Rock the Cradle

Chapter 4

Later at the Honky Tonk, Ban and Ginji were hanging out there as always as they were finding ways to score more recovery jobs to pay off their tab. While Natsumi was clearing tables and cleaning them, Paul was growing annoyed at the fact that they haven't had much recovery work and business was slow on their end. He faced the two of them,

"Look, if you two don't have any business coming, then go join the temp force." Paul commented with his arms folded over.

"Listen Paul, we're the famous Get Backers. Nothing will get in the way of that." Ban snapped back at him.

"Keep talking, but it's not going to get you any closer to paying off that tab."

"Ban… I'm hungry. I want food." Ginji whined as he placed his hands on his stomach.

"Shut up, Ginji!" Ban yelled.

Before the argument escalated, Akabane and Sayaka both entered the Honky Tonk. Once they had both entered, Ban and Ginji both had their defenses up. Electricity began to generate through Ginji while Ban adjusted his glasses. Sayaka chuckled as she smiled at the both of them along with Akabane.

"Well, quite amusing to see the Get Backers here." Sayaka commented with a chuckle.

"What are you two monsters doing here?!" Ban growled as he clenched his hands into fists.

"My my, we're just here for a little bite to eat, or at least my dear Sayaka is, Ban Midou." Akabane commented with a smile of amusement.

Sayaka chuckled, "Buut if you're hungry, you can have a bite."

"No way! We don't take handouts from ruthless monsters like you." Ban snapped back at her.

"And after all that she's offered, you decide to turn it down so rudely, especially in her condition." Akabane added as he got in front of Sayaka, "Well… if you end up picking a fight with my pregnant Fiancée, you're gonna have to go through me."

Ban and Ginji both jumped, "Pregnant?!" They both gasped.

"Now now, no fighting here, Akabane-kun. Save it for later." Sayaka commented as she poked her tongue out at him, "Besides, I heard there's great food here, so I had to see for myself."

Akabane smiled as he took Sayaka's hand and led her to a seat while Ban was watching them like a hawk to make sure the two of them didn't pull any funny stuff.

Natsumi heard the news about the pregnancy and couldn't help but be in awe about it. She looked over at Paul, "Hey Chief, how about I treat everyone to pizza? On me of course!"

"Yaay!" Ginji grinned.

Paul couldn't help but sigh, "You're being too soft, kid."

"I can pay for ours." Sayaka commented as she pulled out some cash for her wallet and handed it over to Paul. "Oh! And I threw a little extra in there towards their little tab." She winked.

"Dammit, I said we didn't need your help, Sayaka!" Ban growled.

"Instead of being so rude, you should at least thank her." Paul jumped in.

Ban didn't answer as he went to sit with Ginji at a table nearby. Akabane couldn't help but chuckle as the pizza was being prepared. Ban and Ginji kept their distance and felt nauseated at the fact Akabane and Sayaka were expecting a child. Ginji, however, was quite terrified at the fact that the child will end up growing up to be a crazy monster like the parents. Looking over at Akabane and Sayaka kissing while he had a hand on her stomach, rubbing it gently, Ginji ends up fainting from the booth.

"Ginji!" Ban called out as he hurried over to help him up, "Ginji, are you okay?"

"Sorry Ban, I just had a strange feeling I guess in my tummy." Ginji answered.

Akabane chuckled as he looked over at Ginji, waking up from fainting for a moment, "My my, I hope you didn't hit your head hard, my dear Ginji Amano."

"No no, I didn't. I just had a bad dream." Ginji answered as he sat back in his seat.

Just then the pizza rolled out to everyone at the Honky Tonk. While Ban and Ginji were enjoying their pizza and wolfing it down, a heart shaped pizza was served to Akabane and Sayaka.

"It was a special request for you both." Paul commented before going back to reading his paper.

Akabane and Sayaka looked at each other for a moment before looking at the pizza. Sayaka was indeed growing quite hungry as she looked at it.

"I want to congratulate the two of you for expectating." Natsumi commented with a smile before she went back to cleaning some dishes.

"Yeah…" Akabane said coldly as he didn't seem to have quite an appetite for that moment, especially when he knew the nightmares were going to continue again.

"Let's dig in, Akabane-kun." Sayaka commented as she took a slice of pizza and took a bite into it.

"I'm.. not really that hungry."

Sayaka tilted her head, "What's wrong?"

Akabane paused as he didn't want Sayaka to panic. He wanted to make sure she was okay. He was determined to protect her, "I'll be okay." He smiled softly as he kissed her forehead.

"Well.. okay."

With that, Sayaka looked back at the pizza. After taking a few bites into a slice, she was starting to feel a bit nauseous again. However, she wanted to keep strong, especially for Akabane's sake and the baby's. Things were growing quite intense.

End of Chapter 4