I looked around at the living room before me. The floors were mopped. Dishes put away. Laundry put up. Windows wiped. Hell, there was no speck of dust in my vision. Lunch consisted of small sandwiches that were in the fridge. Yes, today seems like a normal day.

"YOU STUPID AUTHOR."

Yep, normal.

"Misaki! We are eloping in Australia! Pack your bags." I did not look up from the T.V. as I heard Usagi yell as someone slammed a door.

"Don't you dare think of disappearing!" Aikawa's voice followed.

"Leave me alone." Usagi stomped down the stairs to join me on the couch. I was going to get up to get them some tea but Usagi held me down. "I am tired of rewriting."

"Is everything alright?"

Aikawa came to stand in front with a stack of papers. "Sensei, you need to change the date scene."

"I do not see why I have to."

"Is this for your erotica?" I really did not want to hear about the story about us. Usagi shook his head. "It is a normal story about teenage love. Which I do not see why I have to change it."

"Normal teenagers do not dine at five star restaurants, take a cruise, or book a room in the penthouse of a five star hotel."

"I did."

"YOU ARE NOT NORMAL!" I looked with pity as Aikawa grabbed her head. She began mumbling to herself about publishers and pushing the deadline.

"Um, why not talk about the dates you went on Aikawa. At least this way Usagi can get an idea of what to write." I was surprised when Aikawa sank to the floor, a look of despair on her face. "Um, was it something I said?" Had she not been on a date?

"Pathetic." Usagi muttered.

"This is bad! If we have to push the deadline even more, the printers are not going to be happy! What do I say now?! Rain? Death? Cat told me not to come? This bastard does not care but this reflects my ability to perform!"

Poor Aikawa. "Don't feel sorry for her."

"This is your fault. We have been on a date before. Why not write a scene from the movies?"

"She told me the movies were too plain and simple. So I wrote about our first date and that is why she is crying." Well, you did buy an expensive dress from a department store and booked a private room at a hotel. Aikawa had a point. "Any other ideas she shot down."

"MISAKI! Save me!" Aikawa rushed over. "I am sure you went on dates even before this idiot. He could not be the only one who saw your cuteness. Can you help him?"

"Too bad for you since she..." "YES OF COURSE I CAN HELP!" I jabbed Usagi in the ribs to keep him from speaking.

"THANK YOU!" Aikawa bowed, crying into the rug. "Sensei, you have two days to do the rewrite and it better be good!" She hugged me before leaving.

"You do realize you have never been on a date except with me."

"She looked ready to die on the living room floor. I wanted to be of use."

"And how will you be of use?" I narrowed my eyes at his advancement. Not this time. I rolled away before he could pin me down.

"I will plan a date."

He looked at me for a moment. "You are going to plan a date?"

"It cannot be that hard."

Usagi smirked, standing up. "Well then, I look forward to our date, Misaki." He kissed my cheek, heading to the balcony with a cigarette. I hated his challenging self. I will prove to him I can plan a date.

"You are going to lose." I nearly choked on my water from Hidori's comment.

"Why do you say that?" I looked down at the book of locations I asked to borrow from her. Hiromi has been on a few dates so she gave Hidori this book to give me.

"Because Usami-sensei does not seem like the type to sit back. You better plan a good one or else Usami might whisk you away to an overnight vacation in Sapporo. Again." Do not remind me. I am still taking care of those marimo balls.

"Gee thanks for the confidence booster."

She giggled, "you know Usami-sensei will love anything you do." It did put pressure on me though. This was supposed to inspire Usagi's next book so I wanted it to be perfect. I flipped the page, looking down at a picture of the aquarium. When was the last time I went there?

"Hey Shiima." I looked up as a skyscraper- I mean tall - boy looked down at us. I have seen him before, one of Hidori's coworkers. The one she hates. "The boss told me to tell you to get back to work or your friends are banned from the cafe."

"I STILL HAVE TEN MINUTES! What a meanie." She jumped up, almost hitting him. He just laughed, "don't kill the messenger." He patted her head, which I knew would annoy her. Sure enough she growled like a little kitten. It looked funny considering the size difference between the two. The boy was unaffected as he walked away. "What a pain."

I have noticed that boy messing with her a lot in work. I know Hidori had said before he just liked to make her mad but there was something wrong with the way he looked at her. "Hidori, is there something you need to tell me?"

"Shut up Misaki! Go plan your stupid date." I laughed, so childish.

