Anything And Everything, Unanswered Prayer

She walked down the streets carrying a couple of grocery bags. She saw him across the street with a girl, a new girl. His arms were around her waist and they were laughing at something. For a moment, Yuuki felt his gaze on her. She tried her best to NOT look at them, at him. She hurried to the bus stand and waited for the bus to arrive.

Half an hour later she was still waiting for the bus and she could still see them from the corner of her eyes. It was as if they were trying to make her jealous... as if HE was trying to make her jealous. She laughed at her own thought. How could he TRY to make her jealous? She had showed him her feelings for him in every possible way. He KNEW that she was jealous every time she saw him with his 'girls'. Not that he cared or anything, He was a playboy, a Casanova in and out. But she couldn't help loving him. She'd be happy even if he looked at her just once. It was rare but whenever he glanced at her she would smile throughout the day till she saw him with some girl again. It was always like this. Her heart was broken over and over again and now if felt like numb.

The bus arrived and she got in. She sat at the one available seat and from the window, she could still see him. The odd thing was that he was watching her. Looking at her. She looked away not wanting to have any hope but she still did hope something at the back of her mind. And it was killing her. She knew what the outcome would be but she still hoped that someday, there might be something between them. Or at least he would talk to her with honesty, not in a flirting way. Even a single honest word from him was everything.

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He saw her getting on the bus. He could see the sadness in her eyes. He was the reason of her sadness. He also knew that her dream… hope was a possibility. If she would just give him the right look, the right smile… he would be in her arms in an instant.

All the partying, all the girls were just to forget the ache in his heart. He had lost love once and when he tried to give love another chance, the love itself was running away from him. Taking with her his whole heart and breaking it. Her way of breaking his heart was not with going out and falling in love with someone else. She still loved him, he knew in his heart, but she was running away, trying to ignore and maybe forget the love, if it was possible.

He could go to her and tell her the whole truth. She might not believe him. But even so, he desperately wanted to try. But his stupid pride was holding him back. He cursed himself everyday and every time he saw her and not see her usual smile but her invisible tears behind the fake smile that she was giving him. Oh how he wished he could make her smile again and drink her tears away. How he wished she would be in her arms instead of running away from him.

Xxx

She couldn't cry anymore. She had been crying so much these past few days that she didn't have any more tears to shed.

She was curious, though. Curious as to why he was looking at her like that? Was he trying to play with her? He had played with her emotions and now, did he want to play with her body? But he had all those girls, girls who were far more beautiful and experienced than her. She wanted to slap herself when she realized that she won't have minded spending one night with him. One smile from him (for her) was enough for her to last a day. One night with him would be- She didn't want to think about it. Suddenly she was afraid. Afraid that if ever he asks her to spend a night with him and she agrees, she was afraid that she would want more. Want more than just one night…

Her thoughts were disturbed by the ringing of her cell phone. She decided to leave it unanswered but after seeing tat it was Tsukushi's number, she answered it.

"M-moshi moshi?"

Although she had stopped crying, her voice wasn't yet normal.

"Yuuki? Are you okay? Why were you crying? Did someone hurt you? Who is i-"

"I'm fine, Tsukushi. I'm okay now. Did you need something?"

"Forget about why I called. What happened? If you don't tell me I'm going to come over right now!"

But before Yuuki could answer her, Tsukushi had ended the call and Yuuki gathered she was on her way. She really wanted to be alone but Tsukushi was her best friend and she hoped that talking to her might ease her pain.

Ten minutes later, her doorbell rang. Thinking it might be Tsukushi, she went to open the door without tidying herself up. But as soon as she opened the door, she realized that the person who rang the doorbell wasn't her best friend but her heartbreaker himself, Soujirou Nishikado.

She couldn't say anything. She just stood there with her disheveled form, staring at him with her puffy eyes and red nose. He too wasn't making any move; he just looked at her beautiful eyes which was all puffy and red now because of crying too much. Crying too much because of him.

"Yuuki…"

"What the hell do you think you're doing here?"

It wasn't Yuuki but Tsukushi, was panting hard to catch her breath. She had seen Soujirou knocking at Yuuki's door and she came running from the street. As soon as she saw Yuuki and Soujirou staring at each other, he knew just than that he was the reason why Yuuki was crying.

