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Chapter 7

Being that November was almost coming to an end, it meant that in about three days Akiza and Yusei would celebrate their first holiday as a family. Everyone agreed that they would have Thanksgiving dinner at their place. Akiza spent a great deal of time over the past few days cleaning and making sure everything was organized since Yusei had to go back to work. As she was finishing washing the dishes, Akiza heard her phone ring.

"Hello?" Akiza questioned, after sliding her finger on her Palm Pixi.

"Hey, Akiza, it's Demi. I just wanted to call to talk to you about this Vogue magazine shoot for the body after baby spread." Demi said, sweetly.

"Wait, what? I thought that was sometime next month." Akiza responded, sounding a little shocked that she procrastinated so much.

"Hey, how are you?" Yusei asked, realizing that she was on the phone when he entered their kitchen, "Is something wrong?"

"No, it's this month. You scheduled for November 30th. That's a week from tomorrow." Demi told her, seriously.

"Oh crap." Akiza muttered, as her eyes twitched nervously.

Oh God, she must have procrastinated again, Yusei thought, instantly thinking of a way to help.

"Have you even been working out lately?" Demi questioned, as Akiza looked back on what she'd been doing since her post-pregnancy. When she honestly thought about it, the only thing she recalled was eating a lot and watching T.V.

"Ummm, honestly...not a lot. I mean, I just started working out like a week ago and I've lost like ten pounds." Akiza told her, feeling a little bad.

"Akiza!" Demi exclaimed, sounding shocked.

"Okay, I've been eating popcorn...isn't that healthy?" Akiza asked, as Yusei was trying not to laugh.

"Akiza, popcorn is not healthy. Maybe salad...vegetables...baked chicken, but not popcorn." Demi told her, also trying not to laugh at her cousin.

"Okay, so I haven't had the best diet." Akiza admitted, rolling her eyes.

"Uhhh, that's an understatement." Demi muttered, sighing, "I'm sorry, babe, but as your agent you need to find some way to lose that baby weight by next week."

"I know, you're just doing the right thing, Demi. As my agent and cousin, thank you." Akiza told her, sweetly.

"Well, I'll talk to you later and see you Friday." Demi replied, before they said their goodbyes and hung up.

"Oh my gosh!" Akiza sighed, messing with her hair, "I have no idea how I'm going to lose this weight."

"You can do it. If you want, I can take you with me to the gym where we work out for conditioning." Yusei offered, kindly.

"Really? You'd do that?" Akiza questioned, curiously.

"Yeah, if losing the baby weight means a lot to you." Yusei responded, smiling.

"Thanks, babe!" Akiza chirped, hugging him.

"You act so surprised. I've never minded helping you." Yusei pointed out, rubbing her back, "Where are the Twins?"

"Oh they're in their swings. I've been playing with them aside from cleaning." Akiza replied, as they sat on the couch in front of the Twins, "They're growing up so fast."

"I know. I still can't get over the fact they have so much hair already." Yusei added, picking up Kimberly, "You're such a pretty girl!"

As she smiled, Kim tried to grab Yusei's hair but couldn't reach. Realizing that she was bored, Kim averted her gaze elsewhere in the room.

"They just humor me so much." Akiza giggled, while Kourtney was playing with her necklace, "You like mommy's necklace?"

"Me too. I'm so tired of duel conditioning. It's causing everything to be numb." Yusei said, sighing.

"Didn't you say that it was over in two weeks?" Akiza asked, raising a brow.

"Yeah, it should be. Then I don't have to be gone for so long. I mean, if you have it, then you have it. You know?" Yusei mentioned, rocking his daughter to sleep.

"I understand. I'm so excited that everyone is coming Friday. It's our first family holiday together." Akiza said, happily, as she gently tickled Kourtney's nose.

"Yeah...you just love it because I lost a two out of three game of rock-paper-scissors to you...and now I have to cook." Yusei muttered, sighing, "I don't think I can cook for that many people."

"It's okay. Carly and Jack did the same thing. Jack lost too, so you'll get some help." Akiza laughed, as Kourtney started laughing with her, which made her laugh some more.

