Chapter 19: Cats Come Out at Night

"Here, I made you some hot crawdad soup," Haruhi said with a smile as she sat it on the bedside table in their bedroom. "Your mom gave me the recipe and it'll help a lot beloved."

Marcus smiled as he set his book down and sat up. "You should be in bed with me," he said with a soft chuckle as he reached for the bowl.

"I'll come in here after I get our laundry." Haruhi said kissing his forehead and giving him the bowl. "Eat and I'll be right back. I hung our blanket on the balcony to dry."

"Haruhi."

Haruhi looked at him. "What? I can do it. It's easier and nicer to use the laundry line instead of that contraption you call a dyer."

"No, you're supposed to be on bed rest. Three different doctors have told you the same thing."

Haruhi sighed. "Fine…" she sat on the bed next to him. "If it rains tonight and our clothes get wet I'm blaming you."

"I'll get them after I eat."

"Fine," Haruhi said with a pout and reached into her beside drawer and took out a puzzle. She looked at it a moment and began trying to put it together while sitting it on a piece of cardboard she had torn off of a moving box. "Maybe I can do this puzzle while I rest…"

Marcus laughed softly. "You know, you can work on that essay you got due."

"I finished it." Haruhi said in annoyance. "I did it while you were sleeping, and while I was waiting for the soup to cook." She looked down at the pieces and frowned. "There are too many white pieces….at least we can be alone for a whil-."

"Hi hi! Your Chupanurse and Bunny nurse is here!"

"I was wrong…" Haruhi grumbled. "You gave them an extra key, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't." Marcus shook his head with a sigh. "How did you two get in here?"

"Mommy told us to look in on you while she had to go run an errand." China giggled.

"Oh...very nice…" Haruhi grumbled. "Usada what are you doing?"

"Well I am helping your pillows be fluffy," Jenny said pulling the pillow from behind Haruhi as the smaller woman hit her head.

"We don't need our pillows fluffed. If you wanna do somethin' you can take the laundry off the line while Chupacabra does the dishes." Marcus said with a sigh as he helped Haruhi up.

"Oh, laundry right!" Jenny rushed off. "I'll get it off the line! Leave it all to me!"

"Please tell me she's good at that," Haruhi mumbled.

"Wah! I dropped the blanket off the edge of the balcony!" Jenny cried. "Ah! Wait I can get it! Aah! I dropped Marky's boxers into the other yard!"

"Goddamnit Rabbit! Just get in here and be cute, I'll get the goddamn laundry!" Marcus snapped as he got out of bed.

"No, I can get it!" Jenny said rushing into the room and pushing Marcus back down. "How about I play some music? I have this really soothing sounds of the sea CD!" she walked to the stereo to turn it on. "Let's see here...the play button is...um...oh! I found it!"

"Bunny we don't wanna hear that!"

"Why not?" Jenny pressed play as loud music began playing. "Hey this isn't my sea CD! Silly me!" she turned and began pressing the buttons on CD player as it began smoking.

"Jennifer Anne!"

"Don't worry I can fix it!" Jenny said brightly before yelping out as the CD player caught fire and set off the fire alarm. "I can fix that!" she jumped up and grabbed the broom and began hitting the smoke alarm until fell off the ceiling and landed on Haruhi's head.

"Get the fuck out!" Marcus shouted as he grabbed Jenny by the back of her shirt and drug her out of his room. "You're not helpin' so just get out!"

"But Marky…" Jenny teared up. "I was only trying to heeeeellllllpppp!" she wailed loudly. "Marky and Haruchi hates me! I am a terrible sissssssteeer!"

"Stop cryin' we don't hate you." Marcus sighed. "You ain't helpin' so go do somethin' else like pick up the nursery furniture."

Jenny sniffled. "Ok Marky." she said softly. "I'll go do that...I won't disappoint you." she walked to the front door wiping her eyes. "I'll send a replacement nurse though...maybe Hikachu or Tama."

"Just go!" Haruhi shouted from the doorway. "Ugh evil assed rabbit...Now I gotta clean up her mess…"

"No, I got it, you just rest." Marcus told Haruhi before he headed down to the yard.

Haruhi sighed and went back to their bedroom as she looked around it and groaned. "Damn rabbit destroyed our radio…"

"I bought a second one since it was buy one, get one free." Marcus called from outside.

"Oh…" Haruhi looked out of the window and held back a laugh at Marcus getting their laundry from the different places. "I think I saw your boxers land in Mori-senpai's yard!"

Marcus walked to the fence. "Yo Takashi!"

Mori looked over at him as he walked to the fence with a cat on his shoulder. "Hey."

