Title: Life's Gifts
Chapter: 4 – Unpredictable Adventures
Series: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Rating: Teen (swearing and older themes)
Pairing: Fai/Kurogane
Genre(s): Mpreg, Drama, Romance
Status: In-progress
Comments/Warnings: Boy x boy content. Don't like, don't read! Male pregnancy.
Summary: Fai's hiding something that could throw the samurai's life upside down. Too scared to tell him, the wizard must face the consequences to his actions. Will their relationship remain the same after this?
Disclaimers: I do not own Tsubasa or its characters. They rightfully belong to their owners, CLAMP.

The world appeared to be spinning. Everything was getting hazy. Fai wasn't able to decipher what was happening. That's when it seemed a gentle breeze started stroking his back. Unable to comprehend, he jolted back. Something was there, yet it didn't seem clear. The wizard was perplexed. That's when he noticed, he could hear a murmur in the far distance.

Feeling groggy, the mage slowly opened his eyes, peering through them. The cold counter stung against his cheek. It was all a dream. Still unable to process too much information as he'd just woken up, Fai turned around quickly enough. His crystal blue eyes met the powerful red ones he knew and loved. Tears flooded his eyes and the ninja took the hand off his back, unaware of how to react.

"Oy, what's wrong mage?" Kurogane asked, not knowing how to deal with his emotional boyfriend.

"Nothing, I'm just glad." The blond man answered through his sobs.

Kuro-poo grunted, hating an answer he didn't deem fit. The wizard managed to get up and he hugged the muscled clad body. The ninja, still new to that kind of behavior gave an awkward hug back. After a few minutes, Fai got his emotions under control. He explained his dream as best as possible without breaking down crying once more. His partner was glad nothing bad had actually happened while he was gone.

"Don't worry now, Fai. I lead the team and we quickly turned it into monster purée. It was just another demon, nothing different than the usual."

Was it just him or Fai's emotions were on over-drive lately? Was it another side effect to the whole pregnancy thing? Kurogane realized that'd he'd have to look into the man's book next time he had a chance. It might actually come in handy!

After the day's event, the black haired man apologized to his partner for leaving without telling him earlier that morning. To his surprise, he was answered by a pissed off Fai, something he hadn't witness in the time they spent together.

**A month later**

Kurogane awoke and was surprised by the lack of the mage's presence. That's when he heard the beautiful sound of retching. The sound alone was enough to make him realize where his precious boyfriend was. When he reached the bathroom door, the sight of the man crouched in front of the toilet filled his vision.

Fai was embarrassed by this and quickly tried to regain his composure. That only led to another wave of vomit making its way up his throat. The ninja doubled over by his side and held his long hair softly in his calloused palm. The tanned man brushed the milky blond strands out of Fai's face.

The episode lasted for another quarter of an hour. That left a green looking wizard seeming even more fragile than before. Kurogane sighed and knew this little adventure was going to be a strenuous and long one. Fai finally managed to come out of the bathroom once he was certain his vomit spasms wouldn't start once more.

"Kuro-pii, I'm going to go shopping a bit today." Fai said when they were later seated in the kitchen.

Kurogane simply averted his gaze from his newspaper, to the man's face. The blond mage had unusually diminished his appearance in public since they learned the news. The pregnant man wanted nothing to do with appearing in public. His strange and abnormal request had made the ninja slightly suspicious. Nevertheless, he couldn't refuse such a request on his boyfriend's part; they were both adults who could do what they pleased.

"Fine." The spiky haired man answered along with a grunt.

**Later that day**

Fai put on his shoes and left the house as quietly as possible. He did not want to be followed by his lover, no matter what. He was on a mission; he wouldn't let an obstacle get in his way of achieving it. He was completely embarrassed by the reason, so he wouldn't even let Kurogane know.

He walked in the streets to finally reach the bustling market in the most resided section of town. There were people everywhere; selling merchandise, displaying art and even trading goods. The amount of people in such a small and usually reserved town amazed even the wizard. That's why he loved Saturdays; he could simply blend in with the cord. He felt good for finally taking some fresh air after such a long time where he was cooped-up inside their apartment. Target sighted: the clothes store.

