Kei-chan: Thanks to everyone who likes the story. Since we didn't have any 'wibbling' in the previous chapter, we've used it twice. (Just for you, Eiri-Chick!)

Rin-chan: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you guys rock. Hope you enjoy reading this chapter.

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Chapter Five - Cravings, Driving, and the First Look

Some time later, Shuichi was awakened by Yuki poking his arm. Repeatedly. And it didn't seem like he was going to stop any time soon. "Yuki? Whassa matter?" he mumbled, still half asleep.

Yuki looked at him, and spoke softly. "Shu-chan… I'm hungry… would you get me some instant beef ramen?"

Shuichi blinked blearily at him. "Ramen? But, it's the middle of the night…"

Yuki actually pouted. "Please, Shu-chan? I really want some!"

Shuichi sighed, scratching his head. "Fine. But I'm taking your car."

Yuki nodded, clutching Shu-bear. Shuichi got up, groaning as his back popped, and grabbed Yuki's car keys. He slipped on his shoes, and stumbled out of the apartment.

He made it down to the ground floor, and yawned his way to Yuki's car. He started it up, and made his way to the nearest 24-hour store. He tripped a couple of times, yawning and searching for the ramen section.

Eventually, he got back into the car, a bag of ramen on the passenger seat. He drove back to Yuki's apartment, almost hitting a dog and an old lady on the way.

He stumbled back up to Yuki's apartment, unlocking the door and stepping in. He dragged himself into the sitting room. Yuki looked up at him as he held out the bag. "There. Instant beef ramen."

Yuki looked vaguely guilty, and pointed to two empty strawberry pocky boxes that were on the couch next to him. "Um… I ate all of your pocky. There's none left and I still really want some!" he turned, a pleading look on his face. "Could you go get me some? Please?"

Shuichi twitched. 'He ate all of my pocky…' Without a word, he turned, grabbing Yuki's keys again.

He drove to the same store, buying an insane amount of strawberry pocky, and drove back, once again almost hitting random objects and pedestrians. He once again entered the apartment, he handed the bag of pocky to Yuki, sighing.

He froze as Yuki smiled sheepishly. His eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"Shu-chan… I want golden syrup… And we don't have any! I searched the whole kitchen, twice, and I couldn't find any… Could you-"

He was cut off as Shuichi slammed the door behind him. The pink ball of fluff stomped to Yuki's car, drove to the store, and bought the syrup. As he was driving back to Yuki's apartment, his eyes kept closing against his will. He tried his best to stay awake, but didn't notice that he was no longer driving straight until he hit a lamp post.

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Yuki, who was stood looking out of the window, spotted Shuichi coming down the street. He smiled, and then frowned as he noticed the car veering slightly to the side. As his car hit the lamp post, he dropped his precious Shu-bear.

He watched anxiously as Shuichi opened the car door, and promptly fell out on to the ground. He gasped in horror, quickly slipping on his shoes, and rushing down to the scene of the 'accident'. He crouched next to a cross-eyed Shuichi.

"Shu-chan! DON'T DIE! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! Wake up, Shu-chan!" The blonde shook him frantically. "Wake up! HEY! I SAID WAKE UP, DAMN IT! YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME! I'M PRACTICALLY YOUR WIFE, DAMN YOU! I'M CARRYING YOUR CHILD! PAY SOME FUCKING ATTENTION!"

Yuki looked down at Shuichi to see the ball of fluff covering his ears with a wince. Shuichi looked up at him, scowling slightly. "I'M LISTENING! No need to yell at me!"

Yuki wibbled. "I was only worried!"

Shuichi's scowl disappeared, but he suddenly jumped up. "What the hell do you think you're doing out here without a coat? You've got to be more careful! Our little one is fragile!"

He put his hand over the bump on Yuki's stomach, a smile slowly spreading across his face. The blonde smiled, too, but then remembered his car. He twitched. He looked over to his car, and then back to Shuichi. Only instead of smiling, he had a deadly glare on his face. Shuichi blinked, and looked at the car. There was the tiniest dent, but it was barely noticeable.

"YOU WRECKED MY CAR!"

"Wrecked?" Shuichi yelped, disbelieving. "It's a tiny dent! I can barely see it!"

"YOU CALL THAT A DENT! IT'S THE SIZE OF A SMALL COUNTRY!"

Shuichi got up, grabbed the bag containing the golden syrup, and walked away. He trudged back to the apartment, muttering under his breath. He stared in disbelief as he noticed most of the pocky boxes he bought were empty.

As he turned, he saw Yuki stood in the doorway. He sighed. "You've got your ramen, pocky, and golden syrup… what more do you want?"

The blonde shrugged. "I don't want it any more."

Shuichi clenched his fists, the urge to throw the damn syrup at the wall almost taking over. Instead, in a voice not quite hiding his anger, he spoke. "Just go to bed, Yuki… I can't take much more of this tonight."

Yuki trembled slightly, but went into the bedroom, shutting the door behind him. Shuichi sighed, throwing himself on the couch. A moment later, he heard sobbing coming from the bedroom. Shuichi winced, and then slammed his eyes shut. 'I will not feel guilty, I will not feel guilty, I will not feel guilty, I will not- oh fuck.'

He got up, crossed the room, and opened the bedroom door. Yuki was curled under the blankets, hugging his Shu-bear, and sobbing his heart out. Shuichi wibbled, sitting on the bed beside him, leaning over and hugging him. "I'm sorry." he whispered.

