Baby Romantica chapter 4

It was late in the week, and Misaki was running late for his class. He hurried as fast as he could to literature class, dreading the harsh punishment that he was so sure "Kamijou the Devil" was going to give him. To his surprise, the door to that class was open. Instead of yelling at the class for texting or talking, he was arguing with some student that Misaki hadn't seen before.

"How many times do I have to tell you sit your ass down and shut up?!" Hiroki yelled at the boy with short blonde hair and blue in his bangs.

"Until you give me back my cell phone." The boy said plainly.

"Not until you sit down and shut up!"

"Or what?" the boy said, crossing his arms. "You'll hit me over the head with a book?"

Taking advantage of this distraction, Misaki slowly and quietly walked up to his desk, sitting down next to Keiichi.

"What's going on, Senpai?" Misaki whispered as he sat down.

"New guy." Keiichi whispered back. "He somehow seemed to know what sensei was doing before he even did it."

"That's strange.." Misaki said.

"Now get your ass to your desk, Mr. Hart!" Hiroki yelled, grabbing the boy by the wrist.

What happened next shocked the whole class. The strange blonde boy with blue streaked bangs grabbed Hiroki by the arms and flipped him over onto his back.

"I tried to warn you." the boy said, something falling out of his hair. "I said that I wouldn't have mercy on you just because of your condition."

This made Misaki's eyes widen. A condition? Then he realised, his teacher was still on the floor, laying on his side, clutching at his stomach, which was rounded out... Was Misaki's teacher... pregnant?

The strange boy tucked what looked like extra-long hair back into his shorter hair, grabbed his phone off the desk, and walked out of the classroom without another word.

"Sensei?" Misaki said, starting to worry. "Sensei!" He got up and hurried down the rows of seats, going to his teacher, bending down as far as he could in his condition. "Are you okay?"

Hiroki glared at Misaki, groaning in pain. "Do.. I.. look... okay..?"

Misaki, who managed to slip by without his teacher conviscating his cell phone, took it out, and called the hospital. "My teacher's down.."

"What's the problem?" the woman on the other line asked.

"Someone just flipped him over, and he seems to be in a lot of pain.." Misaki said, staring at his teacher. "Yes, I think he's pregnant. ... I know it sounds crazy but I think that's part of the problem! I'm pregnant too, but he's the one who might need help right away!"

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Later that night, Akihiko drove Misaki to the hospital.

"Are you sure about this, Misaki?" Akihiko asked.

"Yes," Misaki said. "I just have to make sure sensei and his baby are okay."

Akihiko parked the car, and the two got out of it. As Akihiko went to the front desk, Misaki headed to the small gift shop, looking for something. He found a little green bear with a purple boe-tie.

Akihiko walked over to him. "He's fine."

Misaki turned to him. "What about his baby?" he asked with worry.

"Hiroki's child is all right." Akihiko said.

Misaki let out a sigh of relief. "I think I'll get something for him." He picked up the little green bear.

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Hiroki was laying on the bed with the head adjusted upward, staring away from his lover.

"Hiro-san.." Nowaki said, holding onto Hiroki's hand in both his hands.

"Nowaki," Hiroki said, still not looking at him. "You mustn't blame yourself. The doctor said it was stress-related." He finally looked to his lover. "They said that the stress was already starting to hurt me and the baby before I got flipped over."

"Mr. Kamijou," a nurse said, standing by the door. "You have a visitor."

Misaki walked in, carrying a bouquet of white flowers with the green bear he picked up tied up with it.

"Misaki?" Hiroki said. "What are you doing here?"

"I was the one who called the hospital." Misaki said, walking over to the older pregnant man.

Nowaki stood up instantly. "It was you?"

Misaki nodded. "Yes, I saw that something was wrong. Sure, Kamijou-sensei is feared by everyone in the class, but I didn't want to see something bad happen to him, or his baby."

Nowaki smiled at Misaki, putting a hand on his head. "Thank you." he said, ruffling his hair. "You saved our baby's life, and maybe Hiro-san's."

Misaki looked up at the doctor who had just given him an ultrasound not too long ago. "Y-you're welcome.." he said. He walked to Hiroki. "It's just something that I thought I should get for you.." he said, handing him the bouquet. "I won't get mad if you hate it."

Hiroki looked at the bouquet, and picked up the bear. "Thank you." he said, staring at the small toy.

Misaki smiled. "You're welcome." He turned to walk toward the door.

"Wait," Hiroki said, making Misaki turn around to look back at him. "How far along are you?"

Misaki looked down at his own stomach. "About six months." he said. "And it's twins."

"Oh," Hiroki said. "I'm eight months along, and it's just one." He looked at Nowaki, who smiled at him.

"Okay." Misaki said. "Um.. I think you shouldn't teach for a while, sensei.."

"He's right, Hiro-san." Nowaki said, taking Hiroki's hand again. "Please, for our baby, and your own well-being... please, take a maternity leave."

Hiroki let out a sigh. "Fine.." he said. "I'd rather not run into that boy who was making me as stressed as I was..."

Misaki finally made it to the door. "I'll see you later, sensei." he said, then started walking down the hall.

Akihiko was sitting in a chair in the waiting room, waiting for his lover to return. "Did he like it?" he asked, refering to the bouquet.

"I don't know." Misaki said. "He didn't say. But I think he appreciated it.."

Akihiko stood up, and put his hand on Misaki's head. "You're a good kid."

Misaki's cheeks turned pink. "I'm not a kid anymore.."

"Maybe," Akihiko said, smiling. "But you've still got a lot of growing up to do." He took Misaki by the hand, walking him out to the car.

When they got into the car, Misaki sighed, understanding what Akihiko had just told him. "You're right." he said. "If I'm to be a good mother to these babies.." He folded his hands over his stomach. "I've gotta learn to grow up.." Then his cheeks turned bright pink. "Mother..?"

Akihiko just chuckled. "Well you are the one carrying them."

Misaki put his seatbelt on. "I know.." He smiled, looking down at his stomach. "You're right. I am the mother.."

Akihiko leaned over to kiss Misaki on the cheek. "You'll be a great one." He started the car. "Trust me, you will."

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By the time they arrived home, Misaki had fallen asleep. It was getting late, so this didn't surprise Akihiko that much, especially since Misaki was pregnant.

Akihiko parked the car, and just smiled at his lover, who was rubbing unconsiously at his stomach. He leaned over to Misaki, kissing him on the lips. At that moment he knew that Misaki must have been very tired, because he didn't do more than stir a little bit from the kiss.

Akihiko got out of the car, and went over to Misaki's side, opening the door, unbuckling his seatbelt, and lifting him up in his arms like a princess. Misaki didn't do a thing as Akihiko carried him and closed the door with his foot. Akihiko brought Misaki into the house, and up to the bedroom, where he set him down gently on the bed. Misaki turned to his side, smiling in his sleep. Akihiko just smiled at this, loving how sweet the younger lover looked right then. He went to the other side of the bed, and sat down, brushing his hand through Misaki's hair.

"Usa.. Usagi-san..." Misaki said, still asleep.

Akihiko leaned down to Misaki, kissing him on the forehead. "Misaki.." he said in a low, gentle tone. "I love you."

He noticed that Misaki seemed to be reaching for something, as if he wanted to hug something. Akihiko grabbed Suzuki-san off the floor of the bedroom, and put him in Misaki's reach. With that, Misaki held onto the large stuffed bear, smiling as he snuggled himself with the toy. Seeing this sent a warm, comforting glow through Akihiko's heart.