"Oh great. Now you taught my baby girl how to laugh at me." Yusei pouted, listening to Kim laugh a little too, "Awww, not you too, Kim."

"Oh my gosh, that was hilarious." Akiza responded, gently putting Kourtney back in her swing.

"No, it wasn't." Yusei grumbled, placing Kim in her swing as well.

"Awww, don't be like that. We love you." Akiza cooed, gently patting his cheek.

"Mmmhmmm." Yusei murmurred, as their lips met. While the two of them were making out, Akiza lied on top of her husband, as her magenta locks fell in front of her.

"Mmmm, Yusei...," Akiza murmurred, stopping the kiss.

"What?" Yusei questioned, continuing to kiss her.

"I really don't feel comfortable...doing it in front of our kids." Akiza blushed, bashfully.

"It's not like they'll remember." Yusei admitted, shrugging.

"Uhh, yeah they will. I remember when I was four years old and I walked in on my parents...uhhhh, that still haunts me to this day." Akiza shuddered, not wanting to remember.

"Now that you put it that way...I do remember one time, when Jack, Crow, and I lived with Martha when we were little. After Martha tucked us in, I heard some noises like fifteen minutes later. When Jack and I walked in her room...I started crying so much. It was the most terrible thing I've ever seen." Yusei muttered, feeling a little queasy.

"It's so weird. Kids always tell their parents that they'll never have sex...until they get around seventeen, then it's something they constantly think about and wind up doing." Akiza laughed, reminiscing her childhood, as she lied her head on Yusei's chest.

"Yeah, tell me about it." Yusei chuckled, rubbing her head.

"A story of our lives." Akiza muttered, before the two fell asleep with their children.


Meanwhile, Carly had been lying in bed for about three hours. She had felt really nauseous ever since she woke up and continuously threw up at the same time. Thankfully, Jack wasn't home at the time, since he was out and about running errands.

Ugghhh, I've never felt so sick in my entire life. I was feeling fine all week and now I'm really sick all of a sudden...and hungry too. Jack needs to hurry up with the groceries. Wait, since when have I been so hungry and nauseous like this? Not unless..., Carly thought, mustering up the strength to drive her car to the drugstore around the corner from their house.

Once she parked her car, she quickly grabbed her hot pink cheetah print wallet and rushed into the drugstore. She power walked through the aisles to find the aisle with the pregnancy tests.

Oh God, I really hope I'm not pregnant. I'm already under so much stress because the wedding is soon. I don't have a dress yet, and I don't know who's gonna be in the wedding...a baby's just gonna add more onto my plate, Carly thought, as she picked up a couple bag of chips, candy, and three liters of Dr. Pepper.

"That'll be ten fifty." The cashier said, as Carly handed her the money, "Thanks. Come again."

As she hurried on home, she noticed that Jack wasn't back yet. Once she got back in the house, she got a text from Jack on her Blackberry.

I'm one my way home :)

Okay, so I had less time than I thought, Carly thought, rushing upstairs and opening the pregnancy test. After quickly reading the instructions, she peed on the end of the test and waited for the results.

Carly couldn't help but begin to pace around their room. To her, waiting three minutes was like waiting three whole hours. If she was pregnant, that means she would have to tell Jack, which to her was scary for some reason. The last thing she wanted was for Jack to feel guilty for not waiting until after the wedding.

After the alarm on her phone went off, Carly slowly went back into the bathroom. She felt like she was going to faint. As she picked up the test, she didn't cry but she wasn't too cheerful either. She didn't know how to deal with the fact that she and Jack both were expecting a child.

After about a half hour, Jack returned from running errands. Once he put all the groceries in the house, he went into the living room to let Carly know that he was home.

"Hey, I'm back." Jack said, noticing Carly on the couch wearing one of his huge, grey long sleeve shirts that was big enough to be a night gown on her. He noticed that she looked oddly pale, since her black hair usually wasn't so dark against her skin and her face was tear streaked. And oddly, she didn't say anything back.

