Okay I'm back! Sorry for the slow update this time, but I've had to write a few new chapters for my other stories. Glad to see you guys enjoyed last chapter, and the poll is still open. Beach chapter will happen soon, possibly next update. 1 more chapter and the decision will be made for the next MonMusu story I'll do. Also my first Tokyo Ghoul story "One rung up the food chain" has been published, so if your into that, have a look. To Random regarding my Miss Kobayashi story, it will be a OC guy with Lucoa one, but the rest of the cast does make appearances from time to time like how I'll do the other girls in future stories here. Sorry if it feels short, but next chapter will be longer and more fun content wise, I promise! Well as usual drop a review. Let us begin.
Kurusu and Rachnee were about to have a nice lunch after a peaceful day of relaxation and cuddling when the doorbell rang. Rachnera offered to get it but Kurusu said he would since he was already up getting drinks. "I'll see who it is, you can start without me. Be right back." He said to Rachnera, and though he'd told her to go on ahead, she didn't touch her sandwich. She liked it when they both ate together, a minute or two of waiting wouldn't bother her.
But her sandwich does look great. She still didn't take a bite though.
'Wonder who was at the door. Hmm?' She thinks when she hears it close and two sets of footsteps returning. Looking over to the hallway she spots her Honey along with Agent Smith. 'Figured she would show up at some point, but why when we're about to eat?' Rachnera lightly pouted to herself. If she knew anything about the government woman is that she would also be wanting a sandwich as well, and kurusu being the kind person he is would make her one.
"Well well seems like I'm intruding on lunch. How are things going for you Rachnera?" Smith asked as she took a set near her. Kimihito was in the kitchen making a sandwich like she'd predicted even though she hadn't heard Smith ask. 'That kindness is almost too much at times, but I love that about him.' she thought and replied to the agents question with a sweet tone to it, even if it wasn't overbearingly noticable. "Hmm things are going great between myself and Honey here. May I ask what brings you today?"
'Especially during lunch.' she adds to her question in her mind. Smith smiles and tilts her sunglasses forward to gaze at the girl, and detecting nothing hidden in the 3 pairs of ruby red, answers."Well in all honesty I was simply passing by this area, but to anyone else I'm doing my job as a coordinator. You seem happier than when all three of us saw each other last. Anything interesting happen since then?" Smith asked and Rachnee looked over to Kurusu with an amused expression. He too heard the words and locked eyes with her before chuckling lightly as he finished Smith's sandwich.
Kurusu started talking as he carried it over and set it in front of the dark haired woman who raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Well in a manner of speaking, I guess you could say that. And before you ask, no we haven't broken the law in any way." he finishes before the agent can ask, and she merely smirked at that. Rachnera followed up his words with some snark of her own. "In fact we're obeying it so easily, we might even become role models for others in the program. After all it's about building better relations right?" voice dripping with sarcasm.
Smith herself gave a chuckle at the antics and shook her head lightly at the two. She could practically touch the feelings they radiated for each other. It seems like her hopes were paying off, and to be honest it made her happy. She started to smile, not like her usual professional or teasing way, but an actual happy smile. Things were getting better between these two, and she knows that she had a hand in making it that way. She told the happy pair "Well I'm glad to hear that, it seems you two have gotten closer, am I wrong?"
Both of them nodded their heads while exchanging a knowing glance and Smith felt lighter about the whole situation. Granted she knew they had limits, but if they were to work around them and still be this happy, then the agent could say she's done a great job. She decided to probe on, curious not only for her report but her own personal interest in the pair. "Well c'mon, do tell. I'm all ears here." The pair both raised their eyebrows at her and Kurusu asked her "Shouldn't that be a little, I don't know, confidential or something?"
Smith sat back and gave another smirk as she replied with no hesitation in her voice. "It's for research purposes." Rachnera rolled all six of whether eyes and huffed "Suuuure it is. Or do you really not have anything better to do than spy on Honey and I? Like your job, for instance?"
Smith gave a good laugh at that and fired back at her with ease "In case your forgetting, this is my job, or at least part of it anyways." Smith eyes then took a somewhat playful but dangerous glintas she continued now at both of them. "Besides you two have nothing to hide, right? What was it you said, about being "role models?" Can't be ones if you don't share what makes you two so ah...successful, can we? So like I said, let's talk." Smith finished, her eye having some intimidating shine to it, and for once the pair actually felt scared by the agent.