"What is this?" Usagi asked later that night, holding up my book. I quickly grabbed it from him. "Those are my notes."

"For our date?" I nodded in reply. "You know you do not have to do all of this. Aikawa will get over it and I can think of something from a movie we saw."

"Yeah but.." I was kind of having fun planning this. It would be the first time I felt of any use around here. "Aikawa seemed very stressed and I just wanted to help any way I could."

He did not reply for a moment and when he did he kissed my forehead. "Then I look forward to tomorrow."

Tomorrow came quicker than I expected. It was Saturday, no class, but I still got up early. I was changing in the closet when I caught a look at myself in the mirror. I really was developing a small bump. And it was only going to get bigger. Pretty soon it would be time to tell niichan and just wait until Usagi's family finds out. What would his father say?

"Misaki?" I looked up as Usagi leaned against the door, staring at me with his usual predatory eyes.

"Usagi, I'm getting fat." I touch the small bump to emphasize.

He rolled his eyes. "Being pregnant and being fat are different. And you are nowhere near fat. In my opinion, I still think you need to gain more weight. Are you starving our child?"

"Don't even joke." I went back to looking for something to wear.

"What's that doing here?" I looked where he was pointing at the bear statue his father got me. I had nowhere to put it so I figured I could decorate my empty side of the closet. "Throw it out."

"Hey wait. He gave it to me." I stopped him from grabbing it.

"You don't need it."

"Be nice, it was a harmless gift. Not like I am going to see him, at least until he finds out about the baby." I know Usagi does not care but there is the chance that his family will want to be part of the baby's life.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" I jumped back at his outburst, my hand flying to my stomach out of habit. Usagi looked down and sighed. "Misaki, don't go near my family."

"I told you I won't." He kissed my forehead, walking out of the closet. Just what was that about? I know he doesn't like his family but it seems a lot more than that. And I remember Usagi-chichi saying he wanted to make amends with his family. Rich people problems I guess.

What a way to start our date.

We went to a diner for lunch, me laughing the whole time as Usagi told me this was where sensei dumped tea on that man. I nearly died laughing when Hidori showed me the video. "The aquarium?" He looked up as he parked in front of the large building.

"It has been forever since I have been to one and this one was recently renovated."

It was not too crowded, few families, groups of kids, but lots of couples walking around holding hands. "So many fish!" I placed my hands on the glass as I looked at the school of fish. They looked so delicious.

I looked to the side, "Usagi! Look! Penguins! I hear they have chicks! Let's go." I grabbed his arm. He chuckled, "Calm down little girl. The chicks aren't going anywhere."

"Don't call me little." I wanted to say more but the baby decided to once again press on my bladder. "I have to go to the bathroom."

"Then I will have a smoke." I nodded, making my way to the bathroom. I looked back at him. He sat down, pulling out a cigarette. He was not smiling but he did not have a scowl on his face. I hope he was having a good time. When I was finished, I walked out of the bathroom, bumping into someone.

"I'm sor...ry." I looked up, coming face to face with Usami Haruhiko.

USAGI-ANI!

I turned only to be pulled back. "Wait a moment."

"Let me go."

"Don't make a scene." I growled, moving further into the wall separating us from Usagi's view. Last thing Usagi needs is to see his brother. "What are you doing here?"

"To have fun, what are you doing here?"

"Business. I designed this aquarium." Of course you did. "Good timing, I have a message from my father. He would like to invite you and your friends to dinner as a way of saying thanks."

"Oh yes, I did get his gift. Thank you but the thought is more than enough."

"Very well I will tell him. To be honest, you can throw whatever he gave you away. It was probably something from an old man's worthless collection." Huh? Why would he say such a thing about his own father?

"That's not very nice. Your father seemed to care about you guys."

"Did he say something?" Uh oh, I don't think it is my place to say anything. But Usagi-chichi did mention to us about wanting to mend his relationship with his family.

"No, but, maybe you can talk to him again, maybe try to reconnect. No family should be divided." Families should be close.

He sighed, "that is something you would say. Just makes me love you more." Oh god, this again. "You should just give Akihiko up and be with me."

"I'm sorry Usami-san but I cannot accept you."

"You have met my father already. He will not be so accepting of you two. Being with Akihiko will just cause you and your family problems. Sooner or later you will realize that it will be best to be mine."