Soujirou didn't say anything. Instead he just kept looking at Yuuki. Tsukushi came forward and pushed Yuuki inside the door and went in behind her. After stepping inside, Tsukushi turned to face Soujirou.

"Don't ever come back here again, Nishikado-san. Can't you see you're breaking her? Why don't you go back to your woman or should I say women?"

The sarcasm did not go unnoticed to both Soujirou and Yuuki. Soujirou made no move.

"Makino, I have to-"

"Go!"

And with that Tsukushi closed the door in front of his face.

Soujirou stood there and stare at the door for a few seconds and the he left. Maybe he needed to talk to someone. Maybe Akira would listen to him. So he drove towards the Mimisaka mansion.

xxx

After she closed the door, Tsukushi tried to talk to her friend. But Yuuki won't speak. Instead, the tears which she had thought had dried came back, and this time it seemed like they were never going to stop. What was he doing at her house? Why did he come? Did he finally come to offer her to spend the night with him? Questions after questions came to her mind all without any answer.

"Yuuki, will you please talk to me now? What was Nishikado-san doing here?"

"I… I don't … know!" her voice was barely a whisper. She wished she was as strong as Tsukushi. But she was weak, always crying. Perhaps that was the reason why he can't acknowledge her love…

"I don't know what to do, Tsukushi. I love him so much and I know that he's never going to love me back but I still have this hope that he will, one day. I'm pathetic! I should really get used to seeing him with all the girls but it still hurt."

Tsukushi didn't know what to say so she just hugged her friend. She wanted to punch Nishikado so bad but as she thought back about her conversation with her husband the night before, she was confused

"Its okay." She told her friend. "It's okay."

xxx

The night before, Tsukushi was waiting for her husband at their home. He was meeting the guys after a very long time so it was obvious that he was late. Very late. When Tsukasa finally came home, Tsukushi noticed that he looked a little bit disturbed.

"Hey! You're home. Finally." She said as Tsukasa came to sit beside her. "Are you alright?" She continued after noticing that he wasn't answering her. "What happened? You're usually very cheerful after meeting the guys after a long time. Did something happen? Did you fight with Rui?"

She gave him an accusing look after her final question.

He turned towards her and kissed both her cheeks. "I love you." He said.

"Hey, don't you dare change the subject, Tsukasa! What happened?" she demanded.

"No."

"?"

"No I didn't fight with Rui. He has a new girlfriend. Her name's Ai. He even showed us her picture and she looks pretty. Although not prettier than you!" he added after sensing her clenched knuckles which was placed at his own hands.

"Well then why are you looking like that? You look as if someone died or something."

Tsukasa gave a long sigh before saying, "Soujirou's dead. I mean not dead dead but dead. You know what I mean?"

"No!"

"I mean, he's there with his usual girls and drinks but he's also NOT there. His mind's somewhere else. I asked Akira about it and he said that Soujirou's been acting… weird lately. He said that Soujirou won't even talk to him about it. And the weirdest thing was that his phone was ringing and the first thing he said when he answered was 'yuki'. And then his face dropped and he hung up his phone angrily. There's something bothering him… maybe some girl…"

xxx

After comforting Yuuki as best as she could, Tsukushi left her friend's apartment and decided to find out what the hell was wrong with the Casanova and headed straight to find the Casanova himself.

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Akira was sitting at his living room with two women sitting at either side of him. He had a drink in one hand and his other hand was playing with one of the girls' hair when his best friend came inside and demanded to talk to him.

"I need to talk to you, Akira. You're the only one I know I can trust." Soujirou said.

Akira then dismissed the two women and offered Soujirou a drink which he declined, before telling him to go on.

"Yuuki…" Soujirou began when Akira broke in. "Yuuki who?"

"Matsuoka. Makino's friend."

"What about her?" Akira asked with a chuckle. "What did she do this time? Is she "stalking" you again?" Akira laughed and then stopped when he saw his best friend's face. Something was really troubling him…

"No. Nothing." Soujirou said. "She didn't do anything."

