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Point Awards
1 to XOne N Onlyx for catching an error.
1 to Odinsin83 for noticing a few errors.
2 to TheNewMandalord for the Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge and swallowing fluids comments.
I checked my watch again, waiting for Yamato to show up. He had demanded that he take me to all of my appointments now that I was showing and I had reluctantly agreed. Although I wasn't a fan of the idea, the baby's needs came before my anger at Yamato. If he took any longer I was going to have to chance it though.
As I looked up I saw Matt pull up and open the door for me, flashing that famous Ishida grin.
"Wipe it off your face, Matt. It doesn't work on me anymore. You're late." The smile did indeed fade, but was replaced with confusion.
"I'm not late, I'm five minutes early." He flashed his phone, and sure enough, he was. I glanced back down at my watch and realized it was ten minutes fast. I blushed, remembering that I had set it to the clock in one of my classes and not one hooked to a satellite.
"Sorry, I bought this watch on the way to class and it must have been set wrong."
The grin reappeared as he put the car in gear. "No worries. Let's get to the appointment! I want to know what you're having."
I rolled my eyes. "You'd think you fathered this child."
Matt looked hurt. "Just because I'm not the father, doesn't mean that I can't look out for the kid and be excited about it. I mean, it might take months to get the paternity results and the baby is still going to need a father for that time, not to mention that you're going to need some help.
"I know I've done some terrible things and that the reason Tai isn't around is because of me. I want to do everything I can for this child. I got a reality check when I found out you were pregnant, Sora. I've got to change or I'm going to end up with so much guilt that I lose control. It starts with fixing as much as I can with the people I've alienated and hurt. You're first."
I stayed silent, unsure of what to say for a few moments. Eventually I settled on one very simple statement. "I'm proud of you, Matt."
"I say we go out for ice cream after this. How about strawberry for a girl and blue moo cookie dough for a boy? My treat," Matt said as we walked into the waiting room after checking in. I looked around the room, and then froze when I saw Mimi and Hikari sitting next to each other, one of which was supposed to be at work and the other I was sure was very angry with me. After the initial shock wore off, anger started to fuel me and I turned to Yamato, ready to let him have it, but when I turned I saw he was just as surprised as I was. Before I could go and hide, Hikari looked up and waved, motioning for us to head over.
I tried to walk over casually, but ended up walking too fast and too at with an uneven gait. This, of course, caught Mimi's attention.
"Sora, quit walking like a fool and get over here! Hikari came as a surprise! She wants to know if she's having a niece or nephew!" Mimi's bubbliness just made my apprehension grow, but it also made me get overly quickly so that Mimi didn't call any more attention to us. Matt just stood off to the side awkwardly, unsure of where he should be.
"Hey Kari, I'm surprised to see you here, with all that's happened and all," I said, mentally slapping myself. I shouldn't have mentioned it and I sounded like an idiot.
Kari gave a soft smile. "I'm not going to lie to you and say I'm not upset about what happened with you, Matt and Tai, but that's between the three of you. I can't be supremely angry at you and not Matt, and I can't be overly mad at Matt because of Takeru. Plus, regardless of who's child it is, that's my niece or nephew. Seeing as I believe you when you say that the baby is Taichi's, that child is my blood and I want Tomatsu to know his cousin. So I'm here."
"Thank you for believing in me."
Hikari shrugged. "I got the same story from both you and Matt. Plus, it would be a lot better of a deal for you if the baby was Matt's if you were just looking for money."
Now it was time to confront why Mimi was here. "I thought you were supposed to be at work."
Mimi glanced up from the magazine she had been pretending to read. "And miss finding out if this pain in the ass child was a boy or a girl? You better believe that I took the afternoon off."
I opened my mouth to respond, but Dr. Kido showed up in the door. "Sora? I'm ready for you now."
I closed my mouth and stood up, grabbing my bag. As I walked towards the office, everyone fell in line behind me, Matt and Mimi right next to one another.
"So, still blowing fags, Matt?" I heard Mimi ask from behind me.
"Yeah, I have been smoking since I was sixteen. I'm still giving guys head too. It's amazing, you should try it some time," Matt retorted.
"I'd rather that they gave it to me. Why waste a hard-on like that?" Mimi said as we walked into the room. Dr. Kido put a blood pressure cuff around my arm and started it.
"Well, I guess if he can only stand you enough to get it up once, then I wouldn't want to waste any of them either. It also helps when you have men lining up to give it to you."
Mimi snorted. "Lining up? You're so far in the closet that it's amazing you've even gotten one, the poor bastard."
The machine beeped and Dr. Kido glared at the machine, then at Mimi and Matt. "Ok you two, arguments over."
Both of them swung to look at him and said, in unison, "We weren't fighting."
Dr. Kido looked annoyed. "Ok, fine. I don't care what you call it. Stop it. Sora's pressure is one sixty three over one oh five. She's never had anything close to that before. Knock it off or take it outside."
I took a deep breath, not entirely sure that it was completely their bickering. I had had a lot going of surprises today and I was waiting for another. Still, the two shut up.
"Good. Now Sora, I need you to lay back and relax. This is just going to be a normal ultrasound."
I did as I was told and tried not to shiver as the lubricant was drizzled on my stomach. Dr. Kido grabbed the wand and started gliding it around my stomach, trying to get a clear picture of my child.
