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When he stared at himself in the mirror the day before, Heizou couldn't help but frown.
The bump is starting to show…
His white top was loose enough to hide it, so the people around him wouldn't notice, but his black undershirt had gotten too tight, so he couldn't wear that one anymore, meaning that he'll have to tighten up the white tunic a little so his body remains covered properly.
From the moment Madam Kujou was told about his status, she restricted Heizou's way of working. Instead of allowing him to work for longer time and time again, whenever he is at his office, she keeps an eye on the hours he works and forces him to leave as soon as the 8 hour mark hits, sometimes even sooner. She also forbade him from working in the field, only working on reports rather than going to crime locations, just in case that danger still lurks there. She does allow him to work from home, but there he's under his boyfriend's, Kazuha’s, supervision. It's nice to see his boss so caring about his wellbeing, especially when it really matters, but the restriction claws at him. He needs to go out, needs to do his usual things that keep him going but he's not allowed to. He's tried to do so, but the lecture he got upon being caught was something he doesn't want to experience again.
He knows that when development comes along, he ought to be happy, because there's a little life growing inside of him, a result of his and Kazuha’s love and devotion, but instead, he frowns at it. It's the reason why he's restricted, after all. Not only that, but it's also morphing his body, and that's what he's afraid of the most. His body is actively changing, shaping around the growing child, and it'll take a while for it to go back to normal- no, it won't ever go back to normal. He knows that he'll have residue of the pregnancy, whether he likes it or not.
Now, he was laying in his bed with his beloved by his side.
Kazuha was awake as well, his head resting on Heizou's stomach, trying to put as little pressure on it as he could. His head moved slightly with Heizou's breathing, but he looked like he was in heaven. After a good few moments, he planted a kiss on the skin, and he then looked up to see a frown staring back. "What's wrong, my love?" he asked, voice quiet to match the vibe of the room.
Heizou hummed hesitantly before he answered. "It's really starting to show…" he murmured, placing a hand on the side of his stomach that wasn't occupied by Kazuha. "I don't like the way it's changing my body."
Kazuha showed a smile, placing his hand on top of Heizou's. "It's merely temporary," He said, trying to assure his love. "Before you know it, you'll be back to your usual self, except you'll also have a mini version of you as well."
"Me?" Heizou scoffed. "She's going to look like you."
"She?"
"I feel like it's a she- my intuition is telling me so," Heizou explained, brightening up just a little before faltering again. "And I'm still closer to the beginning phase than the end. Besides, it will take a while for the womb to return to normal, it will still be slightly bloated even after months of recovery…"
"And you'll be beautiful across the whole process, and afterwards," Kazuha declared as if it was a fact. "No matter what happens, you will always be blessed by beauty. The little one as well. She'll have an amazing father taking care of her."
"Yeah, you," Heizou replied.
Kazuha chuckled lightly, shaking his head. "Both, then. Nevertheless, she might be as beautiful as you,"
That made Heizou laugh.
"What?" Kazuha asked, a slight tease in his voice. "She's a product of my love for you. Nothing could ever shine brighter than the source that I love so dearly. Were she to shine as bright as the sun, you'd somehow be able to beat that- no calamity shall be greater than a cyclone."
"Such a charmer," Heizou sighed, boasting just a little at the implied nickname the criminals he's sent to jail call him- the nickname he takes pride in. His frown had been replaced by a smile of his own. He watched as Kazuha crawled up to give him a kiss on his lips, which he gladly returned.
Kazuha then sat up, moving his hand from on top of Heizou’s to move his bangs to the side, getting a better view at those gorgeous, green eyes with dual birthmarks below them. "Now we're talking… Miss Kano is coming over today."
"What?! No!" Heizou immediately sat up as well, balancing himself on his arms as he stared at his boyfriend in disbelief. "Nana's going to just nag at me- and she's going to tell my family that I'm pregnant!"
Kazuha hummed. "Hence why I invited her over."
Heizou groaned, dropping himself back on the bed and rubbing his face with his hands. "That's so mean," He said. "When my old man hears about my wellbeing he'll ask me to come back and pursue his stupid martial arts thing… and mom's going to be in shock, and my siblings will tell me to ditch you and get an abortion even though it's way too late for that." He can already hear them, especially his older sister. She was the one that posted on the bulletin board in the city, the one most eager in trying to get him to quit his "hopeless" job and come back to the family estate (if only she knew about his fame within the Tenryou Commission and the words that were spread about him between criminals).
Kazuha huffed, secretly amused by Heizou's complaining. "And when have you ever listened to any of them?"
"Uh, never?"
"Precisely." The blonde leaned down for another kiss, this one more swift. "Despite how they treat you, they ought to know. Whether they will actually get to know their new family member will be up to you."
Heizou sighed dramatically. "Finneee, but only because you insist," and because he was right, but Heizou's not going to blatantly tell him that. He sat up again. "When is Nana coming?"
"She will be here about two hours from now. I offered her to stay for dinner, but she refused, claiming that she'll have to watch over Miss Sayu." Kazuha explained as he stood up and went to put on a shirt.
"That's fine," Heizou said, having absolutely no objections as he stood up as well, going to put on a kimono.
The both of them decided that it was about time to quit hanging around and continue on with their day, also prepare for Kano Nana's visit, and the whirlwind that was bound to follow.