Partners Now In Marriage Chapter 19: A Talk Between Friends Before a Wedding, a g-gundam fanfic

Please forgive me for the cliffhanger at the end of the chapter. I didn't plan it but I couldn't fit the certain little person you've been waiting for into this chapter. The next chapter will be all about how this certain little person comes into the world.

CHAPTER 18: The Talk Between Friends Before a Wedding

As both Rain and Nastasha took in that they had both been fooled by all of their friends, the voice of a male from behind them suddenly asked, "Surprised?"

Glad to hear the voice, Rain turned to her husband. With a big smile on her face she shook her head yes that she was very surprised just before wrapping her arms around him.

"Yeah," Domon said with his wife clinging to him as he looked over her shoulder to Argo, "Rain's definitely surprised."

Looking at Nastasha who had now turned to look at him, Argo asked her, "And you?"

Folding her arms, the Russian woman pretended to be a tad mad that she had been tricked by the other girls. However, just like she had been in on the plan for Rain to have a surprise Baby shower, Nastasha smiled at realizing that Rain had planned a surprise Bridal shower. "Yes, I am surprised. I can tell you that I was not expecting a shower for myself."

Moving out of her husband's arms, Rain said with a smile, "Nastasha. I guess because I was too busy worrying about your shower that I certainly didn't expect you to be helping to plan one for me."

"Neither did I," the Russian woman admitted very seriously but then couldn't help but find herself smiling once again.

"Rain! Nastasha!" the princess exclaimed. "It's time to come sit down and open your presents!"

"Yes!" Bunny said with excitement in her voice as well. She was just about to pull Nastasha into the room but decided against it in fear of the consequences.

"Hey," Chibodee said to Domon and Argo as if they were clueless to something that all men should know. "We're not attending their shower."

Looking through the doorway into the room where the showers were to take place, Domon saw the very appealing set up of Japanese cuisine on a decorated table and said a bit disappointed, "Well, I'm hungry."

Seeing that the King of Hearts wanted to get his hands on the food, George said, "Shall we find a vacant table in the restaurant and have lunch here as well?"

Rolling his eyes, Chibodee tried to sound just as polite as George as he suggested, "Or…shall we have a seat at the bar in the lounge and get loaded?"

Liking that idea, Sai jumped in and exclaimed with a naughty grin, "Yes, we shall!"

Giving the youngest fighter a scolding look, the knight said, "I still think you are too young to drink. Besides, Hans would certainly have a fit since he has already caught you and Cecile trying to sneak out of the hotel last night."

"Well," Sai said disgusted. "He didn't have a reason to be mad because he caught us before anything good could happen."

"Yes," George said with a smile. "From what I heard, he and Shirley were walking into the lobby of the hotel just as you and Cecile were trying to escape."

After hearing Hans and Shirley's names, Chibodee's voice sounded a bit cold as he said, "Where is Mermaid face anyway?"

"Mermaid face!" Sai exclaimed thinking that was quite a funny name for the pilot of the Mermaid gundam. "I like that."

Domon would have smiled at the usual antics of his friends but didn't since he could tell that the boxer's happy mood had left. As if what Hans was doing at the moment was something all Gundam fighters did in their spare time, Domon said, "Hans is painting Panda Bears."

With surprise on their faces the other fighters all asked at the same time, "What?"

Not wanting Shirley's name said in front of Chibodee again, the King of Hearts said, "Someone mentioned to Hans that Rain wants Panda Bears painted on the walls in the baby's room, and he said that he could drawer and paint pretty well."

"Well," George said as if he was so impressed by what Hans was doing for Rain. "That was very nice of Hans to offer to do."

"Oh, yeah," Chibodee said sarcastically. "He's so wonderful. Now let's go sit down at the bar."

Very hungry, Domon disregarded the boxer's words and said, "I see a vacant table."

"Very good," George said glad that Domon wasn't listening to the Neo-American fighter.

"Fine," Chibodee said, the disappointment obvious in his voice. Though the boxer didn't know just what was bothering him, he knew that possibly seeing George getting drunk at the bar would have made the irritating feeling disappear some. Domon's behavior under the affects of alcohol back in New Orleans had been funny enough.

