Tohru rubbed her eyes sleepily sitting on her bed under the blankets for a minute before climbing out. This was the first night in a long time that she had remained in her room all night. Most nights she had to talk to Yuki at least once; that showed how tired she was. She stood there straightening out her comforter and pillows neatly. She sighed; glad that for once she hadn't bothered Yuki. If she continued disturbing him she got the feeling that he wouldn't be the happy supportive person he usually was. Tohru couldn't let him slip away! He was helping her so much with her school work; so much that she'd fail without him. Not that that was the only reason she didn't want him fed up with her…

School had been extra hard this previous week. She found it hard to concentrate on her school work and on listening to the lectures when there was a baby growing inside of her. Of course none of the teachers cut her any slack since she hadn't told anyone about her situation yet. Yuki understood though. Sometimes she couldn't figure out how he could sit there for hours going over every little detail with her until she could grasp each concept. It was a miracle and she couldn't even count how many times she thanked him for that.

Homework was the only thing that kept her mind off the little person inside of her. It kept her busy for the whole day though at night her mind still managed to drift back to the baby. Those were the times she had to talk to Yuki most. The more she thought about the baby the more she started to freak out. She hated to think that far into the future and imagine the pain of having the baby. In fact she didn't even like to think that she was going to be a single mother for the rest of her life. Who'd want to marry a woman with a child? Sometimes she hated herself and her situation. Tohru sighed deciding not to think about it anymore. The pregnancy scared her too much. In the end, she just detested herself for these feelings. Why couldn't she just be happy with the chance to have a baby?

She looked around shaking her head trying to focus on something else. Tohru glanced at the mirror running a brush through her long brown hair before stepping out of her room. It was eight in the morning, the latest she had slept since she got pregnant. As soon as she stepped out the doors she felt something cold touch her stomach. Tohru yelped as she jumped up in shock almost making the dark haired doctor lose his balance. Hatori was kneeling on the floor holding one end of his stethoscope in his hands extended out in front of him.

"Hatori-san! Wha-what are you doing… here?" Tohru choked out in a surprised voice.

Hatori was silent for a brief moment before vaguely explaining, "I was listening to find the heartbeat."

"Heartbeat?" Tohru repeated in a bewildered tone.

The last time she checked her heart was in her chest not in her stomach. Hatori didn't say anything he just remained there. It took Tohru a minute before she realized he was talking about the baby's heartbeat instead of hers. She gasped as the realization struck her wondering who had told him. There were only four people who she knew could have told him. Two of them, her friends, didn't know Hatori, one of them, Yuki, was still asleep as far as she knew. That left Shigure…

"Umm… I don't know what you are talking about…" Tohru breathed pressing her back against the wall.

"… You are pregnant aren't you…? And with Yuki's child if I heard correctly unless Shigure is joking with me. If that is the case then I'm sorry," Hatori responded as he started to get up.

Tohru was silent unable to deny the fact. She looked down at the floor not sure what to say anymore. Hatori nodded patting her on top of the head. He got the hint that Tohru hadn't wanted Shigure to tell all the Sohmas but it was too late to go back and make Shigure un-tell them. He could suppress their memories but they'd find out anyways so there was no point in doing that. That dog tended to say more then he had right to, it was Tohru and Yuki's choice who they told and when they did. Besides he didn't fully understand why she was so nervous. If he was in her situation, then he probably would have made the same choice. None of the Sohmas would be mad at her if that was what she was thinking… Hatori was about to tell her that but was distracted by her next question.

She looked up at Hatori with grave eyes asking in a small voice, "Who else did Shigure-san tell?"

"I'm almost positive that he told everyone in the zodiac at the least," Hatori replied truthfully.

"And Akito-san?" Tohru added in a barely audible voice. She was afraid to hear his answer. Akito had never liked her and would probably like her even less or hate her since she was pregnant with Yuki's child. Yuki was Akito's technically and Akito was never one who liked to share. Tohru bit her lip, bracing herself for Hatori's answer. She would stay calm no matter what; she had too for the baby's sake. Besides Yuki would also suffer… It was selfish for her to just think about herself.

