Yosh! I managed to do three pages of this chapter last night before continuing the last two pages today in the morning. After this, I'm just waiting for my mum to pick me up so I can say goodbye to my curls.. *sobs* Anyways, Ayame and Yua won't stay here for long, I just want them to explain some things to the boys before I kick them out, it's only around two pages long before they went off, so you'll be fine.
I don't want to keep you guys from reading, and since this is my last post for now, I should stop rambling and shut up. *laughs* Enjoy the chapter~
To see the very same girls who had helped them realize their feelings for each other –albeit in an awkward way- after disappearing for months is definitely a surprise. Even so, the teens allowed them in and the girls quietly sat on the sofa. Yata wanted to get some tea for them but Fushimi merely shakes his head and gently ushers him to the couch instead.
Still awkward with girls despite wanting to thank them all these times, Yata quietly sits down and plays around with his feet. Yua chuckles at his little ministration while Ayame watches curiously, Fushimi watching the three from the kitchen. He notices that Ayame is the more child-like between the two while Yua has a calm aura around her that makes others feel relaxed. Makes him wonder how two opposing girls can be such close friends. But then he remembered that he and Yata are polar opposites so he crushed the thought.
"So, Yatagarasu," Yua starts out gently and said crow peeks at her from beneath his bangs, looking like a small child. "We heard you encountered a young Strain by the name of Megumi who blessed you the child," her voice, soothing and gentle calms Yata as she talks to him in a rather motherly way. This makes the crow curious, how old are these two anyway?
Fushimi appears from the kitchen and places the tea set on the coffee table in front of them before sitting next to Yata. "She just blessed him, we desired the child so we got it. Why are you two here?" he asks in a rather cold manner. The two males could see Yua's lips thinning and Ayame's eyes flashing dangerously, watching the two like how a hungry predator would when hunting. Another thing the blue clansman notices about the two, Ayame's the more dangerous of them.
"Well, there's no way I'm letting our efforts walk away when they're having a new addition now can I? You should be thanking us for making you got together like this in the first place or that little brat won't even be here," Ayame says coldly as her eyes flash an eerie yellow-green light. Fushimi was about to defend if she starts attacking but Yua was faster.
With one swift move, she pinches Ayame's neck, causing the girl to howl in pain and begging to be released. "I'm sorry for her attitude; she has a split personality you see. When she's calm, she's rather friendly and warm, but once she's angry, she can assault you mentally and physically and is surprisingly cold and cruel," Yua sighs as she pinches her friend harder before looking her sharply in the eye. "Behave!"
Tears start to form in the shorter girl's eyes and she nods weakly before Yua releases her. Coughing, Ayame continues, "Sorry, but we're not here for a long visit, we just want to explain some things to you and check your bonds if you don't mind,"
The couple stares at each other and Yata nods meekly. "Yeah, sure. But what's it about anyway? Is it going to be some sort of complicated stuff? Because having an aura pouch inside me is already crazy enough," the crow says as he eyes the girls skeptically. Both girls smile reassuringly and shake their heads.
"None of that. You see, Megumi is actually under our care before you sent her to the adoption centre. Because we were with her ever since she was abandoned, the three of us formed a very strong bond with each other," Yua starts off and stands followed by Ayame. The shorter girl nods and her eyes flashes, revealing a very long red string connecting them both to another person outside.
"When she blesses someone that we had once been involved with, the red string connecting us will send a message. Not many were blessed though, you're the fourth couple she blessed that was directly involved with us," Ayame says in a chipper tone. Fushimi and Yata stares into each others' eyes for a short moment before turning back to the girls, the strings now gone from their sight as Ayame deactivated her powers.
The girls then sat back down as Fushimi leans forward, resting his forearms on his knees. "It's great that you took care of that girl before we send her to the adoption centre, but why exactly are you here telling us this? As far as we know, we're happy together and expecting a child. I don't think your little play will do much for us right now," Fushimi says as he regards the two with pointed eyes. Ayame and Yua stares at each other before turning to the couple seriously.
"It's because the other three couple also desired a child, and two of them changed their minds halfway through it," Ayame says as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. "We don't want to see a bond getting destroyed before it even began, and since you guys are the first male couple to conceive a child through Megumi's powers, we wanted to see whether you'd have the same thoughts as the other two couple,"
Fushimi could hear Yata gasps lightly and he clutches his stomach protectively. "We made the choice a long time ago; we want to keep the child. Use your powers; 'see' that our bond is weak or strong because I'm pretty sure it'd be unbreakable," the blue clansman hisses slightly as he pulls Yata closer to him.
Nodding her head, Ayame's eyes glow brightly as the couple's body starts to be shrouded in red and white strings connecting the two adults' wrists together shows itself while another string, small, pinkish-white and fragile-looking connected in between. Both the adults' eyes widen in surprise and wonder when they notice that the small string is connected straight to Yata's stomach where the baby is growing.
