Partners Now In Marriage Chapter 18: Surprise, Surprise, a g-gundam fanfic

I don't know how interested any of you would be in this but I'll throw it at you. This past week I heard a song that I haven't in months named, "Arms Wide Open" by the group Creed. I swear the lyrics in it are so close to how I picture Domon feeling just after finding out the news that Rain is pregnant with their child. Anyone agree? Also on a funnier note the much older song, "We Are the Champions" by Queen, kind of reminds me of when the G Gundam crew saved the earth. Just thought I'd share that bit of worthless information with you-LOL!

CHAPTER 17: SURPRISE, SURPRISE

"Are you ready yet?" Domon asked sounding a bit aggravated while standing in his bedroom as he waited for his wife to finish getting dressed.

Not even looking at her husband, the pregnant female continued to smooth her sleeveless, blue dress down over herself as she said, "I just need to put my boots on."

Anxious because he knew their friends would be arriving at any minute, Domon said, "Well…come on."

Shooting a frustrated glare over at her husband, Rain said, "No one is making you wait for me."

Letting out a grunt, the King of Hearts said, "Rain. You know that lately I get nervous over you walking down the stairs by yourself."

"Domon Kasshu," the blue-eyed female said as if he was crazy, though she secretly liked his concern. "I am more than capable of walking down the stairs by myself." Looking down at the floor she then asked out loud to herself, "Now where are my boots?" She could have sworn that they had been next to her.

Running a hand through his dark hair as a grin appeared on his face, Domon said, "Back up a foot."

Realizing that he meant their baby was blocking her view, Rain took a step back and the white, flat boots came into her view. "I guess you think that's funny. Right, Domon?"

Fighting to hold in his laugh, he forced himself to shake his head no as he watched his wife begin to slowly lower herself so that she could grab the boots. "Wait," he said as he quickly moved to her so that he could pick up the shoes for her.

Almost sounding relieved when he handed them to her, she said, "Thank, you." Bending down had become quite a task for her lately.

"No problem," Domon said falling into a teasing mood since he was quite pleased about the other Shuffles coming and over the fact that his child would be born soon. "If I would have had to wait for you to stand back up, we'd be in here all day."

"Oh…you're hilarious, Domon," the pregnant woman said sarcastically as she made her way to the chair that was by the window.

Walking over to her, he said, "Give them to me."

"The boots?" Rain asked surprised.

"Yes."

As she began to smile very sweetly at her husband, Rain handed the shoes over to him just before lowering herself down to sit on the chair.

She had always been the one to take care of him but over the last few months his love and concern for her made him want to help her in every way that he could. He really took to heart that there was no one else but him for her to depend on. Kneeling down in front of her, Domon lifted her foot and then slipped it into her boot. Knowing she approved of this act as well as the others he had done as of lately, such as rubbing her back, he said, "It's the least I can do since you're the one who has to lug that baby around."

"Lug?" she asked with a strange grin on her face. "Now that's a different way to put it." Just after Domon put the other boot on, she exclaimed a low, "Ooh."

"What's wrong?" he asked, concern once again written all over his face as he lifted his eyes to his wife's.

Placing her hands over their baby, Rain smiled and said, "Our child just…kicked the heck out of me."

Even after all of this time and the evidence, it still blew Domon away that his wife was actually carrying a little person inside of her. Lowering his eyes to her growing abdomen he placed his hand on the baby and said, "Hey, kid. Lay off your Mom."

Feeling emotional because her tough husband was already acting like a father, Rain fought the loving tears that her hormones were working up, and she said softly, "I'm fine, Domon."

Standing up, the King of Hearts then held out his hands to his wife, and she let him carefully pull her up.

Just after she was standing on her feet, a knock at the front door was heard.

"Someone's here," Domon said clearly keyed up as he let go of his wife's hands and charged out of the room.

To herself, Rain whispered, "So much for him worrying about me walking down the stairs."

Once down the steps and to the front door, Domon opened it to see Sai Saici, Cecile and her brother, Hans.

Before the King of Hearts could question why Hans was there, Sai walked into the house, looked up the stairs and said, "Sis! You're huge!"

