-Nine Months in Hell & Nine Months in Heaven-

This one-shot or several is dedicated to an awesome author: Reizna!

Pairings: Nine and Queen

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Prologue: A Surprise

Nine brushed back of his head aimlessly. Thoughts were scattered about in his mind on how this came to be. He raised his green eyes from the white sheets of his marital bed towards his sleeping mate who snored peacefully, making the spiky-haired man chuckle.

He brushed away a strand of hair away from her forehead and looked at her closely.

Her hair almost looked jet black in the sunlight, but that was the trick of the light trying to fool him. The color of her hair was actually dark purple as her irises were the lighter shade of a pale pink lipstick.

The mixed combinations of these colors gave her the air of nobility and the power to command anything she wanted. He still couldn't believe she wanted a loser like him.

XxXxX

When they were younger and foolish they were in the same class together, the legendary Class Zero.

He was the delinquent who did nothing in class but slack off.

She was the Class President who did things by the book.

Needless to say, they often clashed at the most smallest things. They hated each other to the core, and the feeling was mutual on and off the battlefield. They gave each other hell everyday of the week, which didn't bode well with the remaining students of Class Zero.

Their Instructor, Kurasame-Sensei had enough of their antics and sent them out of the hallway and to the training grounds where they could fight it out without disrupting the peace in his class. With her fast wits and tactical skills, she often beat him in his own game.

He didn't mind.

In fact, he loved to be beaten by a worthy opponent like her. She was the one who could beat him in a fair and square fight. When he fought dirty however, the roles changed and she was the one looking up at him with defeat.

XxXxX

Several years later after the Orience World War and a school reunion later, they reunited with their beloved Class Zero and found out to their surprise that they actually liked each other. A couple of stumbles and mumbles later, they arranged a date in Suzaku in a quiet cafe near the capital city.

He was more mature and cool headed now as they sipped coffee together.

She was able to let down her guard and be a normal adult who could have fun once in a while.

After that date and several hours talking normally and friendly, which back then would have been impossible even if you stuck them in a room together for 24 hours, the two opposite characters clicked instantly.

It was a major shock to his male friends who were all his classmates in Class Zero years and years ago when he told them that he was dating the Class Prez. They all asked him if he was on drugs.

He replied with a grin,"Nope. I'm perfectly fine. Why'd you ask?"

XxXxX

After 5 years of on and off dating, they finally tied the knot in the place they loved the most: Class Zero's Classroom.

Of course they invited everyone from Zero, including their distant and calm mentor, Kurasame. Everyone in Peristerium heard about the wedding and all of the new generation students wanted to join in, shocking his fiancee.

Several minutes later, cameras were in the class filming the wedding live and on the air in Suzakuian television stations all over. There were also film crews coming in from Milites (A previous enemy country) Concordia, and the Lolica Commonwealth trying to capture the legendary Zero Soldiers in the wedding.

Several soothing and suggestive words to his fiancee, everyone's eyes from all over the world were glued to the class door.

It opened slowly to reveal. . .

A woman standing there nervously wearing a simple, white mermaid dress holding her bouquet close to her for comfort. Her cheeks were tinted with a faint blush as she walked down the stairs carefully, taking his breath away in an instant.

She wasn't wearing her usual glasses, showing to both him and to the world her beautiful pink colored eyes filled with nervous and anxious emotions that were gone as soon as she stopped in front of her Instructor's old desk.

She faced her beloved straight in the eye, making him blush crimson. They slowly both smiled at each other as they both sent out an aura full of love and compassion which their audience felt the emotions powerfully tugging them away from their seats.

The priest was none other than their Instructor, Kurasame.

Their old mentor smiled widely behind his black mask which he never took off since he came to Peristerium. His tired, blue eyes watched the two bickering teenagers blossom into full grown adults who loved each other for who they really were: themselves.

"Shall I begin?" he asked, his cold and usual strict tone was replaced with a strong, soft gentleness the wedded couple never heard before in their years of being in his class.

"Kurasame ... Sensei. Thank you." Her voice quivered slightly, as her lips trembled out of happiness.

Kurasame could only reply back with each person exchanging their wedding vows.

The crowd from all over Orience cheered as the two kissed and finally became man and wife.

