The Night of Shooting Stars : Chapter 8
Title : The Night of Shooting Stars
Pairing : Ohmiya, Sakuraiba, Jun/Toma
Genre : Romance, Fluff, Comedy
Rating : PG-13
Warning : Genderswitch
Summary : 2 years after her first novel's release and success, Kazumi starts the writing of her third book at a time when her life and Satoshi's are about to undergo great changes.
[Chapter 8]
Kazumi, settled peacefully on a deck chair staring at the horizon from the beach of their hotel, an umpteenth alcohol-free piña colada in her hand suddenly came out of her daydreams when she heard a camera click to her left. She turned and fell on the look of her husband.
- Satoshi, you were cute when you only drew me, honey. How many photos of me will you still take?
- As long as your beauty will last.
- Yeah... so forever.
- Exactly.
The young woman gave a little laugh and kissed her husband.
- Enjoy a little, admire the horizon, drink a cocktail. Seriously, Mychee and I love this thing! She said pointing her piña colada with her finger.
- Are you sure, is there no alcohol in there?
- Sure and certain, I would have tasted it. I will not put our baby at risk for a few alcohol drops.
As reassured, the architect put down his camera and settled on his deck chair before calling a waiter to whom he ordered a cocktail. The man disappeared and they were alone again in their bubble with the sound of the waves.
- Are you sure it does not bother you that I spend the day fishing at sea tomorrow?
- Yes, go have fun, honey. Anyway, I can't accompany you on the boat, I will stay at the hotel or I will do some shopping in the area. In addition Mas' has promised to call me, it may be long, he will surely ask me the details of our wedding night and all those that followed.
- It's in your DNA, to be perverted to what I see.
Kazumi blushed and slapped Satoshi's arm.
- Pay attention to what you say, I can live without sex but I doubt it's your case.
- Yes, ma'am. He chuckled.
- Your drink, sir. Said the waiter coming back with Satoshi's cocktail.
The young man thanked him and tipped him before the waiter moved away again.
- And if you meet a western blonde girl with big boobs, remember to think of me and the baby with all your might and take a look at your ring finger.
- And if she is brunette with big boobs? The architect teased.
The author tried to contain her laugh and beat her husband who was chuckling again.
*****
- Yosh, Lychee, we finally got back to the hotel. Kazumi said as she closed the door to her room on her way back from the city.
She went to put the bag that contained the items she had just bought on an armchair near the bay window. There, she smiled briefly at the sight of the sea and sat down on the bed to remove her sandals.
- Lychee, are you hungry ? We will order a snack at the room service, it's daddy who pays ... Well, yes... it means that I pay too now but hey, you're well worth the candle. Monologed the young woman as she plunged into the room service menu.
Once her order was placed and her snack delivered, Kazumi changed to a more comfortable outfit and turned on her computer. Waiting for her brother to skype her, she resumed writing her next novel, munching on the chocolate cookies and drinking the glass of milk she had just ordered. An hour later, she received the long-awaited call and she answered.
- Hey! How's the bride? Launched Masaki.
- Well, good. Hi Mas'!
- Oh my god ! My nephew has grown up! I have the impression that you have got some belly since we last saw each other.
- Mas' ... We saw each other four days ago at the wedding. You're exaggerating ... said Kazumi, rolling her eyes.
- Oh don't take it like that ... It means that the baby is growing well, right?
- Hum. She mumbled while her left hand caressed her belly.
- So, otherwise, did you had lots of sex with Satoshi? You know, at first I thought that when you're pregnant you can't really do it but Sho-chan told me ...
- You're stupid ? You interrupted us on the weekend with dad and mom ...
- Yeah, but you didn't look like a pregnant woman yet ...
- That's what I say, you're stupid.
- Oi! Where is your husband? You killed him by too much sex? Masaki asked with a smirk.
- Mas'!
- Alright Alright.
Kazumi fell back against the mountain of pillows in the bed of their hotel room, running her hand over her face.
- Satoshi is at sea, He booked a day of fishing, he returns tonight.
