• That night Daisuke went to bed earlier after completing his business commitments, he was tired and reluctant of doing any other sorts of activities. He changed into his gray pajamas, brushed his teeth and tucked himself under the sheets, the same sheets Suzue brought him under a couple of days ago and he smiled a little. Now that he remembered it, it reminded him of the embarrassment he needed to undergo in order to avoid HEUSC's curiosity of trying to collect data on the things they were discussing during their stay at the mansion.
• At least he was glad that everything was over; Kikuko was arrested, the AL was handed to MCPTF and everyone threw a big party to celebrate another marvelous win in the name of justice. Daisuke stayed just for a little bit because Kato and Hoshino got so drunk that they tied ties around their heads, climbed on the table and started singing incomprehensibly and although it looked funny, it wasn't for a person like him, the millionaire detective who got used to high-end types of gatherings. Besides, he couldn't allow himself to pass out in front of so many people, Kato was an exception though and it stayed at that.
• When he arrived home, it was the first time that Suzue saw him after everything they've been going through. She stood at the entrance expectantly but refused to move any further because, although she felt enormous happiness upon seeing him coming back safe, she wanted to respect his boundaries and not to let her feelings get to her. Nonetheless, she couldn't completely deny them and that was prominent when the tears she was holding in for so long started falling down her face. Daisuke approached her with a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne from 1973 and hugged her as if his life depended on it. The guilt of worrying her so much during their fight at the ship made him realize just how much Suzue meant to him and he wanted to let her know.
• They drank the champagne in elegant thin glasses while the fireplace radiated with beautiful autumn-like atmosphere inside of their royal mansion. They talked and Suzue couldn't keep her hand away from his which Daisuke didn't mind. In fact, it made him calm and he felt a certain warmth filling his heart. He finally felt free after a long time; his days weren't boring and hollow anymore, his mother's murder has finally been solved and he made sure to check on his old man once a week. The doctors told him to give him some time for recovery since his memory was still damaged from the way Kikuko locked him out. Daisuke listened to their instructions and hoped for the best, everything he wanted was talk to his father the way he always used to.
• Seeing Suzue's concerned expression made him sympathize and he invited her to sit with him on the sofa. Suzue blushed on the suggestion but she got up and sat down on his lap, with her legs crossed to his right. He placed one hand on her back while the other held her hand on her lap. Suzue leaned against his chest and Daisuke watched her eyes from below. She was beautiful like this and he snuggled his head into her right shoulder.
• "He's going to be alright, I have a good feeling about this." Daisuke reassured.
• "I can't believe that Mrs. Kikuko held him like this for 19 years. The sole thought of us sharing the same space during your absence sent chills down my spine."
• "I know but now she's in a place where she belongs and you're safe. Please stop worrying, you've been doing this all day long."
• He kissed her shoulder and she leaned her head on his.
• "I know but it's hard to believe after everything we've been going through. She was so nice and I trusted her."
• "Yes but she never really loved us. Everything she ever did was taking care of her own interests, money and adollium. And it meant so much more to her than my mother’s life or my father's well-being. This entire family was suffering because of her and her obsession with materialism clouded her mind."

• "But that's why I have you and from now on there will never be a day where my motivations won't be aimed at anything else but our own happiness."
• Suzue kissed him and this was actually the first time they ever shared a moment like this. Their lips parted and they looked at each other with big surprised eyes. Suzue started apologizing and getting up from her position but Daisuke pulled her back and kissed her more passionately. Suzue couldn't believe that he truly returned her feelings. After so many dangers and so many missions, he decided to show affection on the most carefree of events. He wasn't drunk, but she truly couldn't tell since his face was just as flush as when he used to exaggerate with his drink or two and she laughed a little. The blush was a nice contrast to his deep blue eyes and she leaned closer to capture his lips again but then he turned her around on her back and now she was laying on the sofa while he was hovering above her. He started to remove his waistcoat but then Suzue interrupted
• "Don't you love this sofa? You're always talking about it as if it's one of your favorite items in the house."
