Northstar Vale Painting colors in the sky

He stilled instantly. Body frozen, his jaw unhinged as he stared at her. Slowly his gaze wandered, away from her averted eyes and landed on her stomach. Yuudai was not so naïve as to be completely caught off guard, he knew what they had done and the consequences of his actions. Their actions. But still the fact she dropped startled him. Mostly because he had never really thought of having his own children. The idea seemed so far and out of reach that despite his deepest desires he refused to believe it would ever actually happen. But as he slowly came to comprehend what she told him, understanding that she carried a life inside her. That she carried his children in her belly. Yuudai couldn’t help the grin.

“Yo-you…you’re pregnant?” He inched closer, hesitant only because he was afraid to hurt her. Suddenly everything that he had been dreading in the last few weeks, the pain of being separated from Reiko and the feelings of failure melted away. Not completely forgotten, but overruled by the new joy in his heart. “Are you sure? How do you know?” Yuudai found himself rambling, but there was no doubting the glee in his tone. His gaze snapped back to her face, hoping she would look at him.