With Baby in Mind - Chapter Eight
Disclaimer: see prologue
Seiya had been on Earth for two weeks when Michelle and Trista returned from Paris. He remembered Michelle but was waiting to meet Trista.
Amara, Seiya and Hotaru piled into the car and Amara drove them to the airport to pick up the two Outers.
"Michelle-mama! Trista-mama!" Hotaru cried when she saw the two women. She ran ahead of Amara and Seiya to hug them.
Michelle and Trist smiled and returned Hotaru's hugs, watching as Seiya and Amara approached.
"You're still in one piece?" Michelle asked when she saw Seiya.
Seiya nodded with a grin. "I haven't given her a reason to try and kill me yet," he replied, gesturing to Amara.
Amara rolled her eyes and pulled Michelle into a hug. "I missed you," she said, kissing the top of her cousin's head.
"And I missed you too," Michelle replied softly, kissing Amara's cheek. "Ma mere and pa pere send their love and demand to know when you are coming to visit."
Amara greeted Trista before answering the question. "I'll visit after the baby is born," she said. "That way they can fuss over the baby."
Seiya was introduced to Trista. 'Very pretty, but not beautiful like Amara,' he thought. 'Wait a minute! Where did that thought come from?'
Amara looked over at Seiya briefly, wondering if things were going to change between them now that Trista and Michelle were back. 'It was sort of nice to have him all to myself after Hotaru went to bed at night. Now I'll have to share him,' she thought. 'Wait a minute! Share him? Since when has he been mine to share?'
"Is something wrong Amara? You seem a bit confused," Trista said, seeing the puzzled expression in her friend's eyes.
"Nothing's wrong Trista. Where is all your luggage? I'll put it in the trunk and then we can leave," Amara said.
"I'll help!" Seiya offered with a grin.
"It's over there," Michelle said, pointing to a cart piled high with luggage.
"What did you do Michelle? Buy out all the merchandise in all the shops of Paris?" Amara asked incrediously when she saw the pile.
"How are we going to fit all of that in the car?" Seiya asked, just as shocked as Amara.
"We'll manage. C'mon Seiya. The sooner we get these loaded, the sooner we can get home," Amara said and headed for the luggage cart, Seiya right behind her.
"She doesn't seem as hostile towards him as she did the last time," Michelle said to Trista and Hotaru.
"He's been really nice to her since he got here," Hotaru said. "He joins her on her morning runs."
"And he's still alive?" Michelle asked incrediously.
"He's learning to keep up with her," Hotaru said.
"They might actually become friends if that keeps up," Trista said as she watched the two they were speaking about take the luggage cart out to the car.
Hotaru nodded her agreement and remained silent.
~*~
Amara got up earlier than usual the next morning for her run, wanting to get out of the house before Michelle or Trista got up.
Seiya looked up at Amara blearily when she went into his room and woke him up. "What time is it?" he asked, sitting up and rubbing sleep from his eyes. He looked at the clock and his eyes widened. "Why are you getting me up at 5:00 in the morning?" he asked.
"I wanted to let you know I'm going for my run early this morning and that you can sleep in," Amara said as she got to her feet from where she'd knelt beside his bed. She turned and left the room.
Seiya pushed the covers back and got dressed as fast as he could. He didn't know why Amara wanted to run without him this morning, but he was going after her.
Amara was just opening the front door when she saw Seiya slipping on his runners. She was startled to say the least. "Why aren't you still in bed?" she whispered, careful to keep her voice low so as not to wake the others in the house.
"I told you I was going to be joining you every morning and I meant it," Seiya whispered back.
Amara looked at Seiya for a long moment before opening the door and stepping out into the early light of dawn, Seiya right behind her.
The two of them ran for a while before Amara slowed to a walk.
Seiya looked at Amara questioningly as he too slowed to a walk. "Why are we up this early?" he asked.
"I just wanted to get my run in before Michelle and Trista woke up," Amara said. "I needed the time to think."
"Things are going to be different now that they're back, aren't they?" Seiya asked, looking at his feet. He was going to miss the stolen moments of affection Amara and he shared after Hotaru had gone to bed. He had just begun to sort out his feelings for both Serena and Amara and now things were going to change again.
"They are going to be different now," Amara agreed. She looked at Seiya. "It was nice to have you all to myself while it lasted," she said softly.
Seiya looked at Amara in surprise. She had never admitted any of her feelings to him before, so this admission surprised him. "We've still got our morning runs," he said awkwardly, not sure how to respond to Amara's statement.
