Fabricated Lives (Toji x OC)

22: Red Herring

"What's up loser?"

"Really? That's how you talk to me?" Nyoko moved her phone from one ear to the other.

"You know I'm just joking around." Her brother's voice came from the other end.

"You know I love calls from you, but I'm about to go to bed, make this quick." Nyoko looked over to the bathroom, the door was open with light flooding into the dark bedroom.

"Oooo, is your boyfriend staying the night?" He paused. "Nyoko's boyfriend is staying the night." His voice had become echoey and quiet from pulling the phone away from his face.

"We've been dating for eight months, of course he's here, he basically lives here now."

She heard him whisper something else before turning his attention back to Nyoko. "Suguru thinks you two should just get married. But not before letting us meet him."

"You still haven't met him?" Geto's voice could be just barely heard on the other end.

"Hey, why are you teasing me about my boyfriend staying the night when yours is too?"

Toji walked into view, a toothbrush hung from his lips. "Who are you talking to?"

She pulled the phone away. "My brother."

"Your brother is gay?"

Nyoko nodded.

"Makes sense from what you told me." Toji said as he walked back out of view.

"Was that your boyfriend?"

"Yeah."

"Put me on speaker! Let me talk to him!"

"If you don't tell me why you called in two seconds I'm going to hang up."

"Okay, okay, sheesh. Suguru and I are going on an important mission. It's in Tokyo so if we have time I might come visit."

"With Suguru?" Nyoko took a moment to think about it. "Yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing him again. Just text me before you get here."

"Don't plan on it. Love you!" Satoru hung up before she could argue.

"What was that about?" Toji turned off the bathroom light, and the whole room went pitch black.

"My brother has a mission in Tokyo, so if he has time he's going to try and visit." Nyoko set her phone down on the nightstand and laid down, Toji laid down beside her.

"Well, you won't have to worry about him seeing me. I got a job in Okinawa."

Nyoko frowned. "You've been taking a lot of jobs recently. I miss you."

Toji wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. He pressed a couple soft kisses into her neck. "I know baby, I know." One of his hands roamed up to her breast, kneading the soft tissue.

"You're still gambling, right?"

Toji didn't answer, giving Nyoko the que to take his hand off of her. He let out a groan but didn't push any further. For almost a month it had been like that. He knew she was dying just as much as he was.

"Nyoko." His voice was so soft. It surprised Nyoko so much she couldn't help but shiver. "I love you."

She turned over to look at him. Although the room was dark, she could make out his emerald eyes. "I know, I love you too."

His thumb traced her lips before he seized her lips into his own. 

A/N:

I will not be able to post tomorrow, so that's why I'm posting today. Sorry for the shorter chapter, but I felt like it didn't work to just slap it onto the previous one or the next chapter, it needed to be separate. Kinda like a calm before the storm.

Thank you all so much for reading!!!!!