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CHAPTER 4: IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING

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Usui was driving the van in front with Satsuki-san on the passenger side while I was sitting behind him with Subaru & Erika since I'm not allowed to ride in front. Honoka & Aoi-chan were comfortable sitting in the back of the van.

We were on our way to the beach where we once had a vacation with the whole maid cafe staff...& that included some perverted outer space alien that goes with the name Usui Takumi.

Satsuki-san invited us to go with them for the cafe's vacation. Of course, we immediately said yes. Its good to be with them once in a while.

'So, how's it going, Misa-chan?' Satsuki-san referred to my pregnancy. She turned from the front seat to face me. She looked like she didn't age since I left maid cafe. Not a bit which was kind of annoying.

Everyone turned their attention to me.

'Just fine. But I can't see my feet anymore & he's really heavy, I felt like I swallowed a boulder!' I complained.

'Oh, you should be careful when you walk,' she said concernly.

I nodded.

'When's he coming out?' Aoi-chan asked curiously.

'Uhm, late June or early July, right?' I nudged Usui.

'Yep,' he grinned.

'Wow, a few months to go & we'll be godparents!' Subaru & Erika squealed.

'Me too, me too!' Satsuki-san joined them.

Usui & I laughed.

'Is he a she or she's a he?' Honoka asked.

'I don't want to know, I want it to be a surprise.'

'What about the name?'

'Oh, we haven't thought about that,'

'You haven't thought about that but I have thought about it,' Usui said boastfully.

'Really?' I raised my eyebrow, 'What is it, then? Let's hear it out.'

'Hmm, Cupcake.' He grinned, looking very pleased with himself.

'What?' I sat up forward.

'Not bad,' Satsuki-san said dreamily.

'Eww..' I heard Honoka said.

'Eh? You don't like Cupcake?' Usui asked innocently.

'I like cupcake but not as my baby,'

'Okay! What about...Honey?'

'Urgh! I hate honeys, they smell disgusting!' I made a face to emphasize my point.

'Honey's delicious & it didn't smell that bad, Misa-chan.' Subaru defended the honey.

'Whatever, I don't want my baby to sound so delicious!'

'Vanilla. That's it! You like vanilla, right?'

'Will you give some names that would at least keep our child from cursing us?' I pleaded.

Usui kept spouting out some weird food names for our baby & everyone joined it.

I inhaled the salted breeze. It has been a while since I went to a beach.

My husband & my friends were busy unloading our things from the van while walked around & stretched instead of carrying things.

'Where's your sister, Satsuki-san?' I wondered. I haven't seen her around & she didn't greet us as we arrived.

'She's not here anymore,' Satsuki-san said. 'She already got married to a foreigner & moved with him in Hawaii,' she giggled.

'Oh. Uhm, so who manages this restaurant?'

'We decided to close it for now. We haven't decided yet who can manage.' She smiled & continued carrying a basket of food to the kitchen.

'Misaki,' a cold thing touched my arm.

'Aoi-chan?'

He handed me a tall glass filled with ice cream.

'Wow, thanks!'

He blushed so cutely before turning his back on me & ran away.

After everything settled down, Usui in chef mode served our lunch in the balcony overlooking the warm blue sea.

We had a great lunch together.

The beach was noisy when afternoon came. People were enjoying the sea since it wasn't too hot to swim.

I stayed sitting in the balcony watching the others (which also include some perverted alien) playing beach volleyball when a sudden-Ouch!

I clutched my stomach. I felt like I something pierced me from the inside.

'Ow...' I whimpered. Uh-oh! Another pain shot through my stomach. I could hear the rush of blood through my ears as I panted & held my painful stomach.

Maybe it was just the heat or something. I can't give birth, for heaven's sake! I'm only 7 months pregnant!

I forced my way inside the living room & sat on the couch hugging my stomach dearly. Cold sweats popped out from my forehead. I quietly grimaced & endured the pain, maybe it'll go away soon.

'Misaki?' I heard Aoi walking up the porch.

'Woi, Misaki! What's the matter?' he must've seen the look on my face, he ran to me & shook my shoulder.

'Hey! Say something! Is he coming out?' he was totally panic-stricken, if I were not in pain, I might've laughed. He continued shaking my shoulder when I finally grabbed his wrist, clinging to it tightly as the pain surged to my stomach.

'U-Usui...' I managed to utter.

'USUI, YOU IDIOT! Misaki is...JUST HURRY THE HELL UP!' Aoi shouted outside to get the attention of the others.

Everything went on chaos.

