Notes:

I hope you like this new fic, forgive the mistakes, English is not my original language.

Happy Birthday Maki ❤

06. 🐚 Footprints in the sand🐚

Summer🌊

"Fear of the unknown can be as vast as the ocean"

The next day right there in Atami.

"I wonder…"

"Huh?"

"I wonder when my belly started to show? I mean, at what point will I start to notice that I'm pregnant? How long will it take for my belly to look very bulging?" asked Maki, who admired herself in that big mirror that they had in the lobby of the hotel where they had stayed.

Her hands went straight to her belly over that long white beach dress she was wearing for the occasion.

She was imagining what she would look like with a big belly. And just thinking about it, she had a big smile on her face.

That dress highlighted her still slender figure, it had an opening that occasionally revealed her delicate and shapely right leg. That garment had straps that revealed her shapely arms and her statuesque back, where those delicate strings crossed.

She felt that Nitta had made an excellent choice in getting her that dress and other clothes to spend those two days at the beach.

That morning Maki could be seen very happy, she had a big smile on her lips that had not appeared for a long time and she could be seen "radiant" in every sense of the word, and even her attitude was more positive than normal .

It seemed that a great weight had been lifted off her shoulders by revealing to Yuta that she was pregnant and now, she looked excited as she imagined herself in front of the mirror, with a dress like the one she was wearing, but with a bigger belly.

"Will it take a long time for my pregnancy to show?" She pose to the side with a big smile.

Smile that would last very little due to a comment that would make her angry momentarily.

"That's what you say now Maki San, but maybe in a few months you won't want your pregnant belly to show" Megumi commented, who was leafing through a magazine about Atami's tourist attractions.

That comment made Maki frown.

"How rude of you Megumi! Don't make the pregnant woman angry! Anger is bad for me and for the baby!" She gave him a light punch in the arm, so that even the poor almost fell from the sofa where he was sitting. So strong was that blow that Megumi proceeded to rub his sore arm.

"Tsk!" he complained, looking at his relative —"I was only commenting on it because some pregnant women feel shame when they see their very large belly and try to hide it with some baggy clothes..." he leafed through that magazine again .

Maki put her hands on her hips while looking seriously at Megumi—"Well, maybe it won't happen with me that I get a shame when I will see myself with a huge pregnant belly... on the contrary, I'm very excited to see myself that way, besides"—she returned to pose in front of the mirror caressing her belly.

"From now on, I'm going to try to avoid getting angry with you or with Yuta or with anyone else during my entire pregnancy, I want this baby to be born as healthy as possible and above all I want it to be born as similar to me!"—She commented with a big smile returning her gaze to Megumi.

"Because out there I heard that if a pregnant woman gets angry often with a specific person, that can cause the birth to be premature and it can also cause the baby to be born physically resembling that person who made the mother very angry" —She point to her familiar —"SO MEGUMI, DON'T MAKE ME ANGRY ANYMORE!"— she looked at herself in the mirror again —" Honestly, I want this, my little Soybean to come out as similar to me"— she said with a big smile through the mirror.

Megumi raised an eyebrow at such absurd words. "What scientific basis does that statement have?"

Maki shrugged her shoulders. —"I don't know, as I said I heard it somewhere while I was buying my prenatal vitamins, but maybe that would explain why Utahime sensei's first son came out so similar to Satoru's idiot... You see like that he idiot made her angry throughout her pregnancy and that child was born with white hair and I really want my baby to be born with my hair color or maybe with my eye color" — She smiled caressing her belly once more.

Megumi didn't find any logic in all of this, but since he didn't want to receive another hit, he decided not to comment on the subject of genes.

"Also Megumi! Wouldn't you like to have a mini me running around you and calling you "uncle" and bothering you from time to time?" Maki asked with a big smile.

Megumi just sighed and tried to relax his shoulders. " I don't have enough patience to put up Takeru, I won't have the patience to put up with a mini version and yours" he commented in a somewhat cold tone.

Maki made a face. "How rude..." she sighed.

