Nine Months In the Socks of the Motamiya's: Chapter 2
(A/N – This is the remainder of the story that was STOLEN from me by an author called Happybunnyroxmysox. I hope you enjoy the full, ORIGINAL version of the story.)
"Davis come on! We're gonna be late, and you know how hard it is to get a good view of the flower petals!" Kari yelled from the kitchen, as she fastened the picnic basket shut.
"Stupid kimono!" Davis shouted. "I hate wearing this thing! I never know how to tie the sash right. Does it fold right over left, or left over right!"
Kari sighed as she padded back to the bedroom, staring at her husband of three months groaning and grunting in the full length mirror, his dark blue kimono whipping through the air as he tried to fold it.
"I swear, sometimes I wonder if you should go through life just wearing T-shirts and shorts." Kari said, giggling as she padded over to Davis and began folding the cloth on him. "Left over right, and tie just like that!" she said as she finished tying the sash.
"What would I do without you, my Kari-chan?" Davis cooed, pulling Kari into a hug.
"You would be alone and very oddly dressed at the Hanami festival." Kari said, kissing him on the nose. "Now hurry up, get your socks on and get ready! Tai and Sora are holding a spot for us!"
"On my way, princess." Davis said, opening his dresser drawer.
"Where are they? They should be here by now." Tai said, looking at his watch for the third time as the sun started it's slow decent on the horizon.
"Oh, calm down Tai. I'm sure they're on their way right now." Sora said, unfolding the blanket on top of a soft bed of pink cherry blossoms and cool grass. "They're probably fighting through the crowds as we speak." She continued, gesturing towards the mass of families chattering happily among the pink petals-covered trees.
"I hope they don't miss the fireworks. That's the best part of the Cherry Blossom festival." Tai sighed as Sora started unpacking food from the basket.
"Hey, hey! We're here!"
Tai spun around to see Kari and Davis, walking hand in hand up the small hill towards the cherry tree. He gave a relieved smile. "There you guys are! I was wondering what happened."
"We were trying to find a place to park, and then we had to fight through the crowds." Kari explained, setting her picnic basket down on the blanket.
"So, you guys got any pictures of the cherry blossoms?" Davis asked Tai, leaning up against the trunk of the tree.
"No, we really didn't get a chance to break out the cameras and stuff. We had to fight to get this spot, so we haven't had many real photo opportunities." Tai explained, looking out at the setting sun; it's light casting an orange glow across the land.
"So, what do you think? Do we tell them tonight?" Sora whispered as the guys wondered out of earshot.
"I don't know how I was able to keep it from him for this long," Kari said, grinning. "And it's not like we can keep it from them for very much longer."
"Got a point there. So it's settled. We tell them tonight."
"After the festival." Kari agreed.
"Well, come on guys," Sora said, laying out the lunch boxes. "Let's eat!"
Tai and Davis sat by their respective girls on the blanket and began eating, Davis and Kari snuggled close to each other as they ate and watched the petals fall from the trees down to the ground.
"Dai-chan?"
"Tai-Chan?"
"Yeah, Kari?"
"Yeah, Sora?"
"I have a surprise for you."
Davis turned to face Kari in bed, her eyes twinkling in the darkness, her smile warm and welcoming. He gave a small smirk. "What kind of surprise?"
Meanwhile, a few miles away, Sora turned to Tai with a similar gaze. "A surprise? Really? What kind of surprise?"
"A very special one, my darling." Sora cooed, staring deep in his brown eyes. "Try and guess what it is."
"One of the greatest in the world, my Dai-chan. Very, very special."
"Hmmm…"
"Hmmm…" Tai hummed, turning on his back, staring up at the ceiling, his hands across his waist. "One of the greatest in the world, my Sora sunshine? "
"Mm-hmm…It's a big surprise. Something that will really knock your socks off."
"But I'm not wearing socks!" Davis said, kicking his barefoot from under the covers. "Unless your secret was so big, it really did knock 'em off!"
Kari laughed. "Silly. Guess what my surprise is." Kari said, taking a hold of one of Davis' hands. "You'll never guess what it is."
Tai grinned slowly as Sora touched his hand. "You brought a new silk teddy?"
"Nope." Kari said, taking Davis other hand.