As the guys began to move away from the room where the showers were taking place, Domon realized that Argo wasn't following and in fact was being even more quiet than usual. Moving to the large man, the King of Hearts looked into the room to see just what had Argo's attention. There in the room Nastasha was sitting in a large, decorated chair and had just finished opening one of her gifts. In her hands she was holding up a very sexy, black nightie. The Neo-Japan fighter smiled but before he could ask Argo if he liked what he was looking at, Domon found his eyes on Rain. She too was sitting down in a large, decorated chair and had just finished unwrapping one of her presents. The father to be smiled at seeing the itty bitty pieces of baby clothing his wife took out of a box one at a time, but he smiled in awe when she lifted up the smallest red cloak he had ever seen.

Seeing the goofy look on Domon's and Argo's faces, Chibodee just couldn't believe the affect that the women in their lives had on them. He didn't realize that there was a woman in his life having quite an affect on him at the moment as well; one who in fact had changed his whole mood just because her name was mentioned with another male's. Wanting to leave the restaurant, the boxer said, "Come on, Japan. You can see all of the presents later. Let's go somewhere wild."

"No," George said knowing that Domon and Argo would not want to leave. "We are going to take our place here at a table."

Before the boxer could insult George, Sai Saici whispered to Chib, "There goes your idea of doing something wild."

Seconds later the fighters were sitting at a table. After placing their orders, the boxer began to shake his head as he looked at Domon, Argo and George.

"What?" Domon asked not being able to miss the annoyed look on his American friend's face.

Rolling his eyes, Chibodee said, "You guys are absolutely pathetic."

"Yeah," Sai pouted sitting next to the boxer.

"Pathetic?" George asked making a strange face. "How so?"

Folding his arms and then leaning on them on the table, Chibodee looked disgusted as he said, "I don't know where to start?"

Surprising Chib and the others, Argo said, "Why don't you start with me?"

Trying to hide his surprise, the boxer said, "Okay...fine, Argo. Let's just say that I hope that Nastasha isn't going to be the one to wear the pants in your family."

Domon's, George's and Sai's eyes all widened as they imagined Argo grabbing Chibodee around his neck to shut him up.

Nodding to Domon that everything was all right, Argo then smiled and said to Chibodee, "You don't know what goes on behind closed doors so you should keep your mouth shut."

Smiling broadly, George said, "I could not have said that any better myself." The knight didn't doubt that Nastasha showed Argo much affection during their times alone, and that she did appreciate his wise words.

Still looking at Argo, Chibodee couldn't think of anything to say back. Looking away he found his green eyes on the King of Hearts.

"What?" Domon asked knowing that the Neo-American fighter wanted to tell him something not so nice as well. "You think I'm pathetic because I don't want to do something wild today? Have you forgotten that my wife is about to have a baby?"

Shaking his head as if he knew so much more than Domon, Chibodee then said very seriously, "Domon. You never even had a bachelor party before you got married."

"So what," the King of Hearts said with a very serious look on his face.

"Don't get me wrong, Japan," Chibodee tried to say in a friendly voice. "It's just that before you married Rain, you didn't play the field."

"Play the field?" the Neo-Japan fighter asked as if the boxer was crazy. After thinking on just what Chibodee probably meant, Domon folded his arms and asked, "Are you saying that I should have…slept around before I got married? Do you think that would have made me more ready to get married?"

With that, Argo's and George's heads turned to the boxer awaiting his answer while Sai thought to himself, 'This is getting good.'

Not knowing why he was being such a jerk himself, Chibodee continued on and said, "Yeah, Domon. You didn't have enough experience to get married."

Not looking happy but controlling himself, Domon said in a deep voice, "Why don't you tell my pregnant wife that?"

Not believing what he was hearing, Argo said, "You are beyond wrong, Chibodee."

"Yes," George agreed. "Though Domon and Rain married quite young, they were ready, unlike most that age…"

"Yeah," Sai said cutting in. "It's not like they didn't have the money."

