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Chapter 4: News
The smell of curry filled the small house as the sun was going down. The magenta-haired woman was sitting on a wooden bench outside their home, waiting for her husband. She waited patiently as she thought of what her husband would talk about when he gets home.
Lunamaria and Shinn had been married for a year now. Both of them got used to their life now. Shinn took advantage of his skills of understanding computers and is now working in an Electronics and Technology company while Lunamaria is a simple housewife. At first, it was hard for her to adjust since for the past few years she's been in ZAFT. She was taught how to fight, not to cook and clean the house. But as time went by, she got used to her life as a simple housewife. For her, being there for Shinn as his wife is the best thing she could ever ask for. Their married life is almost perfect, except for one thing. They still don't have kids. It has been the subject for their misunderstandings for the past few months. They have been trying desperately to have a baby but it still won't work. Then one day Shinn lost his temper and blamed Lunamaria for not being pregnant until now. It was their first big fight. Lunamaria couldn't take it anymore so she left and spend the night in Meyrin's house. While Lunamaria was away, Shinn did some thinking and realized that he was wrong. The next day he went to Meyrin's house and apologized. Lunamaria accepted his apology since she too realized she was wrong. Since then the both of them haven't had arguments about having a baby.
Lunamaria lost her train of thoughts as she saw a black car making its way towards their house. She stood up abruptly to welcome her husband.
"Hi Honey! How was your day?" asked Lunamaria as she gave Shinn a quick peck on the lips
"It went great. Let's talk about it inside" said Shinn as he held Lunamaria's hand tenderly as they went inside to their small house.
"So, what happened in work? Did it went good?" asked Lunamaria as she sat down in the dining table to eat
"Yes, the meeting went great. Everyone agreed on my proposal" said Shinn as he took his first spoonful of Lunamaria's curry for this evening.
"Wow, Honey! Your curry just keeps getting better and better. I'll never get tired of eating this" praised Shinn as he took more spoonfuls
"Thanks Honey, but you should eat slowly or else you'll choke on your food" said Lunamaria as she wiped off the sauce on her husband's cheek
"Uhm… Sorry hehehe… How about you, Honey? How was your day?" asked Shinn, doing what his wife said
"Oh, it was fun. I visited Lacus and played with Kian and Angelus. I also taught those kids how to make paper origami. It was really fun and Lacus joined in too" replied Lunamaria happily
"I'm glad you had fun, honey. Don't worry, we'll have kids of our own soon" said Shinn as he kissed Lunamaria on the forehead
"Yes, it will come in the right time" she said shortly, not wanting to get into an argument again with her husband.
Later that night…
The couple got ready to go to bed. Lunamaria sat up, her back leaning on the headboard, as she waited for Shinn to get to bed.
"Were you waiting for me?" said Shinn seductively as he exited the master bathroom and went beside his wife
"Yes, of course" said Lunamaria as she kissed her husband passionately. It took a while for them to break apart, gasping for air.
"You know the good thing about you not being pregnant?" asked Shinn as he got ready for their night activity
"What?" asked Lunamaria, also getting ready for their night activity
"We can always keep trying…" said Shinn as they kissed once more and it all went down from there…
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Shinn woke up, hearing his wife vomiting in the bathroom. He quickly got up, went to her and rubbed her back smoothly.
"Honey, are you alright?" asked Shinn with a concerned voice as he stared at her worriedly
"Yeah, I must've eaten too much ice cream last night" she replied after rinsing her mouth with water. She stared at him and saw how worried he is
"Don't worry about me, Honey. If this keeps going on, I promise I'll go to the doctor right away" she said as she smiled at him, assuring him that she's alright
"Okay, if you say so" he said as he hugged her, she returned the hug as she wrapped her arms around him tightly
"Anyway, you should get ready for work, Honey. I'll prepare breakfast right away" she said as she gave Shinn a kiss on the cheek then went down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast
Shinn gave her one last look then stepped inside the shower.
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Lunamaria gripped the handrails tightly as she went down the stairs. She feels so dizzy ever since she woke up this morning. Perhaps she really did eat too much ice cream last night. Lately, ice cream has been her favorite, especially vanilla. She always have a serving after every meal.
She checked the refrigerator to see what she could cook for breakfast. She grabbed a pack of hotdogs and some eggs. She could fry those and just heat the rice from last night. She was about to slice the hotdogs when she felt dizzy again, this time she couldn't handle it and collapsed.
