Chapter 16

Far, Far Away


"Fuwa-san! This has got to stop!" The burly man snarled as he slapped the documents on the table in front of the young singer. "This behavior cannot possibly be good for you or, your image."

"I know.." He sighed, "It's just every time I see her some switch in my mind flips and things just tumble out of my mouth. It's like I have no control over it." He explained. "I don't hate her you know..." he trailed off in thought.

"You've never been in love have you." It was more of a statement of fact than a question.

"I guess not.." He answered.

"Well then, first of all I would make a suggestion that you stay away from married women. They can be very detrimental to your health. Especially the pregnant ones." The manager shook his head and stated flatly.

"I...I just wanted to see if she was the girl I grew up with." He told him with sadness in his voice.

"Well?" He asked expectantly with irritation in his tone.

"She is...but, she's changed so much." He was now filled with guilt.

"Girls grow up." He sighed, he felt bad for the young man. "They change. Sometimes they change into someone that you would never recognize." The older man explained.

"Thank you for talking to me about this." hanging his head in shame as he glanced at the table before him and the restraining order that sat menacingly before him. "I don't know what to do now...Shoko always tried to put me in her path."

"I have an idea." His manager told him in a thoughtful tone. "I think you need a world tour. One without the worries of a debut. Just.. something like traveling.. and if you happen to get some singing gigs out of it, so much for the better. You know, good old fashioned hard work." He patted him on the shoulder. "We need to get you out of this environment so you can clear your head." He smiled.

"I think you're right." Sho perked up a little at his manager's solution. "Where do we start?"


"Well Roxy-san, Kuon-san.. I think you're almost there." The doctor announced with glee. "They're coming along very nicely for triplets at 28 weeks. Their measurements and weights are far better than I expected. So far you are safe. I would like you to stop intercourse, but you can still be sexually active. I'm also going to give you a medication that will aid in speeding up their lung development, just in case. Ah, and Roxy-san, I don't want you working more than 2 hours a day and stay off your feet. You can still do light exercise, but keep it to a minimum and no lifting heavy objects. Hm, your diet looks good and you've gained an appropriate amount of weight, so keep up what you're doing in that area." He finished as he perused her medical chart.

"What about these fake contractions? Will she be okay?" Kuon asked with worry.

"It will be fine Hizuri-san. It's just practice for the coming event, but if there is any blood or, fluids that accompany it or, if they don't stop and get stronger, call me or, my office immediately." The young doctor warned.

Kuon and Kyoko nodded.

"Did you want to know their sexes?" He asked with a sly smile.

"No, we would like to keep that a surprise." Kyoko answered as she gazed into her husband's beautiful green eyes. Kuon nodded in agreement.

"Well, did you have any other questions?" The doctor asked ready to answer anything.

"Is there any advice on nursing triplets? I just want a book or, really informative website or, something." She asked.

The doctor smiled, "Way ahead of you. I have a list of books and websites that you can consult while you're stuck at home waiting for the stork to arrive."

"Anything else?" They shook their heads smiling. "Well then, I guess we're finished here. I would like to see you again in one week. Since you are a high-risk, I would like to see you every week to keep an eye on your progress and to make sure you haven't gone into a slow labor." He left the couple alone.

Kyoko sighed. "You okay Babe?" He asked.

"Hai, just a little worn out." She answered tiredly.

"Well, let's get you home so you can rest and get something to eat. It's almost lunchtime." He smiled and gave her a light squeeze and a kiss on the temple.


"That's it Kyoko. I am taking off work to spend time with my daughter and you have no say in it." Saena scolded.

"But Okasan, you have your law practice." She started.

"Yes.. and a I haven't taken any time off since your birth, so.. no one will say a thing to a Partner that wants to take a little time off for family. Don't argue with me on this because you will not win." The voice told her with a finality through the phone. "Besides, don't you need a little help getting the rooms ready? I was really looking forward to it." Kyoko could feel the smiling warmth through her words.

"Okay... I'll get the guest room ready for you." She sighed in defeat.

"NO! You will do no such thing! I will do that myself and if you touch it, I will know and be very upset with you." She warned.

"Fine... Can I at least make you lunch when you get here?" She pleaded.

"No. You are to not lift a single finger." She told her gently. For the first time in Kyoko's life, Saena was determined that she would care for and spoil her only daughter. She was not going to allow Kyoko to ruin it. "I'll see you around 3 o'clock." She hung up.

As soon as she set her phone on the coffee table in front of her it rang again.

"Daddy!" She answered excitedly.

"Hi Princess, how's my baby girl doing?" He asked with a gentleness to his voice.

"They're doing really well. The doctor said they are bigger than he expected and without any problems." She answered cheerfully.

"Kyoko... That's not what I asked." He scolded her. "I asked how you where doing.." He smiled.

"Oh.. Just a little worn out." She answered now letting her fatigue show. "I feel like I've been carrying a 200 ton boulder around. I can hardly wait to get this over with." She chuckled lightly.

"I'm taking a little vacation time, so I'll be out to see you and your mother next week." He commented casually, waiting for her reaction.

She sighed, "Ugh, not you too."

"What do you mean?" He asked feigning innocence.

"I mean Okasan, Kuon and now you. All of you taking all this time away from work for me. You can't just drop work and rush to my side." She whined.

"Yes.. Yes, we can. And we can do it because this is very important to us and so are you. We don't want to miss a single moment. You have no argument in this Kyoko. It's going to happen whether you want it to or, not." He scolded. "Besides, I would like to spend a little time with your mother too. We haven't seen each other in a couple of weeks." He let it spill out absentmindedly forgetting Kyoko didn't know.

"Daddy..." She said slyly. "Are you and Okasan seeing each other?" She asked in an impish tone.

"Yes." He answered sheepishly.

"That's wonderful!" She exclaimed. "Oh.. Okasan will be staying here with me and Kuon until the babies come. Do you need somewhere to stay?"

He snickered, "Ha, I think we can work something out. Oh, I better get going it's almost midnight here and I have a couple of meetings in the morning. I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"I love you Daddy." She smiled into the phone. It was great to have parents that cared about her, even if they came a little late.

"I love you too Princess. I will see you in a few days. Okay?" He hung up.

She let out a happy sigh and leaned back into her new poofy, reclining rocking-chair that Kuon bought her. She looked out at the view that their new 4-bedroom apartment provided and sighed in contentment as she dozed off and dreamed of her 3 very active little faeries.