Kojiro's POV
"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry" I said, finally letting tears fall. " I didn't cheat Kaoru. I would never" "B-But they told me." "They were lying" "Then where were you while I was having the shit beat out of me" He screamed. I stayed silent for a while, "Racing..." I muttered. We sat in silence for a bit, and then he spoke again, "Promise me" " I promise on our marriage that I did not cheat on you." I pleaded. I heard the door click and then it swung open and Kaoru was instantly attached to me. "I'm sorry" He said over and over again. I picked him up and brought him to the bed, and he stayed sitting on my lap. I put my hands on his back to try and rub it but he cried out in pain and tried to pull away. "Did I hurt you?" I asked, worried. "N-no, they did." He mumbled, climbing off my lap.
"Where else are you hurt?" I asked, noticing the make up on his face and the dark eye bag under that eye. "Everywhere pretty much." He muttered, wrapping his arms around himself. "Let me see love," I said, tugging at his sleeve. He bit his lip and stood up, "I haven't looked, so I don't know how bad it is" He mumbled. "That's ok, you're beautiful regardless." I said, standing up and kissing his cheek. I pulled the sash and his kimono slowly slipped down his body, leaving him in just boxers. I was horrified to see his body covered in purple and red bruises. "W-why are you s-staring?" He asked, sounding upset. "I hate what they've done to you." I answered. I walked around and his back was even worse. I noticed that his ribs were very bruised, to the point where they might need hospital attention. "They're just bruised they said" He answered, crying.
I hugged him gently and kissed his cheek multiple times. I tried to cup his face with my hands, but he winced and pulled away. "What's with the makeup?" I asked as he sat back down on the bed. He didn't answer and I went to the bathroom and came back with a bag of makeup wipes. "I'll be gentle," I said, taking one out of the package. I took his glasses off and began very lightly wiping at the makeup but I had to go a bit harder to make any progress. After a little bit Kaoru started crying, and wincing from the crying. By now I could see the darkest shade of purples and reds under his eye, and I wondered how much makeup he had to use to hide it. "S-stop please. I-it hurts" He pleaded, crying. I stopped and gently kissed his eye. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you"
He cried for a bit more through painful sobs. "I-I just want to stop crying. It hurts so bad" He said, trying to calm himself. I pulled him into my arms gently, trying my best not to hurt him. He stopped crying and I gently pulled his face away from me so I could look at it. These were some of the worst bruises I had ever seen, and it's all because I wasn't there to protect him. "I'm sorry baby" I said, kissing the top of his head. We laid still for a long time, until I heard his stomach growling. "Do you want food love?" I asked. "I don't want you to get up" He whispered, holding me tighter. I picked up my phone and ordered some food without him knowing. A while later the doorbell rang and I had to get up to get it.
After we ate, and laid back down to watch a movie Miya burst through our bedroom door, and Kaoru frantically threw a blanket over his lower half since he was only wearing my t-shirt and his boxers. "Hi honey" Kaoru said, grabbing his hand when Miya sat on the edge of our bed. Reki and Langa stood in the doorway and I motioned them to come in with us. They sat on the edge of the bed and talked with Kaoru, while he held onto Miya. A few hours passed and the boys had to go home because they'd been here all morning(When they came over it was like 7 and now it's 12). I cuddled up against Kaoru, who looked extremely tired. "How do you feel?" I asked him, rubbing his thigh. "Staying still I'm ok, but moving around it's like my dad beat me up again and I was on your doorstep like when we were teenagers"(Foreshadowing for an upcoming story).
I helped Kaoru move to a hot bath and helped him lay in it as an attempt to calm some of the pain. He sighed at the feeling of the water and sunk a bit further in. "You should have gotten in too" He mumbled. "There wasn't enough room for both of us without hurting you." I answered, playing with his hair. After the water got cold I helped him dress as he sat down, trying my hardest not to hurt his bruised ribs, which he would flinch at the slightest movement and cry out in pain. "I'm sorry" I said as I lifted his arm in the air, causing him to let out a pained scream. I picked him up and carried him to our bedroom. We laid down on the bed, Kaoru right up against my side. "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you" I muttered, twirling a strand of his hair around my finger. "It's ok. You wouldn't have been able to help. I don't know where they took me after they knocked me out" He whispered, holding onto the edge of my shirt. "They knocked you out??" I said, sounding a bit more angry than I wanted to.
"Please Kojiro don't get a-angry" He said, trying to sit up but hissing in pain. "Ru lay down" I said, gently pulling him by the waist back down. When his head was back against my shoulder I pressed a firm kiss to his forehead. "I'll never let them hurt you again. I won't rest until they're in prison for what they did to you" I said. "Well you must rest baby, but I'm ok with sending them to prison. Plus they owe me new glasses since I'm stuck using contacts now." I chuckled and kissed his eyelid, "Don't worry love, we'll order you new glasses tomorrow." He smiled and snuggled up closer to me, "I love you Kojiro, and I'm sorry for believing them today" He whispered into my side. "That's ok my love. I'm yours and only yours, so never forget that."
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