Sorry nothing really exciting in the next chapter. The next chapter is going to be (hopefully) funny to you guys.
Chapter 37: Finally Home
"It our last night here," Takumi said, lying in bed.
"Yeah…" Misaki sighed.
"What do you want to do on the last night?" Takumi asked.
Misaki blushed. "Anything is fine."
"Anything?"
Misaki didn't like the look on Takumi's face. "What do you want to do...?" she asked, nervously.
Takumi leaned off the bed and grabbed something. "Let's play a game," he said. "Our friends bought us all these games and we never even opened them."
Misaki swallowed. "You brought those...?"
"I thought since its our last night. It might be fun to spice it up," Takumi said, grinning. "What do you say, my love?"
"I don't know..."
"We can do massage, truth or dare, strip poker or some sensual taste testing game."
Misaki couldn't believe Takumi was asking her to play something like that.
"Don't get all embarrassed on me," Takumi teased. He lay each one out. "Pick one, my love."
Misaki immediately chucked strip poker back into the suitcase. She already had a massage today so she tossed the massage game out.
"You pick," she said, lying back down.
"Fine, let's play truth or dare 18+," Takumi said, opening it.
"I'm going to kill my friends..." Misaki thought to herself.
The truth cards were red and the dare ones were black. You had to flip a token to see which one you chose.
"Do you want to go first?" Takumi asked.
Misaki quickly shook her head. Takumi casually tossed the coin into the air.
"Red," he said. "Read one to me darling."
Misaki picked up a red card. "What do you most want to see me wearing?"
"That outfit from that weird boutique," Takumi said. "That time you kicked me out of our room."
"Right..." Misaki said, picking up the coin and tossing it into the air.
"Red again," Takumi said, drawing a card for her. "What turns you on?"
"What is that suppose to mean…? Hormones technically..."
Takumi smirked. "What do I do that gets you going."
"I don't know... Kissing?"
Takumi flipped the coin. "Black," he said, smirking. "Read me my dare, baby."
Misaki drew the card. "Get rid of one article of clothing," she read.
"Boring," Takumi said, pulling his shirt over his head and tossing it somewhere.
Misaki got red again.
"How many times have you faked it?" Takumi asked.
"Why would I ever fake something like that...?" Misaki muttered.
"I could tell if you did," Takumi agreed. "Screamer," he added.
"Stop it!" Misaki exclaimed. "Don't even bring up Suzana's words!"
"Black," Takumi said, flipping the coin.
"T-take an article a clothing off you partner...using your teeth..."
"What should I take off..." Takumi wondered out loud.
"I don't like this game!" Misaki exclaimed.
"I think your shorts would be the easiest."
"Takumi, you're not actually going to-"
"You bet I am," Takumi said, pressing his lips to her thigh.
Takumi purposely went slow just to drive Misaki insane. He finally pulled them off and tossed them with his T shirt.
"Your turn," Takumi said.
Misaki got a black.
"Give your partner a kiss mark," Takumi read. "This is going to be good."
"I don't know how,"
"Of course you do," Takumi said, tilting his head so his neck was exposed. "Just do what I always do."
Misaki sat on his lap and met Takumi's eyes for a brief moment.
"Go ahead," he said, grinning.
It took Misaki three tries to leave a mark. Takumi kept teasing her so she bit him.
"I can't wait to see this tomorrow," Takumi said.
"I don't want to play anymore."
"I'm going to flip the coin!" Takumi sang.
Misaki grabbed the cards and threw them off the bed. "I'd like to see you play now," she said, crossing her arms.
Takumi just laughed. "You're going to have to pay for that," he warned in a playful tone.
"No!" Misaki laughed as Takumi tickled her. "Stop it! I'm pregnant!"
"What kind of excuse it that?" Takumi asked, amused.
"You'll hurt the baby," Misaki said, rubbing her stomach.
Takumi placed a hand over her's. "You know I would never hurt her."
"I know," Misaki muttered. "I just don't like to be tickled."
Takumi gently caressed the bump. "You actually don't look like you're pregnant in normal clothes," he observed. "Is your bump suppose to be this small?"
Misaki scooted closer and laid her head on his lap. "I can feel the difference," she said. "But yeah, it seems like I don't show very easily," she agreed. "I heard from my mom that the first baby bump is always less obvious too."
"I feel like Sakura shows just as much as you," Takumi said. "And she's an entire month and a half behind you."
"She's shorter," Misaki explained. "She shows more easily."
"Ah…" Takumi said. "We're halfway there," he murmured.
"Yeah," Misaki said, closing her eyes.
"Whoa whoa," Tora said, grabbing Takumi by the arm as they were checking out. "Look at that!" he said, turning Takumi's head, showing Kuuga.
"Pretty isn't it?" Takumi asked, grinning.
"Was Misaki trying to suck your blood?" Tora asked. "It looks like she bit you…"
"I think I see teeth marks," Kuuga added, studying Takumi's neck.
Takumi placed his hand over it. "Don't let Misaki catch you checking out her handiwork," he warned, lightly. "I made her do it," he added. "I got what was coming for me."
"Well, I'm glad you had a good night," Tora said.
"Why, you didn't?" Takumi asked.
