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Who wants Arashi papa? Here's another update! Enjoy :)

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After an hour of traveling, Sho finally reached the Arashi residence. The lights were all off and with the silence, it seemed that everyone was already asleep. When Sho let out a large yawn, he decided that it was time to also hit the sack. A few minutes later, he was off to the dream world.

“Papa! Papa! I can’t answer number 5.” A child was tugging on his pants.

Sho lowered himself and kneeled beside the little boy who’s in his mini study table.

“Hmm. Let’s see…” He examined the notebook which seemed to be the little boy’s homework. “The squirrel gathered ten nuts. He was about to put them all inside his tree house for storage. His little bird friend flew next to him and asked for some food because he was hungry. The squirrel gave him two of his food. How much will the squirrel be able to store for the upcoming winter?”

To help the little boy, Sho used his fingers as a guide. He showed his ten fingers then curled up two of them. “Eight! Kanjani eight!” The little boy scribbled fast into his notebook.

“This little boy knows of Kanjani eight eh?” Sho whispered.

“Arigato Oto-chan!” The little boy stood from his seat and hugged him. 

“Eh?! Otousan?” Sho was definitely bewildered. But what puzzled him more was his own action. Unconsciously he hugged him back and let the little boy place a kiss on his cheek. He then lifted the boy up and put him into his shoulders. Sho ran around the area with the little boy seeming to enjoy himself.

While Sho continued to drift into sleep, Aiba was also on his way to dreamland.

The lion let out a big roar. The little boy beside Aiba clapped his hands cheeringly. Aiba clasped the little boy’s hand and led him towards the next zoo attraction.

Different colors of cotton candy caught the little boy’s eyes. “Papa! Papa! Look! Look!” He pointed towards the direction of the cotton candy. 

“What did Mama say about sweets?” Aiba warned his little boy.

He replied in a very gloomy tone, “Sweets will make my teeth fall off.”

“Hai. Hai. Now let’s go meet Mr. Elephant!” Aiba tugged the little boy’s hand and urged him to move. The boy obliged and continued to move. However his head was lowered and he seemed to be in a depressed mood. Aiba noticed this and couldn’t help but do something. He stopped in his tracks and kneeled in front of the little boy. “Fine. Just this once. I will let you buy that cotton candy. But you must never tell Mommy about this, okay?”

The boy immediately lightened up. “I promise not to tell Mommy. It’s a secret between us Papa!” He did a pinky swear with Aiba.

Aiba then led the little boy to the cotton candy stall. He bought a blue-colored one and gave it to his son. The boy happily ate the sweet snack. 

They continued to stroll around the zoo. While doing so, Aiba took pictures of his little one. He even bought him an elephant hat because he thought the boy would look much cuter.

Finally they reached the elephant area. The little boy was truly amazed by how big those animals were. He pointed at one excitedly, “Look Papa! The elephant’s nose is really long.”

“Uwaa~ Indeed it is!” It looks like it wasn’t only the boy who’s enjoying himself. Aiba saw other people feeding the said animals. He turned towards the little boy. “Would you like to feed the elephant as well?”

“Hai! Hai!” The boy jumped in excitement.

Aiba bought some of the peanuts the zoo people were selling. Those were the only food visitors were allowed to feed to the elephants.

He handed the bag full of peanuts to the boy and carried him near the gigantic animal. The little boy was thrilled when the elephant went closer to them and extended its trunk to reach the peanuts the boy was handing. Aiba couldn’t help but be proud of his little one who’s brave enough to feed the huge creature with his own hands. There was no hint of being frightened on his boy’s face the whole time. The little boy even became more animated when he caressed the elephant’s trunk with his other hand. The father-son tandem was filled with laughter and joy.

Aiba’s drift to the dreamland was interrupted with the sound of his alarm clock. He sluggishly woke up and prepared himself for today’s work.

Sho and Aiba went through the day without mentioning a single word about their dreams. The other three members of Arashi weren’t able notice anything suspicious about the two. It was another busy day for the idol group.

Luckily they were dismissed a bit earlier than usual. They went their own ways after their last piece of work ended. Jun went to the gym. Sho decided to go out and watch a play. Aiba also went out to drink with some of their juniors. Ohno, as expected, brought out his fishing tools and set out to do his favorite hobby. Nino was the only one left home.

Unsurprisingly, he used this free time to play with his precious video games. After two hours of nonstop playing, he became heavy-eyed. Nino chose to give in to his drowsiness and went to sleep on the sofa.

“Yatta! I win again!” A little boy was jumping up and down the sofa Nino was also sitting on. He seemed to be really happy. 

“Hai. Hai. You beat me again, you little rascal. Come here!” The boy laughed and started running around. Nino chased the little boy and started tickling him when he finally caught him. The little boy laughed his heart out.

After feeling satisfied, Nino hugged the boy. He carried him towards the piano and placed him in the seat.

“It’s piano lesson time! Don’t think that just because you beat me at Mario kart you can get away with this.” He pinched the little one’s puny nose.

“Hai. Hai. Papa.”

