Aannnnnd I'm FINALLY back! Glad to see my last chapter was welcomed and reviewed so quickly after so long. Again I'm super sorry about that delay as well as this one but I was busy moving stuff, writing other things as well as my own reading of some manga. Plus I also just got into my Hero Academia and caught up on the Anime all the way to season 3, and I'm thinking of a story for that in the far future once I have a better understanding of the entire story though I do have a fairly good one now. Also my phone is screwed up because of my SD card being removed and now not recognized by my phone where I do all my writing from. That mini disaster and I've been helping to plan a wedding (not mine lol) and that's taken a lot of my time and energy. But fear not, like I've said I will see this story through before starting my new one. Well slightly smaller chapter here than the last but I'm pretty sure you guys are gonna enjoy it! Next one will definitely be longer. Drop a review and tell me what you think!
Also I am asking for those of you reading and reviewing to drop possible titles of the KimihitoxLala story I'm writing when this story finishes. I've already got the concept down on how I want to do it but I can't think of a good title. If any of you are willing to help I'd be more than grateful!
I might, MIGHT mind you all, extend the story by a chapter. I'll have to give it some thought because this is my toughest one to write right now being the closest to a full Au that I've done with any of my stories. But rest assured I will never let a story just hang unfinished. Next chapter will be out hopefully before my graduation later this month on the 30th but don't hold me to it. But I can promise that it will be longer for... obvious reasons you'll find out as you read. Well once again tell me what you think!
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Rachnera awoke the next-day with a mild headache and a need to stretch her body out, both from not sleeping in her own hammock and that she had been asleep for nearly 10 hours now from last night's events. 'Thats what I get for drinking coffee while I'm all bothered. Ugh where's Honey at?' She thought as the blood started flowing again and she began to wake up more, all six of her ruby red eyes becoming more aware of her surroundings. Rachnera could smell breakfast being cooked close by and realized that she had fallen asleep in the living room, no doubt because of the coffee's influence on her head last night. She looked around and finally spotted him with his back to her, tending to something on the stove. He didn't appear to have noticed her waking up yet, and she was a bit grateful for that fact at the moment.
Rachnera stood atop her legs to her full height, and quietly stretched each of them out in pairs before she began to feel more awake. As she started to feel like normal minus the headache, she scuttled quietly into the kitchen, Kurusu still unaware of her being behind him. She could see him shutting off the stove top and humming to himself, whatever song it was in her opinion sounding quite happy. This was the way she loves seeing him, completely at ease with the world around him. She also saw the time that was presented on the stove top and was really shocked that she'd slept that late.
It was nearly noon, meaning that "breakfast" she been smelling was actually alot closer to brunch.
Rachnee began to creep closer silently to where the man she loved was working away at making something for himself and definitely her, even if he wasn't aware she was only an arms length behind him. He started to turn around and nearly jumped a foot when he saw Rachnera only an arm's length away, but he quickly got over his surprise when he saw her trying not to giggle at his reaction.
"Oh! Oh hey Rachnee, how'd you sleep?" He said after he caught his breath, a smile working it's way onto his face. For some reason unknown to her he seemed even more upbeat than his usual which spoke volumes to her considering how he always seemed happy to begin with around her. Or at the very least much relaxed, but now she saw nothing but pure joy in his eyes as he waited for her to answer. She offered a small smile of her own and replied. "Well considering I slept in the living room instead of our bed, I got decent enough sleep. Hopefully it's something I won't make a habit of doing, not enough space for you and I to cuddle you know." She humored him before her head started hurting a bit again, and she rubbed her temples to try and ease it down.
Kurusu noticed and asked her "Headache?" She grimaced a bit but nodded all the same. "Mhm, it's what I get for getting drunk off of coffee. Do you have any aspirin or such? It doesn't feel like this is gonna leave anytime soon." She groaned as she asked and Kurusu nodded before he quickly left the kitchen. "Yup, just a sec. I'm pretty sure there's some in the bathroom. Let me grab you some, Love." As he disappears around the corner Rachnee only then caught that last little word, her six eyes widening in surprise.
'Did he...did he really just say what I think he said?' Rachnera thought in stunned silence as she immediatly replayed the past 7 seconds in her head once, twice, and now three times. Each time told her that her hearing had been precise and excellent. That he really did say the one 4 letter word they've yet to say to each other. The one they both felt and for some strange reason never voiced aloud to one another. The word that had been on her mind yesterday before she'd taken the coffee...Oh no. Had she said something about it without knowing?!
