With Baby in Mind - Chapter Six
disclaimer: see prologue
Amara was jolted from her comfortable sleep when the phone rang. She checked her watch as she moved out of Seiya's embrace. 'Who would be calling at 3:30 in the morning?' she wondered as she picked up the receiver. "Hello?" she asked sleepily.
"Amara? Did I wake you?" Michelle asked.
"Yes," Amara replied. "What are you calling for?"
"I just wanted to let you know that Trista and I will be staying in Paris for another week. Ma mere and pa pere want to show Trista around and I simply can't resist getting a new wardrobe," Michelle said, her voice breathless with excitement.
"And you had to call this early in the morning to tell me?" Amara asked in disbelief.
"I forgot about the difference in timezones. Sorry. How are things with Seiya? You haven't killed him yet, have you?" Michelle asked.
"Things are fine.He's sleeping right now, so that means I haven't killed him yet. Talk to you later Michelle. I'm going back to bed," Amara said and waited for Michelle's 'good-bye' before she hung up. She walked back over to the couch and shook Seiya awake.
"Wha?" Seiya asked blearily when he woke up.
"Time to go to bed," Amara said as she pulled Seiya to his feet.
"But I was already asleep," Seiya said as he stumbled down the hall, his arm across Amara's shoulders.
"Wouldn't you rather sleep in a bed?" Amara asked as she pushed open the guest room door.
"As long as you're with me," Seiya said with a tired wink.
Amara rolled her eyes and dropped Seiya onto the bed. "See you in the morning," she said and turned to go.
"Can I have a good night kiss?" Seiya asked as he sat up.
Amara turned and looked at Seiya for a second before walking over and kissing him.
Seiya returned the kiss and smiled when it was done. "Night," he said when Amara was leaving. Once the door was shut, he stripped down to his boxers, tossing his clothes on the floor, and crawled into bed.
Amara walked down the hall to her room and got ready for bed, slipping under the covers and waited for sleep to claim her. While she waited, she turned the problem of what the future would bring over in her mind. She still hadn't figured out a solution to the problem yet when she fell into a troubled sleep.
~*~
Amara woke up early the next morning and changed into her jogging shorts and a tank top. She ran every morning, to keep in shape of course, but mostly just for the feel of the wind's caress. SHe left her room and headed for the kitchen to grab some fruit and her water bottle before starting her run.
Seiya stumbled into the kitchen, bleary-eyed and half asleep. "How come you're up so early?" he asked, smothering a yawn.
"I was just going to ask you the same question," Amara said in surprise. From what she'd been told, Seiya's sleeping habits were similar to Serena's, and that meant not being awake until the last possible moment before school.
"Got up to got to the bathroom and saw you," Seiya replied as he yawned again, blinking sleepily at her as he waited for her reply.
"I'm going for my morning run. I'll be back in time to get ready for school," Amara said and took a bite from a piece of grapefruit. She had to admit that Seiya was cute when he just woke up, all sleep rumpled and pillow creased, but she'd admit it only to herself.
"Can I come with you?" Seiya asked suddenly.
Amara's eyes became huge. "You want to go for a run with me? It's only 6 in the morning. You can get at least another hour of sleep before we get ready for school," she said.
"I know. But I want to spend some time with you. You know, to get to know each other and stuff," Seiya said.
Amara nodded her head. "Get dressed and we'll go," she said. "Let's just hope you can keep up with me."
Seiya looked down at himself and blushed when he realized he was only wearing his boxers. "I'll be back," he said as he left. "And I'll keep up with you somehow." He was as good as his word and was soon back in the kitchen, dressed in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
"Let's go," Amara said and the two left the house.
By the time they got back to the house, Seiya had a new appreciation for Amara. He'd had a hard time keeping up with Amara, even though he knew she'd run slower than she usually did, but it was like racing the wind. 'Which makes sense now that I think about it. She IS the Senshi of the Wind and the Sky,' he thought as he collapsed into a chair while Amara went off to shower.
"Good morning Seiya," Hotaru said shyly as she walked into the kitchen.
"Monring," Seiya managed to get out, still trying to catch his breath.
"What's wrong?" Hotaru asked sweetly, concerned.