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"She must be busy, preparing breakfast… Oh well," said Shinn as he picked the red necktie and began to put it on. Lunamaria was always the one who chooses what necktie he should wear for the day. That's after she prepares breakfast. With a last look on the mirror, he checked his attire. This should be enough since there's nothing special today at work. He grabbed his briefcase then went down the stairs.
As he entered the kitchen, he suddenly dropped his briefcase
"HONEY!!!" he shouted as he went to her immediately. She was slumped down on the floor, unconscious.
"HONEY! Please wake up! Wake up!" he said repeatedly as he shook her, hoping she would wake up. When he noticed that shaking her wasn't working he picked her up, opened the door of his car and sat her at the passenger seat. As he drove, he called Meyrin on his cellphone.
"Hello" said Meyrin cheerfully on the other side
"Meyrin, it's me Shinn. I'm taking Luna right now to the hospital" he said as he kept a watchful eye on the road and on his unconscious wife
"Why!?! What happened!?!" asked Meyrin in a shocked voice
"We're near the hospital now, I'll call you back later. Or if you want, go to the hospital"
"Okay then, I'll follow right away" said Meyrin before she hung up the phone, grabbed her car keys and left to go to the hospital.
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Shinn held his wife's gentle hand tightly as they waited for the doctor to come. Lunamaria is awake now and is lying in the hospital bed. She told Shinn what happened and it made him more worried. Suddenly the door opened, revealing Meyrin with worry on her face.
"Onee-chan, what happened? Shinn called me earlier and said that he's taking you here" said Meyrin, somewhat glad that her sister is awake
"I don't know. I just felt really dizzy this morning then collapsed suddenly" replied Luna, still clinging to Shinn's hand
"Thank goodness Shinn was still there, or else…" said Meyrin, she decided not to continue what she was about to say to not make the two worried anymore.
"How about work, Honey? Don't you have to go there?" asked Luna all of a sudden
"I already called the office and asked for a leave. Besides, I can't leave you when you're like this, Honey" Shinn replied as he smiled lovingly at his wife, she returned his smile with her own.
A knock was heard and Meyrin went and opened it
"Mrs. Lunamaria Asuka, isn't it?" asked Doctor Mika Fujiara as she looked at her clipboard
"Yes"
"Well, I have good news" said the doctor. The couple couldn't let the smile escape from their faces
"Mrs. Asuka, you're one month pregnant" said the doctor cheerfully. Shinn and Lunamaria hugged each other happily, finally after waiting for a year they're gonna have a baby. Meyrin stared happily at her sister and Shinn, glad that she's finally going to have a niece or nephew.
"Thank God" murmured Shinn softly through Luna's hair. Lunamaria nodded softly while still in the arms of her husband
"Don't forget to come here for your monthly check up, Mrs. Asuka" said the doctor then left.
Then Shinn pulled out his cellphone from his pocket and started calling Athrun, Kira, Mu and the others about Luna's pregnancy and decided to have a little party at Shinn and Lunamaria's house later. Lunamaria was permitted to go home later that day but was advised to take it easy and rest whenever she had the time.
Before they went home, they bought Lunamaria's favorite vanilla ice cream. She just couldn't let the day pass without her ice cream especially now that she knows she's pregnant.
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Dingdong… Dingdong…
With that heard, Shinn opened the door revealing Athrun and Cagalli with their two kids, five-year old Arissa and one-year old Araun. Little Arissa quickly went to Shinn and lift her arms, asking him to carry her.
Shinn, knowing what that gesture was, lifted the little girl in his arms.
"I heard from Mommy and Daddy that you and Aunt Luna are going to have a baby soon" said Arissa cheerfully
"Yes, you're going to have another cousin!" said Shinn just as cheerfully as Arissa
"We brought a cake" said Athrun as he lifted the box he is holding
"Oh, thank you" said Shinn as he let go of Arissa and took the cake from Athrun. Then they all went inside.
Cagalli went to the kitchen and found Lunamaria and Meyrin there. The two took notice of her prescence.
"Oh Miss Cagalli, I'm very grateful that you found time to spend with us" said Lunamaria gratefully
"Oh, don't bother. There haven't been any problems lately so I'm not that busy as I was in the past. And also, I couldn't waste this time to hang with you guys" said Cagalli as she grabbed some plates and took them to the dining room. Lunamaria smiled, they wouldn't be living peacefully here in Orb if not for that young woman.