Yua smiles when she sees the two strings intertwined with each other. "My ability is not needed then. The colour clearly indicates that you two have a strong love for the child, though you two are still wary, you're adamant on keeping the child and raising it the best you can," with that, she stood up and pulls Ayame with her. "Take care then, we'll be watching you somewhere nearby,"
The two then walks out of the couple's house and runs off, disappearing into the elevator with Ayame claiming loudly that they should name the child after her if it's a girl. Yata is still stupefied when the two girls appeared and disappeared like the wind, but now he knows that their feelings for the child is strong and without a doubt.
"Do you seriously think those two would be stalking us like last time?" Yata asks as Fushimi puts the tea set away. There's nothing in it anyway, he only brought it out for show since he knew full well that the girls, despite going all the trouble of getting them together, doesn't really trust them enough to eat or drink anything they offer. "It was so troublesome when they tied us together back then," the crow continues as he peeks in the kitchen to see what Fushimi is doing.
Fushimi only shrugs and wraps an arm around the crow as they make their way back to the couch. It's still rather early so the blue clansman only made some soup to ensure that his dearest vanguard doesn't throw up again, it's been hard for the both of them when it comes to choosing food. "Not sure, but I'll make sure they won't harm you or the baby," he says gently and rubbing a tentative finger on the crow's belly.
"I doubt they mean any harm though. They're pranksters and have some sort of joy at seeing people panicking over their abilities, but other than that, they meant no harm," Yata says as they relax on the couch and turning the TV on for something interesting to watch.
Fushimi only nuzzles the vanguard's neck as he pulls him against his chest like before. 'You're defending them too much. I told you once, right? Those two are a public nuisance. Sneaky, sly, insane and smart public nuisance. They managed to avoid Scepter 4's capture for a long time now, not all girls are sweet and innocent as they look," the blue clansman says as he kisses and sucks the crow's neck, creating hickeys that'll stay there for days.
"They're not that bad," Yata grumbles slightly and pushing Fushimi's face away from his neck. Even though he rarely goes out, some of the Homra members would visit him and he'd want to avoid their questions as much as he can. "The bad one is you, running away from work just to be with me. Shouldn't you call someone by now?"
The blue clansman only hums in response. "If they haven't called me, then I doubt anything is going on right now," he shrugs nonchalantly and continues to plant marks on the pregnant teen's neck. Yata huffs and gave up the attempt to push the younger teen off, knowing that he'll just attack his neck again later on when he's defenseless. "Besides, Vice-Captain Awashima is there, she can handle all the problems that arise,"
Just then, Fushimi's phone rang and the two stares at each other in silence. They paid no mind to the phone for a while but when the ringing becomes persistent and Yata starts to fidget, the blue clansman reaches out to grab it from the coffee table and presses the 'accept' button. Clicking his tongue, he puts the phone near his ear instead of next to it.
"Fushimi! Where are you and why aren't you at your station as usual?" Seri's voice rang through causing Yata to look at his beloved in surprise. Fushimi however, simply clicks his tongue in annoyance as Seri continues to nag. "How can you just leave Scepter 4 without informing anyone? You know better than to just waltz out and not say anything to your subordinate!"
"I told you so," Yata says with a teasing smirk as he gets off of Fushimi to put the clean laundry the other had so kindly folded them for him into their wardrobe. As Yata gets busy, Fushimi continues to listen to his superior nag but this time instead of putting the phone near his ear, he places them on the table so he wouldn't have to hear her until she's finished.
What's so wrong about wanting to leave Scepter 4 to be with your pregnant wife? She'd be glad too if she's in Misaki's place and Kusanagi-san visiting her even though it's opening hours, he thought grumpily as he watches Yata move in and out of the room for the laundry. The crow couldn't bring the basket into the room because of the weight, and this further reminds Fushimi to wash his own clothes to reduce Yata's stress.
Then a sudden thought struck his mind and the blue clansman quickly picks up the phone before bringing it to his ears. "Vice-Captain, I'm going to ask you one thing," he says blankly. On the other side, Seri is completely taken aback when he suddenly intrude on her rambling and she's rather apprehensive to let Fushimi asks what's on his mind. But after a while she allows him to continue. "Are you pregnant by any chance?"
Blushing a scarlet red, she sputters a little when she notices that some of the Scepter 4 members are slack-jawed when Fushimi asked that question, apparently they had heard their conversation due to the silence in the room when Seri called Fushimi. It's not unusual for them to be so quiet when it comes to their second and third, the conversation is actually highly amusing if not a little scary.
"What're you asking me that for, Fushimi? And don't you dare try to avert my attention by suddenly changing the topic! This is about you, not me," she cries out angrily despite the blush still dusting her cheeks. She can hear Yata screaming at Fushimi for asking such a personal question on the other side of the line, and she's rather thankful that he's there to keep Fushimi in check once in a while.
The blue clansman only made a bored noise when he was nagged on both sides, but since Yata is just next to him, he pulls the other close and connect their lips together to silence him. Yata, who's already tired from having to walk back and forth between the laundry basket and their room, slowly felt his energy draining away in that simple but mind-numbing kiss. When Fushimi releases him, he feels as if his legs are made of jelly and would've collapse had it not been the taller teen holding him by his waist.
