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It was 10.31 pm and Touka couldn't remember the number of times she has looked between the clock and the main door. The longer she sat on the sofa, the more worried she got. Kaneki was never one to be home this late. Even if he did, he would inform her beforehand. He had mentioned that he'll be out with Nishiki, Tsukiyama, and Yomo but he didn't say what time he would be back.
What if something had happened to him? What if he got into an accident? She could only think of all the bad things that could happen.
At exactly 10.35pm, she heard the sound of keys and rushed toward the front door as it opened to her husband. His face was red and he stumbled to her. She caught him in her arms before he fell and her legs shook as she struggled to hold his weight up. Pulling back, he grinned down at her and brought up a hand to play with her hair.
"Hello, what's a pretty lady like you doing here?"
Her nose wrinkled at his words and the strong odor of blood wine that emanated from him made her want to puke. "How much did you drink?! Come on, let's get you to bed."
"No.." he whined, "I can't! I'm married!"
She snorted and ignored his protests as she steered them to their bedroom. After dropping him onto the bed, she stretched herself and watched her husband roll around.
"I told you I'm married..." he mumbled.
"Yes, yes, I know. Let's get you out of your clothes." Touka huffed, pulling off his shoes and socks, before moving to pull his shirt up. Kaneki pulled her down and gave her the smile that always made her heart race.
"You see.... I'm married to the most beautiful woman on this earth......and her name is Kirishima Touka!! So I can't--" he hiccuped. "I can't do this with you!!"
She couldn't help but smile at his silly words. Despite being so drunk, he could still say this kind of embarrassing shit. Most beautiful, huh?
"Touka-channnn...where are you? I miss you..." he murmured, holding her head against his chest and she stifled a laugh.
"I'm right here, you idiot."
"Where..?" Kaneki asked sleepily.
He released her head and she raised her body as she looked down at him who stared up at her with unfocused eyes. "I'm Touka, I'm here."
Staring at her for a few seconds, it took a while for him to register in his head that she was Touka and he beamed at her before leaning up to press his lips to hers. He laid back down with her in his arms, head buried in his chest again. "I love you, Toukaaa...."
Within seconds, she heard soft snores from him and looked up to find him already asleep. She sighed happily, looking down at her husband and decided that she couldn't wait to tell him about this the next morning.
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The sunlight filtered through the curtains as Kaneki awoke with a pounding head and groaned. He got up in bed, looked around the room and picked up the smell of coffee from the slightly ajar door.
After washing up, he entered the living room where he spotted Touka at the dining table, quietly sipping her coffee. From the corner of her eye, she noticed him approaching. "Hey, you're awake. How are you feeling?"
"Like shit." He winced at his harsh words and settled down opposite her.
She laughed, a pleasant sound to his ears. "Drink your water then your coffee."
He nodded, heeding her instructions and they sipped their drinks in silence.
"Do you remember what happened last night?" She asked, peering at him over her cup.
"Last night... I only remember how Tsukiyama and Nishiki kept pushing the blood wine to me and getting me to drink. After that..." Kaneki paused. "I don't remember. Did I do something?"
Touka grinned saucily. "What do you think?"
Sweat beaded on his forehead and he swallowed, his throat dry. "I did something, didn't I?"
After telling him every single thing he did from the moment he returned home the previous night, he had a full-blown blush and buried his face in his hands. "I-I'm sorry... I think I shouldn't drink that much anymore..."
She laughed. "It was cute. I don't mind that happening again."
"Well, I mind!" Kaneki exclaimed and pouted when she continued laughing loudly. He got up, disappeared into their bedroom and returned with a glass bottle in his hand.
Setting it onto the table with a bang, he looked down at her who stared at the bottle with obvious curiosity. The label said 'Blood Wine'.
"Why don't you have a drink and we'll see how you act then, wife?" Kaneki asked with a playful grin on his face.
Touka stood up and met his grey eyes. "Challenge accepted."