Author's note: I do not own Bleach or its characters. This is for the 30 Kisses challenge using list zeta. Theme 30: Realization.
Waking Up
Kisuke blinked as his mind processed the piece of information that Yoruichi had just given him. He thought he might be in shock. He hadn't expected that at all. Yoruichi had been acting rather odd lately, but this was an explanation that hadn't occurred to him at all.
He was going to be a father. They were going to be parents. In about seven months. Kisuke blinked again. He was going to be a parent, a father. This was going to take some getting used to.
Kisuke would admit to being mildly terrified by the prospect of being a father. He honestly wasn't perhaps the most responsible of people, and even though he had been a mentor and a guardian, he'd never actually been someone's father before. He didn't know if he'd do a good job. But to have a child, one that was his and Yoruichi's, there was something special and magical about that idea. Kisuke was both terrified and elated. He, Kisuke Urahara, was going to be a father.
It would mean changes for sure. The Urahara Shoten wasn't exactly set up for a young child's presence. They would need to set up a nursery, and there were all sorts of things they would need for a baby like diapers, bottles, and a cradle of some sort. Kisuke would also need to make sure there was no way the baby could get into his lab or work room. He could just imagine the trouble a child of his and Yoruichi's could get into. They were going to have a child together. Yoruichi was pregnant with their child. Kisuke felt a little faint.
Yoruichi looked like she wanted some sort of response from him, and Kisuke blinked again, feeling the need to confirm that he had heard her correctly. His memory wasn't usually faulty, but for this he needed to be sure.
"Really? Pregnant?"
She nodded. "Yes, Kisuke."
He caught her up in a tight hug, pressing a kiss to her lips. "I love you."