Hey what's up everyone?! This is Angel here, and I'm just chilling here at college at the moment. But now I'll just post fanfics whenever I have spare time or whenever I'm not busy yay! Anyways here's part 2 of STS and this takes place during Haru's Second Trimester of Pregnancy (ain't that a beautiful thing? Unless, you know, you suffer inside a bit, lol.)

Well, read it and weep everyone!

" Rin...Rin!" A masculine voice softly whines and moans.

"Ugh...what is it now, Haru? A vexed, tired voice responds.

"Get me some more Mackerel...please..." the 3-month pregnant man Haru begs.

"Now? You've been craving Mackerel for damn well three weeks now. You sure 'bout that?" His husband, Rin raised an eyebrow.

The ravenette nodded his head, expressing puppy eyes. "And pineapple on it too..."

Rin cringed for a second as he'd figured that Mackerel does not go well on pineapple, at all. "Ngh, I don't know-"

Haru's death glare suddenly convinced Rin otherwise. "You know what, okay. Just for you, love!" The maroon-haired man nervously responded and scurried his way into the kitchen, leaving his spouse in a more happy mood.

Ever since the start of the pregnancy, Haruka Matsuoka-Nanase has been experiencing quite a few things as any woman during a routine pregnancy usually experiences. Yes, that included weird cravings, mood swings, fatigue, and still having Morning Sickness from time to time. So far, the ravenette has ben dealing with it a little bit better, but he doesn't have much of a clue of what to expect next at this point on.

He recalled when his husband Rin had announced the pregnancy to their friends not very long after the pregnancy test. Makoto, of course, was thrilled for the both of them and their well-being. Nagisa was cheery about and kept on congratulating them over and over on the phone and in person. Rei, however, was baffled and confused about how it was possible for a man like Haru ever to conceive a child. Eventually, he slowly accepted the fact that it was possible and even mentioned how "beautiful" pregnancy is.

As for the family members, Gou Matsuoka was thrilled about it, of course, and was the type of girl who'd brag about it to her friends, boasting that she'll become an aunt. Rin's biological mother said she was okay with it as long as they take full responsibility. His homestay parents from Australia too were excited and wished for the best of luck as he becomes a father. Mr. and Mrs. Nanase, Haru's parents, were unsurprisingly shocked about hearing their son become pregnant. However, knowing Haru, they have enough faith in him being capable of raising a child with the love and support from Rin, that is.

After a few moments, Rin returns from the kitchen, handing a plate of Mackerel topped with pineapple to his beloved Dolphin. The ravenette suddenly gleams with low-key joy and thanked his Sharkie husband before eating in content. It is apparent that Haru has been eating weirder and weirder types of food these days, well at least for a couple of months now.

"Oi, suit yourself Haru. Because you're getting your first ultrasound in a couple of weeks," Rin suddenly reminded his husband, adding a chipper smile afterward.

"Oh, right. Having said that, it does sound exciting," The pregnant ravenette replies.

"Yeah..." Much to Haru's surprise, he felt his husband bending down to his pregnant belly and tenderly kisses it. The ravenette faintly blushes with a light giggle; he knew what was coming next.

"Hey there, my little one...we can't wait to see you in the real world," Rin slowly whispers to his future child.

A couple weeks have passed and at this point, Haru has reached his 4th month of pregnancy. That being said, today is the day when he and Rin are taking a quick trip to the Iwatobi Birth Center to have his first ultrasound. Additionally, this would be the day in which they'll find out the baby's due date, as well as planning for their birth, however they so choose to. For a little while now, the young couple has been debating on whether they want to know the gender in this ultrasound or wait until the baby's actually born just for a big surprise. Either way, this is one of the most crucial moments of pregnancy that brings in some anticipation and excitement.

Sitting down in the waiting room was rather apprehensive for the parents-to-be. Considering the fact that Haru is a male, the ravenette was expecting to get weird looks from society, let alone, a nurse. Although birthing centers and hospitals are generally judgement-free zones, he's a tad uncomfortable for the fact that his case is "unusual". Another thing that has been on the 22-year-old's mind were baby names and finding the perfect one for his child. There could only be so many unique names, but the question is: which one will best suit for the little bundle of joy?

"Hey Haru...you seem a bit tense, what's wrong love?" His husband Rin curiously asks.

"Um...well, it's nothing really. Well, Makoto and I have been looking up for possible baby names," Haru half-lied, even going off a tangent. The ravenette suddenly recalls last week. His brunette-haired best friend decided to visit once again and suggested something rather interesting...

"Hey Haru. So, I've got this book filled with baby names and I'd figured that we take a look at it, yeah?" Makoto suggests.

"I guess, I mean, I don't see why not," Haru responds nonchalantly. In a flash, Makoto opened the book and flipped through the pages, skimming and scanning an array of names and their meaning. Haru decided to join in and look for some names as well. The two childhood friends even came up with a list of the top ten names to pick for each gender, male and female.

