Another Night
Rating: T. May change.
Dislaimer. I do not own NANA.
Summary: Nana is in labour and see's her baby has a patch of blond curls instead of black. Scared, she returns to her mothers, not telling anyone of her secret. A year later, she goes back, hoping to tell Nobu he's the father without ruining his happiness with Yuri. Hachi/Nobu.
Chapter 1
"Push Nana! Puush! You're almost done!" Yelled a nurse who was beside me, pulling the hair away from my face.
"You said that five hours ago! AH!" I felt another contraction and more stretching. I have been in labour for almost seven hours now and I am going insane! I felt that this baby was going to rip my vagina more in half then it already is! Damn you Takumi! If you weren't in London then I would have broken your hand by now!
There were about two other nurses in the room and one doctor. They were all supporting me. It makes me a little sad to see that none of my friends were here. Hey Nana, where are you right now? Oh wait, I'm two days early, of course they wouldn't be with me! The next thing I knew, I heard a loud wail. And I felt relief that my vagina felt free but also burned a little. I let out deep breathes, finally glad to have it all done and over with. I had my eyes closed the entire time, completely glad that it was all over and done with. I wanted to sleep but I knew my baby was going to be hungry.
"Congrats Nana! You have a beautiful baby blond girl!" A nurse squealed next to me. My eyes snapped open.
"Blond?" I asked, hoping I heard right.
"Blond." She confirmed with a warm smile. And by proving it further, she lifted the bundle in her arms. It was my baby, wrapped up in plush pink blanket. She was so tiny. And true to the nurses words, there was the blond peach-fuzz on her little head. I was lost in the moment.
"Let me hold her.." I whispered and hoped the nurse heard me over the wailing. She did. Carefully, she slid my beautiful baby in my arms. Another nurse came up to my other side, a clipboard in her hand and a pen in the other.
"Hello Nana, congratulations! What would you like to name your new baby?"
"Sachiko!" I answered instantly and thought for awhile before speaking again. "Sachiko Ichigo Komatsu." I smiled fondly at the name. Ichigo will be her last name. Strawberries, they remind me of the cups back at room 707. The nurse jolted the name down quickly.
"After feeding, we'll need to take your baby to weigh her, check if anything is wrong then you'll be able to hold her again." After that she left. The nurse who was still next to bed instructed me on how to breastfeed. I stared down at Sachiko, amazed. I really had a baby. I felt hyperventilation creeping up on me so I took deep breathes. Once my baby latched herself onto my exposed breast, it went silent in the room.
"Oh!" I said, startled by the unusual sucking. The nurse smile and left, giving me time alone with my Sachiko.
"You're such a beautiful baby. Yes, you are. You're going to be a heart throb when you're older. Oh yes, you are!" I kept cooing her, calling her name over and over again. About ten minutes later, a new nurse came in.
"Ms. Komatsu? Hi, I'm nurse Kurumi. I'll be taking your baby now for check ups. Another nurse will be in here shortly to take you to your room." I nodded and unwillingly handed my baby over to the nurse. I felt my heart throb as I watched the nurse carry my baby out of the room. Another nurse came in and helped me out of the bed and into a wheel chair. I winced once I was seated, it was still pretty sensitive down there. I was wheeled out of the room and down one of the many halls in the hospital. In moments I was in my room. The nurse helped me out of the chair and onto the bed, giving me a tray of food.
"Thank you very much. I owe you guys so much for making this a successful delivery." I bowed slightly. The nurse blushed but shook her head.
"It's fine. It's such a pleasure to see babies being born, it's such a experience. It's such a shame that your husband couldn't be here though. Well, eat up and by the time your down, your baby will be here. Then I'll show you how to change her diapers and other things." The nurse left but I couldn't careless. I felt my face was frozen in shock. What do I tell Takumi? "Hey Tak-chan! I had the baby two days early and guess what?
She has blond hair!"
"NO!" I accidentally yelled out in fear. I glanced to the door and waited. No one came. Thank God. But there was no way I can tell Takumi that Sachiko isn't his. I even think I should tell Nobu. My heart throbbed again. I loved Nobu deeply. More then Takumi. But Takumi was there for me when I had it rough and he had what it took to support me while Nobu didn't..plus Nobu had Yuri now so I must not interfere with his happiness!
