Thank you again everyone! ^_^ Because of your support I have faithfully "kept it coming", writing a drabble a day! Tomorrow is the last one, and so today is the last day to vote on the pairing. ^_^ (Just in case, let me warn everyone the prompt is "Doing Something Hot". I won't make it X-rated or anything, but if anyone is uncomforable with intimate situations, you might want to avoid tomorrows.)
Minako huddled under the black umbrella, tucking herself under Saif's arm as they walked down the street in the rain. It was that annoying sort of drizzle where its not light enough to be refreshing and not heavy enough to justify staying inside all day to drink hot chocolate and cuddle. Luckily Saif made a very effective shield, and no amount of rain ever seemed to bother him. He explained to her once that it was because the place he grew up could be very dry at times, such that even years later the different kinds of rain were fascinating to him.
"What do you think about children?"
A splash as Minako stepped, caught off guard into a puddle, soaked their shoes, and they stopped walking. Saif's normally calm face betrayed a hint of regret and Minako looked up at him, wide-eyed.
"Um..." she stammered, "I don't know, I mean, I didn't know if I'd ever have time, so I haven't really thought about it. We have, I mean, I have a job, right, not that you don't, but were you asking about me or us?"
Saif tried, valiantly, to process her jumbled words. "You know, I'm always fairly graceful when you bring up some sort of commitment-centered idea in regards to our relationship. This is a little unfair."
Minako sighed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. It is a perfectly reasonable question to ask when you've been dating for like, a year and a half. Honestly though, I was never sure if we'd have time, you know? I don't want my children to only see their parents every now and then, or to be in danger."
"That's a very responsible answer." Saif said, as they resumed walking. "So then I take it you're not emotionally adverse to the idea of children with me?"
"Of course not!" She exclaimed, squeezing Saif's arm. "If I was going to have children with anyone, it would definitely be you."
She took his silence to be encouraging, and they settled back into it as they passed various shops and restaurants. As they rounded a corner, though, something caught Minako's eye; a clothing store with child mannequins in the front window, dressed in Halloween costumes. Before she knew it, she was slowing down and approaching the window to gaze inside.
"If we had a daughter, I would hope she had your color hair." Minako turned around to smile at Saif. "Can you imagine? A princess with silver hair... she would be like a fairy!"
"That's unlikely." Saif said, kissing the top of her head. "I'm almost certain all of my traits are recessive. Besides, gold is much better for a princess."
Minako stuck her tongue out at him and grabbed his hand. "Come on, lets look inside! We can pretend we're shopping for our children."
"Are you sure?" Saif asked as she dragged him into the brightly colored store.
"Absolutely. After all, we're going to live for like, a thousand years I bet, so we'll have plenty of time to take a break from work to have kids if we want, right?"
"Elysion help me, a thousand years..." He said, with a smile, as Minako cooed over tiny dresses and shoes.