"Bunny tried to do our laundry and dropped my draws in your yard."

Mori held up the pair of tanuki boxers. "These?" he asked. "It landed on the back of Tanu and freaked him out."

"Who's Tanu?"

Mori gestured to the brown cat on his shoulder who was staring blankly at Marcus. "This is Tanu," he said. "We found him wandering around and in the trash cans by our house."

"He's cute, he's been around Haruhi hasn't he?" Marcus asked as he scratched the cat under its chin.

"No, he just gives that stare." Mori said as he sat Tanu down and watched as the cat scrambled through the fence and into the house.

"Great…" Marcus shook his head and took his boxers from Mori.

Haruhi yelped out in surprise and let out a small scream from inside the mansion.

"It's Takashi's cat!" Marcus called as he ran back into the house and their bedroom.

"Oh...it's...um…." Haruhi gestured to her stomach where Tanu was lying. "He won't move…. get him off."

Marcus picked the cat up and sat down with it on his lap. "You can't lay there."

Tanu scratched Marcus's hand and jumped out of his lap and climbed back onto Haruhi's stomach. He hissed at him and laid back down. Marcus scruffed Tanu as he picked him up again.

"Listen cat," he said in a low voice. "If you wanna be in my house then you're gonna stop that scratchin'." He told it.

Tanu began meowing angrily while still staring at him blankly before squirming and meowing at him and making a swiping gesture with his paws. Marcus stared at him blankly, flicking his nose.

Tanu meowed again and bit his finger. Marcus turned and bit his ear. The cat stared at him and hissed more warning him to stop.

Haruhi snorted. "Seriously?"

"I only like cats that like me. If it doesn't start actin' right I know a few Korean places that'd love to 'adopt' it."

Haruhi snorted and began to laugh loudly. "Leave him alone, he's fine." she put a hand on her stomach. "Cellie and Torrian seem to like him."

"I don't care." Marcus grumbled as he sat the cat outside of their room and closed the door.

"Marcus...come on let him back in." Haruhi said as she heard scratching.

"It fucks up it goes outside of the room." Marcus said as he laid down and rolled on his side.

Haruhi laughed and opened the door as she watched as Tanu ran and jumped onto the bed. She shut the door again and sat on the bed as the kitten scrambled up and laid on her stomach. "Hey, you like it up there?"

Tanu meowed and batted at the small bumps from the twins.

"Those are my babies." Haruhi said simply. "They like you a lot."

"Glad someone does." Marcus grumbled.

Tanu hissed as he jumped down and stared Marcus in the face blankly.

"Oh, piss off." Marcus grumbled as he rolled away from it. "We're not keepin' that cat."

"Why?" Haruhi asked laying back down as she turned on her side and smiled. "He's sweet and our babies love him."

Tanu waited until Haruhi's back was turned and jumped onto Marcus's side and began peeing on him before jumping down and nuzzling Haruhi.

"Oh, that's fuckin' it!" Marcus grabbed Tanu and stood up. He carried him outside and threw him over the fence to Mori. "Take back that goddamn cat!"

"Why?" Mori held Tanu in his arms as he saw the cat was hissing.

"Evil ass demon cat pissed on me. It comes in my house again I'm makin' stir fry!"

Mori shook his head and was surprised when Tanu jumped back over the fence and ran past Marcus and back into the house. Marcus ran after the cat, picking it up before it could get on the bed. "Oh no you don't!"

"Put him down," Haruhi ordered. "Put him down."

"I ain't puttin' shit down. He pissed on me on purpose."

"Marcus Ray Sakurai don't be a big bully and pick on a poor defenseless cat," Haruhi said. "He didn't do anything on purpose. See? He's sad! His meow is sad! Let me have him. He's my poor Tanu."

"No. Fuck this evil ass cat." Marcus grabbed his pillow and the blankets.

"Seriously? You're mad because poor Tanu had an accident?" Haruhi asked. "He's a kitten he doesn't know any better. See? He wants you to stay."

"No, he doesn't and I don't give a rat's ass. He pissed on me on purpose." Marcus walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

"Well you did tell him to piss off!" Haruhi called after Marcus and snorted as she got out of bed and began changing the sheets.

"Off not on!" She heard Marcus shout before another door was slammed.

Haruhi shook her head. "Tanu, you were bad and made Marcus mad." she scolded the cat. "We don't play R Kitty in the house."

Tanu meowed before he jumped off the bed and went to the door. He looked up at Haruhi a moment before scratching it.

"Ok you can go out." Haruhi opened the door and smiled as Tanu ran downstairs and to the kitchen.

Tanu looked up at China a moment before he sunk his claws into her leg and climbed up it and laid on her ass. It meowed happily.