"What's wrong? You look terrible, love." Jack added, kneeling beside the couch, "Why have you been crying?"

"It's...nothing." Carly murmurred, quietly, as she wiped her face.

"Carly...please don't lie to me. There's chip bags and candy wrappers all over the coffee table...and you're breath. What's wrong?" Jack repeated, as he caught onto the hints being given, "Are you pregnant...Carly?"

Thirty seconds had passed when Carly started crying again. She was afraid that he'd be upset with her. She'd been worrying all day about it and now her worst fear was coming true.

"Carly...it's okay, come here." Jack told her, embracing her, as she burried her face into his chest and continued to cry, "It'll be fine, I promise. I'm not angry, if that's what you're worried about. I'm actually a little glad...everything's coming into place, just like we wanted. I mean, it's a little bit earlier than I wanted, but it's okay."

"Are you sure?" Carly whimpered, wiping away her tears.

"I'm positive. Now please stop crying. You look too beautiful to have puffy eyes." Jack smiled, brushing her swept bangs back from her face. As she smiled a little bit, he picked her up and let her sit on his lap for a little bit, as she fell asleep.

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That evening, Suzuki was busy packing her bags to head to Paris to see Luna's next concert. For her it was so exciting. She always wanted to go to France and do some shopping and see what French boys were like.

Eh, I really shouldn't be thinking about French boys when I already have a guy, Suzuki thought, feeling down that Leo couldn't go with her. He had an exam in his Accounting class and couldn't make it, leaving her to fly solo.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Leo asked, shutting the door behind him.

"Oh, just packing. I'm still bummed that you can't come with me." Suzuki muttered, embracing him.

"Actually, I think you might want to hear this." Leo responded, as her eyes perked up.

"What?" Suzuki questioned, sounding a bit perky.

"Well, I know your flight is at five. Today, Professor Okaisu pushed our exam up three hours, which means I can come with you." Leo told her, smiling.

"Yes! I'm so happy you can come!" Suzuki chirped, jumping into his arms.

"Me too. It'll be good to see my baby sister." Leo mentioned, as another plus.

"Hey, did you wanna go get food? I'm really feeling Thai or Red Lobster." Suzuki pointed out, looking for her wallet through her huge yellow purse.

"I dunno if I have enough for Thai. I have...enough for Red Lobster though." Leo mumbled, looking through his wallet.

"Good, let's go." Suzuki said, locking the door behind her.

At the same time, Akiza and Yusei were spending time with Carly and Jack. While the girls were in the other room watching T.V, Yusei and Jack were in Yusei's man cave watching the football game.

"Okay, I'm gonna tell you something, but I don't want you to tell anyone." Jack said, starting a conversation.

"What is it?" Yusei questioned, raising a brow.

"Carly's pregnant." Jack told him, honestly.

"No way." Yusei smirked, shocked at what Jack told him, "Really?"

"Yeah. She was really upset when I figured it out. I think she might have been scared, you know, since we're not getting married for another two weeks." Jack explained, shrugging.

"Well, what are you gonna do? Especially now, she's gonna be really sensitive. I know Akiza was when she first found out. You just have to give her comfort." Yusei told him.

"Yeah, I've been trying. We're going to the doctor tomorrow." Jack added, staring blankly at the screen.

"You wanna go duel? I need some entertainment...and kicking your ass again would humor me greatly." Yusei said, smiling.

"Okay, you're on, right now." Jack replied, as he grabbed his helmet.

As the guys were walking to the front door, Akiza and Carly were coming downstairs to do...something the guys didn't very well know.

"Hey." Yusei muttered, pecking Akiza's cheek.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Akiza asked, noticing that they both had their helmets.

"I'm about to kick Jack's ass again." Yusei told her, smiling, "Back in...two hours."

"Ooookay." Akiza murmurred, as he shut the door behind him.

"Men." Carly said, giggling.

"I know. So when are you going to the doctor about the baby?" Akiza questioned, as they walked into the kitchen.

