Hi. Special reminder that you're all amazing. And thank you for reading this story. I hope the world is kind to you today.

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*2 months later*

"What?!" Sakura shrieked, gaining odd stares from other families dining at the restaurant.

"Shh!" Misaki urgently shushed her, not only were they getting unnecessary attention but Raiden was fast asleep on his stroller next to Misaki.

Sakura simply stared at Misaki with wide eyes, before smiling widely. "Are you really? You're serious? Are you lying to me? Because if you are, I will kick your ass Misaki Walker!" She pointed her finger and narrowed her eyes at her jokingly.

Misaki laughed and took a bite out of her cake. "I'm not sure yet. I just think I am. I have an appointment tomorrow and tonight I think I'll check for myself."

Sakura shook her head in disbelief. "I cannot believe that you might be pregnant! Does Takumi know? How do you feel?"

Misaki leaned back in her seat and put her hand softly over her belly. She had missed her period twice and she definitely had the symptoms of a pregnant woman. She's been waking up extremely early in mornings, even before she had school, vomiting and having extreme nausea throughout her days. Her body didn't really feel like her body anymore, and she's just been sluggish everyday no matter what she does.

She's been suspicious of her unconfirmed pregnancy for a week or two, but never had the strength to actually buy a pregnancy test and go to a doctor. But she felt that it was time to get answers, because if she was, she couldn't hide it as time passes and needed to be sure that the baby would be okay.

"No, Takumi doesn't know. I don't want to tell him until I figure out if it's for sure or not. And I don't know. Honestly, I'm a little terrified. I feel like I'm growing up so fast, and although I didn't plan on having a baby at my age, I wouldn't mind or detest it. I'd be pretty excited and scared of course. All that I'm worrying about is how Takumi would react.. He's at such a high in his business and we both know that in the near future he's going to be very prestigious and our privacy will be harder to maintain. I don't know how he'd feel bringing a baby into that." Misaki voiced her worries, as she blanked out while staring at Raiden. Would her baby be like him, if she really were pregnant? Would it be a boy or girl?

"I think Takumi would be delighted! He adores you; you're his family and having that family extended would make him so happy! You're so young, Misaki, sometimes I wonder how you do it but then I always knew that you were always a few years ahead of all of us," Sakura winked, making Misaki laugh. "But I'll be here for you every step of the way! I'll be the greatest aunt ever."

Misaki smiled, before they paid for the food and they left the restaurant, Misaki pushing Raiden's stroller.

"Thanks Sakura. I think I'm going to go stop by the drugstore before we head home. I think I deserve answers."

"Damn right you do! Let's go, I'll pay."

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Misaki paced the girls bathroom, waiting for her timer to go off. Sakura sat on the bench, holding Raiden as she watched Misaki nervously pace back and forth.

Misaki anxiously chewed on her nails. She couldn't help pacing, she needed some sort of way to let off her anxiety. Hearing a ping noise, Misaki snapped her head towards Sakura, her eyes wide.

"You ready?" Sakura asked, despite knowing the answer. Is there really a yes or no answer in these sort of situations?

Misaki nodded, unable to find her voice. She reached for the stick and flipped it over. Misaki stared at the results failing to blink.

"What is it?" Sakura impatiently said.

Misaki tore her eyes away from the stick and looked at Sakura with teary eyes. "I'm pregnant."

Sakura let out an emotional cheer, her own eyes watering. She set Raiden in his stroller before pulling her best friend into a tight hug. "You're going to be a mom! You're going to be such an amazing, beautiful mom, Misaki."

Her throat tight, Misaki let out a laugh, thanking Sakura. A thousand thoughts swarmed her mind. How could she go home to Takumi, carrying this secret with her? She couldn't tell him, she wasn't ready. She wanted the green light from the doctor. Then, she could figure out how and when to break the news.

Dropping both Sakura and Raiden off home, Misaki walked into her home, her brain hurting from all the thoughts swarming her brain. It was only 9pm but she felt exhausted. Again came the sluggish feeling, and she felt the nausea settle in her stomach.

She gave herself a mini pep talk to herself before she gained the courage to open the door to their bedroom.

"Hey, baby," Takumi greeted, closing the book he was reading and going over to kiss his wife.

Baby. Baby. That was always a nickname that he gave her, but now that simple word made her head spin.

After pulling away from the kiss, Takumi examined her and frowned slightly. "Are you okay? You look pale."

