10. Mating sucks...

Tomoe jerked his head up to look Inari in the eye, why? They had just gotten home the other day, and even though Nanami was still a bit weak she was regaining her color; the fox didn't know what to think, and to be honest he wasn't sure if he should.

He didn't understand their contract, he didn't like her or love her; but she had his child in his tummy and he was watching her puke and ride out the morning sickness everyday. He was there of course to pat her back, but their wasn't much he could do.

He sighed out and sat at the table that morning, slightly disorinated.. Why? Well, there was a reason and he wasn't going to talk about it to anyone at the moment. He felt to sick to the stomahc today and he had no clue as to why. Maybe he ate something bad the day before, he wasn't so sure.

Flashback to the other night after they came home from the hospital

Tomoe looked at Nanami as he helped her into a new futon, he had cleaned it up along with the shrine spirits and now she was weakly wanting sleep. To be honest he wanted to rest as well but he doubted he'd be able to, The fox sighed out as he laid down on his futon on the oposite side of the room.

He snuggled in the warm covers and closed his eyes, not even smoking his pipe from home exhausted he was, hospital beds sucked compared to what he was sleeping on now, they seemed to inflate and then deflat and then inflate again. He didn't understand this, it was like a blow up bed for those who were in pain? Yeah, that was real nice..

The fox yawned weakly and shuddered, to be honest he was a bit cold, Why? Because he had pulled that girl so close to him in the hospital that he didn't want to let her go. He didn't know why this was either, and then the baby monitor.. when he saw the blob move..

Tomoe swallowed and tried to push the human and her problems out of his mind. He didn't have time to worry, not anymore, he was far to tired and his body was aching in several hundred places to his utter annoyance.

The fox yawned until he heard a soft whispered into the night. He blinked and yanked his heavy eyes open before looking over at Nanami on the other side of the room, she moved weakly before turning her head to look at him,

" T-Tomoe?" She whispered weakly and he arched his brow as he sat up worried. He didn't know why he was worried for someone like her; to be honest he was tired and ususally would throw the person to the curse when he didn't feel like it was worth his time.

" What?" he whispered and yawned behind his hand. He ruffled his hair and looked at her, the doctor told him to watch her so if she was calling him it had to be important.. He looked at her before she winced,

" Can you..' She paused and bit her lip weakly. Her body was hurting and she wanted to cry, she was cold.. she just wanted some warmth at this time of need. She looked at him and his ears perked slightly as she swallowed, " Can you sleep with me?" she wispered.

Tomoe's eyes grew wide from the request and he swallowed harshly, thank god it was dark in the room because he felt his face burn untrolablly in shock. He bit his lip and looked at her weakly, he looked at his bed and then at the shivering girl that was across from him..

It took all his will power to crawl over and gently lower his body into the covers, He snuggled up to her and pulled her close, all the while letting his blush burn his skin. She suggled to him and smiled weakly,

" Thank you.. I was so cold." She whispered and he nodded slightly in response. He was kind of shocked when morning came, and he had found out that he was sleeping beside her like it wasn't a big deal.

He slept better then he ever had that night, and for some reason it was so comforting just to have her close to him. Now he got to have her close and he didnt' understand why this was a bit pleasing to his ears. He sighed out and cuddled her weakly before their door was yanked open and Mikage walked in,

" RISE AND SHINE MY LOVES!" He smiled, " Today I'm making breakfast!" He seemed to cheer but froze when he saw Tomoe glaring at him from NANAMI'S Bed. Mikage seemed to go rigid as he turned arodn rather quickly and swalowed harshly,

" Uh.. Erm, Sorry. I didn't walk in on anyting did I?" He squeaked whiel Tomoe's face went red from the thought. Sure they had done it before, but he didn't remember anything and he was drunk! So No! He wouldn't be doing that! Besides! He was fully clothed, what was wrong with this idiot!?

" N-NO!: Tomeo blushed while the man relaxed,

" Well get up then!" He cheered and skipped down the hall with a cheery expression. Tomoe felt his eye twitch, he was his father yeah. But he wanted to do nothing more then to kill him and hide the body at this moment..

