Hot Chocolate and a Red Faced Angel

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Mitsuko had entered the Rio Nunez Café to get some hot chocolate and to spend sometime reading, a book that Eve had loaned BEGGED her to read. In a way Eve was preparing Mitsuko for motherhood even though she wasn’t pregnant yet much less married.

Ever since the announcement was made that the angel was getting married, Eve had spent the time in educating the angel about pregnancy and what she will experience. Mitsuko of course was blushing when Eve had begged her to read this book, and the reason why she was blushing it was because Eve had sprung this education on her so suddenly.

Now Mitsuko knew how to take care of children, but she wasn’t pregnant yet to understand the changes, that her body will go through and Eve didn’t want the angel to have any surprises and experiences that she didn’t understand. Eve being that older sister type of a person wanted Mitsuko to have an understanding, so then that way when she is expecting her child, she will be prepared and no freak outs will happen.

And most importantly no unnecessary stress.

When Mitsuko is pregnant she needs to be stress free and calm all the time, because she would be taking care of the life growing inside of her and if she is stressed then so will her unborn child.

Knowledge is power as they say no matter how embarrassing it can be at times, Eve made a point to Mitsuko, that she needed to learn this stuff early because when she is indeed expecting a child she won’t have the time to educate herself. There will be other things she will have to do such as regular doctor appointments, setting up the baby’s room, etc.

In the book Eve had sticky notes on some pages that acted as a bookmark to certain pages and chapters, in which she wanted Mitsuko to pay close attention to. Knowing that this was how Mitsuko was going to spend time at the café the angel was blushing to no end—she was so red that it almost looked like someone mentally slapped her hard across the face. The angel now understood why Zero would get so flustered at times, because Hunter was teaching him things too.

Come to think of it, it was as if Hunter and Eve were the teachers to the respective couple. Hunter educated Zero and Eve educated Mitsuko.

Trying to calm down her burning blushing face the angel made herself a hot chocolate with extra marshmallows filled to the top of her paper cup and closed it with a lid so that it wouldn’t spill. Slowly she made her way to a table near the window, and sat down gently on a chair placing her hot chocolate on the table, and placed the book that Eve gave her in front of her. The angel stared at it for the longest time, but she took a deep breath and started to read it.

The book was called: What to Expect when you are Expecting and it was essentially a woman’s guide to pregnancy as well as containing advice for first time mothers. It covers physical and emotional changes that a woman goes through during pregnancy, to even maintaining balanced meals during the pregnancy since the mom isn’t just feeding herself, she is feeding her baby as well.

The information from this book that Mitsuko would be gaining once she reads through it will be very invaluable, and will help her be more relaxed and ready for what’s to come. Because she was reading this book in a very public place however a person could make the mistake and assume that she is pregnant already.

There is indeed a method to Eve’s madness.

‘Thank goodness Zero isn’t here seeing me read this, hahaha he and I would both be going red and question what is Eve putting me through. I also know that he is getting much better at reading so he will be able to pick out quite a bit from this book. Hahaha but if one of my friends sees me read this… Oh man they may even congratulate me, because of how they may mistake me for already being pregnant.’

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[Milly Faye]

Milly had been awake and ready to go well before sunrise, even took time cleaning her guns. She was tired, however, but was finding it hard to sleep lately, what with Duo in the other bed and Solo occasionally popping up or her at least fearing he'll pop up in the night. She's been on edge every night and has barely been able to get proper sleep in over a week already. She's even been sleeping with a gun in her hands, despite carefully chaining Duo to the bed so he can sleep and Solo can't escape from the bed.

Milly had told Duo to have a shower and meet her at Rio Nunez Cafe, a place they spotted the night before that Duo was excited about going to with her. Milly wasn't feeling patient enough to wait for him before leaving, so she went on ahead to the cafe in the morning. She carried a satchel-like purse over her shoulder with many potential necessities including her gun and other protective items.

Milly walked through the pollution filled town towards the cafe they had passed by the night before. She was rather annoyed by how polluted the majority of this country was and was walking with a face reflecting her annoyance through the town. She felt relieved when she finally made it to the cafe and walked in, instantly feeling so much better at the fresh clean air that circulated the cafe. Noticing quite a difference in the air quality, Milly inhaled a deep breath and released it as her face muscles relaxed and a faint smile crawled onto her face.

She looked around the cafe as she walked inside more, planning to go up to the counter until she saw that there was a waitress going around serving people. Knowing she didn't have to order at the counter, Milly then started looking around the cafe for a place for her and Duo to sit. It was then that she saw a face she thought she recognized sitting by the window.

Milly carefully made her way across the cafe to this familiar face, wondering even more if she knew that person. As she neared her, it finally started to click in her mind who this was. Milly then forced a small smile on her face and stopped by the familiar person's table. "Hey, didn't I meet you about a week or so ago in Fijion?" Milly asked her, wanting to make sure this was the person she had met. "you're friends with Duo, right? Umm.. Mitsuko, was it?"

