The Fox and the Raven

The Other Side

Milae was wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with a black choker. The bunny was crying hysterically, running towards the door which was now opening. There stood the mafia leader.

"VANYA!!! V-vanya-"

Milae screamed, jumping into the taller one's arms and wrapping their arms around her extremely tight as if she could blow away at any moment. Milae continued to cry in relief at the feeling of their partner's warmth against their skin once again.

"You were gone for hours! What the fuck were you doing?! I was about to come looking for you!" Milae was angry and still  very upset. Their heart hurt from worry.

"Calm yourself, мой маленький кролик (my little bunny)..." Vanya pleaded in a soft voice.

She wrapped her arms around her trembling bunny tightly, resting her face in the crook of Milae's neck and rubbing their back.

"Breathe. Please breathe. Im home now, there's no need to dwell on the past."

"Bullshit! You scared me half to death!" Milae screamed, holding Vanya's face in front of them.

'I hate watching them cry...' Vanya thought. A weight dropped in her chest.

"You didn't even bother to take anyone with you, Детка! (babe!) Are you crazy?!"

"I am very capable of defending myself, krolik (bunny). You know that."

Vanya placed Milae on a barstool in the kitchen, petting their hair and brushing her thumb under the little one's eyes.

"Please don't cry, my little one...Я просил тебя. (I beg you.)"

Milae grabbed her by the back of her neck, pulling her down to their level, and french kissing her, as deeply as possible. Vanya pulled the ladder closer by their lower waist and returned the kiss, dominating instantly.

"You still scared me..." Milae whispered.

"I know. Im sorry, Milae." Vanya whispered back.

Vanya picked Milae up by their thighs, them wrapping their legs around her waist and their arms around her neck.

"It was Toshio wasn't it..."

"Yes, krolik."
There was no point in lying to Milae. Vanya knew that.

Milae sighed in understanding.

Vanya placed Milae on the kitchen countertop.

"Im going to take a wild guess and say you refused to eat today due to my absence...correct? Не лги мне (Do not lie to me), I'll just ask Kelile..." Vanya asked, placing a hand under Milae's chin.

"아마도...(Perhaps...)" Milae said in Korean, turning their face away from Vanya.

"못된... (Naughty...)" Vanya replied.

"What would you like, krolik?"

"떡볶이 (Tteokbokki- A Korean comfort food)"

"Очень хорошо. (Very well.)"

Vanya gave Milae a soft kiss before gathering the necessary equipment from around the kitchen.

This recipe was one of Milae's favorites so she always made sure to keep the ingredients in the house for situations just like this.

The mafioso had secretly hired a Korean chef to teach her how to cook Milae's favorite dishes when they first got there. She didn't want her bunny to feel completely out of their element when she brought them to Russia. The first few months of recovery after Vanya rescued them was difficult to say the least. The cooking helped.