Fushimi grins triumphantly and presses the phone back to his ears. "Vice-Captain, I understand your concern for me not being at my post and going over the boring terminals, but you have to understand that I have a pregnant wife here who's carrying a child and is constantly exhausted. So I have to be by his side to make sure that he and our growing child are in top condition," he says pointedly before hanging up and carries Yata bridal-style to their bedroom.
Seri, now flabbergasted and utterly enraged, was about to march over to the couple's house when Reisi walks in and places a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "It's fine isn't it?" he says with that knowing smile of his. "Fushimi-kun simply wants what's best for the vanguard and their growing child. Take note that Yata-kun is a man; it's not unusual for Fushimi-kun to be worried. Besides, nothing is going on right now, we can always call him if we need his assistance," without the smile ever leaving his face, Reisi went back to his office swiftly as Seri bows in understand. If Reisi decides to give Fushimi the day off for today, then who is she to say no?
Back in the condo, Fushimi had successfully trapped Yata under his body and is now staring at the smaller youth with hungry eyes. But Yata is too exhausted to do anything except yelling. "You monkey! Why the hell did you tell her I'm your wife? I'm a guy for fuck's sake!" he cries out as he tries to push Fushimi away only have the blue clansman wrap his arms around him in a loose but powerful embrace. "And you ought to go back to work!"
In response, the blue clansman only nuzzles his face against the crow's neck and all sense of arguing escapes the shorter teen. He feels safe in Fushimi's embrace, and when he felt the hands wandering up his shirt to soothingly rub his belly, Yata believes that everything in his life is just perfect at this moment. Having someone who belongs to him, a home and a growing child, Yata couldn't ask for more.
"Of course you're my wife," Fushimi whispers at the crow's ears when he senses the feeble life inside Yata. "Wives stick to their husbands' sides forever and carry the child. I should submit our documents so that we can legally be married," the taller teen sighs as he continues to pet and rub Yata's belly. The crow blushes when he hard that and turns his head slightly to look at Fushimi in the eye.
"You know Japan won't allow two men to get married, it's against the rules. Plus, we're still considered underage!" he hisses out but Fushimi silences him by latching his mouth to the crow's neck. Yata wanted to push him away as usual but again, the sensation was just too good to pass up.
Fushimi didn't say anything, only kissing and playing with the crow's neck and cheeks as his hands continue to rub circles on the crow's stomach. Despite the sunny afternoon with the chirping birds and flying sakura petals, the two preferred to just stay in their bedroom and enjoy each others' presence. Yata enjoys the day because it's not everyday Fushimi would come home in the afternoon to simply cuddle with him. And with his busy schedule, he'd sometimes comes home late at night when Yata's already sleeping and left before he wakes.
"Misaki, what do you think our baby's gender will be?" Fushimi asks all of a sudden and stares at the crow in the eye as he props he head on his hand. "I want a boy, and then we can take him to all the arcades we went when we were in middle school," he continues with a distant look in his eyes. Yata hums in response and rubs his belly absentmindedly.
The crow shook his head and Fushimi wonders in surprise on what could be going through his beloved's mind. "I don't really care, but I want a girl since it's easier to take care of a girl rather than a boy. Besides, I know you'd be highly possessive of her and won't let any guy come near her," the crow says with a cheeky smile. Fushimi chuckled and plants a loving kiss to the crow's lips.
"I suppose, but truthfully, I don't mind the gender of the child as long as he or she is born healthy, right? And you should watch your health too; I don't want you to do too much work that would hurt you or the baby. If anything were to happen to you, I don't know what I'd do," Fushimi whispers out hoarsely as he pulls Yata into his arms.
Rather surprised, Yata tentatively wraps his arms around Fushimi's back and rocks him gently. "Don't worry, Saruhiko. I'll make sure our dream to have a little kid sleeping between us comes true. I won't walk too much or overwork myself, I've been needing naps here and there anyway," he says with a smile and pecks Fushimi on the cheek lightly. The blue clansman smiles gently and caresses the shorter male's cheeks lovingly.
Just then, they heard the timer go off and Fushimi leaps out of the bed to turn off the fore before the soup is completely ruined. Yata can only laugh when he hears the other teen cursing. Really, Fushimi isn't meant in the kitchen at all.
Rubbing his stomach again, Yata couldn't help but think lovingly to his child. You're one lucky kid, you know that? Already receiving both your dad's and my love even when you're only eight weeks old in my stomach. When you're born, I promise we'll both protect you with our hearts.
Yeah..as I said before, PMS makes women go crazy, Fushimi just had a different idea. *laughs* And don't you feel the fluff? I find the ending somewhat horrible! It's just so..ugh, and with the sugary topping there, somehow I think I just killed their character! Horrible I tell you, horrible! I should really stop listening to love songs while writing the chapters, it messes with my head! *cringes*
Anyways, now that I'm leaving for two weeks, I should once again tell you.. I'm sorry for not being able to finish the story before my trip. I tried..but this is as far as I can go. *guilty* The next chapter will feature Homra and baby shower! I've already finished 1/4 of the page and if I have time later tonight, I'll finish at least 2-3 more pages. But I won't upload anymore until my trip is over..
I'll see you guys in a fortnight! And until then, leave me some reviews, I'm sad you guys aren't saying anything.. *cries*