Married Former Napi
Kintsugi

Andaro and Valencia sat face to face in a suki restaurant, a variety of food condiments were available and suki pans that seemed ready to accommodate the freshness of the menu that had been thought of by Valencia since leaving home.

Fill the pot originally dry and only look a lot of cabbage with shrimp, shellfish, fresh fish meat pieces, squid. Valencia looked at him reluctantly, although the fishy aroma had not disturbed the turmoil in his stomach but was staring at the food that looked raw and dry as if his taste was gone.

“Are you okay honey? Feel good in the stomach see seafood?” asked Andaro while holding the fingers of Valencia who shook his head but still stared at the contents of the pot.

“Only outside my shadow And, I thought we would eat suki with warm fresh savory sauce and it has made me hungry........Why with those cabbage And? We want to eat seafood roasted cabbage?”

Valencia stared at the food before him with a reluctant look.

Hearing Valencia that seemed to sulk made Andaro laugh showing laughter that Valencia thought would be more macho as Andaro age.

Andaro shook his head, “Later there will be honey sauce, and make sure you will eat a lot later…"

"I'm not sure.my appetite suddenly evaporated without a trace."

Andaro shook his head, "wait for honey, don't be too quick to conclude. Give our baby a chance to taste this healthy menu. I'm sure you won't be disappointed and I'm ready to carry you if you can't walk because of the glut.”

Valencia still pinched his lips. There was a sound of heat burning cabbage from the pot, as if squeezing all the moisture content in the pot. A waitress came and stirred the pot, leveling the cabbage as if the magic process was going on, all the flat cabbage replaced by water that was already pink pseudo-colored soaking every seafood in it. The shrimp has been flushed like Valencia cheeks are starting to warm happy to see the freshness of the sauce and the puff of smoke that soared.

Pramusaji had left them both, Andaro opened the lid of their rice bowl, handed the chopsticks to Valencia and poured the suki sauce on the other Valencia bowl.

“You fish?” asked Andaro who was only answered by a nod of Valencia who looked fascinated looking at the dish in front of him while biting the tip of the chopsticks.

“I I set the ware first yes, this is a chip of the sauce, if less I will ask for additional bonito at the waitress,” Valencia tasted a spoon filled with sauce that Andaro thrust.

The sense of taste of Valencia as if he found a unique sensation that he had just felt this time.

“Hmmmm... enaaaaaak segaaar And..” Valencia eyes are as adorable puppy eyes as they are so pleased with the dish before them.

Andaro smiled as he peeled the shrimp with chopsticks, without dirtying hands, and put the shrimp in the rice bowl Valencia, “eat a lot yes dear, do not be afraid of fat.”

Valencia is very caring for food and feel insecure because of the weight that seems very easy to gain. Although happy and accepting her pregnancy but the worry is still on Valencia, worried that Andaro will turn away because she will become a pregnant woman who is not attractive.

“You are so sexy what ever you are.. I don’t care with your body shape, I just care about your beautiful heart and care. Remember, you were two-bodied, at least let baby bulge and born healthy hm.??” Andaro again reminded and added broth along with tuna pieces into the bowl of Valencia.

Their mealtimes passed by with complete calm, no words. Just looking at each other once in a while, smiling while tasting the dish in front of him. Valencia occasionally nodded and shook his head as if his hunger was happily treated, “This is the best taste suki ever.”

“They do not add water to be broth. All the ingredients that are put into this pot have become its own authentic broth and seasoning, fresh taste that is combined and very light but umami. Papa used to bring me here when he was healthy. But now no longer.”

Andaro begins to remember his father, the man who raised him to be a child and took care of Andaro with every abundance available, though not a natural abundance of affection for a child his age. Papa Kobe was the chairman of Yakusa at that time, his upbringing was very hard and although he loved Andaro, not infrequently firmness was given by means of punches or punishments that seemed too cruel.

Valencia couldn't help but question, “Did you hate papa Kobe?”

Andaro shook his head, “Papa always invited me here after the punishment given. Although bruised body and sore lips when open but the fresh taste of suki is as if to restore my awareness that all papa does is for my good, discipline me to be a better person.”

“And, discipline should not only be with violence, remember. You can bring me and our children here without having to do violence before.” Valencia uttered with firmness and tasted the last sauce in his bowl continued with a sip of hot ocha.

Andaro smiled cutting the roast yam and feed it to Valencia,”I never like to eat yam in Indonesia, but ubee here feels very good to miss…. Oh my…. And... I'm full but can still chew ubee...”.