- Oh I see. He abandons woman and future-child for fishes! Said Masaki in an excessively dramatic tone.
- He sends me mails every two hours with pictures of what he does. And then ? That's great he enjoys himself, he will soon be a father, he will be too busy with the baby to go fishing.
- Unless he takes your baby with him.
- Over my dead body, at least not until this baby has a proper age to go. I will not spend 9 months making a baby for Satoshi to drop it into the sea.
The author saw her brother chuckling on her computer screen.
- What?
- No nothing. You started talking like a mom, it's adorable.
- Yeah, well, the latest news is that it's what I'm going to become.
Masaki sighed without losing his huge smile.
- You know what ? Mai, Sho-chan's little sister, has a 7 years old daughter and is also a rather adventurous reporter. She just leave to Australia.
- Okay but why are you telling me all this with that excited face?
- Mai-san has entrusted her daughter to Sho-chan during her absence, so we'll keep her with us for a whole month!
- A whole month !
- Yep! It's not nice? Oh that's really great! Umi, that's her name, is really a nice little girl. We immediately got along well !
- That's normal, you have the same mental age.
- Oi!
Kazumi just laughed.
- It's only been a few days that she is there but ... I'm feeling good in this lifestyle. We are like a little family.
- Mas', don't forget that you'll have to return her to her mother in a month.
- Yes I know but we may be able to meet again one day.
The young woman could see that her brother's smile was becoming bitter.
- Mas' if you want a child, you should talk to Sho-kun, there are solutions for same-sex couples.
- I know, and we've already talked about it but it would be so complicated. Adoption takes time and if we wanted to have a baby with a surrogate we could not do it legally here, we should go abroad and this method does not please us that much. We would prefer ... Taking care of your baby from time to time, that would be enough for us.
- You will always be my first choice as a babysitter and you can come home whenever you want. Kazumi smiles.
- How nice. I can't wait for your baby to come into the world! I didn't want to tell you right now but I bought a little bodice for him and a matching t-shirt for me! I'll go get them to show you!
Masaki got up excitedly and came out of the fields of his webcam a few minutes to return with the two clothes he exhibited in front of his sister. "My uncle rocks!" written on the bodice and "My nephew is the cutest ever, bear with it" on the t-shirt at the size of Masaki. Kazumi recognized there her big brother and her heart was warmed up as her laugh escaped her throat.
- We don't know yet if it's a girl or a boy but I thought "nephew" would be in the general sense.
- That's adorable, Mas'. You'll be our baby's favorite uncle, I'm sure.
- Sho-chan will be his second favorite uncle but he will be much less cool than me! He will be the boring Uncle Sho-chan! Haha!
- Haha! And then there will be the ugly uncle Hiroshi who does not care about him or even his dad and mom. She said, talking to her belly. Ah! But the husband of Mitsuki-nee will surely be great and then there is also Toma-kun ...
- Oi! I will be his favorite !!
- Yes...Yes... Tempered the young woman.
*****
The night had already fallen when Satoshi slipped into their room on tiptoe. The room was lit only by the moonlight and much less romantically by the computer screen of his wife who was already sleeping, back to him. He approached the bed and saw on his way in the dark that she had dined properly with a room service dish. He turned around to leave the serving with the dirty plates in the hallway and came back in order to shut the computer still on. As he approached, he noticed that a text document was open and curiosity led him to read a few lines, believing that this was his wife's next novel. The architect was mistaken royally. It was a kind of pregnancy diary that Kazumi was obviously holding with exemplary regularity since she had learned that she was pregnant. She must have fallen asleep writing it a little earlier in the evening.
"Day 62: Wednesday, September 11th,
Satoshi went fishing for the day. After a little shopping in the area (which does not look like me but I needed air and my hormones pushed me to the baby stores), I went back to the hotel and I talked with Mas'. Sho-kun's niece is going to live with them for a month and he's still in "best uncle in the world" mode when we talk about the baby.