Misaki shook her head and planted a smile on her face. "I'm great! I just ate this really foul meal at dinner tonight, definitely won't be coming back there again," she lied.

Takumi nodded his head and gave her a smile. "Well, I've missed you. What do you want to do tonight?" He asked, running his hand up and down her arm softly.

Giving him a sympathetic kiss on the cheek, she shrugged. "I'm actually not feeling too good today, I think I'm going to turn in early. But you can have me all to yourself tomorrow night." She winked and went to their bathroom to get ready for bed.

Takumi stared at the direction she went in and tried to figure out what was different about her. She spoke the same, looked the same, there was just something about her that wasn't normal and he didn't know what to think of it. He knew something was up, but couldn't put his finger on what it was. Not knowing set an unsettling feeling in his stomach.

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Leaving the doctors, Misaki couldn't remove the slightly nervous smile on her face. She was definitely pregnant, and two months in. Her baby was healthy and she was able to get an ultrasound picture of her soon to be baby. It really just looked like a little peanut, but Misaki had never seen a picture so beautiful. She was to come back to the doctors in the next month for another check up.

When she reached the house, all the lights were off except for the kitchen lights. "Takumi?" Misaki called out, slipping off her shoes before walking towards the kitchen.

"Where are-" She began but cut herself off when she saw what was in front of her.

Takumi was sitting at the dinner table, waiting for her. He had decorated the whole kitchen with hanging lights that were soft and romantic. Rose petals were scattered all around the table and such beautiful placement settings caught Misaki's eye. Her eyes began to water immediately, and she knew it was because of her hormones.

"I just wanted to do something a little nice for you. You've been acting a little weird and stressed lately and I wanted to prepare this to sort of ease you up," Takumi shrugged, pulling the chair for her.

"This is.. You are.. Thank you so much. You're such a good husband," Misaki was at a loss for words. Takumi seemed to understand and just smiled and nodded.

They ate their dinner in peace, conversation flowing freely and openly. Laughing at something Takumi said, Misaki took the time to just look at him. Seeing the carefree smile on his face made her smile softly unconsciously. At moments like these, she forgot why she ever doubted their marriage. Times like these made up for all the negatives.

"See something you like?" Takumi wiggled his eyebrows. Misaki scoffed jokingly.

When Takumi took their finished plates to the sink, he took a glance at his wife. "Misaki, you didn't drink any of your coffee. I thought you loved coffee."

Misaki froze for a bit but waved him off. "It's nothing."

Silence ensued for a while before Misaki got up and stood next to Takumi, looking down at her fingers. "Hey, can I tell you something?"

"Of course," he put down his glass of water and gave his full, undivided attention to her.

"Well, actually, I have a present for you instead," she drawled nervously.

Takumi raised his eyebrow curiously. "You do?"

"Um, yeah," she chuckles nervously before handing him the envelope that held her pregnancy results in it and her dos and donts.

Takumi gave her another glance before opening the letter. Misaki bit her nails out of nerves as she watched him unfold the paper that would change their lives forever.

He seemed to stare at the letter forever. Misaki grew nervous because she couldn't decipher how he was feeling. "Takumi?"

He suddenly looked up at her with complete and utter shock that nearly had Misaki dying of hysterical laughter. "You're pregnant?"

Misaki smiled shyly and nodded her head.

He stared at her some more with his mouth open. "We're gonna have a baby? I'm going to be a dad? You're going to be a mom?" He asked dumbfounded. Misaki laughed at his shock. She was relieved to see that he wasn't angry or upset.

"Yes."

Takumi finally blinked and he let out a huge smile. "We're going to be parents!" He let out the most hearty laugh before picking up Misaki and hugging her tight.

She laughed, tears filling her eyes. Words couldn't explain the emotions she was feeling. She was going to have a baby and although she was terrified and felt nowhere near ready, she was comforted in knowing that she had Takumi by her side no matter what.

"We have to start baby proofing the house! You're two months in which means that we have a whole 7 months to get through. I need to buy you some maternity clothes and whatever it is that pregnant women need. Man, I'm going to definitely be taking time off work! Okay, so I think the first thing we should do is buy those parenting books because we need to get prepared," Takumi rambled, already picking up his keys and basically running around the room.

Misaki just stood there with a smile on her face. "What are you doing?" Takumi asked. "We have to get started!"

Misaki shook her head softly and walked up to Takumi, planting a swift kiss on his lips and grabbing his hand.

Takumi grinned. "You're affectionate when you're pregnant."

