Veneno

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2017, June

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2017, June

Lilly sat beside Tōji on a wooden bench. Tall trees swayed in the surrounding wind, and the sounds of birds chirped merrily throughout the forest. At the start of that year, Tōji finally found something he wanted to do besides gambling.

He wanted to build a house from the ground up.

Not any house, however. One that was off-grind, and almost completely isolated. He wanted to be able to live completely independently and without anything tying him down. He purchased some land in a dense forest in Switzerland and set to work.

Lilly visited him every week. In part to make sure he was okay, and because he was family, she missed him. Yūta and Yūji tagged along every so often.

He had made some good progress. He had a roof over his head, although it wasn't refined.

"Think you'll be ready for winter?" she asked him.

"Yeah," he said. "How are the kids?"

It was a question Tōji had only recently started to ask about. Lilly wasn't sure what brought it on. The only changes in their life was that Yūji brought over a friend named Megumi, and Yūta started to bring over his friends Maki, Panda, and Toge.

Oh and Yūji's grandfather, unfortunately, passed away last summer due to a sudden fit of pneumonia. It was a peaceful passing, and because Yūji was technically a minor he still needed a guardian. A role Lilly glee–graciously–took up.

Yūji moved into their home the day after. Lilly offered him the choice to continue to go to school in the area he grew up in, or she could home-school him. Yūji chose to be homeschooled as he wanted extra focus on his training, which Lilly obliged.

"Everyone's doing well," said Lilly. "Megumi and Yūji fell asleep together last night, you know?"

"Mn?"

Lilly pulled out her phone to show off the pictures she took. "Aren't they cute?"

"Yeah," Tōji said flatly.

"Our little family has grown so much," Lilly sniffled. "I'm so happy."

"Uh-huh."

"Honestly the only thing that would make me happier–"

"I'm not working at your café."

She stuck her tongue out at him. "Stinker."

"Uh-huh," was his uncaring response. "Don't you have a boy toy now? Get him to do it."

Lilly's face scrunched up. "He's too pretty. It'll discourage the rest of my staff." Lilly put away her phone and hopped up from the bench Tōji had made. She turned on her heel and bent down to kiss his forehead. "I'm going to head back now. Do you want me to bring anything next time?"

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