"As I was saying," the knight continued, ignoring Sai Saiciand ready to enjoy proving Chibodee wrong, "Because of what Domon and Rain have gone through with the Dark Gundam and the loss of their loved ones, they grew up faster than most. And, though there were times that I hated the things that came out of Domon's mouth when I first met him, it did not take me long to realize that he had his priorities straight. He was never one to…chase after women and not take things seriously."

"Oh!" Chibodee exclaimed offended. "Is that what you think of me, George? Do you think I'm an immature fool who chases after women?"

With an innocent look on his face, Sai Saici said to Chibodee, "You did chase after Rain."

Shocked that Sai seemed to have turned on him, the boxer stood up and made his way clear out of the restaurant.

"Uh…I shouldn't have said that," Sai said as his eyes grew as large as saucers. "Should I stop him?"

"No. Let him go," Domon said very calmly. "He just needs to cool off."

Confused at how well Domon appeared to be holding it together, Sai said "Bro, You're not mad at him because of the things he said?"

"No," the King of Hearts answered. "He didn't mean any of it." Domon knew that a certain female who may like Hans was getting to old Chib.

Outside as Chibodee walked down the streets of Neo-Japan, he tried to figure out what made him try to make everyone else so miserable. As he played back the scene in his head he refused to believe that it had been the thought of Shirley and Hans together.

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A while later the girls were enjoying the different foods and desserts at the showers. As they all sat around a table, the princess looked at Rain and Nastasha and smiled as she said, "We really fooled you two."

"Do you have to rub it in?" Nastasha asked in her serious voice.

Smiling, Rain said, "Thank you all so much. I can't believe all of the cute things you bought for the baby. I love the big, stuffed, Panda bear."

Grinning from ear to ear, Bunny said, "I knew you'd like it, Rain."

"Speaking of Panda bears," Cath said with a smile, "I wonder how Hans is doing with painting them on the baby's walls."

"Better than Domon would have, I'm sure," Rain joked as she remembered how unhappy her husband had been when painting the baby's room.

"Wait a minute," Cath said suddenly looking very interested in something else. "Forget the Panda bears. Shirley, tell us what you think of Hans."

"Cath," the red head said becoming embarrassed especially since his sister, Cecile, was right there. "Hans and I are just friends."

"I don't know if Hans feels that way," Cecile admitted. "Before he could lecture me too much last night he began going on and on about you."

Knowing she was going to make Shirley mad but not caring, Janet said, "I'm sorry, Cecile. I think that Hans is a great guy but Shirley's been having her eye on someone else."

"Janettt!" Shirley exclaimed upset. "I have not."

"Bull," Janet said very seriously. "I saw how much closer you and Chibodee got while planning those charity matches together."

In her defense, Shirley said, "You helped too."

"Give it up," Cath said now jumping in. "You know that you and Chibodee always got along the best. There's something between you two."

Shocked that her friends had seemed to gang up on her, Shirley said, "Chibodee likes too many women to settle down for one."

"True," Janet admitted. "However, when's the last time he went on a date?"

Thinking back Shirley realized how true that was. The only woman the boxer has spent most of his time with lately had been her. Deep down though, she now found it hard to believe that he would be interested in her in anyway more than friends.

Deciding that he should go back to his fighter friends, Chibodee found them at the same table, and it was evident that they had enjoyed a nice lunch by how full they looked. "Listen," the boxer said taking his place at the table. "I'm…sorry about all of the stupid things I said before."

"Not me," Sai said rubbing his stomach. "Since you weren't here, we ate your lunch."

Not hungry anyway, the boxer said, "I deserved it for the way I acted."

"Don't worry about it," Domon said pretty sure that Chibodee had done a lot of walking around Neo-Japan and some soul searching.

"No, really," the boxer added as he looked to Domon and Argo. "I shouldn't have been a jerk to especially you two. I mean, Argo. You're getting married the day after tomorrow. And, Domon…anyone with half a brain knows that you and Rain belong together." Soon catching the smile that was growing on George's face, Chibodee said, "Yes, George. I do have at least half a brain."

The smile grew even more on the knight's face as he said, "I did not say a thing."

Wanting to be a part of this conversation, Sai Saici said, "But you were thinking it."

With that the guys laughed.

After their laugh, Chibodee folded his arms and leaned on them on the table while he all but whispered, "It's just that for some reason I hate that Shirley plans to spend time with Hans."

