(Family) Bound
Defeat Kira..

Heeeeekk..!!

Kira regurgitated her stomach for the umpteenth time. Shaka and Edna continued to be on alert near Kira. Although already know the effects of chemotherapy and prepare themselves, it is still painful for them to see Kira like this.

Shaka wiped Kira's face wet with cold sweat. He saw Kira repeatedly tightened his jaw and closed his eyes, a sign that he was holding back pain. Kira doesn't want to make her mother and husband worry.

Kira kept her eyes closed and tried to catch her breath. His body felt weak accompanied by extreme and continuous nausea. Even when he moved his head slightly, he immediately felt like vomiting. His head also felt constantly spinning, until every time he opened his eyes as if directly hit by a hard object. Lucky Luna and Ratna come to help her take care of the twins.

"Darling, would you like a drink..??" Shaka asked Kira who was still closing her eyes. Kira only replied with a weak nod.

"Here drink." Shaka said while helping Kira to drink.

Kira only drank a mouthful and then shook her head slowly. He again felt like vomiting just because he felt the white water in his mouth.

"Yudha, how long will Kira be like this..??!!" Edna asked with a voice trembling with fear and worry.

"Everyone's reaction is different, ma. The effect can disappear in a matter of a few hours. But sometimes there are those who reach all day. Mama calm down, doctor Cintya has given drugs to reduce the effect. We'll wait until the cure starts working." Yudha tried to calm her mother.

"Dear, stop. If you're like this, Kira will be in more pain." Persuade Darius.

Edna kept quiet and looked back at Kira with concern. Shaka was silent. He continued to hold tightly Kira's hand while stroking his wife's head.

*****

Shaka kissed Kira's hand that was in his grasp. He now feels calmer. After the medicine given by the doctor Cintya began to work, Kira began to calm down and was finally able to rest. Both children seem to know how their mother is. The two were not fussy when nurtured by their sisters and aunts.

Shaka turned his head when he felt someone pat his shoulder. Apparently Darius had pulled up a chair and sat down beside him.

"Rest. You didn't even eat this whole day. Kira's fine." Said Darius.

"Later. I'll wait until Kira wakes up." Sahut Shaka while stroking Kira's hand.

"Cccckk. stubborn bottom." Darius was upset.

Darius walked towards the refrigerator in the room and approached Shaka again with a box of cold milk and two pieces of pandan taman cake brought by Luna.

"At least eat this. I don't want to be antagonized by my daughter because it is considered indifferent to your health. You know, he loves you more than me." Darius's orders are not to be disputed.

Shaka laughed softly at his father-in-law's complaint and received Darius' milk and cake.

"Thank you, pa." Shaka. She then started drinking her milk while continuing to stare at Kira.

Darius kept staring closely at the face of his son-in-law. His eyes seemed to look at the look on the face of the man who had taken his place and Pierre in Kira's heart.

"It feels like just yesterday I saw you barging into my house without my permission, and then asking for my blessing for your relationship." Darius said when he first met Shaka.

"So Adam tricked me into luring me home. And until now I'm grateful for that." Shaka replied while chuckling softly.

"sorry. I used to doubt you. Until it has to make you work hard to convince me. You even bet your life for Kira. But how else. I'm just a father who wants to protect his daughter." Darius said as he stared fixedly at Shaka's eyes.

"I understand how you feel, pa. I am also a father and have three daughters. Maybe I'll do the same to every man who approaches them." Sahut Shaka with a big smile.

"I love her so much." Shaka without hesitation.

"You're so crazy for an 18-year-old. Falling in love with a two-child widow who is even ten years older than you. Then choose to get married at such a young age." Darius's Eject.

"Defeat Kira. Papa's daughter made me crazy from first sight." Reply Shaka.

"There used to be a lot of men who were crazy about Kira. Some of them are even better than you, and certainly with a more mature age. But he prefers you. Son of my rival." Darius's murmur.

"Sorry, pa. But I am handsome and charming. Kira always praised me and said that I was the most handsome brondong of all bima sakti." Shaka's temptation makes Darius even more jealous of his son-in-law.

"But still. I was Kira's first love, even now." Darius did not want to lose.

"Didn't you say Kira loved me more..??" Sahut Shaka is triumphant. Darius could only grumble because he lost arguing with Shaka.

Darius and Shaka instantly fell silent as they felt Kira wriggling softly as they were disturbed by their absurd conversation. The two heaved a sigh of relief when they saw Kira back to a deep sleep.

"After Kira's healed, I'll have a vasectomy." Shaka said as he stared fixedly at Kira's peaceful face.

"You are young and healthy. I don't think that's a good choice for you." Reject Darius. Shaka turned towards his in-laws.

"Then..?? I will not marry again either. And I have eight children. Even if I only had one child I would still make the same decision." Reply Shaka without hesitation.

"Have you talked about it with Kira..??" Ask Darius.

"Yet. I'll talk about it after the bone marrow graft is done. But my decision is already unanimous. I'm gonna have a vasectomy." Answer Shaka.

"I don't think you're getting menopause yet. I'm afraid she's pregnant again and back in pain like now. Besides, at her age it's not safe to get pregnant again." Shaka.

"Why don't you ask Kira to be sterile..??" Ask Darius again. Shaka smiled back.

"First when I found out Kira was sick, I always tried to refrain from touching her. I'm afraid I'm gonna exhaust Kira or hurt her. But Kira just felt insecure. He thinks I did it because Kira wasn't perfect. I'm just afraid that if Kira does sterile she'll come back feeling insecure. So I'd better have a vasectomy. We were the perfect couple, with eight wonderful children. I don't have any reason not to." Answer Shaka. Darius was stunned to hear Shaka's explanation.

"Why do you love my daughter so much." Said Darius.

"Eitherway. The first time I met Kira, I felt like she was going to be my life goal. I do everything to get my purpose. Ween. I used to be such a bad person. But since meeting Kira, it's slowly changed. I always felt small in front of Kira. That's why I want to be a better person, so that I deserve to be with him. And here I am now. Happy life with Kira and our family." Shaka replied at length.

"I think handing over my daughter to you is the most appropriate decision I've made in my entire life." Said Darius.

"thank you. Until now our wedding day was the happiest day of my life. And after that Kira gave me a lot of happiness. Eight of happiness. Edo and Dit-dit are not my children. But I love them so much. The day that Kira brought the three of them into my life was one of the best days of my life. None of that would have happened if papa hadn't given Kira to me." Shaka Sahut.

"Hmmm. thankfully Edna preferred me. Otherwise, I might never have a bucin son-in-law like you." Reply Darius pretended to be upset.

"So you'll stick to your decision to have a vasectomy..??" Ask Darius to make sure.

"Yes. I won't change my decision." Answer Shaka steady.

Darius looked at Shaka who was again busy kissing Kira's hand and stroking his daughter's head lovingly. The feeling of Darius warming up now there was no more worry in his heart. Because she believes Shaka will always look after her daughter and make Kira happy.