Amara smiled. "It's not quite the same thing,but yes, we do have our runs," she said. "Today I go for my ultrasound. We'll know then if I'm having a boy or a girl. Then comes the hard part; choosing a name."
Seiya smiled. "I'd like to be able to come with you," he said wistfully. Since today was a school day, he would be stuck in class when Amara went to the doctors.
"Why don't you come with me then?" Amara offered. "This is your baby too and you have a right to be with me at the appointment. Even if nobody can know the reason why your there with me."
"But how am I going to get out of school to come with you?" Seiya asked, getting excited.
"Cut class," Amara said. She wanted to spend time with Seiya so she could figure out exactly how she felt about him and now that Michelle and Trista were home, the amount of time she could spend alone with him was limited.
Seiya hugged Amara. "Why didn't I think of that?" he asked himself aloud.
Amara laughed. "Probably cause I'm the brains of this operation," she said, smiling at him.
Seiya returned the smile then leaned in and kissed Amara, feeling the same sense of rightness he got everytime he held or kissed her.
Amara returned the kiss, leaning into Seiya's embrace, uncaring that they were standing beside the road.
Darien was jogging like he did every morning, earlier than usual that day because he had a breakfast date with Serena and wouldn't be able to run later. He stopped in his tracks when he saw the two people kissing on the side of the road. 'I have to be seeing things,' he thought when he recognised the couple. 'Amara and Seiya KISSING? Can't be possible.'
Amara broke the kiss and looked into Seiya blue, blue eyes. "Why does being with you like this feel so right?" she asked him, confused.
"I feel it too," Seiya replied. "But I don't know why. Does it make any sense to you?"
Amara shook her head and put her head on Seiya's shoulder. "Things between us are very confusing between us right now," she sighed.
Seiya nodded and tilted Amara's chin up so he could kiss her again.
'I'm not seeing things,' Darien realized. 'Amara and Seiya ARE kissing on the side of the road at 5:30 in the morning. Nobody would believe me if I told them about this though.'
Amara was smiling when Seiya broke the kiss but her smile faded when she saw someone watching them. "Darien," she whispered in horror.
"What?" Seiya asked, turning his head so he could see what Amara was looking at, his own smile fading when he saw the older man watching them in disbelief.
Disclaimer: see prologue
Seiya had been on Earth for two weeks when Michelle and Trista returned from Paris. He remembered Michelle but was waiting to meet Trista.
Amara, Seiya and Hotaru piled into the car and Amara drove them to the airport to pick up the two Outers.
"Michelle-mama! Trista-mama!" Hotaru cried when she saw the two women. She ran ahead of Amara and Seiya to hug them.
Michelle and Trist smiled and returned Hotaru's hugs, watching as Seiya and Amara approached.
"You're still in one piece?" Michelle asked when she saw Seiya.
Seiya nodded with a grin. "I haven't given her a reason to try and kill me yet," he replied, gesturing to Amara.
Amara rolled her eyes and pulled Michelle into a hug. "I missed you," she said, kissing the top of her cousin's head.
"And I missed you too," Michelle replied softly, kissing Amara's cheek. "Ma mere and pa pere send their love and demand to know when you are coming to visit."
Amara greeted Trista before answering the question. "I'll visit after the baby is born," she said. "That way they can fuss over the baby."
Seiya was introduced to Trista. 'Very pretty, but not beautiful like Amara,' he thought. 'Wait a minute! Where did that thought come from?'
Amara looked over at Seiya briefly, wondering if things were going to change between them now that Trista and Michelle were back. 'It was sort of nice to have him all to myself after Hotaru went to bed at night. Now I'll have to share him,' she thought. 'Wait a minute! Share him? Since when has he been mine to share?'
"Is something wrong Amara? You seem a bit confused," Trista said, seeing the puzzled expression in her friend's eyes.
"Nothing's wrong Trista. Where is all your luggage? I'll put it in the trunk and then we can leave," Amara said.
"I'll help!" Seiya offered with a grin.
"It's over there," Michelle said, pointing to a cart piled high with luggage.
"What did you do Michelle? Buy out all the merchandise in all the shops of Paris?" Amara asked incrediously when she saw the pile.
"How are we going to fit all of that in the car?" Seiya asked, just as shocked as Amara.
"We'll manage. C'mon Seiya. The sooner we get these loaded, the sooner we can get home," Amara said and headed for the luggage cart, Seiya right behind her.