As Rain held onto the railing with one hand and began to make her way down the steps, she said in a very dry voice, "Thank you, Sai Saici."

"Rainnn!" Domon exclaimed with nervousness in his voice. "Wait! You can't even see your feet!"

Rain rolled her eyes while Cecile watched with pleasure how the worried King of Hearts quickly made his way up the stairs to escort his wife. Wanting to scold Sai, Cecile then whispered to him, "You should never tell a pregnant woman that she's huge."

"Oops," Sai said as he watched the married couple begin to move down the stairs; Domon's arm securely around his wife.

"Domon," Rain said sounding a bit aggravated with him. "I told you that I can walk down the steps by myself. I do it all the time when you're not here."

"Yeah…well I'm here now," he said blowing her off. Wanting to make another point, he added, "What if the baby kicks really hard again and knocks you off of your feet?"

Before Rain could tell her husband that was the goofiest thing she had ever heard, Hans burst out laughing even before Sai.

Catching the what the heck is he doing here look on the Kasshu's faces directed at her brother, Cecile said, "You have to excuse my brother. He refused to let Sai and I come here alone."

"So why aren't Selig and Allenby here with you?" the King of Hearts asked as he and Rain stepped down the last step.

Just after the girls hugged hello and the guys shook hands, Hans said sounding beyond annoyed, "I'm quite upset with my mechanic."

Quite interested, Domon folded his arms as he asked, "So what did your mechanic Selig do?"

Cecile rolled her eyes as her brother said, "It's more like what he didn't do. He didn't keep an eye on my sister the last time he was here because he was too busy with his own…love life. And now all he wants to do is hang out with that female fighter."

With a smile, Rain said, "Yes. I spoke to Allenby. She doubts that she and Selig will be able to make it for Argo and Nastasha's wedding."

Since he had never experienced love himself, Hans said, "I don't understand why Selig feels like he needs to spend so much time with her?"

"Bro," Sai begged looking at Domon. "Please tell Selig that after you confessed your love to Rain that it was hard for us to get you off of her."

As his dark eyes widened, Domon ran through his mind just what had happened after he confessed his love to Rain. He vividly remembered her breaking free from the Dark Gundam and how he leaped up and caught her in his arms. Back at that moment, feeling her in his arms had awakened something deep inside of him, in his heart; as he said in the softest voice that he'd never let her go. Now in the present, the King of Hearts realized that Sai was right because once on earth, Domon had begun to explore kissing and touching Rain…a lot. 'But why did Sai have to put it the way he did to Hans; that I couldn't be pulled off of Rain.' In a mature voice, Domon said, "Uh…Sai. You're not helping yourself out."

"Right," Hans said agreeing with Domon as he gave Sai Saici the evil eye. "The reason I'm here is so I can keep you off of my sister."

"Hans!" Cecile exclaimed embarrassed. "I can take care of myself! I'm not a baby!"

"You're not an adult either," Hans said thinking she was too young to be in love.

Wanting to help the youngest in the shuffles, Domon found himself saying, "Hans. I've only seen Sai show respect towards Cecile."

"Thank you, Domon," Hans said calming down. "I appreciate that but please imagine if you had a sister. Wouldn't you try to protect her? What if Rain gives you a daughter?"

Instantly the King of Heart's eyes narrowed as he imagined boys chasing after a daughter of his, and he did not like it.

"Guys," Rain said glad that the subject was about to be changed. "Look who's here."

Walking through the already open door was George and his Princess.

"Oh, Rain," Miss Marie Louise said taking Rain's hands into her own. "You are positively glowing."

Leaning to Cecile, Sai whispered, "And growing too."

"Yes, Rain Kasshu," George said after just telling the others hello. "You look beautiful. Please tell us that you have been feeling better."

Smiling at the knight and his princess, Rain said happily, "I have been feeling much better. I just find myself very tired again at times."

Moving his eyes to his leader, George hoped and then said, "I assume that Domon has been a big help to you."

A sparkle appeared in Rain's big, blue eyes as she looked at her husband and said, "He has been a great help to me. However, I will never ask him to paint a room again."

"Oh, yes," George said amused. "You told us about Domon's first painting experience in the baby's room."