"And that's a problem…why?" Akira tried to make a light conversation.

After a pregnant silence, Soujirou finally spoke. "I love her."

Akira was shocked, no he was beyond shocked. Soujirou? The Casanova of the F4, in love? He was out of words.

"I love her." Soujirou continued. "And I can't have her because she's running away from me. I made her run away from me and I don't know how to get her back." His voice was breaking. He was afraid that he was going to break down and cry. He can't cry. Somehow, he had to be strong.

Akira was looking at him kike he had two heads or something. Soujirou was becoming frustrated. He wanted Akira to say something, anything but Akira seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. And finally, after a long time (a few seconds but it was really long for Soujirou), Akira stood up and put his drink down at the table and said, "Come on. Let's go and get your girl!"

Soujirou looked at him, dumbstruck. "Are you crazy? I can't go to her. I broke her heart and I'm breaking it every time she sees me. I can't let he break again!"

The door opened and Tsukushi stormed into the living room where the two playboys of the F4 were sitting and standing.

"Nishikado-san, I need to talk-"

"Makino! What a pleasant surprise! I haven't seen you in ages." Akira said and she noticed him making his way to her. "We heard the news from Tsukasa. My! You two are going to be busy!" He teased.

"…thanks Mimisaka-san! I wanted to-"

"Come, let me show you around." And with this, Akira took Tsukushi's hand and led her out of Soujirou's sight.

"Damn!" Soujirou cursed.

xxx

Tsukushi was annoyed at Akira. Here she came to have a very important conversation with Soujirou and Akira was taking her away. He was avoiding her from talking to Soujirou. And what is the need of looking around? She's been here hundreds of times. She didn't need to be showed around.

"Mimisaka-san, I really needed to talk to Nishikado-san. Why did you take me away?" She was annoyed. Really annoyed.

"I know what you want to talk to him about, Makino. But he doesn't want help. He needs help but he's too proud and stubborn to ask for it."

Tsukushi blinked once… twice. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN? He needs help? He doesn't need help. He's been breaking my best friend's heart over and over again and you're saying he needs help? Seriously?"

Akira sighed. "He knows that he's breaking her heart. But it's also killing him inside. He loves her. And he knows she's running away from him. But he loves her, Makino. Yes he loves her."

Tsukushi was speechless and after a while they went back to where they left Soujirou to find that he had left.

xxx

When Yuuki woke up the next morning, her head was aching and her eyes were all puffy and red. She took an aspirin and put tea bags on both of her eyes. It was still very early and she wondered what she was going to do.

After taking s bath, she dressed for the day. It was a Saturday so she didn't have to go to work. She was surprised when the doorbell rang since it wasn't even seven yet.

She thought it was a dream when she opened the door and found it was Soujirou Nishikado. They stood there, looking at each other, just like the day before. She finally snapped out of it and invited him in.

She told him to sit down and when he did she sat at one of the single chair, as far away from him as possible. Without saying anything and still looking into her eyes, he took out a velvet box and opened it.

"Happy birthday, Yuuki-chan!" he said. Yuuki gasped. She didn't even knew it was her birthday. But then she realized, of course. She was twenty seven now. She shifted her glance from Soujirou to the box. In it was a chain with a locket. It was the locket that got Yuuki's attention. It was a twin heart shaped locket. A jointed heart. Which means two hearts becoming one, two souls becoming one. Trains of thoughts went through her mind when Soujirou came close to her, one knee on the floor. He took the chain out of the box and put it around her neck. A tear fell out from her eye and he wipes it with his gentle thumb. He leans closer and placed a kiss on her forehead and then her eyes and finally her lips. It was a soft kiss which told everything. More tears fell on her cheeks and he drank them all. She finally broke and cried. He took her in his arms and she kept on crying. After she calmed down, she pulled away slightly and looked at him.

"Nishikado-san…" she began and he shook his head.

"Let me talk first, Yuuki-chan." He said. "I'm sorry. For everything. For breaking your heart over and over again and for playing with your emotions. I promise that if you'll let me, I will try and make everything better between us. I love you, Yuuki-chan. I've been in love with you for a long time now and whenever I try to tell you or shoe you hoe much I care for you, you always ran away from me. I know it was all my fault and I can't be sorry enough for what I did to you. Please forgive me Yuuki-chan and let me love you."

