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"I'm pregnant..." she blurted with tears filling her eyes. And for the first time in his life he didn't know what to say...
'Til death do us part
Chapter Nine
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Fuuko patiently waited for his reaction, but he didn't seem to give one. She waited, and waited. She raised her brows. He was still not saying anything, he was just l
looking at her. His expression never changed.
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"Was that a smile on his face or was he going to be sick?" She couldn't really tell.
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"Well, say something." She chided him at his silence. The words "I'm pregnant," was still hanging in the air between them.
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"You're pregnant?" he repeated stupidly, not sure of what else to say. She nodded her head.
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"Are you sure?" He asked, with concern laced in his voice.
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"Yeah... I took the test, and it was positive..." She responded in a soft, clear voice.
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"But those test are not 100% accurate!" He exclaimed. Fuuko held his face steady in her hands.
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"Mi-chan, I'm already over two weeks late on my period and I'm having morning sickness and I'm having massive food cravings." She explained, as if to a child.
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"And look, my boobs are getting a little bigger and feel more fuller!" Without hesitation she pushed her breast together with both hands. The large mounds overflowed
her fingers. Tokiya's face went stone cold and his jaw almost hit the ground when he saw her cleavage through her low cut v-neck.
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Kami, what is she doing? He swallowed hard. It took almost every ounce of his self-control not to just push her along the bench and take her right there. Tokiya mentally
slapped himself for the dirty thought.
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"Don't do that..." he exclaimed. You're killing me!
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"People might see you and think you're doing something inappropriate!" He tried explaining, hoping she wouldn't notice the blush creeping onto his face and the bulge
that was starting to form in his pants. Luckily for him the light wasn't very bright.
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"Well, we've already done the inappropriate, so we can care less!" she said with a wink and without a trace of embarrassment in her low voice.
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Was she flirting with him? He cleared his throat as his imagination sprang to life.
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"Are you flirting with me!" Tokiya asked, now looking her directly in the eyes, as he sat beside her on the bench. She had blushed bright red when she thought he was
serious, and then when she realized he was teasing, she slapped his shoulder lightly.
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"What! Me? With you? Oh, please! Get over yourself!" Fuuko answered, rolling her eyes.
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"Why not?" he asked, with curiosity tainting his voice.
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"Because, I'm not into snowmen!" she retorted, with a look of absolute disgust.
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"So you're into girls?" he responded with smirk. Then suddenly he leaned closer to her, so she, on instinct moved back a little, but her head bumped into something hard
with a loud "thud".
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"Itaiiii!" She rubbed her head. To her surprise, he smiled. Not the sort of smile she would have recognized at first, but she noticed the faintest change in the expression
on his lips. It was a warmer gesture than his usual cold feature.
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"I just hope that our child will be more like me, for its own sake" he said with a light smirk, which caused a frown to appear on the girl's pretty face.
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"What! Why you cold-blooded snowman!" Fuuko stared at him, almost losing her patience.
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"You do know that snowmen are made out of snow, right?" Tokiya stated, as if teaching her. She raised her right brow, and crossed her arms.
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"Stupid polar bear!" she exclaimed with a scowl.
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"Rather that, than a monkey!" He said with a rather serious tone, which made her glance at him with a slight enlargement of her eyes.
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"Are you calling ME a monkey?" She asked, trying to come up with a witty retort to his sarcasm.
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"I didn't say that!" he replied as if that would settle things.
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"Well, I don't hear you denying it either!" Fuuko retorted, aware she was getting defensive but not quite sure how to stop it.
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"Why should I, when I know it's true..." he continued, but she replied by hitting him over the head.
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"ITAII! Do you know how many braincells I lose when you do that!" he said, while rubbing his head.
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"Well, generally you don´t lose any!" Fuuko rolled her eyes.
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"You don't even know how hard you hit! For your information, it's hard enough to cause permanent brain damage!" he retorted, frowning slightly.
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"Really? Then I should do it more often then!" she said, making it sound as a warning. He moved a little away from her and she smiled triumphantly. There was a long
pause of quietness as she let her mind wonder a bit, but there was a pleasant feeling of warmth in her heart. And there was still a smile on her lips when she stole a
look at Tokiya. He was so beautiful, so perfect in his appearance. It was as if he had his own light inside, like he was lit by the stars in the cool evening skies. She had
always been fascinated by him, even when they had first met five years ago. There was something about him that always intrigued her; a certain look in his eyes, a
certain way his smirk was tilted, a certain way his voice was deep and smooth and best of all, was the certain smile he would make, everytime he thinks nobody was
looking. Tokiya caught Fuuko looking at him, but she quickly averted and looked straight ahead again, she always looks away.
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"Are you imagining how our baby would look like?" he asked with a tone of pride.
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"No! I just never imagined it to be like this..." she said with a straight face.
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"To be like this?" he asked with a puzzled expression. She nodded.
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"I always thought that I would be married first, then do things like a fairy tale, but I guess you can't plan everything..." He looked at her, curiously at first. His grey eyes
focused on her.
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"You believe in fairy tales and happy endings?" Tokiya questioned with a smirk on his face.
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"Well, sorry for being a girl!" she said and she shot him a look.
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"Relax, will you!" he muttered, with a sigh.
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"Actually, after my parents divorced and my dad left my mom and me, I promised myself that my life would be better. That I would marry a man that truly loves me and
whom I would love more than myself. Then we would have beautiful children and we could grow old together..." Her head was tilted back, as she stared up at
the ceiling. There was sadness in her voice, but he knew it went deeper than her words. Although they have known each other for years, there are only few things he
knows abouther. She always preferred to keep her personal life as private of a matter as possible. And it seemed as though she knew more about him, than he did
about her, and that gave her a distinct advantage. She had torn down his walls, and was invading his being without even trying to. He would never admit it to her – or
anyone – but she meant more to him than she knew.
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So much more than just "friend"...
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"Right now, I want to kiss you!" he said, no louder that a whisper. She looked at him, startled. She stared intently in his cold grey eyes, which reminded her of drops of
silver. She searched his handsome face for any sign that he had been teasing her, but the looks in his eyes said otherwise, he was the image of sincerity itself. Unsure
of how to take his remark, Fuuko just let out a short breath as though it was a short laugh, then,
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"Mr. Tokiya Mikagami, are you proposing to me?" she blurted, trying to sound funny, probably to ease the tension that had gathered between them, because of his
sudden outburst. She was smiling, but there was a serious look behind her eyes. It wasn't noticeable, but it was definitely there. Deep inside she wanted him to mean
those words.
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"Eh Mi-chan, don't tease me..." she said primly, with a faint smile, as she elbowed him playfully. He stayed quiet not responding to anything. He was not looking at her
now, instead his eyes were focused on some point far away, as if gazing at something only he could see.
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"You're right, why would I want to kiss a monkey, anyway!" he suddenly replied, looking straight in her eyes with a raised eyebrow. Then he stood up from his seat,
not waiting for her reply. She just smiled a knowing smile at him, but remained silent.
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"It's late, I'll walk you home!" he offered, but she just shook her head and walked pass him.
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"Don't worry, this monkey can take care of herself without your help!" She slightly turned her head to look at him, a smirk playing on her mouth. And there it was again,
the sadness in her eyes, but it disappeared sooner than it came. Then she started walking away from him.
Tokiya just leaned against the door frame. His pale grey eyes narrowed and there was a frown formed on his perfectly sculpted face, then he sighed in exasperation.
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"Sometimes, you're just too dense to understand simple logic..." He whispered before he entered his house.
I wasn't teasing you...
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To be continued...
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