Chapter 5: I'ts my party I'll cry if I want to

Recap:
Usagi shook her head; "No it's fine. I'll talk to my mom about it."

3 weeks later
Usagi tied the ribbons in her hair just as the doorbell rang, "I'm coming." Usagi called hurrying to the door.
Pulling it opened revealed her mother in a pair of black capri's and a red shirt. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah. Where is everyone?" Usagi asked smoothing her pink tank dress over her stomach.
"Both sets of your grandparents are in Grandpa Tanaka's car with Shingo. We figured this would give your father and I a chance to talk." Ikuko responded.
Usagi nodded and picking up her purse she followed her mother out of the apartment locking the door behind her.
"I thought Mamoru was coming?" Ikuko asked watching Usagi lock the door.
Usagi shook her head, "Nope. He got called back to the states last night, so he went running, like usual."
"Didn't he just get back?" Ikuko asked.
"Yes, he got back from Germany yesterday morning." Usagi rolled her eyes, "He may have cleared out the month of November but I can almost guarantee that he will be making at least one trip."
"Well this business is really important to Mamoru." Ikuko stated.
"Sometimes I think it's more important to him than I am anymore." Usagi sighed.
"Where's Mamoru?" Kenji asked when Ikuko and Usagi slid into their seats.
Usagi sighed irritably but didn't so anything so Ikuko explained.
"We had a nice time at dinner with you and Seiya the other night." Kenji stated.
"Yes," Ikuko nodded, "Seiya is a very nice young man."
Usagi nodded, "Yeah I know. He's been really great the past couple months, and his mother sounds like she is nice also."
"I'm glad she suggested it, I was thinking about doing the same thing. I think it's important that everyone gets to know each other. Because even if you and Seiya aren't going to get married, your baby is going to be important to everyone at this party tonight and we should all at least know each other. Are the girls meeting us there?"
Usagi nodded but sighed inwardly. Not everyone who was supposed to care about the baby was going to be there.

By the time Kenji pulled into the driveway that had the address Seiya had given Usagi there were 3 familiar cars waiting. But before Usagi could pay attention to the familiar faces she stood gaping at the large mansion before her.
"Usagi-Chan!" Minako called out hurrying to Usagi's side, "Can you believe the size of this place?"
Usagi shook her head as Haruka walked up, "Hey Koneko-Chan where's Mamoru?"
Usagi glared at Haruka, annoyed by the question the 3rd time around and she walked up the walkway. Past her grandparents car, and Haruka's and finally Rei's and she was greeted by Seiya. She could hear Minako mutter something about mood swings to Haruka.
"Hi Usagi-Chan." Seiya said kissing Usagi lightly on the cheek, Usagi noticed thankfully that Seiya did not ask where Mamoru was.
"Seiya who is this?" A woman who had the same hair and eye color as Yaten asked. "I thought you said Usagi and her family had arrived."
Usagi blushed, it was obvious that the woman had no idea that Usagi was pregnant or what she was in Usagi, "Mom this is Usagi." Seiya stated and the woman looked taken aback, "Mom this is Tuskino Usagi, Usagi this is my mother Kou Akira."
Usagi smiled, "Nice to meet you."
Akira smiled brightly at Usagi, "Nice to meet you too dear. I'm sorry about that, you just don't look like you could be 6 months pregnant."
Usagi blushed again, "Don't worry I get that a lot. And I have asked the doctor about it but she assures me that everything is fine, a lot of woman just don't gain much weight during their pregnancy, just the baby."
"Well aren't you lucky than dear." Akira smiled brightly again, "Is your family here?"
"Yes, my friends also. Thank you so much for inviting them."
"It was nothing dear. Seiya tells me that you are all very close."
Usagi nodded, "We are."
"I was also under the impression that your fiancé would be joining us."
Usagi took a deep breath, "He got called away on business last night."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Akira said.

Minutes later everyone was standing outside on the porch over looking a beautiful pool and soaking up the beautiful August sunshine, "Usagi-Chan this is my grandmother and grandfather Kou and grandmother and grandfather Uchida. You know my brother's Taiki and Yaten, and these are my twin sisters Itoyo and Itsuki." Usagi shook hands with the 13-year-old identical twins that resembled Yaten and Akira.
Usagi in turn introduced both sets of her grandparents, her little brother, her parents and her friends to Seiya's family.

"Usagi, Seiya have you two decided on what you are going to name the baby?" Kado Uchida, Usagi found that she liked Kado the most out of all of 4 of Seiya's grandparents, he was calm and very interested in the lives of everyone from Shingo to Usagi's parents.
Usagi and Seiya exchanged glances, Usagi groaned and Seiya shook his head, "Not exactly."
"Not exactly? You either have or you haven't." Leiko Kou stated, Usagi found that Seiya's paternal grandmother rubbed her the wrong way she was bossy and demanding of everyone.
"It's becoming a large discussion." Seiya stated.
"Discussion?" Usagi asked arching an eyebrow, "Argument, it has become a large argument."
"All right then. Argument." Seiya stated.
"Excuse me everyone I am gong to get a drink anyone want anything?" Usagi asked standing up and away from the table everyone was eating at.
"I think I do. But I'm not sure I'll come with you." Seiya stated.
When they were in the large kitchen Seiya asked, "Usagi-Chan are you all right?"
"Why do you ask me that all the time?"
"Because seem to be upset a lot lately." Seiya stated.
"Well don't worry about it. My physical well being may be your concern but my mental one isn't. So just leave me alone." Usagi hissed before walking out of the kitchen, "If anyone ask I'm using the restroom."
Seiya followed Usagi into the hallway and grabbed her arm, "Stop."
"What?" Usagi asked whirling around furiously.
"How you're feeling emotionally matters to me, we are friends and if you are upset about something I would like to know that we are good enough friends that you can come to me about it."
"Don't ask me about it, I don't want to talk about it." Usagi said pulling away.
"I'm sorry that Mamoru couldn't be here but…"
"Don't." Usagi stated, "Don't defend him. I don't even know why you do. But her promised he would be here for this party. He knew it was important to me. But the instant the placed the call to him asking him to come because of some problem in America. I know his business is important to him, but aren't I supposed to be important to him too? Sometimes it feels more like it's you and me who are getting married. Not me and Mamo-Chan."
"If you want me to back off I will." Seiya stated.
"No." Usagi shook her head, "Because then I would be alone. The girls all have their lives now. And we see each other on weekends and stuff, but during the week it's like I have nothing to do. I'm probably the only woman to say that I am totally prepared for this baby to be ready. We have two sets of everything, she has more clothes than I do, diapers, diapers and more diapers, we have the nursery at your apartment painted with all baby things in it. All sets of soon to be great-grandparents even have things prepared for when our little girl goes to stay with them. That leaves me without anything to do…but Mamo-Chan doesn't even seem to care that he isn't emotionally ready to be a step-father, I mean I know that is nothing like a father exactly but this baby is going to be living with us half the time." By the time Usagi's speech ended she had tears rolling down her face.
Seiya took Usagi into a hug and when they broke apart Seiya said, "Listen give Mamoru time. He's adjusting and I think that is why he goes away so often, it gives him time to think. But as for being lonely our secretary moved to America to be with her daughter and we could use you Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from ten to one. This way you have something to do without being over worked."
Usagi smiled and sniffed, "I guess that could work."
"Good. Now just have fun today. Don't think to much."
Usagi smiled again and brushed away the tears from her cheeks, "OK. I will be out in a minute, let me just fix my make up."
"All right." Seiya nodded.