CRUSHED (Part 2) [Hatoful Boyfriend: Yuuya x Hiyoko]

Cold Winter

The winter seemed endless through the months. Christmas had come and gone, and January was just about halfway over, so there seemed to be no end in sight from all of that snow. The young couple, however, made do and kept one another warm. The fireplace also did its job of heating the cabin as well.

Hiyoko, while sitting by the fire, felt a pain in her gut "Oof, yeesh! That hurt!"

Yuuya looked her way from the kitchen, seeing her clutch her stomach "You alright, mon amie?"

"Uh, yeah," she replied "this has been bugging me for a few days, and it seems to be less and less painful".

"A few days?" Yuuya sped over to her seat on the sofa "That's no good! Maybe I should take you to the doctor?"

"In this blizzard? We're practically snowed in. Once we leave, the door will probably be behind a wall of snow when we get back," Hiyoko theorized.

"Hiyoko, please-"

"And you know how I feel about doctors after... you know."

The infamous Dr. Iwamine Shuu from their days at St. Pigeonations coming to his mind, Yuuya sighed, knowing he couldn't win the fight against his wife's stubbornness "Fine. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes".

Yuuya walked back to the kitchen area, leaving Hiyoko to lounge alone with her worries. Not only did her somach hurt from whatever was wrong with her, but it also churned from guilt. The pain she had been feeling for the past few days actually had been occurring for a week and a half, and it wasn't getting better, but staying about the same.

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The next morning Hiyoko awoke from a restless night of sleep. She felt unimaginably ill and laid away from Yuuya all night, being sure he never caught her laying there with her eyes open and pain on her face. She did get a few hours in before the sun rose, but by then Yuuya had already gotten out of bed. Getting up, she rushed to the bathroom, knowing it was her first chance all night not to rouse suspicion with her husband about her state.

Washing her hands after relieving herself, she heard Yuuya called for her from downstairs. She exited the bathroom, and onto the loft their bed was on, looking down over the railing to the living room where Yuuya stood with a cardboard box in his hands.

"Did you order something?" Yuuya lifted the package and shook it, listening to the contents rattle inside.

"I sure did," Hiyoko nodded, trotting down the steps and snatching the delivery from his hands "it's a gift for Ryouta".

"Oh?" Yuuya raised an eyebrow "Didn't he have a birthday last month?"

"Yeah," Hiyoko examined the box, not yet opening it "but he just got a new office job, so this is a congratulatory present for him".

"Oh, how nice!"

With a nod, Hiyoko jogged back up the stairs and slid the box slightly under her side of the bed "I'll wrap it later. Now, how about some breakfast?"

"I actually have to leave for work in a few," Yuuya rubbed the back of his neck apologetically.

Hiyoko looked down at him from the balcony banister "Really? You didn't mention that last night".

"Yeah, Le One called me earlier and sprung it up on me, so I just learned about it myself".

"Hm, alright then. I guess it can't be helped."

"I promise I'll bring home dinner, alright?"

"McDonald's?" Hiyoko tiptoed down the stairs, taking Yuuya's hands in hers.

"Your favorite aside from hunting and gathering? Ofcourse!" Yuuya gave her an eskimo kiss that made her blush "But are you sure you're okay for me to leave? Is your stomach still upsetting you?"

"Oh yeah, I'm feeling much better!" Hiyoko lied "I think last night was the tail end of whatever ailment I had".

Yuuya eyed her subconsciously and an awkward silence fell over the couple.

"Okay, go get ready. I won't keep you any longer," Hiyoko insisted, urging him to go to their lofted bedroom to get dressed.

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Hiyoko gave a sweet kiss goodbye to her husband as he set off on a late notice mission for his work as a secret agent. She was used to his trips like this by that point, but she was still nervouse about the danger he could be getting himself into.

As soon as the door shut and Yuuya was out of sight from the cabin, Hiyoko scambled up to their bed, grabbing the box that had arrived early. She frantically ripped it open, revealing a fresh pregnancy test inside.