Chapter 9: Night Sick and Cravings

"Kaoru-dear…" Romey groaned quietly. "She's doing it again…" She rolled over and nudged Kaoru out of the bed. "Go check on her…."

Kaoru groaned as he pulled himself out of his bed. He sighed and sulked out of bed, dragging his feet down the hall to where he could hear Haruhi throwing up. He sighed.

"Haruhi...you need to go to the doctor."

"I'm fine…" Haruhi groaned. "Go back to bed."

"You've been like this for two months now. Go to the doctor."

"I said I'm fine!" Haruhi snapped. "Go back to bed and stop bugging me...you have to work tomorrow and I have class."

"Fine, fine." Kaoru threw his hands up in defeat as he walked back to his bedroom.

Once he was gone Haruhi shook her head. She didn't have the heart to tell Kaoru that she had gone to the doctor already and this was just a simple case of morning sickness that lasted longer than she liked. Then again she was grateful that Marcus hadn't caught on. She found herself glad that working for the college had kept him more busy that both of them had thought possible.

"We'll tell your daddy when you're big enough to move on your own," Haruhi whispered softly. "Then he can't get mad."


The next morning on campus, Haruhi yawned as she walked up to her next class. She touched her stomach gently absentmindedly while grumbling about how her morning sickness had kept her up for most of the night. She could hear some of the girls fan about their new fitness teacher.

"Damn girls." Haruhi groaned in annoyance as she made her way through the busy campus. She stopped a moment and sat down on a bench groaning from the oncoming headache.

"Hey, you okay?" she was asked as a shadow cast over her.

"I'm fine...I…" Haruhi gasped. "MARCUS?!"

"Yeah, it's me." Marcus laughed softly as he crouched and looked Haruhi over, placing a hand to her forehead. "Have you been drinkin' water regularly?"

"Yeah…" Haruhi said softly. "I am just uh...tired...from studying all night...I have a headac-." she pushed him away and ran to the nearby trash bin and threw up in it.

Marcus blinked and walked over to Haruhi. He rubbed her back in circles and pulled her hair away from her face.

"I'm fine…" Haruhi whispered. "I just have the flu….dodon't worry about me ok? You have to go back to work."

"I just got out of a meeting so I have some time now until my next session," Marcus told her as he helped her stand. "If you have the flu then you need to be somewhere restin' and not gettin' everyone else sick."

"I'm fine...I need to go to class." Haruhi said looking up at him. She put a hand to her stomach and groaned quietly.

Marcus looked her over quietly before shaking his head. He bent down and scooped her into his arms. "Come on. You can rest in my office."

"No no I'm fine!" Haruhi said quietly. "And people are staring at us."

"Let them, I'm more concerned about you." He said simply as he bent down and picked up her bags before continuing to carry her across campus towards the sports building.

"Put me down Marcus please," Haruhi begged quietly. "I'll miss class...we have a test today."

"Shinohara right?" He looked down at Haruhi as he laid her on one of the couches that were inside his office.

"Yeah...how did you know?" Haruhi asked staring up at him.

"I overheard her talkin' about her star pupil during lunch." He chuckled as he put a pillow over her head and draped a blanket over her. She watched him walk to the phone on his desk and flip through the small booklet next to it. He dialed a few numbers and wait as the phone rung. "Yes, Shinohara?"

"Oh Sakurai, what are you calling for? I was just about to head to my classroom." Shinohara said. "What's wrong?"

"I ran into your student Fujioka Haruhi on my way from my department meeting. She was faint and nauseous so I took her somewhere for her to rest until she feels better."

"Oh dear, make sure she rests. I wouldn't want her collapsing during class."

"Of course, if you could send someone to bring her test to her I'll make sure she does it once she feels better."

"I'll be sure to do that. Tell her to rest and don't worry about anything."

"Of course thanks, Shinohara."

"You're welcome."

Haruhi had gotten off the couch and was looking around Marcus's office. Her eyes fell on the picture of him with his sisters and she smiled softly. She then looked over at Marcus's desk and saw a list of names before shaking her head.

"Hm? What are you lookin' at when you should be restin'?" he asked with a chuckle as he walked over to one of his bookcases and pulled down a few files.

"Oh, I just was looking around," Haruhi said. "And I had no idea you were helping the high school with their sports festival this year."

"The chairman requested it and promised that I'd get an extra month in paid time off for helping those hopeless kids." Marcus laughed softly. "Most of them can barely lift a chair let alone a shot put."

"And you made a promise to have Usada sing during the festival?" Haruhi asked. "Did you even ask her?"

