Author Note: Well I'm really frying my brain now.
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"Hanabusa's back?" Akatsuki asked. He had just walked in the door and I had practically assaulted him with the news.
"Yes. And he's with Yuuki Cross, and they have a son, and his name is Hideki, and he-" I tried to keep going.
But Akatsuki leaned in as close as he could and said, "Ruka, calm down. The world isn't ending. Promise."
"And Miyo was being bullied and Hideki protected her!" I blurted as he leaned away slightly.
"Ok, maybe it is." He kissed my forehead. "Speaking of which, where are the kids?"
"Akiko's at Rima's house, hanging out with Haruto." I smiled. "Miyo is in her room pouting because Yuuki took Hideki home."
"One day and they're that close already?" Akatsuki hung his coat up in the hall closet. "That's strange."
"You should've seen them in the office when I went to pick Miyo up." I shook my head slightly at the pure insanity of it. "He was holding her like both their lives depended on it, they're inseparable most of the time. And when we left them alone in the dining room, he started tickling her. Their bond is insane."
"You realize that she is thirteen right?" Akatsuki watched me with worried eyes. "It's not like she's a little baby anymore."
"I miss having a baby in the house..." I hugged Akatsuki. "But we don't need any of my mood swings with two teenagers in the house. That would be too much..."
"Do you really want another baby, Ruka? Think about it and then decide." Akatsuki stroked my hair gently. "Because I can handle your mood swings if you really want another baby."
"I don't know how Akiko and Miyo would feel about it..." I reached up and wrapped my arms around my husband's neck. "What do you want?"
"Whatever makes you happy." Akatsuki leaned down and gave me a quick-but-not-too-quick kiss. "I want you to be happy, Ruka, whatever it takes."
"You're the best husband in the history of husbands." I pulled him down and kissed him.
"Hi cuz!" The door banged open and Hanabusa stood there, along with Yuuki and Hideki.
"Miyo!" Hideki screamed and ran towards her room.
"Hey Ruka." Yuuki smiled at me. I could feel the strange look Akatsuki was giving me, but I didn't care. "Sorry about coming over without telling you first."
"It's fine." I smiled back.
Hanabusa and Akatsuki looked between Yuuki and I, waiting for an explanation. When one wasn't offered, Hanabusa shrugged and darted towards the living room. "Come on, Akatsuki, we need to catch up! It's been forever."
Moments later, Yuuki and I holed up in the kitchen while the kids ran screaming around the house, playing tag. Akatsuki and Hanabusa were in the living room, talking.
"Ruka?" Yuuki asked as I watched the kids run through the kitchen. "Can I ask a personal question?"
"I already asked you about Hanabusa, I think you have the right to at least one." I flashed her a smile. "Go ahead."
"When you found out you were in an arranged marriage to Akatsuki, what were your first thoughts?" Yuuki leaned against the counter slightly.
"More than anything... I was scared that he didn't love me and never would. My family wasn't the greatest about things like that... I was just really scared that I would be stuck in a loveless marriage for the rest of my life." The kids ran through the kitchen again, and I paused until they were gone. "But clearly, that is not the case here." I smiled again.
Yuuki quickly changed the subject. "Our little ones sure act young for their age, don't they?"
"Yeah." I leaned against my piece of the counter. "I think, with Miyo, it's just because she was never really friendly with anyone else, so she never learned how she 'should' act. She can be serious when she wants, or when the situation warrants it. What about Hideki?"
"He takes after his father... well, like his father was. He's smart, but mostly pretty immature." Yuuki closed her eyes and listened to the kids running around. "Like you said about Miyo, he can serious when the situation needs it, but mostly he's all fun and games and deviousness. Before he defended Miyo, he's never really gotten into trouble before though." Yuuki looked at me and raised her hands in a defensive position. "I'm not saying that Miyo caused that, I'm just saying before that he's never gotten into fights... oh no matter how I say it it's not coming out right..."
"Will you relax? I only have a temper now when I'm pregnant." I gave her a smile. "And I'm not, so just chill. I'm not going to freak out on you."
"You've changed a lot, Ruka." Yuuki smiled back. "You've... mellowed quite a bit."
"That's what they say." I leaned my head back against the cupboards. "My daughter, Akiko, took the spitfire gene away from me I guess. You'll have to meet her sometime."
"Does she bite?" She raised an eyebrow at me.
I couldn't help laughing. "That was a joke, right?"
"Kind of. Is she as bad as you used to be?" Yuuki backed away from me, expecting me to shoot her or something I guess.
"Only if you try to get her to talk about Kozue." I rolled my eyes. "He's her crush. He ignores her like Lord Kaname ignored me. She doesn't have a shot with him, and she's got someone else who loves her, yet she keeps going for Kozue. How was I ever that stupid?"
"We've all been that stupid at least once." Yuuki said, her tone soothing. "I've only known one person who hadn't fallen head over heels at least once, and she didn't seem to care about love at all."
"Who?" I tipped my head forward and looked at her. "Who could not care about love?"
"I called her Yori. She was my best friend." Yuuki went quiet after that and so did I.
In the quiet, my mind reverted back to my choice about if I wanted another baby...
Author Note: This story isn't going to last long at all. I love reviews, and thank you for reading.