Popsicles
(Series Two out of Four.)
Author: Silhouette
Story:
Series One: "The Bride"
Series Two: "Popsicles"
Series Three: "Amateur"
Series Four: "Farewell"
Email address: silhouette_panther@msn.com
Web: www.silhouette.cjb.net
Pairing: Rukawa X OC (Shinya Hiiragashi)
Genre: Romance; Life
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk belongs to Dr T. Damned lucky guy.
Chapter 2
He turned over in bed…
"Mwwwwwwwwwwaaaaah!! Waaaaaah! Waaah!"
The scream of a baby pierced the silence of the night. Rukawa sat up violently in bed. He was not a heavy sleeper, though he usually ignores everyone who disturbed him in his precious sleep. But this is different.
Rukawa made his way off the bed and looked down the cot. The little bundle of clothes wriggled violently, waving his limbs in the air, screaming his guts out. Rukawa sighed, muttering under his breath, "Not again…Ichi…" He picked the bawling baby up in his arms, "Now Ichi, just bear with it for a while, Mummy's in the washroom, she'll be back to feed you soon, hush, hush, boys don't cry…"
Shinya came running in at the sound of her son crying, and stopped in her tracks to see her beloved husband cradling the baby in his arms, mumbling comforting lines to the baby, who just ignored him and continued wailing for his needs. She smiled adoringly at the sight, thinking, "What a perfect picture of Father and Son." Rukawa turned around, and saw his wife. A tiny frown tinged his expression, "Shinya, feed him. I don't want his lungs to burst." She laughed in a way he always loved – warm, heart moving, "Give me." She took the baby from his arms and proceeded to feed Ichiro. Rukawa's expression regained to one that is as emotional as a towel and went back to sleep.
She looked at the calm (expressionless) sleeping face of her husband and smiled again. Oh, she didn't think she'd be as happy as she was now. She recalled the times she had screamed and cried, refusing to marry Rukawa, "How silly I was." Shinya shook her head lightly, almost laughing. She loved every moment being Rukawa's wife and Ichiro's mother.
A small whimper from the little being in her arms indicated that he had finished feeding, and gradually dropping off to sleep. Shinya gently laid him chest down on her shoulders, patting his back lightly, humming a soft tune as she did that, until she heard a "Hic" from Ichiro. "Now goodnight, Ichi, and sleep well." She put him back into the cot, wiping off the light traces of milk at the corners of his tiny mouth.
She crawled back into bed, had a good look at the man beside her and fell asleep as well.
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End of Chapter 2
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[A/N: ^_^ No, she didn't fall asleep because she was tired of looking at Rukawa. Yeah, I know, it's a short chapter. ^__^]