Fai entered the clothing store and was greeted by a cheerful young lady. She had hazel eyes and spice colored hair. Her pretty purple kimono emphasized her womanly curves.

"Welcome to the store! Is there something I can help you find?" The store clerk asked cheerily.

"Hum, could I get a larger yukata please?" Fai asked, trying not to sound suspicious in any way possible.

"Yes, please come this way!"

The peppy woman brought him to a section of the store that had the country's clothes in a bigger size than his regular wardrobe. Fai's eyes scanned through the racks of different colors and patterns available. He was particularly fond of the blue ones, just like the color of his trademark coat. He picked out a few of them and continued searching. The woman came back from the front to check up on him after a little while.

"Would you like me to help you try these on?" She asked, as hyper as she had been when he entered the store.

"Oh no, I'm completely fine. Don't worry about it, honestly." Fai answered, trying not to let his embarrassment show.

She nodded and bowed, walking back to her usual position in the back of the store's counter. When he was finally done picking out a few of his favourite yukatas, he brought them to her. She looked shocked at first, noticing that all of the clothes he picked out where made of elegant fabric that cost quite a fortune.

"Are you sure you have enough money to afford all this?" She asked, trying not to disappoint her dear customer.

"Yes, don't worry one bit." Fai reassured her, giving her the right amount of coins.

She was taken by surprised, but took them anyhow. If there was one thing the blond man could be happy about was the fortune his lover was bringing home. Kurogane would always do the missions that would bring back a large sum of money as its reward. He was grateful for that and would be sure to never be left without enough money. However, he felt slightly bad for spending some of the ninja's hard worked payment.

"Thank you very much for buying. Please come again!" She accepted gratefully, truly hopping this man would come again to purchase more of her more expensive garments.

With that, the man grabbed the bag containing the neatly folded clothing and went to accomplish the second part of his mission: a diversion and excuse to have gone out of the house in the first place. Fai walked to the food section of the market and picked out some fresh fruits and vegetables. He proceeded to get to the fish vendor and picked out a nice and big salmon.

At that moment, he felt the rising presence of danger lingering in the air. He gazed around, trying to find the source of it. That's when he noticed it: the man walking towards a small child, who was left unattended while his mother talked to one of the vendors. He had used the shadow of the buildings to his advantage and managed to blend in with them. The suspicious man had extended his arm to grab the small body.

Fai quickly manoeuvred his way through the crowd and gently grabbed the small child in his arms, leaving his back open for attack. By that time, the kidnapper had taken out his katakana and slashed the open target. The mage let out a small yelp and managed to avoid his second strike. The noise had alerted the shoppers, everyone in the market had now noticed the danger. They scattered out of the way, getting out of the fight's way and avoiding the threat. However, the mother of the targeted boy was very scared and didn't know how to react. Fai threw a quick and strong quick right for his face. The foe grunted in pain and stepped back.

"I'll get you back for this!" He yelled as he was running away from the crowd.

"Everything's fine now." Fai said as he smiled at the scared boy, trying his utmost best to comfort him.

"Thank you so much!" The woman said as tears of joys formed around her eyes as she walked towards the wizard.

"Don't mention it." Fai gleamed as he handed her back the kid.

Now that the matter was resolved and the market had calmed down, he touched the wound on his back. It was bleeding heavily and didn't seem like it would stop anytime soon. He panicked, remembering that he was carrying a child of his own. The amount of blood that was oozing out could certainly not be extremely good for it's health. Sadly, the nearest clinic was 30 minutes away, too far to walk in his state.

Oops? I apologize for all those who have actually been waiting for the next chapter. I forgot about this as I was working on my exam reviews and the exams themselves. I just finished them today, so I'm officially on summer vacation. I'm planning to update once or twice per week, I'm not joking this time... It's a promise! If I do happen to forget again, please notify me immediately. I thank those who have continued to read this story anyway.

Especially for Ecoro to remind me to post this...

I had actually written half and the document was forgotten. I'm soo very sorry. Do you guys forgive me? :(