A/N: This chapter holds pieces from chapter 85.1: Extra 1.
-Day 14: Chiyo-
Why on earth was I still in England? Tora wondered. He had stayed here longer than he should have to watch those two. She was already married now after all. He had no chance of getting with Misaki now. If Takumi hadn't been sent to Japan then just maybe it could have been him who got married to Misaki. He still wanted her of course but he knew she would never leave Takumi. That woman made him change slightly.
His parents had set him up into an arranged marriage with a woman named Chiyo. When they first met Tora knew she was nothing like Misaki. The woman he was marrying was quiet and complied with everything anyone asked her to do. She was boring in his opinion but he continued to be nice to her because of his family.
"Tora," Chiyo said breaking him out of his thoughts. "The plan will be taking off shortly."
She had visited England on the day of Takumi and Misaki's wedding. They needed to plan their own marriage so it was requested they spend time together. He didn't mind it now compared to the past. When he first met her she was boring but she surprised him one day, completely changing his opinion of her.
When they were Japan years ago, they weren't close to each other no matter how many times they met up. They became engaged the first time they met so there was no relationship beforehand where they knew what the other person was like. It was only when he visited a businessman and came across a woman from his past named Orie-san that their relationship changed. Orie-san had invited him over to talk about a business deal as she thought her father was not fit for the job. Maki advised Tora against it as he would need to apologize to Chiyo for missing their dinner.
"I really don't care about that woman's feelings," He said back then.
He wished that she would cancel the engagement if she found out he was accepting Orie's offer.
While Chiyo stood alone waiting for Tora, he was with Orie. It wasn't like he intended to sleep with Orie. He knew the woman was trying to set him up by sleeping with him and recording it to blackmail him. What he didn't expect was for Chiyo to show up in front of Orie.
"There is someone else he loves," Chiyo said completely aware of his feelings for Misaki. It was the first Tora heard her admit to knowing about his feelings for someone else. "If you still won't give up, then you will need a lot of resolve," Chiyo told Orie. "I have no intention of giving up on Tora."
Chiyo was angry that he went to Orie instead of her and asked for a snowball fight. She threw a snowball hitting Maki in the face causing her to instantly regret it as she didn't expect it would have hit him.
Tora laughed seeing a whole new side of his fiancee. "It was unexpectedly interesting," He said in his Kansai accent which made Chiyo smiled. She made him forget to keep up his act of using standard Japanese.
It was that moment he noticed the woman he was engaged to, was interesting indeed. He thought it wouldn't be so bad spending his life with her.
"When we get back to Japan, name any place you want to go and I'll have Maki take us," He told Chiyo.
Chiyo beamed with excitement. "Thank you!"
As long as Tora allowed her to be by his side, Chiyo would be content with just that.
Next chapter is called "Home".
One more chapter will be posted tonight!
Back to our Usui couple.
For those two chapters I updated Reunion + Chiyo, I wanted to include moments from the manga too as this story is meant to feel like a continuation from the manga. Next chapter is back to my own ideas of what happens in their marriage.
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