Rolling his eyes, Domon said, "Please…I don't want to talk about it."

Looking at Hans, George said, "I would never intend to sound rude but I must admit that I did not expect to see you here."

Becoming worried, Hans said, "I hope that doesn't bother anyone."

"Of course not," Rain insisted. "Not at all."

George, his princess and Domon all shook their heads agreeing. Sai said nothing wishing he could tell his friends that they should mind.

Though Cecile loved her older brother, she was almost tempted to admit that it bothered her tremendously. She wanted some time alone with Sai Saici more than anything, without Hans breathing down their backs.

Relieved that no one besides Cecile and Sai seemed to really mind that he was there, Hans said, "Thank you, all. I plan to follow Cecile around till she's…thirty."

Not knowing if he was kidding or not, Cecile was about to lose it till Argo and Nastasha walked in, instantly bringing the attention to themselves.

Domon was very happy to see Argo since he thought so much of the man while Rain smiled over at Nastasha who had no idea that there was a surprise Wedding shower planned for her.

Just as Rain was making her way over to the Russian woman to force a hug onto her, Rain's eyes widened and she moved her hands over the baby.

"What's wrong?" Nastasha asked in her serious voice.

"I'm fine," the pretty, blue-eyed female said. "Let's just say that the baby is very active right now."

Nastasha couldn't help but give Rain a half smile at seeing just how pregnant Rain was now compared to the last time she had seen her.

"Go ahead," Rain said grinning.

"What?" Nastasha asked innocently.

"You can say that I'm huge."

Shaking her head no, Nastasha said, "Only an idiot would say that."

Less than five seconds later, Chibodee was heard exclaiming, "Rain! Japannette! You're huge."

Very seriously, the Russian woman rolled her eyes as she said, "Need I say more?"

Moving over to his wife, Domon said, "Chibodee. If you even attempt to pick up my wife in her condition…how do you Americans say it? Oh, I remember. I'll drop kick you like a football right out of my house."

With a huge grin on his face after hearing Domon's threat, Chibodee said, "It's so great to be back in Neo-Japan. I feel so loved." Moving to hug Rain, the boxer added, "Rain. I really don't know how to hug you because your stomach looks like it will seriously get in the way."

Very pleased at how much their baby was growing, Domon moved behind his wife, wrapped his arms around her and moved his hands over their child.

"Oh," Chibodee joked. "So hugging her from behind is easier?"

"Please do shut your mouth," George said disgusted by Chibodee. However, the knight quite enjoyed seeing Domon with protective arms around his wife and his hand with the crest over his child. Immediately, George thought, 'Domon will be a good father just as he was a good student to Master Asia and is now a good husband. He never does anything half way.'

As Chibodee's girls neared Rain, Domon released his wife so that the girls could hug her.

"Oh, Rain," Bunny said happily. "You're all baby."

"Yeah, Chibodee," Cath said shooting daggers at him with her eyes. "Rain is not huge."

Thinking that he may have hurt Rain's feelings, Chibodee lost his smile and said with a serious expression on his face, "Rain. I'm sorry. Don't you know that I think you're the most beautiful woman ever?" As Rain looked back at him not knowing what to say, Chibodee regretted what he had said because of the glare Domon was giving him.

Surprised by just how much it hurt her, Shirley said nothing. She knew Rain was a beautiful woman and she also knew that Domon thought his wife was the most beautiful and would continue to think it even as she grew old because of their love. He loved everything about her, which went way deeper than her looks. Wasn't that how it was with people in love; that to each other they were the most beautiful?

In silence as everyone else began to talk again, Shirley ran the past couple of months with Chibodee back in New York through her mind. She thought they had grown closer, more than just a friendship as she helped him plan some charity boxing matches, and she had found herself more attracted to him than ever before. However, it was apparent to her now that he hadn't fallen for her like she had recently hoped since he had just declared Rain the most beautiful woman ever. When you're crazy for someone, do you say that someone else is the most beautiful ever right in front of that person you're crazy about? Shirley didn't think so.

Taking notice of the sad expression on Shirley's face was Hans. 'Chibodee Crocket's crew member,' Hans thought to himself. 'Why does she look so sad? Why do I even care?' With that he found himself walking over to her. Once beside her as everyone else continued to talk, Hans asked, "Excuse me. But are you okay?"

