Kate woke up on her side, and felt her heart drop from realization.
I slept beside him…..
She turned over slowly expecting to see Kaku, but was instead greeted by a neatly made side of the bed.
"Oh…looks like he left."
She stared at the room. The entire interior was made of wood, along with the furniture. The bed was a lighter colored wood, and had yellow sheets and blankets with white pillows. There was a small wooden dinner table and 4 chairs. She panicked and ran to the washroom. Luckily, it wasn't also completely made out of wood.
It was still early in the morning, no later than 10:00AM if she had to guess. She carefully made up the rest of the bed, knowing how Kaku liked to keep things neat.
Although it was still early—it was inevitable that they would have ot go to sleep eventually…and she couldn't just pass out beside him again.
She ran downstairs to ask for more bedsheets and pillows…it was the least she could do.
Kate screamed as she heard a loud knock come from the window.
"Hi honey! I'm home!"
Kate rolled her eyes.
"You know, we only have to do that if the Inn Keeper is around…or have you 'improvised' with other people while you were out?"
He laughed and placed some bags on the dining table.
"Just trying to get into character is all!"
He grabbed one of the bags and handed it to Kate.
"I got these for you to last you a few days, until you feel up to shopping."
She grabbed the bag carefully, trying to hide the redness in her face.
"Oh!"
She began to pull out clothes. There was a pair of jeans, a few dresses in different colors similar to what she was wearing yesterday, a white and pink cardigan, a few other articles of clothing, and…
Kaku blushed and turned away.
"Sorry, I have no knowledge with the items at the bottom of the bag. I asked the shop keeper to help me."
Kate ruffled through various pairs of underwear, thongs, and bras.
She smiled at him mischievously.
"Don't tell me you want me to do a show for you wearing these?"
Kaku pulled the rim of his black cap down and choked.
Aside from bodies in the morgue, and Kate's bare breasts yesterday—he had never seen a naked woman in person…nor been with one for that matter.
If she ever found out, she'd think I was a pansy…
Lucci and the rest of CP9 were known to have occasional "indulgences" with random encounters throughout the years. Kaku however, had never been one to do so.
Though it was forbidden—Kaku enjoyed the idea of romance. Often reading and watching romance themed material in secret. He wanted his first time to be special. Though he was still a virgin—he made sure to study enough to ensure that when he lost his virginity—it would not be obvious to the other party.
He choked at the thought of Kate modeling her new lingerie for him and felt his pants get a bit tighter.
"I'm just kidding jeeze! No one wants to see that…especially with all the good looking women around here!"
She sighed.
He looked at her concerned.
"Really? I didn't notice."
Kate rolled her eyes.
"Yeah right! Don't worry I grew up with a lot of guys, it's fine."
He shot her a wink.
"I wouldn't be a very good husband if I went around window shopping now would I?"
Kate threw a pillow at him, and sat down on the floor where she had placed the bedsheets she got from the Inn Keeper.
Kaku knelt down beside her.
"What this?"
"Kaku don't play dumb! It's where I'll be sleeping."
Kaku's face was now upset, and he lifted Kate up by her arm.
"No way. While I respect that you don't feel comfortable sharing a bed, there is no way I'm going to let you sleep on the ground missy!"
He sat her on the bed.
"I'll sleep on the ground. This isn't something we're going to discuss any further.."
He shot her a look so intense that Kate felt paralyzed.
Kaku sighed inwardly, his CP9 tendencies were starting to show.
He looked at the 'cuckoo' clock in the room. It was almost noon.
"I'm sorry…I'm not going back on what I said about you not sleeping on the floor, but I do insist on you choosing how you'd like your eggs cooked." He shot her a smile, in hopes she would forgive him.
I'm so sorry, Kate. I'm such a dummy!
She thought for a moment. "Well, I'm not letting you sleep on the floor either! What if we made a wall?" She jumped down from the bed and used the pillows from her floor set up to create a wall going down between the two pillows. The bed was a king size, so they'd both have enough room.
Kaku laughed at her craftsmanship, walking over and patting his side of the bed.
"Well, miss…You've got a deal!"
Kate smiled. "Sunny side up please!"
After breakfast, Kaku and Kate remained seated at the table. Kate had grabbed a pen and some paper from the inn keeper earlier, and began to jot some words down.