Smiling, Domon said, "Maybe it's because you just can't see her with anyone but you."

"No. That's not it," the boxer answered quickly.

Loving this since Chibodee had always acted like he knew so much about women, George asked, "If you have only…friendly feelings for Shirley, why do you care if she is interested in Hans?"

What ran through the boxer's mind was, 'Because I think I might have more than friendly feelings for her.'

Quite enjoying the confused look on the boxer's face, Argo found himself saying, "You should admit to her how you feel, Chibodee."

"Right," Domon said shaking his head yes as if it would be so easy to do.

Pushing himself off the table so that he could sink back against his chair, Chibodee then fidgeted around because the conversation was getting a little too personal for him. Looking to the Shuffle leader, the boxer said, "Wait a minute, Domon. Let's just pretend that I do have more than friendly feelings for Shirley. You're acting like I should have no problem letting her know how I feel. It took you forever to tell Rain how you feel."

Drawing attention to himself because of his sudden outburst of laughter, Sai Saici exclaimed, "I thought it was funny when Bro finally confessed his feelings to Sis!"

Looking surprised then annoyed, Domon asked the youngest fighter, "Funny? Why?"

"Bro," Sai said calming himself down. "It was so hard for me not to laugh when you told Rain that she didn't have to answer you but that you wanted her to hear you out."

Narrowing his eyes at Sai Saici, the King of Hearts asked in a defensive voice, "Why was that funny?"

"Because. Talk about the shoe being on the other foot," Sai said not being able to stop himself from laughing out loud once again.

Now grinning himself, George said, "Sai Saici does have a point."

"What?" the Japanese fighter asked as he looked at George. "What are you talking about?"

"Domon," George said remaining calm. "I can remember those times very long ago when you did not answer Rain when she was speaking to you. When she was imprisoned in Dark Gundam, you got a taste of your own medicine since you were the one doing all of the talking while she said nothing."

"Whatever," Domon said trying to hide the shock he was feeling because of what his friends were telling him.

"Whatever?" Chibodee asked with a smile. "We're heard you say that enough."

"Shut-up," Domon said clearly not happy over where this conversation had gone but luckily not enough to leave the table.

Not meaning to have embarrassed Domon like he obviously had, Chibodee said in a calm voice, "No really, Domon. How do you feel being tied down to the same woman day after day?"

The King of Hearts rolled his eyes thinking that his American friend was really looking for another way to make the leader of the Shuffles uncomfortable.

Leaning on the table once again, the boxer looked Domon dead straight in the eyes and said as serious as ever, "I really want to know what keeps you and your wife together."

Seeing that Chibodee was indeed very serious, Domon let out a deep breath as his aggravated mood left him, and he said, "First off I don't feel tied down to Rain. If anything, we're tied to each other and…I like it that way."

Wanting a more detailed answer, the boxer let another question escape him. "Don't you and Rain get sick of each other? I mean isn't it hard to be committed to one person?"

As all of Domon's friends listened with great interest, he said, "No, I don't get sick of Rain. Even if we're…arguing over something, she's still the only woman I want."

"But why?" Chibodee asked wondering what kept Domon and Rain only wanting each other.

Flabbergasted that the boxer seemed to be really trying to understand a faithful relationship, Domon thought for a few seconds first then said, "I like the way she makes me feel."

"Which is?" the boxer whispered.

Because his friend was still persistent on knowing more and seemed to be analyzing everything said, Domon tried to think of just the right thing to say. He wondered if he should start with how much he liked being with Rain when they were children, or maybe he could mention how he had started to be taken by her during the 13th Gundam fight. Or…maybe he could just confess that since they admitted their love for each other that there was nothing to hide; that they really depended on each other. Finally, Domon said, "She makes me feel loved."

"And you make her feel the same way?" the boxer asked.

Truly loving his wife, Domon said, "I try my best to make her feel my love for her."

With a look of awe on his face, Sai said, "Bro, that's beautiful."

Lifting his left hand, Domon moved his dark eyes to his wedding band and recalled in his mind how good for the most part he and his wife had become at the giving and taking in their relationship."

