Three Years Later...
The buzzer rings on the intercom in the center of the conference table. An older woman's voice crackles through the speaker, "Mr. Doumyoji."
"Ms. Aoi, I told you to hold all calls, no interruptions." He looks around the table at the other business men in the meeting, the last one, the closest man on his right, is Rui.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Doumyoji but this can't wait. You're wife called. She's going into labor and told me to tell you, and I paraphrase, 'Get down to the hospital right now' or she will do some things that I do not wish to repeat."
Tsukasa's eyes widen dumbfounded. Rui clears his throat and nudges Tsukasa waking him out of his trance. Tsukasa blinks rapidly and shakes his head. "I'm sorry gentlemen but we'll have to reschedule our meeting. My wife is three weeks past her due date and I think you all remember what she was like when she the baby was supposed to be due."
Some of the men stare at nothing or shutter at the thought of the hormonal Tsukushi. Everyone nods and agrees immediately secretly glad that they do not have to deal with Mrs. Doumyoji now as they stand up and exit the room.
"Ms. Aoi, please have my car pulled around," Rui says into the speaker as he looks at Tsukasa.
"Right away, Mr. Hanazawa."
"Tsukasa?" Tsukasa remains motionless. "I was thinking that if we don't leave now, every minute that we're late to the hospital... well, think of what Tsukushi will do..."
Tsukasa is on his feet in a second and he shutters in fear. "What are we waiting for then?"
Rui smiles, "I'm driving."
Twenty minutes later, Rui is parking at the hospital and the two men hurry their way to the maternity ward.
"It's about time! Tsukushi got here over ten minutes ago," Karin greets them; Akira is standing next to her.
"How did the two of you get here so quickly?" Tsukasa questions.
Karin smiles, "We get to take the twins today. They're finally big enough to go home." She leans up and kisses Akira.
In the next twenty minutes, Sakurako, Kazuya, Shigeru, Yuki, and Soujirou and his wife, Misaki, arrive at the hospital. Ten more minutes go by before a nurse comes out to talk with them.
"Who is the father?" Tsukasa steps forward. "Your wife is going into labor now." A screech of pain comes from Tsukushi room and the nurse hurries back into the room. Tsukasa shuffles over to a chair in the waiting area and sinks down into the chair. He rests his head in his hands and starts tapping a foot. Everyone else follows him and fills in the other seats.
"It's going to be a boy", Misaki stats. "I know it's going to be a boy. Akira and Karin's first born was a boy."
"Technically, our daughter was born first", Karin announces.
Misaki rubs the bump on her stomach. "I know both I and now Rui's wife are going to have boys as well. I just have this feeling that the F4 is going to continue into the next generation." She snickers, "Maybe if Kazuya and Sakurako hurry up it could be the F5."
"We just got married!" Sakurako blushes. "What about Yuki? Didn't what's his name just pop the question to you?"
"His name is Harue and yes he did ask me to marry him and I accepted but we're not going to have kids for a few years at least", Yuki huffs.
Tsukushi's muffled screams wail from the room, the words coming out clear and load. "Tsukasa Doumyoji, I'm going to kill you!" She screams in pain again and then all is quiet.
A few minutes of silence pass before the nurse comes out again. "Mr. Doumyoji?" Tsukasa stands up and the nurse holds the door open for him.
Tsukasa walks into the room. Tsukushi is sitting up in bed smiling over the ball of cloth in her arms. She looks up and beams at Tsukasa, "Would you like to meet your son?"
Tsukasa clumsily walks over to Tsukushi's bedside and leans over to kiss his wife and looks at his new born son.
"Do you want to hold him?"
"Should I? Can I?" Tsukasa stutters baffled.
"Of course you can. You're his father."
Tsukushi carefully hands their son to Tsukasa. Tsukasa holds the child in his arms being over cautions of his actions.
Tsukushi smiles at him. "He looks just like you. He even has your curly hair. God knows he's going to be just as big as you too with all that pain he caused me."
"Yeah, but he has your eyes and your smile." He pauses and takes a moment to stare at his son. His son. "What are we going to name him?"
"What would be a good name for him? It has to be something strong and brave and charming. Just like his father." She mulls this over for a moment. "What about Daisuke?"
Tsukasa looks from Tsukushi to the baby. He sits down next to Tsukushi on the bed so they both can see him. "Daisuke."
Tsukushi rests her head against Tsukasa's and looks at her child in her husband's arms. "Welcome to the family, Daisuke Doumyoji."
If you like Reality Ever After, you can read more in Footprints and follow the next generation.