-Toshinori's POV-

I woke up to the unfortunately familiar sound of my sweet wife getting sick in our attached bathroom. Without hesitation, I got up and ran to the bathroom which wasn't locked for once. She must have woken up really nauseous this time. As I came in, I saw her hunched over the toilet, her long strawberry hair threatening to fall into the toilet. Not wanting her to have to deal with that on top of being so nauseous, I gently pulled her hair pack and held it for her and began rubbing soft soothing circles on her back as she continued to wretch.

"Go awayyyyyyyy, Toshi!" she groaned, not even bothering with Japanese at the moment with how terrible she felt. When I didn't immediately do as she asked, she roughly pushed herself up from the toilet and glared at me.

"I said go away, Toshinori! You know I hate being around people when I'm sick, dammit!" she all but spat, taking me a bit aback. I knew she hated when people saw her being sick. Growing up with so many siblings, she had learned to be independent from a young age and overly valued her independence above everything else. It was one of the things I admired about her, but this almost of anger for something like this was highly unusual for Rose.

Deciding to just give her some space, I headed to the kitchen to fix a both a light breakfast that would be easy on our stomachs. Oddly enough, between my injury and her pregnancy, we eat a lot of the same things now: nothing too spicy, small amounts several times a day, followed by several large vitamins and pills for me and anxiety medication and prenatal vitamins for Rose. Since she had already thrown up this morning, I went with two pieces of toast for us each with a bit of butter spread over them.

As I was finishing preparing our rather meager breakfasts, a pair of pale slender arms wrapped around me. I smiled until I heard sniffling. Panicked a bit, I turned to face Rose, seeing her flushed face covered in tears and more continuously flowing from her eyes. Feeling more worried by the minute, I gently wiped her face and pulled her close in an affectionate embrace.

"Rose, my dear, what's wrong? Why are you so upset?" I questioned gently as I began gently running my fingers through her ginger hair. One benefit of being together for a couple of years now was that I knew the best ways to calm her down usually, and if there was one thing that usually did the trick, it was stroking her hair. Like I expected, her sniffles became less until she took a couple of deep breaths and relaxed, stopping the sniffling completely.

"I-I'm so sorry, Toshi… I didn't mean to snap at you like that… I just hate feeling like I'm a burden to anyone ya know? I've always dealt with being sick on my own…" Rose apologized, her emerald eyes showing nothing but sincerity and regret at her actions. I chuckled a bit and kissed her forehead gently.

"You're fine, my dear. I know you don't like when I come in while you're getting sick. I just wanted to check on you and noticed your hair about to fall in so I grabbed it. I'll try and give you more space next time," I replied with a reassuring smile to the beautiful woman in my arms. Her disheveled curly ginger hair, pale skin, and large emerald eyes were all captivating to me. Even when her face was flushed from being sick and crying, she was still the most stunning woman I had ever met. And when she flashed me a large smile like she was doing now, I would realize: Yup. I'm a goner. This woman could literally ask for anything, and I would fight All For One a million times to make it happen.

"Thank you, Toshi," she murmured as she stood on her tip toes, her lips puckering slightly making it clear what she wanted. And let me just say, I was not a man to deny her of any type of affection. I leaned down to meet her halfway and pressed my lips softly against hers. This woman had me completely wrapped around her finger, and I was perfectly fine with that.

After a couple of blissful moments of kisses and holding one another, I guess Rose caught sight of the toast and immediately pulled away from me before excitedly eating the toast. I let out a chuckle because she looked like such a child with her excitement, and it was adorable. Apparently, she misunderstood my laughter because she immediately glared at me.

"Don't laugh at how I eat, Toshinori!" she snapped, causing me to be very confused. She had been acting odd all morning. Her emotions had been all over the place, and I couldn't figure out why.

"Are you going to laugh at our baby for being happy about things too?" she demanded, and I resisted the urge to face palm in real life. Pregnancy… Mood Swings… Right…. With that thought I began to panic a bit. I had no idea how to help her through this, and I was afraid if I pointed out that it was due to pregnancy, I might end up injured as well.

I had made the mistake once early on in marriage for saying I understood that she was just upset because of her hormones from her menstrual cycle and had just very narrowly avoided some third degree burns on my face. She had later calmed down and admitted that while I was right, it was never a good idea to tell a woman that her thoughts or feelings were being influenced by hormones. I shivered slightly at the thought of the murderous aura that had surrounded my usually snappy but harmless wife at the time and had absolutely no desire for a repeat of that situation, especially not when using her quirk at high temperature at the moment could seriously injure both her and our unborn child.

I thought for a minute as Rose stewed while now angrily eating her toast, the sight still adorable by the way. Then I remembered her equally hot-tempered new friend who also had a child. It was worth a shot.

"Rose, my dear, what would you think about having a girls day with Mitsuki today?" I suggested, "Maybe you'll be able to talk to her about stuff that I don't quite understand, and it could make you feel a bit better." I held my breath waiting for to either smile at the idea or have to dodge a flame, but to my surprise, Rose's emerald eyes filled with tears instead.

"I'm sorry, Toshi! I didn't mean to annoy you so much… I know it's hard to deal with me when I get like this, and I know I'm being annoying. I'm so sorry," Rose began ranting as tears fell from her eyes, which was an obvious weakness for me. God, I hated it when she cried. I immediately went over to the table with her and sat down, pulling her into my lap and holding her close.

"Shh… Listen, Rose. I don't think you're annoying. You're not too much to handle or anything like that," I soothed, placing several gentle kisses on her head and cheeks, "I just thought Mitsuki-san might be able to help more in this situation than I can, but if you need me here, then have no fear because I am here." She giggled at my use of my famous catchphrase. God, I love this woman. She cuddled into me and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Can we maybe do that tomorrow? I just want to cuddle, eat ice cream, and watch movies all day," she responded with a yawn and a sleepy smile. I nodded and gave her a loving smile of my own.

"Of course, my dear," I agreed with a kiss on her forehead before standing up and placing her feet on the ground, "How about you get us a pillow and some blankets, and I will go grab the ice cream. Matcha flavored or vanilla?" She nodded and told me to grab the matcha one. I grabbed the small pint of ice cream and two spoons, and when I made it back to the living room, I saw Rose wrapped up in our large fleece blanket with the design from my golden age hero costume on it causing me to smile as she turned to me with a smile and patted the seat next to her.

As we laid down together and the movie began, I gently placed my hand on her stomach and smiled when I laid my hand on her stomach, I smiled at the just now showing ever so slightly baby bump and felt my heart fill so full that I thought it would burst. Even with all my years of being the number one hero and the Symbol of Peace, I knew that I had never felt more happy or content than I did at this exact moment.

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Song: No Place by the Backstreet Boys

A/N:

All the fluff in this chapter. :) Writing Rose's mood swings was honestly a bit of a blast. I hope you all enjoyed this cutesy chapter. :)