This Chapter will contain Sexual Content. This could also be considered the final chapter as it is all I have written up to currently. I may in fact eventually write more if this gets enough hits 3 thanks to anyone who read this whole story.
9 year time skip*
Things continued in this way for a long time, with Rei and Kazutora eventually moving up their calls to every other day instead of just once a week. Neither were really able to be away from the other for that long. Reis' life had ended up taking an entirely different turn than she had ever expected. Little had she known her mother had life insurance, and she was the beneficiary. About three years into Kazutoras incarceration she'd ended up getting the money, and used the few hundred thousand to buy herself a nice three floor condo type house. It was in a nice area, and only about a twenty minute drive from where he was being held which was far better compared to the nearly hour trip she'd been making before.
Her father had passed away due to liver failure, which left her to sell her childhood home. She'd sold all of the items inside, only taking a box of pictures her mother had stashed away in the attic. As well as sold the home itself, this money she'd both saved and invested. One of her investments was into the Pet Shop Chifuyu had started, which was doing amazingly. She'd never seen the man so happy before, he'd even told her that he had every intention to bring Kazutora on as a co-owner once he finally got out. The day rapidly approached where that would be a reality.
Kazutora was doing the best Rei had ever seen him do, therapy had really helped him fix most of his bigger problems. Although there were still certainly a few issues it was more general problems, trust issues, anxiety, and panic attacks. All of which they were working through, Rei herself had also gone through therapy having been officially diagnosed with CPTSD. Which she had never even heard of before but the symptoms fit her far too well.
Today she was hanging out with Chifuyu at the Pet Shop, helping him to stock shelves and order things he needed. Kazutora was on video chat on her laptop. "You know you're supposed to be working, not chit chatting." Chifuyu chastised her teasingly and she rolled her eyes at him, giving Kazutora a little smile. "You don't pay me enough to not chit chat Chifuyu, besides he acts as my brain. I talk and he remembers the numbers I said I had when I forget." She said with a cheeky grin aimed in his direction. "If you weren't talking you wouldn't forget!" He said exasperatedly, Kazutora watched the banter between the two who in his absence had gotten rather close. It was funny to see, Chifuyu really did mother on her quite a lot. Which of course Rei accepted, though not without giving him a bit of guff. "I'm also training him for when he comes to work here. Right Tora?" She asked with a little smile curling her lips, knowing he was going to be out at the end of the month had her beyond excited. "Yeah definitely I got all the basics down. Count the products, see how much we sold from last count, decide how many to order based upon that. Totally got it. Honestly, am I getting paid for my training Chifuyu?" He asked and the dark haired man shook his head, throwing his hands up in mock frustration. "You are both ridiculous! Yes you are getting paid for your training. You also make more than Rei does as a trainee because you're also technically a partial owner." Rei rolled her eyes, not like she needed a huge amount of income. Just enough to pay her bills every month and keep food on her table. "So mean Chifuyu! Here I thought we were so close. Meanwhile you like Tora better than me. Such a tragedy." She mocked disappointment and heard Kazutora chuckle at her theatrics, meanwhile Chifuyu was clearly exhausted with her behavior. "Kazutora is my friend and co-owner, you are a bratty child who I often question why I hired." Rei rolled her eyes at his statement, he knew damn well he hired her because he loved her. She also managed most of the pet shops' finances, as well as general needs such as stocking and ordering. "Because I let you crash at my place whenever the girl you brought home turns out to be a walking red flag? Which they always are by the way, you have horrible taste in women." Kazutora let out a low whistle. "She's got you there Chifuyu." Too many times he had called Rei to find her in absolute stitches, regaling him with another tale of Chifuyus poor taste in women to sleep with. "It's easy for you both to say! You're in jail! You're content with being alone because everyone gives you 'the ick' whatever the hell that even means." Rei snickered a little bit, he wasn't entirely wrong.
