AN: Halfway through writing this, I left for Kansas City. So, this chapter might be a little all over the place. I straight up forgot where I was going with everything and then my mood was way different and yeah. Still hope it's fluffy enough.
Chapter 4: First Friday
Yotsuba awoke when a glint of sunlight struck her eye. She felt groggy and in a general bad mood. She literally woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Fuutarou was already gone for work. She had slept in and he let her. On one hand, she was thankful that he left her alone. On the other, she loved spending her mornings with him and seeing him off.
It was Friday. On Wednesday morning Fuutarou had woken up with a lot of cramps. Yotsuba had done her best to massage his muscles before work. She had done a fine job but after he got home that night he said something for the first time. "Not tonight."
He was sore. Yotsuba understood. She was a bit sore as well but her active lifestyle prepared her a lot better. They had gone so many years of their lives without being intimate with anyone. Then they did it every day- sometimes multiple times a day- for the first week and a half of their marriage. Yotsuba counted herself lucky that it took this long for it to take its toll on Fuutarou's body.
She knew the stint of chastity wouldn't last long. She also knew that it was payday, and even though Fuutarou would only have a week's worth of pay on account of their wedding and honeymoon, Yotsuba also got a decent paycheck. On top of that, Ichika had come back to town after a week of filming in Kyoto and coming over.
She counted these blessings. She knew girls who were way worse than she was. Some of them were related to her. She didn't like feeling like her default mood was anything less than boundless joy. Being anything other than happy was just exhausting for the young woman. Life's too short to be bitchy.
Before she could recompose herself her phone started ringing. She did not like that her first reaction was to groan in annoyance. She grabbed the device and saw that it was Ichika. She must be on her way.
"Hello?" Yotsuba answered.
"Yotsuba, I'm in your backyard let me in." Ichika responded.
"Shit." Yotsuba hissed as she jumped out of bed. She slept in way longer than she wanted to. She ran to the sliding glass door and saw Ichika standing in the backyard wearing a Miku wig. She quickly unlocked the door and let Ichika in. Once the celebrity was safe inside she removed the wig.
"Yotsuba-Chan!" Ichika embraced her sister. "You look like you just woke up."
"I did." Yotsuba face-palmed. "I gotta make some coffee. I should probably take a shower. Oof, you probably haven't eaten."
"It's fine." Ichika put a reassuring hand on her sister's shoulder. "I grabbed an espresso on the way here. I ate breakfast before I left. Just take care of yourself."
"Alright." Yotsuba walked over to her room to change out of her pajamas. She smelled good enough to get away with not showering so long as she wore perfume. "So how was Kyoto?"
"As awesome as ever." Ichika said.
"Really?" Youtsuba said as she picked out a shirt to wear. "You and I don't have much luck having peaceful trips in Kyoto."
"No but it's always life changing." Ichika said with a soft smile. "Fuutarou-Kun would agree."
"Yeah." Yotsuba sighed as she pulled her sports bra on.
"You been working out a lot?" Ichika asked.
"Every single day." Yotsuba said. "I even get Fuutarou to workout with me sometimes. Mostly on the weekends."
"And the evenings." Ichika smirked.
"Hah!" Yotsuba fake laughed.
"Not the reaction I was expecting." Ichika said.
"Well, we haven't done anything like that the last few days. And even when we do...I'm the one in control."
"Ooh, lucky boy." Ichika cooed.
"Lucky me that he basically lets me do whatever I want." Yotsuba said. "And that applies to everything. I can completely rearrange the house and he'd just shrug it off. So long as I don't do anything to really hurt him- which I would never dream of- or spend money on frivolous things, which I tend to do a lot- I'm golden."
"So, married life has been fun." Ichika nodded. "I'm glad."
"Well, I think we're still in that honeymoon phase but, maybe it really will last. We've only had one thing even remotely like a fight."
"Money related?"
"I went grocery shopping while he was at work a few days ago. I thought I'd surprise him by getting some really good wine for us. Well, he had the same idea and got cheap wine. Then he got angry that I spent money that didn't need to be spent."
"That's kinda dumb. What did you do?"
"Played it up, said sorry in a cute way while I teared up. He kinda apologized after that. Even when he gets angry he'll let it all out in one breath and then be back to his usual calm self."
"You let that boy get away with too much Yotsuba."
"I think he was more guilty than mad. We were both trying to be thoughtful, and I showed him up. He got a little depressed the next day when he found out I used my own money to get the wine."
"Damn right he should be." Ichika said.
"Still gotta keep him happy though. Mama needs her pool table." Yotsuba beamed.
"You know, if you want something so bad you can always ask your big sister."
"I wouldn't want to impose. I'd at least like to split the cost with whoever wants to help." Yotsuba said. "And I'd still want to let Fuutarou know ahead of time. Then I'd want to try to get everyone together."
"Yeah, speaking of that." Ichika leaned in. "I arrived late last night and slept in the old apartment."
"Nice." Yotsuba said. She and Ichika were the only ones to have moved out of their dad's old place. One by one they were all going their separate ways.
"Yeah, so what's going on with Itsuki and Takeda-Kun?"
"Shishishi." Yotsuba laughed. "I can see what's happening and they don't have a clue. But soon that trio will be down to two."
"Really?" Ichika's eyes widened.
