The Zen'in Clan

Chapter Twenty-Four: Between Us

Hiiiiii! Hope all is well. This is going to be a six month time skip. Happy reading!☺️
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It was another night where I couldn't sleep. I was just thinking. I was in the dining room, sipping coffee. I had two candles lit, illuminating the area. Shinosuke took Naoki and Naori over to his place. Hoshiyomi was out with Kugisaki and Megumi was out with Gojo. I was alone with Toji. I wasn't exactly sure where he currently was. The relationship between Toji and Megumi is stressful. Their fights stopped, except for a few exchange of foul words from Megumi. Naori has finally come around. She doesn't call him dad but he's allowed to feed her and hold her. That took six months. "Can't sleep?" I heard a deep voice, snapping me out of my thoughts. I shook my head no. Toji sat across from me. "Me neither. I can't stop thinking about you and the kids. I want you all to be happy." "Then why did you come back? We were happy without you." "I know. I can't really explain the feeling of needing you all with me." "You didn't think twice when you were gone for two years." I pointed out. Toji got up. He stood in front of me and took my hand. He dropped in front of me. "My love for you never stopped. It'll never burn out. It's been ignited since the moment I fell in love with you. I will continue to love you until the day I die. I've been here for six months now." "Tonight is the night we slept together for the first time before you left." Toji closed his eyes. "I'm not mad. I lost the will to feel anything towards you. I've already mentally prepared myself for your departure." "I'm not leaving. Six months down and forever to go. I have zero motives to leave. You'll see me tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, ten years from now." "We'll see." I said as I got up. I quickly washed my dishes and blew the candles out. I headed to my room and went to sleep.

