Sunday Mornings

If there was one thing she learned very early on in their relationship, it was that her husband of nearly seven months and counting loved his sleep. As emphasized by the way he lye belly down in their bed; arms tucked under his pillow, blanket greedily wrapped around him. A light snore escaping him. He looked so peaceful and so handsome under the sun's morning rays that Hikaru didn't have the heart to wake him. Instead she continued to lye beside him watching the small rise and fall of his bare back and the messy raven hair that hid his beautiful face.

Hikaru didn't grow into the tall voluptuous woman she thought men liked but remained much the same in height and bosom size as she had been in adolescence. Still he loved her, willing to even follow her back to her world to start a new life with her. How was she so lucky to have a man so handsome and so smart that he'd been able to adapt to Earth and even get into Tokyo University, then move on to get a good and well paying job fresh from graduation? No one in her family could even raise a complaint against him. And if height, money, his growing status in his company and his smoldering good looks wasn't enough, he was absolutely devoted to her.

She rubbed her belly. Still too early to feel anything, but since Lantis had gotten the news he'd waited on her hand and foot. He'd taken over cooking and the more strenuous chores around the apartment. She'd tried to argue her point that he couldn't and shouldn't do everything for her, that she wasn't an invalid and he'd countered that a woman should rest during pregnancy as there were so many complications that could arise.

In Cephiro it seemed they took the matter much more seriously than they did in Tokyo. Fuu could attest to that as she was twenty one weeks into her pregnancy and she all but had to wave her sword at Ferio to get him to let up and literally throw things at the palace servants for her to do anything on her own. Her husband even prayed at night before they went to bed for a safe and quick labor. Perhaps because they only had healers and midwives not the medical knowledge and technology they had here.

A large hand covered hers, the one resting on her belly and after lingering a moment began fiddling with the gold bands that rested on either side of her diamond ring.

Hikaru looked into her husband's half open eyes. She couldn't help the stupid wide smile that spread across her face "Good morning."

"Good morning," He said back, his baritone full of pride and joy. He shimmied down the mattress to plant kisses where his hand had been and she ran her fingers through his hair.

"We need to get up and start our day." She said sitting. "We told my brothers that we'd be at the house after lunch."

Lantis grumbled and wrapped his arms snugly around her. "Sleep with me," he whispered. "It's warm and soft." He shifted the blanket to cover them both.

She couldn't help but relax into him. He was tempting. But... not today. In a quick movement she jumped up taking the blanket with her. "Up lazy man."

He groaned and rolled into a ball hugging her pillow. It was hard to believe this was the same man who to everyone else was rough, stern, massive and amazing like a mountain with a will of iron, but alone with her he was not so impenetrable.

She put her hands on her hips pouting, though playfully. "If you won't get up, I'll take your pillows too."

He rolled over and then back sitting up fast. He scratched his head ruffling his own hair. Finally he stood and stretched with a yawn and lumbered over to her. "How you wake up every morning at the crack of dawn is beyond me."

"I can make coffee if you like." She slunk out of his grasp only to be caught again.

This time his arms were around her holding her back against him. "The aroma makes you nauseous dear. I'll have boiled ginger and lemon with you."

"Hmmm... well if that's the case can you make something light and grainy for breakfast?"

He loosened his hold on her. "with an egg?" He knew her well.

She nodded and they went their separate ways. Lantis to the kitchen and Hikaru to the closet to lay out their clothes for the day. Coordinating their attire with the color green, she wondered how her brothers would each react when she and Lantis broke the news that they were going to be uncles.