Attached- Tsukishima Kei

24

"CUZ MY HEART STARTS BEATING TRIPLE TIME, WITH THOUGHTS OF LOVING YOU ON MY MIND. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT JUST WHAT TO DOOOOO WHEN THE CAUSE AND CURE IS YOUU!"

I hold out the fake microphone I bought in the kids section at the store, encouraging Kei to sing the next lyrics.

"I get so weak in the knees, I can hardly speak. I lose all control and something takes over me." He takes the microphone, definitely not matching my energy.

Kei's voice is so nice when he's just speaking- so imagine that when he's singing? Godly. Honestly and truly.

"In a daze, your love's so amazing. It's not a phase I want you to stay with me." Kei wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me against his chest. "By my side, I swallow my pride, your love is so sweet."

He throws the microphone onto our bed, grabbing one of my hands and holding it to his lips as he dips me.

"It knocks me right off of my feeeeeet. Can't explain why your love, it makes me weak." He moves his hand from my waist to the back of my head and presses his lips to mine, helping me stand upright without breaking the kiss.

The song continues to play in the background but we end up paying it no mind.

By the time we pull away from each other, another song is already playing.

"I'm happy your season is over." I hum, laying my head on his chest. "Especially now that I'm working from home. We get so spend more time together."

Kei wraps his arms around me, pulling me to sit on the bed.

"That's true. But...I'm a bit bitter at the fact that we were fighting at the time of my last game so you didn't go." He frowns and I tilt my head.

"I did go." I say, reaching over to the nightstand to grab my phone.

"What? I didn't see you." He says, watching my screen as I open up Snapchat.

"I didn't sit in my reserved seat because I didn't want you to know I was there. Coach got me another seat." I show him my snaps I took of him that day, pointing out the date. "Even if I'm mad at you, you're still my husband and I'm going to cheer you on."

Kei puts my phone down, hugging my face to his chest, letting out a small sigh.

"God, I love you. I love you so much."

~

"Baby...this mac and cheese is good." I say as I crush up hot Cheetos to pour on top.

"Thank y-"

"But you can never let the rest of my family taste it. You will get bullied and there's nothing I can do about it." I hum, taking a bite of my food with the chips sprinkled on it. "Ugh, I love this."

"Wait- pause. Why would I get made fun of?" He asks as he sits across from me. "I literally only made it because your weird ass wanted hot cheeto mac and cheese. I made the first recipe I found." He frowns and I press my lips into a thin line, nodding.

"Yeah. That's where you made a mistake." I say sympathetically and he looks at me in question. "Bread crumbs. Who the hell puts breadcrumbs on macaroni? Baby, you followed a white woman recipe. Bread crumbs? Really?"

"You saw them on the counter and said nothing. Nothing!"

"Yeah. I like them." I shrug.

"THEN WHY WOULD I GET MADE FUN OF?" He exclaims, laughing.

"It's just the way it is." I chuckle, continuing to eat my food happily.

"Hey...are hot chips even good for pregnant women?" He asks and I freeze, unsure of the question.

"I think it's fine to eat spicy foods? My doctor didn't write that down on my list of what to avoid." I say and he hums, shrugging.

Realization hits me and I drop my fork, gasping as if I'm in a telenovela.

"What? What's wrong?" He asks, standing up and rushing over to me. "Do you feel okay? Are you in pain?"

I cover my mouth with my hands, tears springing to my eyes as Kei freaks out.

"I DRANK ALCOHOL AT THE PARTY!" I yell, bursting into tears.

Kei let's out a breath of relief, his thoughts somewhere completely different. He takes me into his arms, rubbing my back.

"It's okay. You didn't know you were pregnant yet." He assures me, trying to make me feel less guilty.

"What if the baby comes out deformed? Or messed up because of me?" I sob, clutching onto his shirt.

Kei let's out a small chuckle, and I look up at him in disbelief.

He's laughing at me? In this situation?

"Kei this is serious." I close my eyes, shoulders shaking as I cry.

"I know baby, it's just..." He trails off and I open my eyes back up once he wipes at my face. "You said you don't think you'd be a good mother, but the fact that you're freaking out about this shows that you would be." He smiles, placing a small kiss on each of my eyelids.

I blink, staring up at him.

He looks happy.

"W-Well alcohol isn't good for the baby." I say quietly and he pecks my lips.

"I know. But it's not like you got drunk. I'm sure the baby will be fine, okay? Some crack bitches smoke the entire time they're pregnant and their kid comes out okay. You didn't make any mistakes because you didn't know, so don't beat yourself up over it. Alright? I love you." He hugs me one more time before sitting back down in his seat.

"I love you too. Thanks." I sniffle.

~
(CW* mentions of blood)

"Baby."

"Hey, love?"

"Athena, wake up. I think you peed."

I groggily wake up, rubbing my eyes.

"I peed?" I ask tiredly and Kei sits up in bed.

"Uh, I think so?" He clears his throat. "Unless you brought a water bottle into bed and we crushed it like last time." He chuckles softly and I stand up.

"I'm sorry." I apologize, making my way to the bathroom in the dark.

"It's okay, I'm going to change the sheets while you clean up." Kei says and I nod even though he can't see me.

I stumble in the dark, though successfully make it into the bathroom. I turn the light on, my eyes closing because the sudden light hurts.

I hear the light switch turn on in the bedroom and then heavy footsteps rapidly making their way towards me.

I jump when Kei whirls me around, and I look at him kind of scared. His expression looks frantic and he puts his hands on my shoulders then pushes me away at arms length.

"Oh my god." He chokes out, staring down at my clothes.

"Kei what's going on?" I ask tiredly and completely out of it.

"Athena it's not fucking pee it's blood."