Curse the man..

End of Flashback

Tomoe groaned and rolled his eyes, the idiot had actaully thought something so stupid, now his stomach really was twisting and turning dangerously within him!
He just hoped that it wasn't the morning sickness that the doctor had so graciously informed him that he was going to have. He didn't think males had orning sickness as well, but apparently him being a fox yokai...

Tomoe chewed his lip but sighed out as he sipped his tea, Mikage was in the kitchen making food while Inari was reading a paper on baby awareness and pregnancy must. Tomoe was listening half heartily while Nanami was catching up on some more sleep.

The teen sighed out and sipped his tea, all the while whining slightly. He didnt know why he did, until his body reacted witha sharp pain in his stomach and lower back. He bit his lip in shock but he pushed it back and sipped some more tea as Inari sighed out and blinked,

" OH! I forget to tell you.' The god grinned weakly as Tomoe looked at him with an exhausted expression. The harvest god sighed out wekly before biting his lip, " I have ordered some things for you to install into the shrine." he smiled weakly before Tomoe mentally twitched.

He straightened his back and looked at him with narrowed eyes before breathing and letting his words flow, " Why exactly? Is it not fine the way it is?" he muttered weakly before Inari shook his head and swallowed.

" No, Not for a pregnant woman, we're men Tomoe, Well.. Two of are. Your just a hormoneal teen.' He sighed out but continued, " You have to handycap a few things. One is a shower grip." He muttered weakly, " Slipping in the shower is one of the main leading causes to misscarriage. " He muttered as Tomoe twitched slightly and looked at him with wide eyes,

" WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO HANDICAP THE SHRINE!? SHE'S PREGNANT! BIG DEAL!" Tomoe fumed in shock as he slammed his hands down on the table. He didn't even know HOW to install a shower grip! He didn't want to add anything to the shrine!

It was fien the way it was, at least in his eyes it was.

" Tomoe, preganancy is a big thing." Inari sighed out, " Plus you have to add lockers on the cabnits and drawers, when they baby is born and up and walking?" Inari arched his brow and sighed, " It will be very curious." He sighed out as Tomoe twitched and stood.

He opened his mouth to say something but instead he covered his mouth and gulped. Inari looked at him shocked before Tomoe ran to the bathroom, momenst later you heard a whine. Inari blinked before rushing in and seeing Tomoe holding his stomach and leaning against the wall.

" What just happened?" Inari blinked whiel Tomoe groaned and shook his head weakly, it only took Inari a few seconds to desipher it. He was a medic in foxes, when a male fox mated and got their mate pregnant? They had morning sickness as well... Sometimes worse then the female.

Bascailly?For foxes? Sometimes mating just plain old sucked! Tomoe whined slightly as Inari arched his brow and sighed out from the teens trembling form. He patted Tomoes back and whined when Tomoe got sick again, his ears pinned as the man sighed out,

" Kido.." Inari winced as Tomoe looked at him weakly,

" Morning Sickness." Inari winced out and Tomoe groaned..

Great, just great..Tomoe wiped his mouth with a shaky hand, he swallowed harshly and then gasped in pain from a cramp in his stomach. He bit his lip as Inari sighed out, oi.. He shook his head and went to go get some medicine while Tomoe bit his lip and leaned his head back against the wall.

He wanted to scream, and howl at why this had happened, but then again. This is what he got for drinking with some female he didn't know. Now she was his mate, and he was supposed to be taking care of her. But now to his dismay he was the one that was couching and whining about getting sick.

She had been getting sick earlier that day and he hoped it wasn't a reverse affect, one gets sick on one part of the day while the other had to suffer the rest of the hours, he hoped that wasn't the case but he had an unlucky feeling; given that the doctor said that when males started morning sickness it was worse then their mates in question.

This sucked, sake sucked, Mating sucked, His head was hurting him and he was panting for air after that. He then felt pain in his back and he groaned slightly. So this is what morning sickness was? He hated it..

Now he felt a bit more sorry for Nanami.. He groaned and covered his mouth,

Oh god why..