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Left. Right. On her back. On her stomach. Inside the blanket. Outside the blanket. Facing Raku. Not facing Raku. Lights on. Lights off.
Chitoge couldn't seem to fall asleep, much to a certain Yakuza heir's dismay. Well, not dismay, more like three rungs below it. She'd been tossing and turning for the past two hours. It was kinda hard not to notice seeing as they were sharing the same bed. It wasn't raining, which means there's no thunder, so why is she so restless? It's 2 in the freakin morning.
"Okay, that's it. What's wrong, Darling? You've been tossing and turning all night," Raku finally asks as he lies down on his side, facing his favorite blonde.
"Did I wake you, bean sprout?" She asks, turning around to face him.
"No, you didn't. I just wanted to ask you for no valid reason at all. Certainly not because your sleeplessness kept me awake too," Raku says, his voice a bit sarcastic. Earning himself a death stare from Chitoge. "So, what's wrong?"
"Do you love me?" She asks all of a sudden, and Raku could have sworn he saw her blush if weren't for the lack of light.
A beat passes.
Two beats.
Three beats.
"Chitoge, I married you," he reminds her, a semi-amused and confused look on his face.
"But you could have married me out of obligation. Since we've been dating for years and maybe Claude or Tsugumi threatened you. Or maybe out of pity. Even-"
He stops her rambling with a kiss on the forehead.
"I love you," he breathes out.
He kisses her nose, a grin on his face.
"I love you," he says again.
He feels her melt into him when he kisses her soft, sweet lips.
"I love you," he repeats between kisses.
He feels her shudder when he touches her, and for the first time that night/morning, she relaxes. She snuggles into Raku and falls asleep in his arms.
The last thing she says before surrendering to sleep was, "I love you too, bean sprout." The last thing she hears is his chuckle, and his smile, if that was even possible.
The next morning, he finds out that Chitoge's behavior was due to a book Ruri gave her. Chitoge really was an impressionable woman.
A/N: Thanks for reading! This chapter wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I guess I'm running out of ideas. Anyway, healthy criticism is always helpful! And to the people who reviewed, I'll try to write your requests in the future chapters. Thanks again! God speed!