"Hmmm...so I was thinking boy names like Riku, Yuki, Ame, maybe Fuji...and maybe for girl names, the top three would be Akemi, Kokona, and-"

"Hold up! I found the perfect name!" Haru suddenly points his finger towards the upper part of the book, revealing a unique name, which made Makoto's emerald green orbs widened in awe.

"Ah, but wait...you need to know the gender of your baby first, right?" The brunette questions.

"It's fine...this name speaks out to me the most, and I know it will for the little fella." Haru softly replies, closing his cerulean eyes afterward.

"Well, if you say so. It's your child after all," Makoto optimistically responds.

"So, you're gonna surprise me or what?" Rin wonders, raising an eyebrow.

"Tch, why not?" his husband remarks with a little sass.

"Haruka Matsuoka?" The nurse suddenly calls the pregnant ravenette. Haru's attention suddenly changed as he knew it was time to have his ultrasound. However, the 22-year old didn't want to come alone.

"Rin, please come with me?" The ravenette asks, looking at his maroon-haired husband.

"No worries, I already know what you're getting at, sure." The 23-year-old replies.

About a minute into walking in the hallways, the nurse has lead Haru and Rin into the examination room. She seemed to be in a chipper mood, working with the pregnant ravenette. It seems to him that maybe this check up won't be so bad after all. The nurse kindly instructs Haru to lie down and slowly lifts up his shirt, in which he gladly complied to.

"So, how are you feeling today, Haruka?" The nurse cheerfully asks.

"Oh, I'm feeling alright. It won't take long, right?" The ravenette responded.

"Not at all. We'll just have this quick ultrasound check then we'll work on your birth plan. Sounds good?" Haru nodded his head before the nurse applied some clear, yet greenish gel onto his abdomen. She then follows by using a wand-like machine that's connected to the ultrasound screen, for Haru and his husband to look at their little one for the first time. The baby's heart rate was also heard and in such a rapid pace, indicating a healthy rate.

"So far, so good. I can see the baby's having an active heart rate and is getting a sufficient amount of oxygen. I found out its gender; would you guys like to know?" The nurse wonders. Haru looks at Rin in curiosity.

"We've decided that we don't want to know until birth, just for a surprise." Rin chimes. His husband nodded his head in agreement.

"Alright, interesting. Why don't you guys come to my office and we'll make arrangements for how you want your birthing experience to be like." The nurse continues, wiping the gel off of Haru. The young couple then followed the nurse's lead to her office.

"Oh, how rude of me, I'm nurse Tenshi, and I'll also be your midwife for the delivery." She suddenly adds in, scratching her head in embarrassment as she sat down at her office desk. She gathered her papers and started asking Haru a series of questions.

"Okay, so let's start here: where should we deliver your baby? Same place?"

"Yeah, sounds good."

"Alright, and do you want a natural birth or a C-Section?"

"Natural, I guess. Is it possible?"

"Possible for what?"

"I was thinking about having a water birth, is that okay?"

"Certainly and there are many benefits to it. We'll take that into consider. Who do you want to attend the birth? Friends? Family members?"

"I'd say my closest friends."

"Not to mention, my younger sister," Rin adds, followed by the nurse writing that down on the birth plan.

"Alright. Well, come back in a couple of months and we'll check in to see how your baby's health is. And here's a dietary plan as well as a list of things to know about during your pregnancy. Let me know if you're experiencing extreme symptoms, such as shortness of breath, and we'll have an urgent checkup by then. And since it says on your forms that you've conceived around October 18, the due date will be set for 9 months, so July 18. Thank you very much for your time, Haru." Nurse Tenshi smiled.

"Likewise and see you Nurse Tenshi." The pregnant ravenette replies before standing up from his seat and slowly leaving with Rin, holding his hand. So the big day is July 18th...the due date doesn't seem very long thinking about it since it's currently February at the moment. And considering the fact that it's taking place a couple of weeks after Haru's 23rd birthday, it's not that hard to remember the date and mark the calendar.

"Haru, I just have a feeling our baby's going to be so beautiful," Rin remarks with his cheesy, yet lovely smile.

Haru smiled in content," Yeah..."

Hey, thanks for coming alongside with me for the shopping," Haru states, seeing that his best friends Makoto, Nagisa and Rei decided to tag along.

"Anytime and we'll try to find the best necessities and stuff." The brunette haired man known as Makoto responds.

It has been about a week since Haru's first ultrasound and right now he's doing a little shopping for baby clothes, supplies, and even a few maternity shirts for himself. The ravenette browses around and looks for the baby aisle.

"Given that you haven't found out the baby's gender, I thought neutral colored clothing would be your best fit," Rei informs.

"Oh, get something pink, I know it'll look cute!" Nagisa cheerfully blurts out.

"No, what the hell?! That's too girly of a color, what about a solid color, like yellow?" The blue-haired man protests.

"Now, now, calm down. We're in a store here," Makoto chimes. He looks at Haru, who was still on a lookout," Hey, what do you think?"

"Hmmm...maybe that'll do," The ravenette got out a bright lavender onesie along with a yellow one since it doesn't hurt to purchase more than one.

