After Misaki had returned from a long day of work, she stopped by her parent's house before quickly returning home to prepare herself to have dinner with Tora and his fiancee Chiyo. It would be the first time she officially met the woman Tora would be marrying. She never expected Tora to be in an arranged marriage. She knew of his ways with women and thought it would take one magical woman to make him settle down. Then again, he was all about business and a arrange marriage benefitted him.

Speaking of business, she remembered the talk she had with her superior about her next post. She was being assigned to the Japanese embassy in England to help fix the current issues it was facing. There had been an increasing amount of Japanese traveling to the UK and the embassy needed to be well organized. Since Misaki was married to Takumi, whose family had good ties in the UK, they saw her as the perfect candidate to send. Her superior had always noticed how she succeeded at whatever task was given.

Takumi would surely love to hear she was going to be stationed in London for a year and just had to fly back to Japan from time to time.

Taking a cab from the apartment building, Misaki headed over to Tora's house. After Tora had helped her many years ago she saw him in a new light. She considered Tora to be a good friend. He was there for her wedding and even helped her and Takumi escaped from having to answer too many questions on their wedding day.

Arriving at his stunning mansion, Misaki exited the cab paying the fare and proceeded to walk up to the big gates which immediately opened as she got closer to them.

"Welcome Mrs. Usui," Maki, a familiar face said.

"Good evening," She greeted back bowing. She wondered for how many years would Maki be like this with Tora? It reminded her of Gerald and Cedric. She guesses Tora saw Maki as one of the few people he could trust. Maki was still by his side after ten years.

"Tora was planning to send a car but you left earlier than he expected," Maki explained leading her into the house. He took a quick glance at the woman who use to have Tora confused with emotions. He hoped bringing her here wouldn't stir up old emotions. He wanted Tora to get along with Chiyo.

"He really didn't need to."

"Oh hello," A quiet voice said coming from the stairs. It was Chiyo.

"Miss Chiyo. This is Misaki Usui. Misaki, this is Tora's finance Chiyo Sakurai," Maki introduced the two. It was interesting to see two women who made a huge impact on Tora's love life. Misaki was his first love and Chiyo should be the love of his life when they're married.

"It's nice to meet you Chiyo," Misaki greeted extending her hands.

"It's nice to meet you too," Chiyo said shaking her hand. She was intrigued by the woman who had captured Tora's heart.

"Why are you all standing there? Come eat," Tora announced making his presence known. "It's been a while since I've last seen you Misaki."

"Well I haven't been to Japan for a while and you haven't visited the Raven castle," Misaki answered.

"Richard passed away. Although it would've been kind to visit and show respect, I didn't care for the old man," Tora bluntly stated earning a loud gasp from Chiyo.

How could he say that right in front of Misaki? She was practically family with Richard.

"It would have been a waste of my time flying out there to show fake respect. Time is valuable you know," Tora responded letting Chiyo know he didn't go around doing meaningless things.

"You could be more polite about it. I wish you luck with this marriage Chiyo," Misaki cheered Chiyo on.

Tora grinned showing his fanged tooth which remained after all these years. "Why are you wishing her luck? I am her luck. Her husband to be is Tora Iragashi."

"If you ever need someone to knock him down a notch, be sure to give me a call. I'll fly over and do it," Misaki said seriously which made Chiyo laugh. "I'm sure Takumi wouldn't mind doing it for you too."

"That blond idiot wouldn't be able to land a punch on me," Tora commented.

"Takumi is the best at everything. I should know as I've lost to him countless times. You'll lose in a heartbeat," Misaki defended her husband.

"Well I believe Tora to be the best at everything," Chiyo said defending her fiance.

Tora looked amused by her trying to make him win against Takumi. He felt himself almost wanting to give her a high five. "Team Iragashi will beat Team Usui any day."

"Yes," Chiyo smiled.

Ring!

Misaki's phone interrupted the moment as Takumi was calling her.

"One sec. Hello Takumi," She answered her phone. "I'll call you back when I return home. I'm having diner at Tora's house."

"Tora? Why?"

"He invited me over and I got to meet his fiancee. I'll call you as soon as I get back to the apartment."

"Oh ok. Goodbye," Takumi responded hanging up.

When Misaki exited the call Tora commented, "Is he jealous? Remind him I'm engaged."

"No one is jealous of you Tora," Misaki chuckled putting away her phone. She forgot to tell Takumi she would be meeting with Tora. She normally called Takumi around this time. He must've been wondering why she didn't call.

"I beg to differ. Everyone is jealous of me," Tora responded.

Misaki and Chiyo shared a look and then laughed. Chiyo sure had her hands filled with a personality like Tora. At least today she started a friendship with Misaki.

A/N: The next update will be Saturday. Innocent romance is finally updating Friday.

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