Taken by surprise by such a soft and attractive male voice, Shirley looked up into eyes of blue. "Uh…I'm fine," she said giving him a somewhat shy smile.

As silence grew between them, Hans got lost in her green eyes before finally speaking. "I'm…I'm…Hans Holgar."

"I know. You're Cecile's brother and the pilot of the Mermaid Gundam," the red head said not believing how handsome he was in person with his dark, short hair.

Across from them Sai Saici leaned to his girl and said, "Cecile. Check out what your brother's doing."

"I don't have to look because I know what he's doing. He's watching us."

"No he's not," Sai said using his hands to turn Cecile's head towards Hans.

There was her brother about five feet away who seemed to not be able to turn his face away from Shirley's. In awe, Cecile said, "This can't be another Allenby and Selig. Can it?"

"I hope so," Sai Saici said making mischievous eyes. "We'll have all the privacy we need if your brother gets busy with Shirley."

Paying attention to Rain, Miss Marie Louise asked, "Rain. Is the baby moving right now?"

With a smile the pregnant female said, "As a matter of fact, yes."

"Oh, can I feel?" the princess asked sounding eager to.

"Sure," Rain said smiling and truly not minding. It was different with her friends. She hadn't felt quite comfortable when women whom she didn't even know just walked up to her and placed their hands over her growing abdomen while trying to guess if the baby was a boy or a girl by the way she was carrying.

Before Rain knew it, all of the girls except for Shirley and Nastasha were gently laying their hands on the baby and to their luck they got to feel movement, while Domon watched closely as if protecting his family. Because of how fascinated the girls looked, Chibodee looked at both Rain and Domon and asked, "Can I feel?"

While Domon shook his head no, knowing her husband was joking, Rain said, "Sure. It's still moving around."

Feeling a bit nervous, Chibodee laid a hand over Rain's large abdomen and couldn't believe what he was feeling. "Wow," he whispered.

Smiling, Domon said, "The kid's pretty tough."

"Yeah," Chibodee said, "And if it's a girl, this could be my future daughter-in-law."

Not expecting that, Domon lost his smile as he said, "Shut-up, Chibodee. You don't even have a son."

"Yet," the boxer said with a smile. Laughing because he loved getting to the King of Hearts, old Chib wanted to include someone else in on the fun. "Shirley," he said…but he didn't get an answer. "Shirley," he said again but he still didn't receive an answer from her.

"Sorry," Sai Saici said as he held Cecile's hand with a big grin on his face. "Hans is too busy hitting on her."

"What?" Chibodee asked as he removed his hand from Rain and started to look around for the red head.

The look of disappointment on old Chib's face didn't go unnoticed by Domon and Rain, which made the two look at each other.

Within seconds, the boxer caught Hans and Shirley in his sight and they did look to be having a pleasant conversation.

With his hand on the small of Rain's back, Domon leaned to her and said, "Chibodee doesn't like Shirley talking to Hans." Rain shook her head agreeing with her husband.

Not sure why Chibodee became quiet, Sai said, "Bro, Cecile and I won't have to worry about Hans because it looks like he'll be paying attention to Shirley."

"Yeah," Chibodee said forcing a smile but deep down he wasn't sure why, but he didn't like seeing Shirley paying attention to the Neo-Denmark fighter. "So, Domon," Chibodee said trying to act as if he didn't care about what he had just seen. "How's the Burning Gundam? Has Rain been able to work on it?"

Before the King of Hearts could answer, Rain said, "Yes. I have an assistant, Akino."

Glad that Akino did just what Rain ordered, Domon added, "Rain has the Burning gundam working better than ever. Be prepared for me in the 14th tournament, Chibodee."

The boxer didn't answer because he was too busy looking at Shirley once again.

"Chibodee," Domon said low but the boxer didn't answer. Nodding his head to his wife that he was going to talk to Chib, Domon moved closer to the boxer and put a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't you tell Shirley how you feel?"

