Title:
The Unexpected But Wanted Surprise

Summary:
The bundle of joy coming Kei and Hikari's way was certainly unexpected, however it was something -or rather, someone- they most wanted.

Chapter One: Month One - Part 1

"25...28...30...35..." Hikari muttered under her breath as she looked at the calendar in front of her intently. With her eyebrows furrowed so deep, bottom lip bleeding from the force of her lip-biting and eyes full of worry, Kei had never seen this side of his wife before.

He padded across their bedroom and hugged her from behind. "Something wrong, Hikari?"

There was no reply and if anything, Hikari only seemed to gaze more intently on the calendar before her. She looked like she wanted nothing more than to rip it off the wall, tear to pieces and set fire to it. And what was that in her eyes? Worry? Anxiety? Fear?

"Hikari!" Kei said, more firmer this time and when she didn't reply again, he shook her shoulders lightly.

The act seemed to break her from whatever trance she was in. "Huh?" She asked innocently, looking up at Kei.

"Is something wrong? You've been staring at that calendar so hard, your eyes might actually pop out!" He chuckled half-heartedly. Over the years, he has realised that one of the most efficient ways to get the truth of the problem out of Hikari was to pretend to take the problem only half-seriously. It took him quite some time to learn the balance of such an unorthodox way as he was taught from a very young age that every problem should be taken seriously, no matter the size, but he soon mastered it.

Though, he's willing to admit that at the start, he was confused as to why Hikari never wanted him to take her problems seriously. He was her boyfriend and he had every right to take her worries as her own, even more so now that he is her husband. However, Akira explained it all for him in one sentence.

"It's because she doesn't want to be a burden to you, Kei." Akira had said only minutes after Hikari ran out of the greenhouse after one heated argument. He vaguely remembered what they had exactly fought about, but he was sure it had something to do with that Tokiwa guy.

"N-nothing's wrong, Takishima! Everything good -g-great, in fact." Hikari replied, a warm (but fake) smile on her face.

'Liar...' Kei thought, but decided not to press on any further. He'll eventually know what it was all about and until then, he'll give Hikari a break. She's had a lot on her plate lately, with the President of the company wanting her to manage one of their corporation in Japan. And not to mention, helping Sui, his little brother, with his high school exams.

"All right,then. But if you have any problems, you should tell me right away, okay?" He smiled.

"Don't worry, I will," she returned his smile and kissed his cheek. "Now, come and sleep, you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow!" She exclaimed, trying to hide the pink-ish colours that were starting to colour her cheeks.

[~]

3 A.M

As Kei unconsciously rolled over to face Hikari's side of the bed, he found that there was no one on it. He was instantly on his feet, his heart racing and his mind processing all of it.

What time is it? Have we been robbed? I thought Father hired security guards? Where's Hikari?

His last question was answered by muffled sobs from their room's bathroom. "What the hell is going..." His words were lost as he approached the bathroom, its light almost blinding him, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that his Hikari was on the bathroom floor, knees hugged tightly to her chest, and was sobbing in a way that Kei had never seen before.

"Hi-Hikari?" He lightly touched her shoulder, his heart about to jump about of his chest from nervousness.

Upon his touch, her body stopped shaking and the sobbing lessened. Kei couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He sat down next to her, letting a comfortable silence blanket over them, it was only disturbed by Hikari's occasional sob.

"What's wrong?" Kei finally broke the silence between them after a few minutes.

She stopped sobbing and after a few moments, she raised her head to his. Kei made quick observations about her appearance (not that his feelings would ever change for her) -her lips were still very red from the previous lip-biting, her cheeks were almost as red as her lips, as well as the tip of her nose, her eyes were puffy and her hair were all tangled together. All of this prompted Kei to move closer, and Hikari's head fell on his shoulder naturally.

"Headache." She muttered, letting a small smile appear on her face despite the situation. "A really bad one."

"Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"Can we stay here longer?"

Kei wrapped his arm around her waist. "Sure."

A/N: I just finished reading the S.A manga today and I was inspired to write this not-so-short fanfiction. The story is set about 4-6 years after the manga finished. So, we'll just assume that the S.A students are all 23 at this point and Sui is just about to finish highschool. Does that make sense?

Anyway, I hope you all liked this! I had fun writing it, so chapter two will probably come soon. :) I would really appreciate it if you guys could leave a review. Until next time!

-ParadiseOfGold