Kazutora and Rei weren't together yet. While they talked almost constantly, in ten years there had been no real progress in that area. Both of them were simply content in each other's company. Sure there were occasional flirtations but nothing more than that. "Hey I'm gonna be out of jail in just a few short weeks. I'd love to see what reasoning you come up with once I'm out." Almost in perfect unison, Rei and Chifuyu said. 'Ex con with zero female experience.' Kazutora rolled his eyes, they would already have a reasoning pre-planned. "What is the plan for when you get out anyways?" Chifuyu asked, he'd been informed already of the date and time but not what happened after. "The plan's for me to go stay with Rei at her place, since she lives near the shop, and has the room." Rei nodded her confirmation, adding her own input. "Figure I'll keep the third floor, Kazutora can take the second, and you can keep the first for when you need to run from your walking red flags." Rei flashed him a smile and Chifuyu rolled his eyes. Kazutora was a little anxious about being out for the first time in ten years. But Rei had assured him time and time again that she had him covered. No need to stress about bills, just to chip in what he could when he could. Though he did have anxieties about general daily living he was more anxious about being in such close proximity to her for the first time in a long time. Talking was one thing, actually being close to her was a whole other. A part of him worried that he'd start living with her and she'd get sick of him. But he tried to push it out of his mind, she'd waited around for ten years, she couldn't get sick of him that quickly.
The day finally came, Chifuyu and Rei had both gone to pick up Kazutora. The whole ride Rei was practically shaking with anticipation, she had promised at one point to kick his butt for leaving her but now she really just wanted to hug him for the first time in ten years. "You're shaking the entire car." Chifuyu commented, looking over at her leg tapping at an accelerated rate. Rei appeared embarrassed and tried to slow it to a stop. "Are you nervous?" He asked and Rei shrugged. "Nervous, excited, it's a whole mix honestly. Mostly excited." It was good to hear, over the last couple years the trio had gotten close. They were basically all about to be not only working together, but living together on occasion as well. Chifuyu did worry about tensions possibly running high at times, but for the most part Kazutora had become a bit more laid back. Rei was a bit of a workaholic, needing to loosen up more often. Chifuyu was the mother of the group, for as much as he hated to admit it. Always making sure everything was planned out, and lined up to go off without a hitch.
The duo pulled up in front of the jails pick up area, Rei didn't know if she should get out now or wait. "Rei I swear if you don't get out and tackle that man I will." Rei choked a bit on her laughter, immediately picturing Chifuyu tackling Kazutora into a hug. Somehow she didn't think Kazutora would necessarily be opposed, if it was anyone else perhaps. But at worst he may just be a bit weirded out. Stepping out of the car easily and into the crisp November air Rei shivered a little bit. When she was anxious she always felt cold and the air wasn't helping her situation. She fiddled a bit with the large brown sweater dress she was wearing, she'd tried to dress herself at least somewhat nicely. Though the dress hung off of her a bit, and the leggings beneath were just plain black she thought she looked nice. Hina had thought so as well, as of course Rei had video called one of her few female friends for advice.
"How long do you think this'll take?" Chifuyu asked, rolling down the window of the car. Rei turned back to him with a shrug. "I dunno, they said it varies when I asked on the phone. Why do you have a hot date with another red flag?" She snickered as she saw his face get a little bit pink, he totally did of course he did. "Just let me know when you need the room Chifuyu." She said with a grin and he flipped her the bird before looking past her. "Hey there stranger, you need a ride?" If Rei had spun around and faster she would have given herself whiplash.
There stood Kazutora, his hair had grown out so much, gone were the blonde streaks he used to have. But somehow he looked even more like the Kazutora she remembered like this. Rei didn't even realize she'd moved until she was hugging him, she could hear Chifuyu clapping in the background. "Oh? I get a hug instead of getting my ass kicked?" Kazutora questioned, she squeezed him a little bit tighter and his arms moved to wrap around her ever so carefully. "Shut up, that's the one promise I don't mind breaking." She grumbled and she felt him restraining a laugh, God it felt too good to be able to actually hug him again. To not be separated by a plexiglass window, or on the other end of a video call. "C'mon kids I gotta date to go on, you guys can hug more later." Chifuyu said and with a roll of her eyes Rei released Kazutora, albeit a bit hesitant to do so. "Yeah yeah I know I'm sure you'll be telling me how crazy she was when you're hiding at my place." Rei climbed into the back seat, leaving the front for Kazutora, she wanted to be able to actually look at him without having to keep peeking in the rearview mirror.
