My first one-shot. WooT!
So yeah, I own nothing. Least of all Sailor Moon.
"First you make me shop, now THIS!!" Kunzite hissed.
"You agreed to do it, didn't he? Yes he did!"
There was a small pause where Kunzite though carefully about what he was going to say. "Mina, she's asleep."
"Your point?"
"And she's two months old."
"Yes."
"Well, she's hardly likely to understand!"
Serena and Darien had just dropped off the baby Rini who was sound asleep in her portable crib in the middle of the living room. And he had though the day would improve. First he had been made to get out of bed at some ungodly hour so that she could go shopping, and then she had made him shop! Lunch had been an absolute disaster because he had made the mistake of saying "wherever you want to eat is just fine darling". So they had lunch in some restaurant that was $150 dollars a head! The menu didn't even have prices. All he wanted to do was laze about but now there was a child in the house!
"– the weekend."
Kunzite froze. "Repeat that last bit."
Mina winced. "It's only for the weekend."
His eyes glowered. He grabbed his wife's arm and pulled her into the kitchen. "Only the weekend!!!! There isn't much left of it!"
Mina beamed. "Exactly!"
"No," he stared at her. "No."
"Too," she stared at him. "Late."
He weighed his options. "Why do you hate me so much?"
Mina sighed. "Look, we're Rini's godparents and Serena really wanted a break. It was the least I could do, ok?"
Kunzite pouted.
Mina smiled seductively. She got on her tiptoes and kissed his nose. "Later, I'll make it worth your while."
Again, he thought about his options. "Fine...but I draw a line at nappies."
Rini was screaming.
Mina had gone out.
Kunzite had tried everything. Feeding, burping, singing, dancing, hitting himself on the head, playing peek-a-boo – he was starting to feel like a one man version of the Wiggles. He had even changed the accursed nappy.
"Rini...please stop!" The final phase...begging.
And as if god had blessed him, she stopped and stared.
"Oh my god..." he fell back to the chair behind him. Cradling the baby in his arms. "You know, you're a lot of work."
Rini made a gurgling noise.
"Yes, you're cute. But don't tell Mina I used that word. She'll tease."
There was the sound of the door opening. He heard Mina drop a bag by the door and she walked into the living room. "Awwww, how cute!" she sounded delighted.
"Your turn," Kunzite said. He stood and handed the infant to Mina. She looked adoringly on the baby's face. He suddenly pictured her holding their child. A family. He shrugged the image away. Who knew if they were ready for that?
"How was she?"
Kunzite snapped back to reality. "She was...fine." Yeah, kid, I'll keep it a secret.
It was three in the morning and there was wailing of some sort of alarm clock. He sat bolt upright when hitting his alarm didn't work. God that's a racket. Where the hell is that coming from?
Oh.
Yawning, he got up. Mina was still snoring. Yeh, she'd sleep through the Blitz. He moved over to the crib. Rini looked so pathetic and small and upset. "Yeah, I'm here, Little miss Attention. Now what do you want?" He picked her up and immediately she was silent. "Alrighty then, would you like a song? Or perhaps you would like to let your poor uncle K go back to sleep." She looked wide eyed up at him. "Please?" Her eyes still wide. "Fine, you decide and wake me when you want something."
He lay on the couch with the baby lying on his chest. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, knowing that he was protecting a small person.
It was Sunday. Kunzite was sitting on the floor with a baby in front of him who was lying there gazing up at him, and he was gazing at her.
Mina walked in and quirked an eyebrow. "Having fun?"
Kunzite stared. "Who knew such a small person could make so much mess in a bath?"
Mina giggled. "Well, she was playing with the water. You were amusing her."
"Yeah well, did she have to get the hair?"
Mina rolled her eyes. She scooped Rini up. "Time for lunch. Mummy and Daddy will be here soon for you," she said tickling the baby, who gurgled.
Kunzite took her from Mina, who grabbed the bottle from the kitchen. When the bottle was heated, and tested, Mina took her again and fed her. There was no noise except the gulping of the babe. Again Kunzite saw pictures flying through his head of nurseries and children playing.
When she was finished she burped sleepily. Mina put her to bed. They both stood over the crib for awhile. "She's so beautiful," Mina whispered.
Kunzite nodded in agreement as the door bell rang. Kunzite went to get it and there stood Serena and Darien. Putting a finger to his lips, he motioned them inside.
Mina hugged her friend.
Darien picked up Rini while Serena explained they had to rush off to her brother's birthday party.
Mina smiled and hugged Serena and gave a kiss to Rini.
Kunzite kissed her on the forehead. "See ya later little Miss Attention."
Darien raised an eyebrow, and Kunzite shrugged.
Later that night after Mina had made it worth his while, the happy couple were snuggling. Kunzite kissed her shoulder. "I think we should try for a baby."
Mina smiled. "I'll think about it."
Kunzite smiled. "Night." He switched off the light and was asleep before his head hit the pillow.
Mina smirked. He wanted a baby? Finally! Mission accomplished. She'd have to call Serena and tell her the plan worked.
There we go! Leave a review if it was any good.