Looking back at his leader, Chibodee blinked in surprise. Was Domon Kasshu, the one who not so long ago had no experience with women, giving him advice? However, when the smile on Rain's face as she spoke to Nastasha caught old Chib's eye, he realized that Domon must have been doing something right. "Domon. Things between Shirley and I are…complicated." Instantly regretting what he had said, his eyes widened.

With a smirk growing on his face, Domon said, "Complicated..."

Pulling Domon further away from everyone, the boxer said, "I know what you're going to say; that you said that about your relationship with Rain to me way back before you and Rain started showing your real feelings for each other."

"Right and…"

"Domon," Chibodee said in a angry whisper. "You're not Dr. Ruth and…and…Shirley and I are not you and Rain."

Surprised at what he was about to say but not being able to help himself, Domon said, "Well, Chibodee. If you ever want to fight with me over any of our kids possibly dating, you and Shirley better get to work."

"Japan!" the boxer said not liking the shoe on the other foot. Normally he was the one who liked to rag Domon over his love life.

Folding his arms over his chest, the King of Hearts began to laugh.

"Shut-up," Chibodee said as he glanced around the room. "I don't need someone wanting to know what you're laughing at, especially…"

Moving over to them, George asked, "What is so funny?"

'Damn,' Chibodee thought since it was George he specifically didn't want accusing him of having feelings for Shirley. The knight would surely never let Chib hear the end of it.

Domon stared at the boxer not used to seeing his anything goes friend so uptight. Turning to George, Domon said, "I was just telling Chibodee that…I want to have a gundam match with him so that I can kick his butt."

"I would like to see that myself," George said with a smile. "Though I must warn you, Domon. I have been training very hard as well."

Over hearing, Argo walked over and said, "Yes, we should all have a match with our gundams. It would be the best training."

"Yes," Domon said liking the idea. "Especially since we are the best of the best." Glancing over at his wife, Domon caught her yawning. "Rain should get off of her feet. Standing in the same place for a long time isn't good for her." Just after looking back at his friends who had fallen silent at how fast his mind could now leave the gundam fight, he spit out, "She could faint you know."

"No need to explain, Domon," George said with a smile. "We know that you are very concerned for your wife. Back when you were rescuing her from the Dark Gundam, I will never forget when you said that your main objective over and above saving the earth was saving Rain."

Making a sick face, Chibodee said disgusted, "Aren't you even getting a little too corny, pretty boy?"

Now glaring at the boxer, George said, "Well if Domon could finally admit how he felt about Rain, can't you admit that you feel something for Shirley?"

'How does he know I feel something for Shirley?' Chibodee thought. 'What am I saying? I don't.' Becoming mad, Chibodee said as low as possible, "You've got serious nerve, George. I bet anytime your princess tells you how she feels about you that you run and hide. In fact I bet she has to start every kiss between you two."

Before George could blow up, Argo said in a deep voice, "Calm down. You don't want to get Rain excited."

"Right," Domon said surprised at how upset Chibodee was. He had never seen him so upset since getting over his fear of clowns. "Rain's too emotional right now. I don't need her freaking out if she thinks we're angry with each other. She's already worried about Nastasha's shower."

Across the room from them, Shirley wondered why Chibodee looked so upset. Tempted to ask, she decided not to thinking that putting some distance between them would make her heart hurt less. Besides, Hans seemed like a nice guy.

"Are you sure you're okay?" the handsome male asked her.

Turning her eyes back to Hans, Shirley smiled and said, "Yes. I've just got something on my mind, or should I say something I need to get off of my mind…probably forever."

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Later that day the friends had lunch in the restaurant of the nice hotel that most of the Shuffle Alliance and friends were staying. They had again insisted on not staying at the Kasshu's home, wanting to give Rain less to worry about. At lunch, talk was made amongst the friends but it was quieter than usual since Chibodee wasn't opening his mouth too much. The boxer was too busy watching Shirley with Hans and he tried to act as if nothing was wrong when he did speak. His not insulting George or laughing too loudly hadn't gone unnoticed by the Kasshu couple.

Across the table, Sai had been busy making plans with Cecile to possibly sneak away from her brother later that night. Sai knew that Shirley would make it pretty easy since Hans seemed to like her company.

