Telling there family was simpler, Machi found, than telling Yuki. They simply told Tohru. And within hours, Each member of the Jyunishi, every Sohma, all Tohru's friends, all Tohru's friend's relatives, the mailman, the grocer, and basically anyone Tohru had come in contact with that day, knew about the soon coming baby. Well, all except one.

"He went away for a while," Haru informed Yuki when he came over to there apartment, to congratulate him and Machi. "Not even Tohru could reach him, he's just so swamped, he's not answering his personal calls. Your going to have to tell him yourself."

Yuki sighed and buried his hands, "Why does it always come to this?"

Haru shrugged. "Hey, you're the one who got her pregnant in the first place, don't look at me for answers."

"Thanks for your unbridled sympathy, Haru."

"I try."

Ayame, was in Paris for a week with Mine, for a big fashion show. Eventually, Yuki knew, he would have to find out, sooner or later.

Might as well be sooner.

So, the next day, Yuki reluctantly picked up the phone and dialed Ayame's business cell phone number.

"Bonjour," he heard his brother's voice say into the phone, "Vous avez atteint l'imagination de la mode d'Ayame. Comment est-ce mon je vous aide?"

"What?" Yuki asked, confused.

"Oh, Yuki, it's you! What brings this unexpected call?"

"When are you coming back? From Paris, I mean?"

"Tomorrow, actually why?"

"I'm going to pick you up from the airport okay."

"Oh Brother!" The sudden loud outburst cause Yuki to drop the phone.

"What are you screaming for?" Yuki said once he'd picked up the phone again, "I can here you, you know."

"It's just," Ayame said, sounding nearly on the verge of tears, "I'm so glad you want to bond again, and even do the nice thing of taking me home from Paris! I accept your offer and—"

"First of all," Yuki interrupted, "I'm not bonding with you anymore than I have too, and secondly I'm only doing this because I have something important to tell you."

"Really?" Ayame said, his tearful act forgotten, "What?"

"It's not something to tell you over the phone."

"Can you give me a vague idea?"

"No."

Can't you give me a hint?"

"No."

"Just a little one?"

"NO."

"Can you tell me what letter it starts with?"

"NO!"

The letter it ends with?"

"NO!"

"What if you put it in a song—"

But Yuki had already hung up.

And so, the very next morning, Yuki sat in the car, just outside the airport, preparing himself for the worst. Machi sat beside him.

"I can't believe you dragged me here."

"Hey," he said, trying, but not succeeding, in giving a sincere smile, "It'll be fine. Don't you want to tell Ayame the news?"

"Not particularly, No."

"It won't be so bad."

"Won't be so bad? WON'T BE SO BAD? This is the same guy, that stalked us on our first date. This is the same guy who forcefully got me into a wedding dress, that tried to kill me! This is the same guy, that invited himself to our honeymoon, and then got arrested! WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOT SO BAD?"

Yuki sighed.

"Okay, it might be a little harder than I thought, but granted, he does mean well."

Machi simply rolled her eyes.

"Fine, but I'm pretending to be asleep."

They sat in the car for a long time, just waiting. Then:

"BROTHER!"

The voice was so loud, that Yuki, who was nearly asleep himself, woke up with a start and leaned heavily on the car horn.

"Was that really necessary?" he asked, as passers by gave them strange looks.

"I'm, sorry," a girlish voice said from behind Ayame, "He was just so excited on the plane ride back. All he could talk about was this!"

"Mine?" Yuki asked, looking behind him to see her.

"Oh, yeah, did we forget to tell you, I'd be coming along too? Sorry, for the inconvenience."

"No, it's okay, there's an extra seat."

"Thanks." Mine slid in first, then Ayame.

"Can I drive?"

"NO!" Machi, Mine, and Yuki, all said in unison.

Awkward silence.

"Fine," Ayame said, "I guess it doesn't matter." But he pouted for the first few miles of the trip.

They where a little ways on the road when Yuki started.

"So, there was something we wanted to tell you." He had decided to just come right out and say it. Just like that. Machi's pregnant. But, of course, with Ayame, It's never so easy.

"No, no," Ayame said stubbornly, "I'd like to guess."

Oh great, Machi thought to herself, Another guessing game.

"It's not really necessary," Yuki said, "Because we're just going to tell you, right out."

"No," Ayame said, "I really want to guess."

Yuki sighed heavily. "Fine, guess, but try to make it quick."

"Okay," Ayame said, "Give me a hint."

Yuki was getting annoyed, "Is it really necessary?"

"Please?"

"Fine, it starts with a 'P.'"

Mine let out a tiny gasp, obviously she'd figured it out instantly.

"Ayame," she said, "I know—"

"No, wait Mine," Ayame said thinking hard, then he got a look on his face like it suddenly dawned on him.

"Oh," he said.

At least, Machi thought, relieved, He's not as dense as his brother.

At least, Yuki thought, He got it quickly.

He so got it wrong, Mine thought.

"So," Ayame said, "Which one of you is it?"

The question was so odd. And Ayame had this sad look on his face.

"Well," Yuki said confused, "Machi is of course."

"Machi," Ayame said, "I'm so so sorry. I only got to know my sister in law for a while, and now she's going away."

"What on earth are you talking about?" Yuki asked.

"Prison, of course. I should have known. It happens all the—"

"YOU IDIOT?" Yuki yelled, "WHY WOULD ANYBODY BE GOING TO PRISON?"

"Well, I'm sure I don't know," Ayame sighed, "I'm not one to poke my nose into others business."

Liar, everyone thought.

"It's not prison." Machi, giving Yuki time to get his blood pressure back to normal.

"Oh, well that's good."

"But, Ayame—" Mine started again.

"Wait, wait," Ayame interrupted again, "let me try again. Are you entering a paddle ball tournament?"

No even responded to that one.

"Okay…" Ayame kept thinking. "Pedophillia?"

"That's sick," Yuki said, "Even for you. Stop joking. Or we'll just tell you."

"Okay," Ayame said, "sorry, um…"

1 hour later:

"Pachyderm?" Ayame said.

"No," Yuki said in a bored voice. He and Ayame where the only two awake in the car. They rode over a speed bump, and Mine woke up with a start.

"Is it over?"

"Hmmm…" Ayame said, still considering.

"Oh, for the love of," Mine exclaimed, "Machi's pregnant!"

Ayame looked completely stunned. And then:

"I'M GOING TO BE AN UNCLE!!!!!!!"

The sudden outburst was so random and loud, Yuki swerved off the road.

"YOU IDIOT!" Yuki yelled.

But Ayame was not listening. He was to busy singing.

"I'm gonna be an uncle, I'm gonna be an uncle, I'm gonna be an uncle…"