Once the three were in the car they took off towards Reis condo. The drive was filled with conversations, mostly aimed at Kazutora by Chifuyu. "So where's the first place you wanna go now that you're out?" He asked, clearly hoping for an answer he could turn into a party of some kind. "Kinda just want to go home, probably go visit Baji at some point soon too." Rei practically watched Chifuyu deflate at Kazutoras words. "I was planning on visiting him and my mother this weekend, we can all go together if you're free, Chifuyu?" She offered, trying to include her friend and technical boss. "Nah you guys can just go, hate to be a third wheel." Chifuyu said with a wave of his hand, Rei didn't miss Kazutora peeking at her using the rearview mirror and she smiled. "Your loss, Chifuyu." She said leaning back into her seat and getting comfortable for the rest of the ride home. Occasionally casting glances at Kazutora and catching him glancing back at her.
Once they pulled up, Chifuyu sped off, telling them to have fun and wishing Kazutora good luck with her demon cat. He raised a questioning eyebrow at her and she shook her head. "I wish I could say he was being dramatic. Of the five cats that have found me, Spectre is the only one who for whatever reason only seems to like me. He and Chifuyu have a…tense relationship." She giggled at the memory, Chifuyu had been cornered in the bathroom by the cat who he'd unknowingly shut into the bathroom as the cat had been sleeping in the downstairs laundry hamper. "I will make sure to keep that in mind." Kazutora said as they made their way upstairs from the first floor of the apartment. The second floor was nice, fully furnished already and he even noted a few small packages on the table labeled with his name. "Some of the guys sent those along for when you got out. Dunno who sent what, but I stocked your fridge a bit. If you need anything else either come up to my apartment and take shit or let me know what you need. Uh Chifuyu and Mitsuya took the liberty of getting some clothes for you. Since Mitsuyas kind of a low key fashion guy now, so your closet and bureaus are stocked. Other than that-" Reis spiel was cut off entirely by Kazutora coming and wrapping his arms around her tightly. Immediately she returned the embrace, whatever she was about to say was entirely forgotten the second he made contact with her. "I missed you." He said after a moment and she nodded, holding the back of his shirt tightly in her hands. It still felt so unreal to have him here. "I missed you too, Tora." She said, her body still fit perfectly against his even though they'd both gotten a bit taller since the last time they'd hugged like this. "I know I should probably let you go, let you keep showing me around but I really don't want to." He squeezed her the littlest bit tighter and she let out a small breath, feeling totally at ease for the first time in what felt like forever. "Then don't. I'm content to stay right here." Almost as if on cue Rei heard an angry cat noise, Kazutora obviously heard it too and the pair turned to see a rather dissatisfied, battle scarred, fat, white cat sitting on the bottom stair. "That would be the demon cat in question." Rei sighed moving away from Kazutora to call Spectre over to her, he appraised her with his usual bored cat stare before he eventually came over to be scooped up. Which she did easily. "This is the great white dickhead. I swear he's really sweet sometimes." Kazutora reached out a tentative hand which Spectere allowed, Kazutora patted the animal gently. "He doesn't seem so bad." Kazutora said, eyeing the cat who now that he was closer had certainly seen some shit. One of his eyes was clouded and blind, his face was full of scars that were clearly old. This was a battle hardened cat. "Yeah, I always crack the joke that Baji sent him to be my guard cat. Seems totally fine with you for the moment though." Rei took it as a good sign. Of course the second Kazutoras hand got to close the Rei the cat spat at him, despite the fact that he was literally patting him. "Told you, guard cat." Rei lifted the angry white creature to place a kiss on his head before setting him down on the floor, where of course the cat let out an aggravated noise and thundered off. "I like him, glad to know you've had protection while I was away." Kazutora said with a grin and Rei smiled a little bit. "I can protect myself just fine but yeah he's helpful." The moment had once again been stopped and Rei wondered for a moment if the universe was conspiring against her.