"I just did this mornin' and she said yes." Marcus looked up at Haruhi and smiled softly. "I got some ginger ale in my fridge over there, it should help your stomach settle."

Haruhi nodded quietly before sitting on the couch again as she laid back on it and groaned softly. "I hate the uh flu."

"Yeah, it's a bitch…" Haruhi saw him get quiet for a moment as he looked through some of the player's medical files. "When were you gonna tell me?"

"What?" Haruhi asked blinking.

"About our little virus?"

"It's just the flu." Haruhi lied. "It's not our little virus or whatever you said...you know what I'm fine now I'll go to class after all."

"Haruhi, you've gained weight and your hips got a little wider," Marcus said simply as he set his pencil down. "Plus your cook friend called me on the Chupacabra's phone to tell me that you've been keepin' him and his girlfriend up all night with your throwing up."

"Marcus...I just...ugh fine I'm pregnant." Haruhi grumbled. "Are you happy now? I lied about taking the Plan B pill."

"I would be happier if you just told me upfront but yes I am." Marcus smiled at her softly.

"Now that you know...are you going to make me get rid of it?" Haruhi asked softly. "Because I won't let you force me to do it."

"No, I'm not." He laughed softly. "I want you to keep it so we can raise it together."

"What?" Haruhi asked softly. "You want to...but what if we end up hating one another? We might have habits that might annoy each other."

"We might and if we do we'll face them then. But the kid is innocent and shouldn't be punished over our fuck ups."

Haruhi nodded as she sighed more. "So you want to raise a child with me? That means I'll need to start planning on moving in with you."

"That'll be fine, I can help you pack on my days off." He smiled and scooted back from his desk. He patted his thigh and reached for Haruhi to join him.

Haruhi blushed and sat on his lap before looking into his eyes. "Are you sure?"

"Positive," he smiled as he placed a hand on her stomach and rubbed it in small circles. "I promise that I'll take care of you two."

Haruhi nodded and smiled softly. "You better not back out of this," she said softly kissing his cheek. "If you do I'll be angry."

Marcus laughed and kissed her. "I won't. You better not run away in the middle of the night with the kid either."

"I won't do that." Haruhi promised.


"Marcus, I hate to call you at midnight but...um could you bring me something?" Haruhi said softly as she sat up in her bed blushing. "If you say no I can wait until tomorrow."

"Mm, I wasn't sleep yet, what do you need?" Marcus asked with a small laugh.

"Chocolate covered strawberries," Haruhi said softly. "And those chocolate covered potato chips with some orange soda."

"Alright, gimme...twenty minutes."

"Ok...oh can you pick up Mcdonalds too?"

"The usual?"

"Yeah, but with ice cream too." Haruhi said quietly. "Your kid wants a junk food midnight snack."

Marcus laughed softly. "Fine fine, just scoot over and make sure to share this time."

"Ok…" Haruhi said softly. "I'll wait for you."

"I'll see you then."

A half an hour after he hung up, Haruhi heard knocking on the door downstairs.

"How in the…" Haruhi got up and walked down the stairs as she opened the door. "Marcus...you got everything."

"Yeah, I know a few places that stay open after hours." Marcus laughed softly as he pulled his shoes off and entered the house.

"Oh...thanks for getting everything though." Haruhi said. "Your kid got hungry."

"I'm glad it has my bottomless appetite." He jooked as he carried the food to the parlor and sat on one of the couches. He started pulling out the food, handing Haruhi her things before pulling out a meal of his own.

"I guess…" Haruhi went silent as she opened the strawberries up and looked up at Marcus.

"Hm? What's wrong?"

"So um...who was that woman that left your office after I left?"

"She was the chairman's secretary. She was dropping off some of the chairman's ideas for the sports festival." Marcus said simply as he looked at Haruhi. "Did you think she was a student tryin' to screw her way out of failing?"

"Uh...maybe." Haruhi said. "I don't know I got jealous ok? She was..well she seemed prettier than me."

"Maybe she was but I only got eyes for you." He gave her a smile and leaned over to kiss her. "I love every curve of your body Baby Girl...baby bump included."

"Marcus…" Haruhi smiled and kissed him gently before she took a strawberry and ate it. "I won't worry...I mean most girls there probably just like staring at you."

"Unfortunately it's against the bylaws for me to touch them even to push them away because they can easily spin it as me harassing them." Marcus said as he leaned back on the couch and ate him food. "Sometimes I wish I was ugly...and then I look at this dude named Kuze."

Haruhi blinked and began to laugh. "You've met Kuze?"