"Don't worry about Akito, Honda-kun. You can relax… Trust me," Hatori tried to reassure her.

She nodded letting out a deep breath. If Hatori told her not to worry then she wouldn't. Tohru trusted each of the Sohmas but something about Hatori being a doctor made her trust him more. Hearing shuffling in Yuki's room, which was across the hall from hers, she shifted uncomfortably not sure how Yuki would react to the rest of the Sohmas knowing. They'd tease him more than her; she hoped he wouldn't blame her for needing to get pregnant. Tohru sighed oblivious to know that Hatori was still standing in front of her.

"Honda-kun, are you alright?" Hatori asked her not used to seeing her spacing out in front of him. Those who lived with her, Yuki, Shigure and Kyo on the other hand were accustomed to her spacing out anywhere from in the bath, not that they were peeking in on her, to in the middle of serving a meal in which she would spill food or tea. Either way there was something about her that made the three of them love her anyways along with the rest of the Sohmas.

"Y-yes! I'm perfectly fine!" Tohru choked out being brought out of her trance of thoughts by his voice. She blinked not sure what had just happened. It always took her a minute or two to catch onto the fact that she had just spaced out. Glancing around with a bewildered expression she blushed embarrassedly when she realized what happened. She was too scared to ask how long she had been standing there.

Hatori nodded before suggesting, "Why don't you sit down and I'll make sure your baby is doing alright."

He gestured to her stomach with a small wave of his hand. Tohru stared at him for a second before agreeing. There was no harm in letting him make sure that the baby was safe. It was going to be her only baby after all. She couldn't let it be a miscarriage. Out of precaution and concern for her child she opened the door to her room so he could check on her inside without Shigure as a constant distraction.

"Umm… So do you want me to sit here?" Tohru asked stepping into her room and pointing to the bed beside her.

"That'll be fine…" Hatori replied lifting up the stethoscope again.

Tohru seated herself on the edge of the bed twisting the hem of her shirt nervously. She hadn't even been to the doctor yet. Her appointment with the doctor was scheduled for two weeks after today. She had no idea what to expect to happen. Hatori kneeled down in front of her lifting her shirt a tiny bit so he could place the stethoscope on top of her belly. Tohru shivered as Hatori moved the cold piece of metal over her skin until he located the heartbeat.

"You want to hear the baby's heart?" Hatori offered slipping the stethoscope out of his ears. Tohru nodded eagerly with excitement. He slid the ear pieces into her ears before attempting to find the heartbeat again which was hard since he couldn't hear it anymore. The only reason he knew he had found it was because he heard Tohru gasp.

"That's amazing Hatori-san!" Tohru shrieked clutching the ear pieces to her ears as she listened intently to the soft thumps. Her eyes widened with pure bliss thinking about the little baby inside of her. He or she had to be healthy to have such a strong heartbeat. She giggled relieved to hear that.

Hatori smiled at her keeping one hand on the stethoscope to prevent it from falling off her belly. He found it interesting that she could get so giddy over something as small as a heartbeat. Being a doctor he dealt with these things a lot and was unfazed by it. Besides he had just recently been taking care of Satsuki when she was pregnant with Hinata, Hiro's sister.

Yuki stepped out of his room rubbing his eyes tiredly. He had awoken when he heard Tohru and Hatori talking though he didn't recognize the voices then and at this point he had forgotten what woke him up. Passing Tohru's door on his journey downstairs he was shocked to hear laughing coming from her bedroom. Yuki froze curious to know what was going on in there.

"To-!" Yuki started pushing open her half open door. He froze, his hand still on the door staring at the two of them in the dark. From his angle it appeared like Hatori was removing her shirt and about to get intimate. They were inside of her room, the lights were off and she was on the bed. Jealousy was burning inside of him but he couldn't figure out the reason why. Why was he jealous if Tohru was just his friend?