She led Kazutora upstairs to her apartment, giving him a rather brief tour. He of course stopped at the small cork board she had displayed in her living room. It had tons of photos, of her mother, of Baji, of him. He marveled at them all for a moment, and Rei laid herself down on the couch in her living room. "Where'd you get all of these?" He didn't even remember most of these pictures being taken. "I found them when I cleaned out my mom's house, hidden away in the attic. I didn't even know they existed til I found them." She commented and Kazutora managed to pry himself away from the cork board filled with memories from their shared childhood days. Seeing her laying languidly on the couch he made the choice to join her, carefully moving himself to lay next to her. Of course it was Rei this time that pulled him into her, letting out a contented sigh as she did. "It's funny, I didn't realize how much I missed this til right now." She said, enjoying the feeling of once again being able to rest her cheek on the top of his head. The only thing she could compare it to was not realizing how sore you were until you laid down. How it was both a relief and yet almost painful at the same time. Kazutora made a small hmm of agreement, knowing if he spoke it would deafen him to hearing her heart beating at a rather accelerated rate. Rei was content with the silence as her fingers idly ran through his hair, toying gently with the longer black strands. 'Tell him you love him dumbass' a little voice in the back of her mind screamed but she couldn't, he hadn't even been back a full day. As if sensing her thoughts Kazutora looked up at her, Rei felt her face get a little bit warm at how close he was to her. He hesitated for a moment, just a secular moment before he kissed her.
Reis brain short circuited entirely, he'd only ever kissed her the one time. This time was far less desperate, more needing, testing, yet somehow just as much a shock to her system as the first time had been. Her lips moved against his easily, like it hadn't been ten years since they'd done this. As if the last time he'd done this hadn't been a precursor to losing him for ten years. When he pulled away from her she let out the smallest little moan of disappointment, his body was somehow pressed even more firmly against hers that it had been.
"You're not going anywhere this time?" She phrased it as a question but it was more a statement than anything, Kazutora was never going away ever again. "Yeah." His answer was blunt and simple, nothing in this world could pull him away from this moment, from her ever again. Rei nodded her confirmation before she was pulled into another breath stealing kiss. His hands roved across her sides this time, and she found her fingers wound gently into his hair; her stomach was both full of butterflies and knots. She'd been waiting ten years for this, to hold him and kiss him. To spend the rest of her life with him if at all possible.
The feeling of his hands dancing across her warm sides caused delightful shivers to dance up her spine. This time it took a bit longer for them to break apart, when they did it took a moment to catch their breath. Kazutoras' hands still firmly planted onto her sides under her shirt, he found himself wanting to say something but he was unsure as to what exactly he should say. Before he could think too hard on it the words just kind of fell out of his mouth. "So you're mine now?" Much like Auras earlier words while it was said as a question it was more of a statement, he needed to confirm it. They'd been doing this awkward dance for the last ten years, so many times he'd wanted to tell her he loved her. So many times the words had almost fallen off her lips at the end of a call. But neither of them had said it, neither wanted to make that move. "Y-yeah, if that's what you want." Rei said hurriedly, she didn't know if it was how bluntly he said the words or their position but her face felt hot as she stared into his sandy gaze. "Is that what you want?" He repeated her own question back to her and she nodded, her stomach flip flopping. "More than I could ever begin to explain." Her brain was swirling going a mile a minute. She did want that, a lot in fact, so much so that she had waited all this time just for this exact moment. "Good." He said and in an instant he had flipped her onto her back and was now on top of her, pressing his lips into hers again. His knee came to rest between her legs causing her to mewl slightly at the contact. He growled into her mouth and pressed his knee a bit harder causing another lewd noise to slip past her lips and into his mouth.
There had been a few times while he was incarcerated that he'd had dreams similar to what they were doing now. As usual though the reality was much better. Feeling her pressed against him, being able to touch her freely, the little noises that slipped out of her were absolute ecstasy.
His hand once again moved to rove across her side, but this time he slid behind her back to remove the bra she wore beneath her shirt. She made no move to protest its removal and the clasp popped free with ease. Allowing her to sit up, they shed their layers as if they couldn't possibly get them off fast enough before both only remained in their underwear.
