Why Not Me?

"Happy now?" 

Hope pouted. "Don't make fun of the woman carrying your child. You did this on purpose." 

Ryu laughed heartily, not minding it at all. He had done this on purpose, but it wasn't for the sake of making Hope feel antsy. 

How could he prepare a surprise if she already knew? And how could he allow his first child to come into this world with a great amount of fanfare and grace? 

The Tatsuya Clan needed a rebirth, and though this child wouldn't have his entire Bloodline due to his promise to the Frost Clan, that didn't mean that they wouldn't have the backing of all the power he could muster. 

Plus… having the Frost Clan's Bloodline wasn't necessarily a bad thing either. At the very least, even if it was a bad thing, Ryu had the means to make certain of that fact it wouldn't be in the end.