Very pleased, Miss Marie Louise wasn't about to question George on why he had kept making it a point to kiss her softly more than a few times in front of their friends. She didn't know that though George adored her and wanted to kiss her, he especially wanted to do so right in front of Chibodee.

Though it was hard to tell, the friends knew that Argo and Nastasha were very pleased that their wedding day was coming. Underneath the table, Argo held Nastasha's hand in his very large one as he glanced at his future wife as everyone else spoke.

The groups next stop had been the Neo-Japan government building so that the Shuffles could see all of the wonderful work Rain had done on the Burning Gundam. It had also been quite amusing for Domon to see the distraught look on Commissioner Karato's face as the uptight man suspected that the Neo-Japan government was being spied on.

That night, Dr. Kasshu had arranged a dinner out with the Shuffle Alliance and friends at his very favorite restaurant. The restaurant had a very romantic feel to it with its dim lights even while Dr. Kasshu could speak of nothing else but his first grandchild. Seated around the table, the girls, excluding Nastasha, kept glancing at each other since they were excited about the Russian woman's surprise Bridal shower the next day.

Unfortunately for Chibodee he wasn't having as good of a time. When he had tried to sit next to Shirley, Hans beat him to it. What the boxer didn't know was that though Shirley was attracted to Hans, the thoughts of another man kept her from opening up too much to Hans. However, the attention he was giving her did make her feel better about herself. Meanwhile the rest of Chibodee's crew kept whispering in front of him how lucky Shirley was to be with someone as cute as Hans and it made the boxer sick.

By the end of dinner, Chibodee thought, 'So what if Shirley likes Hans. I don't need her anyway.'

That night after taking a shower, Domon exited the bathroom to see his wife lying on her side in bed, which was the only way she could lay. Moving beneath the sheets next to her, he found that she was awake when her hand moved to touch him, acknowledging that she was glad that he was there. As her blue eyes moved to his deep, brown eyes he said nothing while he watched her fall into deep thought right before his eyes. Moving his hand to her face, he let his fingers trace her cheek bone and then ran them through her brown locks. Her hair was somewhat wild without her headband and he loved it that way. As his eyes moved lower, he took note of the white, thin strapped nightgown she was wearing and then removed his hand from out of her hair and down to her curves. Now curious to know what had her at a loss for words, he said, "What are you thinking about, Rain?"

Moving her hand against his chest, Rain recalled to herself how much she loved when they spoke softly in bed to each other, as if there was never anything to hide. "I'm just thinking about how things may be."

Hoping her hormones wouldn't make her cry since she sounded serious, he said, "Do you want to tell me?"

Sounding a bit uneasy, she said, "I'm a little nervous about being a mother."

Moving his hand over their child, the King of Hearts said, "You'll be a great mother, Rain. You already are."

"What do you mean?"

Thinking on where to start, he said, "Besides the beignets, I've seen how healthy you've been eating. You also didn't complain when Karato appointed Akino to assist you." Smiling, Domon thought that he also loved the many times he caught his wife with her hands on her abdomen as if protecting their baby. "You're already a good mother because you already put the baby before everything else."

"Thanks," she said knowing why she loved this man in bed with her. Lifting her head from the pillow she kissed his lips softly before putting it back down. "It's just that though things will be so different for both of us, things will be more different for me."

"What do you mean?" Domon asked as his hand moved to play with the strap of her gown.

"Well…when you wake up every morning you'll be able to go and do pretty much what you want. I won't. Please don't think I'm complaining because I already love this child…"

"I know…"

"But when I wake up every morning the first thing I'll have to do is not think about my self but rather that little person in our house. I can't just get dressed and leave. I'll have a child that will really be depending on me."

Realizing just how right she was, Domon said with great faith, "Yeah, but you'll do a great job. And I plan on helping."

"I know," Rain said with a soft smile. "You know I think that you're wonderful with Ming and Hoy. Since I've been pregnant you've been nothing but help to me."

To thank her for her kind words, Domon took her hand from his chest and kissed it causing her to smile. "Don't worry about anything, Rain. In fact, look at it this way," the King of Hearts said with a smile as if a light bulb went off in his head, "Remember how your life changed about two years ago when we were thrown together for the gundam fight? Everything worked out."

