"Takumi would you like some rice?" Misaki Ayuzawa, the current fiancee of Takumi Usui asked.

Takumi ignored her the first time. Misaki didn't want to get mad at him again but how could she not when he did this over and over again. A few months back they were announced to be engaged although they had never met. At first, Misaki was against it but then she thought about her company benefiting from it and agreed. It was a sacrifice she was willing to take. She never really knew Takumi's reason but she was sure he was against it at first too.

"Sorry Misaki I was lost in thought," Takumi said taking a plate of rice from her. The cooks had done their job and left the pair alone in the huge house.

"I see," Misaki answered knowing that wasn't so. She hadn't fully understood him yet but she had to for the good of this marriage. Maybe it's because they were strangers and didn't truly know each other that she felt he ignored her. Maybe it only took getting to know him. "We have a fitting for the wedding tomorrow," She added then waited for his reaction.

Takumi smiled and hummed in reply. He carried on with eating his dinner. Maybe he really was ignoring her. If that was how he wanted this marriage to be Misaki had no problem with that. She'd rather be alone but there was something about him she wanted to know. Was he really into this marriage or not?

"How was your day?" He asked her putting down his fork. His stare looked genuine as if it was answering her questions.

"Great. We have lunch tomorrow," Misaki said playing with her food as usual. She can't take the tension anymore. "Is it always going to be like this?"

"What?" Takumi asked finally focusing all his attention on her.

"Is it always going to be awkward?" She rephrased her sentence.

"We just need some time to get to know each other. It's going to be awkward. I'm trying to stay away a little bit to figure you out," Takumi answered in a way it made Misaki forget about all her earlier questions.

She nodded in agreement. "I guess that would make sense."

Takumi put down his fork and stood up. "I look forward to getting to know more about you but for now I have some business to take care of."

"This late at night?" Misaki wondered.

"Yes. It's something even I wish I could avoid," Takumi said walking to the other side of the table to kiss her forehead. "I'll be back as soon as I can."

"Sure."

Misaki followed him to the door and watched his car drive away. For now, she could only try to understand him.

Meanwhile

The further Takumi got away from that house the more he was able to loosen up. It was suffocating being in that house with Misaki because he didn't really want to be there but he had to be because of his family. The further he got from that house and the closer he got to his destination he felt better.

He pulled his car into an apartment complex lot and got out to head into the building to his important meeting. He entered an elevator with his mood feeling better by the second. The elevator came to a halt on the fourth floor. He walked out and proceeded to go down the hall and stopped in front of an apartment door.

He fished into his pocket for a key and unlocked the door. When he went into the apartment he could smell food being cooked and a warm smile came to his lips.

A woman in the kitchen noticed his presence and walked over to greet him with a long passionate kiss on his lips. Takumi kissed her back with the same passion.

"What kept you so long?" She asked swinging her arms around his shoulder.

"No need to worry. I'm here now."