Sorry for the long update time everyone. Between school, work, and writer's block, I'm surprised that I got it up this soon. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter and if you have ideas for this story please let me know. Thanks and enjoy.

Chapter 5: Symptoms

The next morning, Kratos woke up and found Lloyd and Sheena ready for breakfast, but Storm and Zelos were nowhere around. Kratos began to wonder if they were being lazy and had yet to get up. This idea surprised him a little bit, Storm was always an early riser, at least since she started to sleep again. He decided to go to see if the two had woken up yet.

When he got to their room he knocked, receiving no reply from the other side. He cautiously opened the door, peeking his head in to find an empty bed. He glanced around the room a few times, still wondering where they were. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head and he made his way to the closest bathroom.

He arrived at the bathroom door to find it exactly as he suspected, it was closed and locked. He knocked on the door.

"You might want to find another bathroom, this could be awhile," Zelos' voice replied from the bathroom.

"Zelos, is Storm sick?" Kratos asked, knowing perfectly well what the answer would be. He had been around a pregnant woman twice and knew exactly what was going on.

"Kratos?" Zelos asked. Soon, the door to the bathroom opened slightly, revealing Zelos' head. He walked out and closed the door behind him.

"How long has she been in there?" Kratos asked him.

"About an hour or maybe two hours, I don't know," Zelos replied.

"She's not doing well is she? You'll be going through this for awhile now. Welcome to being the husband to a pregnant wife," Kratos told Zelos placing a hand on his shoulder in an apathetic way.

"How long is this going to last?" Zelos asked nervously.

"Morning sickness lasted about four months with Anna," Kratos informed him.

"I heard that!" Storm yelled through the closed door. "I hate you Zelos!"

"I know, you've said that about ten times this morning," Zelos sighed.

"I know exactly what you're feeling. Anna said that too. Don't worry, she'll get over that too. Just wait until she really starts getting mood swings," Kratos warned.

"Oh boy," Zelos replied as his eyes got huge. "She was pretty bad before."

"I can hear everything you guys are saying and you're going to really get it when I get away from this bathroom," Storm yelled at them from inside the bathroom.

Suddenly, Zelos was summoned back into the bathroom as Storm began to get sick all over again. Kratos decided that he should go back to where Sheena and Lloyd were and tell them that they would be staying a few more days. Storm had to get adjusted to her sickness. He would save some breakfast for the two of them, granted that there was some left when he got there. Lloyd had a nasty habit of eating everything before anyone else could get a bite in.

A few hours later, Zelos came in holding Storm's hand as she stumbled about the house. She looked pale and very sick. She walked over to where they were about to serve lunch. She sat down at the table and the sandwiches that Kratos had made were set in front of the group. Storm looked at the food and made a mad dash for the bathroom as she felt another wave of sickness flood over her.

Zelos sighed and got up to follow her, knowing that he would be missing out on another meal. Just as he got out of the chair someone grabbed him by the shoulder. Zelos turned around and saw Kratos behind him.

"Go ahead and eat, I'll go to Storm," he told him. Zelos nodded his head, surprised at how nice Kratos had been to him lately. There was a slight hope in him that maybe Kratos was beginning to trust him. Zelos sat down to enjoy his first meal of the day.

About an hour later, Storm finally came out looking like herself. She was a little fatigued but tried not to let anyone know. She didn't want to eat anything and just wanted to spend some time with Zelos. Storm and Zelos decided to go and relax out in the field by the forest.

When they arrived in the field, Storm and Zelos sat under a large tree in the shade. They sat in silence for a while, enjoying the calm state of being that was surrounding them. The only sounds that were present were those of the birds, the insects, the wind, and each other's breathing. Storm sighed happily as she felt the warm sun on her face, refreshing her mind and body after her long morning. She looked over at Zelos whose hair was gently blowing in the breeze and she felt as if this was exactly what they were meant to do. She never wanted to go back to the village. She wanted to stay under this tree with her husband forever. Storm laid her head in Zelos lap as she stretched out under the tree.

"Zelos?" Storm asked him after the long and peaceful silence.

Zelos' eyes fluttered opened at the sound of her voice. "Yeah?" he replied.

"Why were so anxious to be a dad? I didn't think you'd be that excited," she asked him.

"Well, I guess it's because I never really had great parents. I mean, my mom always wished that I was never born and my dad...,' Zelos paused and let out a little chuckle. "My father, he was never around, he was never there for me either. I want to make sure that our child never feels that way. I want to make sure that our baby is always loved and never feels unwanted. It's a terrible feeling to have your own parents hate you. I would never wish that on anyone," Zelos answered.

"I hope that I'll be a good mother. I know that you'll be a great father," she told him.

"Why wouldn't you be a good mother?" he asked.

Storm sat up and looked up at the sky. "I never really knew my mother or what she was like. I don't really know what a mother is supposed to be like. I don't think that I have the strength within me to raise a child," she told him.

"Storm, I know that there is no way that you can fail at being a mother. You already care about your child by worrying if you'll be good enough or not. With that attitude, you won't let our baby down," Zelos assured her.

Storm settled her head back on Zelos' lap and she began to watch as the sun filtered through the leaves on the trees. She finally fell asleep for a few hours. Zelos watched as Storm breathed gently in her sleep and soon fell asleep after her. A few hours later, the two woke up as they watched the sun began to set. They decided that it was a good time to head back to Mizuho.

Storm and Zelos walked into the house and Storm stopped dead in her tracks when she walked through the door. She stared and saw the last person she was expecting to see in Mizuho. He was just as she had left him. She could tell that he was still depressed, but he also seemed worried. She could also tell that he was trying to hide it from her and the others with a large smile. She couldn't believe that Yuan was there to see her.

Uh-oh. What's gonna happen here? Oh boy, this could turn out to be interesting, or maybe not. I don't know you'll have to see. Remember if you have any ideas for the story please let me know, if you couldn't tell I still haven't gotten over the writer's block. Anyway, please review and let me know what you thought.