"How is Fai-san doing lately?" Sakura chirped as she washed the dishes. "He's fine, but really moody and sick." Kurogane answered, leaning back into the sofa.

"Wow, I can't believe we're going to have a new travelers." Syaoran stated with a smile.

Syaoran was a little unsure about how he felt about a guy having a child, but after he got over the shock, he was really happy. And of course Sakura was happy right when she heard about the news.

It had been a long four weeks since Fai got that call. "It's already three months? That means that there is only six more to go, right? You must be so excited!" Sakura said to Kurogane.

"Yeah, I guess..." He replied back quietly. "Where is Fai-san any way?" Syaoran spoke up.

"He's asleep." Kurogane started, "He's been so exhausted." The ninja was right, Fai had been tired lately. Mainly because he was just losing energy because of the baby, but also from being depressed. He would never let anyone know that the whole time they have been traveling he had been depressed, though he knew that Mokona and Kurogane already knew.

Being depressed made him tired, and that was why he always tried to avoid fighting and physical work as much as he could.

Honestly, Fai just wanted to be alone, but of course Kurogane got worried about him and wanted to check on him every now and then, so the mage couldn't get away from him.

"I hope he feels better soon. I haven't seen him in days." Syaoran stated.

"I'm going to go check and see how he is." Kurogane stood up. He really did want to make sure Fai was ok. But just for the child. Right?

He walked into Fai's room, just to find him asleep. Big surprise. He stopped and really took the time to look at him.

It was dark in the room, since it was getting to be ten at night. Also, the curtains were drawn back, so the moon light was pouring into the room, filling it with an earthly glow that sand into the core of each object. The room was still and quiet.

Fai laid unmoving in his bed. The covers were tossed carelessly half way off the bed. He laid in a way that his hips were tilted sideways but his torso was flat on the bed. One pale slim hand rested on his cheek, palm facing towards the wall, head cocked gingerly into the pillow.

Kurogane's eyes trailed down Fai's body. His other hand was placed in a way that his finger tips were just grazing his stomach. That's when Kurogane noticed it, a slight bump forming in Fai's abdomen.

"So I guess he really wasn't lying..." He took a few more seconds to glance at Fai's features, he looked like an angel, without the wings.

'I should go before I wake him.' Kurogane turned around and headed for the door. But something stopped him. He slowly turned back around; something both Fai and Syaoran said to him came to his mind. They both told him he should be "gentle".

Cautiously, he walked back over to Fai's side and bent down on his knees. His eyes going from Fai's face to his stomach. He took his hand and remissly reached for Fai's stomach. But stopped when he realized what he was doing. He receded his hand. 'I shouldn't...I might hurt it...' He knew that he needed to control his strength, and he knew that when he reached out for him just now, he wasn't taking it very carefully.

Syaoran's voice came into his head. "Shouldn't you learn to be a little more gentle?"

There was also that time he remembered back in that country with that evil lord and that lady with the acid water. He hit Fai in the gut to save him from the attacking acid. Fai told him to be a little more gentle about it. Well...Kurogane wasn't going to strike Fai in the stomach any time soon.

He hesitantly continued to reach out and touched the tips of his fingers to the skin as softly as he could. He then gradually placed his palm on the little bump and caressed his stomach.

'He feels so soft and fragile...' The ninja blushed a tad, but wasn't sure why. He felt a sudden happiness overflow his emotions, and he found himself smiling for real for the first time in a long time.

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The next morning, Syaoran got worried because Kurogane had never come out of Fai's room. he lightly creaked the door open and peeked his head into the room, careful not to wake anyone up that may be asleep.

"Kurogane-san? Are you in here?" He whispered. Then when he caught a glimpse of the sight before him, he smiled. Kurogane had fallen asleep, his head resting gently against Fai's stomach, and his arm around Fai's midsection protectively. Syaoran decided to leave the two alone. He didn't find it right to wake Kurogane up.