Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bottle of Rum, Pills and Fate ❯ Chapter 20

Bottle of Rum, Pills and Fate

Chapter 20: Normal Changes

 

~three weeks later...~

~Sarah's P.o.V.~

I smiled to myself as I watched the sleeping form of Will next to me. He mumbled in his sleep, completely unaware of the world around him. Complete bliss and peace filled me. I was safe and happy. I had a husband who I loved more than life and friends that would go through hell for me or with me. What more could I need? Nothing...

I kissed Will on the lips and he opened his eyes, smiling, pulling me close again. "Call work...tell them you can't come in..." he whispered, kissing my forehead gently. And I did. I picked up the phone and said I'd come in tomorrow. I needed a day off. Will and me spent the whole rest of the morning and most of the afternoon in bed. Very close to each other too. Ahem...no shame...we were married after all. Will and me finally decided to get up so we could go out to dinner. I threw a pillow at him after I got out of the shower. He had drifted back to sleep. I think I exhaust him... We got dressed and left, choosing a nice restaurant that we could only afford once in awhile. This was one of those times that we could afford it. We still lived in an apartment in Canada and we still were madly in love as anyone could tell if they saw us together. Everything was back to normal. Meg even called when we were eating. "Hey Marshmellow," she said, using my old nickname. "'Ello Cap'n," I replied, laughing. "What's up?" she asked. "Eating out with Will, you?" I replied. "About to go on a lovely boat trip," she said. "A boat trip eh?" I asked, smiling. "Off on a voyage for the fall, haha, how be ye, my Sarah Marshmellow?" she asked. "I be fine, how about you and Jack?" I asked. "We're good, excited for our trip, everything seems so normal again...we wanted some adventure," she replied. "Adventure is normal enough for you two," I said matter-of-factly. She laughed,"Adventure is never normal...we miss you guys, we miss everyone..." she said. "We do too...but...change can be good...even if the change seems slightly normal..." I said. "That was deep, Sarah, haha," she said. We talked about old things when we were still in school and stuff. Normal things. It was normal...it was good...

~Meg's P.o.V.~

I hung up with Sarah just as Jack walked into the house. I smiled and kissed him. "Ye ready love?" he asked, hugging me. I nodded,"Ready for adventure, whatever comes our way...the Sparrows against the world eh?" I said, laughing lightly. He smiled,"Or at least the Southern Atlantic for now, love," he said. I smirked and slung my last bag over my shoulder. "Let's load her up and be off..." I said, taking his hand and walking out of the house with him. We locked it up and walked down the beach. The sun was just starting to set and the lovely Carribean night was just beginning. We got to the docks and threw our last baggage on the ship's deck. The great Black Pearl was all patched up nicely and looked like it was brand new...for the age it came from anyway. Compared to the other boats on the dock it was an old one. Some guy even commented on it,"You sure you two will be alright out there on that...thing...it's a lovely ship but no modern devices at all...crazy, if you ask me..." the guy said. We smiled,"I think...we'll be fine..." I said, taking Jack's hand that he offered to help me up. I stepped onto the Pearl's deck and smiled, this was the way it was supposed to be all along. Just the two of us on his boat together. Just us and the ocean. Jack climbed up behind me and hugged me around the waist,"Think ye can help me get the anchor up, love?" he asked, kissing my neck gently. I laughed softly,"Are you doubting my strength, Captain Sparrow?" I asked, looking at him seriously. He laughed,"No, of course not love...I mean...you're a strong lass...I'm sure..." he added with a smile. "Oh...your on Sparrow," I said, smirking. I chased him around the neck and eventually we got the anchor up. By the time the sun was just barely peeking over the horizon we were off at sea. The sun glistened over the deep waters, making it look as if the ocean were on fire below the surface. I shuddered at the thought as I leaned against the railing of the lower deck. Sarah's 'deep' words echoed in my ears,'...change is good...even if the change seems slightly normal...' I smiled to myself. Times changed...one thing still stayed the same, it was Sarah and Kim and Max and me. We used to joke that we'd never grow up and if we met each other twenty years later we'd still joke about it...because we'd never grow up at all...or grow apart...