"Ow! What in the rat's ass!? That hurt!" China shouted as she picked Tanu up.

Tanu meowed and licked her nose happily.

"Oh no, I know your game. Nugget did the same thing before he was trained. If you're gonna live in this house you're gonna love the man of the house, which is the big guy you pissed off. If you don't he'll make you homeless again regardless of what Sweetcheeks wants."

Tanu meowed again and batted at China's hair.

"Not fallin' for your cute routine." She set Tanu down. "You go be nice."

Tanu mewed before running through the house and jumped into a tissue box and hid there as he fell asleep.

"Marky, the cat's gone," Jenny said. "He may have gone home to sleep. You're fine now. Go sleep with Haruchi now. She changed the sheets."

Marcus rolled his eyes and walked into his bedroom. He walked in front of Haruhi and changed into clean clothes before getting in bed and rolling to face the wall.

"Are you still mad?" Haruhi asked softly. "I'm sorry you were attacked by Tanu...can we keep him? He didn't go home."

"Yes, I'm still mad and no we're not keepin' him. Why the hell would I want somethin' in my house that doesn't like me?" Marcus asked with an annoyed grumble as he pulled the covers over his head.

"You scared him, but it's fine." Haruhi rolled over and wrapped her arms around his waist. "It's ok we don't need a pet yet...maybe I can get fish instead...they won't bite or attack you."

"You just said we don't need a pet yet." Marcus said. "If we get a pet it's one we both decide on, not some evil assed cat or a fish that does nothin' but stare." Haruhi felt him shuffle away from her. "Good night babe."

Haruhi sighed and turned over. "Good night...Marcus Sakurai." she grumbled.

Marcus sighed and gave her some of the covers before rolling over and pulling Haruhi close to him.

The sound of meowing was heard outside of their door around midnight and scratching. Tanu let out a louder meow.

"Ugh...I hate this damn cat." Marcus grumbled as he got out of bed and cracked the door open. "Go home."

Tanu mewed cutely and rolled on his back. Marcus stared at the cat blankly and closed the door on it.

Tanu stared at the door and began yowling and scratching the door more. Marcus got up again and snatched the door open.

"I said go home." He hissed as he glared at it. "You caused enough trouble."

Tanu ran past his feet and jumped onto the bed and snuggled on Haruhi's head. Marcus walked over to Tanu and picked the cat up. He walked over to the window and opened it.

Tanu stared at Marcus and began to meow sadly. He turned to the tall man and gave a pitiful meow as his brown eyes stared up at him. Marcus sat him on the ledge before closing the window and drawing the curtains closed. He walked back to his bed and got in it, wrapping himself in the covers again.

Tanu sat on the ledge before meowing loudly as if he was singing. He continued meowing loudly. Marcus growled and walked over to the window.

"Go away."

Tanu stared at Marcus blankly. Marcus sighed and picked Tanu up. He carried the cat outside and over to Mori's house. He knocked on the door loudly, waiting for the cop to answer it.

"Mark-chan?" Mimi said opening the door. "Oh! You found Tanu-chan! I was looking for him."

"Uh-huh, where's Takashi?"

"He's at work still." Mimi said. "He got called into work late."

"Fine." Marcus handed Tanu to Mimi. "Tell him if this cat comes anywhere near me I'm killin' it and him."

Mimi blinked but looked down at Tanu. "Tanu-chan did you really do what Takashi taught you to do? Mark-chan's a friend."

Tanu mewed cutely and licked Mimi's nose before hissing at Marcus and jumping down as he ran into the house to his bed.

"Sorry." Mimi said softly. "If you want you can adopt another kitty, we have plenty."

"No, I don't want another damn cat cause I know Takashi probably got to them too. Tell your husband if that evil thing comes over to my house again, I'm burnin' the house down." Marcus said before turning on his heel and stomping out of the yard and back to his house.

"Mark-chan is mad," Mimi said to Haruhi the next day as they conversed over the fence. "He doesn't like Tanu-chan."

"I know," Haruhi said. "But it's been nice to see him do something else other than worry about me...I do admit Tanu is cute."

"Tanu is playin' you." China said as she walked over carrying Haruhi's laundry. "That cat is evil as evil can be. Don't adopt it, you won't have an ounce of peace in your marriage anymore."

"I wasn't thinking about that," Haruhi laughed. "Tanu belongs to one of Mimi-chan's clients, right?"

Mimi nodded. "Yep! Tanu's sweet but we had to train him, he's really a good kitty but he likes Takashi taking care of him."

Tanu meowed when he saw China and ran over to her and tried to jump onto her ass. China spun and caught the cat.

