• TW: Sexual interactions will be included in this chapter and Katsuki Bakugō's death which took place in "Ch. 36; The Final Chapter" will be discussed. If you're sensitive to these kinds of subjects, I suggest you not to read this chapter.

Rinmaru's POV:

Due to the first kissing scene's great success, Amaterasu and I had been given plenty of new kissing scenes. At this point, we'd kissed around ten times, and the scriptwriter had decided to spice things up a notch by adding a sex scene. Both of us were fine with filming the scene as we obviously weren't going to have sex for real or anything.

"Take one!"

That was our cue to start.

I removed my armour, then approached Amaterasu who was wearing a navy kimono with sakura blossoms on it. She greeted me with a bow and a loving smile.

"Welcome back, Hattori-sama." She said with a soft voice.

Once I was close enough, I reached out and gently placed my hand on her cheek.

"Thank you, my love."

She placed her hand on mine and leaned into my touch as she met my eyes.

"I have eagerly awaited your return. Was your trip worthwhile?" She asked, kissing the palm of my hand.

"No trip where you are not by my side is worthwhile, Fujiko. I have missed you so."

Amaterasu took a step towards me and pulled me into a warm, comforting embrace.

"I too, have missed you, Hattori-sama. I am truly ecstatic to receive your touch again after seven whole days without your presence in the Hattori residence. I have been so lonely." She admitted as I returned her embrace.

"Fujiko."

I called her name, making her look at me.

"May I hold you tonight?" I carefully asked, causing her to blush.

She made our lips meet for a short moment before answering my question.

"Just like I have given you my heart and soul, I will also give you my body."

With that, our lips reunited.

"Cut!" The director then shouted as it was time to move on to the next scene.

Amaterasu and I broke the kiss and stepped away from each other.

"Alright, guys! Bedtime!"

That meant that we were going to record the sex scene now as the bed on set definitely wasn't there for us to sleep in.

I took my clothes off, only leaving my boxers on in order to make it look like I was naked once we were under the covers. To my surprise, Amaterasu did the same thing, not seeming to mind the exposure at all.

Once we were both undressed, Amaterasu and I both moved to the bed and got into position under the covers.

"Are you sure you're fine with this?" I whispered down to her.

She chuckled a little at my concern.

"It's fine. I'm not a shy person, and I'm pretty confident. If you can handle exposing your chest, then why wouldn't I be able to do it too?" She asked with a playful glint in her eyes.

She really was something else.

"Fair point." I admitted with a laugh.

She smiled up at me, who was positioned on top of her.

"Take one!"

With that, I began to move as if the two of us were actually having sex, and Amaterasu let out a couple of moans.

"H-Hattori-sama..!" She cried out as she wrapped her arms around me.

I placed a kiss on her neck as I pretended to thrust into her.

Unfortunately, I could feel myself getting turned on, but it was in the middle of the scene, so I just had to put up with it until it was over.

Suddenly, Amaterasu pulled me closer and wrapped her legs around me. Now she'd definitely be able to tell I had an erection, which was extremely bad.

Despite the fact that she obviously had felt my erection at this point, she grabbed my hand and guided it to her breast.

"Please-.. t-touch me more..!" She begged.

I gently squeezed her breast and it sure as hell didn't calm me down. I wanted to touch her for real.

She pulled me closer; close enough to make me feel her breaths against my ear.

"After this scene is over, I want you to take me to your place." She suggestively whispered, having me suppressing a smirk as we still were filming after all.

It didn't take long before the scene had come to its end, leaving the whole film crew amazed once again.

I got off Amaterasu and laid down beside her in the bed.

"That was splendid! You two have unbeatable chemistry! You two can wrap things up and go home for today. Since we won't have to retake the scene, you no longer have anything to do here. Get some rest!" The director exclaimed, gesturing for us to leave with a wide smile on his lips.

"Will do! Thank you for today! Good work, y'all!" Amaterasu cheerfully replied before glancing down at me with a teasing smirk, knowing I'd have trouble hiding my erection.

She waved her manager over, and the manager instantly went up to us and handed Amaterasu her shirt. She thanked her manager and told her she didn't need a ride home before getting out of the bed.

"Can someone bring Rinmaru his oversized, comfy hoodie? It's in his locker. He just told me he was freezing, which is why he's still under the covers. Isn't he hilarious?" Amaterasu asked the crew, laughing.

I decided to play along with her as she was trying to help me get out of bed without anyone noticing the bulge in my pants.

"Hey! So what if I'm freezing? It's so cold in here!" I replied, laughing with her as I faked a shiver.

My manager instantly ran to get my hoodie which I was surprised Amaterasu knew I had in my locker.

"How did you know about the hoodie?" I whispered once the crew's eyes weren't on us.

She secretively shrugged with a playful glint in her eyes.

"Just kidding. I actually just guessed you had one. I remember your habit of always having a hoodie with you because you're constantly freezing." She whispered back, and she was right on the spot.

I didn't expect her to remember such a small detail about me, but knowing she did, made me feel a bit flattered.

A moment later, my manager came running with my undoubtedly big, purple hoodie which I was quick to put on.

"Alright! Let's call it a day and go home." I said, clapping my hands together.

Amaterasu nodded in agreement before we bid the crew farewell and left.

Amaterasu's POV:

Once we'd made our way to Rinmaru's flat, we started greedily making out as soon as he'd closed the door behind us.

"Rinmaru.. Do you love me?" I asked once I'd broken the kiss.

As turned on as I was, I wasn't the type who'd sleep with someone unless I had feelings for them and they had feelings for me.

He chuckled a little, then tucked a curl behind my ear.

"Yeah; how could I not? I love you, Amaterasu. Is that a bad thing?" He asked.

I felt my heart flutter as he told me he loved me.