"He's one of the athletes I'm helping with their physical therapy." Marcus waved a hand as he laughed. "Boy looks like he was hit in the face with a sack of nickels."

"He's always had a face like that," Haruhi said. "He and Usada dated for a week before back in high school."

"Hm, her tastes dropped more than Nick Cannon's album sales." He shook his head and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her head to lay on his chest. "So, when is your next appointment?"

Haruhi looked up at him and laughed. "On thursday." she said softly.

"What time? I can take a long lunch to take you there."

"At one," Haruhi blinked. "You don't have to go with me. I'll be fine on my own."

"I know, but I want to."

Haruhi shook her head. "It's just a check up, nothing more nothing less." she waved a hand. "You don't need to go with me."

"Babe, I wanna be there."

"You're going to uproot your life for me?" Haruhi asked softly.

"It's not uprooting, it's making room for two new additions."

"Two?"

"You and the baby."

Haruhi smiled softly and curled up to his chest. "We shouldn't tell anyone about our baby yet...I want to surprise all of them."

"Okay but we should talk to the chairman so you can put in for maternity leave and get any absences excused."

"What? I can still go to school," Haruhi said. "I'll continue attending classes during my pregnancy."

"The college has a few bylaws when it comes to pregnant students and teachers alike...I had to listen to the chairman give his version of the sensitivity training." Marcus said with a small laugh as he ate a fry before continuing.

"The college has to excuse absences related to the pregnancy, like doctors appointments, any time that the doctor tells you to stay on bed rest and when it's getting close to the due date. Don't worry because professors can't penalize you for taking leave or missing days, they'll make sure to give you any assignments you miss and you're still allowed to participate in any internships you might have. The college also can't rescind your scholarships and grants and they have to offer tutoring and any other services you need. Any professor that may make an offensive statement about the pregnancy can be subject to having write ups on their records or they may be suspended without pay depending on how bad they are."

"You really did study up on the bylaws." Haruhi said. "But I'll be fine I promise."

"Haruhi it's not mandated but it is urged and actually preferred. The weeks leading up to and recovering after childbirth are gonna take you out of classes and not all of your professors are gonna be sympathetic or lenient unless you tell the college about your status. They want pregnant students to tell them because it could easily leave them open for a lawsuit if the student feels like they didn't adhere to their own bylaws."

Haruhi sighed. "Fine, I'll take a break during my final weeks of pregnancy."

"I'll talk to the chairman about it tomorrow before the appointment." Marcus kissed her forehead gently.

Haruhi nodded. "Ok…" she said softly blushing more. "You're so good to me."

Marcus laughed and kissed her. "How? I'm just doin' what I should."

Haruhi smiled. "You actually care about a poor girl like me, you're not treating me like a commoner who might be left alone in the world to raise a child by herself."

"I'm treating you the same way I did before I got you pregnant and I'll always treat you this way."

Haruhi kissed him again. "You're treating me better and I love it...i just hope you can handle me during the rest of the pregnancy."

"I'll handle anything you give me Baby Girl." He smiled as he kissed her.

Haruhi smiled against his lips as her hands came to rest on his chest. She felt rather happy about being with him. She only hoped that they'd stay together forever and nothing would come between them. She pulled away from him and smiled softly and kissed him again.

He returned the kisses, his arms wrapping around her waist as he pulled her into his lap. "You know," he said between kisses, "I brought a bag in case you wanted me to stay the night again."

Haruhi laughed. "Marcus Ray…" she snorted. "You planned to stay anyway."

"Only because I know you." He smiled.

"I was going to sleep." Haruhi said waving a hand. "And what if someone sees you leave here? They might assume the worse."

"That I'm dating and sleeping with an incredibly beautiful and sweet woman? Oh man that'll ruin me."

"They'll assume you're dating one of your students."

"But you're not my student technically." Marcus pointed out. "They look down on teachers sleeping with students if it causes a distraction. Technically, we were together before I accepted the job offer."

"You're right." Haruhi snorted. "Ooh professor Sakurai, I love being in your lap."

"Prove it and I'll raise your average." Marcus stared at Haruhi a moment and started laughing.

Haruhi turned in his lap and kissed him passionately, her hands grasped his hair as she pulled him closer to her. He chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her waist, his hands running over her back as he deepened the kiss.

Haruhi pulled away from him and smiled softly. "Is that enough for raising my average?"

He chuckled. "On your friend's couch? That's pretty risky."

"They won't mind...they're asleep." Haruhi said softly kissing him again.