Nodding his head in agreement, Argo said, "Yes. Two people in a relationship can grow very close when true love and trust are involved."

Just after the girls discussed their thoughts on Nastasha becoming a married woman and Rain the first to have a child amongst them, Janet said, "Here we are thinking hard about the future, and I can only imagine what the guys are sitting around talking about."

"Really," Rain said agreeing. "Domon is probably talking about fighting and training."

Smiling, Cecile said, "I'm sure Sai Saici's defending his Dragon Gundam."

Even throwing her two cents in, Nastasha said, "Argo's probably too busy eating to talk."

With stars in her eyes, the princess said, "I know my George is being a perfect gentleman no matter what they're doing."

"Unfortunately," Shirley said shaking her head, "I'm sure Chibodee's busy talking about the body parts of any female that he might have seen."

All looking at each other, the girls said, "Men."

Looking disappointed, the red head's thought of the opposite sex made her think, "Too bad they don't seem to talk as seriously as we do about relationships."

The day of Argo and Nastasha's wedding everything seemed to be running smoothly. Just like for Domon and Rain's wedding, the Princess hadn't forgot a thing in her planning. The ceremony and very small reception would take place at the most glorious ballroom of all of Neo-Japan. After, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Gulski would leave for a honeymoon in Neo-Italy.

At the hotel where most of the Shuffles and their crews were staying, the males were in one suite while the females were helping Nastasha get ready across the hall in another suite.

In the female's suite, the Russian bride wasn't getting overly emotional like most brides do just before their wedding. The princess had been touching up her hair and Rain fluffing up the back of her white dress when Chib's crew insisted that Nastasha look at herself in the mirror.

"Fine," Nastasha finally said as she turned to the mirror to satisfy them, and she soon found herself staring at her image.

Seeing the look of shock on the bride's face, the girls all looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that the Russian woman had been moved by the way she looked as she ever so slowly lifted her hand and let her fingers trace across the top of her strapless dress.

Miss Marie Louise found herself hoping that Nastasha wasn't going to regret letting herself be talked into such a dress.

Tearing up, which had nothing to do with her hormones, Rain said, "Nastasha. You look so...beautiful."

The bride smiled back at herself and at how lovely she did indeed look with her hair piled up on the top of her head with a few strands hanging down around her face. "I…I…don't know how to thank all of you," she all but whispered.

"You just did," the Princess said becoming emotional herself since she had done quite a bit of work on the bride's looks.

Looking into the mirror and seeing all of her friends around her in their lavender bridesmaid dresses, Nastasha said with just a small hint of the usual serious tone in her voice, "Look at us. We've all come so far. I'm actually getting married." Looking at her closest friend and Matron of Honor, she said, "You've come the furthest so far, Rain. You actually tamed Kasshu and are now carrying his child."

Rain smiled as everyone's eyes moved down to her rounded belly.

"Miss Marie Louise," Nastasha said taking her by surprise. "Though I may have been hard to work with to plan this wedding, I do appreciate your patience with me." A smile grew on the blonde's face for the Russian woman's kind words. "Cecile. I am glad that you are able to be here. I'm sure it's hard the times that you cannot be with Sai Saici," she said imagining how hard it must be for them to be from different nations. "Cath, Janet and Bunny, I do enjoy your company more than you know though I may hide it. And, Shirley," Nastasha said making the red head wonder what she was going to be told. "Tell Chibodee how you feel about him." As Shirley's eyes widened, the other girls began to giggle. This was another day that they would never forget.

In the groom's suite all of the fighters were decked out in black tuxedos looking very handsome as they too were checking themselves out in a large mirror. Domon had lost his red cloak after joking that he didn't think the Best man should look better than the groom because of it.

Smiling at himself as he played with his bow tie, Sai Saici said, "The girls are going to be all over us."

Under his breath, Chibodee mumbled, "I only want one of them all over me."

"What's that?" Domon asked raising an eyebrow at knowing the boxer meant Shirley.

"Nothing," Chibodee said not offering any more information.

George scanned over Argo and said proudly, "I have no doubt that your bride will find you very handsome, Argo."

For a thank you, Argo smiled and nodded his head to the knight.