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Mitsuko slowly looked up from her book still with her blush red face, to Milly whom she met during one of her adoptive father’s missions. The angel managed to smile though at Milly especially when she remembered her name. Of course they didn’t know each other well but whenever Mitsuko meets a new person she considers them a friend instantly.

“That’s right. I’m happy that you remembered me Milly. You were the one that assisted my dad with that musical bomb right? I am sorry I didn’t get a chance to thank you myself for your help. I know my dad thanked you, but I didn’t personally. So thank you.”

The café was now starting to get busy with people getting their breakfast on the go, and their morning coffee. The angel could tell that Milly looked a bit tired and so she offered her to join her at the table, despite the fact the book she was reading was in plain sight, and to top that off she had butterflies in her stomach that was caused from her engagement, and from what she had read so far in that pregnancy book.

“Would you like to sit with me Milly? You look very tired I would feel bad to just leave you standing there all day. And yes I am friends with Duo hahaha he truly is a wonderful person isn’t he? He has this positive side to him that can brighten anyone’s day. I think in my opinion anyone who meets Duo gets a new friend for life no question.”

“He helped make my birthday party special, and he made sure that I was okay, and all set to go on that day. I still have to thank him in a big way, and that is him being a part of my wedding.

A person’s special moments in life is so important to include individuals in and this form of a thank you is much bigger than treating him to the amusement park.”

“But Duo is such a good person that he appreciates even the little things.. I hope one day he finds love like I have. That is one of my many wishes for him.’

The angel laughed lightheartedly but she had the blush in her cheeks.

“How are you doing Milly? Forgive me for saying so but you seem a little stressed..”

[NPC: Female]

Eve followed Mitsuko to the cafe and she was pleased to see that the angel embrace her recommendation to read that pregnancy book. It was obvious to everyone in the bounty hunting community or rather those in Jean’s circle and under his leadership that Zero and Mitsuko were not only engaged, but they had taken their relationship to a more intimate level. Physically. Eve had caught on by the way the two looked at each other, that something had finally happened. What was not known by the couple was that one night was all it took for them to conceive their son. The son that they had talked so much about.

Mitsuko still had an innocent air about her so a part of her didn’t want to admit that she and Zero couldn’t wait. Eve soon burst into the cafe and draped her arms around Mitsuko’s shoulders. She looked at Milly. “I hope the angel isn’t causing too much trouble~ Did you hear that she’s engaged?! Oh. Am I interrupting anything?"

[Mitsuko]

Mitsuko blushed more and she apologized to Milly for Eve interrupting their conversation. “It’s so good to see you again Milly. It’s always nice to see a friendly face. And yes as I mentioned earlier I’m friends with Duo, he’s such a good person. He’s always trying to cheer people up. But I hope that you are doing well. You seem a bit tired though. Is everything okay? Have you been getting enough sleep lately?” Mitsuko was a nurse so she was very quick to pick up on a few things. Everything except being pregnant with her kid, and the book she was reading was making her blush just a bit more, and hopes Milly didn't mind Mitsuko repeating herself since their conversation was interrupted by Eve,  and made the angel lose her train of thought.

[Milly Faye]

Milly's forced smile relaxed a little when Mitsuko showed that she remembered her also. "I'm just glad things turned out okay and no one was seriously injured."

Milly tensed for a moment, then relaxed again when Mitsuko offered for her to sit. "If you're sure it's okay, thank you." Milly began to sit, wondering for a moment what they'll do if or when Duo arrives, depending on how late he is this time.

Milly stared at Mitsuko as she confirmed she was friends with Duo, then began to talk about him a lot more than Milly would have expected. As Mitsuko went on about Duo's positive traits, Milly's eyes drifted to the side as a blush crept on her face. She suddenly thought she was starting to feel a little uncomfortable hearing how Duo helped her so much until she mentioned her wedding. She looked back up at Mitsuko, a little surprised. "You're getting married?"

Hearing Mitsuko hoping Duo finds love one day, Milly's eyes drifted to the side again, blushing. She tucked a bit of hair behind her ear on the side of her face that was slightly turned away. She wondered for a moment how long it would take that idiot to dry his hair.

Milly snapped back to attention when Mitsuko asked how she was doing. "Oh, I'm okay. I just haven't been sleeping that well lately. How are you?" Her blush had diminished and she just held a small smile at Mitsuko now.

When an energetic woman sudden threw her arms around Mitsuko, Milly looked up at her in surprise. After the initial shock, Milly breathed out and smiled with a slight chuckle. "No trouble. I'm Milly. You are?"

Milly smiled back at Mitsuko a little awkwardly as she repeated a few things. "Ah, no, I haven't been sleeping well, but I'll be fine. Probably." Milly glanced off to the side for a moment, then back at Mitsuko again, remembering that she's supposed to be an angel. "For no particular reason, you wouldn't happen to know anyone who can interact with spirits, do you?"