2 months later.
Shura and Yukio are now house owners, by the way.
Shura rolled over and patted Yukio's side of the bed, which had a lump, a lot of lumps. It was Yukio's sleeping body. She had finished her last appointment with the Vatican. My was she relieved, she had old bruises on her back and school was in session, and lastly, it was snowing outside.
"Yuki. It is snowing outside." She muttered, sitting up on her own. Shura could no longer see her feet. It took her longer to get around as well. Yuki groaned and rolled over, patting Shura's side and finding it empty. Shura thankfully showered last night, so she basically had to put her make up on and her clothing on. She fumbled around the disassembled furniture on the ground, stubbing her toe on the edge of the dresser. "FUCK!" She screamed, which made Yukio jump up.
"What did you do?"
"I stubbed my toe on the damn dresser because we couldn't figure out how to put together the damn crib last night!" She muttered, angrily as she grabbed her outfit and waddled her way to the bathroom. She couldn't walk normally anymore.
"Not an emergency?" Yukio got up and changed into his clothes. He wore his casual black pants, his white button down and red tie. Shura put on a pair of worn skinny jeans, a green plaid top that shows off her belly and a grey pea coat. She walked out of the bathroom and went to the kitchen cupboard, grabbing her prenatal vitamins along with a migraine medication, which was doctor approved. Shura quickly ate the granola bar that was set for her on the table, Yukio had the same one, it was a quick meal to get them to the cram school. She then took a sip of her water and took her medications. Yukio walked out, his tie resting on his shoulders. Shura walked over to him and tied it for him.
"Maybe, someone can come here and put together all of this baby stuff." Shura smiled, pulling the tie and kissing him, she didn't pull the tie too tightly though. Yukio smiled, kissing her back. Their love for each other blossomed in the past two months.
"Or we can ask the company to come down and put it together?" Shura nodded her head and grabbed the lunch boxes, Yukio helped put her sneakers on and tied them for her. He put his own on and grabbed the heavy briefcase. "Ready to go?" He asked while grabbing his key to the cram school. Shura grabbed Fang and slung the case around her back. Yukio opened the portal and they both walked in, he closed it once they were in. They headed towards their classroom, Shura stopped at their mailboxes so Yukio could start the class. She found her last name and pulled out the notices and then found Yukio's last name and pulled out his mail. She smiled at the receptionist and headed towards the classroom. She walked in, finding the students working hard on the assignment in front of them.
"Good morning, Ms. Kirigakure!" The students said, lifting their head at their teacher. Shura smiled and found Yukio staring out the window. Shura leaned on the desk, watching each of the individual students; Yukio had given them a pop quiz. She walked around the room, looking at each student. She grabbed a paper from one of the students she didn't know the name to.
"What is your name?"
"Katashi." The male begrudgingly crossed his arms. Giving Shura the death glare.
"Listen, ya little punk." Shura's hands slammed down on the desk, causing the class to turn around and look at her. "Your attitude and behavior will not get along with my Exorcists."
"Who are you to say?" He stared at her abdomen "You're pregnant, not the Paladin."
"Don't you dare back talk the Paladin, Katashi!" Yukio stated. "She is still in fact the Paladin."
"It doesn't look like it." Katashi muttered underneath his breath. Shura was furious at the male.
"Cheating is not acceptable. If you were to cheat when exorcing a demon, you wouldn't stand a chance." Shura said, bringing his paper to the front of the room, he sat there, glaring at the female. "Especially underneath my supervision." Shura glared right back at him. Yukio turned around and whispered something into Shura's ears.
"Pencils down! Let's head to the training room." Yukio said; the tests were handed in and in an orderly line they headed towards the training room.
"Mr. Okumura? What are we doing here at the training room?"
"Training." Shura said, they wanted to see where the students where, technical wise.
"Everyone partner up, grab your weapon of choice." Every weapon here was either plastic, wooden, or not dangerous. Yukio said; Shura was the last one down the stairs. "Babe, take your time."
"Do not call me babe, especially here in front of our class." Shura gave Yukio his clipboard. Mephisto had asked Shura to observe the new students and write down their scores. Shura felt somewhat odd, either the baby was making her sick once again or something else. She pushed the feeling off, and went to sit on her stool. She was observing Machi fight Dyon. Machi; scored beautifully all around. Shura couldn't help but smile, until the pain in her abdomen came back. Shura grimaced and put her hand on her abdomen. She needed to fight the pain, looking at Sakata, she was a talented tamer, though she saw Shura look over and her spirits went to attack her.
"SAKATA RIP THE PAPER!" Shura yelled, standing up as if to defend the student, Sakata froze in the moment, but then ripped her papers up.
"I'm sorry Miss!"
