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Author's Note: Hello, everyone! First of all I want to apologize for not updating in months, I have no excuses but to say I was busy with college, and then Christmas came and with it, all my family, so these couple of months have been hectic. But thankfully, I'm back! Now, I had planned to, eventually, write today's one-shot. However, since the newest OVA was pretty disappointing for us RakuxChitoge shippers, I decided to write this one-shot right now to heal our hearts. Also, it seems we won't be getting any RakuxChitoge for a while in the manga, so I'll be updating, hopefully, every week.

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Hope you enjoy this one-shot, and see you next week!

Newlyweds

Summary: A snippet into Raku's and Chitoge's future domestic life.

Warning: Mid-spoiler if you didn't watch the fourth OVA.

Raku was incredibly happy when he finally arrived home. Life as a civil servant was more tiring than what he had thought when he was still in high school, but it was worth it. With a merry step he walked the stars until he reached his apartment. When they got engaged, Chitoge and Raku decided to live by themselves so they could escape their overbearing families. Shortly before their wedding date, they found a cozy apartment with two bedrooms at a reasonable price, and they instantly rented it. Six months from then, they were happily living in their small apartment, calling it home.

"Tadaima!" He exclaimed the moment he entered, expecting his wife to receive him with a kiss. But she was not there. He sighed and closed the door, thinking perhaps she wasn't home yet. Though Chitoge told me she'd get home early today.

"Meow." His musings were interrupted by a blue-eyed white kitten.

"Oh, hey there, Hoshi! You came here to receive daddy, right?" Raku instantly picked up the cat, so he could cradle him in his arms.

A month ago, Chitoge mentioned that, since they were not planning on having kids anytime soon, they should adopt a pet. Raku said that they could on the condition that they didn't adopt a dog, while Chitoge vehemently agreed. Raku still had nightmares about that horrifying dream he had had when he was younger.

The married couple decided that their best option was a cat, so they went to a local shelter and found the cutest kitten. He was barely two months old, with white fur, except on his tail, which had yellow stripes, and the biggest blue eyes they had ever seen. Immediately they knew that that was their cat, and so they adopted him. Chitoge suggested naming him Hoshi, since his eyes shone like stars. It was after a few weeks of bringing him home that Raku realized Hoshi's eyes kinda looked like Chitoge's, which made him think that, truly, it was like the cat was their son from another species.

"Okairi, Darling!" Chitoge came out of their bedroom, and greeted her husband. Raku noticed that she had been half way through changing because she was wearing a different blouse than the one she had been wearing that morning.

Chitoge stood in front of him, and gently pecked his lips. Raku happily responded and kissed her more deeply. Hoshi protested since he was being crushed by his owners.

"Oops, sorry Hoshi." Chitoge giggled, then took the kitten and placed him on the floor. Next, she, once again, turned to look at her husband. "How was work?"

"Tiring. I'm happy to be home." He answered honestly. "How was your day, Honey?"

Chitoge sighed. "Equally as tiring. I don't know how my mom manages to do it without rest. It's a good thing I could get out of work early."

Raku smiled and kissed her forehead. "Now we get to rest."

Chitoge nodded and started walking towards their bedroom. "Well, I'm gonna change. I'll be right back." She said.

Raku instantly went in with her, but Chitoge stopped him midway. "Meanwhile you should check on our dinner, before it burns." She then closed the door.

Raku rolled his eyes. They had been together for eight years, ten if you counted the period in which they fake-dated, and been married for six months, so he had seen Chitoge naked plenty of times. However, Chitoge remained prudish and there were times she didn't let him see her get changed. That, or she knew that, if she did let him, they weren't going to leave their bedroom in a long while.

Annoyed, he walked towards the kitchen and checked the dinner. Even if Chitoge had gotten significantly getter at cooking than when he first met her, Raku was still weary of her food, and checked it before Chitoge could accidentally poison herself. Thankfully, tonight's dinner was looking great, Raku decided.

"Is the food ready?" Chitoge asked, now wearing jeans, with her hair out if the tight bun she had on before.

"Almost, give it ten minutes. Meanwhile, I'll go change."

"Okay."

Raku took off his suit and copied Chitoge, wearing jeans and a t-shirt. After changing his clothes, he served Hoshi his dinner, which the kitten readily started eating.

"My, you're a glutton." He sweat dropped as he saw Hoshi eat. He definitely resembled Chitoge.

"Dinner's read!" When he heard those words, his stomach rumbled. Guess Hoshi was not the only one hungry.

"Coming."

Once he arrived to their small dining room, Chitoge had already served dinner. He smiled, and they sat down to eat. During dinner they mainly talked about what they had done at work or funny anecdotes of the day. Raku was happy to say that, even if they had been together for many years, the easiness he felt with Chitoge still remained, as well as the butterflies he had whenever he saw her laughing.

"By the way, Raku, I've already prepared the bathroom, so you can take a bath after dinner if you want." She said nonchalantly, as she dried the dishes Raku was washing.

"Oh? Sounds nice. Would you care to join me?" He asked devilishly, making Chitoge blush. He smirked at that.

"How can you say such dirty things with a straight face?!" She exclaimed, shaking her head at her husband.

"Relax, Chitoge. We're married, remember? Besides, I didn't hear you complain last night when you screamed my name."

Outraged, Chitoge tried to complain, but she could merely sputter, turning as red as the ribbon she used to wear.

"I sure hope the neighbors didn't hear you. What would they think?" Raku kept talking, enjoying how mortified Chitoge looked.

"You're such a pervert, bean sprout." She complained, using the old nickname she had given him when they first met. Then she smiled. "But if you insist, I'll bathe with you."

Raku hooted, and took Chitoge in his arms, rushing towards the bathroom, as his wife giggled. Some might say he was needy, but how could anyone blame him? He had a hot wife after all, a wife that definitely didn't look like a gorilla.

Okay, so heres' the meaning of some Japanese words mentioned this chapter. "Tadaima" means "I'm home", while "Okairi" means "Welcome back". "Hoshi" means "star."

Reviews

Honeysama: I agree that when Chitoge and Raku get together it must be very clear and definite. Next one-shot will be a "confessing" story. Thanks for reviewing!

sl: Thanks for your kind words. I'm very happy that you like my writing. Hope more people read and enjoy this fanfic too. I hope you enjoy this one-shot as well!