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CHAPTER FOUR: Solving Problems

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As the group ate dinner, Tsukasa couldn't help but to keep on looking at his wife and children, he still couldn't believe that they were really here, in Tokyo, having dinner with them. He couldn't help the swell of his pride as he looked at his twins. They have curly hairs!

"Go ahead, Tsukasa, we don't really mind if you cry." Akira taunted that earned him a glare from Tsukasa.

Everyone laughed.

"So, Tsukushi, are you guys here for good?" Shigeru asked excitedly. "I'm sure Tsukina and Tsuzuki would like it here especially when they go to school with Shinaru and Saiyuki."

Tsukushi pondered for a while, she could feel Tsukasa's intense stare at her before she shrugged, "I can't really be sure for now, at first I was really planning on coming here to have a meeting with some clients then having some talk with Tsukasa for some private matters he preferred to ignore," she said before looking at the now scowling Tsukasa. "And I just asked a few weeks leave from the school the kids are going to in LA."

"But I thought we'll stay with Dad?" Tsukina frowned her cute little forehead, Tsukushi could tell that she'll be a daddy's little girl since once she met Tsukasa earlier she never went out of his side. Tsukina even gave a cute childish grin.

"Ow, how cute!" Shigeru squealed. "I swear, Tsukina must marry Shinaru once they grow up." She pointed out.

"I disagree…" Soujirou muttered.

Shigeru stuck her tongue out at him.

Tsuzuki on the other hand just rolled his eyes cutely, that led Yuki, Sakurako and Shigeru squirming like high school girls.

"Oh my god, Tsukushi, you got a heartbreaker for a son!" Sakurako stated. "He's sooo cute! How I wish I'll be young again!"

Tsukushi laughed while Tsukasa smiled proudly, "But of course!" he said, "He's a Doumyouji after all."

"But Tsuzuki looks handsomer," Sakurako stated, "Especially with those deep chocolate brown eyes that he inherited from Tsukushi."

"Okay, enough idolizing him, Sakurako," Tsukushi lectured with a smirk, "I don't want him ending up like his pompous father."

Everyone burst out in laughter as Tsukasa glared at Tsukushi.

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After Dinner…

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They were on their way out of the restaurant when Tsukasa turned to Tsukushi, "We need to talk."

"I know," she said before she frowned, "But what about the twins, we can't talk seriously when they're around and I don't want them hearing anything in case we happen to yell, knowing you, I'm sure you would."

"What! You know---" Tsukasa started to say in a loud voice but Tsukushi cut him off.

"See, what I mean."

"Let's get them to the mansion, there's a dozen of maids there, I'm sure they can look after them even for a while, and we don't have to go somewhere since the mansion is big enough." He explained, "I don't get why you have to get a condominium when you're always welcome to stay at the mansion."

Tsukushi sighed, "I never really thought about meeting you this early."

Tsukasa's vein popped, "And when do you think is the right time? When it's the day before your flight back to LA? And even if you didn't tell me, I'll still know since my mother sent me a photo of you and the kids and my sister called me that you're coming here."

Tsukushi was about to retort when, "Mom, I'm tired." Tsukina tugged on her wrist as she yawned.

"We're leaving now, don't worry," Tsukasa said in a softer voice as he picked her up and carried her. He was about to take Tsuzuki on his other arm when Tsuzuki shook his head.

"I'm old enough to walk on my own, dad."

Tsukasa smirked.

"So, I'll see you all tomorrow," the girls said to Tsukushi and the kids. Tsukushi nodded.

"See you at the meeting Tsukasa," the guys said to Tsukasa before they parted ways.

Not for long, a black limousine stopped in front of them, Tsukushi raised her brows before looking at her husband, "I never thought you're sporting a limousine now."

"I only use that because I'm with the others and an ordinary car won't fit us all." He reasoned.

Tsuzuki slide in first, next was Tsukushi while Tsukina stayed on her father's arms as she curled to sleep.

"She likes me a lot." Tsukasa chuckled.

Tsukushi on the other hand, groaned, "I swear they'll be so spoiled they'll grow up just like you."

"Hey, what's wrong with them growing up like me?" He frowned.

"They'll be a stuck-up snob and war freak."

"But I bet you won't let that happen."

"Naturally." She snorted. "One Tsukasa Doumyouji is enough."

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Doumyouji Mansion

When they entered the mansion, servants greeted them excitedly especially when they saw the twins who looked adorable, even though Tsukina was sleeping peacefully on Tsukasa's arms.

"Bring them on the room adjoining mine and be sure to stay there and look after them, just follow whatever my son ask," Tsukasa said after handing his still sleeping daughter to one of the maids.

"Hai, Master Doumyouji." The maid said before taking Tsukina and asking Tsuzuki to follow them upstairs.

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When they were left all alone…

Tsukasa looked at her, "Let's go to the study room." Then he led the way while Tsukushi followed.

After Tsukasa closed the door behind them, he walked to the desk and sat on a high-back chair behind it. Tsukushi sat on one of the chairs in front of the oak table.

"Want some wine?" he offered.

"No."

"Then, let's get down to business…"

"Why don't you just sign those divorce papers I've been sending you?"

"Why should I?" he asked lazily as his eyes caressed Tsukushi's face.

"Because…" Tsukushi answered in frustration. "It's the right thing to do!" she huffed, "In that way, you can freely have an affair with Umi or with any girls you would like!" she glared at him as she said the last sentence, just the thought of him liking other ladies makes her blood boil.

Tsukusa's eyes widened in surprise, "What has Umi got to do with this! I didn't get the chance to see the bitch the moment she left my office in America years ago…I guess it's the same day you left me."

"What do you mean by that?" she frowned. "You're kissing her, I saw it! And I also heard about her scheme about you leaving me!" she fumed, she got up from her seat and pace the room.

