A/N: Oh look. my OTP is on the loose. Aren't they darling...
Enjoy.
xoxo
-Alpha
.01 -Comfort
He finds her emotions to be over the top, ridiculous at times, but when she starts crying, tears falling over missing Paris and her family, he is there, and holds her until she falls asleep.
.02 -Kiss
He tastes like Umehito, and in the pit of her stomach she feels guilty for wanting his lips even more.
.03 -Soft
His hands have never had a callous on them, and neither have hers, but her unblemished skin can feel the raised scars on his palms from the shattering of a teacup in his hand.
.04 -Pain
Separation from him hurt, separation from her parents was worse, but separation from her hairbow meant he wouldn't see her for days.
.05 -Potatoes
She was Japanese, and so was he, but the nature of the European raised girl meant that choosing between seaweed and gravy would always be tough, and he would always have to eat whichever won.
.06 -Rain
That night, he stood outside her door, furious she wasn't answering, but remained, hoping she'd take pity upon his sorry soul - he wiped the water from his eyes, and it wasn't coming from the stormclouds above.
.07 -Chocolate
She screams out for him on the bathroom floor, her abdomen wracked with spasms, and even if he's not always attentive, he knows very well not to waste any time finding her or the antidote she needs.
.08 -Happiness
Her father will never smile wider, her mother will never cry harder, his sister will never feel more lonely, a day will never be more perfect than the day when they become one.
.09 -Telephone
No one, not even the CEO of the corporation that's merging with his, will ever be more important than her, and as soon as he hangs up with her, he grabs his coat, his briefcase, his hat, to go home.
.10 -Ears
"You hear me, but you've stopped listening!" She sobs, running out of their room, her heartbroken voice echoes through the halls, and he knows this time he's done a grievous wrong by failing to communicate.
.11 -Name
She accidentally called him Umehito, and he doesn't say anything about it; he still notices, and all of her actions spark suspicion.
.12 -Sensual
The way her eyes meet his, the way her ears perk up at her name, the way her perfume smells like French Vanilla, the way her lips forget there is no L sound in Japanese, the way her hands always reach for his and are never cold, the way she is makes a conversation feel so alive.
.13 -Death
The day the Host Club officially shut down for good was the first time she had ever seen him cry, and remains the only time she wiped away tears for him.
.14 -Sex
He's so successful, with two corporations under his belt, the world catering to his every whim, and she feels jealous, insecure, longing to be a man worthy of his time, yet he goes out of his way to remind her she is a woman with more power than he'll ever have.
.15 -Touch
Pressing her buttons is a fun little sport for him; her punishment for him is even better.
.16 -Weakness
It's twisted, it's wrong, but it's delicious to watch her blush and stammer when he utters Umehito's name just so he can win an argument.
.17 -Tears
There's two small rips in his jacket, miniscule actually, and she's determined to mend them before he chastises her for taking it off him so suddenly (Along with his tie, his shirt, his belt, his shoes, his socks, his pants, his boxers... but not his glasses).
.18 -Speed
They're still teenagers, and they'll act like teenagers, so as soon as all the customers and hosts leave, they slide down the hallways in their socks (One time she broke a vase, but at least she could actually pay for it~).
.19 -Wind
He thinks she's the most beautiful when she is enjoying nature, when the the sun kisses her cheeks and the breeze is content to play with her hair, just like he likes to do.
.20 -Freedom
He finds her wild spirit to be the worst hindrance to his empire, but the best thing that's ever happened to him.
.21 -Life
The cherry blossom viewings were always her favourite events, but it was then she held his hand tightest, knowing that all good things came to an end far too soon.
.22 -Jealousy
He knew full well she was doing it for the good of their company, but she was his wife, not Umehito's; if he touched her one more time, he'd remind him why she married him.
.23 -Hands
The clock ticked, their lives in slow motion, but they moved together, taking their time to touch, to feel, the end coming when it chimed midnight and she sunk her nails into his skin.
.24 -Taste
She feels she is refined, elegant, knowing what is fashionable and high-class, but it almost feels like an act around him, when he knows her far better than that.
