#minugakitsune

I did..I was worried you had already went. [sheepish grin]

What's this? A pregnancy test? [He doesn't know how it works but he thinks he understands the gist of it and gives her s surprised look. He didn't even think he could do it. He at least sounds excited] Are you pregnant!?

Doesn't help that I'm in my 30s already, either.

[Pepper quite literally spits out and spills the tea he was drinking because oh my god Akemi you can't just say that and expect him not to blush like a virgin on their first date. There's a sputtering cough before he can properly talk back, his voice strained.] Y-you're serious, aren't you?

[He could understand her precaution. It was best this way, simply to keep watch over him, to continue making sure that he was fit for normal life again] Will you show me now? I'm feeling a tad restless..I think I could for seeing whatever you wish.

[Pepper thinks it’s return gifts and he sort of steels himself. Resolved to accept that he’s burned that bridge with the Vampire. He lets her in anyway.] Thank you..you don’t have to make up any excuses for why you agreed to it. [He opens the presents and it isn't returns but something entirely different. A sweater and a small stuffed fox. He doesn't know why it makes him cry but Pepper hugs the animal and thanks Akemi again with a silent huff.]

Can you drop something off to him for me, please?

...Can't sleep forever I guess. [he complains, noticing the bruises on his wrists] So, you untied me? Was that safe?