"He joined me on my run this monring," Amara replied as she walked in, wrapped in a terry cloth robe and toweling her hair.
"Oh," Hotaru said and giggled. "That was very brave of you," she said and went off to take a shower before school.
"You get the shower when she's done," Amara said. "You did pretty good today. Maybe you'll be able to keep up one day."
"Since I'll be joining you every morning, I'll get lots of practice," Seiya said. He still didn't know exactly how he felt about Amara, but he had to admit that spending time with her was exciting and unpredictable. Like her walking in wearing only a robe and a towel. He still remembered the night and day he'd spent in her arms and in her bed, and seeing her now brought back all the feelings he'd felt and still felt but couldn't identify.
"Nervous about going back to school?" Amara asked, unaware of the turmoil she was causing Seiya.
Seiya shrugged. He hadn't really wanted to go back to school on his vacation, but he wanted to visit and everybody would be at school during the day, so he might as well join them. "I don't have a uniform though," he said, getting his feelings under control.
"I'll borrow you one of mine. You've grown since the last time you were here, so you should fit it," Amara said.
"I wasn't that much shorted than you," Seiya protested. "And you wear a boys uniform?" he asked.
"Only in winter. They make me wear the girl's uniform come spring. I hate it," Amara said.
Seiya nodded. He could see how wearing a girl's uniform would make the tomboyish Senshi uncomfortable. "Now everybody can see what great legs you've got," he joked, though he really did think she had great legs. 'Must be all the running she does and the workouts she gets as a Senshi,' he decided.He smiled innocently when Amara glared at him. He got out of his chair to go take a shower when Hotaru walked in dressed in her school uniform. "See you soon ladies," he said and left.
"When are Michell-mama and Trista-mama coming back?" Hotaru asked as Amara fixed her a bowl of cereal.
"They'll be there all of this week and all of next week. Michelle called last night and let me know of their change in plans," Amara replied.
"I just hope Seiya is still alive when they get back," Hotaru said. "I'm surprised he survived through one of your morning runs. Even Darien has trouble keeping up with you."
Amara grinned. "I have to keep the guys on their toes," was all she said and went to get dressed.
disclaimer: see prologue
Amara was jolted from her comfortable sleep when the phone rang. She checked her watch as she moved out of Seiya's embrace. 'Who would be calling at 3:30 in the morning?' she wondered as she picked up the receiver. "Hello?" she asked sleepily.
"Amara? Did I wake you?" Michelle asked.
"Yes," Amara replied. "What are you calling for?"
"I just wanted to let you know that Trista and I will be staying in Paris for another week. Ma mere and pa pere want to show Trista around and I simply can't resist getting a new wardrobe," Michelle said, her voice breathless with excitement.
"And you had to call this early in the morning to tell me?" Amara asked in disbelief.
"I forgot about the difference in timezones. Sorry. How are things with Seiya? You haven't killed him yet, have you?" Michelle asked.
"Things are fine.He's sleeping right now, so that means I haven't killed him yet. Talk to you later Michelle. I'm going back to bed," Amara said and waited for Michelle's 'good-bye' before she hung up. She walked back over to the couch and shook Seiya awake.
"Wha?" Seiya asked blearily when he woke up.
"Time to go to bed," Amara said as she pulled Seiya to his feet.
"But I was already asleep," Seiya said as he stumbled down the hall, his arm across Amara's shoulders.
"Wouldn't you rather sleep in a bed?" Amara asked as she pushed open the guest room door.
"As long as you're with me," Seiya said with a tired wink.
Amara rolled her eyes and dropped Seiya onto the bed. "See you in the morning," she said and turned to go.
"Can I have a good night kiss?" Seiya asked as he sat up.
Amara turned and looked at Seiya for a second before walking over and kissing him.
Seiya returned the kiss and smiled when it was done. "Night," he said when Amara was leaving. Once the door was shut, he stripped down to his boxers, tossing his clothes on the floor, and crawled into bed.
Amara walked down the hall to her room and got ready for bed, slipping under the covers and waited for sleep to claim her. While she waited, she turned the problem of what the future would bring over in her mind. She still hadn't figured out a solution to the problem yet when she fell into a troubled sleep.
