a/n: I bet you all hate me now T_T I took FOREVERRRRRR~! I'm so sorry, I hope this story is still appealing to people. I decided to make this chapter kinda sad. I dunno, I can't do two cute chapters in a row, my apologese. I will try to make a sweet one next. Maybe their wedding? Hmm... Not sure. But I'll try to even the sad ones with the happy ones. :) love love love~~~! Thanks for reading, please leave a review! I am always so pleased with reviews they make me all like: GAHH! PEOPLE LIKE MAH STORIES! ...But yeah, reviews encourage me to continue in my writings. XD thank you, and I hope that this chapter pleases you~!

Ryuken was stressed to say the least; finals were approaching for his classes in medical school, and he was studying his peace of mind out the door. That wasn't the only thing that was stressful either, ever since he married Kanae, she had been very sick. In fact, as he was reading his thick pathophysiology textbook, he could hear her petite feet sprinting down the hall. He frowned and stood from his desk, finding her in the restroom, curled over the toilet and losing her stomach to it.

Ryuken's already stress ridden face frowned even more deeply as he knelt by her side, and held her soft beautiful hair from her face, while trying to soothe her in rubbing her back. She flushed the toilet, and leaned back on him. She hadn't been sleeping well, and had dark circles under her eyes. Ryuken was growing continually worried about her, not knowing what to do to keep his beautiful wife as healthy as can be.

"I'm going to make you an appointment at the hospital tomorrow." He said alas, grabbing a cloth and wiping her face lovingly.

She stared at him with her dark dazed eyes. "I'm okay, morning sickness is normal…" She said, almost too quietly for poor Ryuken to hear.

But he did, and his eyes widened to the size of saucers. "M-m-morning sickness? You can't have that… Morning sickness is what p-pregnant women get."

Kanae nodded. "I know that. I have morning sickness." She said as she curled up to him so she could listen to his heartbeat. "I was going to tell you at dinner but… I took a test… and that's why I've been so sick." She explained; her skin warm.

If there were a picture of the expression on Ryuken's face in that moment, it could make the front cover of the newspaper. His jaw was gaping wide open as if his life depended on opening his mouth the widest, and his eyes were the widest hazel surprises one might ever find. Kanae just blinked at him with her tired gaze. "Why do I feel like you're surprised?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Ryuken's expression slowly began to harden back into that same stoic look as he looked at her. "We'll fix this." He promised, pulling her closer to his chest and tucking her head beneath his chin. "Don't you worry."

Kanae pulled away and looked at him with two upset navy blue eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Kanae, love… Your body can't carry a baby, either one of both of you will die." He said sternly. He loved her, and she had always been in his life. He couldn't lose her, if she died in her pregnancy it would be purely his fault for knocking her up in the first place. He wouldn't live with himself.

"I don't care, I'm trying my hardest."

There was this side of Kanae that was hidden from him for so long until they were married. He always knew she was stubborn to the point of recklessness, but he hadn't had to deal with it as much before they said their vows. Her stubbornness scared him, especially now. She never accepted her own bodily limitations; she just ignored them like they didn't exist, and allowed herself to get sick. This terrified poor Ryuken half to death, he couldn't lose her.

"I'll get a doctor's appointment, and we'll get professional advice… I can't lose you; take better care of yourself…" He said, picking her up in a bridal hold and carrying her to bed then laying her down. "Stay in bed for the rest of today. I'm going to call the doctor's office right now. I'll cook dinner tonight."

She frowned then grabbed onto his hand. "Ryuken..?" She asked softly, looking up to him with sad eyes.

The med school student frowned. He gently squeezed her hand then knelt beside the bed. "Yes, love?" He asked softly, smoothing back her hair and kissing her hand.

"Do you want to be a father? Do you want a baby?" She asked worriedly, looking at him with tearful eyes. She never asked even once, not that she could help getting pregnant. She just wanted to have a child with the man she loved so dearly, and to raise up a little him. Or her. But she didn't want to force fatherhood on him… But even if he said no, not a bone in her body would consider getting rid of the child. She just wanted to know.

"I don't want to lose you, love… Your health… You could…" He trailed off. He couldn't say it.

"Die?" She finished for him, sitting up and hugging him tight. "It's possible… But if I make it, will you be happy to be a father?"

He had to think about it a moment… He had never thought about it honestly, Kanae had never brought it up. But he wouldn't mind it. In fact; teaching a child about the ways of the Quincy sounded nice. Raising a kid up to be chivalrous and kind, well… It didn't sound so bad. So no, he had nothing against becoming a father, or having a child. He would love the child… But he couldn't lose Kanae. "I would be glad.. But love, you have to promise me to be more careful with yourself, okay..? Don't do things that involve too much energy. Keep yourself well, for both you and our child…"

She nodded, she would submit to her bad health just for their child… She would try her hardest to have a healthy baby. "Okay." She was relieved that he was okay with being a father. She had been so scared to ever ask, and now… Now they were having a baby together, and she was thrilled. Very ill and weak, but excited none the less. And Ryuken, well he was worried out of his mind, filled with overwhelming stress and anxiety, was happy to have a child with her as well… He just couldn't bare the thought of ever loosing her.