She doesn't understand why everyone in her family pissed her off. Mei was too silent, Yuzu was too noisy, Shou was too meddlesome, and the twins didn't wanna come out.

But most of all: they were trying to convince her that spicy ice cream didn't exist. They looked it up and she was right.

"It will be delivered tomorrow." Declared Shou.

"I want it now!" fussed Ume.

"Alright, alright…" he leaned in and kissed her forehead "I'll go to the convenience store"

"You are such a good hubby, you know that?"

"Yeah, yeah…" Shou was tired but happy. They made it this far. They were in the last stretch. Over the 9+ months, he got to do things he never did with Mei's mother. He wondered if the lack of mutual hardships is what made their bond so weak. As soon as he was no longer the heir of the Aihara, their marriage was over with mutual understanding.

Yuzu was making dinner while Mei tended to the house and Ume's needs. They worked out a shift system for who would be Ume's personal servant. The timetable was fair and manageable between them three, in theory. However, Ume had other ideas. At times, all three of them would be at her beck and call. If anybody dared to complain she's come up with specific one-liners to get them to comply. For Shou: "This is your fault"; Yuzu's got the "Remember when you were their age?" ; and Mei's was told "Think of it as dealing with your mother-in-law"

Shou called to report that he didn't find any spicy Ice cream and that he was bringing her favorite ice cream cake.

"I Don't care! One of you. Go to the supermarket!" Ume ordered! "No, you come here with cake! We don't want it to go to waste!"

Mei and Yuzu loved each other to death. They went through many trials together and eventually they got married, they vowed to stay together in sickness and health. They faced all hardships life threw at them by supporting each other.

A trip to the supermarket meant one hour away from a pregnant Ume.

"Rock, paper, scissors! Yay!" Yuzu jumped from joy.

"I wasn't playing," protested Mei.

"Yeah, because throwing scissors doesn't count as playing"

Mei walked up to Yuzu and flicked her on the nose. "I would never abandon my wife".

"Guess I'm a naughty girl… Punish me when I come back? Promise?"

"Like that's possible"

Between studies, taking care of Ume, and the house chores they went to bed barely awake. They once fell asleep while kissing. They woke up in a puddle of their mixed drool.

Yuzu didn't worry about their intimacy, though. Mei wasn't very vocal but she has her ways of expressing how much she misses Yuzu's touch. Whenever they go for an extended period of time without making love, Mei starts seeking opportunities to make Yuzu sit in her lap. When she fails, she sits on Yuzu's lap. Yuzu, having noticed this, was guilty of holding out on Mei sometimes just watch Mei behave like a cat. Plus, sex-depraved Mei reminded her of teenager Mei: aggressive and clumsy. Traits she grew out of… kind of.

Mei sat at her mother's feet and started kneading her sole. She was grateful that time made it possible for her to repay a fraction of what Ume has given her… She was pleased when Ume said her technique was the best of the three of them. Contrary to Yuzu and Shou, she read up on massages… She thought they would be useful for Yuzu as well… Although the feeling when Yuzu moaned at her massage frustrated her. She never moaned that hard during sex. The next day she got over-eager to surpass her own massage, she actually underperformed… "It happens to women too" was what Yuzu said… That night was the only night where they had the opportunity to have sex since Ume started struggling with doing things by herself, and she blew it.

"Come on! Get out already! You're making everyone miserable!" Ume was fed-up and feverish.

Mei put her hand on her mother's belly: "Maybe they didn't wanna get out because you've given them an excellent home… Like you did with me"

" Then why did you leave TWICE!"

Ume started sobbing. Mei hugged her after texting Yuzu and her father: "Hurry up"

Yuzu ran into Shou and came back with him.

Shou took Mei's place… Mei joined Yuzu in the kitchen where she was cutting the ice cream cake Shou bought.

Mei hugged her wife from behind. She couldn't fathom how she could see her every day and still miss her.

Yuzu put the knife down and enjoyed Mei's embrace. She knew this hug meant "I miss you"

They stood there, watching their father treating Ume like a child, which was appropriate considering how she was behaving.

"I hate you! You did this! Take responsibility!"

"I love you. Can I marry you a second time? I wish I was a seahorse… I'd carry the twins for you..."

"Then I'd be a seahorse too. No thanks… Besides, Uno; I doubt I'd let you knock me up if you were. Dos; as if I'd let you carry them… The girls, though… Girls! I have two! Each one of you, get pregnant with one now!"

Mei imagined Yuzu pregnant.

She dragged Yuzu through the hallway and into their room.

"Oww… I scared her… " said Ume, "I'm joking!"

She locked the door behind them.

"What's going o-... Oh my!"

Yuzu couldn't process what was going on. Mei picked her up and threw her on the bed. Mei was on top of her, nearly tearing up her top. She kissed her deeper than Yuzu thought possible… She started working on getting Yuzu's shorts off.

Yuzu, while not comprehending what was going on, didn't find it in herself to resist. She remembered the first time Mei kissed her. She was being dominated in every way possible and she loved it.

After Yuzu's shorts were tossed somewhere, Mei struggled with getting her own jeans off… The zipper was stuck.

"Let me help you with that..." said Yuzu casting away Mei's hand and pulling the zipper more gently...

Mei came back to her senses. She placed a gentle kiss on Yuzu's eyelid and threw herself on the bed, beside Yuzu…

"Ow... You're not doing it anymore?"

"Promise you won't laugh…"

"I'm pretty frustrated that you stopped. So chances are I won't"

"I wanted to get you pregnant!"

Yuzu stifled a giggle. "What? Well… With how you were going at me... You might have done it... Except for the part where you couldn't get out of your own pants.."

Mei smiled. Making a note that Yuzu likes it rough now and then. "I don't know...I imagined you as a mother, and fell in love all over again..."

Mei's heart was suddenly heavy. With the laws in Japan, their marriage wasn't "officially recognized". Surrogate pregnancy would probably never be legal while Yuzu is able to get pregnant. Despite hating the idea of another's sperm in Yuzu, she would have stepped on her pride for Yuzu's happiness.

There she was, wanting nothing but to give all of herself to the love of her life… She felt so powerless. Hot tears started flowing.

Yuzu laid her head beside Mei's "You know… Yuki and Shiro might be the closest thing we get to children of our own… Instead of crying over what we can't have, let's count our blessings…"

Yuzu wiped Mei's tears and hugged her.

From the hallway, they heard Ume's voice. "Are you making out? Come here! No one gets to enjoy themselves while I'm in pain!"

Mei jumped out of the bed "I'll give her spicy icecream!"

Yuzu tried to chase after but remembered she was half-naked. By the time she put on the first thing she found in the closet, Mei was already emptying a bottle of hot sauce on the ice cream cake.

"Mei!"

When Yuzu got to the living room, Ume had a spoonful of ice cream and hot sauce and seemed to enjoy it.

"Thanks for the meal… Oh my!"

Shou, Yuzu, and Mei froze. A shiver ran down Mei's spine. She thought she went too far.

"Shiro and Yuki want to try more of that, Mei-chan… My water just broke."

Shou helped Ume to her feet and grabbed his keys. Yuzu grabs the bag and pillows they prepared beforehand. Mei called the hospital and her grandfather.

Ume put her hands on her belly. "See these three idiots? They love you so much already."

Author's note:

This chapter has been proofread by demosthenes56

It's official, I can't write pure fluff even when I try to.

Hope you enjoy this little piece of 3/4 fluff and 1/4 dark fluff.

See you soon.

Next chapter of "The Other Side" is 2/5 done.