"Tomorrow. I don't know what to do. It's just so stressful having a wedding and then a baby right after." Carly sighed, still feeling distraught.

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. I remember how terrified I was when I told Yusei that I was pregnant with Kourtney and Kim, and I got pregnant like not even a month after the wedding." Akiza explained, comforting Carly.

"Thanks, at least I felt somewhat better." Carly responded, realizing she was hungry, "Do you have some food?"

"You wanna go get something? I don't feel like cooking." Akiza told her, curiously.

"Well, you can stay here and watch the Twins. I'll go and get us something." Carly said, as Akiza handed her the car keys.

Once Carly left, Akiza got out her laptop while she sat in the living room with the Twins. She figured that she'd take a look at what she had written so far for her next book. Since her last book was about woman empowerment and her experience being a young woman, she wanted her next book to focus on her life from when she was born until the current time. In her mind, she felt that it was important for people to know her beyond her past label as the Black Rose and actually get to know her as a normal person who lives a normal life and has a family outside the fame that she and Yusei shared.

Okay, so I guess I left off on when I describe how I first met Yusei, Akiza thought, somewhat smiling at the thought, as she continued to type...

The first time I met Yusei, it wasn't the best encounter. This moment of my life was something of a tragedy. I was seventeen, hormonal, bitter, and angry at the world. I was so dependent on Sayer that I found myself expressing how dependent I actually was on him and how I needed no one else but him. You could say that I sounded like I was in love with him, but I think it was more like I loved him for what he did for me. He convinced me so much that no one else, except him of course, understood what it was like to be a psychic like me or anyone else in the Arcadia Movement. You mix that with all the pain I've gotten previously from my parents and the public, it only got worse.

Back to my first meeting Yusei, it was the time of the Fortune Cup. The rounds I won so far weren't too dandy. Everyone in that stadium were booing me and calling me a freak and a witch. I can't even express how hurtful and upset that made me through the entire thing. When I faced Yusei, I guess I was so caught up in my own pain and solitude I thought he was like everyone else who would just ridicule me and make me feel even more bad about myself. It turned out that he just wanted to help me realize that I'm not alone and that I could have someone to call a friend. Though I didn't want to admit it, I think at that moment I realized that I was irrevocably in love with him.

It was only months later we started to become really good friends, along Luna, Jack, Carly, Suzuki, who I found out to be Jack's second cousin, and Leo. I began living with Luna and her brother, Leo, for about two years, along with Yusei, until I could get on my own two feet. Everything kind of started out rocky. I'll admit, there was jealousy and tension between Luna and I for a period of time but we managed to get over it. At the same time, that was when Yusei and myself confessed to one another that we really liked each other and from then we started going out...

"Wow, Mommy's sure getting into this book writing." Akiza said, picking up Kourtney and Kim, "Oh God, one of you smells like dukey."

As Akiza took a break from writing, she checked both of the Twins' diapers and figured it was Kim who crapped in her diaper, "Well, Mommy has to change your diaper."

"Wow, that was great." Yusei's voice said, as Akiza noticed him and Jack walking in.

"Hey, how was your duel?" Akiza questioned, throwing away Kim's dirty diaper.

"I kicked Jack's a...I mean, butt again." Yusei responded, watching that he didn't curse in front of his children.

"Whatever. It's because you caught me off guard." Jack grumbled, rolling his eyes, "Where's Carly?"

"She went to go get us food." Akiza replied, putting Kim's footie pajamas back on.

"Oh no...she took my black card!" Jack exclaimed, patting his pockets.

"Hey, I'm back with food." Carly said, as her voice echoed through the foyer.

"You're not planning on eating all that by yourself, are you?" Jack questioned, nervously.

"No, of course not. I may be pregnant, but I'm not a psycho." Carly told him, setting the bags of food on the table.

"What kind did you get?" Akiza asked, as she rocked the Twins in her arms.

"I got you a chicken greek salad with extra olives, myself four chili dogs, three pickles, and a steak smothered in onions, and I got you two...something." Carly explained, as Jack stared wide-eyed at her, "What?"