• Daisuke laughed under his breath, way to ruin the moment.
• "I can buy a new sofa but I can't buy you. You are irreplaceable, my dear. Is that a satisfying enough reason for you?"
• "Hm yes I think you're ri-" Daisuke caught her lips once again and continued leaving trails down her neck and collar bone.
• Suzue removed his black striped tie, he unbuttoned her taupe-colored coat and the moment the situation started to heat up, Daisuke's phone ringed and he picked it up annoyingly.
• On the other line was Kato who was talking somewhat slurishly "Kambe.. bout our movin' to England.. I just remembered bout the visas.. and travel insurance. I need to check everythin' before the final term.. so tell me when do you plan on leavin'. I be wantin' to do everything on time."
• "You're planning on doing this drunk?"
• "I'm not DRUNK Kambe.. I can still stand!"
• "Congratulations on being one with the mankind, Kato-keibu."
• Hoshino answered from the other side "Kambe-san! Please take care of sempai.. And don't let him go too far. You know how he can be."
• "What does that even mean Hoshi?!" Haru sounded offended.
• "Nothing.. besides the fact that you're reckless af.. which is hot."
• "Reallyyyyyy~" Haru teased him and rustling could be heard through the phone.
• "Guys can you leave the snogging for another time? I have something important to do."
• "W-w-who is snogging?!" Hoshino sounded flustered.
• "Who are you doing? Suzue-san?" Haru teased.
• "It's really none of yo-"
• "Ah-ah, don't try to deny it Kambe. I saw you two comin' from your room.. looking like a MESS!"
• "Wait really?! Hoshino exclaimed surprised."
• "Yup."
• "I thought the two were related.. they looked similar tho."
• "We're getting this all the time, it's for Suzue's decoy." Daisuke said.
• "Oooooooo!" the guys replied in unison and Daisuke massaged his temples. Why was he even talking to the two drunks?
• "Anyways, Kato, you have a week before departure and in the meantime you'll be able to organize everything. If there's a problem with time management you can contact me and I'll pay for the insurance if needed."
• "Thanks Kambe! In moments like this I completely forget what of an asshole you can be. Say hi to Suzue for me."
• Daisuke ended the call and sighed in defeat. He turned around expecting Suzue on the sofa but she wasn't there, great.
• She came from the kitchen carrying two cups of Twinings Pure Camomile Tea and handed him the cup.
• "It's been a long day and I thought you might need something for the relaxation."
• "I'm sorry for this."
• Suzue pecked his lips and stroked the back of his neck "You know that I love you all the same, no matter what happens."
• Daisuke leaned and pressed their foreheads together "I'm going to miss you so much."
• "Why?" Suzue was confused.
• "You need to relax too, you deserve it. What do you say about a nice little vacation while I'm fighting crimes in the UK?"
• "In this case I want to be in England for the vacation. What if something happens and I won't be able to help?" Suzue pouted and Daisuke smiled softly, she was so cute.
• "That's the point of the vacation dear, you're supposed to enjoy yourself more. I'll be fine," Daisuke touched his earing device "HEUSC, give me the most luxurious destination to spend holidays in."
• "However you say."
• "Are you sure about this? You won't mind?" Suzue asked concerned.
• "Of course. Besides, you never really got the chance to relax since you were too preoccupied with my mother's case."
• "Place of your interest: Bora Bora, French Polynesia." HEUSC replied.
• "Here, I'll book you the rest and everything you have to do is take the stuff you'll need. Don't forget the sunscreen, the sun is really strong out there."
• Suzue looked sheepishly at her fingers fiddling "Thank you, I don't want to come across as ungrateful but I'd really appreciate if you joined me one day. That is, if you ever find the time."
• "It's going to be difficult since the crime rate is getting higher because of the adollium smuggle. It's another challenge for all of us, but we will overcome that as well."