Lychee continues to get noticed in my belly, it still feels like gurgles but now, I know it's probably him stirring inside me so I feel more serene when it happens. At least he doesn't seem to be lazy like me ..."
Satoshi smiled and closed the computer for good before taking off his clothes and sliding against his wife to let sleep invade him.
The next morning he was awakened by a hand gently stroking his cheek as he was kissed on the other. The young man hugged his wife a little closer to him and kissed her neck as she giggled.
- Cuddly in the morning?
- Hum ... I love you, that's all.
- You came back late last night, you'll be punished. Kazumi teased.
- I called you to warn you, I'll let you know! Grumbled Satoshi, hiding his laughter against his beloved's shoulder.
- I know but the fact is there. I didn't even hear you go in, is it you who closed my pc?
- Who do you want it to be?
- So I guess you read my diary.
- I plead guilty.
- In this case, two punishments.
- It was adorable. I didn't know you were keeping a diary of your pregnancy.
- Hum. I started almost immediately when I knew it. It relaxes me and I will keep track of it.
- You're so wonderful ... Murmured the architect before melting on the lips of his wife for a tender kiss.
- I missed you yesterday.
- Me too.
- Did you still enjoyed your fishing day?
- Well... I haven't caught much, but I can't see myself bringing fish on the plane.
- If you do that, I don't know you anymore. Smiles the author.
Satoshi kissed her forehead.
- And you ? You bought something ?
- Some souvenirs for our families and friends and I could not resist sea-themed bathing capes sets with matching washclothes for Lychee.
- Aww ... Kazu-chan, you're so cute! And in the same time I'm a little jealous that you were the first to buy something for our baby!
- Mas' bought a t-shirt / bodice set a few weeks ago.
- Damn ! sweared Satoshi pouting. Hmm, I would like the first thing I will buy for our baby to be special!
- As expected from you. Kazumi said. Do you want to see the cute little bathing capes and imagine a mini us wrapped in?
- With pleasure. He replied as his wife pulled away from his embrace to pick up the paper bag containing her purchases from the day before.
*****
Masaki was busy preparing dinner when he felt a presence in his back and turned around.
- Umi-chan, did you finish your homework?
- hum. Nodded the girl.
- Curry, does it suit you? I'm sorry, I never really asked you what you like to eat or not.
- I like curry. Umi smiled as she approached the young man shyly.
- Yokatta ... Sighed Masaki.
- Can I help you Masaki-kun?
- Help me ? I suppose...
- At home, I always cut carrots and potatoes when mommy makes curry.
- Are you sure you're not going to cut yourself?
- No, no, I'll be careful!
Masaki then brought a chair to the counter and prepared a cutting board and a small knife for Umi, who started to work carefully and hummed. It made Masaki feel so good that as soon as he recognized one of the many children rhymes he had learned and taught to his little pupils, he accompanied the little girl.
Some time later, the curry was simmering on the fire while both were washing their hands in the kitchen sink.
- Your uncle will be back around 8 pm, you want to watch a movie while waiting for it? Masaki asked after consulting the clock hanging on the wall.
- Hum!
- Great, I'm going to prepare the bath first. Smiled the young man. Sit comfortably, I'm coming.
- Hai!
At 8pm, the front door opened and Sho's voice echoed to the ears of Umi and Masaki as Zootopia credits ran to the TV screen.
- Okaeri Sho-ji! Said the journalist's niece when he arrived in the living room by loosening his tie.
- Tadaima Umi-chan. He replied, ruffling the little girl's hair.
Seeing the pout and the arms crossed of his companion, Sho laughed a little and hurried to drop a kiss on his lips.
- I prefer that ! Said Masaki getting up from the couch. Are you hungry, Sho-chan?
The journalist put a hand to his stomach.
- I'm starving.
- Me too ! Umi said excitedly.
- Wakatta, wakatta. Sit down, I take care of everything, Sakurai family.
Masaki chuckled for himself as he went to serve the plates in the kitchen. Umi sometimes looked a lot like his uncle and it amused the young man a lot. "At least they can't deny themselves, these two." Thought he.
