A/N- I was actually done with this chapter two days after I posted chapter two, but for some reason, my internet was shut down on the computer that I typed this chapter on, and I couldn't transfer it to another computer. So, this chapter just sat there on my desktop, lonely and depressed, because I was the only one reading over it.
Anyways, what I did was I had to retype it onto another computer in the house. But first I waited for my parents to fix the internet on the computer that got shut down, but they never did. So the time I waited plus the days it took to retype this chapter bit by bit all equaled up to today, the day I finally post this.
Well, please show this poor chapter some love, and REVIEW!! after you've finished reading, of course.
Disclaimer- I do not own PoT. Though I wish I did.
And Yet
Special Circumstances
"Okay, so let me get this straight… Sakuno-chan, your pregnant, and Echizen… You're the father." Momoshiro concluded, but not as happily as he had hoped. Sure, he was glad that Ryoma had finally discovered love and sex and all that good stuff. But, hell, he wasn't even married yet, and his girlfriend was pregnant. Now that was a problem.
Sakuno nodded at Momoshiro. Nobody would ever expect this from her. She was always the shy, innocent one… wasn't she?
Oishi stared at the couple in shock. "Wh--- How--- B-But…" Sentences failed to form on his tongue, therefore leaving him as speechless as everyone else at the table.
Kikumaru heaved a great sigh. He didn't want to believe it either, that his two favorite kouhais were already going to be parents. But, seeing that he couldn't do anything about it, "Sakuno-chan, O'chibi…" Kikumaru decided to just let it go. "IS IT A BOY OR A GIRL?!"
The change was so drastic Sakuno could've sworn the baby jumped. "I-I'm not sure yet. But, I have an appointment tomorrow so I guess the doctors will tell me then."
"Nyah!! I wanna know now!" Kikumaru whined.
"Eiji…" Oishi coaxed.
"Umph." Kaidoh yanked his foot off the table. "Gambare." He left a few yen on the table and trudged out the door.
Ryoma didn't say anything, but he was thankful for Kaidoh's support—and Kikumaru's.
Momoshiro rolled his eyes at the leaving Kaidoh. "I suppose it's alright, Echizen, Sakuno-chan. But, on one condition."
"There are no conditions. You can't tell us what to do with our kid." Ryoma interrupted.
"Che- Oh, but there are." Momoshiro motioned for Kikumaru and Oishi to come over. He whispered something into their ears. Oishi's worried expression became ten times worse, and Kikumaru began bouncing everywhere, like a loose cannon.
"You two must make us, including Tezuka, Inui, Kaidoh, Fuji, and Kawamura the baby's legal guardians." Momoshiro smirked.
Sakuno's mouth dropped open, and Ryoma blinked a few times. "W-what?!" They both exclaimed.
"Exactly." Kikumaru grinned. He pranced over to where Ryoma and Sakuno were sitting and wrapped his arms around both of their shoulders. "We'll be just like a big, fat, jolly ol'family."
"Momo, we shouldn't push them. I mean they're already going through so much pressure and there's the papers they need to sign and—" Oishi started his normal motherly rant.
"Hush," Kikumaru ordered. He walked back over to Oishi and slapped a hand over his mouth. Then continued to beg Ryoma and Sakuno, "Please?? Oh pretty pretty please with a juicy red cherry on top?"
Ryoma just glared at him.
"Fine, I'll ad sprinkled too. And hot fudge!" Kikumaru continued to list a book of all possible ingredients to put on his "plead."
Sakuno whispered in Ryoma's ear, "I think its fine. I trust them."
Ryoma gave Sakuno an are-you-kidding-me look.
"No, listen. What if we can't handle the baby? I'm not saying we can't, but there might be some days where we'll need their help." Sakuno explained.
"Yeah, but think about it. They will be our child's legal guardians. With that 'power', just think of what they'll do when we're not looking. They'll ruin him—or her." Ryoma replied.
Sakuno sighed. "Ryoma, just trust me on this one. And trust them too."
Ryoma didn't know what to say. If only Sakuno knew about all the horrors his sempais put him through in middle school. But, he trusted Sakuno. And she's never been wrong before, well, except for directions of course. "Fine." He muttered, but knew he would regret it later on.
Sakuno smiled. "Okay." She said, turning back towards the anxious group of men, "You can all be the baby's legal guardians."
Momoshiro smirked and Oishi shrugged.
