We progress a few weeks at a time now y'all, but I'm catching up to myself fast...not finished 17 yet...idk, this story is cheerful and I want it to remain that way but I'm kinda depressed lately...Ugh, not a place I want to revisit either. Sorry if I rant sometimes in these A/N's but...idk, some of you read them and care. Also I have been proposed to 6 times now :o And I have ten stalkers :o Wow...I feel special for that~!

"Shizu-chaaaan" I poked the sleeping blonde.
"Shizu-chaaaaaaaaaaan!" I poke him again. He snores. Cute…I shove him now.
"Ow! What is it flea?" He grumbles, glaring at me.
"Shizu-chan I NEED some mushy fries from McDonalds RIGHT NOOOOW~!" I whine. He frowns.
"It's three in the morning, you don't need fries you want them, and I'm going back to sleep," He closes his eyes.
"Sh-Shizu-chaaaaaaaan," I whine.
"Seriously, go to sleep!" He grumbles.
"If you get me fries I will,"
"Why the hell are you so damn bent on fries?"

"It's called a craving…pregnant people get them, and you knocked me up…again, so take responsibility and get me fries Shizu-chaaan," He scowls and buries his head under the pillow. How rude! I'm pregnant here; the least he can do is get me some god damn fries! I get up and turn the light on.

"Turn the light off flea…" He mumbles.
"Get up and I will~"
"Fuuuck! Why are you being so…ugh!" He gets up though…then he storms over, picks me up, turns the light off and carries me back to the bed. He climbs back in with me and wraps his arms around me, but it's not affectionate. He does it so I can't get up again, his arms are like steel! I frown. I will win this, I NEED those damn fries more then he thinks. This isn't my first craving, but since the others were for Ootoro I think he didn't realise those were cravings and thought it was just me enjoying my very favourite food. I start drawing lines on his chest, then I start poking him rapidly.

"Shizu-chan!"
"Alright fine!" He groans and gets up. I grin, victory, oh yeah~! Shizuo pulls on socks and stumbles out. I'm not going out there, it's the end of November, there's snow on the ground and I hate the cold! I have to wear socks to bed for crying out loud; therefore I refuse to leave my house in winter unless I absolutely must!

Finally he returns and I bounce over.
"Thank you Shizu~! Rabu Rabu~!" I start scarfing the fries. I hate junk food, ew, I can't believe I am putting this crap in my body! Actually, he knows how I am about healthy food now and he's staring at me.

"You hate that crap."
"Yup!"
"Why…?"
"Told you it's a craving. I HAVE to get what I crave, it's ...hard to explain," I shrug and finish gulping the fries and drink a LARGE glass of milk afterwards…then another.
"So…you crave fries?"

"No, I craved them this time. So far I crave mostly Ootoro and milk, with Yuzuki it was strawberry everything,"
"Really?"
"Yeah, now I can barely look at strawberries," I shiver and wash my cup. Shizuo yawns widely.
"I'm going back to bed…"
"Right, be there in a minute," I mumble as I watch him disappear into the bedroom, stripping off the sweater he'd pulled on for the trip. I hear the mattress creak as he lays down and I frown, heading into the living room. I know he doesn't hate me, but he also doesn't love me. Does he resent me for getting him to pick me? For leaving Vorona?

I know it was selfish of me, I know I had no right to do it. I know that really if I love him I should just let him go, but I tried that before, and it didn't work. I hadn't planned to come back, but I never planned to live long after Yuzuki grew up either. Yes, shocking, the great Izaya Orihara had contemplated suicide. I don't want to live without him in my life. That is not an option, and I don't want things to go back to how they were either. I couldn't stand to see that level of hate from him then, and now it would kill me. I watch the city at night for a while, contemplating.

"Are you coming to bed or not?" I jump and turn to see Shizuo there, half-glaring at me, but he yawns widely causing tears to bead in the corner of one eye.
"Wh-what?"
"I was waiting for you, come on stupid flea," He grumbles shuffling lazily over to me and taking my wrist to drag me back to bed. I can't stop the smile this gives me.

"Mommyyyy" I keep my eyes closed…I'm so tired. I mean sure I was awake late last night, but pregnancy doesn't help.
"Mommy?" I grunt and hear her go to the other side.
"Daddyyyyy" She whines now.
"Mmmffff, whuddissit Yuzuki?" He mumbles.