"That's true," the pretty blue-eyed female said smiling back at him. "If I got through all of that…angst during that time with you through the gundam fight, I should be able to get through anything."

Not being able to deny it, Domon said, "I really was a pain in the a…"

Placing her finger over his lips, she smiled and said, "Yes, but you were a troubled soul back then."

Being in bed with her like this made him say, "I was a troubled soul who needed you."

With that Rain moved herself closer to her husband and hugged him.

What made the moment even better was when the baby moved against Domon's abdomen.

Backing up from her husband, Rain said, "I know you felt that kick."

"Shoot," Domon joked. "If it would have been lower on me that kick would have caused me great pain."

Feeling in the teasing mood now herself, Rain kissed his lips and whispered just before another kiss, "The last thing I want you to feel down there is pain."

"You never cause me pain there," Domon whispered as his eyes closed just before he kissed her back while his hand moved the strap of her gown off of her shoulder.

Their kissing deepened and continued on as the two began to once again show their love for each other as their hands roamed, touching what was theirs.

The next day Rain was ready to surprise Nastasha with the wedding shower.

Because Domon didn't want his wife over exerting herself in doing things for the shower and for another reason as well, two months earlier he had convinced the other girls to convince Rain to have the shower thing as he put it at the nice, elegant Neo-Japan restaurant that was a favorite of his and Rain's. This elegant place he was speaking of was the one the Kasshu couple had taken their friends to months before, where the chef had prepared some beignets for Rain.

Of course since the chef admired both Domon and Rain, he insisted that the idea of the shower being in his restaurant was perfect. The owner offered to have the big, private room in the back decorated for a wedding shower. Rain had voiced her opinion on wanting to decorate it herself since she was the Matron of Honor but Miss Marie Louise insisted that the restaurant staff could handle it, which surprised Rain since the young, French girl loved doing such things. "All you, I mean we have to do is just show up, Rain," the princess had said in a bubbly voice. "The decorations, food and presents will already be there before Nastasha even shows up. In fact, Rain. You should bring her and we'll be waiting there. Tell Nastasha you want to take her to lunch and I know she won't suspect that you're giving her a shower."

To Rain's surprise, it had been easier than she thought to convince the Russian woman to go out to lunch with her. As soon as she had asked, Nastasha had looked surprised, but quickly accepted the invitation.

It was about lunch time when the sweet, pregnant woman and the tough Russian woman were on their way to the restaurant. They both barely said anything in fear of giving something away.

Once in the restaurant, Rain insisted on going to the room in the back, which Nastasha didn't refuse doing at all.

"Nastasha," Rain said in a sweet voice, "Why don't you open the door?"

"No. You open it," she said in the commanding voice that only Nastasha could make.

"Fine," Rain said not wanting to argue as she put her hand on the doorknob and prepared herself for her friends to be screaming surprise to Nastasha.

Once the door was opened, sure enough 'surprise' was yelled. However, before Rain could worry if Nastasha would be upset over her surprise, Rain found that the surprise was for herself as well. There were wedding decorations on one side of the room and baby shower decorations on the other side. Both Rain and Nastasha had been set up.

Actually smiling, Nastasha looked at Rain and said, "I can't believe that they pulled this off on us."

Surprise, Surprise!

Thanks for the reviews since my last post:

Goldangel2- Thanks for catching my mistakes! I am trying to wrap this story up but I'm glad that you are sorry it will be ending soon. Truly, I'm thrilled that you're enjoying this. As for this gentle side of Domon, I think that even the toughest man will melt at feeling his baby moving within the woman he loves. Again, thanks. It's so nice to receive such kind words from you. BTW-I love your new Speed Racer, Cyborg crossover, KSF! I'm looking very forward to your latest chapter for your Rurouni Kenshin story tonight!

Redlion2-Once again your review really touched me. You can't imagine the smile you put on my face. I myself think that you have wonderful, sweet Domon and Rain scenes that do not pale to mine. In fact, I hope you have many more in the future, but I know how busy you are now. When you find time, keep updating your captivating stories and don't forget about "The Champions". Take care!

