Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ It Started With Snow ❯ Jou's 6th month ( Chapter 21 )

It Started With Snow

Warnings: Mpreg, yaoi, and possibly language.

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~Previous Chapter~

Kaiba grunted, "Can't wait…"just before emptying into his puppy and screaming "Katsuya!" Jou released the same time Seto did, also screaming his lover's name. Worn out from his exertions, Jou pulled off of Seto and lay beside him breathing hard.

Kaiba found his strength first. He pulled Jou close to him and held him, feeling the twins moving slightly. He felt completely satisfied and content with the world at that moment. Just then, Jou began shifting in his embrace.

"What's wrong, Love?" Seto asked groggily.

"N…nothing. I'm fine." Jou lied. Minutes after he'd released, his stomach began hurting. It felt tight and hard, which was a first for Jou. While it bothered him, he figured it was because the babies were taking up more room now. Saying nothing of this to Seto, Jou took the sleeping brunette's hand and held it close as he too fell into an exhausted, sated sleep.

~Chapter 16~

Seto awoke early the next morning. He couldn't sleep anymore, even though he'd only had a few hours of sleep. As he looked out his bedroom window, Kaiba saw a brilliant flash of white lightning, seconds later he heard and felt the rumbling thunder. Deciding to keep watch over Jounouchi as he slept, Kaiba got out his sketchpad and a few pens and pencils. It had been quite awhile since he could sit, draw, and think. Sitting in a chair next to Jou, Seto opened his book and began laying down some guidelines for his drawing.

"Boy, things have really changed, Jou." Seto thought. "Before we couldn't stand to be within two feet of each other, now it's hell to be separated from you."

The more into the sketching, Kaiba's thoughts flowed freely. "Now we're going to be responsible for two new little lives. After all we've been through, we have to raise two kids, but neither of us has had a good role model to learn from."

Seto moved from his lover's face downward to his sheet-covered stomach. Even though the changes hadn't been too drastic until now, Seto could see that Jou was finally putting on weight. He was relieved, because Seto often worried that Jou wasn't getting enough nutrients for himself and the twins.

Lightning flashed again, striking close to the mansion. As the thunder rolled, Jou stirred. The blonde had never been much for thunderstorms. Kaiba knew that if Jou woke up during this one, it would be a long night, however, his amber orbs stayed closed.

"If only you knew how afraid I am of the twins arrival. I worry you'll not make it, leaving me to raise them alone. Then I worry that something will happen to them…I don't know what would happen to me if anything would happen to you." Seto continued, shadowing some areas of the sheets. He was working quickly as if trying to keep pace with his thoughts.

"Jou, when your father abducted you, I figured everything was over. I thought he'd have killed the twins, and then you'd have followed. Never did I think that I'd be able to hold you again, let alone have you all you back safely. I should have protected you that day. I want to be able to forgive myself one day for not being there for you."

Moving back to the top of the page, Seto began detailing Jou's features. With some amazement, Kaiba noted that his puppy's weight gain was centered on his middle and never reached anywhere else. Working his way down, Kaiba finished detailing his sketch. As he began to sign and date the picture, Seto finished his mental ramblings. "Katsuya, I know I can't go back and change the past, I can only influence the future. No matter what happens in the future, I will always love you. I can't wait to hold our twins, and I'm looking forward to spending the remainder of my life with you. I love you."

There were two quick flashes of lightning and a deafening crack of thunder. Jou's eyes opened immediately, revealing sheer terror. Seeing this, Seto crawled up next to his blonde and pulled him close. "It's okay, I'm here. You're safe…" he comforted as he stroked Jou's blonde hair.

Jou cuddled closer into the comforting embrace. "Thank you." He whispered as he fell back into a light sleep, his head resting on Seto's shoulder.

The brunette continued to guard his puppy as the storm outside began to subside; the rain lightened, and began to lull Seto to sleep. Before drifting off, Kaiba let his hand that had been stroking Jou's hair rest on the twins. Despite Jou being asleep, the twins were very active, moving and kicking. Marveling at how his lover could sleep with all of the activity inside him, Seto finally allowed his eyes to slide shut. Resting his head against Jou's, Kaiba drifted off to join his love in the dream world.

Later that morning, Jou was the first one up. He was currently in the kitchen looking for something to satisfy a yet-to-be-determined craving. Pulling out some leftover macaroni and cheese, Jou heated it up and proceeded to cover it in ranch dressing.

