A Raku x Tsugumi fanfic. If you want me to write more, just R&R.

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"You're a disgrace, Seishirou! Now get out of my sight! In fact, get out of the house! I'll also take that apartment of yours!" said Claude, obviously angered.

"Bu- But… Y-yes Claude-sama," Tsugumi replied as she walked away to her room

She had just failed her latest mission, a hit on a high priority target that was messing with the Beehive gang that needed to be dispatched of.

What about my lady? How can I protect her? Tsugumi thought as she sat and curled up behind her door, crying.

Now Tsugumi had absolutely nowhere to go. Her apartment that she used from time to time was just taken and she had just been kicked out of the house.

She wouldn't be able to take care of Chitoge if she couldn't take care of herself. She was going to have to sleep on the streets from now on, because no one would let her stay for even one night.

But maybe there is one person.

At first she was hesitant. How could she just ask him if she could stay over at his place out of the blue? She didn't want to seem like a brat especially, to him.

Why should I care what he thinks about me? She thought, shaking her head.

Guiltily, she took her phone that she received as a gift from Chitoge and scrolled through her contacts until she came upon the name she was looking for.

ICHIJOU RAKU

She hit the buttons on her phone and selected the call option, The phone rang a few times until Raku finally picked up the phone.

"Uhh… H-hello? It's really late," he said groggily.

"It's Tsugumi, sorry to have bothered you, I never should have called in the first place. Good night."

"No, no! What is it Tsugumi? Did something happen?" He replied with concern in his voice that Tsugumi easily noticed.

"Um, well, I kind of need a place to stay, but it's completely fine if you don't want," She said, hoping that he would accept her request.

"Yeah, sure come here as soon as you can alright?"

"Yes, thank you very much, I'll see you soon."

"You too," he said, and with that he hung up.

Tsugumi let out a thankful sigh that she would be able to still go to school and watch over Chitoge, but she felt a strange heat creeping up to her cheeks.

I'm sleeping in the same place as Ichijou Raku!

Her face was completely red, redder than a tomato, filled with embarrassment.

She shook off these thoughts and walked over to her closet and grabbed a few bags and essential items. Clothes, shoes, her ribbon, and her perfume that was given to her by Onodera.

Tsugumi quietly walked over to Chitoge's room and saw her sleeping soundly, at peace.

I'm sorry that I failed you my lady. I shall make it up to you.

Tsugumi was only a few seconds away from Raku's doorstep, and she was already starting feel her heart get tight and beat at a strange rate.

Why do I always feel this way when I think of him? Is this lo-

Tsugumi was snapped out of her thought train as she realized that she had just hit her head on the front door. Faint footsteps were coming from behind the door, and it slowly opened to reveal a boy.

Ichijou Raku, Purple hair, still sporting that X-shaped accessory on his hair.

"There you are Tsugumi, I was starting to get worried about you," He said, lightly chuckling.

Raku took a good look at her and took in what he saw. She was wearing a nice blue blouse and grey jeans, along with her blue ribbon.

"You're beautiful," he said, immediately realizing that he just said that out loud.

Tsugumi blushed at these words, and punched him square in the gut.

"Ow… What was that for!?"

"Nothing, you idiot," She whispered while not making eye contact with him, trying to hide the red shade of her face.

He thinks I'm beautiful? But he has Ojou…

"Well, follow me," He said, while quickly grabbing Tsugumi by her left hand and dragging her with him.

Wow, her hands are soft and warm… No, wait! You like Onodera! Onodera, Onodera, Onodera, Onode… Raku thought as he blushed due to the physical contact he had with Tsugumi.

His hand are a little bit bigger than mine, but they make me feel so… safe. She thought, also blushing.

Raku lead Tsugumi down the hall still clutching her hand. They passed by many rooms, and Tsugumi could see all the other Yakuza members sound asleep. After a few seconds, they finally reached his room.

His room wasn't very flashy, but very traditional. It has Japanese written all over it, and almost everything in his room matched him.

"Well, you can unpack your things, I already prepared a futon for you. Make yourself at home," he said, smiling.

Tsugumi smiled back, until she finally realized what was happening.

"WHAAAAAAAT!? I'm sleeping in the same room as you!?" She exclaimed, which would have woken up the whole palace if it wasn't for the soundproofing of the walls.

Raku felt a little disappointed at this, thinking that no girl liked him, but he kept it cool and remembered that something bad must've happened for Tsugumi to stay at his place.

"Well, yeah. All the other rooms are packed with the guys so, it's just you and me." He said, not looking at her, trying to hide the grim expression on his face.

Tsugumi immediately realized her mistake and remembered that he's being more than generous by letting her stay when she treats him like trash.

"No, no, I uh, didn't mean anything by that, just a little… surprised is all. Sorry, I should be thanking you," She apologized while not meeting his eyes.

"No, you don't have to thank me for anything, it's my way of making it up to you."

"For what?" She asked, puzzled by his words.

"For being a good friend."

Tsugumi blushed at this and immediately spun around and started unpacking her things, placing them next her futon.

He's so selfless…

Raku silently watched her, taking in the view in front of him. She may be a little rough to him, but he knows that deep down she's one of the kindest people he's ever known. While she was unpacking her things, she had a very focused look on her face, and he could clearly see her red, warm and inviting eyes.

She's so cute.

At one point, she pushed a lock of her hair behind her ear, immediately making Raku become a tomato.

"St-stop staring at me," she said, noticing his gaze on her, while trying to hide her own blush.

"So-sorry." He apologized, internally thinking that he had just betrayed Onodera. "You should take a bath, you look like you need one."

"Are you sure you don't want to go first? It is your place, after all."

"'Ladies first' right. Tsugumi?" He said, lightly chuckling.