"It's okay. One of my former students froze in the heat of a battle once and her foxes attacked her. It's okay. Stay focused." Shura wrote down her observations. Shura turned her head and looked at another tamer, this one little girl reminded her a lot of Shiemi. She had a garden demon, but it was oh so cute. The pain came back, collapsing onto the stool; the little blonde female ran over to Shura.
"Do you want me to go get Rin?" The girls name was Namba, the pain was tolerable but Shura didn't know what was going on.
"Can you please?" Namba quickly headed over to Yukio and he rushed over. The students hushed and knelt in their places.
"Shura, what's going on?"
"I'm getting these pains. They subtle, short, but they hurt." Yukio grabbed Shura's hand, and almost as if it was an emergency.
"Class you are dismissed. Please go sit in the classroom until the bell rings." He helped support the pregnant female towards the infirmary. Holding onto his hand, she looked at the nurse when she walked in.
"Hello Ms. Kirigakure. What can I assist you with?"
"I think I'm having contractions."
"Come here, let us have you lay in one of the beds. I will call the doctor from the Vatican." Shura's eyes widen; she was scared. The portal from the Vatican opened, and it was her OBGYN, Dr. Matushima Amaya.
"Oh thank god its you." Shura stated; her doctor closed the curtain as her students arrived to the infirmary. With a brief examination, her OBGYN smiled.
"You're having Braxton Hicks contractions. They're nothing too worrisome. It is your body's way of telling you to slow down." Yukio let out a sigh of relief.
"How do we prevent them?" Yukio asked, Dr. Amaya turned and looked at Shura, she was already sitting up in bed.
"Bed rest. Less work. Less movement and less stress."
"For how long?" Shura gritted her teeth. She did not like the idea of bed rest.
"I will come back to check up on you every other week. For now, go home and nurture your kid." Dr. Amaya said, she opened her portal and closed it. Yukio opened the curtain; Shura saw most of her students.
"Is she okay?" Her students asked; Namba looked guilty in the corner.
"She's fine."
"Namba, come here." Shura said, the little blonde walked over to her. Yukio closed the curtain to give
"What's going through your mind?"
"I feel like I caused it." Shura shook her head and put a hand on her shoulder. "Because I froze."
"No. Namba, it isn't your fault. It's mine. I've been pushing myself too much. So don't think it is your fault."
"Alright."
"Now wipe that sad look off your face and go join your friends." Shura said, she had another one of those false contractions and breathes through it. Namba had a smile on, and she joined her friends.
"Good bye Ms. Kirigakure!" They said as Yukio opened the portal, Mephisto would send their belongings later today. He helped Shura up and brought her to their house. Shura waved before she left.
"Maybe we can visit her." Namba said, she looked very hopeful.
"I doubt it. I heard through Rin that she's a total badass." That was Eto's snarky comment.
"I don't believe it. She's really sweet." Namba said with a smile.
"Yuki!" Shura stated as she collapsed on the bed. Yukio grabbed her a blue Gatorade and walked it over to her. Shura was now dressed in her comfortable clothing; her belly was large.
"I'm here. I'm here."
"We have some pretty amazing students." Yukio couldn't help but smile as she took a giant sip of her Gatorade. Her clipboard was here as well; she was looking at her observations.
"Machi is strong."
"I think she could have beaten you."
"NO WAY IN HELL! I'M THE PALADIN!" Shura yelled, the pain came back and she grimaced, but it only lasted for thirty seconds. Yukio grabbed her hand.
"Breathe through it, Shura." Shura did just that. The pain subsided. She took another sip of the Gatorade. Mephisto knocked on the bedroom door.
"Is it safe for me to enter?" He said, Yukio let go of Shura's hand and opened the door. Mephisto was carrying Fang, their lunch boxes, and the briefcase.
"Thanks for bringing everything back." Shura smiled, she laid comfortably in the bed.
"So I've heard that you're stuck on bed-rest?" Shura nodded her head.
"Sadly, yes."
"That's great! Your students will be here in the morning!"
"What do you mean?" Yukio asked he seemed confused.
"They still want to learn, and underneath you too!"
"Mephisto, get me a wheelchair, I'll get back to the cram school."
"No. They all requested they come here." Mephisto smiled, Yukio and Shura's jaw dropped.
"No. Mephisto, I'll be fine. Give me a wheel chair."
"Doctors orders!" Mephisto chimed.
"But how are we going to teach all 12 students in our house?"
"You see; I still need your students observations. I put an enchantment around your house. Your students will continue their training here! I have to go! Bye!" Mephisto left the couple with their jaw dropped.
"I'm gonna kill him after I have this baby." Shura said, she was looking forward to having a few months off, but Yukio was not looking forward to it. They needed the money.