Yuuki didn't say anything instead; she put her arms around Soujirou's neck and placed her neck on the crook of her neck. She cried again and whispered how much she loved him and how she lost all her hopes and therefore ran away from him to avoid being hurt and hoe in spite of all, she still got hurt and loved him even more.

This time it was Soujirou to pull away. But it wasn't to go away from her. He leaned down and kissed her with all the love and passion he had for her. "I love you." He repeated the sentence again and again between their kisses. They finally found one another. They were each other's everything. They were each other's soul mates.

xxx

A few hours later they lay on Yuuki's bed, the sheets covering their body. Yuuki laid her head on Soujirou's chest while Soujirou played with her hair. Yuuki, then, lift her head only to be pulled down by Soujirou to give her a passionate kiss.

"Did you heard?" He asked.

"About what?"

"Tsukasa and Makino are having another baby!" he said with a smile.

Yuuki was surprised and a little mad that Tsukushi didn't tell her about it. But then she figured it was why Tsukushi called her the day before.

"So soon?" she said to Soujirou. He nodded. "But, Riku isn't even one yet!" she said. Amazed.

Soujirou leaned closer to her and whispered in her ears, "What do you say we try making one of our own?" his face was all smile. He was glad to see the flushed face of his beloved. Yuuki leaned closer to him, again, and gave him a quick kiss. Her eyes were dancing and her face was all red when she said, "Why Not!"

THE END!

(TEN TEARS LATER)

"Jirou-kun, are you ready?" Yuuki Nishikado asked while knocking at her husband's dressing room door. "I swear, Jirou-kun. Women take more time while dressing up. But why is it that you always take more time than me? Its already 6.30. And you know the party starts at 7.00…." she was practically banging at the door while careful enough not to ruin her dress.

38-years old Soujirou Nishikado opened the door of his dressing room. He, as always, was looking magnificent in his navy-blue suit and white dress-shirt. He gave a seductive smile to his wife, Yuuki, while looking at her outfit. It wasn't a very revealing or seductive dress but everything that she wears was seductive to him. He leaned over her and gave her a small and sweet kiss which she returned gladly.

"It's just a party, Yuuki. For a ten-year old boy. He probably won't notice if we're there or not." He said while tracing his fingers along the curves of Yuuki's body. Yuuki slapped his hands and turned to get her purse. Soujirou never left his eyes off her form. God, she was beautiful. She was wearing a deep purple-couloured knee length dress. Its neckline was low-cut which showed her cleavage beautifully. Everything about her was perfect. And he tried, from the very first time they began dating, to be worthy of her. It was hard at first but, after eight years of marriage, although he can't admit that he deserves her, they were perfect for each other. Their marriage was perfect. Except for one thing but Soujirou swore he could live without that if it meant spending a dozen lifetime with Yuuki Mats- no, Yuuki Nishikado.

"Jirou-kun? Are you there?" Yuuki was waving her hands. "Why are you spacing out? And wipe that look off your face, you pervert."

But Soujirou couldn't help himself as he grabbed her wrist and pulled her body towards his own and as their bodies collided, he captured her mouth with his own. Yuuki tried to push him away, saying something like "party" "late" "waiting" and "don't have time". But Soujirou won't let her escape and instead he unzipped her dress (which she zipped it herself, with much difficulty) and carried her to their bed to make love to her on the exact spot where they had done it hundreds of times before.

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The party was at the Domyouji Estate. It was Riku's, Tsukasa and Tsukushi's son, tenth birthday. And Soujirou and Yuuki were late, for an hour. They were kind of flushed when they reached the venue but they couldn't care less. They were happy and in love. They were lucky since Riku hadn't cut his birthday cake, yet. It turned out that Riku didn't want to cut his cake with out the presence of both Yuuki and Soujirou, his godparents. So they waited for them. Everyone was present. Rui and his wife, Ai with their three year old daughter. Akira and his girlfriend, with their son. Tsukasa's parents as well as Tsukushi's parents. And some of Riku's friends from school with their parents.