"R..r..re..really? All that food?" Jack questioned, in so much shock from her response.

"Jack, can I talk to you in the kitchen?" Akiza questioned, as Yusei gave her a questionable look, while she mouthed something.

"What?" Jack asked, as Akiza hit him in the arm, "Owww! Why'd you hit me?"

"Look, your soon to be wife is pregnant. Being a post pregnant person myself, you have to be sensitive to her. Being pregnant can make a woman very hormonal and the least you could do is be a little more conscious of what you say to her. One day it could hurt her feelings, and maybe another she'll blow up at you and make you sleep on the couch. Either way, you really have to be a little careful." Akiza explained, calmly.

"Couldn't you just say that without hitting me first?" Jack questioned, rubbing his arm.

"You were being a jerk, you deserved it." Akiza told him, as they walked back into living room.

"What were you guys doing?" Yusei asked, watching them come back.

"Just skip it." Akiza replied, quickly.


The next day, Suzuki and Leo's flight to Paris landed early that morning. As their private jet landed, the two gathered their stuff and departed the plane.

"I can't believe you have all these people watching out for us." Leo muttered, looking at the security guards.

"That's what happens when you're famous." Suzuki told him, putting on her paparazzi sunglasses.

"Here, I'll get your luggage." Leo offered, taking her huge suitcase away from her.

"Thank you. Oh, I have to ask someone where this hotel is...excuse moi, savez-vous où l'Hôtel Etoile Magnifique est trouvé?" Suzuki asked, speaking fluent French to someone at a breakfast kiosk.

"Oui. Il a lieu trouvé sur 1 Avenue Carnot 75017 Paris." The woman at the kiosk responded, smiling.

"Merci, mademoiselle." Suzuki smiled, waving goodbye.

"Okay. Wow, I didn't know you could speak French that well." Leo responded, happily.

"All thanks to good ol' Madame Kazuma." Suzuki said, stopping at one of the food kiosks, "Hold on...Pourrais-je avoir deux croissants de beurre et deux chocolats chauds s'il vous plaît?"

"Oui. Un moment, mademoiselle." The man replied, as he grabbed two large butter croissants and handed her two hot chocolates, "Ici vous êtes."

"Merci, monsieur." Suzuki chirped, taking the bag and handing Leo a hot chocolate.

"Thanks, babe." Leo told her, as they continued their walk outside, "So, our transportation?"

"For right now, a cab to the car dealer. We're only gonna be here today and until tomorrow afternoon, so we still need a car." Suzuki explained, waving for a cab.

"I'll put our luggage in the trunk." Leo mentioned, as the cab stopped and popped the trunk. After quickly throwing the suitcases in the trunk, Leo quickly joined his girlfriend in the cab.

"Où manquer?" The man questioned, sounding a little bored.

"6 Avenue Des Erables 95400 Villiers Le Bel." Suzuki replied, politely, as she held Leo's hand.

During the cab ride to the car dealer, Suzuki took a lot of pictures of all the scenery. The rivers, the people, the artwork, the balloons, the local places. Everything to her was just so beautiful.

"Oh yeah, that's one thing we have to do before we leave...is get a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower." Suzuki told Leo, excitedly.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. We really should." Leo agreed, as the cab driver stopped.

"Vingt-cinq euros s'il vous plaît." The man said, sounding more grumpy than when they left the airport.

"Merci, monsieur." Suzuki mumbled, handing him the cab, "That guy was so rude."

"I know right? I mean, seriously, he had an issue." Leo said, rolling the suitcases with him.

"I'm gonna go in here and get the car. Brb." Suzuki told him, quickly pecking his lips before she went inside the car dealer.

"Bonjour. Puis-je vous aider?" The car dealer asked, as he approached Suzuki. The man was quite young to be a car dealer. His hair was a rich blonde and had deep green eyes and was really tall.

This guy is totally hot, Suzuki thought, snapping herself out of her thoughts, "Umm, I'm here to pick up a reserved car."

"Ah, you're Suzuki Momomiya. It iz a pleazure to service 'ou." The man replied, kissing her hand.

