CHAPTER FOUR: DON'T DRINK THAT!
Souichi mumbled under his breath, his eyes furrowed and the corners of his mouth curled down into a deep frown. The hand which wasn't holding the cup of coffee continued to curl into a fist and then uncurl again and again.
Taking a deep breath, he inhaled the scent of the coffee he held. That familiar smell helped to sooth his frayed nerves.
Lifting the cup to his mouth, he slowly tilted it to his mouth, his eyes closed in bliss, about to take a sip.
However, before he can take even a small drink of it, a hand reached out and snatched it from him.
Confused his brows furrowed deeper, creating a crease betwixt them. Opening his eyes, he turned to glare at the culprit.
"Morinaga!" He yelled. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" The light from overhead glinted off his spectacles.
Morinaga sighed, "Senpai, I told you to get decaf only. Weren't you listening?"
What, did Morinaga think that, just because they were an official couple now that he could tell him what to do, including what he could and could not drink?
"Why would I have to..." he began, but Morinaga interrupted him.
His kouhai, who also happened to be his lover, whispered, "Because it's bad for the baby. Didn't you realize that?"
"How am I supposed to know that!?" He growled, his entire face and ears turning a shade of crimson. Even though he was a scientist, he wasn't some authority on babies and pregnancies and why should he have been? He was a man damn it!
If it weren't for Morinaga, he wouldn't be in this mess. He still couldn't believe it and hoped he'd soon wake up from this bizarre nightmare.
"This is all your fault!" He glared up at the younger man.
The idiot needed to be put back in his place.
"Just for that, I'm not going to let you do it until all of this is over. Maybe not even then!" He ground out furiously, keeping to a whisper, just in case someone could hear them. It was difficult not to keep his voice down, but he didn't want other people to know about his relationship with Morinaga. Nor did he want them aware he was...was pregnant. Yamaguchi was one person too many outside their family circle who knew about them being a couple. Thank the powers that be that he didn't also know about this pregnancy.
"What?" Morinaga stared, wide eyed at him. "You can't be serious! How is this my fault? The implications behind this are literally impossible. What else did the doctor have to say?" He asked with a sad, pitiful expression.
Then, as though it were an afterthought, he turned his attention back to the coffee dispensing machine.
Pulling out a ten yen coin, he placed it into the slot and taking a cup he placed it under the decaf spigot and pressed the go button.
Souichi watched him do so with a frown, but manages to answer him. "The doctor said he would call me as soon as the blood test results were in, but from the look on his face he appeared quite convinced." He grimaced as he spoke about it.
"It's only been two months since we returned from Kowaku and now this!" He wanted to punch something. Everything was just too damn weird.
He'd gotten used to how his body reacted to Morinaga, but this, this was just too much. Certainly more than he could handle. Maybe it was all just a mistake. He was a man after all and there was still the blood test results to go. Until then, he didn't know what to think.
The younger man suddenly stilled, his gaze returning to his lover. "What did you say?" His green eyes looked enormous as he asked him that.
"What?" Souichi frowned, staring at him. "Didn't you hear me?"
"I did, but, repeat what you just said," he said in earnest.
"About the doctor?"
"No," the dark haired man shook his head, "after that."
He didn't understand what Morinaga was getting at, but he repeated it nonetheless, "It's only been two months since..." he trailed off as it slowly began to dawn on him just what it was that his lover was getting at and thinking him as a lover was still just too weird.
His own eyes went wide as they stared at each other, exclaiming together.
"Kowaku Island!"
Saying it, Morinaga nearly dropped the cup he had in his hand. Luckily it was still on the dispenser.
Souichi's face went white as comprehension passed between the two of them. The dark clouds that Yamaguchi had been witness to before seemed to engulf the space surrounding the pair of them.
Tetsuhiro could see that he was in trouble, but before he could do anything about it, a strong fist was flying his way.
Before he could duck, the fist connected and the cup of coffee in the dispensing machine was completely forgotten about.
For the second time that day, he'd wound up on the floor.
Lifting his hand to where the his Senpai's fist had connected, he whined, "Senpai!"
"This is all your fault! Ever since you took that damn plane and ended up on that island, everything's gone downhill. Take responsibility for your actions!" Senpai yelled, towering over him.
With those final words, the blond turned on his heel and stormed away.
"Senpai! Where are you going?!" Tetsuhiro asked as his eyes followed him, worried about where he was going and what he might do.
"Home!" He heard him answer, distantly as he was getting further and further, storming out of the facility.
Tetsuhiro sighed, slowly shaking his head before pushing himself up off the ground and standing.
Once more he tenderly touched his cheek with his hand.
They were going to need to work on Senpai's temper as well along with his diet. This was not going to be an easy task. For all of the other mans stubbornness and violence, he still loved him and wanted to take care of him. Even more so now with his condition. Never would he have thought they'd be given this sort of chance, but it did worry him. Neither of them knew what could happen after all.
His thoughts turned to Kowaku Island. Truthfully, he could not help but marvel at the discovery they had made.
It had to be something from the Island which had made it possible for his lover to conceive. Why else would they not have heard of more cases beforehand in other places?
No, the only new factor in their diet and environment had been the island they'd come upon. It was the only plausible explanation. Except, what was it that was on the island that allowed this?
Surely it was something to look into, because there were other gay couples out there, he was sure, whom would like to have been able to have a baby with their partner.
That was not the only reason he thought it would be wise to return to the Island, even if only for a few days, to investigate his beloved Tatsumi Souichi, his Senpai's condition.
He did not wish for any harm to befall his lover and with a small blush, he also realized that he wanted the baby to be safe as well.
Author Note: baby_ritz from livejournal helped me with this chapter.