As Riku cut his cake while everybody was singing 'Happy Birthday', Soujirou noticed the small tears that were threatening to fall on Yuuki's cheeks. He knew what she was thinking and it pained him to think that he couldn't fulfill her wish. He stepped close to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"You okay?" He whispered to her. By now, she was blinking hard to not let her tears fall. But some fell anyway and he wiped them off for her. She looked at him and gave him a sad smile.

"I'm okay." She answered his question and then turned her attention to the ongoing party.

xxx

The party ended at around 9.30 but the F4, along with their families, stayed behind. The men were talking about their own businesses while the women were chatting about their daily life. Yuuki stayed silent while the other women were talking about their kids. She got up and went to the balcony to get some fresh air and try calming herself down from all the pressure and tension that were building inside her. But no matter how many deep breaths she took, tears kept flowing from her eyes.

"Yuuki?" It was Tsukushi. She was worried about her best friend after she saw her going to the balcony. She knew what Yuuki was going through. And, although she doesn't know how Yuuki was feeling, she just wanted to be there for her friend.

"Hey. I'm sorry if we were troubling you in any way. Are you okay?" Tsukushi asked as she approached her friend. Yuuki shook her head and gave a heavy sigh.

"No. don't apologize for your happiness, Tsukushi." She said in a sad tone. "I'm the one who should be sorry. It's just that… sometimes I wish things were different, you know?"

"Yeah. It must've been a lot better if things were different. But, maybe this is what's supposed to happen. I mean, if you look the other way around, Soujirou-san is crazy about you even after ten years. And he seems to be happy with you… I'm sorry if I sound rude or anything, I only want your happiness, Yuuki."

"I know you want me to be happy. But sometimes, when Jirou-kin is working and I'm all alone at the house, I kept wishing that-." She gave a deep sigh. "I've been thinking. And I've made up my mind. And I don't think I'm going to turn my back this time. It's for everyone's happiness."

"No Yuuki. You can't. Not that again…"

"I've made up my mind, Tsukushi. And it's for the best." She wiped the remaining tears from her cheeks. She turned towards the door and went back inside the house leaving Tsukushi on her own.

xxx

Soujirou came to the living room where the ladies were talking. When he saw his wife, he approached her and suddenly stopped when he saw her tear-stained face. But when Yuuki saw him, she smiled and went towards him.

"I was wondering if you were ready to go home?" he asked her and she nodded. And soon they both said their goodbyes to everyone and left the Domyouji Estate.

In the car, Soujirou found Yuuki quieter than usual. He knew what she was thinking and even though he wanted to talk to her about it badly, to make it less painful for her, he knew that it would only make her more upset so he decided to stay silent and he just held her closer. He took her hand and kissed it which gave her the message that he loved her and she looked at him and gave him her beautiful smile.

xxx

It was almost midnight when they reached home. Yuuki went into the bathroom to take a quick shower while Soujirou went inside his dressing room to change his clothes. Soujirou was already lying on their bed when Yuuki came out from the bathroom in a black short negligee. Soujirou sat up when he saw her and got off the bed to approach her. His eyes were full of lust and love and when he reached her side, he intertwined his fingers with hers and bent down to give her a searing kiss which she returned gladly.

He carried her in a bridal style and made his way towards their bed. Carefully, he put her down and began kissing her again. Slowly, he took off her negligee and then her panties and when she was completely naked underneath him, he took off his own clothes and he began making love to her. He touched her on her most intimate areas which he knew by heart. And when he made his way between her legs, just like always, she opened herself for him and when their flesh joined, Yuuki found herself wishing for something she had stopped wishing for, for three years, she wished that they would conceive a child. A child which would make their life complete.

Afterwards, they lay breathless on their bed. Soujirou held her close, so close as if she was going away and he was afraid to let her go.

"I love you." He whispered, his face buried on her hair.

"I love you too." She returned his affection.

"I don't know what I'd do without you." He sounded scared. "Promise me that you'll never leave me."

Worried, Yuuki turned to face him. She kissed him lightly on his lips. "What are you talking about, Jirou-kun? Of course I'm never going to leave you. I love you!"