"No." She handed it back to Mimi. "Mimi-kitty send this cat back to its real home. It don't belong here."

"I will," Mimi promised with a giggle. "Tanu-chan likes soft things, and your soft Squishy-chan, and cause Hika-chan trained him too."

China rolled her eyes. "Sweetcheeks, you're better off adoptin' a cat that hasn't been touched by a Morinozuka. Mimi-kitty, you shoulda heard how pissed off Crawdad was the other day after Tanu got in the first time."

"He was that mad huh?" Mimi shook her head. "Sorry, I'll keep him away...Tanu-chan let's go back i-ah he's gone."

"Ah hell, and Crawdad's back from work."

"Maybe Tanu won't bother him?" Haruhi said. "I thought I heard senpai talking to him in the front yard."

"Get this goddamn cat outta my yard!"

Tanu looked at Marcus and meowed before he jumped into Tamaki's arms. He hissed at Antoinette as the large dog began barking at it.

"Good dog." Marcus said as he petted Antoinette on the head. "Kitten come get this cat! I know you're out here!"

Mimi blinked as she saw Antoinette was barking loudly. "I rather not...Tanu come here!"

Tanu hissed more before he took off past Antoinette and jumped onto Marcus's head as the dog got loose and jumped onto Marcus.

"Fuck!" Marcus shouted. "GODDAMN CAT NEEDS TO BE DECLAWED!"

Tanu jumped into Haruhi's arms and meowed sadly.

"It's ok...Tanu you have to go home now." Haruhi handed the kitten to Mimi and giggled softly at the sight of Marcus being licked by Antoinette.

"Okay, okay girl…" Marcus gave an annoyed laugh as he pushed the dog off him. He stood and dusted himself off, glancing at Haruhi before he walked into the house quickly and slammed the door behind him.

"He's mad," Haruhi noted before blinking. "Ugh great and the dog followed him...damn it senpai!"

"She'll come back home on her own." Tamaki said shrugging. "She likes Marcus."

When Haruhi entered the house, she saw Marcus grumbling about Tanu as he petted Antoinette's head. The dog's head laid on his lap as she sat on the floor, her fluffy tail wagging contently from her non-owner's attention.

"So, we can get a dog?" Haruhi joked.

"If it's as sweet as Antoinette sure." He said flatly as he flipped through his papers.

Haruhi sat on the couch next to him and watched as Antoinette watched her a moment before sitting back at Marcus's feet. "She likes you a lot...that's for sure."

"At least one thing does."

"I like you, and so do our babies." Haruhi kissed Marcus's cheek. "Oh and good news Tanu's going to his owners today. So you won't see him again."

"Good." Marcus sat his papers down and looked at Haruhi. "We can get a cat if you want one, I just don't want an animal that doesn't like me livin' in my house when I'm feedin' it."

Haruhi nodded. "Ok," she smiled softly before blinking when she heard Antoinette bark loudly. "What?"

Antionette heard the door open and barked happily as she ran and jumped onto China. China laughed as she scratched the dog's head.

"Who's a good girl? You are! You are!" China giggled as she sat on the floor with Antoinette. "This is how an animal is supposed to greet someone! Yes, it is! Yes, it is!"

Antoinette gave a loud happy bark before she ran past China and outside to go home.

"We could always just help take care of her." Haruhi noted. "She is basically the neighborhood's dog."

"We could get our own pet too." Marcus said with a small smile. "One of the campus's animals followed me around all day today and yesterday."

"What kind?" Haruhi asked and added in a joking manner. "A Tanuki?"

"Actually yes." Marcus pulled his phone out and showed Haruhi the video of the tanuki laying on Marcus's desk while he did paperwork.

"A wild tanuki?" Haruhi asked. "You do know those things live outdoors right? And how'd it get on campus? The last time we had one was the one Mori-senpai has."

"Yeah well this wasn't a trollnuki, it was a regular tanuki." Marcus said. "And a couple of kittens followed me around too." He flipped through his phone and showed her a brown kitten with black streaks in its fur that had laid on his desk during his lecture.

"Oh wow she's cute!" Haruhi said. "How cute! Did you name her?"

"I was gonna bring her home tomorrow if you were still set on a kitten."

"Please? I wanna see her!" Haruhi said. "Aww my Little Haru!"

Marcus laughed. "We could call her Rosita. Little Rose...since I catch you calling Cellie that sometimes."

"Ok," Haruhi laughed softly. "Ok, we'll call her that, she's so cute."

Marcus smiled as he pulled Haruhi into his arms and kissed her. "Sorry I was short with you yesterday.".

