Alright, my second fanfic! A one shot this time, I hope you like it :)
"Mama, I can feel her kicking!" A young girl said excitedly as she rested her head on her mother's stomach.
The woman smiled; her long hair and glasses obscuring her face. "Are you excited, Akemi? You're going to meet your little sister soon."
"Mm!" She sat up, nodding. "I'm going to protect her no matter what, just like I promised!"
Her mother gently smiled at Akemi's look of determination.
"Is that so..." A man came behind Akemi. "Can you take on the likes of me?!" He said as he picked up the girl.
Akemi laughed. "Take this, Dad!" She gave him a light tap on the head.
His face scrunched up, falling down in an exaggerated way. "Ah, I am defeated." He said, pretending to wave a white flag.
The woman giggled at the two, getting up to leave the room.
"Atsushi." She said in a hush tone. "I'm going to do that now." She said cryptically, but her husband understood.
'Elena...' He nodded, turning to Akemi. "We're going to have to stay a little quiet, okay?" He whispered, putting a finger to his lips.
Akemi became very curious, looking at her mother as she went downstairs. "Where's Mom going?" She asked worryingly.
Atsushi patted her head. "She's preparing a very special mission for you." He said, amused by the way her eyes lit up.
"A mission? Like those spies in the movies?" She asked excitingly.
He smiled, looking down. "Yeah, like a real James Bond…" He looked up, surprised to see she wasn't there. "Akemi?" He stood up.
Akemi crept over to the door, trying to see what her mother was doing. Elena was speaking into a recording device. "To the 18-year-old Shiho…"
Akemi could just barely make out what she was saying. She had to get closer to listen in, just one step closer...
"Hey!" Atsushi said in a loud whisper. "If you're gonna be a spy, then you'll have to be more discreet than that. Come on, I'll teach you!" He said in hopes of distracting his daughter.
Akemi was young, but she wasn't stupid. She could tell her mother was saying something secret, something her parents didn't want her to hear. Not yet, anyways. Although inside she was worried, she gave a happy smile, nodding.
Her father gave her a kiss on the forehead. "I'll meet you upstairs." He said, guiding her up the stairs.
She left the room, leaving Atsushi behind the door and Elena at her desk, still recording.
"Shiho, won't you regret what you are about to do? If so, I'm totally on your side! Well, it will be your nineteenth birthday next time. Bye-bye, honey." Her finger hovered over the stop button when she remembered something. Atsushi was about to leave before Elena continued speaking.
"Oh yes, maybe it's about time I told you... The truth is, your mom is making a truly terrifying drug at the moment. My lab mates are getting really excited about it, they say it's like a dream drug. Your dad and I are putting all our hopes on it and calling it the Silver Bullet!" Both Atsushi and Elena's faces became grim. "But in order to complete the drug, your dad and I will have to leave you and your sister... Please understand, Shiho." She pressed stop, sighing.
Elena looked down, staring lovingly at her pregnant belly while stroking it.
Atsushi walked up behind his wife, giving a comforting hug and whispering sweet nothings into her ear.
She leaned back into the hug, slowly closing her eyes.
"I'll always love you…
my dear Shiho."
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