TOH
'Like, cannot even begin to describe the emotions I am feeling seeing her in that outfit. If we weren't in a public place, I would have definitely done something extremely inappropriate as a greeting.'
Toh snapped out of his daze and kissed her forehead softly. "You always look good to me, but there is something about this outfit-" He stares at her legs. "Maybe it's the long stockings."
'I do seem to have a fetish for her long legs.'
Sumire's face reddens more and she hits his chest. "Don't broadcast your fetishes for people to hear."
"Acting possessive over me again, I see."
"Oh hush." She trails off and coughs.
Seeing a group of girls emerge from the corner, Sumire immediately stopped coughing. But, he could tell from her face, that she was struggling.
Toh frowns and pulls Sumire into his arms. "Let's go somewhere quiet? I want to be alone with you."
"A-and do what?" Sumire stammered.
Toh smirked. "I think you know."
"Isn't that Mashima Toh?"
"Wait, when she said boyfriend-"
"No way!!"
Toh felt Sumire tremble in his arms, and he speaks into her mind.
'Do you want me to deal with them?'
'No, just take me away.'
Toh kisses her forehead again and gives her hands a gentle squeeze, as they walk away. Thankfully Senna gave him a heads up where to go. It wasn't too far away, and he confirms it's the right place when he sees Sumire's name on the door. The moment they got inside, Sumire is kissing and touching him.
"Beautiful, slow down." Toh said briefly, parting their lips.
"I'm sorry, I've just been restless." Sumire mumbled.
Restless.
Because of Terashima.
Toh exhales deeply and takes the note from his pocket and hands it to her. Sumire's beautiful amethyst coloured eyes immediately water when she sees the note.
"He's so stupid. I thought he quit, how dare he trick me?"
"Didn't you figure it out when Hamano came?"
Sumire shook her head. "Atushi only told me about how he knew Yuhi. But, I thought it was a thing of the past. I didn't think…" Sumire trails off seeing his expression. "Sorry, let's not talk about Yuhi."
"I think we should beautiful. I may be your boyfriend, but I am also your therapist. You've clearly been worrying about this since yesterday, and your very emotional today."
Sumire grumbled. "But, won't talking about Yuhi make you upset? After all your my boyfriend and he is-"
"He is?" Toh trailed off with a smirk as his hands ran down her thighs. "I don't believe there should be anything between you two now."
Sumire curses. "Are you really going to seduce me to stop me from talking about-"
"I will beautiful. Even if I wish to discuss your reaction, a part of me can also play the role of your bitter boyfriend."
Sumire raises her hand in surrender. "I get it, I'll talk." Sumire trails off. "It's just, Yuhi-san is a bit like me when he loses control."
Toh recalled the video Koichi showed him not too long ago. "That's bad?"
"Of course it is. You've seen what I'm like during and after a fight, Yuhi-san is like me but worse. But unlike me, he has control of his emotions. He can be extremely ruthless."
So Terashima doesn't end up with that dead look in his eyes. Sumire is saying he is allowing the darkness to corrupt his mind, and taking advantage of it.
"I still don't see why that's bad, he is unleashing that side of himself on his enemies correct?"
'If I look into it, I'm sure I will find out what he is doing. After all, the biggest threat the underworld groups in Japan is facing right now is most-likely the black alice organisation.'
Whatever Terashima Yuhi is doing right now is definitely dealing with the organisation. 'If he goes on a rampage and succeeds, maybe I won't have to take down the organisation myself.'
There is only one way for him and Sumire to be together properly. One way that doesn't involve him having to leave her. And that is to destroy the black alice organisation, to get rid of Lucifer. Otherwise, even if he left, Lucifer would always be hunting Sumire down. Somebody else may be assigned to capture her. Just the thought of any of those ruthless guys going near her makes him sick.
Sumire frowns. "That's true but, if he keeps this up. Then there is a high chance of regular citizens noticing, and his reputation will be ruined."
"Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the media already disclose that Terashima was a member of the underworld?"
"The news said he was a member but in the past." Sumire said. "And that already caused an uproar. If people found out he was still engaging in underworld activities now, everything he's worked hard for will fall apart."
'I can see where Sumire is coming from, but something tells me that Terashima cares more about her safety than his career.' Toh paused in mid thought.
Terashima Yuhi really does love her.
Sumire's feelings aside, he has seen several examples of how much Terashima loves her.
Not too long ago, he thought Terashima was only playing with Sumire's feelings. That's what he assumed when Koichi explained their connection.
"Tsueno told me, that he's not only participating in underworld activities but is in an active group." Toh decided to shift the topic back to what she was saying earlier.
Sumire bites her bottom lip and exhales deeply. "I should have asked Atushi to clarify it for me. But, now it's come to this- I can see why those rumors are still lingering around."
"Rumors?"
Sumire looks away and coughs. "You know, the ones that say I'm Yuhi's girlfriend."
Ah, those ones.
'I used to wonder how people came to that conclusion, but I understand it now. Sumire may be hard to understand, but her emotions clearly show when it comes to Terashima Yuhi and the same seems to go vice versa.'
They really are perfect together.
It's like there is something more, something like fate- Toh shakes his head.
No matter how compatible two people seem to be together. There is no such thing as fate. He doesn't believe in those silly fairytale-like stories.
Although, he has to admit. Meeting Ibuki Sumire, felt like fate to him.
"Does that bother you?" Sumire asked.
Toh chuckled darkly. "No sane man would like it if their girlfriend is seen as someone else's."