"Tomorrow is our anniversary?"
"Your birthday?"
"Uh-Uh." Kari said, gently pulling Davis' arms, causing him to roll over again to face her smiling face. She then held his hands and moved them under her shirt onto her flat, warm, bare stomach.
Davis eyes went wide as he looked in Kari's eyes. She was grinning and nodding. "You mean…you and I…"
"Sora? Are you serious?" Tai said, feeling Sora's smooth skin in the palm of his hands. "You mean we're…"
"Surprise."
"Surprise."
"I'm going to be a daddy!"
"We're having a kid!"
Kari nodded.
"This….this is…this is GREAT!" Davis exclaimed, jumping from the bed. "We're going to have a kid! WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A KID!"
"Tai," Sora giggled, watching him jump in the air. "You're going to wake the neighbors!"
"I don't care!" Davis said, running back to the bed. He held Kari's warm cheeks in his hands and gently set his forehead on hers, looking deep in her eyes. I want the whole world to know that my sunshine is going to…wait a minute…"
"Davis, where are you going?"
"Tai, It's midnight! Where are you headed this late at night?"
"I gotta shout it from the rooftops! I wanna tell the whole of Japan!" Davis replied, pulling on a small jacket. He then scooped a shocked Kari up in his arms and raced out the front door.
"Tai! Where are you taking me!" Sora laughed as Tai bounded up the stairs outside the apartment, his breathing heavy yet excited. He kicked open the door and raced to the open air rooftop.
"I want the whole world to know!" Davis explained as he stood Kari up, and brought her into a tight embrace.
"I want to tell every waking person in Japan…" Tai said, running out to the edge of the building.
"THAT I AM THE LUCKIEST GUY IN THE WORLD! AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!"
"HEY!"
"YO!"
"Chill out up there! We're trying to get some sleep!" a guy in a nearby building shouted, hanging outside his window.
"We're happy for ya. Now SHADDUP! We're trying to get some sleep!"
"Sorry!"
"My bad!"
"You do know how much I love you, huh?" Davis said, as they walked hand in hand back down the stairs. "You know my love for you knows no bounds."
Kari grinned, and set a hand on her flat stomach. "I think I have an idea how much you love me, Dai-Chan. I'm carrying the proof of your love in here."
"How did a guy like me wind up with a girl like you?"
"Destiny brought us together, my sweet Dai-chan." Kari said, as he wrapped his arm around her. "And I am very thankful for it."
"So am I." Davis sighed. "I am so thankful, there aren't words to show it. You are my sweet angel, Kari, and I promise I will never leave you. We're tied together for life."
"And in a few months, we get to prove it to the world."
"Sora? A-are you feeling allright?"
"For the tenth time, Tai, I'm fine." Sora sighed playfully. "You've asked me that ever since we got down from the roof."
"I shouldn't have taken you up there. What if you catch a cold or something and it hurts the baby?" Tai asked, rolling over in bed to face Sora with worry in his eyes.
"Please Tai, I'm fine. Everything is going to be just fine. You'll see."
"I already came close to loosing my sister, and I don't want to loose you either." Tai said, his eyes filling with tears.
"Tai. That was years and years ago. You were a kid when that happened. You can't keep beating yourself up over that. Kari is healthy and happy, I am healthy and happy."
"But I love you so much. And now that we're going to have a baby, I don't want to make any mistakes."
"Tai, life is all about making mistakes. We're not perfect. We just have to do the best we can, learn from our mistakes and move on." Sora said, taking Tai's hand. "And don't think that you're the only one responsible for this baby's safety. I have to carry it for nine months!"
"But what about—"
"No buts." Sora said, holding a finger to his lips. "No more worrying. No more doubts. I love you, the baby loves you, and we're going to be just fine."
"Okay. I'll relax a bit." Tai sighed, kissing the finger on his lips. "Good night my sunshine."
"Night-night, my Tai-chan." Sora said, kissing him on the cheek before turning over.
"Hey, Sora?"
"Yo, Kari?"
"Yeah, Tai?"
"What is it, Dai-chan?"
"Thank you for having my child."
To Be Continued…
(A/N - Unlike the thief known as Happybunnyroxmysox, I have chapter three ready and waiting to post! Hope you enjoy!)