[EDIT: This is an edited/ corrected reupload of the chapter. If you'd read it before, you can just ignore it, unless you wish to read a not-so-full-of-mistakes chapter.]
Chapter 9: Congrats!
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The night had quickly passed by and the sun shining through the window soon awoke Makoto, who lied in his bed, his arms tightly wrapped around Haruka.
Everything that had happened last night came to him in a rush and made him blush madly. He and Haru had… done it. They had actually done it.
He felt really weird, could he look Haru in the eyes after having seen him that way? He'd never expected his friend to be able to look at him with such expressions on his face… he looked truly beautiful. Yeah, maybe he would be able to look at him, after all, though it would be hard to keep his hands to himself now that he knew how it felt to touch the other.
And then, there was other problem. Now they'd done it, Haru could actually be pregnant, thanks to the wicked ways of the Vigilant, and just how in hell would the boy react? Being a male and getting pregnant was, he would assume, easier said than done. He knew for sure that having something growing inside of him would creep the hell out of him. Wouldn't Haru be the same?
He hoped not, because he loved Haru and he didn't want him to suffer, and because he'd feel really guilty, and because it would be so sad for an innocent child to come into a family that rejected him.
"Makoto, you´re hot" he heard Haru say, as he struggled to get out of the larger male's arms.
He felt like he was suffocating in Makoto's heat and, though it had felt really good during the night, he couldn't bear much more of it.
He got out of bed and stretched, feeling a slight pain on his hips. He wasn't too uncomfortable, though; Makoto had been really caring and sweet, even though neither of them knew what to do or how to do it, in the end they got to enjoy it. That was the other reason for getting up, he might just end up getting excited again if Makoto's strong arms remained around him, and there was no way he wanted to strain his body even more.
"I'll take a bath" he announced, walking to the bathroom without bothering to cover himself. Makoto smiled as he looked at his cute "wife's" body.
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Nagisa came that day, as Haru had just dressed up and was walking down the stairs. The blond had an immense smile on his face and was as bubbly as ever as Makoto invited him in and made the proper introductions.
"Mako-chan, Haru-chan, guess what!" he said, already treating Haruka with immense familiarity, which made said boy frown just slightly. Looking at Makoto and then turning towards Haru, he waited for one of them to answer.
"What happened, Nagisa? You look happy, is it something good?" Makoto asked, smiling kindly at the younger boy. He'd learned Nagisa's age and was quite surprised that they were pairing people so young. Not that he was much older, actually.
"Yes! It's good, really good. Guys, Rei and I… we are going to be parents soon!" he said, smiling from ear to ear and almost jumping off of his chair with excitement. "I went to the hospital yesterday, because I was feeling weird. You see, I even puked my delicious breakfast, a bread full with marmalade! So I went there to see a doctor and when they checked me they found out!"
He was so happy… he seemed truly happy, really. Was it like that for everyone? Was everyone happy to find out they were having a baby? Would Haru be happy when time came?
Makoto was lost in his thoughts, and so it was Haruka who replied. "Congratulations" he simply said, unable to smile, but at least using a not-so-cold tone.
"Oh, yeah! Congratulations, Nagisa! Do you know if it's a girl or a boy?" the green-eyed asked, as soon as he snapped out of his thoughts.
"Not yet, though I wanted to know so bad! Apparently, the babies are only eight weeks old and so it cannot be yet known… but I'll know in a month! Mako-chan, Haru-chan, would you come with me in a month to find out? Rei doesn't want to go because he wants it to be a surprise, so we can all find out and keep the secret from him, and…" Nagisa started talking and talking, and the boys stopped paying attention. Babies… had he said babies? Like in… plural!?
Makoto's enlarged eyes fixed on Haru's, which were fixed on Nagisa's abdomen. The normally expressionless boy was looking at the other with a face that showed just how surprised he was.
Nagisa's stomach looked normal, there was no strange bulge or anything, and if he hadn't said it himself, he wouldn't have guessed the boy was carrying a child, or children. Still, he was only two months into the pregnancy; maybe that was the reason. Maybe the babies were still too small to show.
At that point, Haru was really worrying. What if he'd gotten pregnant with what Makoto and him had done the night before? How long would it take him to start showing? Could he, like Nagisa, end up having two or more kids at once!?
Unconsciously, he placed a hand over his stomach, just below his navel, and though he removed it immediately after, Makoto noticed anyway, though Nagisa didn't seem to do it.
"Wait, Nagisa… just how many babies are you expecting?" Makoto asked, truly curious. He, too, was wondering if multiple pregnancies were a common thing at the Eden.
"Eh? Oh, just three" Three… he´d said three. Not Makoto nor Haru could say a thing, but their faces were enough.
"But it's a good thing, don't you think? Rei and I will fulfil the Eden's main rule and then, we can just think of being happy together, with our family" he said, suddenly sounding more mature, probably because he didn't jump at all and he lowered his voice to a more appropriate volume.
It was true, what he said. It would be like totally lifting that weight off his shoulders. Once his babies were born, he would no longer have to worry about the possibility of the Vigilant's staff taking him away from Rei and assigning them other partners. He could completely concentrate on being happy.
Raising kids that way would certainly be better than doing it while stressing because of the deadlines.
"I see… Makoto, we should have three too" Haruka was looking at his husband, and though there was no smile on his face, Makoto knew he was half joking. There was no way they could have triplets just because they said so.
"Yes you should! And you should hurry, so mine and yours can play together all the time and be friends just like us!" Nagisa said, snapping right back to his well-known, bubbly ways.
Were they friends with Nagisa? Makoto hadn't thought about it, but it could certainly be possible, he liked the blonde's company and Haruka seemed at ease as well. It would be great to have some friends there.
"We´ll give it our best" Makoto said, smiling. That afternoon was spent with light chatter and jokes until, eventually, Nagisa left to go back home and wait until Rei arrived from work, so Haru and Makoto were left alone once again.
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"Makoto, when did you meet Nagisa?" Haru asked, getting up from the table to go and prepare something to eat.
"Oh, the second day since I arrived… just a few days ago, actually. He's been here a lot more, though. He told me he's being with Rei for about five months. It looks to me that they really love each other" he answered, getting up too in order to help Haru.
They didn't talk much as they cooked, feeling completely comfortable without needing to speak. It had been like that before, Makoto remembered. Even when they were little kids, Haru had always been the quiet type of person, and he'd gotten used to it. He didn't really need his friend to speak up, either, since he observed Haruka so intently he could almost always guess what was on his mind.
He hadn't known just how useful it would end up being, his ability to read Haru, but he was truly happy to have it, it certainly made things easier.
[EDIT: This is an edited/ corrected reupload of the chapter. If you'd read it before, you can just ignore it, unless you wish to read a not-so-full-of-mistakes chapter.]