"I'm hungry…Mommy isn't awake and there no cereal and I'm too short to reach the toaster and Mommy says I'm not allowed to use the oven," I feel the bed shift beside me and he grunts.
"Go figure…" He mumbles, "Okay, I'm up, but I can't cook," I don't hear the rest…

"Wow, morning flea," I glare at him groggily and look at the clock.
"Why didn't you wake me earlier? It's after noon!" I grumble getting some strawberries and ice cream from the fridge. I grab the blender and milk too.
"I…tried," He mumbled.
"…oh. What are you doing home anyways?"
"Tom is sick, day off by default," He shrugs. I smile a little…and still he stayed here, how nice. I rub my head, frowning at the growing headache. I had one for half of yesterday too, and I can't take anything for them…mainly because I insist on a drug-free pregnancy up until the epidural, and frankly if I were a woman I wouldn't get that either since as a man I have to have a giant hole ripped into my stomach again.

"H-how is it coming out?" He asks, eyeing my stomach cautiously as I dump things into the blender.
"Same way Yuzuki did," I shrug turning the blender on. I pour it into a nice big cup and start drinking, sitting down across from him.
"S-so how does that work?" I smile. It's cute seeing him so nervous, but I'm glad he's asking too.
"Shinra sticks a big needle in my spine with a strong pain killer. Then he sets up a curtain so I can't see anything,"
"You mean you were conscious?" He pales. I nod and lift my shirt. He comes over to me to see better.

"He'll use the scar as a guide see? He'll cut down along like that and just pull everything out,"
"R-really?"
"Yep. Then he sews me back up and that's the end of it hopefully,"
"Hopefully?
"Yeah, I mean if the incision gets infected then there will be more to it, but hopefully not ne? Besides he was very careful about disinfecting the area after Yuzuki was born...although it took a while for me to heal up too,"
"So…he and Celty took care of her?" He asks, then his fingers brush my abdomen, gently tracing the scar upwards from my hem line to my belly button.

"Y-yeah, they did…" I mumble, feeling my cheeks burn. He notices and smirks a little, but he takes his hand away. I gulp the shake I made hastily hoping he doesn't notice. I focus my gaze on the clock trying to zone out, but with the sex-god blonde still so close it's an impossible task…my damn pregnancy hormones aren't helping either, and I know he's not all that interested in me yet. Not even physically, I mean yeah we've been sleeping in the same bed and all, but we've had sex twice. Heh, the fact that I've been pregnant every time I've had sex reminds me vaguely of Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life.

"I~za~ya~" I flinch with desire and look up to see his golden eyes swimming with lust.

Shizuo

After he got pregnant a second time I didn't think it would change how I felt towards the flea. Oh boy was I wrong! I've had to work hard not to jump him where he stands in fact, he's irresistible lately! Especially right now with that hint of red in his cheeks that dusted so gently across his nose and up the sides of his eyes, spreading into his ears. Shinra said most pregnant people have their skin go to hell, but Izaya's is becoming nicer than ever, going from creamy looking to glowing translucent. He stares into my eyes now, unflinchingly but it's making the pink turn to red and I can't stop myself from leaning in to capture his lips. We have time before Yuzuki gets out after all.

He moans lightly, his arms shooting out to wrap around my neck, tugging me closer. Huh, seems he wants this too…then again he has been telling me he loves me for nearly three months now. I can taste the strawberry shake he was drinking when I flick my tongue into his mouth, and mixes well with his natural flavour. I move my mouth from his only after I've tasted every inch of his mouth and the dusty pink of his cheeks and ragged breath tell me I did a good job.

"Wh-what was that?" He mumbles weakly and I grin.
"A French kiss,"
"No, the French surrendered, that was decidedly German!" He grumbles but he tugs me back down for another one.

Seliphra: Only one of you knew of Stampede...well, there will be a prize to anyone who guesses their city correctly before I reveal it in chapter next~!
Izaya: Here are you're clues! Located in Alberta, Canada. There is a tall, funny shaped tower and an annual rodeo called 'Stampede'. And the Glenbow Museum...and it's SOUTH of the city called Drumheller...that's a lot.
Shizuo: Anyone with a basic understanding of geography in Canada will know then...
Seliphra: Yes. Winners and prizes shall be revealed chapter next, to make your guesses hit REVIEW! Also, start suggesting good JAPANESE names for a boy AND a girl since I haven't decided the gender yet...and I dun wanna use the obvious either (Tsugaru, Psyche, Delic, Hibiya ETC.) So yeah...help?