"Oh, merci." Suzuki smiled, bashfully.

"Come, right zis way." He said, as they moved outside to where all the cars sat, "I believe zis one iz for 'ou."

"Now that's an awesome ride." Suzuki responded, looking at the shiny, silver Bentley, "Do I need to go through any paper work at all?"

"Oh, no, all that'z been taken care of. Here 'ou are." The car dealer responded, handing her two sets of keys, "Apprécier."

"Merci beaucoup." Suzuki said, as she hoped into the driver's seat, "I can't believe I'm driving a Bentley."

As she pulled up front, she saw Leo's shocked face as she rolled down the window, "Luna reserved you a Bentley?"

"Uhh, yeah. Throw the stuff in the back and let's go." Suzuki chirped, as he threw the stuff in the car and joined her up front, "Let's hit this."

Hours later in Neo Domino, Jack was busy checking his fan page on Facebook before he headed off to bed. While he did so, he was getting a Skype message from Suzuki in Paris.

"Hey, Jack! We made it safe and sound in Paris." Suzuki chirped, happily.

"That's great. How's the dweeb?" Jack asked, feeling relieved that his cousin made it safe.

"This dweeb is doing just fine." Leo said, cheerfully.

"That's a nice room you got there. How much was it?" Jack questioned, raising a brow.

"It's like three hundred and sixty Euros a night. We got the superior suite w/ the view of the Arch de Triumph." Suzuki replied, excitedly, "See...this is our bed...,"

"Our bed?" Jack inquired, hoping that Leo and her weren't sharing the bed.

"Yes, unfortunately for you, Leo and I have to share a bed. I guess when Luna booked it, she didn't bother to think of your feelings." Suzuki said, sarcastically.

"Hahaha, very funny. Anyway, show me the rest of the room." Jack muttered, rolling his eyes.

"Okay, this is our T.V., and here is our bathroom...and here's the mini bar." Suzuki responded, turning her laptop so that the camera would be on her, "See, they even gave us a bottle of champagne."

"Champagne you have no business drinking." Jack mumbled, quietly.

"Hey, don't be rude! I'm not gonna drink it. I'm responsible." Suzuki argued, innocently.

"Ummm, your responsibility kind of left when you decided to share a room with the dweeb." Jack pestered, as she narrowed her eyes at him.

"Anyway, this is our room...for only a night. After we get done talking to you, we're gonna go exploring and stuff. Tomorrow we're doing sightseeing with Luna and then we're heading to her concert." Suzuki said, ignoring his comment, "Oh yeah, how was Carly's appointment?"

"It was okay. She was just in somewhat of a shock that there's another human being in her belly. She's like two weeks right now." Jack explained, looking over at a sleeping Carly.

"I hope she's okay. She was kind of upset about it when I last talked to her." Suzuki replied, sounding a little concerned.

"I know. Well, I've got to go. I have things to do tomorrow. Be safe, and make sure the dweeb doesn't kill himself." Jack told her, calmly.

"G'night, Jack." Suzuki smiled, shutting her laptop.


It was finally Friday for Akiza and Yusei. Thanksgiving day finally came, but more importantly, it was their first family holiday with their children. At the moment, Akiza was in their bed room with the Twins, watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

"Finally, I'm done cooking." Yusei sighed, collapsing on the bed.

"Did Jack ever come by to help?" Akiza asked, playing with her children.

"No, that sorry bastard is on his way over now." Yusei told her, rolling his eyes.

"Language...not in front of them." Akiza replied, smacking his arm.

"Sorry." Yusei mumbled, sighing.

"I'm going to change out of my jammies." Akiza said, heading into their bathroom.

"Wear something hot. I need something to look at while I'm eating." Yusei shouted, before she shut the door, "Daddy's gotta find something better to do huh?"

While Akiza was taking a shower, Yusei spent the time playing with his daughters. As the months went by, he could see that the Twins were starting to look like a perfect combination of Akiza and himself. Though they were almost four months old, he could now see the joy in being a father.