Rachnera and Kurusu's thought were quite similar. 'Well I guess she's not taking no for an answer.' He gestured to Rachnee with his head aimed at Smith "Would you like me to go first or..? She shook her head. "Allow me."
He nodded at her before giving a look of resignation. The three of them began to eat their lunch, but Rachnera started talking to Smith between bites. "Well since our shopping trip Honey and I have gotten to know each other better, our likes, dislikes those kind of things." She took a sip of her drink before continuing.
"But what made it easier was that we were able to be more...open with each other about how we feel. Part of that is thanks to you Smith, but the rest we leaned to get through together. It really has a lot to do with the kind of person Honey is..." She trailed off blushing, and said person gave her a nice smile when Smith asks. "And tell me, from your own experiences, what kind of a person he is?"
Kurusu answered instead with full honesty, and Rachnera tried to keep a very content if somewhat smug smile off her face, but failed. "I just...treated her like any decent person should. That's what the whole point of the program, to make things better by making things more normal between our species. So I gave Rachnera what she needed, like u would anyone else. I listened and answered her questions, I helped her face any difficulties she had while adjusting. Basically, I treated her how she wanted, like everyone else. With kindness, respect, and understanding."
Smith lowered her glasses a little to look at him better, saying "Go on Honey. There has to be more, so do tell." Kimihito gave a warm sigh before continuing. "But it did go a little farther after awhile I'll admit, with us um...admitting our emotions to one another. But Rachnee's just a normal girl, well...she's more than that to me." He finishes with a smile on his face and held a hand out on the table to the Arachne, and much to Smith's delight, the girl took it firmly in her own gauntleted one.
Smith nearly squealed in success right there at the warmth in both their faces, but of course she has to be professional. She did take a bite of her sandwich to cover up the smug look on her face, and took a sip of that oh so delicious coffee Kurusu had given her. "Well I'm more than happy to say this will be going down in my report about you two. However I haven't seen either of you two outside of the house since your little shopping trip. Care to explain?".
"Wait...you've been spying on us? Didn't you say you weren't going to be watching us very close?" Kurusu questioned an eyebrow raising as Rachnera folded her arms, waiting for an answer as well. Smith merely waved her hand as if to dismiss the accusation. "And I did, however I still have an obligation as coordinator to keep an eye on host families. I have not made a house call till today, but I have been peeking in on you two from time to time. I've only seen him leave the house a few times. Now again, why is that?"
Rachnera and Kurusu exchanged a nervous look for a moment, but they both firmly nodded to each other before facing Smith, who had her eyebrows raised. "You better not be doing-" but Kurusu stopped her before she could finish.
"No! No, no it's not that, it's...well you remember how things were in the restaurant, right?" Smith paused before nodding. She knew exactly how things were, Rachnera had been singled out because of her appearance. "Well that was the biggest reason for her and I staying here at my ah, our home. Rachnera told me she was already kind of a homebody, but the reason she's been staying was that she wasn't comfortable out there with all the stares and such."
Smith once again sympathized with the spider girl, but was surprised to see Rachnera giving a hopeful look to her host. "But 2 days ago Honey and I had a little talk about it, and worked through it tgether. I said that as long as he was by my side, I'd be willing to try a few excursions now and again. We were actually thinking of going on a beach trip that we were going to call and ask you about tomorrow. But since we're all here now, Honey and I would like to know whether there was anything you could do transportation wise about it?"
Smith nearly gasped at the sudden change in atmosphere, and have the idea some deep thought. Of course she would be able to do something, it was part of the tab the program picked up. But Smith was trying to see if there was anything she could also get out of it, after all there was nothing to lose if their wasn't. But her pay was that great, she's overworked, and she's only finding relief with these two being successful. Smith then had an idea, and voiced it to the waiting couple.
"I understand fully, and now that you mention it, there might be something I can do. However I am going to ask that I and my team be allowed to accompany you as ah..security escort." Smith worded her proposal, but the couple immediately saw through it. "You just want to relax, don't you?" they both asked and Smith tried to act unaware of such accusations.
She failed. "If it's not too much to ask, we need a vacation."