Chapter 3 The Newlywed's.
"Well, wife how do you like our apartment?"
"Its wonderful." He carries her over the threshold and into the bedroom. They kiss passionately.
"Ranma.." she moans. "RANMA… lets have a baby."
"What?" Ranma sits up. "Usagi, we can't have a baby."
"Why not?" She sits up too now.
He holds her hands and looks into her eyes. "Because we wouldn't be able to support the baby. I'll be gone, and you'll still be at school. How will we be able to care for our baby. You won't have time to have a job, and my earnings as a soldier will only be able to pay for the rent and the groceries. Your job pays the rest of the bills and necessities. We couldn't possibly be able to afford one. And don't you dare suggest you dropping out of school!"
"I know all this, I've been thinking about this ever since Papa gave permission for us to get married. I've been looking for other jobs, and I found a job that will hire me. We'll barely make it with a baby, but it'll be worth it and my Mama will help us out when we need it. I will still go to school and Mama will watch the baby at her house. And I'm going to love having a little one around, he's going to remind me of you while you're gone. I'm going to get lonely without you my love.
"Okay, okay. I love you Mrs. Ranma Saotome. Let's make us a beautiful baby. No regrets buns?"
"No regrets. I love you Mr. Usagi Saotome." They smile at her stupid joke and kiss.
Their wedding night creates a baby from their love.
2 weeks later…
"Ranma?"
"Yeah buns?"
"I went to the doctor's today, and I'm pregnant." Usagi smiles at him. Ranma starts grinning crazy, and picks her up and whisks her around the room.
"We're going to have a baby!" Ranma starts dancing with her. "If it's a boy, we'll name it Kisho Taro Saotome, Taro for short. And if it's a girl… umm.
"We'll name her after you, Ranko Serenity Saotome." She smirks.
Laughter and frolicking could be heard from their apartment all through Tokyo.
A month later…
A couple has their last embrace.
"Don't go Ranma, don't leave me. Don't leave us."
"Never, I'll be back Usagi. I love you. Nothing can keep us apart forever. Our love is stronger than that. We have proof." He puts his hand on the small bump of her stomach. "Isn't that right little one, you're the proof of our love." He bends down and kisses her stomach. "I love you Kisho Taro Saotome. I'll see you soon little one." He stands up.
Usagi has tears streaming down her face. "I love you." She hugs him fiercely. "Come back to us, be safe. Write once a month and phone at least once a month but please phone once a week darling. Now go before I kidnap you so you can't." She forces a laugh.
"Buns, I will come back, I love you. I will write and phone you at least once a week even when it becomes hard times. Promise me, that in your last trimester you'll live with Ikuko-mama and Kenji-papa, and that you will stay with them until you can cook and take care of our son in the summertime. I have to go now." He kisses her head tenderly. He bends down and softly kisses her tears, and then her mouth. "I love you forever." He hugs her and walks away into the crowd of soldiers.
"I promise, I love you beyond forever Ranma." She whispers at his fading back.
8 months later, March.
"Push! Push!"
"Unghh.. I am pushing you idiot!"
"Okay Usagi one more push and the baby's out."
"unghh!"
"Wahhh wahh wahh!"
"Congratulations Mrs. Saotome it's a GIRL!" A nurse takes the baby and cleans her up and then takes the baby girl back to Usagi. "What would you like to name her?"
"Ranko Serenity Saotome" Usagi holds her baby and holds out her finger. The baby stares at the waving finger and tenderly grasped the finger never weakening. Usagi falls asleep with her baby grabbing her finger.