"Mm, you better stay quiet then," he chuckled as he pushed her baggy shirt up and kissed over her breasts.

Haruhi moaned out softly as her hands went down to his pants and gently began stroking his member through his pants. He moaned into her chest, his large hands reaching up to cup them as he sucked on her nipples slowly.

"Marcus…" She whimpered in pleasure softly.

"Mm, pull them down," he whispered in her ear as he ground his hips upwards into hers.

Haruhi smiled and pulled his pants down as her hands grasped his member tightly. He leaned in for a kiss, smiling against her lips as he pushed her underwear to the side and lined his member up.

Haruhi kissed him before she slid onto his member and moaned out softly. She felt him groan softly into her mouth as his hands went to her hips immediately and rubbed them slowly.

"Marcus I love you…"

"I love you too." He smiled and kissed her as he moved her hips along his member, bouncing her gently on his lap.

Haruhi moaned out softly against his lips, her whole body shuddered against his as she looked deeply into his eyes whimpering. He smiled, leaning his head down to kiss her neck and chest as he kept bouncing her slowly.

"Marcus…" Haruhi whimpered softly. "I love you...I want to be with you forever…"

"You mean that?" He asked, his lips curling into a smile against her skin.

"Yes…" Haruhi said softly. "I mean every word…"

He pulled away and looked her in her eye. "Then let's get married…" he said softly against her lips.

Haruhi blinked. "What?" she whispered.

"You heard me."

Haruhi whined. "You want me to marry you...when and where?"

"Whenever and wherever you want," he said as he started to thrust into her slowly.

Haruhi moaned out. "Tonight…"

"Where?"

Haruhi smiled at him and began to think for a moment. "Anywhere you choose…" She said softly.

He laughed softly as he leaned back on the couch and bounced her in thought. "We need an official first and the only licensed official I know is my dad...he officiated Lottie's and Kenji's wedding."

Haruhi moaned out more. "Marcus…" she whined out softly. "We can do that...your dad won't tell anyone will he?"

"Other than Ma and Uncle no." He looked up at Haruhi and smiled as he bounced her faster.

Haruhi cried out loudly and leaned forward on her hands as she whimpered. "Ok...as long as everyone else doesn't know until we're ready to tell them…"

"Fair," he smiled and kissed Haruhi passionately, pulling her hips all the way down on his member. "We'll ask tomorrow after the appointment…" he said against her lips.

"Yes…" Haruhi whined. "Oh god yes! Marcus, I love you!"

"Mm, I love you too." He kissed her again as he started bouncing her faster. "You gotta stay quiet, remember Baby Girl?"

Haruhi whined out. "I can't...you're so good…" she let out a gasping scream. "MARCUS!"

Marcus covered her mouth with his hand, chuckling softly as he started bouncing her harder, moving her hips in circles against his lap every so often.

Haruhi cried out and tightened around him as she released over his member. "MARCUS!"

Marcus smiled and pulled her close into a kiss, bouncing harder until his own release came. He held hips tightly, groaning against her lips as he released inside of her.

Haruhi kissed him passionately again as she smiled softly. "I love you…I can't wait to be your wife."

"I love you too," he smiled and kissed her softly. "You'll never have to worry about anything as long as you got me-"

"Romey, why do you want strudel in the middle of the night?" the couple heard Kaoru's annoyed voice from the top of the stairs.

Haruhi gasped. "Ah...Marcus you gotta pull out...we'll be caught."

"Right, right," Marcus picked Haruhi up, pulling out and pulling his pants up.

Haruhi laughed quietly as she watched him before she put her pants back on and pulled her shirt back down. Marcus looked at her and playfully swatted her ass before pulling her to his chest and laying down on the couch. "Pretend to be sleep." He whispered to her.

Haruhi nodded as she smiled softly and closed her eyes. She could hear Kaoru talking to Romey before hearing him go into the kitchen to get the strudel. She felt Marcus's arms wrap around her tighter as his breathing started to calm and turn steady.

"Kaoru-dear, look," Romey said from the doorway of the parlor.

Kaoru looked over at the couch. "Oh Haruhi has a guest again," he noted with a small laugh. "They look peaceful."

"Maybe you should invite Marcus-san to go to lunch with you and the hosts tomorrow...since you guys never really apologized for ambushing him."

"That is a good idea, if he's to be with Haruhi then we should get along with him," Kaoru said. "He is a cool person."

"Good." Romey smiled and grabbed Kaoru's wrist. "Now come along Kaoru-dear, I'm hungry."

Kaoru laughed. "Of course." he kissed her forehead and followed her into the kitchen.