AN: My girlfriend and amazing beta reader snitchxwitch gave me the idea for this one, and I had to get it out while it was still on my mind. Consider it a New Years Day present as a way to see out The Holidays.
A song appears in this chapter, "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran. Feel free to listen to it when it comes up. The lyrics are in italics.
"Come on, Diana!" Akko ordered. "We don't have a moment to waste. Tesco's sale on ladies clothes only goes on till midnight and I'm not letting it go by."
Diana rolled her eyes. This was another one of Akko's typical shopping binges for clothes. Ever since Akko got more money than she knew what to do with she had a habit of buying exorbitant quantities of clothes without any regard for the fact that she already possessed multitudes of other items in similar sizes that she could wear. And Tesco's, the UK's premier big box retail outlet, was her favorite place to shop for clothes because she could get so much for so little.
When they arrived they agreed to shop for Diana's items first, which made Akko huff in exasperation. Diana took a chance to chuckle at her wife's impatience and made sure to pick up the groceries that they needed in a quick fashion. Once they had filled the cart with the grocery items that Diana needed the two women moved on to the clothing section. Diana watched as Akko bolted between the racks of clothing and went to pick out different items, her eyes darting back and forth as Akko made her way across the storeroom floor.
"Okay so," Akko said as she came back with two shirts. "Red or white? What do you think? I can't decide."
"Uh well…" Diana said.
"You know what, I'll try on both," Akko said quickly.
"Akko, you have so many other things to try on already," Diana pointed out.
"Yeah yeah," Akko said as she went back to the cart, pushing it rapidly toward the dressing room. "You know you could benefit from filling up your wardrobe."
"What?"
"All you wear are those stodgy black professor's uniforms and a few seasonal outfits for when we go on walks and stuff," Akko said. "I think you need more casual wear." Diana rolled her eyes at her wife's observation. She didn't agree in the slightest but was content to let play along with her, like she was with so many other things during Akko's pregnancy.
After running around the clothing section a bit more Diana let Akko go into the dressing rooms to try on her clothes. Diana took her seat on a bench outside the dressing rooms and sat quietly. Normally this would go over without incident and Akko would periodically come out to take a look at things. But this time Akko was taking longer than expected. Diana remained patient until she began to hear a noise coming from Akko's dressing room. "Akko?" Diana said. She stood up and faced the dressing room, putting her hand to ear to listen closer. She heard whimpering coming from the room. "Akko, is everything okay?" No response.
Curious, Diana walked over to the door of the dressing room and knocked on the door. "Akko, is everything alright?"
"Go away," Akko squeaked from the other side of the door.
Diana raised her eyebrow. "What was that, my dear?"
"I said go away!"
Most of the time Diana would be willing to listen to her wife and let her be, but something was different about it this time. Was it Akko's morning sickness flaring up again? Did Akko have an accident in the dressing room, something that her Japanese wife had deftly avoided since her bladder seemingly shrunk during her pregnancy. Curious, Diana opened the door to the dressing room and saw something unusual. Akko was sitting on the floor with her knees to her face and tears falling down her face but her bra and panties. "Akko, what's wrong?" Akko continued to cry and mumbled something into her knee. Diana looked both ways to ensure no one was coming and shut the door behind her. "Akko?"
"I said I look ugly!" her wife cried out.
Diana bent down and put her arm around Akko's shoulders. "Akko my dear, what would ever make you say that you're ugly?"
"Look at me," Akko whimpered. The Japanese woman got up from the floor and stood in front of the mirror in the dressing room. "I'm so ugly, Diana."
Diana looked in the mirror and raised her eyebrow. "Akko, I fail to see…"
"Fail to see what?" Diana's wife shot back. She took a few more sniffles and put her hands on her belly. "My ankles are all swollen, my hair looks like a mess…" Akko put her hands on her side, revealing some purple lines down her side. "I have stretch marks and veins popping up all over me. On top of that I look like a snake that ate a bowling ball. And worst of all nothing fits me anymore!"
Akko put her head in her hands and continued to cry.."Don't worry about the clothes, my dear," Diana said with a smile. "There are many others we can pick out from in the store."
"Like what?"
"Well there's a whole selection of maternity clothes that you try on," Diana stated.
"I don't want to wear maternity clothes, Diana!" Akko cried more and walked back to her original outfit, hastily putting it on. "Get away from me."
"Akko, I…"
"Just get away from me, Diana!" Akko ordered loudly.
Diana was pushed into a wall as Akko stormed past her and went out back into the store with her fists clenched and tears falling down her face. Diana couldn't help but feel her heart sink slowly down into her chest before it came back up with a furrow of her brow. She had to make this situation right.
Diana ran through a checklist one more time of all the preparations she made while Akko was out. She was glad that Chariot had volunteered to take Akko out for a few hours while she went about her plan. Now all she had to do was wait in her living room for Akko to come home.
After some waiting Diana heard her door open and Akko say goodbye to Chariot. Diana remained absolutely still as Akko walked inside. "Diana?" she heard her wife call out. "Diana are you home?"
With that Diana stood up and grabbed the remote for their stereo, waiting carefully for the right moment until Akko was in the living room. Once Akko was inside Diana saw her wife put her hand up to her mouth as she marveled at the sight of all the candles lit in the room.
"Diana…" Akko said.
Diana walked over to Akko and took her hand as the music began to play. "May I have this dance, Atsuko?"
Diana watched as Akko nodded her head with a smile and gave her her hand. With that Diana turned on the stereo, put her hands on Akko's hips, and began to sway her wife gently.
"Ed Sheeran?" Akko said perplexedly.
"I know you said your run of performances with him was one of your favorites," Diana said. She smiled to hide the nervous swallow she made as she swayed her wife gently. She locked her eyes with Akko closely and continued their dance as the lyrics kicked in.
The club isn't the best place to find a lover
So the bar is where I go
Me and my friends at the table doing shots
Drinking fast and then we talk slow
Come over and start up a conversation with just me
And trust me I'll give it a chance now
Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox
And then we start to dance, and now I'm singing like
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead
Diana reached around and put Akko's hands on her rear, which made the brown haired woman raise her eyebrows. Akko held on gently, just what Diana wanted. She felt goosebumps on her skin.
I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
And last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body
Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I
I'm in love with your body
Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I
I'm in love with your body
Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I
I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you
With that Diana let her hands wander down Akko's back, flowing through her hair as they reached just below Akko's hips. Diana grasped gently and elicited a small gasp from her wife, smiling happily.
One week in we let the story begin
We're going out on our first date
You and me are thrifty, so go all you can eat
Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate
We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour
And how your family is doing okay
Leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat
Tell the driver make the radio play, and I'm singing like
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead
Diana leaned down and held up Akko's chin. She kissed her wife deeply, eliciting a low moan from Akko as their tongues became wrapped in an embrace.
I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
And last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body
Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I
I'm in love with your body
Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I
I'm in love with your body
Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I
I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you.
Diana moved her hands from Akko's rear end to her enlarged belly, caressing it gently as she moved Akko's hair aside and kissed her neck. Akko let out a series of pleasured whimpers.
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
Last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you"
Diana took Akko's hand and led her up the stairs. Once they were in the bedroom Diana laid Akko on their bed which was covered in flower petals.
