Chapter 14: Soon
"Mama, when?"
"Soon, Emiko, very soon."
"But when?"
I laughed, looking at my precious two year old daughter, before hugging her. "Soon!"
Emiko has been asking me every single day this past month when she would be getting her baby brother, when he's not due for another three months. Every time I say 'soon' she either pouts or asks me how soon it'll be. Emiko is very excited to be getting her baby brother soon, she's already started trying to talk to him by sitting beside me wherever I am, placing her hand on my belly and babbling to him. It's very cute and quite precious.
"Hey, Emiko. I bet your brother wants a kiss!"
Emiko's eyes widened and she ran over to me once I sat down on the couch. She climbed up beside me and pressed her lips to my belly, making a smacking sound when she pulled away and smiled at me. "Done!"
She's been doing that ever since she noticed how big I was getting. When she first asked about it, I told her that the baby was just growing, and she started kissing my belly every day. It's kinda weird, but it's ok. I don't mind, and the baby starts kicking every time.
"Emiko, are you excited?"
"Mm-hm!" Emiko set her hand on my stomach and smiled. "Baby…"
I couldn't help but smile right back at her. "Yes, there's a baby in my belly, sweetie…"
I love how innocent Emiko is. I want her to keep her innocence for as long as she can.
"Aww, aren't you a cutie pie? Just like your big brother!"
Sakura sighed, shaking her head at me as she handed her two-month-old son Ryu to me. I haven't gotten to see him because I was forced on bed-rest after a scare at the store. Everything was perfectly fine until I felt so ill and started bleeding profusely. The baby is fine, nothing to worry about. I'm a month out from my due date and we're just waiting. Though, I may go in next week for an induction, just to be on the safe side with the baby.
Itachi and I decided to wait for another baby for a few years. The scare at the store was enough to shock me into not wanting to get pregnant for a while. Our agreement was to have one more baby in the next ten years, hopefully. I just hope nothing goes wrong with that future pregnancy.
"Ryu is so cute, Sakura."
"I know. Another little boy who looks like Sasuke-kun… I just love it."
I smiled and nodded, looking at Ryu who was staring me with wide black eyes. Emiko was beside me, giving Ryu a strange look. "Emiko, do you like him?"
"No."
"…"
"…"
Emiko jumped down as Sakura and I stared at her, and she went to play with Sanosuke in the other room. Her reaction was very odd, considering how she had been acting over getting a little brother. She had been so happy until the other day, and now… she doesn't even seem to care.
"Is Emiko all right, Asuna?"
"I don't know…"
"Itachi."
"Yes?"
"What's wrong with Emiko?"
Itachi looked at me a bit confused, apparently not noticing anything different. "What do you mean?"
"I asked her if she liked Ryu, and she said no. yesterday I asked her if she wanted to feel the baby kick and she shook her head before running off. Did something happen?"
"Not as far as I know. Maybe she's jealous?"
I shrugged, climbing into bed and sighing. "Emiko shouldn't be jealous. She's going to love the baby."
"Most older siblings get jealous over the younger ones. Weren't you jealous over Shinsuke?"
I shook my head. "I loved Shinsuke to death. He was born after my mother had a miscarriage, remember? There was no way I would be jealous of him."
"Hm."
"…Itachi, were you ever jealous of Sasuke?"
"Go to bed, Asuna."
"Omigosh, you were!"
"I was five!"
"Aww!"
We didn't make it to three weeks before my due date. I went into labor the very next day and had a beautiful baby boy three hours after we got to hospital. He is so perfect. He was the most beautiful blue eyes ever and a small tuft of brown hair on the top of his head.
"Now, aren't you just precious?" I smile at him, while he just stares at me. "You're going to meet your big sister soon, isn't that exciting? I know she's going to love you, sweetie…"
I hope she does. Emiko just can't hate him… I don't want her to hate our little Sora…
I don't think I could bear it if she did.
END CHAPTER 14