Chibi-Usa is Coming
By: Destiny

Here we are, a new, short story by me. Um... this is my first attempt, I'm not
usually one to tackle humor, or short stories so I figured I'd just go for broke,
and do both. All rotten vegitables are be left outside the story hall, thankyouvery
much! 

Disclaimer: The characters are not mine, you all know this. :)

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"Chibi-Usa is coming..." 

That was all she said. Her cheeks were a beautifully flushed pink, her hair long
and golden, down from it's usual buns. Her head was on my bare chest again,
we lay quietly a moment, there in our large canopy bed. And then it hit me.

"Chibi-Usa is coming?!?!" I almost yelled, gulping for air as I turned my legs
over the side of the bed and stood on the cold tile ground in my boxers, 
pacing nervously.

Usagi grinned at me, I swear to you she gets more and more beautiful every
single day that passes. "Hai, Mamo-chan." She moved her hand over her loose
silk nightgown to her slightly round stomach, why hadn't I noticed that before?

"Well... how far along are you?" I asked carefully, I remember Chibi-Usa once
telling me the story ... I guess... I had told her when she was 4 years old. Usagi
had waited before telling me - but right now the number couldn't come to mind.
How far along..?

Usagi turned her back to me then, I know I saw her lip go under her teeth as she
gently bit down, "Promise you won't be upset with me? Promise!" She said with
her back still turned.

"Usako..." I said quietly, "How could I ever be upset with you, my love? Please,
tell me how long!"

Usagi turned around, smiling once more, "I'm nearing 5 months..." She said quietly,
but the glee in her voice could easily be noted.

"5 MONTHS?!!?" He shouted, not angry, but surprised. "Usako.. why didn't you tell
me sooner? I've missed half your pregnancy! You are a sneaky girl..."

Usagi laughed, "My dear the first 2 months you were away to discuss with the other
diplomats in other planets about the onset of hunger in their lands. And when you
returned, you were so excited about the idea's you'd gotten on the return trip home
to send over the supplies and teach them how to grow... I didn't want to burden you!
Come, come. You have 4 months still! I have been well hidden in those loose gowns
you know..."

I nodded slowly... Chibi-Usa... as a baby? She was coming... heck she was practically
here! "Chibi-Usa is coming..." I whispered the words again, only still half believing
them myself.

We curled up back in bed shortly after, and I held my wife, my Queen, tightly in my
arms, my mind working miles faster than my tired body could keep pace with. Eventually,
we both drifted back into slumber.

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~2 months later~

I knew the girls were planning some huge baby shower in honor of Chibi-Usa and Usagi.
She was 7 months along, and quite plump and beautifully round with my child sturring
restlessly in her stomach. I smiled at the idea of the surprise, then frowned remembering
I was most certainly not invited.

"It's a GIRL thing, Mamoru!" Minako scolded when I asked what time I should show up.

"No offense, your majesty," Ami spoke in, "... but really this is something that should be
left to the women. It's our gift to Usagi... yours was Chibi-Usa, more than enough." She
smiled.

Rei poked my chest with a weird coy look, "And don't even think about peeking in, King
or no - I will singe your butt if you even try." She threatened, but I took no offense, they
meant well, and she was smiling.

I looked to Matoko expectantly, but she raised her hands and waved me off laughing, "I'm
just cooking, don't look at me!"

And now, today was the day. I'd been spending a great deal of time with Usako, which
believe me was not easy. How many pregnant women have you know? Well I've only known
one - and as beautiful as she looked, as much as she shined with pregnancy, I can sort of
understand why there's a chance we had no other children after Chibi-Usa. Let's face it.
Her mood would swing from sighing blissfully, to yelling incoherantly at how miserable
she felt. I had no problems enduring this, but I think I too was beginning to ride on her
nerves. Some days, she just felt fat and ugly. Naturally I felt differently, she was beautiful!
But what do I know? I'm just a man watching all this happen.

I sat in my study as the party went on. Knowing better than to even try to sneak a little
look into the room to see what was going on. I was trying to write a letter to fellow
Kings and Queens, inviting them to celebrate my daughters birth - whenever that may
be. 

This is when I really started freaking out.

Mamoru, freaking out? You may say. 

Hai. You've got it. I started freaking out. What reason would I have to be scared? To
be worried? Of course I'd already met my daughter. I've already spent days with her,
I've already gaurded and protected her, I've already held she and Usako back from
eachother... what more did I want? I'd already been given more than most parents,
with a chance to see how their child would, for the most part, turn out. And I love
Chibi-Usa, so why was I so worried?

It just made me think more about being a true father figure. Was I ready? Were any
of us? 

I managed to practically chew my pencil in half before I pulled a few splinters from
my mouth, and realized the party had long since been over. With perfect timing a
quiet knock sounded on my door and Usako stepped in smiling.