• He took her hands in his "So yes, I'll join you for a day or more."
• "Good enough for me." Suzue smiled and hugged him and he returned with the same warmth and comfort. They stayed like this for some time while Suzue held her head on his shoulder. It was a feeling she never wanted to forget.
• And that's how it came about. They entered their own rooms, did their nightly routine and went to bed. And as much as he tried, Daisuke couldn't fall asleep because of all the things that went through his head. The world will be a more dangerous place from now on and adollium will be one of the key milestones in preserving the well-being of all people. Maybe the grandma was right, maybe the world wasn't mature enough for this kind of responsibility. Perhaps Kato helped him in bringing one of the most important decisions in his life, but then what? How can he proceed? What should he do? Was there a reason for him to be worried at all? He felt guilty for his family's project and troubles it brought for all of them. He could convince Suzue in his words but there was no way he could convince himself. He was hopeless.
• But then he heard someone quietly entering his room and, being the only other person in the house, of course he concluded that it was Suzue. He heard her carefully inviding his bed, lying behind his back and placing her hands around him on his chest. Without a word, he took her smaller hand in his own and kissed her knuckles.
• Maybe his life just became more difficult but as long as Suzue was there by his side, he could sleep without a worry in the world.

Now that Daisuke and Suzue have less to worry about, Suzue decides to follow up a childhood dream of hers. As her fiancé, Daisuke supports her and makes sure that no one gets in the way.

• This was supposed to be a positive morning for Suzue because Daisuke told her yesterday that he's going to take a day off just to catch up on his time with her and she was so enthusiastic about it that one simple thing as perid cramps decided on ruining her instantly. It was early in the day, 7:15h so to speak, and she was already in shock and fed up with the entire situation. And as if this wasn't troublesome enough; she wasn't able to find any medications in her drawer. She checked in the nightstand, closet, shelves, counter. Nothing, she couldn't find anything and the pain in her stomach was becoming more and more unbearable.
• She couldn't leave the palace this instant because she needed to take care of Daisuke first. She entered his room writhing a little because of how much it hurted her. She already hated everything about this day and everything around her, she became more stressed and more emotional. She tried to wake him up gently at first but when he didn't react on her attempts right away, she took the glass from his nightstand and showed it back somewhat forcefully, making a loud thud. Daisuke jumped a little from how startled it made him and Suzue greeted him with annoyed look on her face.
• "Butler already informed me about the breakfast. You're free to come down and join." She handed him certain clothes without asking for approval "You can also put these on. I'll be waiting for you once you're ready."
• Suzue turned around and left without putting much of a conversation between them. Daisuke noticed how stiff she looked but concluded that she probably "woke up on the wrong side of the bed" and therefore didn't want to ask further about it. Still, it wasn't like Suzue to be this irritated in the morning since he always got used to her friendly greetings and a big smile on her face. He got himself dressed and went downstairs where an elegant spacious dining room was located.
• A classic British breakfast was served, 7:30h, the pair was sitting at the dark wooden table with magnificent displays of gold plate from George IV's enormous collection and enjoyed their meal. If you were just a mere visitor to their household you probably wouldn't notice such things, but Daisuke was perfectly aware of Suzue's unnerved behavior. She cut her meal quite frustrated and she even criticized the lack of flavor in it. And although she wasn't showing it as much, her dissatisfaction was present and she became angry, much to Daisuke's surprise. Daisuke grew worried because, for him, the meal tasted just fine and as much as he wanted to hold himself back from further antagonizing her when she already felt bad enough, he couldn't ignore it and he needed to interfere. He didn't have the heart to ignore her like this.
• "Suzue. Did you sleep well last night?"
• "Of course I did. What kind of question is that supposed to be?"
• Ouch that hurt. Daisuke would usually feel offended by such an act but this was Suzue he was talking to so he decided to be stubborn.
• "I don't know. If someone upset you in any way you're free to tell me and I'll take care of them personally."
