Hello everyone! So I just wanted to say if there are any Tom Milsom (a musician) fans out there, I LOVE YOU. Ok, I'm gonna shut up now. XD XOXO
Chihro's POV
Three months after arriving in the Spirit World (six months pregnant)
I stretched out on the bed, elongating from head to toe as I sleepily woke up. I turned over to see that Haku was still asleep, snoring softly into the pillow. I pushed back some of his hair revealing his handsome face. I could tell he was dreaming by the flickering of his eyes under his eyelids. I flipped back around onto my back and noticed that now I couldn't see my own toes. Mmphm.
All my clothes had to be considerably larger now and it was getting harder and harder to walk around normally like I used to. My energy waned more drastically than it used to and having sex with Haku became shorter and less frequent. He said it wasn't because of my physique or anything; he just didn't want me to get too ever tired. I sighed and rolled out of bed, catching my balance on the nightstand where the book Little Women sat. I had recently picked it up again, finding comfort in the familiar pages.
Haku and I had come to have a pattern with each other. We fit together like two jigsaw pieces and it was nice to be able to rely and then help another. We ate all our meals together, unless Haku had a business meeting and then I would go feast with Lin or Kamajii, whom were both excited about the baby. Every day, Haku seemed to become happier about our situation and the idea of having a baby boy. I still went to the human world for routine doctor appointments with Haku, which we had one today.
I walked over to the shower and took a quick one, afterwards brushing my teeth and getting dressed in maternity clothes. I heard muffling come from the bedroom and assumed Haku had finally gotten out of bed. He walked into the bathroom and clasped my waist gently to kiss my lips. He grinned into my mouth and then shucked off all of his clothes, hopping into the shower himself.
I heard the water running and left to get my bag together. I picked up a cute purse from Furla and unzipped the bag. I put everything I needed into it and climbed back on the bed. I was deep into the novel when Haku stepped out with a pair of jeans a dark T-shirt on that showed off his muscle. I hurried off the bed and went to stand beside him as he grabbed some money for a cab ride.
After the elevator ride down, we walked out into the sunlight and he transformed into dragon form. I got onto his back, mindful of the baby. He took off, but slowly as not to jostle me. We arrived in some woods, just before a large road. We flagged down a taxi and got in. Haku told the man the address and we were off to the doctors.
We were in the waiting room, respectively waiting our turn. Haku looked uncomfortable amongst all the human couples expecting babies. I laughed at his expense and he looked over at me, grabbing my hand. He leaned over and whispered into my ear, "I'm not very good with people." He leaned away and smiled at me, dazzling me with his pearly whites.
"Well, you did well with me," I laughed again at his bemused expression from my rebuttal. I had noticed that every time we went out, women would stare at him. Yes, he was a very good looking man but ladies he's mine.
We sat there in silence until we heard a nurse call out "Kohoku, next please." We had decided to use his name because it was probably safer and also so no one would find out I was there. He got up and extended his hand out to me, hoisting me up. We walked through the door and around some hallways, until we finally landed into the room. The nurse left as I sat down in the cushioned chair for the patient, while Haku sat down in a chair by the corner.
We didn't have to wait long until the doctor came in, a man in his late fifties with graying, receding hair. He nodded towards Haku, and asked me "How are we doing, Chihro?"
I replied, with "Fine, thank you," not wanting to sound impolite. He motioned for me to pull up my shirt while he rubbed on that blue, cold gel. Before being able to look at our baby on the monitor, the doctor turned towards Haku.
Normally he just paid attention to me, asking all the probing questions a doctor should, but now he started talking to Haku. "I have happened to notice that you two are not married and are very young. Is this baby going up for adoption? I have been a doctor for a long time and am just wondering out of the good of my heart."
Pe-leasee. He was probably just going to start condescending us for not using protection and not waiting for marriage, but the truth of the matter is spirit gods don't get married. But it's not like we could ever tell him that. Haku sighed as he answered "Of course we are going to keep the baby, we would never think anything else. And no, we are not too young to handle this." He stated all this in a very matter-of-fact tone as if Haku was the smarter, older man, which I guess is kind of true.
Without saying anything, the doctor turned around and starting fiddling with the technology, eventually showing us the picture of our soon to be child. I smiled in awe at the picture before us; a perfect, healthy, baby boy in a black and white image. I looked over at Haku and noticed that he was now standing, smiling as well at his son. I could tell he was happy, maybe the happiest I'd ever seen him at the news of our child being in good health.
But I couldn't help but remember the question the doctor had imposed, "Are y'all married?" It had been nagging me ever since getting back together with Haku and now wondered if that would ever come true, but knowing that spirits don't have that special type of bond. I sighed and relaxed back into the chair, noticing Haku looking at my aggravated expression. No doubt he'd ask me what was wrong and then I'd have to tell him. I wanted to get married.
I'm sorry this is so short—I've just been really busy and somebody in my family is sick so Imma little worried, but I will have some more up shortly! XOXO