"Yuki-kun! Look! Look! It's the baby's heartbeat! Do you want to hear it?" Tohru exclaimed pulling the stethoscope out of her ears and holding them up so Yuki could see them.

He stared at her, his eyes widening slightly. Suddenly he found himself blushing out of embarrassment for even thinking that he was walking in on something like that. Maybe Shigure's perverted nature was actually rubbing off on him. Yuki was stunned speechless not sure what to say as his legs moved on their own walking over to where Tohru and Hatori were. Slowly he sat down beside her, and Tohru instantly put the ear pieces into his ears.

"Do you hear it?" Tohru asked.

He listened to the quiet beating for a minute before nodding. Yuki was just as amazed by the sound as Tohru was. Hatori watched the two of them with great interest. It was obvious that they had grown a lot closer since she got pregnant. He was curious to know what would happen when Kyo returned. That wasn't likely to turn out smoothly. Especially since the cat shared a liking to the brunette with Yuki and had a strong distaste for the rat. Kyo wouldn't take the news well, would he? He'd be the last one of the zodiac to find out…

"Wow…" He muttered, unable to say anything else.

Tohru nodded vigorously completely agreeing with what he said. She understood his loss of words and knew his exact thoughts about hearing the heartbeat. It was just simply incredible to hear the sound while at the same time it was the hardest thing to express one's feelings in words. Tohru clasped her hands together in delight her eyes shimmering. She clapped her hands happily as Yuki took the stethoscope out of his ears. He handed it back to Hatori saying a small thank you.

"I think I should get going now…." Hatori mumbled remembering the list of patients he had to see today. He had left so suddenly when he received the call from Shigure about Tohru, which was at five a.m., a ludicrous hour to be calling people. From that point he had gotten ready and came to Shigure's house arriving at six thinking that Tohru would be awake already. He was shocked to learn that she wasn't and had waited upstairs for her and that's where it left him, it was eight thirty in the morning and he had completely forgotten about his patients, mainly Akito.

Yuki and Tohru looked at each other before saying goodbye to the doctor. Hatori smiled the smallest smile and left in a hurry but not before adding, "Good luck…. Hearing from the rest of our family Honda-kun…"

"Wait… Does everyone know about you…?" Yuki waited until Hatori exited the room before he asked her this.

The brunette trembled a tiny bit before she raised her head up and down with a yes. It was almost as if she was afraid of telling him this. His face immediately sank into the palms of his hands as a groan escaped his mouth. He didn't even make an attempt to try and hide his displeasure to hear this. Tohru bit her lip worried about what he thought about this. Maybe he was going to regret going through this with her. It pained her to think about this. Yuki stared at her through a thin space between his fingers and smiled. Her eyes fluttered as she gazed at him glad to know that he wasn't angry but at the same time confused to see him smile after he had just groaned a second ago.

He removed his hands from his face and eyed her extending his hand to her with his pinky raised, the rest of his fingers folded in a fist. Her brows furrowed with confusion as she eyed him oddly not getting what he wanted her to do with his gesture. Yuki's grin just widened, "Let's promise each other that we won't let them kill us."

She peered up at Yuki not fully understanding what his comment meant but laced her pinky with his nonetheless. He beamed at her muttering, "You didn't promise…"

"I promise…?" Tohru stated in a half questioning voice.

Yuki laughed shaking his head his forehead dropping back into his hands after he let go of her pinky. Knowing his family they'd waste no time in coming to see them. A week, that's the longest he would give them. Seven days would be the longest they'd be able to go without bringing the baby up. He just prayed that Haru and Momiji wouldn't say anything at school. Tohru and Yuki had enough problems as it was; they didn't need the entire school breathing down their necks as well… Whatever will happen will but he was sure of one thing, it was going to be interesting… Hopefully they wouldn't kill them; they didn't really have a reason to kill them, did they?

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