Chapter Four:
When he got there, Yaten was waiting at the door with the phone still in his hand. The expression on Yaten's face was indescribable. It was as if Yaten had recently found out the boogeyman did exist and was under his bed.
"Ok Yaten- what is so damn important that you had to interrupt my night out?" Yaten interrupted with, " Ok ok….so Taiki came home from Ami's. I was sitting here reading my book. Minding my own business right? Wrong. Taiki comes up to me and just sits there staring at me. So naturally after a few seconds, I look up at him to see what he wants. And his face Seiya…it was frightening. So I asked what was wrong. And you know what he says? Ami's pregnant!" Seiya eyes widened and Yaten nodded.
"YAH! That's what I did! And there's more! So I'm thinking its Urawa's right? Wrong!! It's! It's! It's Taiki's!!" Seiya's jaw dropped for the second time today and said, "WHAT??" Yaten screamed at him " I didn't even know they were going out! You know Taiki never says much to me! So think how I feel when he says this!! I'm an Uncle Seiya!! I don't even want to be an Uncle! I didn't even get the chance to voice whether I wanted to be an Uncle!" Seiya was dumbfounded.
"So what did Taiki say? How did this happen?" Yaten shrugs and shakes his head. "I don't know! I told Taiki to hang on for two seconds and then I called you! I'm not dealing with this alone! This is too much!" Yaten said. "I'm an uncle Seiya! I'm an Uncle! Uncle Yaten!!" Seiya watched Yaten have a nervous breakdown on the front porch and then leaves him to go check on Taiki. As he's walking away, he hears Yaten in the background " Uncle Yaten, would you babysit for a while? Uncle Yaten, I want some candy. UNCLE YATEN, WOULD YOU TELL ME A BEDTIME STORY??"
Seiya found Taiki staring at the TV. He could tell he wasn't watching it though because Taiki never watched sports. And it was baseball. Seiya sat down next to Taiki and said, "So I just heard." Taiki responded without looking at Seiya. " Yah? Are you as freaked out as I am?" Seiya nodded and trying to stay calm said, " Taiki…would you mind telling me how this all happened? I mean I knew you and Ami were seeing each other. I already knew that. But um….the baby surprise was a little much." Taiki chucked a little and said, "You can say that again. I only found out a couple hours ago."
"Jeez" Seiya said watching the baseball game with Taiki. Yaten came in and sat down with his arms folded. He had a scowl on his face. Seiya picked up the TV remote and turned off the TV. "So talk to us Taiki. What happened?" Seiya asked. Taiki looked at him and said, " I honestly have no idea. Ami and I got really close…."
"Obviously" Yaten stated and Seiya glared at him. Yaten pouted. Taiki continued, " One or two nights there, it kind of got out of hand. And yah….next thing you know…you're a dad!"... "Or an uncle!" Yaten said. "Will you stop it Yaten?? This is not about you!" Seiya yelled. Yaten stood up and said, " Actually it is Seiya. Because Taiki went and….did stuff….and now I get to be an Uncle!" Pointing his angry finger at Taiki, Yaten stated, "You ask me first before you bring me into things that I may or may not want to be a part of! Dammit!" and stormed off.
Taiki looked at Seiya for an explanation. "Uncle Yaten is just having a hard day. Don't mind him. He's happy for you." Seiya said smiling. "What am I going to do Seiya" Taiki said. "Urawa doesn't know about us, or this..…baby. In fact, no one does. I'm the first person Ami's told. I'm scared."
Seiya ran his fingers through his hair and said, "Just do whatever you feel is best Taiki. Obviously support her, be there for her, and hopefully it will work out." "I've never been a father" Taiki said. Seiya laughed and replied, "That's actually a good thing Taiki. It would be weird if you had had that experience already." Taiki smiled at Seiya and Seiya patted Taiki's back. "I'm here for ya bro" Seiya said and Taiki nodded.
Usagi fell into bed and was about to turn off her lamp when she heard Rei's voice calling her. Usagi didn't move or respond. She was so tired that she prayed Rei's voice was just a symptom of her tiredness. "Usagi! Come here!" Rei yelled again. Moaning, Usagi rolled out of bed and stomped over to Rei's room. Why can't she ever come to me? I always have find wherever she is. Usagi opened Rei's door to find Rei sitting on her bed with her eyes closed. She was in meditation position and candles flickered all around her room.
"I'm pretty sure Seiya probably mentioned something about earlier today." Usagi smiled and said, "He might have said something." Rei's eyes remained closed, and Usagi could tell she was trying to stay calm. " I'm not upset….I just don't want this to get around. Can you imagine the reaction if Yūichirō were to find out? I don't even want to think about it." Rei said.
Usagi snickered and said, "So it's true then huh? You streaked in front of Seiya to grab some milk?" Rei's eyes flashed open and she stated strongly, "I did not streak! I was in my undergarments." Usagi laughed and said, "You can say it Rei, I was in my bra and panties." Rei shook her head and said, "Never! Just don't tell anyone ok? It's already embarrassing enough to both me and Seiya." Usagi replied, "I'm not a squealer." Rei eyed her with doubt but Usagi smiled and shut the door. Falling back into bed Usagi looked out her window and could swear someone was looking right back at her. But all she could see were shadows. Slowly she drifted to sleep.