This was getting annoying. "How do you know it will cause trouble? Being with Usami-san has never been trouble? At any rate I should worry about causing trouble for Usagi-san. You don't get to decide what is best for me." I did not wait for him to reply as I stepped out. Usagi was not looking this way, giving me a chance to catch my breath.

"Usagi, let's go see the penguins." I walked over to him.

"Yeah," I could not see his face but he did not sound happy. Don't tell me he saw Usagi-ani?

The rest of the aquarium went by alright. Usagi seemed deep in thought most of the time, still laughing at me but it was quiet. We ended up on the Ferris wheel at an amusement park near the aquarium. It was pretty to see the city lights now that the sun was going down.

"The lights are so pretty." I smiled, looking down at the city. We were almost to the top. Usagi still has not said anything since the aquarium. "Usagi, are you okay? Are you not having fun?"

He shook his head, "you did well. You planned a good date."

"But you don't seem happy."

He sighed, "Misaki, I am scared." Whoa, I did not expect that. "I am scared I cannot protect you or the baby from my family."

What? Where did this come from? "Usagi…"

"I understand it is not possible to keep my family away from our child, but, I am scared you will find out more about me that will scare you off."

"Usagi? Why would you be worried?"

"I don't want you to leave me. I already make you do things that you hate."

"It's not like that…" Man, how did we get on this subject?

His whole face was caked in sadness as he eyed my stomach. "Because of me, you're whole life is forever changed. Many people will have an opinion, good and bad, and who knows how Takahiro will handle this. I put this burden on you."

Damn. I never thought he felt that way. It was a big change, for both of us. He forgets what this could do for him. A famous writer knocking up someone 10 years younger. How would this affect his work? His status in his family? His friendship with my brother? I know this would change everything, but I still backed out of the abortion. I never even wanted to get one.

So what could I tell him? To ease his worries. "Usagi, please don't worry. If I really hated everything, I would have left a long time ago."

"Misaki.."

"Usagi, I love you." There is was. Out in the open. His eyes popped open, almost comically, and he froze in his seat. I stood up to sit next to him. "You always worry about the wrong things. We need to build up our mental thoughts for when the baby is here. That is when things are definitely going to get worse. Stop thinking worthless thoughts."

"They aren't worthless." I could not look at him as he grabbed my hand. I could feel his warmth.

The date was supposed to end at home but Usagi decided to take us to a hotel, not as extravagant as before but still had one of the most expensive rooms. He dragged me into the shower, clothes still on. "Usagi." He kissed me, his cold lips contrasted with the warm water.

"I love you." He went down to his knees. "I am going to love you and this child so long as I shall live."

I could not speak, what could I say to such confession? I knelt down with him to resume our kissing. I woke up the next morning, shivering when the air conditioning hit my naked back. I opened my eyes to see Usagi not there but instead a note saying he went to go get smokes.

Yesterday felt like a dream. I CAN'T BELIEVE I SAID 'I LOVE YOU' WITH A STRAIGHT FACE! God, so embarrassing.

But, it did make Usagi happy. I love when he smiles.

"Usagi?" I called, walking into the living room of the hotel. I guess I can let this spending slide for now. I saw some papers on the table. His story? Aikawa will be happy. I wonder what he wrote. I picked up one page.

"Misaki, say it again," Usagi whispered into the girl's ear. She whimpered, the ferris wheel swayed as it moved up.

"Akihiko, others could see us."

"Then let them see your erotic face as I enter you. Now, say it." He lined his dick to Misaki's opening, teasing her entrance.

Tears of pleasure ran down her eyes. "Akihiko, I love you, I love you, please ram me with your cock."

Akihiko smirked, "with pleasure." Misaki cried out as Akihiko slammed into the tight space.

"I'm back."

I turned, shaking with anger "Great lord Usagi. What the fuck is this?!"

He looked untroubled. "I was on quite the roll. It basically wrote itself."

"WHAT ABOUT YOUR OTHER STORY?"

"Oh yeah, I was supposed to write something else wasn't I." FUCKING WORTHLESS RABBIT!

My phone rang. "MISAKI? DID SENSEI FINISH HIS WORK?"

"What do they have for room service?"

"GET BACK HERE USAGI!"

This is the last time I help him.

I'm back! So, as I said before, this story is going to mainly be focused on Misaki and Akihiko (and their coming baby).

I hope you enjoy my new story!

Next up:

Misaki meets another member of the Usami family