98% Safe 2% Kyoko. (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

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"Are you sure, Kuon? You don't have to?" Kyoko looked up at her husband lovingly as he squeezed her hand he held in his.

"Don't be silly, Kyoko. Of course I have to, it's a daddy's job after all to take care of both mommy and baby so I need to know these things as much as you do." he wouldn't admit the prospect scared him just as much as his first ever audition had, that the doors before him seemed 30 ft high and he could just imagine the danger behind them as he swallowed hard. Kyoko was 15 weeks pregnant now, his away shoot had gone wonderfully. The pictures of the baby had spread to family and friends and they had their own proudly displayed on their shelf at home, all spare pictures Kyoko had started arranging into a scrapbook she had bought.

Kuon loved watching her working on the book. She added stickers, gems and other embellishments with such detail and intricacy he adored watching her as her eyes softened each time she looked at the pictures. The way her hand would caress her stomach without thought. There had been a press conference not 2 days prior where they had released the news to the world about Kyoko's condition. It had been Lory's idea and for the first time Kuon adored Lory for booking it without their knowledge. He knew Kyoko was still feeling a little odd about telling people he had gone with her to explain to Ogata. He watched her apologise almost in dogeza about not intending to cause problems with his drama and shooting schedule, worried from everything down to her continuing morning sickness to the fact she would be gaining weight and her costumes not fitting her correctly.

Kuon had known before going with her what Ogata's reaction would be, though telling Kyoko that would have just made her more nervous. So when Ogata embraced his wife and shook his own hand in congratulations at the news, he watched Kyoko's worries deflate slightly as Ogata told her not to worry. They would make their deadline and her and the baby's health was more important than anything, even his drama.

Now it was Kuon's turn to feel nervous. At the conference he had been brimming with joy and pride. He had told and showed the world with his smile just how happy and proud he was to be becoming a father. It had taken the media by storm and they had received so many congratulations and flowers at LME, it would make a botanical garden jealous, so why was it so hard to push open that door? Why was he afraid of the people that would be standing behind it?

"You ready?" Kyoko whispered as she too eyed the door with apprehension. Her voice trembled slightly as he squeezed her hand a little tighter. He had to be the man, the father and take the lead. Pushing the door open, he towed her along to the little reception desk and smiled at the shocked woman behind the desk.

"Hello, we're here for the parenting class." he said with his gentlemanly smile, hiding his nervousness as she pointed down the hall on the right, her jaw hanging limply as she goggled at the two famous celebrities who had just walked in.

"Thank you." he said with another smile as they walked in the direction she had pointed following the signs for their destination that were blu tacked to the walls. They finally found the door, 'Birth and Early Years Parenting Class.' Kuon again felt the need to turn and run, did he really have to do this? He was terrified it all made it so much more real, so much more scary. But in the back of his head even after buying 29 books from amazon about parenting and birth and babies he still had questions and really even google seemed to give only partial answers. He needed someone there someone real to voice his concerns to. Someone who could talk back and tell him it was all going to be OK.

It had been his mom's idea. She had told them both before leaving the value of having other expecting people around them. People they could talk to without fear of being laughed at. Didn't all parents have the same fear and worries? Why shouldn't they seek comfort from each other? So here they were outside their new classroom together and both of them wanted to run.