After that, the reception party was wild and crazy and all a blur as Nine prevented any alcohol from reaching his lips until he and his wife came back home. It was very obvious what their mind set was as the stepped foot into their marital bed.

In a shriek of excitement, his wife came up to him and tore away her wedding dress from her body, shocking her husband into total submission as she did the same to his formal clothes.

XxXxX

Fast forward four happy years later in the present and he found out she was pregnant.

Stupidly he asked,"How did that happen?"

She gave him an a exasperated look behind her glasses and put her hands on her hips, a position he loved to see as it reminded him of their teenage years from before.

"Well, sweetie," She said in such a sickly kind tone he instantly knew that he had pushed her buttons too far. "When a man and a woman love each other very much—"

He silenced her with his lips. He felt her smile as he deepened the kiss, showing her how happy he was.

After they were done, Queen gave him an imploring glance and said,"If you curse in front of the baby, I'll wring your neck darling. Do you understand?"

Nine could only answer with an impish grin as he picked up his flustered wife and twirled around, making him hear the most wonderful thing he had always loved when they were teens: her laugh.

They both decided to tell everyone personally in an upcoming party they planned days before the pregnancy test. It was a perfect way to break the news to their friends and family.

XxXxX

The faint brush of his fingers against her skin made her slowly wake up.

"Hmm, Nine? Are you there?"

"As always, hon."

They had to use their code names even after the war ended. It was the only privacy they had left in the world. Everyone in Class Zero and every person had met over their adventures became world famous for being acquainted with the Agitos, or Heroes and Heroines of the World Orience War.

They had used their code names for so long, almost every student forgot what their real names were. Family members were strictly forbidden to see their children until the war had ended.

As they became even more famous, many enemies became enraged at Suzaku for being a World Power once again. They wanted revenge, but couldn't do it since none of them knew what any of Class Zero's real biological names were.

Thus, the Principal of Peristerium, Khalia Chival VI, decreed that Zero would use their code names until the end of their life. To protect their Agitos, every student, adult, and Instructor upheld this creed to this day.

Of course Class Zero were reluctant to go back to their code names, as it reminded each of them the horrors of War and their past. They refused at first, to obey the Principal's command and refused to listen to reason, but the only person who persuaded the group was their beloved mentor and Instructor, Kurasame.

At his persuasion, Class Zero kept their code names and only shared their real names to the people closest to them. Family members were happy their teens were finally going to have normal lives outside of Peristerium and when they all finally reunited with their families, only happiness filled the air.

"Do you think that the baby will be a boy or a girl?"

"I dunno. A boy maybe?"

"A boy with spiky, purple hair?"

Nine snickered, imagining his kid to be a full out goth teen.

"Over my dead body."

"You can't fight genetics, Nine."

"Well, what about a girl with blonde hair, pink eyes, and my smile?"

Queen groaned, instantly thinking of a mini-female Nine running out through the hallways causing havoc.

"Over my dead body, Nine. Dear Suzaku, I hope that doesn't happen."

"You can't fight genetics, love."

They both laughed at the combinations their son or daughter's appearance would bring into the family.

He wrapped his arm around her waist, looking at her flat stomach and patted it gently. Queen couldn't help but chuckle at the way he was treating her body.

"You better come out soon, kiddo. I don't think I can wait. I wanna be a dad and teach you all the bad things you shouldn't do in school. Throwing paper balls at the teacher, stink bombs in the hallway, using magic without supervision..."

Queen punched her husband lightly in the stomach, making him wince at the pain.

"Don't listen to your father over there. He's always been a delinquent. Follow the rules and excel in class. That's what gets you in life besides slacking in class throwing paper balls at Kurasame." She smirked at Nine who laughed loudly.

"Yeah, then you'll be the boring-follow-the-rules-like-a-good-girl nerd in class like your mom was over there."

He received another punch in the stomach.

He was about to do the same thing to Queen, but she pointed at her stomach and shook her head in her usual Queen-like manner.

"Sorry, daddy. I'm carrying your baby. If you want to hit me, then you'll have to get through it."

Nine grimaced and turned to the ceiling.

"That baby better get out soon."

Queen laughed and hugged her brooding husband.

"After Nine Months in Heaven, sweetie."

He turned his head and smiled, kissing her on the forehead.

"Then it's gonna be Nine Months in Hell for me."