He sees me as a lady? Tsugumi blushed at the thought.

"Ma- may I ask where the bath is?"

"It's uh- down the hall and to the right. There's a big sign, you won't miss it. Just make sure you put up the 'occupied' sign," Raku answered.

"Thank you," She said, as she took her towel and pajamas and walked towards the bathroom.

As Tsugumi walked in to the bath, she fantasized about Raku ripping off her clothes and kissing her like there was no tomorrow, while slowly snaking his hands to her hips, until they make their way to her rear…

No! Snap out of it. Ichijou Raku is is ojou's lover, I have no business thinking about the things about him. But why do I still find myself blushing and feeling my heart race whenever I'm with him? Could this be what they call lo- I should think about this…

Tsugumi took off her clothes and stepped into the bath and turned up the water to high heat. She wondered why there was no curtain, but maybe this was just Japanese tradition. She was used to the American style of housing of the Beehive gang.

As she let the hot and soothing water run on her body, Raku was walking towards the bath, unaware that she was still showering, despite having been over 20 minutes.

"Hey, Tsugumi? Are you still taking a shower?" Without getting an answer, Raku walked into the bath. "I forgot that we ran out of shampoo so I got some more from th-" Raku's jaw almost hit the floor as he saw Tsugumi shivering with embarrassment, trying to cover herself up.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! GET OUT, YOU PERVERT!" She screamed while doing her best to hide herself from him, although there was already a large amount of steam in the bathroom.

"Sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't know Tsugumi!" Raku apologized while slowly thinking about what he had just saw.

I always knew she had nice body ever since that day with the locker, but she really is gorgeous… Wait a minute! Onodera, Onodera, Onodera… He tried his best to think about Onodera, but the image of Tsugumi's perfect but hidden-by-steam body was seared into his memory. He walked back to the room, preparing for his death.

Still embarrassed, Tsugumi dried herself up and changed into her pajamas and walked towards her and Raku's room.

She opened the door and was dumbfounded by the sight in front of her.

Ichijou Raku was currently standing upright with his arms completely extend sideward with his eyes closed and his body visibly shaking with fear.

"Go on, Tsugumi. I deserve everything that's coming towards me."

Raku was ready to feel hell on earth, but instead he got something he never expected in a thousand years.

Seishirou Tsugumi was hugging him. There was almost no space between them, and she currently had her head buried in his chest. Her body was so soft.

Creamy, He thought.

The moment he realized what kind of position he was in, he blushed like never before. He never thought that Tsugumi, of all girls, would be the one to hug him. His first hug as he remembers.

Meanwhile, Tsugumi was wondering what got into her. Why in the heck was she hugging Raku of all people? She hates him!

Or do I?

She was wondering when her poor heart would give out from the embarrassment that she was going through.

"Thank you so much, Ichijou Raku, for letting me stay," she whispered, burying her head further down into his chest.

"Ye-yeah don't mention it," he replied nervously. He felt a part of him getting hotter due to the closeness and softness of Tsugumi's body, especially her chest which was pressed to his.

Tsugumi slowly pulled away from the hug and looked away from Raku.

"This never happened, alright?" she said, hoping that he wouldn't have this burnt into his memory.

"Yeah, o-of course," he replied, but this was already burnt into his memory.

There was an awkward silence, and Raku still had his arms on Tsugumi's shoulders, neither of them making eye contact. Something about this made Tsugumi want it to never end.

"What happened, Tsugumi?"

"I failed a mission, so Claude kicked me out and took my apartment," she said and sadly smiled.

"Hey, it's ok. We all make mistakes." Tsugumi gave a genuine a smile due to these sweet words.

He cares about me so much even though I treat him like trash…

"I'm tired," she yawned. "Can we go to bed now?"

"Uh, we?" He asked, a blush creeping up on his face, along with an image of him and Tsugumi sleeping with their arms around each other.

"Don't get the wrong idea, you idiot! I'll stay in my own futon," she said, hiding her red face.

"Tsugumi, you're so damn gorgeous," Raku said, leaning in to capture her flawless lips.

"But what about-"

"I don't care about Chitoge! All I want is you, Tsugumi." He said seductively, finally locking lips with her.

Tsugumi suddenly woke up from her dream and looked at her surroundings.

She was no longer in her original position, which was supposed to be in her futon, two meters away from Raku. Now she felts a pleasant warmth right next to her. She had somehow managed to crawl her way over to Raku and snuggled in with him.

Despite her inner protests, she couldn't bring herself to move. Something just felt so… right. She felt safe and protected, and her heart was racing at a million miles per minute.

What a caring guy. Why do I feel this way about him? Is this lo- Before she could finish her thought, she had already drifted to dreamland.

Raku felt a subtle heat at a constant pace right on his neck, and he turned around and was immediately mesmerized by the sight before him.

Tsugumi had gotten under the sheets along with him, and her face buried into his neck, with her arms around his neck also. She looked so beautiful and cute. Her hair was a bit disheveled and he really liked it. Her lips looked so soft and perfect. Raku immediately went red because of this display of affection. He could feel the pleasant heat coming from the breathing of her mouth touching his neck.

"Raku…. Mmmm…" she moaned in her sleep.

What!? Is she seriously dreaming about me?

Raku slowly snaked his right arm under her waist and held her tightly, while placing his left hand above her waist, making her release a small moan.

Her body is bloody soft and… perfect.

He was sleeping with a girl, and a gorgeous one, no less, making him blush like mad.

This girl is such a mystery. One second she beating the crap out of me, now she cuddling with me? And, for some reason, I kinda like it. Is it because I lo- And off goes Raku to sleep.

That night, the two had the best sleep they've ever had.

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