Pairing : Ohmiya, Sakuraiba, Jun/Toma
Genre : Romance, Fluff, Comedy
Rating : PG-13
Warning : Genderswitch
Summary : 2 years after her first novel's release and success, Kazumi starts the writing of her third book at a time when her life and Satoshi's are about to undergo great changes.
[Chapter 8]
Kazumi, settled peacefully on a deck chair staring at the horizon from the beach of their hotel, an umpteenth alcohol-free piña colada in her hand suddenly came out of her daydreams when she heard a camera click to her left. She turned and fell on the look of her husband.
- Satoshi, you were cute when you only drew me, honey. How many photos of me will you still take?
- As long as your beauty will last.
- Yeah... so forever.
- Exactly.
The young woman gave a little laugh and kissed her husband.
- Enjoy a little, admire the horizon, drink a cocktail. Seriously, Mychee and I love this thing! She said pointing her piña colada with her finger.
- Are you sure, is there no alcohol in there?
- Sure and certain, I would have tasted it. I will not put our baby at risk for a few alcohol drops.
As reassured, the architect put down his camera and settled on his deck chair before calling a waiter to whom he ordered a cocktail. The man disappeared and they were alone again in their bubble with the sound of the waves.
- Are you sure it does not bother you that I spend the day fishing at sea tomorrow?
- Yes, go have fun, honey. Anyway, I can't accompany you on the boat, I will stay at the hotel or I will do some shopping in the area. In addition Mas' has promised to call me, it may be long, he will surely ask me the details of our wedding night and all those that followed.
- It's in your DNA, to be perverted to what I see.
Kazumi blushed and slapped Satoshi's arm.
- Pay attention to what you say, I can live without sex but I doubt it's your case.
- Yes, ma'am. He chuckled.
- Your drink, sir. Said the waiter coming back with Satoshi's cocktail.
The young man thanked him and tipped him before the waiter moved away again.
- And if you meet a western blonde girl with big boobs, remember to think of me and the baby with all your might and take a look at your ring finger.
- And if she is brunette with big boobs? The architect teased.
The author tried to contain her laugh and beat her husband who was chuckling again.
*****
- Yosh, Lychee, we finally got back to the hotel. Kazumi said as she closed the door to her room on her way back from the city.
She went to put the bag that contained the items she had just bought on an armchair near the bay window. There, she smiled briefly at the sight of the sea and sat down on the bed to remove her sandals.
- Lychee, are you hungry ? We will order a snack at the room service, it's daddy who pays ... Well, yes... it means that I pay too now but hey, you're well worth the candle. Monologed the young woman as she plunged into the room service menu.
Once her order was placed and her snack delivered, Kazumi changed to a more comfortable outfit and turned on her computer. Waiting for her brother to skype her, she resumed writing her next novel, munching on the chocolate cookies and drinking the glass of milk she had just ordered. An hour later, she received the long-awaited call and she answered.
- Hey! How's the bride? Launched Masaki.
- Well, good. Hi Mas'!
- Oh my god ! My nephew has grown up! I have the impression that you have got some belly since we last saw each other.
- Mas' ... We saw each other four days ago at the wedding. You're exaggerating ... said Kazumi, rolling her eyes.
- Oh don't take it like that ... It means that the baby is growing well, right?
- Hum. She mumbled while her left hand caressed her belly.
- So, otherwise, did you had lots of sex with Satoshi? You know, at first I thought that when you're pregnant you can't really do it but Sho-chan told me ...
- You're stupid ? You interrupted us on the weekend with dad and mom ...
- Yeah, but you didn't look like a pregnant woman yet ...
- That's what I say, you're stupid.
- Oi! Where is your husband? You killed him by too much sex? Masaki asked with a smirk.
- Mas'!
- Alright Alright.
Kazumi fell back against the mountain of pillows in the bed of their hotel room, running her hand over her face.
- Satoshi is at sea, He booked a day of fishing, he returns tonight.