Usui suddenly materialize in the living room in just a split second (& honestly, I was in too much pain to think about how he did it).

'What the-?' he blurted out when he saw me.

'GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL, STUPID!' Aoi still shouting his lungs out. I guess he it was just his way of panic.

'I know, I know! I got it!' Usui shouted back while hovering around me, touching my stomach & rubbing my back- as if it helped ease the pain.

'I-I'll get the keys!' I heard Satsuki-san said.

Erika, Subaru & Honoka gathered around me, too shocked to react. Aoi paced back & forth, muttering curses every now & then.

Usui put my arm around his neck lifted me, 'Hang in there, Misaki. We'll get you to the hospital soon.'

I didn't try saying anything. I'm afraid that if I open my tightly-clamped mouth, I'll scream the shit out of me.

He carried me towards the van. Honoka opened the door & helped Usui to settle me on the seat.

'It's okay, Usui-kun. Stay there & I'll drive. Erika-chan, Subaru-chan, please look after the house!' Satsuki-san rambled on as she hurriedly got in the driver's seat.

I could still hear Aoi muttering behind me. I was wedged between Usui & Honoka. Honoka was still in her swimsuits & Usui was only wearing his summer shorts, his body covered with fine sands. Good thing he always keep extra clothes in the car.

Satsuki-san drove like a madwoman, we arrived in Tokyo in a matter of minutes while Usui kept on blubbering encouraging words to me, so unlike him. I'm sure he was trying very hard to keep in one piece for my sake. We stopped at the hospital where I had my regular check ups.

'Usui...' I said in a tired whisper as I gripped his wrist tightly. My heart pounded so hard it was difficult to breathe. The pain rise & fall like it was teasing me. Damn it! I never felt so much pain in my entire life.

'Everything's going to be fine, Misaki,' he promised. But I had a feeling he was assuring himself than me.

Aoi & Honoka assisted us as Usui carried me. I saw Satsuki-san rushed inside the hospital, probably calling for attention.

It was a 3-hour torture inside the labor room. Usui was there with me. The others waited outside.

Everytime I had contraction, he looked like he was going to have a heart attack, which would probably made me laugh but laughing while you're in labor was simply impossible.

Then Reika-sensei came in & said that everything's ready inside the delivery room (since it was unexpected, the private section that we reserved was not yet ready).

She offered Usui to come inside too but I wouldn't that so I insisted him on staying in the waiting area with Satsuki-san & the others.

After an hour or so, my baby was on my chest; covered with blood & sticky fluid. My eyes stung as I cradled my little Takumi in my arms. He was wailing loudly but it sounded so cute. Even if his hair was matted with blood, I could see that it was blonde, like Usui's.

'Well done, Misaki-san. Even though he's premature, your little boy is so healthly!' Reika-sensei said. 'But first, we have to take care of you. You should rest for now. I will take care of the rest.'

I smiled at her as she took the baby & handed to the nurse.

I was so tired I fell asleep immediately after that.

When I came around for good, I was in a brightly lit room. For a moment, I almost panicked when I realized that my stomach was flat. Then I remembered.

'Nee-chan? Mom, she's awake.' Suzuna hovered over me.

'Misaki?' my mom looked worried but she also looked radiant.

'Mom...'

'Oh! I'm so worried when Usui-kun called me. How are you?'

'I'm feel fine,' I said.

They adjusted my bed to sitting position. Suzuna told me that Usui was talking to Reika-sensei & the others went back to the house but they would be here soon.

'Nee-chan, your baby is so cute,' she almost giggled, which was so unlike her.

'You've seen him?'

'Yeah, Reika-sensei let us.'

'He look so much like Usui-' my mom was interrupted when the door to my private ward opened.

Usui came in with a nurse pushing a little cart.

I excitedly pushed myself up to see my baby.

'Oh, you're awake.' Usui grinned, eyes sparkling like crazy. He went beside my bed & kissed my forehead. He stroked my hair affectionately.

The nurse set the little cart beside my bed & we all hovered around it like it was the rarest thing we could ever see in our lives.

'I'll be back later,' the nurse bowed & left.

'Aw, so cute!' Mom squealed.

'He look just like you,' I smiled to Usui. 'Look at his hair & nose,' I cooed at I lightly touch my baby's face.

'He got your amber eyes,' he pointed out, his face was plastered permanently with grin.

Sure enough, when the tiny thing fluttered his eyes open, I was staring at my own eyes. He stretched & his mouth went big round O, then he closed his eyes again.

