A little lime-y but there's no lime emoji sooooo...Kyaaa! I'll say it's 18+ though. Be aware.
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"I don't get it!" Shinpachi angrily yelled throughout the compound.
"What did you do this time Shin?" Heisuke sighed as he closed his eyes out of irritation.
The older had bursted into his room—dragging Sanosuke along—and began to rant about the most recent argument that the two of you got into.
"Why can't I take a bath with her?" He asked his friends curiously. "I don't see what's so wrong with it now that we're married."
The two men raised their eyebrows.
That's what it was about?
"Maybe she just needs her alone time, Shinpachi." The auburn haired male spoke. "You know?"
The upset male sat with his legs crossed and brought a hand up to stroke his chin as he was in deep thought.
He grunted in frustration while spreading out on the floor. "I suppose."
"But?" Heisuke asked.
The two friends could hear the rebuttal coming.
"But she does this around the same time every month." Shinpachi rolled around on the floor to display his frustration.
Sanosuke's eyes widened. He knew exactly what it was and he mentally face-palmed knowing that his friend had forgotten.
"Hah!?" Heisuke also realized what the issue was and quickly stood up.
He couldn't believe that Shinpachi was ranting for something so simple.
"Get out of my room, Shin!" The younger declared with a simple point of a finger.
With the help of Sanosuke, the two were able to successfully roll the larger male out of the room and into the corridor.
"Go figure it out yourself." The brunette declared, shutting the door.
His blue eyes widened, unable to process the reason his friends were being so harsh on him.
Shinpachi quickly sat up and scratched at the back of his head.
"Why?" He repeated quietly. "Why? Why? Why?"
An idea popped into his head, and he preferred not to think about it too intensely but...
'Is she having an affair?' The male bit his lip.
"No, no, no." He waved away the idiotic thought, but it kept popping back up.
If you were having an affair around the same time every month, then why wouldn't you want to bathe together?
'Is the other guy rough on her? Is that why?' He asked himself, curious as to whether you had bruises or not.
"No, no, no." He dismissed it once more.
But it was shortly thought up again after a minute of silence.
"Uraaaaagh!" The male clutched at the sides of his head.
"He's thinking too hard." Sanosuke could be heard behind the thin sliding door.
"He's an idiot." There was obvious distaste in Heisuke's voice.
"Shut up! I'm trying to think!" The male outside crossed his arms angrily.
Several moments of silence passed before the brunette bolted up.
"Oh?" Sanosuke slid the door open. "Figured it out?"
Shinpachi looked angry, but he nodded. "She's having an affair."
"Wha-!?" Heisuke was taken aback by the sudden statement.
Sanosuke put on an irritated expression as Shinpachi ran down the hall to your shared room.
The auburn-haired male empathized with you. "I feel bad for her tonight."
Heisuke angrily plopped down into his futon. "Whatever. It's their problem now."
Once Shinpachi reached your shared room, he slammed open the door to reveal you brushing your hair in front of the mirror.
"Finally cooled down?" You asked, not sparing him a glance.
"Are you meeting with other men?" He asked, closing the door behind him.
You placed the comb on the vanity and turned to face him in disbelief. "Are you serious?"
He looked absolutely disheveled from all that thinking—or whatever it was that he did while you were bathing.
Shinpachi dropped to his knees and the anger turned to a tear-jerking frustration.
"You didn't deny it." He looked absolutely defeated as he placed his palms on the floor in front of him.
Your eyes widened at the sudden action.
"Nagakura!" You called out, rushing to his side. "I'm not cheating on you."
You gently rubbed his back so that he could calm down.
"Can I check your body?" He asked curiously. "I just want to make sure of something."
A blush fell over your cheeks as you thought about him staring at your bare body, but the two of you were married now.
Plus, it's not like he hasn't seen every inch of you before.
"Fine." You replied reluctantly.
His eyes lit up as he sat properly on his knees before you.
It was obvious that he still had his doubts, so you would simply have to reassure him.
You undid the cloth keeping your kimono together and slid it off of your shoulder.
"What did you want to see first?" You asked.
The male patted your bottom. "This."
You frowned before turning around and complying to his wishes.
'If someone else was rough with her. She might be bruised around the legs or butt.' He deducted that his decision would be correct.
"Ah! What's this?!" He eagerly pointed to a small hickey on your inner thigh.
"That's from you, dummy!" You yelled from your awkward position on all fours.
Nagakura covered your bottom back up with a slight blush falling over his cheeks.
"If you're not having an affair, then why won't you take a bath with me? It happens every month, you know."
You faced him once more, fixing your clothing so that you looked proper.
"First of all," You angrily pinched at his cheek. "Why did the idea of me having an affair even pop into your mind?"
"I-I don't know, I just-" He desperately tried to remove your hand in order to get rid of the pain.
"And second of all, I'm menstruating." You stated, meeting his eyes with your own.
The male backed away until his back was met with a wall.
To be honest, he wondered why your loin cloth looked a little more thicker than usual while he was searching your body.
"Oh." Shinpachi nervously played with his two pointer fingers. "So that's what it was."
You chuckled at his bashful actions. "Stop thinking all negatively next time."
"Well, I didn't know it was so simple." He retorted.
Once more you bursted out laughing. His excuse wasn't a good excuse at all.