Rachnee racked her mind and cursed the small amount of pain that came with doing so, and she groaned again from the headache. Kurusu appeared around the corner holding a white prescription bottle and was taking off the cap when he asked her "You alright? Heads that bad huh." He winced as he saw her nod slowly, in pain. he handed her two of the pills and quickly grabbed a bottle of water he had placed on the counter earlier after taking it from the freezer. It was fully frozen nor melted mind you, simply a slush which Rachnee used to wash down the nasty tasting white pills and placed on the side of her head. The coolness made it feel alot better and she gave a minimally pained smile to her Honey. "Thanks, I needed that."
"No problem." Kurusu smiled as he got closer to her before slowly pulling her into a hug and rubbing the back of her head with one of his hands while one of hers still held the bottle. The other held onto him in the embrace, but it was broken when Kimihito pulled back to look at her with adoration clear in his eyes. Rachnera actually blushed under his gaze and tried asking a question. "Heh, hey Honey... something I want to ask you. About last night...did I say or do anything w-weird or unusual?" Kimihito chuckled but shook his head at her, trying to relax the girl although she didn't feel any more at ease seeing his response.
"No, not really. Why? You alright?" He asked and she stayed silent, debating whether or not she should tell him the feelings that she had been itching to say yesterday but hadn't really gotten the chance to. 'Do I tell him now or not? I had to have said something, we never said the L word before but he just used it a few minutes ago like it was normal! What should I do? We both know there's something between us, it's not like he'll be completely caught off guard if I do tell him. He promised that he'd stay with me even if I hurt him for crying out loud. I know he'll do the same for me telling him how I feel.' She thought before deciding she was going to do it, no time like the present. "Hey Honey...there's um... something I want to tell you." She started, still feeling a little nervous.
Kurusu seemed to see her unnaturally jittery disposition and just smiled softly at her. "Sure, what's on your mind?" he asked and Rachnera took a deep breath before outright saying it in a spurt of courage. "I love you Kimihito." She held her breathe and waited for his response, be it one of surprise or a realization of some sort.
But what she doesn't expect is for him to just smile a little bigger and give her a hug before saying "I know, and I love you too Rachnee." She's at a loss for a few moments, not even knowing what to say until she finally stutters out her confusion. "Y-you do? You knew?" She asks, flabbergasted although she knew that the signs of their relationship being that strong between them were visible. Kurusu looks at her a bit odd, as if he thought it strange that she had been so nervous to admit something that he knew they both felt already. He nodded and began to tell her "Well I always knew it in the back of my head, but I wanted us to both be comfortable enough to admit it to each other without having to fear about it being unreciprocated. And yesterday..." he trailed off and Rachnera's eyes widened as she starts to realize that she did say something when she was drunk on coffee.
"I told you, didn't I? After you gave me the coffee?" She asked, a little ashamed of being in such a state to tell him for the first time and starting to get angry at herself for screwing up like that. She wanted to tell him with some sort of actual emotion in it like she just did, not some drunken confession which might've sounded less passionate! Dammit! Her worst suspicions were confirmed when Kurusu paused before nodding, seeing that she didn't appear to be happy. She sighed, she didn't wish to take this out on him, the blunder was hers, and in truth it wasn't too much of a deal. It's just annoying to her that she couldn't get the guts to actually tell him and when she did, she didn't have to.
She started to explain her sour mood to him "Well I guess that's over with then. I waited and waited to tell you, then yesterday when you and I went to the park I was going to bring it up, but it started raining. And I was going to tell you just now but it seems I already did when I was drunk. Oh well, looks like I screwed up again." Rachnera sighed as she looked down but Kurusu put one of his hands under her chin and made her look to his face as he got even closer. His face wasn't one of disappointment for her actions, but one of comforting. "Hey it's alright Rachnee, more or less we both knew what we were feeling. I didn't even have the guts to say it to you first. If anything I should be the one apologizing to you for leaving you in the dark. You at least said something." He said a bit guiltily and she found herself rolling her eyes and shaking her head. Not out of superiority or sneeringly, but because it was so like him.
Always going out of his way for her needs, her comfort and such. This man really does treat her like a Queen. Rachnera shook her head smiling a little before she slowly put one of her own gauntleted hands to his face. "Taking the blame even if it's not your problem or responsibility Honey? Always being so nice to me, even if I don't deserve some of it at times. But you still give it anyway. That's why I love you Kurusu." She said and both realize that for the first time since she's given him her nickname, which was pretty much day one, she used his name affectionately. He replies back to her "To me, you do deserve every bit of it. I love you too Rachnera."