"You and me both, hun, you and me both." Yukio said, Ukobach was here, preparing dinner. The couple smiled.
"We have a baby on the way." The sudden realization hit Shura.
"You didn't realize that before?"
"I mean, I did but I'm scared now. Because I'm overdoing myself Yuki. I'm putting the baby in harms way." She was working herself up for a panic attack.
"Shura darling, calm down." Yukio said; he could see the worry in her eyes. "Your body is protecting the child. You're doing your job." Shura sniffled, good God her hormones where whack.
"Yuki, you don't understand."
"No I don't understand, but what I do know is that you're stressed." Yuki smiled, leaning over and kissing her. "Get some sleep, I'll wake you when Ukobach finishes dinner." Shura did just that; she decided to take a nap. Yukio came back an hour later and woke her up.
"Huh? What?" She rubbed her eyes, she dreamt of her baby being taken away by the Vatican. She seemed restless as she got out of the bed.
"Dinner is ready." Yukio said, walking with her down the stairs. Shura wiped her eyes, and saw a wonderful meal that was prepared for the two of them.
"Ukobach, thank you." She sat down at the bar and both her and Yukio said their dinner prayers, they added a special one for the pregnancy. The dinner was filled with laughs and stories, comparisons of their student's achievements.
"I can't believe how strong Machi is. It is unbelievable."
"She fought against Rin and they were at a draw!" Yukio smiled, Shura was still picking at her food.
"I would have kicked her ass if I wasn't pregnant."
"You kick everyone's ass, Ms. Paladin." Shura glared at him, and started to play with her food.
"Eto had some powerful enchantments." Shura quickly changed the subject.
"He knows the Bible by the back of his hand." Yukio said, picking his plate up and washing it in the sink. Shura could use a glass of wine, but not with the baby.
"Wasn't he a Priest's son?"
"I believe so." Yukio said, he started to clean the dishes.
"Sakata needs a little work. Her demons almost attacked her today in class."
"Really? She's typically a strong girl."
"Not today, I think I scared her." Shura sighed as she stood up, picking her dish up.
"Shura sit back down. I got the dishes tonight." Yukio smiled, Shura sat back down and Yukio cleaned the dishes.
"How are we going to work with twelve students in the house?" Shura asked, standing up and going to the bedroom. Yukio had a great idea.
"I think I have an idea."
"As long as we don't die I am okay with anything."
It was early in the morning, someone knocked on the door. Yukio was the first one awake like always, but today he wanted to give Shura a day off. Dressed in all black, Yukio opened the door. There were five familiar faces standing in the living room. Rin Okumora, Shiemi Moriyama, Ryuji Suguro, Konekomaru Miwa, Renzo Shima, and Izumo Kamiki, the former students of Yukio and Shura.
"Welcome to our home." Yukio said with a soft voice, the six people entered the room.
"Where's Shura?" Konekumaru asked; the visitors took their shoes off when they entered the house.
"She is in bed, sleeping still." Yukio said, as he and the guests sat down on the couches. "She's been having pregnancy issues and her doctor has asked for her to stay in bed."
"Why are we here, Yukio." Ryuji asked, he crossed his arms as he sat on the couch.
"You see, Mephisto has asked us to continue teaching here. We have twelve students who need fine teachers. As Shura is on bed rest, I needed more bodies."
"But why are we here sir?" Kamiki asked, she along with the rest of the people were confused.
"I want you, to teach the students." Yukio said, "Are you all in?"
"Yes!" Chimed the whole guests.
"Be quiet, Shura is still asleep!" Yukio couldn't help but laugh. Everyone could hear the upstairs door open and soft shuffling steps coming down the stairs. Shura was wearing a grey striped short sleeve top and grey sweatpants. She had a black bathrobe on.
"What are you guys doing here?" She asked in a tired voice, rubbing her eyes.
"We're going to help you teach." Konekumaru said with a smile. Each of these pupils had an exemplary skill. Rin, swords, Shiemi, medical herbs, Suguro and Kenekumaru exempt bible verses, Renzo was a powerful knight and tamer, and Kamiki had exempt skill in taming demons. Their skills only improved in the years they had left. Yukio walked towards Shura, Suguro got up and offered his seat for her.
"As long as there are no demons in my house, we need a game plan."
"Already got one, we'll divide the students up with their talented skills and let them train." Yukio said, "Shura, you need to get dressed and do your hair."
"You don't love my bed head?" Shura teased as she got up, she felt huge. She went back upstairs and got dressed. She kept her grey sweatpants on and put on a purple shirt. Her outfit was flaunting her baby bump.
"She's really pregnant." Kamiki mentioned, she had matured in her older years.
"You can thank my brother for that." Rin said, Yukio's face turned bright red.