"I didn't mean to get mad… I'm just tired." Yuki nodded, still sniffling. Shuichi got up, and quickly undressed. He slipped under the covers, sliding his arms around Yuki's waist. He hugged him tightly, one hand going down to rest on the bump. His eyes widened, and so did Yuki's.

"Yuki… I just… it…"

Yuki stared at nothing. "It moved…"

Shuichi hugged him even more tightly. "That's so great! I can't believe it!"

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The next morning, Shuichi was brought into the land of the living by the phone ringing. He got up, and walked into the sitting room, picking up the phone. "Moshi moshi."

"Shindou-san? This is Doctor Yuy. I'm just calling to make an appointment. I think it's time you see your child."

Shuichi blinked rapidly. "I thought it took nine months!"

Doctor Yuy laughed. "It does. I meant that we could do an ultrasound."

Shuichi's eyes widened. "Oh! I get it! Sure, when's good for you?"

"Well, I know it's short notice, but I have a cancellation for today at noon. Is that okay for you?"

Shuichi bounced up and down. "Yes! That's great! See you then!"

He hung up, before letting out a happy squeal. He strolled into the kitchen, and began making breakfast. He cooked a meal that was healthy, but also had a few of Yuki's favourite things. When he had finished, he carried a tray with two plates, and two glasses of orange juice, into the bedroom. He set the tray down on the bedside table, before sitting on the edge of the bed.

He reached out to stroke Yuki's hair, before gently tickling his ear with one finger. Yuki's face scrunched in the cutest way, before he opened his eyes, blinking sleepily. Shuichi smiled, stroking his hair again.

"Good morning… I brought you breakfast."

Yuki rubbed at his eyes, before releasing his hold on Shu-bear, and sitting up. He looked over at the tray, noticed Shuichi had included some of his most liked things, and reached over to hug the smiling ball of fluff. "Thanks, Shu-chan."

"No problem." Shuichi said, settling the tray on the bed between them. They ate mostly in silence, until Yuki was about half finished. The blonde suddenly looked up, suspicion obvious on his face.

"Alright, what did you do?"

Shuichi blinked. "What? What d'you mean?"

"I mean, why the whole 'breakfast in bed' bullshit? What did you do? You better not have made the damage to my car any worse…"

Shuichi rolled his eyes. "I haven't done anything… I just thought I better put you in a good mood. Y'know, since we're going to see the doctor today."

Yuki twitched. "What? No way. There's nothing wrong with me. Well, apart from being pregnant."

Shuichi scowled. "Being pregnant isn't wrong! How could you say that! This is our child we're talking about! HOW CAN YOU BE SO HEARTLESS!"

He got up, storming out of the bedroom. Yuki threw off the covers, standing and quickly following his fluff ball into the sitting room.

"I'm sorry!" Yuki said, grabbing Shuichi's waist. "I'm sorry, okay! I didn't mean it. I'll go to see the damn doctor! Just let me get ready and I'll go."

Shuichi stopped him as he was going to get dressed. "What do you mean, 'let me get ready and I'll go'? Don't you mean 'we'll get ready, and we can go'?"

Yuki blinked. "What? Why do-"

Shuichi cut him off. "I'm coming. Besides, do you really think I'm letting you drive when you're pregnant?" he snorted, walking into the bedroom.

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A short while later, Yuki was unhappily sitting in the passenger seat of his precious car. His lover slid into the driver's seat.

"Don't be so grumpy! I'm a good driver… just not when I'm sleepy."

Yuki huffed, but said nothing.

As Shuichi began the drive to the hospital, Yuki was twitching. He kept making comments, too. Like:

"Watch that old woman."

"What? The one walking on the pavement? On the other side of the street?"

After a while of this, Shuichi was slightly annoyed…

"Yuki." He said quietly, sounding deadly serious.

The blonde turned to look at him. "Hn?"

"Do you really think I'd crash this damn car with you in it?"

Yuki thought for a second, remembering how protective he'd been since they had learned of Yuki's mysterious pregnancy.

"…No…"

"Then shut the fuck up."

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Yuki shuffled into the examination room, looking around suspiciously. The only reason he went in, was because Shuichi had threatened to bite his ear if he didn't. Shuichi waltzed in behind him, smirking smugly.

Doctor Yuy snickered, before greeting the two. A quick examination, and Doctor Yuy clapped his hands.

"Right, everything seems to be fine. How about we take a look at your child?"

Shuichi nodded enthusiastically, and Yuki stared.

"W-what? Nobody told me about this!"

Shuichi winced. "Oops, sorry Yuki. I forgot to tell you, what with the whole 'me being pregnant is wrong.' bullshit thing."

Yuki looked vaguely guilty, but said nothing.

Meanwhile, Doctor Yuy had prepared everything for the ultrasound. He told Yuki to take off his shirt, and he did after another biting threat from Shuichi. The doctor spread a jelly-like substance on Yuki's stomach, and Yuki made a face. Shuichi laughed at him, and the blonde glared in return.

"Here we go." Said Doctor Yuy.

The two looked up, surprised. They had been too busy silently bickering to notice anything. They looked at the small screen.

Shuichi stared. "Is that… is that our little one?"

The doctor nodded. "Hai. That's your little one. See? Here's the head, here's an arm, and I do believe that's a foot." He said, pointing to different places as he explained.

Yuki stared at the screen, speechless. Shuichi was bouncing up and down, a huge grin on his face. But the blond was too in awe to do anything. 'That's our child.'

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