I couldn't believe that handsome little child was my son. The thought of it sent a tingling sensation down my back & a lump in my throat. I glanced at Usui, the way he looked, he must be thinking the same thing.

'So, what's his name?' Suzuna asked while stroking the blonde hair of her nephew.

Usui smirked & I glared daggers at him.

'Don't you dare speak of stupid names!' I threatened.

He laughed then, 'I like...Tammy.'

'Tami?'

'No, I mean yes. But it's not a japanese name. It's something english, T-A-M-M-Y,' he spelled.

'Oh, right.' Sometimes I forgot that he was a freaking half-English.

'It sounds like you combined your name,' Suzuna noticed. '"Ta" in Takumi & "Mi" in Misaki.'

'Yes, apart from the spelling, it still sound japanese,' mom said as she beamed brightly.

I smiled widely, 'I like it too.'

Once Satsuki-san & the others arrived, it got so noisy Tammy woke up crying.

Everyone wanted sooth him but he wouldn't stop.

'Misaki, maybe he's hungry. Try feeding him.' My mom suggested.

Yeah, I should breasfeed him. I blushed.

Usui carefully gather Tammy in his arms & laid our baby onto my waiting arms. He sat beside my bed & tied my hair to keep it from dangling on my face.

I was like, 'uhm, how should I do this?' Heck, I didn't know a single thing about being a mother!

I started unbuttoning my dress when I noticed, 'uhh...is it really necessary to watch me while I breastfeed him?' I asked consciously.

'Oh! Sorry,' Satsuki-san giggled. She pulled everyone out saying, 'come on, let's go eat somewhere! Misa-cha, Usui-kun, we'll bring food when we come back. Bye!'

'We should get going too, Misaki. It's kind of late. We'll come back again tomorrow, okay?' My mom said, grabbing Suzuna by her hand.

'Okay. Thanks, Mom.' I said sincerely.

She both kissed Tammy & me & patted Usui's hair.

'Bye, nee-chan, nii-chan & Tammy-kun!' Suzuna waved at us.

'Goodnight & take care, Mom, Suzuna.' Usui grinned as they closed the door behind them. Leaving us with our brand new family member.

'You're not planning to shooed me out too, right?' Usui teased.

'Of course not, idiot!' I grumbled as I continued unbuttoning my clothes...

After feeding him, he closed his eyes again & slept. I frowned, I want to play with him but he kept on ditching me.

'Hey...wake up! Play with mommy,' I cooed as gently poked his red cheeks.

Usui laughed softly, 'he needs to sleep a lot. Maybe you can play with him tomorrow. Or if you want, you can play with me...' he said alluringly.

I looked at him intently & smiled. I wonder if Usui looked like Tammy when he was a baby. I giggled.

'Hmm, so sly...' He glared at me suspiciously.

'Oh, shut up. I was imagining him as you, when you were still a baby. He looked so much like you!' I couldn't get over to that fact.

'Yeah,' he chuckled & sighed. 'We're so ahead of schedule, good thing he's strong, just like his mom...' he reached out to touch my cheek & caressed me.

'I guess we're going to do a lot of adjustments, huh?' I said

Usui nodded, 'from this point forward, we're not only Mr. & Mrs. Usui; we're also Mommy & Daddy.'

I still couldn't wrap my head around it. Everything seemed to move fast forward; one minute, I was just sitting in the van then on the next, I'm here at the hospital craddling my son.

I smiled & held his hand, 'I hope I can be an ideal mother.'

'Of course, silly!' he pinched my nose & kissed me on the lips. Then he pressed his forehead against mine; smiling widely at each other.

'We can do it together.'

FINISHED: 12/09/11

This chapter is so weird.

Hahaha! Does everyone think something like that too? Gomen, gomen... :)

Anyways, thank you for reading this sequel. Your reviews really made me so happy, arigatou! Everyone made me feel like I'm such a R-E-A-L, professional writer, hahaha!

And you know, because of this story... I made I new friend.

Arissamei-chan, yoroshiku onegaishimasu m(_ _)m

Let's get along, okay? :)

Hai, so...this chapter completes my story. I'd like to see you again on my future stories (not only in Maid-sama but in other manga as well). Thank you so much! I love you!

Ja, natsu_no_sora deshita!

Bye bye! c:

PS:

* What do you think of Tammy's name? Very funny, right? Hahahaha! And annoying too.

* I'm starting a new story (yeah, UsuiXMisaki, obviously) & guys, I really need your opinion about it. But that would be for next month. Please support me, hehe :))