He stopped, then turned the screen towards me. "Ok, here we've got the head and the torso," he said, touching the screen the screen in the appropriate places as he did so. "We've got too little legs and arms here and here. Now, let's move around and see if we can get a clear shot... Ah, right here. That's his little penis. Congratulations Sora, you're having a boy."
I felt a sense of relief wash over me that I hadn't expected. I hadn't consciously wished for either gender, but now that I thought about it, a boy made more sense for me. I wouldn't know how to deal with a girl if she was girly.
Everyone else in the room was saying congrats and patting me on the back. We finished up quickly and were back in the waiting room not long after.
"Let's go out to celebrate, Sora!" Mimi said, overly excited by the news. I suddenly got uneasy. Yamato and I had planned to go get ice cream afterwards, but I knew that wouldn't go over very well. Luckily, Matt took care of it.
"Sorry, Mimi. I promised Sora ice cream and I have a surprise for her, one she needs to see tonight. You'll just have to wait your turn."
Mimi glowered at the blonde boy. "Fine then. Dinner? There's this new place downtown that's supposed to be just amazing. I'll take you out as a congratulations."
"Sounds great, Mimi. I'll meet you at home at six, ok? I'll see you soon, ok Kari?"
"Uh-uh. I helped with the surprise, so I'm definitely going with you two. You owe me some ice cream after the trouble I went through."
Yamato blushed. "Of course, let's go."
A/n: That took way long than expect. Granted, I did two weeks moving, so can I be forgiven? I may have a surprise for you soon too. :) We'll see.
PS- Anyone who's been reading Consanguinity will probably recognize the blowing fags joke. Depends on if you read the author's notes. If you're wondering what Consanguinity is, it's a fic that studies the direct link between adoption and accidental incest. Seriously, I guess it happens all the time.
PPS- This would have been up four hours ago, but as I finished replies I found out my cat has fleas and have been in a flurry since.
Reviews!
Odinson83- I think I got them fixed, maybe. Also, this is why I couldn't name the baby after my niece. I already had it in my head that she was having a boy.
Supershooter- My main goal is to make the characters my own while still keeping them true to themselves. It's great to hear that I'm accomplishing that. The fight with Tai and Kari was difficult to write and it makes me really happy to know it was what was expected.
XOne N OnlyX- Don't worry about not reviewing, I have been slacking on that as of late (too busy to do it). Still, it's nice that you dropped a line. Ok, first, hearing that you place me up there with Nesha1's fics is pretty well an honor. Nesha1 is in my top five lemon writers. She's amazing. That made me so incredibly happy.
Most people seem to think Tai is reacting normally. I was really worried about that, but I haven't had anyone say he's ooc. I do have to say that my favorite OC from any story that I've thought up is Noa. He is my amazingly pervy and everything I could want in such a character. I'll probably use him in something that's actually publishable one day, but we'll see.
As For Takeru/Hikari, I'm surprised that Tai ever let them get married. Yet again, he couldn't exactly stop them and he knows Takeru is a good man and would take care of his sister. I'm thinking it was mostly a 'better Takeru than some random asshole" situation.
Vigatus- I agree, but we're generally either too forgiving or too harsh on those we love and Kari didn't take any time to calm herself. Tai is definitely going to regret his words though. How could you not regret calling your son such things?
TaioraWarrior- I'm glad I got the fight right. It was difficult with those two. They're just so close. I hope that your family issues resolve themself and if you need anyone to talk to, I'm a pretty good ear.
Profetino- You just lie in wait to get that special review, don't you? ;)
It is very painful to be cheated on. I've been through it and I took my ex back, just to have it happen again. I don't wish this on anyone. I think the reason Kari was so harsh was because we tend to be very harsh on those we love, either that or we are far too lenient. She was angry at him for not telling her and should have gone to calm down before confronting Tai. This was the second time in a short period that Tai has withheld important information from Tai (the first time being when Tai didn't tell her that he and Sora had been together for months). She also feels betrayed. She should be more understanding, but when you get two people who are so raw and angry then they generally get into pretty bad fights. Generally you'll regret it later, but Kari is a lot like me and I will not apologize for a while, especially if the other person is wrong too.
Thank you for the amazing review and your English is better than many people I know.
EliteBeauty- If I don't work Koumi in, it'll be a side story. I've been wanting to do one for a bit and I like the universe. I'm so sorry that this took so long, but I'm hoping that the surprise I have planned will make up for it.
Vixenlive- I'm very pleased I portrayed the fight so well. Thank you for the review.
Taiora-AAML-Serena-Darien- :D
Arandomguy227- I definitely didn't say Tai was a genius. Bad mouthing a baby is in bad taste either way. All the kid did was get conceived. The mother on the other hand...
Angry Kari is definitely a very different character than normal Kari. Angry Kari is scary. I would not fuck with angry Kari. I was laughing as I wrote about their sex life though. I could totally see both of them doing what they did.
TheNewMandalord- I literally laughed out loud twice during your review. Tai's behavior is getting a little disconcerting. Luckily, even with as nice as Matt's being, there is no room for her to go back to him. He's finally decided to be a good guy and step one is not playing with others hearts. He's just trying to make good. You'll see more of this. Happy to know that I'm still great with the character's and I'll definite;y work on the quotes (I've always been bad with it; you should have seen me early stuff. I was so bad that you literally had to guess and hope you were right).
No sex until next arc. :( Sora's too pregnant to be in porn and Tai's too angry to sex her up. Still, this arc ends at chapter 30.