The pair also realized just how close they were to each other's face, their eyes widening a little bit while a light dusting of red blush adorned their cheeks. Such close proximity would normally lead to another when a couple were in love, especially them. Able to feel one another's breathe, even smell each other's hair. They leaned in slightly, closing their eyes as their lips beginning to brush-
RING!
'ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!' The thought passed through the both of their heads at the same time as if it hadn't been them thinking it.
They both stopped as they were brought from their peaceful moment by the doorbell alerting them that someone had come to visit them. Of course someone just had to visit them and interrupt the monumental moment the two were about to have, bringing sour looks to both of their faces. Just a few seconds later and they would've been kissing one another for the very first time, enjoying such a passionate and loving moment but no. No, they weren't even granted that small amount of peace. Kurusu rubbed the spot on the top of his nose and sighed frustratedly, before motioning to answer the door.
"Be right back." He said and Rachnera let him be, her own annoyance being hardly kept in place because if she had been the one closest to the door, then whoever was outside of it would've been bound painfully in ten different ways all at ones. But that wasn't the case as Kurusu walked to the door and opened it fast, showing his attitude wasn't the best at the moment to his visitor. But he did do a double take and stopped himself from saying something rude when he saw just who it was.
'Oh shit.' he thought as he quickly blessed whatever deity kept him from rudely running his mouth at that moment.
Smith was standing in the door, a look of wariness on her face as her arms were crossed and eyebrows visibly raised behind her usual sunshades.
"Something wrong Kimihito? You look rather annoyed to see me, which is a first." She asked and Kurusu brought a hand to wipe the front of his face. 'Great, me and Rachnera were about to actually kiss but the very one who brought is together stopped us from doing so. She better have a good reason for showing up.' He thought as he took a deep breath to try and ease his tension and frustration at the government agent. After all it's not like she had any idea about what had just been about to happen between him and Rachnee, he needed to calm down a bit more. After a few more seconds he found himself feeling better and finally was able to answer Smith without losing any sort of control.
"Nothing much Smith, things are great. You just happened to be a bad moment to show up for Rachnee and Me." He said but he started to sweat a little when he saw the government agent's eyes narrow a bit at his choice of words. Now he realized what he'd just said to her could be taken in quite a few different ways, some of which were illegal at the moment. 'Oh crap, very poor choice of words.' He thought when Kuroko opened her mouth next in response to his explanation.
"Is that so Mr Kurusu? May I ask just what kind of a good moment did I interrupt just now?" Smith asked, her voice laid with an amount of venom that would've rivalled the most poisonous of Lamias and certain species of Arachne. He starts to sweat and shudder a bit at the dangerous aura the woman was giving off and hurried to explain himself. "N-nothing illegal or anything I swear! We were just about to um...kiss? That's not illegal R-Right?" He nervously asked and still saw that dangerous glint in her eyes stay for a solid minute before he heard Rachnee call out his name as she wandered over, her face a bit sour.
"Honey?" She asked aloud before she saw Smith and raised her eyebrow, crossing her arms a bit before her question turned to the government agent. "Oh, hello Kuroko. What brings you here?" She seemed to ask casually, but Kurusu could detect the hidden traces of annoyance and Rachnera's own deadly venom cleverly hidden in her voice. He knew she was already in a bad mood for not being sober when she confessed, and just when they were about to kiss Smith had shown up. Smith however didn't flinch nor back down if she did sense anything coming from Rachnera and replied with an inquisitive look to Kurusu, who still stayed silent as he watched it all play out in front of him.
"Mm nothing much Rachnera. I came by to do a check up on you two, part of the job I can't get out of. That and you guys did have a date yesterday, so I figured I'd also get the scoop on how it went for you two. See if my recommendation helped or not." She explained and Rachnera frowned a bit, unaware of Kurusu's talk with Smith about them going out. "Didn't know that you were aware, although I don't know what you could've recommended."
Smith appeared surprised and asked "You two didn't go out on your date?" Rachnee tilted her head and replied "Well we did go out for a walk after dinner, but the rain cut it shorter than we would've wished. Afterwards we came back and fell asleep. Were you expecting something else? We've already made it clear we're sticking to the laws." Smith gave an annoyed wave of the hand and said "No not that, he called me and woke me up on my day off because he wanted to know about any special places to take you out to and your saying you didn't go anywhere except a park."
