Ch. 3 Years

The day's passes along with a few seasons and all without a dulling moment Tomoe stood with Nanami as their son grew. He rolled, he smiled, he crawled, he walked then he ran, and was loving each new achievement with a large smile on his face. Many expected him to be like Tomoe calm and composed but seemed to be a curious Nanami as he seemed to get into mischief whether it is the food cabinet or playing an innocent prank on the land god Mikage. Though much to his father's demise couldn't be more proud of him. His son never was a true trouble maker but one trying to make people smile like his mother and loved to see hers most of all and never faltered in giving her a loving hug and to receive loving kisses and scratches on his ears.
"Mama I luv you, you luv me too?" He said wide eyed already knowing the answer. "I love you more than the number of lights in the sky." She said as she cradled him.
These little 3 year old words were too adorable to bear but dealt with it anyway. As the two played in the yard Tarou looked on like many times before at his father as he served the god I'm his room. He was in awe at the seriousness his father had and the manners he had as he entered as he began to shut the door he caught his sons glance and gave him a playful wink before shutting the door. Nanami noticing her sons gaze came up with a cute little idea.
"Tarou do you want to serve Mikage Sama too?" He turned and nodded with the same big smile and they went to the kitchen wear she made Mikage's favorite tea and told her son what to do. He soaked in every word as best his little mind could. Then walked with the tray to the room with his mother walking behind him. Like his father he acted calm but was so nervous he'd make his father angry. He'd seen him mad before when he got a whippin but held strong as he reached the door.
In a cute little 3 year old voice said. "Pardon intrusion Mikage sama I got tea for you." He slid the door open like he saw his father do so many times before. After entering the room he did as his mother told him and bowed after placing the tea in front of him. "Enjoy master."
He looked to the side to see his father stunned by his son's actions but was relieved as it turned into a proud smile. When he heard the sipping of a drink he looked up to Mikage and waited until he placed his drink down. "Did you like it Mikage Sama, I do good?" Like always he gave his kind smiles and said with a little bit of exaggeration. "Yes I did and you did so well in fact you might be better than your father in the future if you keep practicing." With this he couldn't hold it in as he leaped for joy bouncing off the ground in little giggle fits. He ran to his father who patted his silver hair in agreement. "Will you help me next time Tarou?" He nodded furiously and followed his father out but placed his plate on the porch and ran to his mother under the trees and told her of his latest achievement. Tomoe joined them and asked. "So whose idea was it for him to give tea to our god?" Without waiting for an answer he kissed her ignoring the ew's he received from his son but they both picked him up and began planting kisses on his cheeks along with blowing on his cheeks creating a farting sound earning them a fit of giggles and protests.
Later that week Nanami had become bed ridden with a bug that seemed to be flying around the city and assume she caught it. Nanami was throwing up any medicine given to her and food for that matter. So to receive some medicine while Tomoe and Mikage were away on godly business she and Tarou went to the doctor and of course using his fox magic to hide his ears. She loved seeing his face after getting to the doctor's office as he looked at all the strange things. She did the hammer, the blood pressure and used the Popsicle stick to look down his throat and scared him as she talked about shots but before he could start crying she told him he wouldn't need it. The doctor came in and out to do some tests and came back with a happy grin in his face.
"Mrs. Momozono I found the thing that's making you so sick." He said happily as she sighed with relief. "Your pregnant ma'am." She looked up wide eyed and down to Tarou and squealed. "Oh my goodness, do you know how far long." She asked as her son began pulling on her jacket. "Mommy what's pregnant?" She looked down and to the doctor mouthing 'help me' he chuckled and leaned down to the little boy. "It means that a baby a lot smaller than you is growing inside her tummy and you're going to be a big brother." He grew wide eyed and looked at his mother. "You mean like auntie Ami had Mei for Yui I get one too?" He said jumping up and down now. She nodded then said. "We can't tell papa just yet ok we're going to make it a surprise." He nodded and zipped his lips as they left the doctor.
That night they fixed up the nursery with some of his old baby stuff and other things to give Tomoe a hint as to what was going on and put a few others leading to the room. Luckily they finished before the next day and Tomoe came home. He rested a bit but slowly began noticing small things like Tarou's baby things from the kitchen to the living room and followed them to the nursery to find Nanami and Tarou putting on the mobile over the crib. They were giggling and didn't notice Tomoe at the door until he asked. "What's all this for?" He was wide eyed as he took it all in but as his eyes landed on Nanami he about leaped for joy as she stroked her stomach already knowing the answer. "How?" Was all his body could seem to muster as he kneeled before her flat belly. She giggled as he nuzzled it as he remembered the days of her first pregnancy.

"Well I was feeling really sick so I went to the doctor since you and Mikage were gone and when I went to the doctor, he said I was 3 months pregnant." She breathed a sigh. "It took you long enough to find your way here we wanted to surprise you." He looked to his son who smiled as bright as him at the thought of their new member of the family. "I be a brother papa. I'm gonna be like Yui and Ru." He smiled so broadly at the thought of having a sibling like Himemiko and Ami's children. He could already see himself playing in the yard playing hide and seek.

"Papa I don't get it though." He looked at his son bewildered. "How did baby brother or sister get in tummy, how I get in there." And there it was the dreaded question. Ami had told Nanami that if they asked they were old enough to know as one of her children already asked (Yui) and was hoping the other wouldn't for a long time. She looked to Tomoe who looked just as frightened and knew he wouldn't tell his child or would he. "Um...well Tarou babies...they are made very carefully and well..." She didn't know how to put this for the little 3 year old and just decided to wait until he could understand when he was a little older. "Tarou babies are made by mommy and daddy but I can't really tell you until your older ok?" He gave a pouted face but nodded it seemed being older was a good thing around here it meant you got to know more about the grown up stuff. Tomoe let out a deep sigh as Nanami saved them from this dangerous event but none more so than the unwelcome visitor to come.