Misaki whacked him softly on the head. "Oh really."

"Ouch. Nevermind, let's go."

Misaki and Takumi walked along the grocery store, Takumi pushing the cart and Misaki flipping through the What to Expect When You're Expecting book. Since Misaki was only two months along and was rarely showing, there wasn't much to buy at that very moment since it was too early to tell. Instead, they just bought parenting books and decided to go grocery shopping.

"So, what are you going to do about school?" Takumi asked, picking through the watermelons.

Misaki shrugged and closed the book. "Nothing, I think. Well, since it's December that means that the baby will be here around July. I'm not sure what to do but I do know that I want to continue to go to school unless I really can't. I still really want to go to college."

Another one of her fears. Having a baby so young really does have its setbacks. Education probably being one of Misaki's huge ones.

Takumi stole a glance at Misaki, worrying just a little bit. "You can still finish high school and go to college, honey."

Misaki sighed and linked arms with him. "I know, it's just going to be harder. The baby will be born just when college is supposed to start for me and I will for sure take time off when the baby is still young. That means I'll miss class and I'll probably get dropped for the semester and go back on the waiting list and who knows when I'll be reaccepted. And even if that works out, who could watch the baby when I'm at class and you're at work? Will we even have enough time for our child?"

"Hey, calm down," Takumi had stopped scanning the aisles and pushing the cart and faced Misaki, rubbing his hands up and down her arms soothingly. "It will all work out I promise. We have a lot of support around us. Once things seem to flow easier we can stress about it but for now I don't want you stressing, it's not good for the baby."

Misaki elbowed him, cracking a smile. "And how would you know that?"

"Fathers intuition," Takumi winked at her before pushing the cart again.

Shaking her head with a smile on her face, Misaki pushed aside any worry that she had before. If she had Takumi then this pregnancy shouldn't be too bad.

"Do you want a boy or a girl?" Misaki asked as they walked back to their car after paying for their groceries.

"I don't really mind. As long as they're healthy and happy, I'm fine," he responded.

Misaki scoffed. "You can't tell me that you don't have any preference! Like me, for example, I would love my child no matter their gender or how they identify themselves, but I would love to have a boy first. I would raise him to respect women and see them just as superior as he is. And after that, maybe a girl then. It would be cute to have a daddy's princess."

"Our child," Takumi corrected. "And I agree with everything you say. You're going to be such a great mom, I already see it. Our baby is going to be so lucky. But I honestly don't have a preference! As long as the baby looks or acts like you I will be fine." Takumi teased, making Misaki roll her eyes.

As they approached the trunk of the car to put away the groceries, Misaki reached for a box and Takumi immediately pushed her away softly. "Hey, don't carry heavy things!"

"Takumi, I'm two months pregnant. You avoid heavy lifting later on," she informed.

"Uh huh, and how do you know that?" He questioned, giving her no chance to carry the heavy or big stuff.

"Mothers intuition," she mimicked. Takumi grinned and shook his head.

"Sorry, my beautiful wife and mother to my soon to be child, I will not take any risks. If you thought I was crazy protective before, you haven't seen anything yet," he half joked. He wouldn't want to suffocate her but he knew that he'd stress over Misaki for the next few months. Before, he'd focus on her safety and now he'd have to focus on her safety AND his baby's.

"Oh lord help me!" Misaki exclaimed, kicking her feet up to the dashboard of the car.

She shut her eyes, suddenly feeling sluggish once again.

"You okay?" Takumi asked.

Misaki nodded and gave him a thumbs up without opening her eyes. After a few moments, and Misaki could feel the car start and Takumi begin to drive away, she felt him place a warm hand over her stomach.

Her eyes fluttered open. He was facing the road ahead, using his free hand to caress her stomach. Once at a stoplight, he turned to her and gave her a sincere smile. "You're barely showing but I can still feel the difference."

Misaki smiled and placed her hand above his own that was placed on her stomach. "Fathers intuition?" She laughed.

Takumi laughed along and nodded. "Fathers intuition."

/

I hope you liked this incredibly cringy chapter. Again, thank you for reading this irrelevant story. It's not really heading anywhere, I'm just having fun with it. But if anyone really wanted me to take a turn and make this more dramatic and enticing, I probably could.

But I really enjoy the whole carefree, fun vibe to this. I didn't start this story with any real intention, I just wanted to have fun with it! :)

Well I hope you all have a wonderful day, check back in soon!