"It's ok." Haruhi said softly. "I know you were angry about having an unexpected guest...but hey at least we get a pet."

Marcus smiled and kissed her forehead gently. He threw his papers on the coffee table and laid back on the couch with Haruhi on his chest.

Haruhi smiled. "Marcus…" She kissed him again gently. "I can't wait to get our new pet, I hope she stays inside if she becomes a housecat."

"She seems like a lap cat, so you don't have to worry about her getting out." Marcus said with a small laugh as he kissed the top of her head.

"Great. Maybe when she's old enough we can breed her with Nugget-chan," Haruhi said softly.

"Maybe, they'd make pretty kittens." Marcus kissed her forehead. "You wanna lay down while I start dinner?"

Haruhi nodded. "Yeah, can we have cabbage rolls again?" she laughed softly. "And etouffee."

"I'll make beignets too." Marcus smiled as he picked Haruhi up and carried her up the stairs.

"I'll get the food prepped!" China called up after them.

"Invite Hikaru over too!"

"You actually want the goat over tonight?" Marcus asked with a small laugh. "Have you been gettin' Braxton-Hicks' lately?"

"Yes and no." Haruhi said. "I've been fine all day. Our babies are happy and not ready to come yet."

"Okay," Marcus kissed her softly as he laid her down.

Haruhi looked up at him and smiled. "If I feel anything, I'll scream for you." she then added in a whisper. "Like a good little girl should…"

Marcus smiled and kissed her. "I'll see you in a bit," he leaned close to her and whispered in her ear. "Too bad we have to wait six weeks after the twins are born."

Haruhi pouted. "Damn rule." She laid down and turned over. "I miss my daddy…"

"He misses you too," Marcus kissed her shoulder. "But your husband's still here."

Haruhi laughed softly. "Ooh then I should be a good girl...I don't wanna cheat on him with my daddy...he'd kill you."

"I think I can handle him." Marcus kissed Haruhi again with a small smile before wrapped her up and walked down to the kitchen.

Haruhi shook her head and turned the TV on and began watching it. She snorted at the idea of Marcus being two people and then laughed louder at how amusing it'd be. Two of him at once.

"Babe, you ready to eat?" Marcus called as he entered their bedroom again. He smiled when he saw Haruhi asleep curled up to the pillows. He walked over to her and shook her gently. "Babe, come on, time to eat."

Haruhi grunted and rolled over on her back before opening her eyes. "Marcus…" she said softly.

"Hey, you feeling okay?" he asked as he sat next to her on the bed.

"Yeah," Haruhi said softly. "I was just dreaming there were two of you...one that was daddy dom and one that was sweet…"

"Oh? And what did the three of us do?" he asked with a chuckle as he rubbed her stomach.

"Well...we had dinner together." Haruhi said with a smile. "And then you two took me back here and made love to me...taking turns of course...front and back."

Marcus laughed. "Who knew the mild mannered tanuki was into bein' double teamed."

Haruhi blushed. "I think it'd be nice." She then looked at him and said jokingly. "Would you ask Kenji-san?"

Marcus snorted and laughed loudly. "I knew you were a cute, roly poly chocolate chaser."

Haruhi smiled. "What? Kenji-san's older so he might be like a fine wine..better with age."

"Well, I hope you think the same when we get older," Marcus kissed her as he helped her up.

Haruhi smiled. "I will," She looked at Marcus. "Hopefully you don't shrink anywhere…"

"Oh no, I just get bigger with age." Marcus winked at Haruhi as he picked her up.

Haruhi mumbled something in annoyance and sighed. She wanted to jump him right then and there but knew she couldn't.

"Hey, hey hey, trust me when I tell you I'll make every second of this up when the twins are born."

"Fine…but you better not forget. I want all of you."

"Every. Inch." Marcus promised with kisses to her nose.

Haruhi laughed softly and shuddered as she enjoyed the kisses, he was giving her. Waiting for six weeks was going to suck big time for her. She looked up and saw Marcus smiling at her. He leaned down and kissed her forehead gently as he carried her into the kitchen.

"Mmn...Marcus…" Haruhi whispered softly as she sat up. "Hey wake up."

Marcus yawned softly as he sat up and fumbled to find his glasses. "What's wrong babe?"

Haruhi winced in pain. "I think the twins are coming."

Marcus stared at her wide eyed. "WHAT?!"

"I said I think they're coming." Haruhi mumbled in annoyance. "Don't panic ok?"

"Yeah, yeah…" Marcus got out of bed and pulled on a t-shirt and his sweatpants. He grabbed Haruhi's bag and then walked around to help Haruhi up. He picked her up and carried her downstairs.