- Oh I see. He abandons woman and future-child for fishes! Said Masaki in an excessively dramatic tone.
- He sends me mails every two hours with pictures of what he does. And then ? That's great he enjoys himself, he will soon be a father, he will be too busy with the baby to go fishing.
- Unless he takes your baby with him.
- Over my dead body, at least not until this baby has a proper age to go. I will not spend 9 months making a baby for Satoshi to drop it into the sea.
The author saw her brother chuckling on her computer screen.
- What?
- No nothing. You started talking like a mom, it's adorable.
- Yeah, well, the latest news is that it's what I'm going to become.
Masaki sighed without losing his huge smile.
- You know what ? Mai, Sho-chan's little sister, has a 7 years old daughter and is also a rather adventurous reporter. She just leave to Australia.
- Okay but why are you telling me all this with that excited face?
- Mai-san has entrusted her daughter to Sho-chan during her absence, so we'll keep her with us for a whole month!
- A whole month !
- Yep! It's not nice? Oh that's really great! Umi, that's her name, is really a nice little girl. We immediately got along well !
- That's normal, you have the same mental age.
- Oi!
Kazumi just laughed.
- It's only been a few days that she is there but ... I'm feeling good in this lifestyle. We are like a little family.
- Mas', don't forget that you'll have to return her to her mother in a month.
- Yes I know but we may be able to meet again one day.
The young woman could see that her brother's smile was becoming bitter.
- Mas' if you want a child, you should talk to Sho-kun, there are solutions for same-sex couples.
- I know, and we've already talked about it but it would be so complicated. Adoption takes time and if we wanted to have a baby with a surrogate we could not do it legally here, we should go abroad and this method does not please us that much. We would prefer ... Taking care of your baby from time to time, that would be enough for us.
- You will always be my first choice as a babysitter and you can come home whenever you want. Kazumi smiles.
- How nice. I can't wait for your baby to come into the world! I didn't want to tell you right now but I bought a little bodice for him and a matching t-shirt for me! I'll go get them to show you!
Masaki got up excitedly and came out of the fields of his webcam a few minutes to return with the two clothes he exhibited in front of his sister. "My uncle rocks!" written on the bodice and "My nephew is the cutest ever, bear with it" on the t-shirt at the size of Masaki. Kazumi recognized there her big brother and her heart was warmed up as her laugh escaped her throat.
- We don't know yet if it's a girl or a boy but I thought "nephew" would be in the general sense.
- That's adorable, Mas'. You'll be our baby's favorite uncle, I'm sure.
- Sho-chan will be his second favorite uncle but he will be much less cool than me! He will be the boring Uncle Sho-chan! Haha!
- Haha! And then there will be the ugly uncle Hiroshi who does not care about him or even his dad and mom. She said, talking to her belly. Ah! But the husband of Mitsuki-nee will surely be great and then there is also Toma-kun ...
- Oi! I will be his favorite !!
- Yes...Yes... Tempered the young woman.
*****
The night had already fallen when Satoshi slipped into their room on tiptoe. The room was lit only by the moonlight and much less romantically by the computer screen of his wife who was already sleeping, back to him. He approached the bed and saw on his way in the dark that she had dined properly with a room service dish. He turned around to leave the serving with the dirty plates in the hallway and came back in order to shut the computer still on. As he approached, he noticed that a text document was open and curiosity led him to read a few lines, believing that this was his wife's next novel. The architect was mistaken royally. It was a kind of pregnancy diary that Kazumi was obviously holding with exemplary regularity since she had learned that she was pregnant. She must have fallen asleep writing it a little earlier in the evening.
"Day 62: Wednesday, September 11th,
Satoshi went fishing for the day. After a little shopping in the area (which does not look like me but I needed air and my hormones pushed me to the baby stores), I went back to the hotel and I talked with Mas'. Sho-kun's niece is going to live with them for a month and he's still in "best uncle in the world" mode when we talk about the baby.