"She doesn't seem as hostile towards him as she did the last time," Michelle said to Trista and Hotaru.
"He's been really nice to her since he got here," Hotaru said. "He joins her on her morning runs."
"And he's still alive?" Michelle asked incrediously.
"He's learning to keep up with her," Hotaru said.
"They might actually become friends if that keeps up," Trista said as she watched the two they were speaking about take the luggage cart out to the car.
Hotaru nodded her agreement and remained silent.
~*~
Amara got up earlier than usual the next morning for her run, wanting to get out of the house before Michelle or Trista got up.
Seiya looked up at Amara blearily when she went into his room and woke him up. "What time is it?" he asked, sitting up and rubbing sleep from his eyes. He looked at the clock and his eyes widened. "Why are you getting me up at 5:00 in the morning?" he asked.
"I wanted to let you know I'm going for my run early this morning and that you can sleep in," Amara said as she got to her feet from where she'd knelt beside his bed. She turned and left the room.
Seiya pushed the covers back and got dressed as fast as he could. He didn't know why Amara wanted to run without him this morning, but he was going after her.
Amara was just opening the front door when she saw Seiya slipping on his runners. She was startled to say the least. "Why aren't you still in bed?" she whispered, careful to keep her voice low so as not to wake the others in the house.
"I told you I was going to be joining you every morning and I meant it," Seiya whispered back.
Amara looked at Seiya for a long moment before opening the door and stepping out into the early light of dawn, Seiya right behind her.
The two of them ran for a while before Amara slowed to a walk.
Seiya looked at Amara questioningly as he too slowed to a walk. "Why are we up this early?" he asked.
"I just wanted to get my run in before Michelle and Trista woke up," Amara said. "I needed the time to think."
"Things are going to be different now that they're back, aren't they?" Seiya asked, looking at his feet. He was going to miss the stolen moments of affection Amara and he shared after Hotaru had gone to bed. He had just begun to sort out his feelings for both Serena and Amara and now things were going to change again.
"They are going to be different now," Amara agreed. She looked at Seiya. "It was nice to have you all to myself while it lasted," she said softly.
Seiya looked at Amara in surprise. She had never admitted any of her feelings to him before, so this admission surprised him. "We've still got our morning runs," he said awkwardly, not sure how to respond to Amara's statement.
Amara smiled. "It's not quite the same thing,but yes, we do have our runs," she said. "Today I go for my ultrasound. We'll know then if I'm having a boy or a girl. Then comes the hard part; choosing a name."
Seiya smiled. "I'd like to be able to come with you," he said wistfully. Since today was a school day, he would be stuck in class when Amara went to the doctors.
"Why don't you come with me then?" Amara offered. "This is your baby too and you have a right to be with me at the appointment. Even if nobody can know the reason why your there with me."
"But how am I going to get out of school to come with you?" Seiya asked, getting excited.
"Cut class," Amara said. She wanted to spend time with Seiya so she could figure out exactly how she felt about him and now that Michelle and Trista were home, the amount of time she could spend alone with him was limited.
Seiya hugged Amara. "Why didn't I think of that?" he asked himself aloud.
Amara laughed. "Probably cause I'm the brains of this operation," she said, smiling at him.
Seiya returned the smile then leaned in and kissed Amara, feeling the same sense of rightness he got everytime he held or kissed her.
Amara returned the kiss, leaning into Seiya's embrace, uncaring that they were standing beside the road.
Darien was jogging like he did every morning, earlier than usual that day because he had a breakfast date with Serena and wouldn't be able to run later. He stopped in his tracks when he saw the two people kissing on the side of the road. 'I have to be seeing things,' he thought when he recognised the couple. 'Amara and Seiya KISSING? Can't be possible.'
Amara broke the kiss and looked into Seiya blue, blue eyes. "Why does being with you like this feel so right?" she asked him, confused.
"I feel it too," Seiya replied. "But I don't know why. Does it make any sense to you?"
Amara shook her head and put her head on Seiya's shoulder. "Things between us are very confusing between us right now," she sighed.
Seiya nodded and tilted Amara's chin up so he could kiss her again.
'I'm not seeing things,' Darien realized. 'Amara and Seiya ARE kissing on the side of the road at 5:30 in the morning. Nobody would believe me if I told them about this though.'
Amara was smiling when Seiya broke the kiss but her smile faded when she saw someone watching them. "Darien," she whispered in horror.
"What?" Seiya asked, turning his head so he could see what Amara was looking at, his own smile fading when he saw the older man watching them in disbelief.