~Kim's P.o.V.~

I smiled as I laid down Reika, Seto laying down Aerylis next to me. They were growing so big. It amazed me that I'd been a mother for almost a year now and a wife for a bit longer. I smiled as Seto kissed me on the neck, taking my hand as we left the room. He kissed me on the lips in the hallway. "What was that for?" I whispered. "Just because...I can..." he replied with a smirk. I smiled and kissed him again before answering the long ringing phone down the hall. "Hello?" I said, picking it up. "For once...I didn't sneak to call you and you didn't have to practically whisper on the phone with me and ask if I'd get ratted out...for once...I have freedom to talk to you and shout and say that you...were always a sister!" came the reply. It was Max. "Maxine Lisa, tsk tsk, you naughty girl..." I said, smiling to myself and sitting down in mine and Seto's lounge room. "Heh..." she mumbled. "Did all of that just hit you now?" I asked. "More or less...I just...realized...what's changed...and what's stayed normal..." she said. "Normal...is vastly over-rated," I said. "Yea...but I'd hate to lose you...because that's what's stayed the same if you won't call it normal..." she said. "How many years...will it take for you to realize you can't get rid of me that easy, Magazine," I said, joking with her, using her old nickname. "Likewise Kimmerz..." she said. "How are things?" I asked. "Good actually...really good...you?" she replied. "Same old...just...happy...hah go figure?" I said. "No...you deserve to be happy like that..." she said. "So do you," I countered. "I am, so...nyah!" she said, laughing. I smiled to myself. This was what normal was supposed to be...but it wasn't normal...it was just...comfortable. Happy. Adjusted, I guess...

"Oi, Kimmerz, I'mma let you go...love you meh sister," Max said. "Love you too, Magazine, take care..." I replied. "No regrets..." we said together, as we hung up. I laid down on the couch, staring at the ceiling. Seto snuck in and sat on my gut lightly, smiling. "You alright?" he asked, kissing me and helping me back up. I kissed back and nodded,"Let's go to bed..." I said, taking his hand and going to bed with my husband. Normal changes...was what our lives could be described as. Our lives were...not normal. But...the changes were I suppose.

~Max's P.o.V.~

I had hung up with Kim five minutes ago and InuYasha came into the bedroom. "I thought you'd be asleep..." he said, reaching across the bed and kissing me. I kissed back,"No...just...resting...thinking..." I said softly. He laid down next to me and pulled me close,"I love you...alright..." he whispered. "I love you too..." I whispered back. His hand slipped off the black tank top I was using as my pajama top. I grabbed his hand and stroked his hand with my thumb. "What are you doing..?" he asked. "Before you get carried away..." I started. "I love you too much...I'm forced to get carried away..." he said jokingly. His smile faded away when he saw my serious expression. "A big change happened...I found out in the couple weeks you were gone..." I said. He looked at me, running his fingers through my hair,"What is it...what happened...you alright?" he asked worriedly. "No...it's nothing serious...well it is...but it's nothing wrong...I'm not sick, I probably will be but that's natural I guess..." I said. "Max..." he interrupted. "Huh?" I mumbled. "You're rambling...what's up?" he asked. "I'm pregnant," I said. His eyes widened and he started stuttering. "InuYasha..." I said. "Huh..." he mumbled. "Are you alright?" I asked. He nodded slowly and sort of snapped back,"Pregnant..." he whispered, a smile spreading on his face as he pulled me close, kissing me. "A big change..." I said. "A big change in the midst of the normal..." he said. I laughed softly,"That was really deep..." I commented. "I try," he said, with a laugh. He put his hand on my stomach and smiled,"Pregnant..." he repeated. "Yes, InuYasha...Pregnant..." I said, smiling. "I love you," he said. "I know...I love you too..." I said, kissing him again on the lips. It was indeed a big change in the midst of the normal. But...normal was over-rated. It wasn't normal...it was just...the same. I smiled to myself as we drifted asleep, in each other's arms. Normal...the same...changes...whatever. Just...happy again.