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Author's notes: Happy New Year! I wish you all a year full of blessings!

So, then, I'm starting this year with this little one-shot, which is special to me because I actually wrote it first in Spanish and it's been a looooong time since I did write a Mankin fic in my own language... Yeah, weird... But, I hope you like it anyway because baby Hana is love!

Good Job
14.12.2005

Anna observes her silhouette reflected on the egg-shaped mirror in front of her. She can see that she clearly isn't as slim as usual, but as it is, it turns out that she isn't in the least worried about it. She twirls in a circle on her place, paying close attention to the way her white, linen dress moves behind her. The fabric sways with the air created on the whirling motion, showing her legs. The flowery embroidery on the edges is of the color of wheat, a shade fairer than her own hair which falls around her shoulders and tumbles below.

She pauses then, and her long dress stops falling behind her and returns to its original position. She feels light, a sensation that has been missing for many months. Her hands lay down over her belly and her eyes fix themselves there for a good while.

"Anna?" the voice of her husband is heard on the other side of the hall, the same as his soft steps that sound tap, tap, tap when they touch the wooden floor. Yoh is like a breeze, but she has sharp senses and she can feel even the slightest caress of the wind. "Anna-chan, are you in there? Can I come in?"

She turns over her shoulder, her gaze moving towards the door where Yoh's head is already popping in, and nods when her eyes meet his. "Yes, come in."

The door is opened completely and Anna turns around to welcome Yoh inside. A smile is starting to grow on the blonde's face, one of those rare and sincere ones that are only for him, and she walks towards the boy. She takes in her arms the little one wrapped in blankets that Yoh is carrying gently.

Yoh also smiles sweetly, from ear to ear, like a little boy. But Anna knows well that that young man in from of her is not longer a boy but a man in every sense of the word. The Yoh standing in front of her is the man whom she'll spend the rest of her life with and the simply fact of knowing this makes her feel safe, happy, complete.

"He finally fell asleep," Yoh murmurs to her as though he were sharing an important secret with the young woman. "I think he ended up as exhausted as me after the meal and the bath, you know?" The boy lets out a soft chuckle while his dark eyes focus on the peaceful face of the baby now in arms of his wife.

The amber colored eyes of the young mother change from her son to her husband. She almost laughs herself. It seems like it wasn't necessary for him to tell her so; it's just enough to see how his white shirt is now wet and stained with orange and brown spots everywhere. And of course, those sleepy eyes can only point out his fatigue.

"You've done well, Yoh," she congratulates with a soft voice, but he can hear her very clearly. Anna looks back at the baby again, tenderness taking over her gaze when he moves against her chest to get closer. "But next time, just let me lull him to sleep, alright? You know that Hana falls asleep faster with me."

Yoh moves around Anna and circles her shoulders and rests his chin in the gap between one of them and her neck to gaze at the boy carefully. Hana yawns, still in deep slumber. Yoh laughs softly once gain, wild bangs falling over his eyes. "Okay, Anna-chan."

After a while, Anna leaves the baby inside his cradle with utmost care, covering him with the blanket that their grandparents have sent from Izumo, and gently arranges Hana's blond bangs with her fingers. She looks at him for a long moment, with Yoh behind her, and she lets out a sigh. "Come on, Yoh, you also need to rest. We both need it."

Nodding, Yoh takes her hand to guide her to their bedroom without needing her to say any other word. She smiles, content, squeezing his hand as they walk side by side. This is their life and they are happy with it, because together they've done a good job.