After a few minutes all of their guests arrived. Kira and Lacus with their two kids, five-year old Kian and four-year old Angelus and Mu and Murrue, who is 5-months pregnant with their third child, with their six-year old son Maverick and three-year old daughter Mikaila. Dearka and Miriallia can't come because just a few days ago Miriallia gave birth to their first child, Denilee. Yzak couldn't come too because he was called by the Chairman of Plant. Shiho came with him with their two sons.
"You've been waiting for a year, haven't you?" asked Mu sheepishly as he swing his muscular arms around Shinn's neck. All of the men are having their manly conversation in the living room while the women are upstairs, having a girl talk.
"Well at least I'm not like you who's busy all the time" replied Shinn jokingly then all the men laughed.
"Hehehe… You got me there, kid" said Mu as he mess up Shinn's already messy hair
"But will it be alright? I mean for you and the captain?" asked Kira. Although they're not in the Archangel anymore Kira still calls Murrue captain.
"Yes, we've talked about it ever since we got married that we want to have lots of children. Although I'm a little worried about her because she's the only one who takes care of our kids when I have to go to work" replied Mu, more seriously this time.
"You're right, Captain Ramius is a strong woman after all" said Kira
"What about you, Athrun? Is Cagalli 'that' busy that you can't have a little fun at all?" asked Mu jestingly. Well, what do you expect in a manly conversation like this?
Athrun blushed a little "Well, we already have two kids and we couldn't be happier. We're still not planning on having another baby though" he replied
"What about you, Kira?" asked Athrun, still blushing from the question earlier
"Well, Lacus and I always wanted a big family. But right now we're taking things slowly" said Kira calmly
"Hey! Why am I here anyway? You guys are corrupting my mind!" complained Shinn. All the men laughed suddenly.
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"I'm so happy for you, Lunamaria" said Murue happily as she rubbed Lunamaria's hand gently
"Thanks, Murue-san. Shinn and I have been waiting for a year now. We were so happy when we got the news this morning" said Lunamaria happily while rubbing her small tummy
"Oh, since you're all here please give me tips about pregnancy" added Lunamaria
"Just take things easy. Don't overdo things and it's best if you have someone with you all the time" said Cagalli
"Cagalli's right, sometimes pregnancy tends to be dangerous, depending on the situation. And you should always have medicine for headaches and such" said Lacus
"Anyway, how many kids do you plan to have?" asked Murue
"Shinn and I still haven't talked about it yet. But we'll be both happy with whatever God gives us" said Lunamaria happily. She and Shinn have been good people lately so they're quite sure that God will give them what they deserve.
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Lunamaria flopped down on the bed. Today was really fun and tiring. First, they got the good news that she's pregnant and second, their friends came to celebrate with them. Both Lunamaria and Shinn wouldn't say it but they're really grateful to have such friends. They never thought that they could be this close, especially since they were enemies in the last war.
Soon Shinn followed to the bed, lying beside his wife. Lunamaria rested her head on his shoulder and put one arm on his muscular chest. Shinn smiled lovingly at his wife and decided to have a little chat with her before going to sleep.
"What did you and the other girls talk about earlier?" asked Shinn, obviously trying to start a conversation
"Oh, I asked them tips about pregnancy. They were really helpful, you know? And we talked about mommy stuff" replied Lunamaria happily then stared at her husband
"How about you and the guys? What did you talk about?"
"We were talking about how many kids we want. Really, those guys are corrupting my mind" replied Shinn as he let out a small laugh
"Anyway, how many kids do we want?" asked Lunamaria suddenly. It took a while before Shinn could answer
"I'm happy with whatever God gives us, how about you?"
"Same as you" she replied as she tightened her grip on her husband. They kissed before retiring for the night, still embracing the news of the newly-formed life inside Lunamaria.
Author's notes: I really like this chapter. Hope you guys like it too. I was so inspired when I was writing this chapter. And I'm still editting chapter 5 for any errors so it might take a while before I upload it together with the rest of the chapters. Hope you guys will be patient in waiting for the next chapters
Anyway, I'm a religious type of girl so I try to apply it in my stories. I hope that this story will inspire you.
And lastly, please review. Reviews inspire me to work harder
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