I'd never thought that four years ago I'd have two little girls and such a great woman to call a wife, Yusei smiled, placing Kourtney and Kim on their stomach's.

"Oh, you're giving them tummy time?" Akiza questioned, brushing her hair.

"Uh, yeah, I guess." Yusei responded, watching Kim reach for a toy.

"I wonder what I should wear." Akiza murmurred, looking through their closet.

"Something that'll turn me on." Yusei replied, giving her a sexy look.

"Ummm, how about something that's appropriate for company." Akiza told him, giggling to herself.

"Come on, I need something to enjoy while I'm eating." Yusei whined, playfully.

"No. Your parents are coming over too and I'd think they would greatly appreciate their daughter-in-law not wearing something trampy." Akiza explained, pulling out a deep purple dress.

"Fine, I'll be downstairs." Yusei said, pecking her lips. As he got into the living room, he noticed Jack and Carly watching TV.

"Oh, hey." Jack greeted, turning around.

"You used your key again?" Yusei asked, knowing what his answer would be.

"Yes." Jack answered, plainly, "When can we eat?"

"Well, for you, I'd personally let you starve since you bailed out on me. Everyone else can eat when people start coming." Yusei explained, smirking.

"Come on, you know I can't cook." Jack responded, shrugging.

"That's a lie and you know it." Carly added, rolling her eyes.

"Thank you, Carly," Yusei said, hearing the doorbell ring, "Got it."

"Hey people!" Luna greeted, giving Yusei a hug, while Suzuki, Leo, and Dexter shuffled in behind her.

"Hey, how was Paris?" Yusei asked, while she hung her coat up.

"It was great. Leo, Suzuki, and I toured all the big stuff...the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Fontaine des Mers, all that good stuff. I surprisingly didn't do any shopping for myself. I was so busy finding you all souveneirs that I lost track of time." Luna explained, as Dexter and Leo brought in bags.

"How was the concert?" Jack asked, hugging Suzuki.

"It was great. I actually got part of the front row reserved for myself." Suzuki told him, pulling out a wrapped box, "Here. This one's yours and this is Carly's birthday present."

"Aww, thanks." Carly responded, opening a purple package, "Wow, a French charm bracelet. I love it, thank you!"

"You're welcome. I felt really bad I couldn't be here for it." Suzuki responded, as Jack opened his gift.

"You got me...Paris Metro Map boxers?" Jack questioned, averting his gaze towards Suzuki.

"You don't have anything specific you like. It was either a t-shirt or boxers." Suzuki said, trying not to laugh.

"Hey, I'm glad you came! How was Paris?" Akiza asked, hugging Luna.

"It was so much fun." Luna replied, looking at Akiza's dress, "My goodness, you look great. I don't know why you wanna lose weight."

"Its just a few pounds." Akiza muttered, hearing the doorbell, "Hold on."

"Since your ass didn't help cook, you can set the table." Yusei replied, pulling Jack by his collar.

"Whatever. That doesn't take long." Jack mumbled, getting up from the couch.

"Hey, my favorite cousin!" Demi greeted, as she and Crow came in.

"Hi. So, Crow, I take it you're treating me cousin well." Akiza said, patting Crow's back.

"I am...in plenty of ways." Crow responded, making the sexual innuendo clear.

"Okay, gross." Luna said, shuddering.

"Okay, I don't wanna hear that." Leo murmurred, walking into the other room.

"Oh, yeah. Where are the babies? I haven't seen them for a little bit." Demi mentioned, as they walked into the living room.

"Here they are." Akiza told her, tapping the Twins' noses.

"I can't believe how big they've gotten." Demi cooed, picking up Kourtney, "You're such a cute baby!"

"How is everyone?" Mrs. Fudo asked, after Yusei shut the door behind his parents.

"Great. Look sweeties, there's grandma and grandpa." Akiza cooed, as Kim cuddled her tiny face onto her shoulder.

"They're so adorable. Look, dear, they have hair already." Mrs. Fudo responded, as Kim reached out for Mr. Fudo.

