Chapter 25

When Takumi came back, Twilight was loading the washing machine.
“Nice view.” He commented.
“I’m pretty sure your hoodie is covering my ass.”
“It is but I was talking about you as a whole.”
“Was that a save?”
“Nope.”
When she was done, he sat her on the table. He kissed her while his hands reached under the hoodie and began roaming all over her.
“Uh uh, someone could walk in at any moment.” But that didn't stop him, and he continued kissing and exploring her.
“She's right, you know,” Youhei said. “If you want to paw each other, get a room. And the laundry room doesn’t count.”
“We weren’t going to do anything.”
“At least not until you showed up,” Takumi added.
“Ignore that statement.”
“With pleasure.” He said while loading his own laundry. “That reminds me, you made me lose a bet.”
“What did I do?”
“I honestly thought that you'd never date anyone so thanks a lot. Anyway, I'm out. Don’t do gross things out in the open.”
“Says the one I caught with his mate in the garden the other day.”
“She’s not you so it’s not the same.” He said while leaving.
“Now that he's gone, we can continue.”
He planted kisses on her neck. She felt something small and square-shaped digging into her leg.
“Hold on, I think there's something in your hoodie's pocket.”
She pulled out a small box from it.
“I was wondering where that went.” He said.
“What is it?”
“Your other gift. Go ahead, open it.”
She opened it and inside was a bracelet with six different charms around it, each one shaped like one of her favourite foods.
“And don't worry, it's made from platinum, not silver.” He put it on her left hand.
“Thank you,” She kissed his cheek. “But you didn't have to.”
“I had to because I like making you happy. What do you think about adding another form of contraceptive? Just to be safe.”
“Can't. The progestin in them makes she-wolves go crazy and shift uncontrollably. It also increases aggression levels that lead to random violent outbursts. Before you say anything, yes, I know that progestin is a female hormone. It’s just that an extra boost of it or oestrogen causes all that. Just like how too much testosterone will cause a male wolf to act crazy. And to be honest, I’m not on board with having a piece of copper shoved up my vagina.”
“So, then we have to be extra careful.”
“Yeah, or you could get a vasectomy and reverse it when we want to have kids. Obviously, you don’t have to decide immediately or do it.”
“I’ll think about it.”
“Actually, no. I just remembered something. Instead of a vasectomy, one of the healers can give you some pills that’ll stunt your sperm cells. It’s sort of like male birth control, but you have to wait a couple of hours before the effects kick in. It lasts about 2 to 3 years.”
“Is it safe?”
“It’s made from plants so yeah. The worst that can happen is diarrhoea.”
“I guess we can check that out later.”
“By the way, I got a new wolf.”
“New wolf?”
“Tis is still there; she just looks different. Think of it as the perks of being my father’s pup.”
“What does she look like?”
“She’s almost three times bigger. Her fur is a mixture of blue and purple with silver-looking tips. Basically, she looks like a galaxy wolf. At least, that’s what my dad said. It’s hard to get a full view from first-person, even with a mirror.”
“Oh. You know, I’m curious to know what my scent is like
“You have a very feminine scent. It's probably why I thought you were gay that one time.”
“What?”
“It's not a bad thing. I like it and it’s kind of cute.”
“What do I smell like?”
“I don't know exactly what, but it's a very sweet scent. I think it's a flower of some kind.”
“What about you?”
“A lot of people say freshly baked sugar cookies so I guess that’s what it is. You just reminded me that I need to get my baby.”
“Your baby?”
“Yeah, wait here. I’ll be back after a while.”
She rushed out, leaving him dumbfounded. He spent the next couple of hours processing what she had said before leaving and contemplating what to do. He didn’t believe that she lied about not having slept with anyone. But getting an IVF or IUI was a possibility. It wouldn’t make sense as fertility clinics wouldn’t just let a minor get one unless she somehow got her way just like she did with her job. It still wouldn’t make as she would’ve mentioned it and even if she didn’t, he would have found out once she started showing. On the other hand, cryptic pregnancies were possible. Rare but still possible. Unless this was before they met but it still didn’t add up, so the next possibility was adoption. Which would make a little more sense.
Whatever the case was, he decided that he’d stay with her no matter what crazy thing she’s done or will do. But he would tell her off for doing something so ridiculous once she got back because well, it was ridiculous. Just then he got a text from her telling him to come out outside.
When he got outside, he found her in a white Audi A1 Sportback.
“So, what do you think?” She asked after rolling down the window.
“Ah, you were talking about a car.”
“What do you mean?”
“Never mind. Anyway, your dad bought you a car?”
“More like I split the cost with him.”
“It’s not bad.”
“To be honest, it’s a second-hand car. The passenger door jams a little when you try to open it and the fifth gear doesn’t work. On the bright side, she runs pretty well and has ridiculously good fuel economy. The other cars were death traps on wheels.”

Later that night, they were having a full-on make-out session on her bed. This time she was on top of him. She pulled away to leave kisses on his jawline and neck.
And at that moment, without warning, she marked him. It took some time for her to fully register what happened.
“Oops.” She looked down at Takumi. He was passed out.
“Rengoku?” He didn't respond. “Wake up. It’s not funny.”
He still didn't respond.
“Oh shit.”