Kazutora was immediately back upon her his hands now able to freely explore her body. So many times he'd snuck in the lightest of touches when they'd shared a bed in the past. This time there was no need to be light or gentle. Kazutora tried to commit every single curve of her to his mind, Rei made similar motions moving her hands across his shoulders and arms as they continued to kiss. She whimpered into his mouth a desperate and needing sound. She could feel a growing ache in her sex as he continued to touch her. Despite her previous profession no one had ever made her feel this way. Back then it had just been work, she had also gone ten years without any level of sexual contact with another person. So that could only be helping to fuel her desperate need for him further. Moving his mouth from her lips, Kazutora descended upon her neck, leaving a trail of scorching kisses, and bites in his wake. Her moans now entirely unfettered by his lips on her own were absolute music to his ears, while Kazutora'd had sex a few times before his incarceration Reis moans were having an effect on him unlike any woman before her. Was this how it was when you were with someone you actually loved? If it was, he'd merely been wasting his time before. "Kazutora." His name slipped out of her mouth and he bit her a bit harder than he intended to, causing her to let out a sharp sound. He kissed the bite in apology, knowing it would certainly bruise later. "Say it again." He commanded, placing another bite into her neck as his hand finally dared to slip past the elastic of the soft black underwear she was wearing. His fingers deftly swept between her folds and pressed into her needing cunt. "Kazutora." The tone was more desperate now, even better than before and he felt his cock stiffen more than it already had been. He didn't want to give in to the desire entirely just yet, he wanted to take his time with her. After all it had already been this long, he was going to make sure this moment counted, that it made up for every single second they'd missed. His fingers swirled inside of her and she let out a bunch of moans and huffs with his name mixed in. Her eyes were heavily lidded and her cheeks flushed, she wanted him and was beyond any comprehensible words to state that fact. So instead his name came out of her like a prayer, like it was the only word she knew, and Kazutora was living off of that alone. Pumping his fingers in and out of her slowly, eventually becoming rather annoyed with her underwear preventing his motion he tore them off entirely. Rei didn't even care, it was actually kind of hot to watch him toss the now destroyed article of clothing to the side.
His movement now unhindered he flexed and pumped his fingers inside her warm tight hole causing the woman underneath him to tremble and whine. Rei could feel herself getting closer and closer to the edge with each swipe of his fingers inside of her, Kazutora was talented with his hands that was for certain. "F-F-Fuck Tora…y-you're gonna-" her words were cut off by his mouth on hers once again as his fingers continued their diligent assault on her now dripping sex. When he finally pulled his mouth from hers his eyes burned into her, she could see the desperation in them as clear as day. "Cum for me." He commanded her and simply with his words she came entirely undone. His name pouring out of her in disjointed syllables. His fingers slowed their pace as she came down from the height he'd built her up to.
There wasn't much time for her to gather her bearings before he was between her legs once more, stiffened cock now free from the fabrics that had once held it constrained. Rei was still trying to catch her breath. Kazutora teased her, rubbing himself against her entrance and watching her mouth fall open. This time though his name wasn't the only thing to fall out of her mouth. "Kazutora please, I need you." She whined and his mouth fell open as he let out the softest of 'oh's looking down at her. Cheeks flushed, legs splayed, silver hair a messy pool underneath her, the smallest beads of sweat forming on her forehead, it was a request that he couldn't possibly deny. "Tell me what you need." Again he wanted to hear her say it, to hear her beg for him, the words she spoke set him on fire in a way that nothing had ever done before. "I need you to show me how much you love me, please." She begged, it was even better than what he had expected and he fully intended to do just that.
He slowly seated his cock fully inside of her, bottoming out her tight pussy causing her to dig her fingertips into his shoulders. He allowed himself to sit there for just a moment, filling her entirely before he pulled back slightly and pushed in again, the feeling of being filled by him made her feel like she could barely accommodate.
He pulled out again, this time a bit further and slammed in, she let out a sharp moan of his name once more as he began pounding into her. Both letting out gasps and moans as he fucked her, Rei could occasionally hear his moans over her own. Alongside whispered praises of how much he loved her, how much he missed her, how well she took his cock, how perfectly she fit him, and things of that nature. He was pushing her closer and closer to that edge each time he plunged deep, each time she heard him say the words she'd been longing to hear for what felt like an eternity. "Say my name." He ordered and without a second of hesitation she complied with his request. "K-Kazutora f-fuck I love you." Her eyes were heavy and her body moved into his every touch and stroke, desperate for more. His mouth moved to bite and kiss her neck, he was leaving proof of their actions all over her skin. Rei was his, finally after so long, and he was going to make damn sure everyone who looked at her knew it. "Good girl." He said into the crook of her neck and that was all it took to send her spiraling into orgasm, her pussy spasming around his length as he continued to pound into her. She moaned and cried out a mixture of his name, the word fuck, please, and I love you. Her desperation and the way her body reacted to him sent him over his own edge. She felt his cock twitch as he filled her with his seed, slowly his thrusts into her stopped, but he didn't pull away from her. Instead choosing to rest his head on her shoulder as they both tried to catch their breath, her arms came to wrap around him.