"But as I said" she relaxed her fists "I'll try not to be angry with you anymore, so don't make me angry or I'll hit you again!" She threatened as she sat next to her relative in that sofa.

While they waited, Maki looked at the other tourists who were in that lobby as well as the others who could be seen in the pool.

"By the way, Maki san" Megumi already wanted to change the subject as he continued leafing through that magazine —"Where is Okkotsu senpai? And Nitta-san? I haven't seen they since we finished breakfast" —he asked looking around his and closing that magazine.

Those two had been waiting in the lobby for about fifteen minutes.

It was true, Nitta once they finished breakfast, she got up in a hurry and ran to her room.

Instead, Yuta had returned to the restaurant, but he was taking too long.

Maki pointed to the beach, which could be seen from where they were sitting and from there they could make out the blonde hair of the assistant who was lying on one of the cots.

"Nitta San is sunbathing on the beach, so I guess she will spend the whole day here at the hotel" Maki pointed towards the assistant

"And Yuta apparently went to make a reservation at the restaurant for when we return at night, since we both plan to spend the whole afternoon on the streets of Atami" She smiled and then a longing sigh came from her chest— "I guess for us two, this could be considered our second honeymoon but with a baby already included" She caress her belly a little.

Maki felt that the hormones in her body were altering with the mere idea of spending a romantic afternoon in that coastal city next to her husband.

Maybe the pregnancy was making her a little soft, but that didn't bother her at the moment.

Maki decided to break the ice after spending a few minutes of silence between the two of them.

She released another sigh, but this time from annoyance as he crossed his arms over his chest —"Tsk! Yuta is taking too long! The baby and I are hungry again! - She commented in a pout. "I'm craving a huge vanilla ice cream" She take a deep breath "But like I said, I'll try not to get mad at him either!" she said caressing his belly once more.

Megumi only listened to his as she flipped through the magazine once more. "Maybe you could go to Nakasime or Shimizu-cho, maybe there you'll be able to satisfy your craving for ice cream."

Maki returned her gaze to her familiar. "By the way, Megumi, what are you will doing today?" she began to ask, bringing her elbow to her knee and her face to her hand. "Are you going back to Tokyo?" Or will you also stay here in Atami?"

She was asking because Megumi was dressed somewhat casually but with his typical dark colors that he would wear in the city of Tokyo.

"I was thinking of taking this weekend to rest" he closed that magazine again. "I have planned to go to some of the museums that they have here in Atami before returning to Tokyo tomorrow"—he answered looking at the cover of the magazine —"I want to take advantage of the ' tranquility' offered by being away from the chaotic city and the others in the academy"

"Speaking of Tokyo and the others..." Maki stared at Megumi"I wanted to ask you for one more favor..." She take a breath.

Fushiguro only looked at her in silence.

"Megumi, once we get back to Tokyo, please, don't tell anyone else about my pregnancy yet... I want you to keep the secret for me a little longer..."— her hands lightly took the fabric of her dressed on her knees— "Yuta and I haven't talked seriously about this baby yet and I'd like to keep it a secret from everyone at the academy" she answered seriously.

"I thought you two had already talked about this topic..."

"Why do you say that?" Maki asked surprised by those words.

"I thought so because now you look very determined to continue with your pregnancy"— Megumi commented seriously as he looked his family member in the eye. —"Two days ago you seemed lost, in conflict with yourself and even somewhat indecisive about all of this, I must say that it was the first time I saw you vulnerable... but now, you look like the usual Maki"

Maki only sighed at such words. "I know, those days were too complicated, but so far I've decided that I want to continue with my pregnancy." Her hands continued to take the fabric of her dress.

"But yesterday I couldn't talk to Yuta about this anymore, because after eating and taking a shower, due to exhaustion, I fell completely asleep during the whole night... that's why we haven't talked about this topic and it's not something that that am wanted to speak at breakfast with Nitta present and the truth" there seemed to still be hints of doubt in her voice.

