Through an inexplicable series of events (only inexplicable because I'm too lazy), I have discovered I can only RP as me-clones, Rika, Culumon, 6 year olds (particularly delusional, lollipop loving ones (or Suzy, though she's not that)), and tea-loving werewolves who have recently been renamed in honor of Arthur Dent. I told you I was weird.
Anyway, I had many complaints about the latest turn in this story. DEAL with it. I'm sorry, I'm home sick today, so I can't breathe through my nose and am thus irritable. Not to mention my voice sounds like a guy particularly badly today. Thank you all who reviewed. Kim is supposed to be Alice for those of you who know who that is.
Happy Vday. One more chapter left.

"G'morning sweetie…" Rika rolled over and smiled to see Henry's face in her doorway. "I'm making breakfast. It's Valentine's day, you know."

Rika nodded and began to get up, suddenly wary as she recalled her promise to the girls the week before. "We were originally going to get married today, weren't we?" Rika laughed, padding softly behind her fiancé through the hall.

"Yeah, but then your mom thought a month and a half was two soon. So we added two weeks-"

"To the deadline, as she calls it. Where is she, anyway?"

"Your Grandma is outside, Hima got into the chocolates. Your mom took off to the mall for the sales before 5:30. Woke me up dang't."

"Typical. Which also leaves us babysitting the 5 year old…"

"It'll be fun. Now, how about some eggs or something? Or are you going to request something strange and random again?"

"No… just make my omelet fairly spicy," she smiled, wandering back to her room for the moment. How can I tell Henry while Hima is around? She thought sharply, glancing into her little half-brother's room. Although he was said to be her half-brother, her mom being still unmarried, he had identical coloration to Rika herself. He was sitting on the edge of his bed right then, munching on a box of chocolates that was addressed to their mother. He looked up at her with shining purple eyes, his orange hair, which needed trimming badly, hung down to his nose on some sections of his bangs. It was the eyes that made her wary of how closely he was related to her… their mom had purple eyes, yes, but having even half the genes for purple eyes was rare, and for both their fathers to have such, especially in Japan, would be more than shocking.

"Hewo Wika!" Hima giggled, jumping up and hugging his much older sister around the waist. She shook her head, rolling her eyes, and picked him up. His face was completely covered with chocolate, leading her to believe her nightshirt probably was now too.

"How ya doin lil brat? How's my Ototou?" [Ototou is Japanese for little brother]. He laughed back at her and kissed her on the cheek.

"I'm fine big sissy!"

"Who are you calling a sissy? Could a sissy do this?" she laughed, spinning him around as fast as she could.

"Nope… can you put me down pwease I wanna tell Henwy how I want my eggs…"

"Sure," she smiled and set Hima back down, following him into the kitchen area. To her instant shock but quickly to her relief (that they weren't still roaming the streets), she saw Terriermon and Renamon both sprawled across the couch, asleep. "So much for any use of the couch we had planned is canceled," she sighed.

"Ah, let 'em sleep. Despite being here 7 years, they still don't quite understand human holidays. Besides, Hima is still around here."

"True…"

"Well, Gwandma is going to take me to the pawk later."

"Ok. Why don't we come too?"

"I don't see why not…"

"Yea!! I'll go tell her!" he scurried off and out the door to the mini courtyard.

"He's so sweet…" Rika smirked, turning towards Henry and was shocked by the extent of the smile on his face that moment.

"It's how you act around him, in particular, that makes me fall more in love with you everyday. It the same way you acted around Suzy so long ago… Despite how cold you always used to try to act, I always knew there was a loving soul under there…" he smiled and hugged her to him, sitting down in a chair and getting her to sit, albeit slightly reluctantly, on his lap. "Sometimes lately, I wonder if it's still you in there. You've acted different a lot recently… Like something's wrong, or you're hiding something…" Rika shifted uncomfortably on his lap, and he blinked, trying to get a better view of her face. "Rika? Don't worry, I still love you, if that's what you were thinking. I know it's still you… Times like when you were playing with Hima just now remind me of that, and I realize then that it's probably just stress."

A single tear traced it's way down Rika's cheek… "No, Henry… I, I am hiding something from you… Remember that day, just after your bachelor party, when we were both a bit worse for wear and being forgetful?" Henry nodded slowly, cocking his eyebrow at her. Slowly his eyes grew wider in disbelief.

"You mean… are you…"

"You're going to be a father much sooner than we'd thought…"

"Well what's wrong?! That's fantastic, don't you see!" He suddenly halted his words, hearing Hima's laugh outside, and stopped his ranting, pulling Rika closer to him. "You're scared that I'll do like your father still, aren't you? That the moment a baby appeared in the picture, I'd be gone? I won't do that. We made a promise, Rika. I made a promise to you, that I'd never leave you."

"Thanks, Henry…"

"No problem…" he smiled softly, pulling something from his vest pocket. He handed her a silver chain with a little amethyst heart on the end. "Since we're saving up money, I couldn't really buy you anything, so mom said I could give you this…"

Rika gasped lightly… "Henry… it's beautiful, but you didn't need this. I already got a present…" she leaned down to kiss him, and he smirked, already knowing the next word she would say. "You…"

Short, sorry, but still Kawaii… Happy Valentine's day, a bit early. And I'd like to announce a Valentine's contest… deadline is Sunday. All PG13 or below Jenki, Jurato, and Hirota remotly Valentine's Day stories are welcome to enter. Just e-mail me, CulumonLyra@aol.com with the name of the fic or a copy of it, or if it's already written tell me about it in your review. Feel free to enter others, as theirs, not yours, as well. Review please!