Chapter 2-Shopping

Shiki smiled at her pregnant friend Neku as she led him through the store. He laughed, amused.

"Eager to shop, eh?" he teased her, poking Mr. Mew. She nodded as she grabbed a few items. She turned to face him and smile,

"Of course! You're my friend! I can't just sit here and do nothing to help." she said hugging him. Neku rubbed the back of his head, looking around and frowning. He peeked over the shelves,

"…Where's Beat?" he asked worried. "I don't see him…"

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"I'm telling you sis, there is NO way that he will wear that!" protested Beat as his sister and Joshua held a dress. Joshua smirked at him, "Neku would just love to wear this, just like I made him wear in the Game." he said grinning. Beat gulped, scared of what the silver haired man would do to his lover. Joshua put his finger on his mouth, looking around him carefully.

"Beat…where did Rhyme go? Wasn't she right here?" he asked. Beat looked around him and soon saw that she had found Neku and Shiki and was talking with them. He felt a breath leave him that he didn't know he had held in him.

"Can a shortie do this, you bastards!" she yelled, arguing with someone that had insulted her. Beat sighed, "Getting inta fights cuz of her height again…" he muttered, looking back at the shelves.

"She never changes…"

He rubbed the bridge of his nose, annoyed that Rhyme had disappeared on him when he wasn't looking. Grumbling to himself about that, he began looking back at the shelves.

"Dude, help me find a book of baby names, cuz if we don't, then Phones will be pissed later on." he said nervously. Joshua chuckled, "Of course." he said and the two went looking for a book.

"So then, I might as well ask you Beat…" began Joshua trailing off lost in thought. Beat looked at him puzzled.

"…Do you think the baby will be a boy…or a girl?" he asked grinning as he picked out some clothes. Beat frowned, he hadn't thought about it yet. His mind drifted to his sister when they were younger.

"A girl…like Rhyme." he said grinning. Joshua chuckled, amused by the skater's face. Beat blushed and walked off, leaving the Ex-Composer to himself. "I wonder what I should get for Ryou, hmm?"

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Neku smiled as he rested on a bench outside the store, rubbing his belly. He looked down, "Hey little one, me and your dad were surprised that you are inside. But we will love you." he said, talking to himself.

"Talking to yourself, love?" asked Beat as he sat down next to his lover, holding a pair of bags with him from the store. Neku smiled as he looked at what his lover had bought.

"Pink clothes?" he questioned as he held up a pink dress. Beat rubbed the back of his head blushing as he kissed Neku.

He put his hands on his stomach, "Ya know Phones, I have a feeling that we're having a girl." he said, leaning down to kiss the still-flat belly. Neku blinked, intrigued.

"Really? A girl? I like the sound of that…" he said kissing Beat's cheek. He giggled when Beat picked him up and began carrying him in his arms back to the car. "I can walk you know…" he said. Beat kissed him again,

"I know, I jus' like carryin ya." he said.

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When they had got home, Beat placed a somehow very sleepy Neku in their bed. He smiled when he saw a little drool coming out of his mouth. Neku opened his eyes and looked at him,

"Beat, can you go buy me something later?" he asked yawning. Beat kissed him gently. "Of course."