"We can all eat now." Yusei mentioned, while everyone shuffled into the dining room.

"I have to say sweetie, I'm quite impressed." Mrs. Fudo complimented, sitting next to Akiza.

"Yeah, I didn't know I could do so well either." Yusei sighed, sitting down.

"Hey, I think we should all go around and say what we're thankful for. I mean...it just doesn't feel right to just start eating." Luna suggested, feeling awkward.

"I think it's a great idea." Akiza chimed, happily, "I'm thankful for having such a great family and the last four years have been the best."

Once everyone got through what they were thankful for, everyone started passing dishes and such around. Random tangents of conversation sparked in addition to the frantic dish passing.

"So, how's everything with you and Jack?" Suzuki asked Carly, referring to her pregnancy.

"Oh, ummmm, I was kind of scared at first because he and I aren't married yet, but I'm okay now. I mean, I have nine months." Carly replied, nonchalantly.

"It'll be fine. Just look at Akiza. She's really great with Kourtney and Kim." Luna mentioned, happily.

"Yeah, I don't know how she does it. All the diapers and crying will probably drive me crazy." Jack responded, fixing his fiance's plate.

"It's not too bad. Kourtney and Kim don't really cry that much, unless they're hungry or crapped in their diapers." Akiza told him, feeding Kourtney mashed potatoes.

"So, son, how's everything going with the dueling?" Mr. Fudo asked, watching his son feed his granddaughter.

"Oh, its okay. I'm relieved that I don't have to go to training so much anymore. It gives me time to spend with Akiza and the twins." Yusei told him, smiling at Kim.

"I still can't get over how adorable they are." Mrs. Fudo added, watching Kim giggle.

"I agree. I hope when Dexter and I have kids that they'll be as cute as your kids." Luna replied, as Yusei gave her a look, "Okay, don't start with me."

"Oh yeah, babe, where are your parents?" Yusei asked, while everyone else continued eating.

"They're coming by later. They went over to Sam's place. She's coming along with them and Breo, and I guess Krysten and Jean are coming too." Akiza explained, gently taking Kourtney out of her high chair, "You're just the cutest little thing."

"Dude, I'm so full." Leo sighed, patting his slim stomach.

"Yeah, I'd imagine after you had three plates of food." Jack murmurred, getting a look from Suzuki.

"Be nice." Suzuki grumbled, throwing a piece of turkey at Jack's face.

"Yeah, yeah." Jack sighed, rolling his eyes.


After people were done eating and stopping by, Akiza finally locked the door to her home and went to put her two babies to bed. While she was busy talking up a storm with her family, Yusei was busy giving them a bath and putting their pajamas on.

"Ugghh, I'm so effin tired!" Akiza sighed, picking up an already sleeping Kim, "She must have been tired too."

"I'd imagine, seeing as how she was running away from me when I tried to give her a bath." Yusei replied, watching Kourtney start to drift to sleep.

"Hopefully for Christmas, we can actually go somewhere from our house for a change." Akiza said, making her husband chuckle.

"I completely understand. It's really starting to get annoying have to clean so many dishes and the put the leftovers in the fridge." Yusei agreed, cutting the light on to the nursery.

"And then having to make sure the people you have over don't mess with your furniture and things like that." Akiza added, gently tucking her babies into their crib, "I'm going to try and convince Carly to have Christmas at their place. I'm pretty sure they'll be back from their honeymoon by then."

"I never get enough of how cunning you are." Yusei said, chuckling a little bit.

"That's great, but let's go to bed." Akiza told him, walking back down the hall. Tonight was something that they could definitely be thankful for.


I know you all want to kill me right now because it's been so long...but I'm really sorry and it's been a hectic first full week and a half of school and I'm so exhausted. I really promise to do better with updating and not keeping you guys waiting.

Next time: Jack decides to finally meet Carly's family before they get married in a week. Will he make a good first impression on her family? The time has come for Akiza's Body After Baby shoot and her nerves are getting the best of her. What will happen when she puts on a bathing suit for the first time in ten months? R&R plz...

Cherriez