• "Daisuke-sama, with all due respect I'm not feeling especially obligated as of today's date to worry much about when I'm supposed to be free to do something or not. I am a person, I have feelings, and I'll decide on doing things when I'm feeling like doing them. I'm not asking for anyone's permission to express my free will."
• Suzue took her plate, handed it to butler and left the room.
• For the first time in a long time Daisuke felt broken. It's funny because he usually never paid attention to other people or their unnecessary outbursts of emotions which he always found uncomfortable and incredibly impractical, but then again, this was Suzue he was talking to and he became seriously worried about her.
• Whenever he wanted to check on her she made an annoyed expression and whenever he tried to start a conversation with her she ended it quickly.
• "That video you wanted to show me the other day-"
• "I changed my mind. It wouldn't be as entertaining for you because you never find anything funny anyways. I wonder what satisfies you anymore."
• Another low blow and Daisuke felt like crumbling. Although he decided that he'll wait for her until she calms down. Or not? He wasn't used to her lack of attention and he enjoyed it so much while it lasted. Suzue was usually the clingy one in their relationship but today the roles were switched and he wanted to bring the old smiling Suzue back.
• "What do you say about watching your favorite series together?"
• "I watched it yesterday, today is the rerun."
• "I brought you some fashion magazines I thought you might like."
• "Thank you, I'll check them later."
• "Would you like to check these new gadget parts I found with HEUSC? He couldn't estimate the quality of the product so I'm asking for your opinion."
• "I'm not interested as of now, I'll search them when I have the time."
• "Would you like some tea in your favorite kitty cup?"
• Suzue put down whatever she was reading at the moment and looked at him with serious expression on her face.
• "I'm perfectly capable of making tea for myself. I'm sorry Daisuke-sama, but why are you being like that?"
• "Like what?"
• "The way you're being, you're unusually clingy today and I didn't even ask for any of it. Why are you giving me such a hard time? I need a break."
• Suzue was about to climb the stairs which led to her bedroom.
• "I'm sorry." Daisuke said quietly and Suzue instantly stopped on her tracks. She never heard him talk like this before and it broke her heart. She could feel his hurt and regret and she wondered how it came to all of this.
• Daisuke continued "I took a day off with the intent of spending more time with you and although I'm really bad at showing what I feel when expressing myself most of the time, the idea of being with you after so long made me feel genuinely happy. I'm sorry if it sounds self-centered or selfish, I'm always talking about me and my feelings when I never considered asking other people about their own. I always pre-determined what others should be doing without giving it that much thought about their opinions before coming up with my own decisions. And no matter how much I try I'm always screwing it up, I'm a terrible person."
• When he looked up at Suzue he wasn't expecting her to cry and he became alarmed.
• "Y-you're not a terrible person. Please never say that again. It's me, I'm the one who screwed everything. M-my stomachache won't subdue and I didn't take my painkillers."

• "Oh."
• Daisuke came up to her on the stairs and picked her up bridal style. Suzue squeaked a little.
• "W-what are you doing?"
• "I'm taking you to my room because I know where the stuff I'm looking for is placed. But I can always take you to yours if you tell me where you're keeping things."
• "I-I don't mind your room.."
• Daisuke smirked at her.
• "DON'T GIVE ME THAT FACE MR.!!"
• "Okay okay, jesus." he kissed her forehead and pushed the door with his leg.
• Once he placed her on the bed, he tucked her in a bunch of pillows and blankets and gave her the phone.
• "I'm sorry to say this but please wait for me 20min or so, I'll try to come back as soon as possible."
• With this said, Daisuke disappeared into the hallways and left Suzue alone with her thoughts. She knew that Daisuke gave her the phone to entertain herself but right now she couldn't think of anything else but the thing that just happened between them and the way she mistreated him this entire time. The guilt squeezed her heart and worsened her stomach pain.