Rachnera raised a brow now and turned to Kurusu "That true Honey? You did that for me?" She asked in surprise but also flattery, while he nodded while looking a bit sheepishly towards Smith as he recalled it had been her day off. "Yeahhhh did forget to mention that part. Sorry Rachnee..." But before the amused and flattered spider could speak Smith decided to voice her annoyance with the man.
"Yeah, he did. He woke me up on my day off when I just wanted some rest! I think you owe me a favor or two Kurusu. And I'm thinking lunch would be perfect." Smith partially demanded as her stomach grumbled the tiniest bit, and feeling bad though still annoyed Kurusu made to invite her in while he headed for the kitchen. "Fine then, if that's what you really want-" but before he could get past Rachnera Smith spoke up again.
"Oh no no no. I was thinking of the three of us going to that very restaurant I recommend and fixed up." She declared a bit and Rachnera asked the clearly determined woman "What Restaurant? What do you mean fixed?" Smith smirked a tiny bit and waved her hand as she explained.
"The one you, your Honey and I went to after I caught you two having fun trying on lingerie. After you two left I had a little talk with the manager and explained your experience there as well as some of the things he had to change for his restaurant to serve all species. Including yours, Rachnera." Smith finished with a soft smile on her face at the stunned look on the Arachne's face. She took the warm feeling that she felt at seeing the grateful and happy look that soon replaced the shock on her face with stride. Performing and full filling her duty as a coordinator did take a lot of effort and tons of boring ass paperwork, but in the end this is what made it worth it. That she could do that for extra-species to make their lives easier, especially for a race like Rachnera's.
"T-thank you Smith, you actually did that?" Rachnee half asked as she also saw Kurusu was just as surprised but grateful for the news, although he'd heard the agent tell him it last night she hadn't exactly expanded on it other than just making the place even more extra-species friendly than it had appeared.
"Mhm, part of the job. Trust me. Im also here to talk about you two and something that's come up but I think it can wait until after we get back." Smith smoothly said and Kurusu shrugged. "Fine, you want to go give the place another try Rachnee?" He asked her and she thought about it for a moment before replying "Sure I'm willing to give it a second chance if Smith's that confident in it." She snarked towards the end and heard the agents own short retort in return.
"I am. Don't doubt me spider, I paired you two together great didn't I?" Smith chided and Rachnera surrendered a bit at that. The government woman had her there, though to be fair Rachnera had been a bit Interested in Kurusu before being his homestay. Hell they only grew close because she Kidnapped him first, then Smith and her team showed up an hour later.
"And the three of us know how that turned out. Just give Honey and I a few minutes to get ourselves together." Rachnera told Smith and she nodded, walking through and shutting the door after Kurusu started to head towards the kitchen to make sure nothing was on before following Rachnee to their room, allowing her to go change first.
Smith took a seat on the couch Rachnera had previously lain on and checked her schedule on her phone discreetly and saw she had an email by one of the higher ups in the department she worked for, a single question being asked which was a huge part of why she was here today aside from actually wishing to visit the happy couple.
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Are the pair in question willing to participate in the test case?
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Smith eyed the message for a solid 20 seconds before she began to write her reply, making sure to listen to the tell tale signs of Kurusu or Rachnera approaching.
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Have not discussed the possibility with them yet, but I'll have an answer within 2 hours. I need to gradually disclose it to them to both seem as if they have no choice in the matter. That goes completely against the purpose of this new change.
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She sent the carefully worded response to show respectfulness and awaited an answer as she glanced up to see Rachnera and Kurusu switch spots with her now coming out in a somewhat revealing outfit depending on how one viewed her. Smith chuckled quietly as she saw Kimihito's flustered face as he shut the door behind him and looked down to see a quick reply already there.
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That's fine, just make sure you actually tell them about this new change. You can only slack off so much and you know the others aren't as forgiving as I am. Please just get it done Smith.
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Smith smiled a bit and shook her head almost inperceptively, before quickly typing back to her supervisor.
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Will do.
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Smith looked up to see Kurusu finally step out from his and Rachnera's shared room, a new pair of pants and a different shirt on him which he seemed more comfort in. She watched the two in question start to walk by her and Kurusu asked the waiting agent "Well we're both ready. How about you Smith?" The woman nodded slowly as she put her phone away and stood up, and the trio headed for the front door, ready to enjoy lunch but for two of them unready for the huge surprise they'll be hearing within the hour.