"I'm still seriously thinking about everything that will change in my life if I really decide to have this baby..." — She look at her hands — "that's why I still don't want anyone else to know that I'm pregnant... besides that I want 'pass the safe zone' before giving this news to everyone else" —Her hand went to her belly.

Fushiguro looked at Maki at all times without saying a word while listening to his carefully.

"So Megumi, could you keep this secret from everyone at the academy for a bit longer, please?" While Yuta and I decided that it would happen from now on..."— Maki look at Megumi seriously — "And I also ask you to continue acting as if you didn't know anything about my pregnancy in front of Yuta... I don't want to break the illusion that he was the first one to whom I gave this news...Yes? Please?"— Maki begged too seriously while her hand still rested on her belly.

Fushiguro scratched his neck a bit. "You know that this is a topic that is NOT my job to reveal in front of others and as I said, I will respect the decision you make... so I won't say anything," he answered seriously.

Maki broke into a big smile hearing that —"Thank you Megumi, I know you'll be a Wonderful uncle!"— She patted his shoulder —"but I'm still going to hit you if you reveal any words"

Megumi just rolled her eyes at such an answer. "It seems that pregnancy changes your mood very quickly."

Maki only narrowed her eyes at that answer, but she couldn't hit him.

"Sorry for the delay! If reserving a table for two is complicated in a place like this!" Yuta had finally returned.

"Finally! Yuta, I thought we'd stay forever waiting for you!" Maki commented standing up like Megumi.

"Sorry about that!" Yuta scratched his neck at that comment.

"Well... I'm leaving, I have things to do" Megumi commented saying goodbye.

"Have fun Fushiguro-kun! See you!" Yuta commented with a big smile.

Megumi only kindly responded to those words and then withdrew from there.

Once they were alone, Yuta passed his hands around his wife's waist and kissed her on the forehead. "Are you ready?" Are you sure you and the baby are feeling well?" He ask, still a little worried about what happened yesterday with the curse.

Maki gave a small laugh as her hands went to her husband's cheeks. "We're fine, the baby and I are feeling very energetic right now, although... mmm." She made a slight noise accompanied by a pout.

"Although?" Yuta caressed his wife's hands waiting for an answer.

"Although what if we bring both the baby and me, are huge cravings to go eat some ice cream" she commented with a smile.

Yuta kissed the her palms of both hands. "Then I'll take care of fulfilling all your whims" he smiled.

"Very well, walk before I change my mind" Maki commented taking a few steps.

But Yuta held her hand and before Maki could take a few more steps, Yuta passed his hands around his wife's waist again, to hug her from behind.

He brought his lips closer to her lips, to later make a path of kisses that went from his lips, passing through his cheek until reaching her left ear.

"You know Maki san?... today you look very beautiful and sexy in this white dress..." he whispered into her ear in a very seductive tone while his hands caressed his wife's hands.

Maki felt her body tremble and her cheeks turned crimson at such words, she loved it when Yuta was this daring when no one else was around.

Maki felt more excited than usual with those words from her husband, that extra excitement could perhaps be part of the hormones that are produced during pregnancy. And she was happy about that comment and to have someone like him.

She carefully turned to face her husband, wrapping her hands around his neck as she looked at him with a big smile before lovingly kissing him.

Those kisses were reciprocated by Yuta with the same love and passion that were being given.

"Thank you…" She kiss again — "You also look very good with what you're wearing today... Yuta"— Maki praised with a big smile without taking her lips off her husband's lips.

"I just wanted to combine with my beautiful wife" he replied between that kiss.

He said that because he had chosen a white shirt and pants.

"I love you" came out of Yuta's lips with a slight smile as he caught his breath.

"And I love you" Maki replied still with her hands wrapped around her husband's neck.

The kisses continued a little more.

"Yuta..." Maki caught her breath a bit, as she gradually separated from her husband's lips. "We'd better go visit Atami before it gets dark..." she said as her hand went to her belly —"Besides... we still need to talk about something very important before going home"— she sighed a little.

Yuta put his hand on Maki's hand "You're right."

"Okay, let's go! That my craving for ice cream won't disappear with just kisses!" Maki commented with a smile about to drag her husband away.