The two laid like that for a long time and eventually, with a bit of regret Kazutora pulled himself from her, with Rei making ever the slightest of whimpers as he did. Quickly laying next to her on the couch and pulling her into him, her body fitting perfectly against his own. "Is…is this considered an acceptable first day home?" Rei asked from her place on his chest, her voice sounding soft. "This is beyond acceptable, indescribably so. I hope you're ready for plenty more. We have a lot of time to make up for" He murmured into the top of her head feeling her nod against his chest. "I love you so much Tora." She replied and he chuckled a bit. "I love you too Rei." The pair laid like that for a long time simply basking in each other's presence, eventually the comfortable silence was broken by Reis' phone going off. "Ten bucks says that's Chifuyu." She grumbled pulling herself up slightly, Kazutora watched her move to lay across his chest in order to grab her phone from the discarded sweater on the floor.
He was finally able to read the tattoo she had down her spine. He remembered seeing it previously but that has been a long time ago. 'What matters most is how well you walk through the fire' the words caused his lips to quirk in a slight smile that she took notice of when she moved back to her previous position with her phone. "What's got you smiling like that? Nice view of my butt?" She teased and of course he shook his head. "The tattoo suits you." He answered simply and watched her face color slightly as she sent out a response to the text she'd received. "I got it a long time ago. It was more of a reminder then, think I've done a good job embodying that energy though." She cast him a small smile and before he could move in to kiss her she lifted up her arm, showing off yet another tattoo on her wrist."This one's probably my favorite though." She commented and he peered at the small bird she had tattooed on her inner wrist. "It's cute." He agreed and she laughed a little bit, it was cute but that wasn't why it was her favorite. "You know what kinda bird it is?" She asked with a slight tilt of her head and Kazutora shrugged. "I'm not an ornithologist so no, I don't." She chuckled at his use of wording, setting her phone down on the arm rest. "It's a chickadee." The meaning behind the tattoo hit him, that was what Baji had always called her ever since they were kids. It was a sweet way to memorialize him, using something the two had shared. "I'm sorry." He didn't know why he was apologizing, he'd apologized for Bajis death hundreds of times by now. The words didn't do anything, didn't take away from what had happened, as even the passage of time didn't take away from it. "You have nothing to apologize for. It was a long time ago, things were a lot different then. You know it's funny he probably didn't know it but there's a lot of symbolism associated with the chickadee." Breezing right past the somberness that always seemed to come up when Baji was mentioned. Rei knew Kazutora would always hold that guilt, even though Baji had done all that he could to remove any blame from him. "Oh?" He asked and Rei nodded, quietly inspecting the tattoo with a small smile. "Mhm energy, courage, curiosity, a source of positivity and joy in the lives of people. Also a sign of an individual who has grown from their past. Kinda funny isn't it? Knowing Baji he had not a clue that it had so much meaning. I actually cried when the tattoo artist explained it all to me." Kazutora nodded, eyeing the small bird on her wrist with the newfound knowledge. It was true, Baji had probably not even the slightest clue what his silly nickname for her actually meant. But it was ironic how well it fit her. "I can see why it's your favorite." There really wasn't much else he could think to say, merely moved to kiss the side of her head. Causing the silver haired woman to smile a little bit. "I love you, you know?" She asked, she felt as though she needed to confirm for him that she loved him. While Baji held a special place in her heart at this point, and for a long time now, Kazutora had become her heart. Everything she did, everything she aspired to be was for him. "I know, and love you too." He said, pressing another kiss into the side of her head causing her to smile. "We should probably get dressed. Chifuyu is gonna be coming by anytime now to regale us with yet another date gone horribly awry." The two parted from each other in order to redress. There would be plenty of time later for them to be close again, Rei couldn't help but to smile a little bit. For the first time in a long time there wasn't an imposed time limit on her time with Kazutora and she intended to fully enjoy that fact.