Sounding like a Best man should, Domon said, "It's about time that we get to the Grand ballroom so the ceremony can start."

"I'm ready," Argo said convincingly.

Twenty minutes later, everyone was in their places. The guest which consisted of Argo's and Nastasha's pirate friends, Domon's father, his Neo-Hong Kong friends, Hans, and even Commissioner Karato watched as the bridesmaids all lined up at the back of the room.

When the piano began being played, Sai met Cecile in the middle of the isle which was between rows of chairs that had been set up and decorated with flowers. Sai soon began to walk Cecile down the isle just how the Princess had instructed him to do the day before. Next, Chibodee brought his crew down one by one but before he released Shirley from his arm, he spontaneously whispered to her that she looked beautiful causing chills to run up and down her spine because of the sincere look in his eyes. Following, George walked his beautiful princess down the isle, and then Domon very proudly took his pregnant wife's arm and walked her down. When Nastasha appeared at the back of the large room, all thought she looked stunning but not as much as Argo did. Without a doubt he knew he loved her as she slowly made her way to him.

The ceremony ran beautifully and after the bride and the groom said their I do's, Argo and Nastasha walked down the isle as husband and wife with their friends following behind. Right on cue, the staff for the Grand ballroom began clearing the chairs away as others moved tables in, making sure to leave room for the dance floor.

The reception turned out to be one of the best ever as everyone ate and danced to the music of the band, celebrating the new union.

Though everyone was in high spirits, the only one who knew he could have been even happier was Chibodee. He watched as Hans seemed to follow Shirley everywhere she went. Thinking about what he could lose, Chibodee recalled his and Shirley's recent moments together as just the two of them stood up late at night planning his charity boxing matches. 'You want her,' Chibodee said to himself. 'And…I'm going to do something about it right now."

Just as the boxer began to walk to Shirley and Hans who were slow dancing together, he noticed that the King of Hearts and his queen had just stopped dancing. Rain then placed her hands over the baby and then appeared to be whispering something to her husband.

Suddenly Domon exclaimed, "What! You think you're going to have the baby right now!"

Redlion2-I hope that you are feeling better.

Thanks for the reviews since my last post:

GoldAngel2-I am so grateful for you putting up with me. I'm also glad you like the dialogue in this story and the double shower idea. And…the baby will finally be making an appearance in the next chapter! Thanks, KSF!

Ryan-I hope you're still liking what I'm doing with Chibodee and Shirley. I never dreamed I'd be writing as much on them as I have lately. And…you're right about Shirley not being able to fall for Hans because of a certain Neo-American fighter. Thanks!

Aelita89-Now you know that Sai and Cecile did in fact get caught trying to sneak out of the hotel for some privacy.-LOL! Sorry I don't write very much on them. Thanks for the review!

Erica6060-Thanks so much for letting me know that you are enjoying this! And…the baby's coming!

Maxters-angel-Glad you liked that double shower idea. Getting your reviews always makes me feel good. Thanks!

Angelswarmth-I agree that Chib should admit any feelings he might have for Shirley. It was fun to write Domon over reacting to Rain just walking down the stairs. Domon and Rain are my all time favorite to write about.

BlackJokerLady-You're so smart! I did originally put Akino into this story for another reason besides helping Rain but I don't think I need her anymore. And yes, maybe Janet could go nicely with Hans-LOL! I'm looking forward to more on your story.

Agehron-I had a lot of fun with Chib in this chapter. I also enjoy making him bug Domon about their kids getting married. Could you imagine if Chibodee and George's children got married! Now that would be funny!

Starangel100890-You are so very sweet and please keep up your great attitude. My oldest is twelve and having a slumber party Friday night-12/3. I think I may end up pulling all of my hair out of my head. You keep writing too and God bless you as well!

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Gemini-Heaven! Wow!—thanks! For a good marriage there should be a lot of giving and taking from both sides. Also, sometimes you just got to remember what it was that made you fall in love with your spouse in the first place when they're driving you crazy-LOL! When I get time, I promise to check out that story that you mentioned. Thanks!

Sorry it's been taking me so long to write lately. I've been extremely busy but I promise to finish this story. Also, we just put our tree up so Merry Christmas!