"You were the one who got her pregnant?" Suguro asked.
"Guilty as charged." Yukio smiled, rubbing his hair with his hand. Ukobach arrived and started to make breakfast for the eight people in the house. Shura was upstairs, having a Braxton hick contraction.
"God dammit!" She called out, sitting on the bed. Yukio went up the stairs and found her on he bed. "Braxton Hicks contraction."
"Shura, are you sure you can teach today?"
"Yeah, just give me a comfortable chair to sit and I'll be fine." Shura said, standing up. This baby was going to be the death of her. Yukio brought her downstairs and she sat down at the dining room table, surrounded by her first students.
"Thanks Ukobach." The group said; they all started to eat and talk politely. Shura sat quietly at the right of Yukio. Everyone took part of cleaning the dishes and pans as Shura was holding Fang. The group was sitting patiently in the living room. The portal opened, and in walked twelve students all, eager to learn.
"Good morning students!" Shura smiled, the students sat down on the floor.
"We have a game plan, and new teachers." Yukio started, "Each one of these teachers have a exempt teaching skill. They will be teaching you, instead of Shura." The student started to whisper.
"Everyone listen up!" Shura yelled, her hand was placed delicately on her abdomen. "When I call your name please stand with the teacher."
"Please listen carefully."
"Mr. Okumura: Machi, Katashi." Rin stood up and greeted himself and left for the outdoors. "Ms. Moriyama: Otake, Anzai, Namba." Shura rubbed her abdomen. It was going to be a long day for her. Shiemi stayed in the kitchen. "Mr. Suguro and Mr. Miwa: Eto, Kata, Benji." They stood up and went to Shura's office. "Mr. Shima: Isa, Kentaro." They went outside. "Ms. Kamiki: Sakata, Tanyu." They went into the basement.
"Shura you should get some rest."
"Not when there are going to be demons in my house."
"They are tamed, easy demons. Don't worry Shura." Yukio said, grabbing her hand, taking her upstairs and getting settled in bed.
"We're having baby. Yuki, our house will have demons in it." Shura said, putting her legs up on the bed.
"Don't worry, you got me." Yukio smiled, kissing her on the forehead. "I will be observing the students and coming back up to you. Page me if you need me."
Yukio walked into the backyard, finding Rin, all up in blue flames fighting Machi with Kurikara. "Even with his powers, they are still even." Rin was yelling instructions at Machi. She had one of Shura's practice swords. Katashi was observing both Rin and Machi.
"Enough!" Yukio said, this fight was getting nowhere but a draw. "Katashi, you're up next." Rin sheathed Kurikara and Machi sheathed her sword. They bowed in front of each other and Machi sat down next to Katashi. Katashi stood up, having another one of Shura's swords.
"You ready for the fight of your life?" Rin smiled as he unsheathed Kurikara. Blue flames swarmed around him. Shura was watching from the window smiling. Katashi was a strong fighter. But Rin took him down easily.
"You need work." Rin said, sheathing Kurikara.
"That is true." Yukio said, he wrote down his observations on the clipboard.
He did the rest for the rest of the students; the best out of each group was Machi, Namba, Eto, Kentaro, and Sakata. Everyone left and Shura was pacing the upstairs bedroom. Yukio rubbed his head, and gave Shura his observations.
"I don't know what I saw, I saw the majority fail, and few surpass." Yukio said, laying on the bed, Shura had her hand placed on her lower back.
"I noticed Rin gave it all for Machi, and Katashi failed." Shura said, looking out the window.
"Yeah. Katashi was down in a second."
"He's got some lip on him. I want to slap him across the head and excorst him with Fang." Shura said, she was still angry at him.
"Shura easy." The female walked and sat down on the bed. The day was painful for her. She got a migraine mid day and when she went down to the kitchen she found it a mess. The students didn't clean up after themselves when they left for the outside. Shura cleaned the dishes and then went upstairs with a Gatorade in hand.
"Did you know that our students are pigs? They don't know how to clean. I cleaned the kitchen up after they left to go outside. I checked the basement, found ripped paper. My sword was split."
"Which one?"
"Katashi's."
"Of course. I will have Mephisto replace it."
"My Bible was out of place, they didn't put it back." Shura gritted her teeth. "Yukio, we still need to go baby shopping. When is that happening?"
"Shura, I will take care of it. Do not worry."
"Yukio! I am due in a month and a half!" She chimed, "We are not ready! I don't even know how to change a diaper!"
"We will go to a birthing class and a Lamaze class. I'll find out."
"Yuki, we're not ready for this baby." Shura sighed as she crawled back into bed. Yukio shrugged his shoulders and turned the light off.
"I know. But we will be, sooner or later."
This chapter is ratchet. I apologize for the ratchetness.