.

Karylle only huffed and shrugged her shoulders, walking towards the door. "I'm going to my room, I have a research project I need to finish." Then she turned to the blonde. "Be sure to bring my sister back before twelve, okay? I trust you, Kise."

He flashed a reassuring smile. "Hai, I promise. I'll take good care of Kenlycchi."

The minute her sister was gone, Ken let out the heavy sigh she was holding. "She's a bully."

"Your sister is wonderful.." He brought his hand up to her face and tucked a few strands of her rebel hair behind her ear. "..though I wish I could meet your Mom too."

"My mom's a midwife, she has the night shift in the hospital. But on Sundays she's free, so maybe you can meet her one of these days."

Kise pressed a soft kiss on her forehead before smiling. "I can't wait to meet her, Sweetheart."

"You'll meet her soon. But right now, help me first." She puffed her cheeks. "I'm so ugly I don't look good in dresses."

Kise raised an eyebrow then bursted out laughing, pinching both of her cheeks. "Why are you so cute, baby?"

Ken popped another vein and moved away, pampering her poor cheeks. She threw Kise her nastiest glare. "I'm serious, Ryouta. Stop laughing."

The male tried to hold in his laughter as he ran a hand through his blonde hair. "It's just that.. You're so cute when you're flustered."

"I'm not flustered, I'm scared!" She countered, raising her voice.

Her sudden change of tone surprised Kise, he immediately crossed the distance between them and examined her face. There were tears in the corner of her blue eyes and he became wary. "Hey, It's going to be okay." He tilted her chin up to make eye contact with her. "What's wrong? Why are you scared?"

Ken waited for a few seconds to answer, gathering up the courage she needed. "What if they won't like me? What if they tell you I'm not worthy enough for you? I can't-"

"Wait. What are you saying?" He asked, abruptly cutting her off. He was confused and worried at the same time.

She took a deep breath before finally deciding to tell him the truth. "Yuki also took me to their house before to meet his parents."

He frowned, "Yuki?"

"Kasamatsu Yukio, my ex-boyfriend."

At the mention of his name, Kise nearly cringe in guilt. But he maintained composure. "And what happened?"

"They didn't like me." Then she turned away, averting his gaze. "They said they didn't want someone like me in their family. They said Yuki was better off with someone else."

Kise gasped, tightening his grip on her shoulders. Anger was starting to bubble up deep within him. "They told you that? Someone like you? Why in hell would they say that?"

At that, she broke into tears. "Because I'm me, Ryouta. I was born an illegitimate daughter."

Dazed and shocked, Kise remained motionless. "What do you mean? Please tell me everything, Kenlycchi."

She pulled away from him and sat on the bed, he immediately followed. "My Mom was a mistress. My Dad is an American Navy who was designated here in Japan when he met her. He didn't tell her he was already married, and Mom only found out after I was born. I was supposed to be Kenly Eah Hopper, but she didn't register me with Dad's name so I stayed as Shinomiya unlike my sister. We've experienced mockeries and ridicules. The truth had spread throughout the entire town like a wildfire and it destroyed Mom's pride and reputation. It wasn't her fault, she was fooled."

"Oh, Kenlycchi.." He brought her in his arms and pulled her to his chest, rubbing her back. "Sshh. Yes, it wasn't her fault.."

"My Dad's family found out about us and they tried every means possible to make our lives miserable. We kept on moving from one place to another, hiding." Her voice trailed off as a whimper rolled off her tongue. "Mom raised us on her own, oblivious of the insults of those around us. She experienced day to day hardships, poverty, and other cruel things. But she stayed strong and didn't break down."

It was ridiculous, but Kise could feel Ken's pain. Every tiny bit of it was getting into him. He couldn't even imagine the trouble and hardships her family had gone through.

The hardships his Kenlycchi had gone through..

"She sent us to school, provided us what we needed, gave us the amount of love of both a father and mother could give. We grew up, and just as we thought everything is going to be okay, Dad found us."