As he took his first bite, the twins, who had been calm, began moving. "So, you guys like that?" he asked. Getting a rather hard kick, he continued, "I'm coming…I'm not going to let you starve."

When the blonde finished his breakfast, he noticed that Seto had slept in unusually late. "Okay you guys, lets go wake your daddy up." Jou groused heaving himself up from the stool he'd been perched on. Walking slowly up the stairs, Jou stopped halfway up. His stomach was getting hard again, and it hurt. Panting heavily to ease the pain, he sunk onto the stair and screamed, "Seto!" as loud as he could, hoping that his Dragon would be able to hear him. Minutes later, two sets of footsteps could be heard running in Jou's direction.

"Pup, what happened?" Seto asked breathless. Mokuba appeared then and was hovering at his brother's side anxious to see what happened.

I was coming up to wake you up…" Jou panted. "Then it started hurting bad."

The CEO handed his brother his cell phone. "Call Yugi. Tell him we need Yami as soon as possible."

Mokuba dialed the familiar number by heart. Seconds later he got the Pharaoh on the phone. "Umm…hi. Yami, Seto needs you to come over." A shocked look registered on Mokuba's face before he replied, "Okay, thanks." Just in those few minutes, Jou's pain seemed to lessen considerably, but he was still afraid to move.

"Mokuba, when's Yami coming?" Seto questioned.

"He said he needed to finish something, clean up, then he'd be over." The younger Kaiba still looked confused.

"What else did he say?" The brunette pressed.

Blushing, Mokuba answered, "Well, Yugi screamed Yami's name and let out a long moan after."

Seto put his hand to his head. "Oh god, my Puppy's in pain, and my little brother just heard the Pharaoh bring Yugi off." He thought to himself. While Seto was thinking of the nearest convent to put his little brother in, he heard Jou start to laugh.

"Come on, Dragon. He's probably heard worse than that from us." Teased Jou.

Looking at his lover in disbelief Seto cried, "Jounouchi Katsuya!"

"Well, it's true…and what, because I made that comment you're not claiming to be married to me anymore?" continued Jou.

Any further teasing was cut off by Yami's arrival. Mokuba went to answer it. Seconds later he returned with a very disheveled looking Pharaoh. "Kaiba." Yami greeted as he made his way to Jou. "What happened Jou?" he asked, lifting the blonde's shirt out of the way.

"I was going to wake up Seto. I got here and the started hurting really bad." He answered.

As Yami ran his hands over Jou's exposed stomach, he felt it contract slightly. "Kaiba, I know you don't want them exposed to Shadow Magic, but I need to check them."

"Fine" Seto agreed, "But hurt them, and you'll meet the same end as Jou's father." He promised. They'd been through too much to lose the twins now.

Yami glared at Seto darkly. Soon, he closed his eyes and began his version of an ultrasound. He mentally reached out to the twins just as he did the first time he'd felt them. In his mind, Yami sensed that the babies were healthy and strong and that they were running out of room.

"Jou, do you have any clue about a normal female pregnancy?" Yami asked, hoping that the blonde could remember when his sister was born.

"A little. Are they okay?" he asked worriedly.

The Pharaoh smiled, "Yes, Jou. They're fine. What you're feeling are called Braxton-Hicks contractions. They're like practice contractions. It's perfectly normal, and just means you're time carrying them is drawing to a close." Yami gave Jou's belly an affectionate stroke and advised, "If they're always this painful, I'd call your doctor."

Jou visibly relaxed, "Just part of the adventure, huh?"

"Yes. Enjoy it Jou. It's going to go fast." Yami informed.

Seeing that everything was okay, Seto got up to help Jou to his feet. Mokuba led Yami out while his brother helped Jou into their room. When he got back, he found Seto talking to Jou. "I have to go in. Someone screwed up bad and can't find some important files. It shouldn't take too long and Mokie will be here if you need me." Seto kissed Jou as he got up to leave. "Remember, take it easy. I'll reward you tonight."

Mokuba got an idea, "Seto, can we go to the pool?"

"I don't see why not, but make sure Jou takes it easy." Seto walked out with Mokuba giving the young boy some phone numbers where to call if something bad happened. Minutes later, Mokuba came back in and asked Jou, "You coming with me?"

"Yeah, you go ahead. I'll be there soon." He promised.

Running off, Mokuba replied, "Meet you there!"