Yuta just smiled at that comment.

Atami at that time of the year was very warm and that was verified by those two.

Especially Maki, who perhaps because of her pregnancy was starting to get tired faster than normal and couldn't stand the heat like before.

So both to calm the heat and to calm the cravings, both of them decided to go first to the place that Fushiguro had suggested.

Nakamise, was a traditional covered street of that city, full of local shops.

So they decided to buy the ice cream that Maki was craving so much.

And to eat quietly, they decided to sit on some benches that were available in that commercial street.

So both husband and wife were enjoying those sundaes as they watched the people go by.

"Seriously, this is delicious!" Maki said eating her second medium glass of ice cream. "I feel like the baby and I needed one of these. This heat is really unbearable!" she growled slightly.

Yuta smiled looking at his wife for those words, while he also enjoyed his ice cream.

Maki kept eating that ice cream, until something she saw and heard made her very thoughtful.

Even after what she heard, she just stared at the bottom of her glass for a moment.

A thought of insecurity had crossed her mind after seeing a pregnant woman and her companion walk in front of her.

Maki had noticed that that woman looked a bit tired, with her hair a bit disheveled and her big belly seemed to cause her problems walking, plus she could hear how this woman complained that her clothes no longer hid her huge belly like before.

That woman was complaining to her companion, who was perhaps her husband, who was carrying several shopping bags.

"Really! I can't take it anymore! I'm too fat! I look like a cow and I'm also already too tired to even walk! I want it to be born now!" Her right hand went to her back and her left to her big belly. "Again no pants close me!" that woman growled.

This man had just rolled his eyes, he seemed to be tired of hearing that woman complain about her weight for the thousandth time.

"I already told you that it's normal that you've gained weight due to hormones and the baby, but you're still beautiful" he said with a smile.

That woman growled again —"Yes of course! Besides, I'm not attractive to you anymore! You haven't touched me for several months!"— that woman complained.

That man just sighed —"That's because when I try to hug you or kiss you you get mad at me and push me away..."

"Ugh! You better not say anything anymore, I'm already in a bad mood!"— reproached that woman.

"But if you're always in a bad mood..." the man whispered.

That woman only twisted her mouth and they both kept walking, getting lost among the people.

All that caught Maki's attention.

Above all, how that woman seemed to want to hide her big belly under the baggy clothes and in her mind, only the words that Megumi had said about the insecurity of pregnant women about their bodies because of the growth of the baby came to mind. And that left that first-time mother very thoughtful... Would she also feel insecure about something like that?

"Tsk!" Damn Megumi! I hate that you're right!" She wrinkled her nose a little as she said that under her breath.

"Is everything alright Maki-san? Do you and the baby want more ice cream? Or is it disgusting again? Do you want me to get a bottle of water?" Yuta asked when he noticed that Maki stopped eating suddenly.

"I'm fine... it's just that... a question arose while I was eating this and watching people go by" she commented playing lightly with her spoon in that ice cream.

"And what is that question, my love?" Yuta questioned curiously.

"Yuta, will you continue to love me even when I gain weight from the pregnancy?" she asked placing her hand on her belly.

Yuta found that question too strange. Since he met Maki, she always seemed to him to be a self-confident girl, especially with her physical appearance.

"Maki, why would I stop loving you for something like that?" Yuta asked confused.

"Well... because as you know, it's more than obvious that with the arrival of this baby I'll start to gain weight at some point and maybe you won't find me "attractive" or "pretty" like now" she commented slightly twisting her lips.

Yuta let out a sigh accompanied by a smile —"Maki, I will always love you and I will always see you as attractive no matter how you look"— he approached her and caressed her cheek.

"Even though it looks like a fat cow?" Maki pouted slightly.

Yuta, before answering that, kissed her on the lips. "I'll still love you even if you look like a cow or like a big balloon." He placed his hand on Maki's belly. "Because what's important to me is that you and the baby feel comfortable throughout the pregnancy and Before you say anything else! And even if you get fat, that wouldn't stop me from loving you and wanting you Maki san" his smile was sincere.