“Let’s start with some exercises. Repeat after me.” Nino started playing nursery rhymes on the piano. The boy copied exactly what he did. 

Soon after, the room was filled with soothing piano music.

Miles away from where Nino was fast asleep, Ohno was on his fishing boat in the middle of a lake. Just like his gamer friend, he was busy dreaming.

“Oto-chan! Oto-chan! Look! Look! Something’s tugging at my pole!” The boy seemed to be having a hard time holding on to his fishing pole.

“Don’t let go! Just keep winding it up! You can do it!” Ohno cheered on the little one. 

Hearing his father’s cheer, the boy seemed to be stronger. With his utmost strength, he continued to wind up his fishing pole until finally he pulled up a large-sized sea bass. “Uwaa~ It’s big! Oto-chan! Look! I caught a big fish!” The boy proudly showed his father the fish he caught by himself.

“Good work! I knew you could do it! If you put your mind into it, you can achieve anything, my boy.” Ohno slightly ruffled his son’s head.

“Mama will be so proud when she sees this fish I caught!” 

“Of course, she will. Now, would you like to have another try? Maybe this time you’ll catch a tuna.”

The boy let out a big yawn and started rubbing his eyes. “I guess not.” Ohno whispered.

“Come here. Let’s put your fish into storage.” The boy handed the fish to his father. Ohno placed it inside a cooler. “Now, let’s get you some sleep.”

He carried his little boy and placed him unto the bed inside their yacht. “Alright. Now that we’re all tucked in, it’s nappy time. Once you’ve awaken, we’ll be back home to Oka-chan.” He placed a kiss on child’s head.

“Oto-chan. Wait. Sing me a lullaby.” The little boy pleaded with his eyes.

“Hai. Hai. How can I resist those big puppy eyes?”

Ohno started to sing a soft lullaby. The little boy closed his eyes as he listened to his father’s golden voice.

Ohno was awakened by a beeping noise which came from his phone. He flipped it open and answered in a lethargic voice, “Moshi? Moshi?”

“Oy Riida! Where are you? It’s almost midnight!” He recognized the voice of Nino.

“I know. I’m about to come home.”

“From your tone of voice, I guess you’ve just awaken from a nap. Better go home already. We have an early shooting for tomorrow. Ja!” Nino hung up.

Ohno listened to his bestfriend’s advice and headed back home.

The next day was an AniShi segment shooting. All the Arashi members were in the green room, waiting for the staff to call them. After a few minutes of waiting, a staff person went inside, bearing five magazines. “Anou. These are the latest magazine cover of you guys. It’s the one with the designer that won in the contest. Surprisingly, she’s very beautiful. She’s fit enough to be with Arashi. By the way, the shooting will commence in a few more minutes. Please enjoy yourselves. I’ll be back!” The staff person took a short bow and bid goodbye.

“Eh? This one’s the photoshoot we did with Mao-chan.” Aiba flipped open one of the magazines.

Soon after, all of Arashi were holding one glossy magazine. “Kirei na~ Mao-chan’s really pretty in these photos.” Sho couldn’t help but be in awe with Mao’s shots.

“She looks like a pro when it comes to modeling.” Nino commented as he continued to browse the different photos.

“Uwaa~ Jun-kun’s so lucky neh? You got to kiss Mao-chan full in the lips. I’m so envious.” Ohno pointed at the page where Mao and Jun were photographed to be doing a ‘wedding kiss’.

Jun defended himself. “Nah. That’s just work. Nothing to be envious about.” He left the page where he and Mao was kissing and continued to flip through the magazine pages. Something caught his eye.

“The story of Inoue Mao.” Jun read the title statement of the article.

“Eh? I never thought they were going to do a write-up on Mao-chan’s backround.” Nino mentioned. “Read it out loud, Matsujun.” The bratty Nino ordered.

“Inoue Mao. The personification of the statement “beauty-and-brains”. This talented young Japanese designer is actually the heiress of the Inoue Group of Companies.”

“She really wasn’t lying when she told Jun that she has money.” Aiba remarked.

Jun sent flying daggers towards Aiba’s direction. Then he continued, “While she was being brought up to become the next CEO of their company, Mao never forgot her first love--- design. That is why instead of taking the position of vice-chairperson in their company immediately after she graduated, the young Inoue decided to put up her own business instead. The famous clothing line “Hime’s Kiss”. Situated in the heart of Tokyo, this clothing shop is her labor of love. They cater for every girl’s fashion needs. From accessories such as jewelries and bags to lovely dresses fit for a princess. Women of all ages, shapes, and sizes will be able to find clothes suitable for them. Inoue-san even accepts design requests for gowns. For more details, contact-”

Jun was interrupted by the voice of the staff person, calling unto tell. Their shooting was about to start. They had no choice but to leave the green room. Before doing so, Jun made sure to stuff one magazine into his bag. He’ll probably stare at Inoue’s face in his free time.

The shooting has ended and Arashi members were inside a vehicle. They were on their way back home. Midst the silence, Aiba decided to speak up.

“Anou sa… Something weird happened to me a few days ago.”