Kaku looked from across the table, trying to make out what she was writing.
"Kate, mind if I ask what you're doing?" He continued to try and figure it out himself.
"If we're going to go spreading some elaborate lie—we need to be on the same page. Let's go over some questions people might ask us so that we give the same answers. Sound good?" She clicked the pen a few times while thinking of some common questions.
The shipwright smirked before answering.
So cute!
"Well, let's stick with our original names. We're highschool sweethearts, which is why we were married so young. We're from a small town in the East Blue that we don't want to talk about…..I worked as a carpenter, you worked as a nurse…we were married 2 months ago in June, we want 3 kids, and our families disapproved of our marriage which is why we have eloped. The less people and places involved in our story—the better." He took a sip of tea, resting his arm on the back of his chair.
Kate jotted notes down furiously, shocked by Kaku's reply.
"Wow, you're surprisingly good at this. Maybe you were an actor, or maybe a spy in a past life!"
Kaku choked on his tea, pounding his chest to try and jostle some of the liquid out of his throat.
Kate reviewed her notes, pausing on one point.
"Kaku…do you mind if we change something?"
He raised his eyebrows, unsure of what she would want to change.
She crossed something out, and replaced it with another character. "Are you okay with 2 kids?"
He couldn't hide his smile. "You know, it's really hard for me to give you an answer that doesn't make me sound like a pervert or a creep!" He continued to sip on his tea.
Kate laughed before circling the number "2" on the paper. "2 it is!"
The rest of the day was spent mostly organizing their belongings, and going over a game plan going forward. Dinner was simple—consisting of some savoury baked goods Kaku had picked up.
It was now night time. Kaku changed into sweatpants and a white t-shirt, and Kate wore light cotton shorts and a pink tank top. They sat cross legged on the bed across from each other, the notes from earlier between them.
"Kaku…do you really think we'll be here for 3 months?" She counted 3 of her fingers, unsure of what reply she wanted to hear. Being in an unknown town was scary enough, let alone for an unknown amount of time… but on the other hand—she was living with someone she had a massive crush on, pretending to be his wife.
I guess it's not that bad..
The long-nosed man rubbed his head. "If the incident is handled by the police the way I think it will be…it will definitely be at least 3 months." As much as he wanted to lie in order to comfort her—lying to her about the amount of time they may be on that island would cause more harm than good.
Kate picked up the notes, reading them over once again. "Are you…sure you don't want to go home?"
Kaku pushed the paper down slightly so that he could see Kate's face better. "You really need to stop asking me that. This should be fun! I was thinking we could go for a walk tomorrow to check things out…. I've got some cash on me, but I might pick up a job so I can get more intel on this town." He looked out the window. "You can get a job too if you'd like…or you can be a stay at home wife! Whatever makes you happy. Don't worry about money." He shot her a wink. "I've got us covered!"
Brushing her long hair to the side, she let out a sigh. "If you change your mind, it's okay!" She folded the paper and grabbed the 'wall' materials from the end of the bed.
"You ready for bed?"
Kaku stretched in reply. "Good thinkin'! We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow!" He laid down on his back closing his eyes.
Kate took a look at him before beginning to assemble the wall. She laid down on her back, unable to hide her nervousness.
What if I start snoring?!
"Goodnight ,Kate."
She was jolted from her thoughts. "Yeah…goodnight, Kaku. Sweet dreams." She laid awake for a few minutes, before hearing Kaku start to snore.
The next morning was just as beautiful as the first day.
Kate looked at her outfit in the mirror. She wore a mid length pink sun dress with frilled short sleeves. She put on a large white hat and adjusted it several times.
She couldn't help but a feel a bit nervous. It was her first day out with Kaku in a new town….as his wife.
I hope I don't embarrass him…..
Kaku wore jeans, a brown belt with matching shoes, and a white dress shirt. He couldn't help but smile at Kate's outfit.
"That hat reminded me of when we first met." He steadied his breathing as she turned to meet his gaze.
Beauty!
"That's exactly what I was thinking! Probably why I instinctively chose a pink dress too." She fixed her hat in the mirror one more time before turning back to Kaku.
"You ready?"
In reply, Kaku readied his arm for her to hook onto.