Ryan-Thanks for letting me know that I forgot to fix one of the Akinos. And don't worry about her skills because she has to do just what Rain tells her to whether she likes it or not. As for Domon with wet paint on his butt, I can see Chib giving pictures of that to the press-LOL! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the ultrasound and the shopping for baby furniture. Thanks for a great review!

Black Joker Lady-Thanks for letting me know that you posted your latest chapter. It's great! Argo and Nastasha's wedding ceremony will be in Neo-Japan but I think I should make the honeymoon somewhere else. Thanks for being patient with my updating, friend.

Maxter's Angel-I'm so glad you thought the chapter before this one was worth the wait, and I hope the one above was too. I'm also glad that Domon painting the baby's room was believable. Thanks!

Here 4 the Party a.k.a.- Jesus is my Hero-(I like that.) And yes I LOVE Cheese cake! In fact I just had a piece of Cookie Dough Cheese Cake this past Saturday night out at a restaurant. Chocolate cake is great too. I'm glad you're enjoying my story!

Angel's Warmth-Like I told GA2, I think that even the toughest man will melt at feeling their baby moving within the woman he loves. Shoot, I've experienced it. Thanks for your very kind words and sorry for making you wait for an update.

Ryan L. Sprading-Thanks for reviewing! Please bare with me-- I'm trying to get to the baby being born-LOL!

Straangel100890-Thanks for the sweet complement. And don't worry, I'm sure there are a lot of people reading your story who just don't review. I myself enjoyed your story. Remember to let me know if you make a sequel. Sometimes I miss the new stories.

SoCalGirl5590-I'm so sorry I still haven't revealed the sex of the baby! Thanks for the exciting review!

Lady Wolf Bane-I'm thrilled that you think this story is going so well! I have a lot of ideas in my head about Domon and Chib's children-LOL!

Aelita89-Great?-Thanks so much! Nastasha and Argo's wedding will be soon and so will Rain and Domon's baby being born!

Erica6060-I am touched more than you know that this is your favorite fic. Thanks a bunch!

Kairiyuna14-Sorry I took so long to update and thanks for the sweet, sweet complement!

Cat & her alter ego Henry-I love your last fic! I know that you, BJL or Kat Dickerson would do a much better job on Argo and Nastasha's wedding than me. I kind of wish I didn't start anything on Argo and Nastasha. They're hard for me to write. However, I look very, very forward for more from you, BJL and of course, Kat Dickerson!

Emmanuel Jones-Yes, there are a lot of people on this site who deserve more reviews than what they receive. Here's the advertisement you mentioned: PLEASE READ BLACK JOKER LADY'S STORIES! Thank for the review.

Secretperson/ShadowLiger-Thanks for being so patient with my updating. I hope you're still liking my work.

Arehron-Yes, there's a lot of jerks in the world but trust me, there's some good guys too. The good ones in your school may not be taken forever! Plus, through college and work you'll meet plenty more. If you have time, see my profile on what I think about finding the right person. Oh and if it makes you feel better, every guy in high school I ever liked, liked someone else! Hope I made you feel better and didn't say too much. Thanks for your review!

Vashgirl-Thanks for reviewing! You're too nice! As for pregnancy, I've been through two and I'm glad you like what I'm doing. Yes, Domon chasing after Chibodee would be worth paying to see! Thanks again!

Fang-I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter. I'm trying to make Domon control his temper more than usual since Rain is pregnant. As her husband, Domon doesn't want to stress her out or make her freak out on him-LOL! Thanks for your ideas. I can see after the baby is born, Rain telling Domon he's doing something wrong with their baby, which will spark up a fight. Then of course they'll have to make up! Thanks!

Namaida-As always, you are in my prayers. I'm glad you liked the Panda Bears and keep your fingers crossed about Rain going into labor at a good time. Also, keep up your great attitude. I have a younger sister with Spinabifida and she too has a wonderful outlook on life. I really admire her for that and I admire your strength. You enjoy life as well! I'm looking forward to an update on your wonderful story!

Gemini-Cool? Thanks! Anyone enjoying their self while reading this makes me very happy. Your very welcome for writing this fluffy story.

Anyone think I'm crazy with the songs I mentioned in the author's note before the chapter?

Thanks for reading,

Jen