Sho replied. “What now, Aiba? What weird thing did you eat again?”

“No. No. It’s not about food this time.”

“Does it involve animals of some sort?” Jun decided to take part in the conversation.

“No.”

“Is it ?” Nino just couldn’t help but ask.

“Of course not. Let me finish first. It’s about a dream I had two days ago…” Aiba described to them what happened in the recent dream he had.

“You know what, Aiba. That is indeed weird. But what is weirder is that on that same night, I also had a dream. And it also happened to be about me being a father!” This time, Sho was the one to narrate his dream.

“I also had a dream that involved a little boy.” Ohno admitted. He divulged the happening in his dream.

Nino was definitely weirded out by the tales of his friends and their coincidence. “Okay. This is really freaky. Even I dreamt of spending a day with a little boy.” He continued with the story as they climbed out of the vehicle.

“So the four of you had a dream of being a dad to a little boy? Whose face and name you cannot remember?” The four could only nod as a response to Jun’s question.

“Well then. I can only think of one reason why that happened to all of you.”

“And that is?” Nino asked.

“Inoue Mao and her baby.” This statement earned “ah~” from the four. Jun continued, “You guys must have been pretty affected by her and the baby that your inner wishes of becoming fathers emerged in the form of dreams.”

“If you look at it that way, it actually explains a lot.” Sho pointed out.

“I never thought you were a dream interpreter, Matsujun.” Aiba teased.

“Baka! Now if you have no more questions and stories to talk about, I’ll be hitting the sack.” Jun left the four and headed to his room.

Right after he entered his room, Jun opened up his bag and brought out the magazine they were reading earlier. He flipped through the pages and found the article he wasn’t able to finish. He continued to read it with his eyes.

After a finishing the whole magazine, Jun felt the need to know more about Mao. The details provided about her in the article weren’t enough. So he opened up his computer and keyed in ‘Inoue Mao’ in the online search engine.

Jun amazed by the number of articles related to her name. Most of them were either business-related or talked about her fashion style.

He continued to read more about her until drowsiness finally caught up to him. He had his head hitting the pillow.

“Papa! Papa! Look at me!” The little boy shouted as he tries to keep his balance on the surfing board.

“You’re doing good! Go! Go! Go!” Jun continued to cheer on him.

As the tide went down, the little boy went out of the spray gracefully, just like his father does.

Jun approached the boy. “Nice one baby!” He gave his son a high-five. Jun carried his son’s board for him. “Are you hungry? Want to grab some lunch?”

“Papa, I want pasta!”

“Pasta again. As usual. Hai hai. Let’s go eat pasta at a restaurant.”

“No way! I only want to eat your pasta, Papa. Cook for me.” The little boy squeezed his father’s hand.

“Okay. Okay. Geez. You’re just like your mommy. Demanding when it comes to food.”

The father and son walked through the beach under the glistening sun. They headed towards their beach house.

Jun placed the child’s surfing board just beside the window and then went his way towards the kitchen, with the little one tailing his back.

“Papa! I want to help too! Mama lets me help her whenever she cooks.”

“Alright. Get some cheddar cheese in the refrigerator and grate them into this plate over here. Careful with the grater, okay? And don’t forget to wash your hands first!” Jun ordered his boy.

The boy obliged and went to wash his hands. Minutes later, Jun could see him sitting at the dining area, busy with grating cheese.

“Hai! Finished! Papa, I’m done!” The little boy raised his hands as if he was reciting at a school lesson.

“Okay. Bring the cheese here, baby. Be careful not to trip, okay?”

The boy carried the plate full of grated cheese and slowly approached his papa in the kitchen. He handed Jun the plate. The little boy watched his father as he mixed all the ingredients for the spaghetti sauce, including his grated cheese. “It looks yummy, Papa!” He his lips, to which Jun noted was just like his mommy’s.

“Hai. Hai. Now, take your place at the dining table because this will be ready in a minute.”

The boy left Jun and ran towards the said area. Jun set the table first before finally letting his boy taste his signature Meatballs and Spaghetti dish. 

The little boy closed his eyes in delight its taste, “Oishi! Papa, oishi!”

“Papa, why are you not eating?” The boy asked as he continued to dig on the pasta.

“Mama’s not here yet, baby. I will wait for her so that we can eat together.”

“Hmm. But I think Mama will be back after a few hours. Here, have a taste of your own pasta, Papa.” The little boy did the sweetest thing of twirling a spoonful of spaghetti and feeding it to Jun.

“Arigato, baby. That’s very sweet of you.” Jun kissed his child’s forehead.

The doorbell rang. The little boy ran to answer the door. “Mama! Mama!” Jun heard the boy greet his mommy. 

“Okaeri.” Jun shouted as he left the kitchen.

“Tadaima.” Mao, holding the little boy in her arms, cheerfully greeted in response.


Jun was suddenly awakened from a deep sleep. He could vividly remember the details of his dream. The image of a smiling Mao saying, “Tadaima” sent goosebumps to his skin. From it one thing was certain; Mao really had a great impact, not only to the boys, but to him as well.