Chapter 7-Kicking, genders, and skateboards

Beat smiled at his pregnant friend as he ate the bowl of ramen he bought for him. He grinned like a child would when they got what they wanted, "So this means I'm the godfather?" he asked eager to know the answer. Neku smiled as he ate the ramen, "Of course, Beat. You're the only dude I know who could be the one." he said cheerfully.

Beat smiled, "That's good yo, wouldn' want ta hear otherwise." he said digging into a hot dog. He tapped on the table for a moment before saying,

"So you're having twins…do ya know the genders?" he asked. Neku shook his head and smirked, "Nah, the two of us are keeping it secret until the birth." he grinned, finishing up the last of his ramen. As he was about to get up…

Neku gasped as he felt something move in his stomach. Beat looked at him with worry. "You okay Phones?" he asked calmly. Neku took his hand and put it on the place where he felt the kicking. "Woah Phones…they're movin'…" he said pulling away.

Neku nodded, "Yeah, that's the first time they've done that." he smiled in awe. He could feel the kicking more on the left side of his belly, but there was some movement on the right side as well. Beat smiled as he moved his hand away.

"That's cool…better tell Joshua 'bout that." said Beat.

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Neku smiled as he let Joshua rub his belly. He soon felt one of the babies kick him, leaving him in shock. "Did they just…?" he asked stunned. Neku chuckled and nodded, his eyes closed. "They just did that earlier today." he said.

He smiled on the inside when his lover kept kissing his belly. Joshua looked up at him, "You saw Beat today right?" he asked moving next to him and pulling him closer. Neku nodded, "Yeah, he said his birthday was in three days. I'm thinking of getting him a new skateboard. The one he used during battle is getting so many knicks in it." he said smiling softly. Joshua nodded, "I think my father could help out with that…he owns a skateboard store." he said, referring to his adopted parents.

Neku smiled as Fuji got up on the bed. "That sounds good. We'll go tomorrow and bring the girls with us." he said grinning. Joshua smiled, kissing his lover. "Ohh, this will be fun…" he mused chuckling.

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Shiki smiled as Rhyme and her friend Ryou drove the car to the store. Ryou was her childhood friend from her younger years and sported silver hair like Joshua's, but his was a darker color.

He smiled at Rhyme, "So Rhyme, what's Neku like anyway? I heard he likes music." he asked calmly, smiling at his friend. She grinned, "He loves music greatly, to the point where he carries his headphones around with him everywhere! Beat calls him Phones cuz of that." she said. "He also loves cats. They just got one the other day and they named her Fuji. She's really cute from the pic Joshua sent me." Ryou nodded, smiling earnestly.

"He's really nice then, good to hear. Oh, I also heard that he won the Tin Pin championship the other day too. He must really love that stuff." he commented, moving to get himself comfortable.

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Neku smiled as he watched Joshua paint the room from afar in the next room. Rubbing his now very swollen stomach, he though of how the twins would be in the future. They kicked him hard and he growled at them saying, "My stomach is not a jungle gym, you do realize that, little ones?" he asked them, knowing they couldn't hear him. Or so he thought.

He felt a strong kick on his left side, showing that they could hear him. He sighed, "They can hear me…could they be able to hear Joshua too?" he asked aloud. He smiled and made a mental note to tell Joshua later. He got up and went into the kitchen to make something to eat. He frowned as he kept looking through the cupboards to find what he so dearly wanted to eat.

"No popcorn! he cried softly, pouting as he closed the cupboard. He opened the fridge to look inside. He snarled and yelled, "GODDAMN! SHIT!"

Joshua in the room that was to be the nursery heard his lover's yelling. He raised an eyebrow and put down the brush to go check on his lover. He peeked inside to see Neku crying on the floor. He walked over and hugged him, "Shhh, what's wrong?" he asked softly, kissing Neku's tears. Neku looked up at him, "…There's no popcorn…" he whined. Joshua sighed, "I'll go get some tomorrow then. Anything else bothering you, love?" he asked, pulling Neku closer to him.

Neku shook his head and took Joshua's hand and put it on his belly. He giggled at the reaction of his lover when one of the twins kicked. "They started doing that today." he said getting up and waddling to the bed and lying down.

Joshua smiled softly as he joined him on the bed. "That's…amazing, Neku-kun." he smiled, rubbing his lover's belly. Soon the door knocked and they went to go open it.

Rhyme smiled and waved at him, "We came to visit you two. Thought you'd get lonely." she said. Joshua nodded and smiled, "Neku would love for you come in." he said opening the door further. Joshua saw Beat and waved, "It's your birthday today, right Beat?" he asked as the others came inside. The blond man raised his eyebrows, "Yeah, how'd ya…oh wait, Rhyme told ya, huh?" he said sheepishly rubbing his head as he sat down next to Neku. Joshua nodded and went into the closet.

He brought out a big present all wrapped up. "We thought you would like it." he said handing it to him. The others sat down as Beat opened the gift. He soon held the biggest grin on his face when he saw the new skateboard.

"I picked it out for you, Beat. I thought you needed one." said Neku smiling and laughing, knowing how much his friend loved skateboards. Beat nodded as he checked out the details on it. "Thanks you two, I did need a new one. But I ain't throwing away the old one yet." he smiled a grin.

Neku smiled at his friend, "By the way, about that bet you and Shiki have placed…" he said grinning as he rubbed his swollen stomach, feeling the twins kicking with vigor. The couple turned to look at him, eyes eagerly awaiting to see who was right.

"And…they're girls." he said. Shiki jumped out of her seat like she just saw a touchdown, her fists in the air. Beat sighed and smiled, "Woman's intuition wins this time, but I'll win the next bet!" he said, surprising everyone. Ryou spoke saying, "And here I'd thought you'd pitch a fit, Beat." he teased, causing the skater to get up and chase his sister's girlfriend around the house.