He let out a sigh and looked deep into her eyes. "Just promise me, Yuuki, that you'll never leave me. I'd die if I lose you."

He sounded sad. Yuuki closed her eyes and after a few moment of silence, she nodded. "Yes, I promise. If its in my power, I'll never leave you."

Soujirou closed his eyes. "I love you." He repeated himself. And after a while, he fell asleep leaving Yuuki in a deep thinking.

xxx

Yuuki was confused. On one hand, she wanted to be with Soujirou through every moment of life. But on the other hand, she knew how a traditional family like the Nishikado Family, needed an heir to continue the family business. She and Soujirou had been married for eight years, after two years of dating. And in the first five years of those eight years, she and Soujirou had been trying to get pregnant. But fate played on their life and they hadn't conceived even now, after eight years. And she knew that even though Soujirou said that he didn't care if they never had a child as long as she was with him, deep down he wanted an heir.

She was disappointed at herself. There weren't any problems regarding her or Soujirou's health. She couldn't understand why they were unable to conceive. So she made up her mind. The Nishikado Family needed an heir and if she wasn't able to give them heir, she just had to leave and let Soujirou find someone who would be able to give him one.

It had been three years since she wished for a child. She had somehow given up on having on of her own. It ached her heart even when she thought about life without Soujirou. She wasn't sure if she would be able to live or go on without him, but she had to try. If what she was doing was the only way to bring happiness in Soujirou's life, she would do it. Even if it meant she had to give him up. Even if it meant she had to leave him, she would do it.

"I wish I could stay with you forever." She whispered and buried her face on his chest. A small drop of tear fell from her eyes as Soujirou stirred slightly in his sleep. She fell asleep with his arms around her petite body, holding her as if never wanting to let her go.

xxx

Soujirou woke up with a start. He looked around the room and his heart began to beat fast, out of fear, when he didn't see his wife. He got up, put on his sweat pants and went to the bathroom to see if she was there or not. She wasn't in the bathroom. He then checked her dressing room. She wasn't there either. All of a sudden fear filled his entire being as he thought about his dream last night. Yuuki had left him in his dream. It was the worst possible dream a man could have. He thought he might've died if Yuuki left him. He couldn't bear it. He made his way toward the living room, she wasn't in the living room either. Even though he was a man, he felt the tears which were threatening to fall from his eyes when he heard a light, beautiful laughter of his wife coming from the kitchen.

She was talking on the phone. Her other hand was holding a coffee mug and she seemed to be cooking something. Soujirou let out a deep sigh of relief and went towards her. Her hugged her from behind and kissed her hair. Yuuki let out a quiet squeak when he suddenly hugged her. She ended the phone call, put the coffee mug at the kitchen counter and turned to face him. She was startled to see his tear threatening eyes. She gave him a curious look before he bent down and gave her a brief kiss. He hugged her tighter and whispered in a shaky voice.

"I thought you left when I couldn't find you at our bedroom. I thought you left me…"

Yuuki shushed him. "What's wrong with you, Jirou-kun? Ever since last night… why are you talking like this?"

"Yuuki, if you ever leave me, I'd kill myself! I can't and won't live without you."

"Who said I'm going to leave you, Jirou-kun? I'd die, too you know, if I had to live without you." Please don't make this hard for me… "Aren't you going to work today?"

Soujirou shrugged. "Let's go out." he said. "Its been a long time since we went out to have fun. I just want to spend sometime with you. Lets enjoy ourselves today."

Yuuki just stared at him. To him, it looked like she was happy and speechless but in reality, she was crying inside. She wanted to spend time with him but she was afraid that if she spent time with him, she won't be able to leave him. But after sometime, she finally nodded and smiled.

"I'd love to spend some alone time with you, Jirou-kun."

xxx

After breakfast, they took a quick shower together and changed into comfy clothes and left their house. They went to the city park, went for a long walk and ate lunch at a small café. They were both happy. And both wished the moment could last forever.