.25 -Devotion
It is blind, reminiscent of teenage love, but she swears she will follow him to the ends of the earth, even if he won't do the same for her.
.26 -Forever
Waiting for her to come home is not particularly pleasant, but he'd rather sit in the airport for twelve hours than be without her for life.
.27 -Blood
"I'm sure she's brilliant in bed; that's the only reason you'd keep her around, dear brother..." Yuuichi said, loud enough for the entire room to hear, and when he found his wife sobbing in the garden, he made a note to show his own kin why she was more important than they were.
.28 -Sickness
The pressure of remaining the very best is getting to him, and all she can do is sit with him at night, holding his hand, making sure his health doesn't get worse.
.29 -Melody
He's heard her sing before, in the shower when she thought he was away, and while it's a beautiful sound, she makes even better noises late at night.
.30 -Star
She shines when she walks in a room, and her smile brightens even his black as night heart.
.31 -Home
And she's planned a whole life for them, with a house, a few children, a marriage, but when she leaves the host club, all she returns to is her own empty manor, with nary a perfect husband in sight.
.32 -Confusion
He'll never know what hit him when his second son comes out with blonde hair and a dislike for bright light, when he should've been with dark hair like him, and brown eyes like his mother.
.33 -Fear
His worst nightmare is to find her in someone else's bed because he didn't love her soon enough; hers is to have to leave him because she loved him too much.
.34 -Lightning/Thunder
He knows the girl he loved would be in his best friend's arms when the storm rolls in, but when the power goes out, and lighting illuminates his bedroom, he can see the girl he loves now, the fascination in her face, the sound nothing more than a lion's roar to her imagination.
.35 -Bonds
No matter how far away they go, no matter how many times she tell him she loves him, she can never escape Umehito, for he was the first man to ever love her back.
.36 -Market
In one day he made more yen than he's made in months, all due to her knowledge of appeal and product placement; there is a reason he made her vice president after all.
.37 -Technology
She'll call him, he'll text her, she'll send emails, he'll video chat with her, and while that's good enough for business trips, nothing is better than when they see each other face to face, lips touching in a way pixels could never understand.
.38 -Gift
For him to remember the day they met, and want to celebrate it... He could've offered her the world, and she wouldn't exchange it for the happiness he had given her.
.39 -Smile
His smirk is that of sudden recognition, but when he actually grins, it's like she has a whole new husband.
.40 -Innocence
She can act like she's thirty-five when she's only sixteen, but only he sees her when she's sweet and naiive as a five year old, a girl with dreams of being his princess and falling in love like a fairytale.
.41 -Completion
She has never found their relationship to be a game, for if she did, then she would try to get the one hundred percent bonus as soon as possible (and he would corrupt the save file faster than she could buy a new console~)
.42 -Clouds
Only on the days his father visits do ominous puffs of gray roll in, and prevent him from seeing his wife has every detail under control, as usual.
.43 -Sky
Summer nights give summer stars the chance to shine on a dance at midnight with a half moon grinning and a warm glow on their faces.
.44 -Heaven
She could not believe that there was anything better after death, for she already had perfection in her life.
.45 -Hell
She had seen him gaze at the girl he never had, and while he's adamant about nothing ever being there, she knows better than to believe that, and promises him he'll regret looking away from the girl who loved him most.
.46 -Sun
And every time she steps outside, she is loved upon by warm rays, and he is only slightly jealous of that star, for every inch of skin that has been kissed by radiant daylight, he will kiss himself, to make her his.
.47 -Moon
The clock tower's face shines, round, a memory of romance, and even if they've graduated years ago, they will still come here in the middle of the night, hand in hand, reminiscing of glorious days and perfect nights.
.48 -Waves
He may bow in greeting, but she flails about in a rather worrying manner, but at least he knows she's happy to see him.
.49 -Hair
She swears she's Japanese at her core, and he doesn't deny it, but he'd rather have a blonde girlfriend that's partially french, than one that's brunette and not nearly as interesting.
.50 -Supernova
"If only I could bottle my energy, and then SELL IT~" she remarks, and he looks at her, knowing she would make millions off of that, but he did not fall in love with an entrepreneur, but a bubbly little girl who loved the world as much as he wanted to.