"YES!!" Kikumaru ran over to Sakuno and hugged her. "I love you Sakuno-chan!"
"Oi, Kikumaru-sempai." Ryoma nudged.
"Nani?" Kikumaru looked up to receive a face full of ice cold water.
"Come on, Sakuno, lets go." Ryoma heaved her up, and pulled her out of the restaurant.
"HEY! You didn't even pay yet!! OI! ECHIZEN.. COME BACK HERE!!" Momoshiro called. He got up to run after them, but Oishi pulled him back down.
"It's okay. I'll pay." Oishi said. "I was going to pay anyways."
"Matte! Ryoma, I'm not sure if I should be running that fast anymore…" Sakuno called. If just four months had already put her this much out of shape, Sakuno did not want to think about the horror of when she was nearing the end of her pregnancy. Oh
God. I'm going to look like an over weighted blown up elephant, she thought.
"Gomen." Ryoma slowed down and walked the rest of the way to the car. He opened the door for Sakuno and gave her an apologetic smile.
"It's okay. I never knew being pregnant would be so troublesome." Sakuno said.
Ryoma kissed her forehead and shut the door when Sakuno was seated. He walked around and sat back in front of the wheel as he fired up the engine. "Where to?"
"Eto… I do need to buy a bunch of new clothes, since this baby is going to be ripping through ever shirt and pair of pants I own…so, how about the mall?" Sakuno suggested, but immediately remembered the last times he went to the mall with Ryoma. Well, Ryoma to her, but hott shot tennis pro to others.
FLASHBACK
"I LOVE YOU RYOMA-SAMA!!"
"KAWAII!!"
"Can you sign my arm?"
"YEAH ME TOO!! OH. And sign my bra too!!'
The whole time, Sakuno had been shoved into a little corner, unable to save her boyfriend form the cruelty of his fan girls.
END FLASHBACK
"Okay, I take that back. I can order stuff online." Sakuno smiled, as she saw Ryoma's expression turn from disgust to blank.
"It's fine. We can go." Ryoma stated.
"Really? But I don't want you getting—" Sakuno was cut off from her words when a soft, warm substance began caressing her lips.
"Don't worry about me." Ryoma said, breaking away from the embrace.
Blushing, Sakuno stroked his arm. "Thanks, I'll try to be quick."
Ryoma nodded and began to back out of the parking lot.
As the two lovers drove away, neither of them noticed the flashes coming from behind the bushes.
"Did you get them, Fuji?"
"Hai. I'm glad you guys called me here."
"You bastard Momoshiro! HOW DARE YOU TIE ME UP TO THIS TREE! GET ME OUT -mmph-"
"Shut up mamushi."
"Hoi! Are we going to follow them?"
"ORA ORA! BURNING! OF COURSE WE ARE!!"
"Taka-san, shouldn't you be at work?"
"I-I'm on break and Momo and Eiji dragged me out the back door."
"Tezuka, I'm sorry for dragging you here too. If there's anything we can do—,"
"20 laps around the mall."
"NYAH! Your not our bochou anymore."
"30."
"HAI!"
"There is a 0.12 percent chance that Echizen will stay in the car for safety precautions, but there is a 128 percent chance he will go in to the mall with Sakuno. There is also a 500.2 percent chance that he will get attacked by fan girls and boys of the like."
"Sugoi! Inui…"
"Alright. Lets go!! I call not driving!"
"NOT DRIVING!"
"I am not driving."
"Damn it. I'm not driving either."
"Hoi Hoi! I never passed the driving test!"
"If I drive, there is a120 percent chance I'll crash into a pole and blow up the car."
"Tez—.."
"No."
"Fine. I'll drive. I was going to drive anyway."
A/N- Yeah. I just wanted to tell you readers that I'm practically done writing chapter four. But, being the stupid person I told you I was, I typed it up on the computer that doesn't have internet. I was hoping that my parents would be able to get the internet up before I finished that chapter, but unfortunately I was wrong. So now, I'm stuck retyping chapter four just like I retyped this chapter.
-sigh- Technology really pisses me off sometimes, yet I have no idea what I would do without it.
And I'm sorry if Kaidoh is cursing a lot. He just seems like that kind of a person.
Sorry that this chapter was basically all dialogue too. Hopefully chapter four will seem more descriptive. And hopefully I can get it uploaded ASAP.
BTW, don't forget to show some of that love. Believe me, this chapter needs it.