"Was it the time you said that he came to get you?" Kise asked.

"Yeah. He said he would make up for the lost time, but I can't. I want to know him better too, but I'm scared. I'm scared of what his legal family would do if we get ourselves involve with Dad again." She sniffed and wiped away the tears on her cheeks. She took several breaths then smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry for the sudden outburst, Ryouta. I didn't mean to-"

Kise's lips silenced her into a brief kiss, instantly pulling away after seconds of gentle contact. "Don't say sorry. I want to know more about you, and I'm glad I did."

"What if your family won't like me?"

His long, thin fingers brushed her bangs aside, then he placed another gentle kiss on her forehead. "I'm sure they'll see you the way that I see you, Sweetheart. You're the most amazing girl in the galaxy, you've got a wonderful sister and the strongest mom in the universe. I don't care about your family background, what I care about is what we have right now. You, me, and our future together." Then he showed her a gentle smile. "I'm going to give you a happy and complete family someday. I promise."

Instead of calming down, she bursted into tears and buried her face on his broad chest. She couldn't say anything, the happiness she was feeling was too much. Too much to contain. So she cried and cried and cried in his lover's comforting arms.

"Stop crying, baby.." Kise cooed softly, gently rubbing her back. "My baby Kenly is being a crybaby and she's still so cute. But she's prettier when she smile, so I hope she stops crying now-ssu."

"You idiot.." Kenly tilted her head back and glared at him. "You're making fun of me."

"Excuse me, Maam. I'm trying to cheer you up. And the only way to do that is to annoy you." He retorted, grinning.

"You can cheer me up." She said, composing herself. "Give me a kiss."

"Ohoho. I like that!" Kise's smile stretched from ear to ear, eyes glimmering in delight.

Ken smirked then pointed a finger at her forehead, Kise leaned in and placed a kiss there. She pointed her finger at her left cheek, and Kise kissed her there. Next was to her right cheek, Kise planted his lips there too. Then next was to her jaw and nose, he obeyed and placed sweet little kisses there. Both of them giggled, foreheads pressed against each other.

"I love you, Kenlycchi. And that will never change."

"I love you more, Ryouta."

"I love you most." Kise whispered then his eyesight focused down to her parted lips. "Can I kiss you more?" He asked, biting his own lip in desperation.

"Yes, of course you can."

And that was all Kise needed before he claimed her lips into a passionate kiss. The intensity of it had her gasping, tightly gripping unto his chest for support. He was kissing her sweetly yet at the same time hungrily. His hand pressing her head against his even more, while the other was tightly holding her waist from behind. Eyes closed and lips moving in sync, Kise laid her down onto the mattress and hovered over here.

"W-Wait.." Ken muttered breathlessly through their kiss. "R-Ryouta, wait."

As if on cue, Kise stopped and opened his eyes. "Oh, shit.." He murmured under his breath before burying his flushed face on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, baby. I went too far."

She giggled. "It's okay, no harm done."

"Ughh.." The blonde groaned, as if in misery. "You're driving me insane, Sweetheart."

Ken only laughed and pinched his side, causing the male to flinch and release a chortle. She wrapped her arms around his back and glanced at him. "I'm still worried. What if your parents won't like me?"

Kise glanced at her face too, his fringe splaying over his handsome face. "I told you before, didn't I? I'll fight for our relationship. I'll fight for you no matter what."

"Even against your family?" She asked in disbelief, quite shocked.

"Against all odds." He assured. And as much as he didn't want to, Kise had no choice but to rose to his knees and returned to his previous position. "But I'm sure they'll like you so I don't have to go against them."

"How can you be so sure, Ryouta?"

"Because my parents are nothing like your ex-boyfriend's." He offered her his hand, smiling. "Do you trust me?"

She returned his smile and took his hand, he pulled her up. "I trust you."

"Then everything's going to be alright, I promise.."