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I woke up the next morning. There was a note beside my face. "Sorry I can't do it. Toji." I read. I sighed and got up. I knew this was going to happen. I wasn't mad or anything. I'm just completely done with him. He's not about to keep running in and out of my children's lives whenever he please. He's not causing any more emotional damage. I headed downstairs and straight into the kitchen. I looked in the refrigerator and freezer. I was out of food. I decided to eat some cereal. I stared at the note as I ate. I finished eating and washed my dishes. I rushed upstairs and grabbed his clothes out of the guest room. I headed back downstairs and grabbed Shinosuke's lighter. I left out of the house. I walked far away and tossed his clothes. Once again, I set his clothes on fire. "What's an anniversary without a little tradition?" I asked myself loudly. I left and headed back into my house. Right on cue, Shinosuke called. "Are you psychic?" I asked. "No but good morning to you too." "I burned his clothes." "You what? Why?" "Take a wild guess." "He left didn't he?!" "Bingo. Left another note saying he couldn't do it." "I'm going to hunt him down and I will kill him. I mean Y/N, so don't even try to stop me." "I'm not stopping you. Honestly I don't care what you do to him. You know I'll bail you out." "He's a real scum bag." "Yup." I agreed. My front door opened. Megumi walked in. "Megumi'a home. Time to break the news. I'll call you later." I said before hanging up. "So how was your night out?" Megumi shrugged. "We talked and came across some curses. Nothing unusual." I walked up to Megumi. "What?" He asked. I handed him the note. He read it. "Son of a-" "Language." I warned. "I'm gonna kill him. He's dead! How could he do this? Again? For the third time? I'm gonna find him." Megumi stormed for the door. He opened it. He threw a punch. "Megumi what the-" "You have some nerve!" Megumi shouted. I rushed to the door. Toji was standing there, holding bags in his hands. "What did I do now?" Toji asked. I pulled Megumi back. "What the hell are you doing here? Go! Run like you always do." I snapped. "Y/N what the hell are you talking about? What do you mean run?" I took the note from Megumi and shoved it in Toji's muscular chest. He grabbed the note. "I don't see the problem." "You're joking right?" I asked in disbelief. "I wrote a note apologizing for not making you breakfast in bed. You ran out of food so I went shopping." I looked at the bags in his hands. They were grocery bags. I felt completely defeated. "Then why didn't you specify that, idiot?!" I yelled. "I'm sorry!" "Tch. You got lucky. This time. I'm not sorry for hitting you." Megumi said while walking away. "Megumi!" I scolded. "Fine. I'm sorry." He air quoted sorry and went upstairs. Toji kicked the door closed and dropped the bags. "Look at me." "Why?" Toji gripped my chin, forcing me to look at him. "Y/N Takahashi, look at me!" My eyes met his. They were filled with pain and dominance. "I said I'm not going anywhere and I mean that. From the bottom of my heart to every inch of me. I know I screwed up in the past but that's not who I am anymore. I'm not asking you to trust me. I'm telling you to believe in me. I apologize for scaring you earlier. I didn't make it clear on where I was going. I will always be right by your side. Holding it down for you. Raising our kids together. I can understand why you thought I left again but it still frustrates me. I'm not going back on my word. I mean everything I say since the moment I came back. I am doing everything I can to fight for your happiness. To see our eldest son happy. For us to be together. I need a small ounce of belief from you. Now are you with me? Will my wife put some belief behind my actions?" Toji's words were filled with dominance. "Y-yes." I lowly replied. "Good girl." The way Toji took charge made me feel some type of way. I hate admitting it to myself. He brought his face to mine and kissed me. I missed his lips so much. I finally started to miss everything about him. He pulled me closer with his hunger filled kisses. He pulled away and kissed my forehead. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to make you breakfast." He picked up the bags and headed towards the kitchen. "I-I burned your clothes! Again." I blurted out. I covered my mouth. He stopped in his tracks. He back muscles flexed. He started laughing. "I always knew I picked the right one, Mrs. Zen'in." He said before continuing towards the kitchen. I grabbed my phone and stepped out. I immediately called Shinosuke. "Yeah I fucked up." I said as soon as he answered. "What do you mean?" "He didn't leave leave. He went grocery shopping." I slapped my forehead. "Why didn't he just say that?" "He apologized for it. He's making me breakfast now." "He's lucky. This time." "God you're rubbing off on Megumi." I laughed. "Well since he's still there, I won't hold you. I'm taking them out. Most likely shopping." "You spoil them Shinosuke." "I have to. They're my babies. And it gives me practice for when Niseko and I start our own family." "That's true. I'll talk to you later." I said before hanging up. I headed back inside. Megumi came downstairs. "Going on a mission. It's another special grade." He informed me. "Come back to me." I told him. He nodded and left. I walked into the kitchen. Toji was still cooking. He turned around and placed me on the counter. "Thank you for believing in me." He lowly said as he held my chin. He looked at my lips. "You know you don't deserve to touch me." "What's stopping you from stopping me?" He smirked. "I thought so. You want me as much as I want you." "I do not." I lied. "You do. But you also remember I left the last time we were intimate. That makes you cautious. I don't blame you." Toji read me. He rubbed my thighs as he was between my legs. "Don't punish yourself. You can still give me hell and let me pleasure you." "Don't do that. Don't sweet talk me." "I'm not. Like I said..." Toji leaned closer to my ear. "I will do anything for you. I'll even be your sex slave." He whispered. "I'll be your dirty little whore in bed while you humiliate me. I'm not submissive but for you, I'm anything you want me to be. This can be just between us." He continued. He stepped back and placed the pancakes on the plate. "Think about it." He ripped a pice off and placed it in my mouth. "I know you haven't been intimate since you were with me. You saw me bark and walked on a leash. Imagine what you can do to me. Lock me in a cage. I'll even cosplay as a maid." I snorted. Toji connected his lips to mine. He bit my lower lip, causing me to moan. His tongue traced my bottom lip. His hands were on the cabinets, on either side of my head. "So. What do you say?" "You don't deserve my body at all. But you make points and I cannot deny that I do want you so bad. Right now." Without another word Toji lifted me up and carried me upstairs.