As soon as Mokuba ran off, Jou began to find his shorts he had gotten at the mall. Stripping down, he caught a glimpse of himself in the full-length mirror. "I think that cream is working." He thought, examining his stretch marks. "They're almost too light to see." Reaching his hands around to the front of his belly, Jou found that he couldn't touch his fingers together. "No wonder Seto's going into the office. He's finally seeing how fat I really am."

With that pessimistic thought, Jou grabbed a towel and headed to the pool. Mokuba was already there swimming laps. Before Jou got into the water, he took time to watch Mokuba. He thought that Mokuba would be able to make the high school team when he got there. The swim team coach had often approached Jou in high school; however needing to work to keep the apartment didn't leave him any time to devote to a sports team. Lowering himself into the water and going in chest deep felt good to Jou. The water took the weight off his back and made him feel more agile.

"Hey you made it!" Mokuba exclaimed. He swam under water to Jou, "You want to race?" Looking guilty, he apologized, "Sorry, I forgot…"

"Don't be. As long as you let me have a head start, we'll just say this is our little secret." Jou challenged back.

"Okay, ten seconds head start. Up and back. First one back here wins." Mokuba confirmed. He started Jou, then chased after him ten seconds later.

Despite being pregnant, Jou was able to hold the youth off. "You're really good." He complimented.

"Thanks. Seto says I could swim in high school if I want."

Jou leaned back and stretched. Allowing his eyes to shut, he responded to Mokuba. "He's right you know. You'll be one of the best." Letting the water massage his belly, Jou let out a soft contented sigh.

"Oh cool!" Mokuba cried, eyeing Jou's belly. "Jou, one of them moved!"

Looking down, Jou saw one of the twins kick, causing little ripples to radiate from his stomach. "You want to feel?" he offered, remembering Mokuba never had the chance to feel his nieces or nephews.

"Can I?" he asked hesitantly.

Taking his hand, Jou placed it over the spot that was just kicked. After a few minutes wait, the baby kicked again.

"Awesome…"trailed Mokuba who was completely awestruck.

Encouraging the raven-haired boy, Jou offered, "Move your hand around. It's okay, you won't hurt them."

Lightly pressing, Mokuba asked, "Does it hurt?"

"Does what hurt?"

"The twins. Carrying them around and when they kick." Mokuba clarified.

Thinking a minute, Jou responded, "Carrying them, no. It doesn't hurt, but the extra weight hurts my back anymore. As for them moving, sometimes it hurts, but most of the time I enjoy it." Looking at the clock, he noticed they'd been in for almost three hours. "We should get out. Seto will be home soon."

"Oh…" was all Mokuba said.

"Hey, you can feel them again when you want. Just ask." Jou smiled, "I think they like it. Come on, let's go."

Back in his room, Jou began thinking about what he "reward" would be for behaving himself. His thoughts slowly turned to a certain blue-eyed CEO. Sensing his emotions, the twins settled down. "Good," Jou thought. "Now if Seto decides he's going to make love later, they won't be kicking him." Honestly, Jou would later swear that being screwed while they kicked heightened the experience.

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Thank you's:

Star Light Shadow: Not much happened with Jou. I couldn't bring myself to hurt him any more, sorry.

Hikari Rayne: What's so special about the twins?? Umm…they're twins? I don't know, maybe I'll do something with that idea. *shrugs* =)

Angel Reaper: The Listerine thing was from a co-worker of mine. We both cracked up at the thought, but for different reasons. As for DDR, give it a try. It's cool as hell, but rather addictive. =) If you ever try the Listerine thing, let me know…I'm curious.

MacBeth's Mistress: Yup, a long chapter! =)

Redkite1019: I would also love to see Seto on a DDR machine. They did Tea/Anzu, but…*shudders* And as far as I know you can have sex while pregnant up until either the baby is born or the water breaks…not sure which, unless the doctor says otherwise. =)

Daughter of Death: As you wish! =)

Amati: Welcome to the story! No, I'm not even trying to keep everyone in character. That would be impossible. As for the criticism…it's good. I am planning a massive revision when this story is complete, so I will take everything that's suggested into consideration. Thanks for reviewing. =)

I apologize for any of my readers on Mediaminer.org. The site was down when I went to post this, and couldn't get to your reviews. I'm sorry for that. I did read them all, and I'm sorry I can't respond individually to them as I'd like.

As always, thanks for your reviews and I hope you enjoyed the chapter.