"He is into her so hard and she's totally into him and doesn't even realize it. That girl is hopeless."
"If you were to ask me five years ago, I'd have thought Itsuki would be the last one to get into a relationship."
"She still might." Yotsuba said. "Nino has been talking to that Kisuke guy so much they might as well be dating. His friend Yoshi has been flirting really hard with Miku and she seems to be into it. I'm already married. All that's left is you."
"Yeah, can't really date with how much the spotlight is constantly on me." Ichika said. "But there is this one guy, he's really cute and works for the studio handling cameras."
"Have I met this guy?" It was a valid question since Yotsuba has often visited Ichika on set and even done temp work as her stunt double at one point.
"I don't think so. I met him less than a year ago. He's a lot of fun but I don't think anything is going to come from it."
"Well don't give up, and keep doing what you want." Yotsuba restated the advice that at one point inadvertently lead to grief for Miku and Ichika. A lot of time had passed since then. They were all different people now. Yotsuba especially was now no longer someone who ran from the past.
"The more successful I get the harder it will be to be close with anyone. That's just the nature of the business."
"Well no matter so long as you want it. I'll support you no matter what." Yotsuba brushed her legs off.
The conversation died down and Yotsuba did her workout. Ichika did some exercise with her and the two talked about work and other current events. When it was almost time for Fuutarou to get off work, Yotsuba ordered food and split the bill with Ichika. The food arrived right before Fuutarou did.
"Perfect timing darling." Yotsuba said as she continued setting the table.
"Hey Fuutarou-Kun."Ichika said as she gave her brother-in-law a hug. "How was work?"
"It was pretty good." Fuutarou said.
"Awesome." Yotsuba said.
"Did you just get done with a workout?" Fuutarou asked.
"Yes and no. Finished a while ago but haven't bothered changing." Yotsuba said. She started rubbing her toned stomach, bit her bottom lip and flashed him some bedroom eyes. "You don't mind do you." It was more a statement and not a question. And one Fuutarou responded to by loosening his tie.
"Well, don't mind me." Ichika said. "If you two need ...I don't know….. Ten to fifteen minutes…. I'll go and call someone back."
"Oof." Yotsuba giggled. "We're not going to ditch out on you….. At least not until bedtime."
"Can we not talk about that stuff?" Fuutarou said.
"You're so freaking cute when you're embarrassed." Yotsuba jumped over and kissed him on the cheek. She grabbed his tie and undid it. She then pulled on the fabric to force him into a kiss. Fuutarou blushed and smiled when the kiss broke. "There's my smile for the day."
Fuutarou and Ichika sat at the table. Yotsuba stood behind her lover and dug her nails into his shoulders. She worked wonders, massaging him and making him feel good while he ate. Yotsuba's plate was next to him and she'd take a bite after every few seconds of moulding her husband's flesh.
"So, Fuutarou-Kun, you look quite well." Ichika said.
"I've been rather happy and healthy." He said.
"Mmhmm ...Yotsuba and I were talking earlier. She hasn't been keeping you up too late has she?" The older sister winked and he became acutely aware of how handsy Yotsuba had gotten.
"I can hardly sleep without her anymore." Fuutarou admitted.
"Tell her how great I am." Yotsuba whispered.
"Trying to brag?"
"As far as I'm concerned, you're my trophy husband." Yotsuba snickered.
"I think you settled." He said. "As far as looks go anyway."
"Yeah, maybe, but I don't care for looks. You're handsome enough. But I didn't marry you for your face. I'm not that shallow and neither are you." She tilted his head up and slowly captured her lips.
"You two are so adorable." Ichika smiled.
"Ichika said she talked to Itsuki last night. Apparently, I was right."
"Is that so?" He said. "I'll have to ask Takeda."
"Oh like he's going to be any more open than she is." Yotsuba rolled her eyes. "Anyway, I'm going to go take a shower." She whispered. She left the room with a sway of her hips. She turned back once to wink at him.
Yotsuba suspected that Fuutarou wouldn't join her, not if it meant leaving Ichika alone. She wondered if she was ever going to get a moment alone with him this weekend. It was frustrating and petty but she loved him too much to express those feelings of discontent. Her feelings were temporarily alleviated when the door opened and Fuutarou walked in.
"Joining me?" Yotsuba asked.
"Don't get your hopes up." Fuutarou said. "Is that alright?"
"Yeah." She sighed. "It's not like I'm one of those clingy girls with a one-track mind. However, I do miss you in a way."
"Well, you and Ichika will have the room tonight. I'll be on the couch but, Ichika does always go to sleep early and sleeps heavily." He let his voice stagger, letting his intent get across.
"You don't have to." Yotsuba said. "I'd be absolutely content just cuddling and kissing you while you're on the couch. But I swear, next time ...I'm not going to stop." It sounded like a threat. A steamy, heart throbbing, tongue stopping, wonderful threat.
"Well, we're going to watch some movies for the rest of the night." Fuutarou said as he left. "Take your time."
"I will." Yotsuba whispered to herself. She let all her worries and aches wash down the drain. Over the last few days she had learned how to separate her wants from her needs. She needed things like Fuutarou's smile. She craved his gratitude. She needed his support. She needed to feel like she was pulling her weight and supporting him. Everything else was just a bonus.