Time for chapter 2 of my snippets: Not Ready. Something to note is that these chapters aremn't necessarily correlative, and don't follow a canon.
Ryuji paused in front of the bathroom door. Was that sobbing? He pushed open the door and went in. He was surprised to see Izumo, curled up in a ball in the bathtub, crying into her knees.
"He didn't understand what was happening. All his mind allowed him to process at that moment was that his girlfriend was upset, and he was simply watching her be upset. This was not an acceptable situation. So he elected to reach down slowly and pick her up, to hold her in his arms. Izumo reacted with some surprise at suddenly being lifted up, but nonetheless allowed him to do so.
He turned her face up so she was looking at him. "Hey, what's the matter." Izumo took a deep breath before attempting to speak. "I..." she couldn't finish, breaking into another sobbing fit and pressing her face into her boyfriend's chest.
"Seeing the bathroom as an unfit location for comforting, he moved them into the living room and sat on the recliner, her still in his arms. He simply sat their in silence, holding her to his chest and letting her let it out./p
After she calmed down a little, she muttered something incoherent into his sweatshirt."What was that?" He asked her. She looked up at him. "I said I-I'm pregnant. Immediately, Ryuji's world came crashing down around his head. His eyes widened and his jaw slackened. To poor Izumo, it looked like he was upset at the news, which was exactly what she expected. She slowly pushed away from him and went to leave. Where was she going? She wasn't sure yet, just not there.
She didn't make it to the hall. Ryuji sprang up and put his arms around her from behind. "And where do you think you're going?" Izumo's eyes widened. That tone...
"I don't know" She confessed. Ryuji answered with, "Well don't. I haven't gotten a chance to tell you how happy I am."
Izumo's tears once again started flowing, but this time they weren't sad tears. She turned and buried her face in Ryuji's chest, sobbing in relief. "I was afraid you would be upset. This could interfere with our being exorcists, and-"
He gently turned her head up to look at him, cutting off her statement. No words passed between them, only a kiss. But that kiss carried Ryuji's emotions better than words could. It let her know how overjoyed the news made him, and how anxious he was for them to be parents.
Izumo hadn't known going in if she was ready to be a mother. But if Ryuji was with her, she was much closer to certain.