"It's not a bad thing at all. I love you too. I loved you even when we were kids. You were my first love, and honestly, I want you to be my last too." I boldly admitted, a bit worried I'd rushed too far ahead and made him uncomfortable.

He placed a gentle, loving kiss on my lips before replying to my straightforward confession.

"Being both your first and last love would make me the happiest man on earth. I want to always be by your side from now on; is that okay?" He asked, stroking my cheek.

I eagerly nodded.

"Yes! I want to be with you, so please don't leave my side."

"I promise I won't, so don't leave mine, alright? I'll treat you right and I won't ever look at someone else but you. You're perfect in my eyes, so there no way I'll betray and hurt you like your ex did." He stated, then resumed the kiss.

I trusted him, and he could trust me too. Even though we were both alphas, we could still love each other as much as a mated couple. I wouldn't leave him for anyone, not even my soulmate if I actually happened to run into them. I was a stubborn woman with an extremely strong will after all.

• 17 years later •

Amaterasu's POV:

"Haiyū! Ame! Dad has finished baking the cheesecake!" I shouted from the lower floor.

A short moment later I heard my two sons footsteps as they rushed downstairs.

Haiyū had recently turned 14 years old and Ame was eleven. They were both growing so fast. I just wished mom could've lived to see them grow too, but he, unfortunately, passed away 13 years ago. He didn't even get to meet Ame...

Mom's passing had been incredibly difficult and painful for us all. Dad visited his grave every day and spoke to him about anything and everything. He definitely felt extremely lonely without him and didn't even once try to find love again. I wanted dad to be happy, but I doubted he'd let go of mom and move on. The love they had for each other was amazing, but also very tragic. Dad always looked so sad, even though he was normally smiling, laughing and acting like everything was fine when he was with me, my siblings and our children. I knew he wanted to go be with mom deep inside, but the thought of losing my dear dad too was terribly painful. A part of him wanted to live and spend time with his family, but the other part wanted to die in order to meet mom again. I understood, I truly did, but I didn't want him to leave us. It was selfish of me to think that way, I knew that, but I couldn't handle the thought of losing him.

"Are you alright, dear?" Rinmaru asked with a concerned tone in his voice as I entered the kitchen, crying.

I wiped my tears and asked a smile.

"Oh..? Yeah... I just came to think of mom and dad all of a sudden, but I'm fine..!" I replied.

Rinmaru approached me and pulled me into a warm, comforting embrace.

"It's just- I miss him so much... I wish he could've been here to watch our, nee-chan, nii-chan and Nadeshiko's children all grow up..! Not only that; dad has also been completely devastated ever since mom died... I can't take seeing him like that..!" I admitted, pouring my heart out.

Rinmaru kept me in his embrace and gently stroke my hair.

"I know. Katsuki-san was dear to us all, and he's definitely watching over us. I bet he's yelling something like 'stop bawling your eyes out and get over it already, ya brat!' in heaven right now as we speak. Don't you think?" Rinmaru asked, making me laugh a little as that sounded just like something mom would say.

I buried my face in his chest.

"You're right. I bet he's really mad at especially me, nii-chan and dad for being so depressed over his passing all the time." I said, chuckling a little as I imagined mom in heaven with a frown on his face, angrily muttering about how much of a mess all of us were.

I finally relaxed a little. I didn't want to make mom worry about me. He was up there to rest in peace, but I doubted he could get any proper rest when dad, nii-chan and I constantly grieved his death.

"Nii-chan, look! Mom and dad are being all lovey-dovey! Ew!" Ame suddenly exclaimed as he and Haiyū entered the kitchen.

"So what? Would you rather see them fight then, dumbass?" Haiyū snarkily replied, rolling his eyes.

Ame frowned at his brother's question.

"No, but kissing and stuff like that is weird!"

Haiyū narrowed his eyes, taking a closer look at me as he ignored Ame's comment.

"Are you crying, mom?" He asked.

He was a very observant boy, no doubt. I didn't really want him to see me like this, but he'd already seen through it, so there was nothing I could do to convince him otherwise.

I lifted my head to look at him. I'd stopped crying a little while ago, but my poofy, glossy eyes gave it away.

"Yeah, I did cry a little before. Dad and I were talking about your late grandma and I got very emotional." I explained, my lips curled into a small smile.

Ame tilted his head in confusion for a moment before his face suddenly shined up.

"The grandma who lives in heaven? Grandpa told me about him! He said that both you and I got our blonde hair from him and that his personality is just like uncle Yuki's!" Ame cheerfully mentioned.

Dad told him all that..?

I felt how the tears started to burn in my eyes once again as I listened to Ame.

"T-That's right..! He had a terrible attitude, he was stubborn, sensitive and generous, just like uncle Yuki, and he did indeed have our blonde hair! Did you know that both uncle Yuki and aunt Nadeshiko's got their crimson eyes from him too? Your grandma was very cool and mean-looking, unlike grandpa who's super handsome and kind-looking, but he was a great person who I love incredibly much."

I noticed I'd rambled on about my mom as Rinmaru's lips widened into an amused smile.

"I want to meet grandma in heaven one day! Can you show me pictures of him, mom? I wanna know what he looked like!" Ame said, his eyes sparkling with interest.

I nodded.

"Of course! Grandpa has more pictures of grandma in his house than I have, but I can show you the ones I have here at home." I replied, feeling myself getting into higher spirits.

Ame cheered loudly, then turned to his older brother.

"Do you want to see too, nii-chan?" He asked.

As the teenager he was, Haiyū simply shrugged.

"Sure, I guess?" He answered, pretending to be uninterested.

Rinmaru directed me a sweet smile as he noticed how happy I was to tell the kids more about my beloved mom.

"Okay then! Let's go!"