• Daisuke, on the other hand, mentally panicked because he didn't know what to do right now. He never had a sister and his mother died and he absolutely didn't have the slightest idea on what to do. He did his research with HEUSC, he talked to butlers and once he grasped the concept of it, he drew his Bentley Continental GT *maniac style like he always did* to the nearest store and bought
• ✨💴 EVERYTHING 💴✨ *fu-gou ke-i-ji song playing in the background*. Even the cashier lady couldn't believe that a man could look this badass while buying half of the aisle lmao.
• Daisuke returned on time with butlers helping him carry everything and Suzue looked surprised upon seeing so many bags being brought into her room.
• Daisuke approached her with a bag of his own and squatted next to her.
• "Here we have pain killers, snacks, napkins, hygiene products, essential oils, I even bought heating pads and massage pillows. I didn't know whether you'd prefer Twinings or Yorkshire so I bought them both-"
• "You bought the companies?!"
• "I bought the tea."
• Suzue sighed in relief.
• "And I bought cocoa, chocolate and double-layered socks to keep you warm."
• "What's the package at the bottom of the bag?"
• "Oh.. it's nothing."
• "Daisuke-sama you're terrible at lying."
• "Alright. It's something that I bought just in case."
• He took the package out and Suzue blushed.

• "I'm.. not implying anything it's just to make you feel better. If you want you can use me as well.."
• ".. Thank you."
• The blush couldn't leave both of their faces so Daisuke put everything aside and headed towards the doors.
• "I'm going to make Earl grey because it goes well with chocolate. I'll be right back."
• With this said, he left the room and Suzue squeaked in her hands.

• When he returned he placed the painkillers, cup of tea and chocolate box on the nightstand before joining her on the other side of the bed. He searched Claire Luvcat and they watched Cream Heroes together. Suzue smiled so much upon looking at the screen showing her beautiful kittens. Daisuke made her smile again and it made him proud.
• "Which one is your favorite?"
• "Oh" Suzue was taken by surprise "I like Lulu because he's funny and cute."
• "Should I buy him?"
• Suzue just laughed sweetly "No it's her cat, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't put her cat on sale for any money in this world. Besides, the cat would be really sad when separated from her owner. It's where he belongs, they're practically inseparable."
• "Like you and me?"
• Suzue squeaked again and Daisuke smiled.
• "Mr. Coco reminds me of Furry Elise a lot. I like him, they'd have a nice litter."
• "Thinking of becoming a breeder?" Suzue teased him.
• "Not really, although it brings good money. Somewhere around ¥158.386,50 for a kitten."
• "Seriously?!"
• "Yes if the parents are two purebred cats. Coco is a British longhair and Furry Elise is Maine Coon. Besides, you'll get too attached and wouldn't allow me to separate them from you so it's a losing game."
• Suzue laughed fondly "It's true, sometimes money can't buy everything."
• Daisuke hugged her closer to himself and kissed her head.
• "Daisuke-sama.."
• "Hm?"
• "I wanted to apologize for everything I told you early in the morning. I didn't mean it, the things I said were not true and it was reckless of me to even address you with such disrespect. You were trying to make me feel better this entire time and everything I did in return was rejecting your every attempt. I'm so sorry for offending you like this."
• Daisuke turned her face gently towards his own and made her look him in the eyes.
• "You'd never offend me, Suzue. There's no way in millions years that you'd be able to do things like this, because you're kindhearted and overall a beautiful person. Remember that."
• Suzue looked at him with so much adoration in her eyes.
• "Besides, you're right. I'm not the one to decide what people should do with themselves and by not doing anything for you when you needed me the most, I'd feel like I'm letting you down and you definitely didn't deserve that. In fact, you deserve so much better and I'd like to live up to your expectations, if you let me."
• "I do. I just hope that I didn't ruin your plans for today."
• "This is exactly how I wanted it to spend, together with you."
• Maybe he didn't deserve her but Daisuke promised himself to make sure that Suzue feels appreciated every single day.