"Looks cute!" Nagisa beams.

"Yeah and we'll go to the maternity section. Come along Haru!" Makoto adds, followed by his close friend with the shopping cart. Having said that, it's weird for a man to wear maternity clothing since they were best suited for women. He could've worn some comfortable clothing as an alternative, such as large, baggy t-shirts, but the ravenette decides to go with it anyway. After all, maybe the clothing will best fit him.

"Hmmmm, maybe this will suit you best, Haru," The ravenette turned his attention to Makoto, who was holding up a snug, periwinkle maternity sweatshirt. Com to think of it, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. The sweatshirt itself doesn't look too feminine so it wouldn't be as awkward wearing it. Haru has seen worse, so what could go wrong?

"I'd better try this on..." The 22-year old pregnant ravenette mentions, taking the blue sweatshirt before walking into the fitting room. Meanwhile, Nagisa and Rei were in the infant toy's and necessities aisle grabbing as many items that catch their interest. The young couple has gotten rattles, stuffed animals, blankets, baby bottles, plushies, baby toiletries, and so on. But it'll be up to Haru to decide which items exactly he needs for the baby. The ravenette also didn't want the young couple to load up too soon as having a child, in general, is already expensive.

A few moments later, Haru has stepped out of the fitting room and tried on several maternity tops and ended up picking about five of them. Nagisa and Rei returned to the gang with their hands full of baby items.

"The hell? Did you guys go overboard with the items and TOYS?" The ravenette questions, raising an eyebrow.

"Eh...we tried not to," Rei tried to explain.

"But they're just too cute and I thought that you'd appreciate it!" Nagisa protests.

"Fair enough, I guess...but most of the toys are pink?" Haru wonders

"That was on Nagisa" Rei replies

"Hey, what?!"

"I said neutral colors would look best! We don't even know for sure that he's having a girl!"

"But even boys can enjoy the color pink too, right?"

"Okay, you two, settle down. We're done shopping for now so all we can do is pay up. It'll be on me this time." Makoto added. Haru sighed in relief as he acknowledges that his best friend would pay for him. It's the least he could do, considering the fact that having a child, in general, is expensive, adding up unnecessary stress. Plus knowing Makoto's friendly personality, it's no surprise for the ravenette at all.

After purchasing the necessities, the gang drove back to the Matsuoka-Nanase household. In return, Haru decided to let his friends stay over for a bit, especially because Rin's out to work and he wouldn't be home until later this evening. The 22-year-old pregnant man brewed some fresh Sencha Green tea for Nagisa, Rei, and Makoto while the 3 were relaxing on the sofa chatting.

"So I've heard you've recently had an appointment with the midwife, right?" The brunette starts asking.

"Well...yeah...and we've decided that we'd do a water birth." Haru answers.

"Oh?"

"What made you decide that?"

"I was thinking...that when he or she is born...they'd be free, from the water...just like I was..." Haru closed is eyes, replying while placing both hands on his growing belly. "There's just something about that feeling, y'know?"

"Ah, that's so typical of you, Haru-chan..." Makoto responded with a giggle.

"Okay..please drop the chan," Haru sighed...

"Babe, I'm home!" A deep masculine voice chimed in, it was Rin of course. The ravenette went up to him and gave him a warm embrace, kissing him tenderly. The day felt long and boring without the maroon-haired shark lover of his.

"How was work?" Haru asked in curiosity. All that matters at this point was that Rin came home safely for his wife and future child.

"Phew...it was long and exhausting, but I'm glad it was another productive day." The 23-year old husband of Haru's responded. Rin then bent down to Haru's growing belly, smiling a bit. "How's the little guy keepin up?"

"Just a few kicks, it'd be glad to hear your voice..." The ravenette replied, giving him a gentle smile. Rin did not hesitate to place his hands onto his wife's belly and started speaking in a soft tone.

"Hello little one...if you could hear me...this is your daddy speaking...just know that you're beautiful and will always be beautiful, that you are loved unconditionally for who you are and who you will be...we cannot wait to meet you and tenderly take care of you...you are already precious to us, and I know you'll be the most beautiful child there ever was..." Rin softly speaks, hearing a light kick afterwards. Haru smiled, hearing his husband say such meaningful words to their future child. The ravenette was lucky to marry a man like Rin, and to think they were just rivals years ago.

"Rin..." Haru whispered in affection as his husband continued to embrace him and his growing baby bump. The maroon haired male then got back up and then asked him," I know you've been through a bit of stress, perhaps I can fix that for you?" he smirked slightly.

"Is that so? I guess then the bedroom's the first step," Haru responded, smirking slightly as well.

End of chpt 2...

Omigosh, I am so sorry for the long, unexplained hiatus. Two things hindered me: Writer's block and college life. But I'll be sure to keep everyone updated when I get the chance. Anyway, the next chapter will mainly focus on the third trimester of Haru's pregnancy, and a special day during that time. If y'all can guess it, feel free to let me know in the reviews...

For now, read n review folks! ^^