Maki smiled at that comment and caressed Yuta's hand on her belly.

"I love you" Maki gave him a kiss, still with a bit of ice cream on her lips.

"I love you too" Yuta replied, reciprocating the kiss.

Maki smiled a little and made a fist with her hand. "But if one day you think of calling me fat, I swear I'll hit you like in the old days like when we trained!" she commented with a pout looking at her husband.

Yuta laughed a little at that comment—"I promise!"— He raise both hands —"I don't want to get hit with a cane again!"

That comment made Maki laugh a little.

"I like to see you smiling like this, it makes you look very radiant" Yuta praised making his wife give him another kiss before deciding to finish what was left of his second ice cream and go for one more.

Maki and Yuta continued to walk the streets of Atami hand in hand.

At times Maki dealt with the nausea that some smells or the heat caused her.

From time to time, they had to stop and take a break because of the heat that made her dizzy.

Or they had to enter a public bathroom because the desire to vomit was too great.

It seemed that hiding and controlling those symptoms would be a challenge for Zenin from now on.

But also what could be a challenge to hide, were his various cravings.

Although it might be considered normal to have cravings during pregnancy, there were some food cravings that could be classified as somewhat "weird" and "unusual."

Yuta had a surprised face as they stood in front of that small street stall.

"Do you really want to eat that Maki san?" Yuta asked swallowing hard once he saw what Maki wanted to eat this time.

"I'm very sure, the baby is cravings again and I really want to eat something like that"— she commented with a smile — "gives me a pretzel, but I could put a lot of mustard on it and I also want some Tokoyakis but completely covered in mayonnaise please"— ordered Maki.

"But don't you think that this combination could harm the baby?" Yuta asked all worried.

"Yuta, I don't think this will hurt the baby, besides I have too many cravings to eat something like that!"— Maki commented paying for that pretzel. —"And from what I've been researching, this combination won't hurt me"— She take that plate.

"But love!" Yuta begged worriedly, until the salesperson, who was an elderly woman, intervened.

"Sorry for getting into this conversation, but if I were you, I would listen to your wife" — that woman began to speak looking at Yuta — "A pregnant woman should listen to her body and that also includes listening to her cravings and preferably she should NEVER deny them" — She seriously point her index finger at him.

"But!" Yuta kept getting interrupted.

"Because if you deny them, you can make your wife sick and you can hurt your baby! Do you want that?"— asked that old woman.

"Of course I don't want that!" Yuta commented raising his voice.

"Then fulfill all the cravings your wife gives she throughout her pregnancy! Because if you don't indulge your baby, she may be born with a spot on her skin that represents an unfulfilled appetite and that's like a curse on her child! Does she want to condemn her son to the misfortune of starvation?" The Old Woman commented seriously.

Those words scared Yuta a bit as a new father.

"I do not want that! But!"— Yuta was now interrupted by Maki.

"Besides, you said that you would indulge me and the baby in all our whims! Right?"—Maki smiled a little at those words said by the old woman while she filled her mouth with that Tokoyaki.

"Yes love, but I don't want the food you eat to harm them either" Yuta approached Maki worriedly.

"You don't have to worry, when I was pregnant I also had many strange cravings; I eat shrimp with rice pudding or French fries with melted chocolate or strawberries with lemon and salt and I ate them very occasionally, and my two children came out healthy and strong, also if the craving is for one occasion, maybe they do not appear again during pregnancy..." That woman smiled in such a way that she transmitted absolute peace.

Yuta just kept not being able to say any words. —"But!"—

"You pay attention to what your wife asks because she is the one who is connected to the baby and only she knows what her body needs" that old woman smiled triumphantly.

Yuta just sighed, he knew it would be difficult to win over Maki's cravings and even more with what that old woman said.

He quickly took his wife's hand. "Okay, but if you start to feel bad, we'll go immediately to the doctor, okay?" he said with concern.

"Ok!, but I know that the baby and I will be fine, it's a simple craving for pretzels with mustard" Maki smiled taking another bite of that strange combination.

