Onodera's Point of View

    Remember back in school when you were sick and stayed home from school? You may have been lucky enough just to have a cold. But... HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DAMN COLD WHILE YOU WERE CARRYING A KICKING CHILD INSIDE OF YOU?! Oops, sorry about my outburst. When I was a child, I've listened in on conversations expecting moms were having, of course I didn't think much of it at the time, all of them said something along the lines of, "Having a baby growing inside you is hard enough, but falling ill while they do so is worst." I'm beginning to believe what they said was right. Now, before I start getting judged, hear me out please. I'm not saying that I'm having second thoughts on the baby, NEVER in my life would I ever come to that conclusion. I'm just saying that it's bad enough that you have symptoms like nausea, mood swings, and weird cravings, but coming down with a cold is, like I said, WORSE! Luckily, that was a few days ago and I feel much better thanks to Masamune's love and help. N-Not that I would say that out loud! And... Don't call me a tsundere! It's just hard for me to saying lovey-dovey things unlike Masamune, whom has no problem saying them 24/7.

    Currently, I am home alone (Unless you count the baby). Masamune stepped out for a bit to go buy some groceries while I did insist that I go with him,  he said that I need to "Take it easy". I'm a grown man, I'm capable of doing things like going shopping! I swear, he's way too overprotective. The other day while I was sick, he was following me around the apartment when I got up from bed to use the restroom. He acts like I'm going to fall...Okay! I admit that it happened once! How was I to know that Masamune mopped a certain area of the floor?!

    I flip through the channels to see what's on TV then I stopped at the news report. "We head on to our top story tonight: Male pregnancies." The news reporter said. I gulp and broke out in a bit of sweat as I heard those words. "Pregnancy, it's a wonderful thing that women go through after having a moment with her lover, but who would've thought that it was possible for men too?"

    The news is now catching my full attention. "Here in Japan, there have been only two reports of this occurring within the same area. The doctor here at XX Hospital did not give out the males' names due to privacy. Here is what Dr. Kusama, who works at the hospital has to say." Well, I'm glad that they didn't release my name... AND WAIT A MINUTE! WHO IS THE SECOND ONE?! "As of now, there are two males that are currently carrying a child, one diagnosed by me, the other took a test and I confirmed that it was positive. I understand that there may be controversy about this whole situation, but I feel that this is an amazing thing for homosexual males that are hoping to start a family and I hope people can see it the same way that I do." Dr. Kusama says on the TV.

    He truly is a good person, he has his own opinion, yet he doesn't try to push it on anyone. I'm not sure if it's my anxiety or not, I can't help, but feel like I sense my neighbors watching the news report and getting shocked, the thought of it gives me chills.

    I bring my knees up to my chest and rest my head against them. I honestly don't know how to feel about this being let out to the public. It will make homosexual couples happy, that's for sure, but what about the people that don't approve of it? Will they begin to harass us even more or take drastic measures?! The possibilities are endless and terrifying! Damn it, Ritsu! Why didn't you just continue to flip through the channels instead of watching the news, even watching a stupid cartoon would've been better than getting anxiety.  Stupid, stupid, stupid me!

Takano's Point of View

    Tonight is just like any other night, is what my old self would be thinking right now. Before Ritsu came back into my life after ten years, I always saw the night sky as a time of darkness and sadness. I guess you could say that I never truly looked at it in a different way. Now that I have Ritsu to myself, every day and night is just beautiful (Not as beautiful as him, of course). I just want to be home already so we can look at the night sky together. I guess what I'm trying to say is my world got brighter when Ritsu and I found each other again.

    I know that I told Ritsu not to come grocery shopping with me, but sometimes he can be clumsy, like, REALLY clumsy. The other day, I mopped a bit of the floor because I accidentally spilled my coffee (Don't judge me). Then Ritsu came dashing out the room, slipped, almost landed on his stomach and he should consider himself lucky that I was there. Alright, I admit that I'm maybe just a bit overprotective of Ritsu, but you can't blame me! He's just so gorgeous and a bit more fragile since he's carrying our baby. In this world we call Earth, anything can happen even the most unexpected thing in the world, especially to an angel like Ritsu. I'm just not taking any chances, alright?

    I go inside the building and into the elevator, feeling a smile creep upon my face at the thought of Ritsu. Perhaps, he's taking a nap or maybe he's singing/talking to the baby. It's extremely rare to hear him singing, so I sometimes like to quietly creep inside our apartment to hear his heavenly voice. I'm disturbed out of my thoughts as the elevator stops on my designated floor then I pace a bit to the door.

    "Ritsu, I'm home!" I hollered as I enter the door. I go inside the living room to see Ritsu with his knees up and his head against them.

    "Ritsu? Are you alright?" I said as I gently put the bags down and go over to him. The only answer I received from him was a mumble.

    "Hey," I said gently, "Did something happen?" I put a comforting hand behind his back as he slowly looks up at me.

    "Well.. I was watching the news and they were doing a report on male pregnancies. They said that as of now there are two pregnant men in Japan and they were interviewing Dr. Kusama. I was glad that he didn't give out my name, but I'm just scared that people are gonna find out about me and that other guy and what they'll do to us." Ritsu confessed. I was kind of taken aback for a mere moment, it usually takes a lot to get Ritsu to open up, but I guess it's that bothersome for him.

    "Ritsu, it's normal for you to feel like this, but do you think I or anyone else that cares about you will let that happen to you?" I asked. He finally made eye contact with me.

    "Look, when you and I got together after ten years, I vowed that I would never lose or let go of you again." I said as I hugged him protectively. Ritsu's face became flushed and I think I saw him smile.

    "How do you always know what to say?" He questioned. I ruffled his hair and said, "I guess it just happens when you're truly in love." My lips curved into a smirk as I see his cheeks turn into my favorite shade of red.

    "So cheesy..." He mutters. I laughed and gave him a sweet kiss on the cheek. "Now, I'll start making dinner." I get up and keep repeating to myself in my head, "I'm so damn lucky."

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