"Mamo-chan! You wouldn't believe some of the gifts I got today..." She said, grinning
in such a way... I had to force the naughty thoughts rising in my male brain quickly
away. 

"So you had fun, Usako?" I smiled.

"Of course! Chibi-Usa will look adorible in the dresses Ami bought for her... oh
Mamo-chan, 2 months seems so far away..."

'Really? Seems so soon if you ask me...' I thought silently, but just nodded.

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~Usako's Labor~

And here we are. No more looking back, no more time to get ready, or practice,
or think ... okay no. There is lots of time to think. 

I just ushered Ami and two nurses into our bedroom where Usako was in the
beginning stages of labor. They pushed me out as well, Ami apologized, saying
I wasn't allowed back in the room until it was closer to the time when Chibi-Usa
was born.

Although I really don't understand this, I followed directions to a T. 

So here we are. Minako. Rei. Makoto... Me. Minako and Makoto were chattering
endlessly about what they were going to teach Chibi-Usa, and how fun it would
be to have a baby around the palace... Rei seemed to be meditating.

And me, I'm here endlessly thinking to myself.

Chibi-Usa... Chibi... Usa. I wonder now, exactly when was the name first thought
of? Naturally, we already knew her name before we even created her. So how did
her name first come to mind? Can you tell I'm nervous? What a stupid question.
Little, Usagi. Duh, Mamoru. But what made us choose that specifically? Is it because
of Usagi's heritage? I know her mother had a similar name... kind of. 

What would we have named her if she was a boy? Chibi-Mamo? 

I'm laughing now, out loud, and suddenly at the thought of that name. Chibi-Mamo.
"Hahahahahaha" I open my eyes, which are slightly brimmed with tears from my
sudden laughter.

The girls are looking at me, oddly at that.

"What?" 

The girls are smiling now, and Minako is moving to the seat next to me. As she
sits I give her a weird expression. 

I feel her arm sling over my shoulders, "Mamoru, you don't need to be nervous,
you know?"

Huh, easy for her to say. She's not the one who's going to be a parent!

"Hai Hai..I'm just doing some thinking, I think I'll take a walk in the gardens,
will you scream out at me if I'm not back soon enough..?"

Minako waved her hand at me, "Of course of course, clear you mind, you're
about to be a daddy!"

With a nod, I am on my way to the garden, back to my thoughts.

So enough about names. Chibi-Usa just .. seemed right anyway. It is our
little girl, mine and Usagi's. Chibi-Usa was perfect.

Now, onto the duties of parenting. Now I remember full well the first time
Chibi-Usa called me 'Daddy', but this is just... scary. Me? A father? Sure, I'm
King of Crystal Tokyo, military leader, diplomat of the planet... but a father?!

Toys... pink. Oh god the pink. Endless pinks, I can see it already. Pink cradle,
pink walls... pink bed, pink clothes. That was going to take some getting used
to. I've never been the largest fan of pink - purple - sure, but pink? I don't know.

Will I spoil her? Will Usagi? Haha, Usagi, spoil Chibi-Usa? After some of the
fights I've seen them go through, somehow I doubt she'll be too spoiled. Then
again, how did she get that way in the first place? A mixture of Usagi and me,
I suppose I shouldn't expect any less than stubborness.

See now, that's where this is weird. I've met my soon to be born daughter. Not
in my dreams, not in my mind - I've really already met her. I already know what
she's going to be like. It defies all reality and logic. I know that sounds stupid
coming from a man who's lived thousands of years by tossing roses that appear
in his hand at energy draining monsters - all to save his beloved moon princess
who happens to be a super hero.

Okay. Nevermind.

"MAMORU!!! HURRY UP!" Minkao shouted from Usagi's balcony, waving
her arms madly at me.

"Coming!!"

Oh gods. Here we go...

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"Push!!" Ami yelled loudly from the driver's seat between Usagi's legs.

I winced as Usagi squealed and gripped tighter on my sore hand, but I was quick to help
her with her breathing, the only technique that seemed to help her loosen her iron grip.

Hours were like seconds, and soon I held a little bundle of wrinkled flesh and very healthy
lungs wrapped in a pink, yes pink, blanket. I was seated next to Usako some time later,
 smiling dreamily down at our daughter. With my wife sleeping quietly at my side, and my
new daughter, my Chibi-Usa in my arms, all my fears vanished. All the long nights without
sleep, wondering, worrying. All the days spent in the study thinking of what it would be 
like. Suddenly none of those things mattered. There was me, my dauther, and my wife. And 
that was all.

All my worries were gone, and Chibi-Usa was here.
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And... there you have it. Destiny's attempt at some humor, and a short story all in one.

Don't throw too many rotton eggs, I did try!!
Any and all comments: dreemwrld@hotmail.com

Thanks for reading!