The two laughed, Valencia stroking the already bloated stomach. Then came two people without permission sitting next to Andaro and Valencia.

Male voice sounded, “Look at you laughing and Valencia stomach that looks ready to erupt, I'm sure you guys forgot that I'm still here and you guys have never invited me to eat outside... hmm??”

Andaro takes another ubee cut and puts it in Viktor's mouth leaving Viktor speechless as he chews quietly and laughs insufferable Valencia and Maiko.

Valencia was a little surprised to hear Viktor coming home, “Why don't you stay longer Viktor? Like you said, we haven't had time to go together.”

Viktor glanced coldly, pouring sake on every glass other than Valencia glass.

“No need to mince words with my sister. I've not been the man you've noticed since we stepped foot in Japan. Andaro has stolen you from me.”

Andaro laughed and gulped down his pocket. “Tomorrow we go bro, at least before you go home we should hang out together. And I'm not sure if as long as you're here feel lonely” Andaro's meaningful lyrics to Maiko are reciprocated by the plot.

"I'm not unemployed Andarosan, I can only accompany Viktor after work, even if he has not fallen asleep" Maiko grumbled.

Viktor only snorted loudly before protesting back, "You think I'm also an unemployed person who only served on standby where my sister was? all day I also work Maiko, working online long distance feels more tiring especially my eyes so easily tired staring at the laptop screen all day."

Valencia understands that Viktor prefers to do the work directly to meet his clients or employees rather than having to do administrative work.

"Well Viktor, tomorrow the four of us take a walk how? The three of you have no work Saturday, right? " ask Valencia who answered nods Andaro and Viktor.

“I have a Kintsugi course. You guys just go threesome,” replied Maiko steady.

Valencia looking interested, “Kintsugi? What is Maiko?"

“That pleases Valencia, I suggest you take a course with me. Kintsugi includes Japanese art, the art of repairing broken pottery by rearranging and sealing the fragments using gold, silver, or platinum powder. Can train patience, creativity and unconsciously I am the one who sees that something damaged can be reshaped and looks more beautiful,” Maiko explained but unconsciously her gaze leads to Viktor.

Andaro still laughed and said, “why are you staring at Viktor when you say something broken can be reshaped and look more beautiful? So you mean, Viktor is among the broken ones and needs to be repaired or.”

“Not to be ashamed Maiko, I know that you mean I am the beautiful part to look at,” said Viktor with high confidence.

Maiko smiled and took a sip of sake before replying, "You will be more beautiful when you make peace with the pottery of your life that broke Viktor. Although it looks damaged and must be forgotten, at least completed first beautifully before being stored into massalu. Like Kintsugi art."

All eyes were staring at Viktor, who got attention just shaking his head unable to comment.

"It looks like your relationship is very close, so Viktor told you about what Maiko was? " ask Valencia meaningfully as if hoping the woman before him will be the sister-in-law who pulled Viktor from the pit of mass trauma.

"If it wasn't her curiosity in the Everclear bottle I was displaying, maybe she wouldn't have told me much about the 'broken pottery in her life' that she had let go of and instead became a gravel of trauma"

Andaro was shocked, "What??? you let him drink Everclear??? I told you Maiko had better collect the bottles but throw them away, too risky."

"She had diluted before trying one gulp and instantly groped, lucky there were no other harmful effects."

Viktor just listened and felt embarrassed mixed up because the two people in front of him exchanged stories as if he was not there.

"Thank God you're okay, bro. I don't like to see that bottle of trouble!!"

Maiko knew the implied meaning of Andaro's words, she looked up at Valencia and whispered, "Valencia, you'd better come with me to the Kintsugi course once in a while because your husband also had broken pottery in his past that needed to be cleaned up."

Valencia smiled and nodded. Pottery breaks out en masalalu, Maiko reminds of her past. Valencia also has 'broken pottery' that is very eager to two destroy, throw, and forget. But the more he wants to destroy with hatred, the harder the process of forgetting and even causing an outburst of unnatural emotions

Dion is a broken pottery of his past, it is very difficult to string and reconcile with the problems that once befell him. Dion was still the broken pottery he wanted to throw away and erase from his life, but it was still impossible. Valencia stroked her distended belly, the beautiful pottery that would form with the birth of this baby, hopefully making me at peace with Dion's troubles and no more hatred just acceptance.

Valencia looked at Andaro who was joking with Viktor. If in Kintsugi needed gold or platinum that can beautify the repair of damaged pottery... Andaro is a valuable part that makes the problems that occur into a gift of beauty.