A/N: This is the first chapter of an ask sent by Moiloru, taking place after "Kyoko's Maternal Insecurities!" There will be a smut counterpart on AO3 soon, so feel free to check that out when it goes live. Please read, review, and enjoy!

The Ultimate Detective and The Ultimate Hope Gaiden: Hana's Surprise!

Chapter One: Day of Celebration!

The two parents stepped back into their home, happy as clams. Hana couldn't stop giggling with glee, and Shingi's smile stretched from ear to ear as he closed the door behind him.

"You seem more excited for the baby than Makoto is." He teased, accompanying his wife to the sofa.

Hana smiled sheepishly. "Maybe I am a bit ecstatic to be a grandmother…but how could I not be after that baby shower you and Makoto helped to surprise Kyoko with?!"

Shingi grinned, elbowing his wife. "Hey, it wouldn't have gone nearly as well if you hadn't bene able to cheer up Kyoko…Makoto told me a little bit about her…insecurities. So…what did you tell her to cheer her up?"

"Well…" Hana twirled a lock of hair around her finger. "I told her…our story…"

Shingi raised an eyebrow in surprise. "…The one we swore never to let Makoto or Komaru know about?"

Hana nodded. "I thought it would help Kyoko realize feeling nervous and insecure as a mother was completely normal…and I only gave her the gist…"

Shingi nodded understandingly, leaning back into the sofa. "That was a crazy time, wasn't it? Not…Tragedy-crazy, but…"

Hana closed her eyes and leaned her head against her husband's shoulder. "…Yeah…it was pretty crazy. We didn't expect to have Makoto yet…but I'm glad we went through with it."

Shingi nodded. "Yeah…it's hard to believe if we had just kept it in our pants, the world would be such a different place…"

"Could you blame us?" Hana winked. "We were feeling particularly giddy at the time…"

Shingi smiled in accord. They fell silent, reflecting on the event that changed their world, and the world at large.

"Shingi, tadaima!"

The young man turned, smiling at his girlfriend Hana as she kicked the door behind her, envelopes in hand. Once she hurried over to him, he warmly pecked her on the lips.

"Okaeri, Hana! Is that the mail?"

She nodded with a strange eagerness. "Yeah, there's something for each of us." She placed them on the small table in front of the sofa they shared before sitting down on the cushion. "What do you say we open them together?"

Shingi raised a brow in surprise, but smiled and shrugged. "I don't see why not…wait…" Shingi's eyes focused on the address of the envelope Hana handed to him. "This is from that school I applied to…!"

"Yeah, I recognized it from when we were going through the classifieds together that night!" Hana held up her envelope, her eyes twinkling with excitement. "And here's one from the school I applied to!"

Shingi chuckled in disbelief. "Now I see why you were so excited…well, what are we waiting for? Let's open them!"

"On three?" Seeing her boyfriend nod, the young woman pinched the top of the envelope between two fingers, watching as Shingi did the same. "Ichi, ni, san!"

The tearing of paper echoed in their ears as they each pulled out and unfolded a letter addressed to them. They each took a deep breath and began to read.

"Dear Shingi Naegi…"

"Dear Hana Morime…"

"We would like to offer you the position of teacher. Please call our human resources department to inform us whether you'll accept the position and to discuss your compensation package. We look forward to hearing from you soon…"

"Shingi…"

"Hana…"

Tears trickled down their cheeks, their hands shaking in awe at their good fortunes. They soon broke out into laughter, letting their letters flutter to the ground as they happily embraced each other.

"Shingi, we did it, we did it! We both got our dream jobs!"

Shingi cupped her cheeks in his palms and passionately kissed his girlfriend on the lips. "Things are only going up from here, my little forest maiden!"

Hearing her boyfriend call her by his pet nickname he created for her made her heart skip a beat. Overcome with emotion, she looped her arms around his neck and mashed her lips against his own. Shingi gasped against her soft skin, but soon relented and relaxed into the kiss, moaning in pleasure.

Eager to celebrate their stroke of good luck, Hana awkwardly walked them through the apartment until they reached the door to their bedroom. Reluctantly removing one arm to fiddle with the doorknob, she immediately replaced it once she pushed the door open.

Still taking the lead, she walked them inside their quarters, kicking the door closed so they could celebrate in private. Neither had any idea that their restrained jubilation would have massive consequences for both themselves and the world.