Yuta trusted Maki, so he had no choice but to trust what her instincts and body asked of her.

He knew they had to prepare because for most of her pregnancy the cravings would prevail or even increase.

Because these craving were the same as the heat and the rains of summer... they would increase with the season until they disappeared with the arrival of autumn.

Evening was already falling on Atami.

The sky was being covered in its characteristic orange tones that would later give way to the black tones of evening.

At that time in the afternoon, Maki and Yuta were walking along the shore of the beach, very close to the small and famous boardwalk of that city, while they felt the sand and water on their bare feet.

With each step they took, they left a beautiful path of footprints in the sand that formed behind them and that would later be erased by the waves, as well as existence itself.

Those two kept walking until the first stars in the sky began to sprout in that nocturnal vault.

After walking for a while, they both decided to sit on the shore as they had done the day before while they watched that sunset and admired the families, couples, groups of friends, and children who still enjoyed the few rays of sunlight that form. when the twilight is about to be consumed in the limit between the sky and the sea.

"I had a lot of fun this day" —Yuta commented with a big smile as he held Maki's hand on the sand. —"It had been a while since we went out like this as a couple because of all the missions we've had lately"

"I had fun too... although it was a bit tiring because of the heat" she sighed as her free hand blew some air into her face.

"You know Maki, I've been thinking that maybe it would be a good idea to come here to Atami on vacation next year, so we could bring our son to the beach for the first time" Yuta commented as he looked at his wife with a big smile.

Maki's eyes widened at such a statement. She felt that the time had come to talk seriously about that baby.

The green-haired girl in one way or another had been avoiding the subject all day, perhaps her nerves made her asci increase as well as her cravings, but it seemed that the moment had arrived and they couldn't let it go any longer.

She sighed at such words, swallowed a little as she looked at her husband.

"Yuta..."

"Yes?"

"Do you think we are ready to be parents?" Her voice sounded a little brittle.

Maki's face was very serious as she continued talking and looking at her husband. Who also opened his eyes and fell silent before such a question.

"Yuta, do you really think you're ready for this being a father?" Maki asked, hugging her knees and looking at the sunset.

"I'm saying this because you and I have known each other for four years and a few months ago we barely celebrated a year of marriage…"— her feet gently moved the sand, she seemed restless and her voice reflected a little insecurity — "we have experienced many things together, both as schoolmates, as a couple, and as sorcerers... we have survived so many challenges and battles that it is surprising that we are still alive at this point, let alone that the elders still classify us as a 'marriage of adolescents'... and now with this baby..." — Her right hand went down to her belly — "Do you think we are really ready for this challenge?"

Yuta sighed a little at such a question as Maki released her knees.

"Well..." Yuta keep a few seconds of silence before answering all that.

"I really don't know if we're ready for this thing about being parents..." He answer looking seriously at Maki.

"But I suppose that no one is born knowing how to be a parent in this life..." — He take a breath —" And although we have survived so many things... nothing we have gone through compares to what we will experience once this baby is born... because we may have to contribute more of ourselves to this... but I'm sure of one thing" — Yuta moistened his lips a little, took a breath, taking advantage of the fresh sea breeze to take courage.

With a slight smile he continued answering that while looking at his wife. "And that is that we have each other to be able to face this as a couple." He take her hand for a moment on the sand
"As we have achieved it together against all the previous challenges that have been presented to us and that we have been able to overcome since four years ago..."

His shoulders relaxed a bit. —Besides... personally, if I would like to be a father... either at this moment in our lives or —he sighed a little while looking at Maki's hand on her belly— Or more Go ahead when we're really ready... even so, I'll try to be the best example for our son, because I want to be the father I didn't have in my worst moments —he replied, returning his view to the sea.

He knew that the final decision to let that baby live or not was not his, but Maki's, who continued to show her doubts about whether she really wanted to have that baby.

Maki knew that those words were said by Yuta because the relationship with his parents did not improve in the years that followed.