~*~
Amara woke up early the next morning and changed into her jogging shorts and a tank top. She ran every morning, to keep in shape of course, but mostly just for the feel of the wind's caress. SHe left her room and headed for the kitchen to grab some fruit and her water bottle before starting her run.
Seiya stumbled into the kitchen, bleary-eyed and half asleep. "How come you're up so early?" he asked, smothering a yawn.
"I was just going to ask you the same question," Amara said in surprise. From what she'd been told, Seiya's sleeping habits were similar to Serena's, and that meant not being awake until the last possible moment before school.
"Got up to got to the bathroom and saw you," Seiya replied as he yawned again, blinking sleepily at her as he waited for her reply.
"I'm going for my morning run. I'll be back in time to get ready for school," Amara said and took a bite from a piece of grapefruit. She had to admit that Seiya was cute when he just woke up, all sleep rumpled and pillow creased, but she'd admit it only to herself.
"Can I come with you?" Seiya asked suddenly.
Amara's eyes became huge. "You want to go for a run with me? It's only 6 in the morning. You can get at least another hour of sleep before we get ready for school," she said.
"I know. But I want to spend some time with you. You know, to get to know each other and stuff," Seiya said.
Amara nodded her head. "Get dressed and we'll go," she said. "Let's just hope you can keep up with me."
Seiya looked down at himself and blushed when he realized he was only wearing his boxers. "I'll be back," he said as he left. "And I'll keep up with you somehow." He was as good as his word and was soon back in the kitchen, dressed in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
"Let's go," Amara said and the two left the house.
By the time they got back to the house, Seiya had a new appreciation for Amara. He'd had a hard time keeping up with Amara, even though he knew she'd run slower than she usually did, but it was like racing the wind. 'Which makes sense now that I think about it. She IS the Senshi of the Wind and the Sky,' he thought as he collapsed into a chair while Amara went off to shower.
"Good morning Seiya," Hotaru said shyly as she walked into the kitchen.
"Monring," Seiya managed to get out, still trying to catch his breath.
"What's wrong?" Hotaru asked sweetly, concerned.
"He joined me on my run this monring," Amara replied as she walked in, wrapped in a terry cloth robe and toweling her hair.
"Oh," Hotaru said and giggled. "That was very brave of you," she said and went off to take a shower before school.
"You get the shower when she's done," Amara said. "You did pretty good today. Maybe you'll be able to keep up one day."
"Since I'll be joining you every morning, I'll get lots of practice," Seiya said. He still didn't know exactly how he felt about Amara, but he had to admit that spending time with her was exciting and unpredictable. Like her walking in wearing only a robe and a towel. He still remembered the night and day he'd spent in her arms and in her bed, and seeing her now brought back all the feelings he'd felt and still felt but couldn't identify.
"Nervous about going back to school?" Amara asked, unaware of the turmoil she was causing Seiya.
Seiya shrugged. He hadn't really wanted to go back to school on his vacation, but he wanted to visit and everybody would be at school during the day, so he might as well join them. "I don't have a uniform though," he said, getting his feelings under control.
"I'll borrow you one of mine. You've grown since the last time you were here, so you should fit it," Amara said.
"I wasn't that much shorted than you," Seiya protested. "And you wear a boys uniform?" he asked.
"Only in winter. They make me wear the girl's uniform come spring. I hate it," Amara said.
Seiya nodded. He could see how wearing a girl's uniform would make the tomboyish Senshi uncomfortable. "Now everybody can see what great legs you've got," he joked, though he really did think she had great legs. 'Must be all the running she does and the workouts she gets as a Senshi,' he decided.He smiled innocently when Amara glared at him. He got out of his chair to go take a shower when Hotaru walked in dressed in her school uniform. "See you soon ladies," he said and left.
"When are Michell-mama and Trista-mama coming back?" Hotaru asked as Amara fixed her a bowl of cereal.
"They'll be there all of this week and all of next week. Michelle called last night and let me know of their change in plans," Amara replied.
"I just hope Seiya is still alive when they get back," Hotaru said. "I'm surprised he survived through one of your morning runs. Even Darien has trouble keeping up with you."
Amara grinned. "I have to keep the guys on their toes," was all she said and went to get dressed.