Lychee continues to get noticed in my belly, it still feels like gurgles but now, I know it's probably him stirring inside me so I feel more serene when it happens. At least he doesn't seem to be lazy like me ..."
Satoshi smiled and closed the computer for good before taking off his clothes and sliding against his wife to let sleep invade him.
The next morning he was awakened by a hand gently stroking his cheek as he was kissed on the other. The young man hugged his wife a little closer to him and kissed her neck as she giggled.
- Cuddly in the morning?
- Hum ... I love you, that's all.
- You came back late last night, you'll be punished. Kazumi teased.
- I called you to warn you, I'll let you know! Grumbled Satoshi, hiding his laughter against his beloved's shoulder.
- I know but the fact is there. I didn't even hear you go in, is it you who closed my pc?
- Who do you want it to be?
- So I guess you read my diary.
- I plead guilty.
- In this case, two punishments.
- It was adorable. I didn't know you were keeping a diary of your pregnancy.
- Hum. I started almost immediately when I knew it. It relaxes me and I will keep track of it.
- You're so wonderful ... Murmured the architect before melting on the lips of his wife for a tender kiss.
- I missed you yesterday.
- Me too.
- Did you still enjoyed your fishing day?
- Well... I haven't caught much, but I can't see myself bringing fish on the plane.
- If you do that, I don't know you anymore. Smiles the author.
Satoshi kissed her forehead.
- And you ? You bought something ?
- Some souvenirs for our families and friends and I could not resist sea-themed bathing capes sets with matching washclothes for Lychee.
- Aww ... Kazu-chan, you're so cute! And in the same time I'm a little jealous that you were the first to buy something for our baby!
- Mas' bought a t-shirt / bodice set a few weeks ago.
- Damn ! sweared Satoshi pouting. Hmm, I would like the first thing I will buy for our baby to be special!
- As expected from you. Kazumi said. Do you want to see the cute little bathing capes and imagine a mini us wrapped in?
- With pleasure. He replied as his wife pulled away from his embrace to pick up the paper bag containing her purchases from the day before.
*****
Masaki was busy preparing dinner when he felt a presence in his back and turned around.
- Umi-chan, did you finish your homework?
- hum. Nodded the girl.
- Curry, does it suit you? I'm sorry, I never really asked you what you like to eat or not.
- I like curry. Umi smiled as she approached the young man shyly.
- Yokatta ... Sighed Masaki.
- Can I help you Masaki-kun?
- Help me ? I suppose...
- At home, I always cut carrots and potatoes when mommy makes curry.
- Are you sure you're not going to cut yourself?
- No, no, I'll be careful!
Masaki then brought a chair to the counter and prepared a cutting board and a small knife for Umi, who started to work carefully and hummed. It made Masaki feel so good that as soon as he recognized one of the many children rhymes he had learned and taught to his little pupils, he accompanied the little girl.
Some time later, the curry was simmering on the fire while both were washing their hands in the kitchen sink.
- Your uncle will be back around 8 pm, you want to watch a movie while waiting for it? Masaki asked after consulting the clock hanging on the wall.
- Hum!
- Great, I'm going to prepare the bath first. Smiled the young man. Sit comfortably, I'm coming.
- Hai!
At 8pm, the front door opened and Sho's voice echoed to the ears of Umi and Masaki as Zootopia credits ran to the TV screen.
- Okaeri Sho-ji! Said the journalist's niece when he arrived in the living room by loosening his tie.
- Tadaima Umi-chan. He replied, ruffling the little girl's hair.
Seeing the pout and the arms crossed of his companion, Sho laughed a little and hurried to drop a kiss on his lips.
- I prefer that ! Said Masaki getting up from the couch. Are you hungry, Sho-chan?
The journalist put a hand to his stomach.
- I'm starving.
- Me too ! Umi said excitedly.
- Wakatta, wakatta. Sit down, I take care of everything, Sakurai family.
Masaki chuckled for himself as he went to serve the plates in the kitchen. Umi sometimes looked a lot like his uncle and it amused the young man a lot. "At least they can't deny themselves, these two." Thought he.