They went home after sunset. Yuuki made some dinner while Soujirou took a shower. She was thinking hard again. After today and this morning, when Soujirou talked about killing himself if ever she leave him, her mind had become confused again. How could she leave him now? He was her life and if anything happened to him, especially if it was her fault, she won't be able to live either. She had already set the table when he came down to the dining room. His hair was wet and he looked fresh and good. And happy. They ate their dinner quietly and when they finished, Yuuki put the dishes on the dish washer and went upstairs to take a shower.

When Soujirou came into their bedroom, the bathroom door was open and Yuuki was putting on her negligee. He could see her having difficulty in trying to tie the back of the negligee. He went to her and whispered in her ears, "Why put it on when it's going to be on the floor, forgotten in a few minutes?"

Yuuki blushed and stepped away a little. But Soujirou caught her wrist and pulled her towards him. They stared at each other, looking at each other's eyes for what seemed like a lifetime until Soujirou took her mouth on his own and began their love making.

xxx

"I've been thinking, again. And I realized I can't leave him. Especially after he said that he'd kill himself if ever I leave him if anything happens." She said sipping her cup of tea.

"I told you leaving him would've been a bad idea. And now you realized. I'm glad." Tsukushi said. She was feeding her two year old daughter, Sayu.

"Yeah. I'm glad too." She said.

"Are you okay, by the way? You look pale." Tsukushi inquired.

"Hm. I'm fine. It's just stress." She looked at her watch and sighed. "I should get going. Jirou-kun said he'd be home early. I'll see you later." She said and gave Tsukushi a quick hug then left.

xxx

Soujirou was already home when Yuuki reached their home. He was sitting on their bed. On his hand was a piece of paper. He didn't even notice when Yuuki entered their bedroom. He only realized when she bent down to give him a light kiss on his forehead.

"Did you wait for me for long, Jirou-kun? I'm sorry I took so long but you know how Tsukushi and I are. Especially when we don't see each other for a few weeks."

He didn't answer her. She didn't heed his silence and went inside her dressing room to change her clothes. When she came out, Soujirou was still sitting on the bed, the piece of paper still on his hands. Yuuki became curious so she went closer to him. She gasped when she saw what kind of paper Soujirou was holding. She immediately stepped back and tears started to fall on her cheeks again.

"Jirou-kun, please throw that away…" she pleaded. She didn't want to know what it said. It had always been the same for the past years, disappointment. It was just better to not know what it said. She couldn't take heartbreak. Heck, her heart was already breaking.

"Yuuki…" he finally spoke. But she shook her head.

"No, Jirou-kun. I don't want to hear it. Please… throw it away…"

"Yuuki…"

"NO!" she screamed and then fled to the bathroom and locked herself up.

Soujirou pounded on the door. "Yuuki, open the door… Yuuki!"

"Jirou-kun… please. Don't say the words. I … I ca-… I can't-"

"Its positive!" he whispered softly. But she could hear it. Slowly, she opened the bathroom door and looked up to him.

"It's positive!" he repeated himself. His eyes were teary. She didn't believe him so she took the paper from him and looked at the pregnancy result herself. It WAS positive. Slowly, tears started to fall on her face again. Then he wrapped her in his arms. They were both crying. They were both crying because of happiness. They were going to have a baby. It was a miracle.

xxx

(Seven months later)

Yuuki was finding it hard to breath. She was gasping. Her stomach was so big as if she was carrying twins. Soujirou was sleeping deeply on his side of the bed. He sat up immediately when he heard Yuuki's cry. It awakened him completely.

While he was asleep, Yuuki's water had broke. She was barely breathing and was holding the bed sheets ion her hands. Her knuckles were all white. It was evident that she was in pain. Soujirou immediately called the ambulance.

Yuuki was screaming in pain and when Soujirou looked between her legs, he could see the baby's head. So in reflex, he spread her legs wider and told her to take deep breaths and push. After fifteen minutes, before the paramedics reached their home, Soujirou held his son in his hands. He was crying and when Soujirou gave him to is mother, he began sucking his mother's nipples and fell asleep. Yuuki looked at Soujirou and smiled. He bent over and kissed her before he kissed his son.

And so, finally after eleven years, Soujirou and Yuuki became parents of a beautiful baby boy. They were happy and they had everything they wanted. Life was good.

THE END