The only one he kept in contact with was his younger sister... but definitely trying to get closer to his parents was impossible.

Especially with his father, who wanted nothing to do with his "cursed son".

"I see..." Maki slightly pursed her lips and looked down at her belly.

Both kept a moment of silence before such questioning.

"Maki... And you? Do you feel that we are really ready to be parents? Do you really want to be a mother at this point in our lives? Do you really want to have this baby?" Yuta asked still looking at the horizon.

At such a question, she also sighed and her hand made a fist on her belly.
"I don't know if we're really ready for this." She looked at her husband, her voice could be seen breaking a little.

"Although I'm not going to lie to you, at first I refused to be a mother because I felt that this baby would be another seed of the Zenin clan... I even came to consider that abortion would be the best option... but"— her hand relaxed on her belly.

"But I feel that now, after reflecting on the fact that I am now free from that damn clan and from everything that tied me to the past... I must confess that if I have gotten too excited about having this baby and being for our little seed de Soja, the mother that I always wanted to have... that mother who would hug me and protect me..."—she caressed her belly with a smile while some tears formed in the corners of her eyes.

She stood up when she felt that the waves began to rise higher on the sand —" This baby is part of both of us and I really want to have it... but" — she sighed —" I'm still a little afraid of what life will bring us in the following months as the baby grows and we have to prepare everything for when the time comes when she has to give birth... which, I must confess, I am quite afraid of... "—She caress her belly while her eyes fill with more and more tears.

"And I'm also uncertain about what will become of us once this baby is born" she began to cry. —"Sorry... I think it's the hormones that have me 'vulnerable' right now" — she wiped her tears with her hands.

Yuta also stood up and approached Maki, he placed his left hand on her belly and his right hand went to her cheek to dry her tears.

"I know you're afraid and uncertain of what fate will bring us with the arrival of this baby." He put his hands on Maki's cheeks and made her look up at him.

"I also have that uncertainty, but"—Yuta replied without stopping looking Maki in the eye.— "But for that we have each other, I won't leave you alone in this and as I promised you the day we got married... I will always be by your side, through thick and thin, in sickness and in health and until death do us part"—a smile framed his lips.

Maki shed more tears when she heard that oath they had made in front of the altar, but the words still hadn't come out of her throat.

Yuta continued speaking. —"I also have that feeling, but something tells me that everything will be fine"— He lower a hand to caress his wife's belly —"And I really hope to see our baby one day in our arms and continue sharing the rest of my life with you" — he kissed her on the lips — "I love you and I will always try to be the best life partner you have chosen, as well as the best father"

Maki hugged her husband tightly, hiding her face a bit in his shirt as she cried. Her hormones had her very sensitive.

"Idiot... you're making me cry more" Maki answered, still hiding her face, but inside she was grateful to have someone like him by her side.

Yuta kissed her forehead while protecting her in his arms.

After spending a few minutes hugging like this, feeling how the sea began to rise up to their knees. Maki was finally able to speak.

"We're going to be parents!" she answered with a big smile, while looking at him squarely.

She had reaffirmed his decision.

She continued speaking with a calmer voice. "And I know we will try to be the best for this little soybean." She continued looking into his eyes, with tears that could now be defined as happiness.

Yuta nodded, kissed her forehead once more and continued to wipe her tears with his hands. "And we'll get through this, I promise."

Maki stood on her toes to kiss her husband on the lips, and then whispered I love you.

Yuta reciprocated that, while the waves crashed against his legs, hiding the traces they had left long ago, as well as slowly erasing their fears.

But just as the tide can be low and stay calm... it can also rise unexpectedly and cause flooding with its sudden summer storms...

🌊To be continue...

Notes

Hello! Here Vera with the first chapter of the year of this fic❤️

I hope you liked it❤️why are they comingaI know things for Yuta and Maki and that babyand

By the way, did you know that Maki's Seiyuu (Mikako Komatsu) just had her first baby?❤️This has been a nice coincidence or is itñal i guess

I hope to update soon, because the Gojo family will almost appear, who also have some surprises❤️
we keep reading❤️