"What do you mean 'you heard' and 'saw it'?" it was now Tsukasa's turn to frown.

Tsukushi stopped from pacing and glared at her husband, her arms on her hips, with an angry fire in her eyes she told him the details of what she saw and heard that day.

"You were there?" Tsukasa's eyes widened.

"Yeah!"

"Damn it!" he violently stood up, the chair toppled, and made his way toward Tsukushi and embraced her tightly. "Why didn't my secretary said anything to me!"

Tsukushi shrugged, "It's not important. It's either she forgot or just didn't want to nose on other people's business, and she didn't inform you because you were "busy" and I just head straight to your office."

"It was not what you think, Kushi…" Tsukasa said as if in agony. "We lost a few years to be together just because of that fiasco….I missed you…I had a hard time dealing with my everyday life thinking where you could be…"

Tsukushi pushed away from Tsukasa's embrace, "What do you mean it's not what I think?" she asked with a frown.

With a sigh, Tsukasa told everything what happened that day to his wife, not leaving a single detail, especially where the part he ordered Umi to get out and when he re-constructed and re-polished his office.

Tsukushi swayed but Tsukasa caught her already before she could fall on the floor. Tsukasa sat on a love seat sofa and placed Tsukushi on his lap. He could see the agony and remorse on her beautiful face together with the longing.

"Oh kami…." A single tear fell from her eyes, she clutched her arms around Tsukasa's neck tightly. "….what a waste….what a fool I have been…" then she looked at her husband. "Tsukasa….I'm sorry…..i'm such a baka…." Her face dropping on his shoulder, "My love for you blinded me when I got jealous, and let my feelings decide for my actions…" she's now crying on his shoulder while Tsukasa hugged her tighter. "Gomene….i can't believe of my foolishness….we wasted a few years being separated…"

"Shh…it's okay." He hushed her as he keeps on rubbing her back soothingly. "The important thing was we're together now, and nothing can separate us again….or I swear I'll kill anyone who'll tear our family apart."

"But still…" she choked on her words as she tried to stop from crying so loudly. "When I was pregnant with the twins, how I wish and long that you were beside me…sharing my pains and joy, how I wish that you're there when I first held them in my arms. See their first cries, first bath, first words, the first time they crawl and walk…." She sniffed. "How I wished you're there every step of the way…"

Tsukasa tried to swallow the lump in his throat. "How I wish I was there and beside you too…"

"And it pained me, almost killing me…while I foolishly think about you with Umi while I was there crying over you….especially everytime I'm looking at Tsukina and Tsuzuki…" she looked up to her husband, tears blurring her vision. "They really look a lot like you, you know…all of their features…they only got little from me." She smiled sadly. "And they're the only person that brought me closer to you…just by looking at them."

"Tsukushi…." He can't help but to let a single tear ran down his cheeks as he hugged her tightly. "I love you. And you're the only woman that I will love forever."

"And I love you too. My feelings never wane even through the years that we're not together, there were some suitors, but dating them, I just realize how much I really love you."

Tsukasa frowned thoughtfully, "I'd really want to check those suitors of yours and maybe I'll ask some of our secret agents to visit them."

Tsukushi smiled, she missed how her husband could be really possessive at times…she couldn't actually help but to remember when he and Rui almost broke their friendship back in high school.

"What's the smile for?" he asked suspiciously.

"Nothing. Just remembering that time back in high school when you almost break your friendship with Rui…"

"….because of you, when I saw you two hugging each other on my family's island." He finished.

"Yeah." she nodded. "I'm just happy that he's happy now, though I really thought that he and Shizuka would still end up together and I'm surprised seeing him with Shigeru, but I think they're perfect for each other." she smiled. "Rui needed someone like Shigeru, full of life."

Tsukasa nodded, "And Shigeru also needed someone like Rui, you know, to put a little tameness on her being full of life."

"Anyway," Tsukushi then returned their topic to their current situation, "So, what do you think now…."

"We'll start living happily ever after…"

"But what about my job and the twins studies?" she frowned worriedly.

"I'll call the school or send someone there to transfer their school records here, and about your work," he kissed her lips before speaking again. "It's not like you can't work here and if I may say so, you also have some responsibilities at the Doumyouji Empire as my wife. And then some…" he smiled mischievously as he carried her bride-like style.

Tsukushi yelped as she clung to his neck, "What do you mean 'and then some'?" she asked suspiciously.

"Oh, you're neglecting your duty as my wife for three years now…and I'm in the mood to claim them…" Tsukasa raised his brow amusedly as Tsukushi blushed.

"D-don't tell me you never…"

"I told you that you're the only woman I love…" then he snorted. "And there's no way I'll touch some woman I barely know and love. I told you back in high school that I won't make love on a girl I didn't love."

"Correction, you're more on declaring them rather than telling it back then."

"Whatever." Then he started to head upstairs at their room after opening the door of the study.

"I can't believe you're living like a monk for three years!" Tsukushi's eyes almost widened.

"And you're gonna pay all of them starting tonight…and mind you darling, I want them with interest, I'm a businessman after all." He snickered.

Tsukushi could only laugh. Excitement rising inside her with anticipation, longing, and a bit of nervousness….she's like the virgin bride again since for the first time in three years, she'll be with Tsukasa again.

And heaven help her, they'll be together forever with their kids as a family and no one could ever come between them.

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DEFAFAETH MECHQUA, MOONBEAMS-STARDUST, JAZMIN JILL ALLER, I-SMILES-U, JACKIE, OH-LIVE, FAN, UR-SILENT-READER-FINALLY-VOICE, thanks to all of you!

Yeah, shorter chapter than the previous ones, but at least I updated after so many countless days. Now, we'll see what's in store for them…luv you all..mwah.