Chapter 19 – Another One
I open my eyes to Naru's deep blue ones. He then starts putting his hand through my hair and tucking it behind my ear. "What's wrong?" I ask.
"I'm worried about you," he replies calmly.
"I know, but I promise to avoid Tsukino-san," I say with a smile.
"I know you will, but that won't stop me from worrying. As long as we're in this house with that woman, I'll worry about you and the baby," he says, trying not to sound pleading.
"I know," I say before kissing him.
We lay there kissing for what seems like hours but must have only been a few minutes. When we pull away, what Naru says next surprises me, "I love you, Mai."
"I love you, too," I say back with tears in my eyes.
"Don't cry," he whispers as he wipes them away.
"Mood swings," I whisper back.
"Let's get to base then," he says.
"Okay," I say as we get out of bed and get dressed.
We make our way to base to start the case properly. When we went in, everyone was there except for Bou-san and Ayako, "Where are those Ayako and Bou-san?" I ask the others.
"They haven't woken up yet," replies Madoka.
"Oh," I reply.
Not ten seconds later, Bou-san comes in looking tired. "Good morning Bou-san," I say. "Where's Ayako?"
"Morning to you too Mai and Ayako was throwing up this morning, so I let her stay in bed," he replies with a sigh.
I meet Masako's eyes and realise we're thinking the same thing. When I look at Madoka, she has a glint in her eyes. "Well then, us girls will go and check on her," I say and we head for Ayako and Bou-san's room; leaving the boys confused.
"Oh Ayako," I say when we enter the room.
Over near their luggage, Ayako is looking for something to wear and looks up at us. "What is it?" she asks.
"Bou-san said you were throwing up this morning, but you seem fine now," says Madoka as we make our way over to her.
"Oh yeah, I do feel better now. What are you guys doing here?" she asks suspiciously.
"Oh well, just get dressed and then us girls are going to the pharmacy," Madoka answers with a smirk.
"Why?" she asks.
"You'll find out when we get there," Masako answers hiding her smirk behind her kimono sleeve.
With that she got dressed and we left the house after telling the boys we were going out.
Half an hour later, we reached the pharmacy; we couldn't find it at first. We led Ayako to a specific section that made her eyes widen. "You don't think...?" she trailed off.
We nod, give her one of the small boxes and throw her into the toilets. Four minutes later, she comes out beaming, "I'm pregnant," she says.
We squeak and run to give her a hug. "Congratulations," we yell.
We paid the slightly annoyed store clerk, left the pharmacy and went back to the house to tell the guys.
When we arrived and entered the base, the boys were waiting. We went straight to sitting on the couch and smiled at them. "Ayako has something to say," I inform them.
Ayako grabs Bou-san's hands with a smile, "Houshou, I'm pregnant," she says.
Bou-san's eyes widen, as does the other boy's eyes, and he lifts her up, spinning her around. "We're gonna be parents?" he asks for reassurance.
When Ayako nods he pulls her into a passionate kiss, making everyone, except Naru and Lin, blush. Without warning, Madoka and Masako jump onto their men and make out with them also. "Oh, what the hell," I say as I jump onto Naru for a just as passionate kiss.
"Come on guys, get a room or stop while I'm here. It's not fair since my girlfriend isn't on the team," whines Yasuhara.
We all break away and blush crimson, even Naru and Lin have a slight pink tint on their cheeks. "Well, looks like we have another pregnant woman on our team," I say.
"That means we have to have double the protection needed, as long as the two of you are pregnant, it is dangerous for you two to get hurt; the babies might get hurt also and you could lose them," Naru states matter-of-factly.
I groan, "You make it sound like we are a pair of children in need of protecting," I mutter.
"I'm not treating you like children, but you do need protection, don't twist my words Mai," he retorts. I poke my tongue at him, "If you keep acting like a child, Mai, I will treat you like one."
I humph and just as I'm about to leave the room, Tsukino-san bangs the door open, narrowly missing my head. When she sees me, she glares daggers at me, and then Naru pulls me behind him. "What is it you want, Tsukino-san?" he asks her.
"I want to know where my daughter is," she replies through clenched teeth. "I know one of these women has her."
"What do you mean?" Bou-san asks as he puts himself between the angry woman and Ayako.
"I can't find my daughter, and I want whichever one of these women has her to give her back to me," she explains, getting angrier.
"None of these women have your daughter, they haven't left the base room once and we haven't seen your daughter come in at all," he replies calmly and out of the corner of my eyes, I can see Lin and John getting in front of Madoka and Masako.
"Stop protecting them, I know they have my daughter, those disgusting women are the only ones I can think of who would take my daughter," she yells.
"The women in my team have not taken your daughter, whatever has been haunting your house has obviously taken her. Now if you could please leave, we will start a search for her," Naru retorts, starting to loose his temper.
"Fine, but if I find out your lying, those women will be kicked out of my house," she says.
"I have told you before that you are not to lay a hand on anyone in my team. Do I make myself clear?" he tells her.
She glares at him before leaving the room, "I see that what she said to you at the office was true and she certainly doesn't like our girls," says Bou-san angrily.
"Yes, that is why I want the girls to stay away from her," states Naru as we get back to work.
I had a sappy thought process when I started writing this chapter in maths, that's why it's so sappy. LOL. Anyway, I'm so glad I was able to update earlier than I had anticipated. I should really be studying, since I'm in the study room for exam block, but this is more important to me than silly old exams. HEHE.
R&R please, I always like ideas from the readers. What have I done with little Maron-chan, even I don't know quite yet. Oh well, find out in the next chappy.
Seza over and out.