"No, it was good," Tora replied. "I'm just worried about Ruri after the heatstroke thing."
"Does she feel fine?"
"She says she's fine but I don't know," Tora said.
"She knows her body best," Kuuga offered. "I'm sure she's fine."
"She's tough," Tora said. "She'll complain about seeds in watermelon but won't say a thing if she's actually hurt."
"They're all special," Kuuga noted.
"You did what?!" Ruri asked, raising a perfectly arched eyebrow.
"I gave Takumi this huge bruise on his neck," Misaki said, covering her face. "It didn't look that bad in the dim light yesterday but this morning I felt awful."
"You do realize that you're not suppose to bite right?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah but I got annoyed and bit him."
"Did you break any skin?" Ruri asked.
Misaki shook her head.
"You could put makeup on it," Sakura suggested.
Misaki crossed his arms. "That's what I suggested but Takumi is probably showing it off."
"He asked for it," Ruri said, shrugging. "I don't see why it bothers you. It's not on you."
"I'm never going to hear the end of this…" Misaki muttered, standing up. "They're back," she added.
"Okay, luggage is all set," Tora said. "We can get ready to board."
There was a pause as Ruri and Sakura both studied Takumi's neck.
"Okay…" Ruri said, after a moment. "Let's go."
"How are you feeling?" Tora asked. "I have a doctor's appointment ready for you as soon as we get back."
"I'm fine," Ruri said. "It's someone else who's injured," she whispered.
Tora shook his head. "Let the newlyweds work it out themselves," he whispered back.
Takumi smiled and held out his hand to Misaki. Blushing, Misaki took his hand.
"I'm sorry…" she said.
"I said it was fine," Takumi said. "I asked for it anyways."
"Does it hurt?"
"No,"
"Are you lying?"
"No, but you can dress up as a maid and nurse me if you feel that bad," he added.
Misaki decided she didn't feel that bad.
"Finally home!" Misaki yelled.
Takumi set her down on the floor. "Welcome home," he said, grinning.
"What about the luggage?" Misaki asked, looking over her shoulder.
"Well, I certainly couldn't carry all those suitcases when I carried you," Takumi said, patting her head. "I'll get those later. You should do lay down," he said.
"I'm not tired."
"Then rest your eyes," Takumi said. "Go take a bath. I'll get the luggage."
Misaki stood up on her tiptoes and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too, honey," Takumi said.
Misaki went upstairs to their room. Vacation was great but home felt more familiar and comforting. Grabbing her bathrobe, Misaki began filling up the tub. She poured some rose oil and bubble bath into the water. Misaki sighed as she slid into the hot water. It wasn't as warm in Tokyo as it was on the island so the hot water felt even better. Misaki leaned back so only her head was above the water.
"Don't drown," Takumi said, setting a plate of crackers on the platform.
"I won't…" Misaki mumbled, her eyes still closed.
"You just keep thinking peaceful thoughts," Takumi said. "I'm going to go unpack."
"Do you need help?"
"You can help by resting."
"That's not help…" Misaki muttered.
Takumi just chuckled and closed the bathroom door.
Misaki finished her bath and changed into sweat pants and a long sleeved shirt.
"Takumi?!" she yelled.
"In the study!" he yelled back.
Misaki padded over to his study. Takumi's hair was damp from his shower and he was typing away on his laptop.
"Are you working?" she asked.
"I just have to catch up some things," Takumi said, adjusting his glasses. "Are you hungry? I can start dinner."
Misaki shook her head. "Let's just call for something," she said. "We're both tired."
"Okay," Takumi said. "Can you call?"
Misaki nodded and went downstairs. She ordered sushi from their favorite place and made Takumi a coffee.
The cleaning staff came throughout the week so Misaki just reorganized everything to her liking. Their fridge was practically empty though. They needed to go shopping sometime. Misaki made a mental note to stop by a grocery store tomorrow on her errands.
The food was delivered and Misaki paid for it. She brought it to the kitchen and took everything out of the boxes to put onto nice plates. After laying out some chopsticks, she went upstairs.
"Dinner's ready," she said, leaning against the door frame.
Takumi looked up from his laptop. "What did you get?" he asked, getting up.
"Is sushi okay?"
"Sushi is always okay," Takumi replied, heading downstairs with her.
"How much work do you have?" Misaki asked as they were eating.
"Not that much," Takumi reassured her. "My vice CEO did a great job while I was gone."
"Oh, that's good."
"What do you want to do?"
"Want to go watch a movie after dinner?"
"Sounds like a date," Takumi agreed. "Can we watch it from home though?"
Misaki nodded. "Yeah, I don't feel like going anywhere either."
They finished eating and packed away the leftovers. After washing the dishes, they got comfortable in their movie room.
"Nice and warm?" Takumi asked, wrapping a fuzzy blanket around the both of them.
Misaki nodded and hit play for the movie. Traveling had been really tiring. Misaki felt herself nodding off during parts of the movie. She looked up and Takumi was fast asleep. A smile touched her lips as she rested her head on his chest. His soft breathing was soothing.
The movie held no more interest to her. She turned it off and carefully eased Takumi to lying down on the couch. She didn't want to wake him and there was no way she could move him so she settled for sleeping next to him on the couch with his arm around her.