Breakfast
Riku smiles to himself as he gets out of bed—unless he's mistaken, he smells something cooking.
His grin only broadens when he spies Xion at the stove. It's a rare enough sight at this early hour. Usually the two of them are not morning people.
He startles her by embracing her from behind—and allowing his hands to settle over her swelling stomach as he kisses her cheek.
Xion flushes bright red even as she leans into him. After a moment's indulgence, she bluntly smacks him over the head with her utensil.
"Riku, quit that—unless you want breakfast to burn!"
Author: And pregnant!Xion is not to be messed with... Especially not when she's anywhere near a frying pan.
I like the thought of a happy and cuddly father-to-be Riku. :3 (Though he really needs to learn that spooking Xion by randomly hugging her from the back is not always a good thing.^^; Guess some people never learn, XD.)
To my reviewers:
Espionage247: Yeah, I'm outlining a full-length story now and plan to post it sometime after I finish this and a couple other projects I'm doing right now. :) Thank you for your review!
XIIIXV: It's okay, I've done stuff like that before, too.^^ One time I read something thinking it was a one-shot, left the story feeling very confusesd, and later discovered it was a TEN chapter story... Usually I don't miss things like that... XD. Thanks for your review. :D
Sakura Scout: Emotional constipation, LOL.^^; They DO seem to procrastinate a lot, don't they? I swear... I think it's just because they've both learned to mis-trust feelings (especially Riku...) and therefore are reluctant to get close to people for fear of repeating past mistakes. I like to think (as this chapter shows^^) that eventually they get over such silly problems. :D Thank you very much for your review. :)
vanitas1776: Wow, that's amazing! I'm happy you like it so much.^^ Good luck! :D This is quite a fun challenge for me-usually my writing is on the long side... And that goes for both fanfiction AND original.
See you next time!