No one would have known the Crown Prince Tomioka of the Water Kingdom and his wife would be awaiting the arrival of heirs so quickly. It was just a harmless few nights of fun, right…? You could almost have convinced yourself. But after waking up nauseous and ill for a few days in a row, you consulted the Healers, who told you that you were expecting. Twins, in fact. A boy and a girl. That was during your first trimester. You were too shocked to say anything then to Giyuu, or to anyone.

Now, halfway through your second, you were starting to show. Giyuu had to know, right? You couldn’t keep it hidden forever.

“What?” Giyuu‘s face went blank as he stared at you, the quill slipping out of his hands onto the desk, forgotten. The letter he was writing regarding the finally-accomplished alliance between the Water and Butterfly Kingdom, forgotten as his beautiful blue eyes remained only on you, his gaze tracing your body, stopping at the visible slight roundness of your abdomen that confirmed your words.

“You’re kidding, right?” He asked, his voice shaky with disbelief as he stood up from his desk, eyes wide.