Hey Nana,
What would you do if you were in this situation?
I'm so afraid, I don't know what to do right now.
I think the best thing to do is move back in with my parents and raise Sachiko there.
I'll think about letting you know about Sachiko. I'm sorry.
I grabbed by bag off the table beside the bed and searched until I found my cellphone. With shaky fingers, I dialed Takumi's number. I waited, hoping he wouldn't pick up so I could just leave a message but the Devil was against me! He picked up on the second ring.
"What?" He sounded annoyed.
"Hi.. Takumi.. " My voice cracked at the end of his name, tears spilled down my cheeks.
"Nana?"
"Takumi, Takumi, Takumi.. " I kept repeating his name over and over. Obviously he was annoyed because he yelled at me.
"Nana! I'm about to go into recording here! What do you want?!"
"Takumi.. " I thought for a split second, thought about just telling him that Sachiko had a safe delivery, thought about just staying with him but his yelling changed my mind.
"If all your going to do it chant my name over and over again, I'm just going to hang up!"
"I'm breaking up with you." I was surprised my how calm my voice became.
"..What?"
"You heard me. I'm leaving you Takumi. I have my reasons. Maybe I'll tell you..or show you sometime in the near future but right now I want to be alone. Good bye." I hung up. I can't believe I was so blind. How could I have ever moved in with such a bastard! I became shocked. I have never felt such anger toward Takumi before! It must be motherly instincts..
"Whatever!" I grabbed my food tray and started eating. I was so hungry!
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A year had passed since Sachiko was born. The day after I called Takumi, he had tried calling me back multiple times but I ignored all his calls. I ended up calling my mother and asking her to take me in. I explained my situation and I expected her to yell at me, telling me how I was such a irresponsible daughter but instead she gushed. She was excited and couldn't wait until she saw her granddaughter. I was released a few days later and my mom was at the train station, ready to pick me up. Once she saw my baby, she couldn't stop squealing.
I had raised Sachiko for one year. I had left my cellphone shut off for one whole year. I didn't want anyone or anything to interrupt the time I had with my daughter. She was healthy, already walking on her own but she still wobbles. Everyone spoiled her, she is the cutest thing around. Her hair had grown to her shoulders and her eyes turned out to be bright blue, just like her fathers..
I packed her clothes, diapers and some toys, into a small duffel bag and placed it beside my suitcase. I made sure I got everything before walking into the living room. My mom was sitting on the floor, watching Sachiko play with her golden locks. Her round eyes looked up at me once I entered the room and a toothy smile broke out on her face.
"Ma..ma!" I smiled back at her. She learned her first word a month ago. When she spoke them, which was at the family dinner, everyone went silent. Then came the chaos, everyone had crowded her, hoping she would say more. Mom wrote down in her baby book the time and date she said her first words.
"Hey babe, ready to go?" She nodded furiously and got up, ready to run to my but my mom grabbed and hugged her close.
"Both of you take care in Tokyo. If you have any problems, phone me or come back at once."
"Of course, mom. And I'll call you once a week to update you on Ichigo's progress." She smiled at me, a motherly smile and let go of my daughter. She came to hug my leg. I laughed and picked her up, safely putting her on my hip.
"Do you need help with the bags?"
"No thanks, I got them. Thanks..for everything mom, really. I don't know what I would do without you." My mom hugged me tightly, making sure not to hurt Sachiko before letting go.
"I love you, my daughter.
"I love you too, mom. And if Takumi comes by again, tell him I left." And with that, I slipped Sachiko's bag over my shoulder and dragged my suitcase out and down to the train station. Once I got on I made sure Sachiko was asleep before the train started moving. It would be a noisy ride. My thoughts then wondered to Takumi. When he got back to Tokyo from London, he made a nuisance of himself by coming to my house everyday, then slowly he came once a week then once every two weeks. He also barged in but thankfully he didn't because my sister threatened to report this to "Search". But now that I was heading back to Tokyo, I had to be more careful. I have been reading the newspapers and apparently they said that Takumi is keeping his wife and child hidden for awhile. Bull. Trapnest just didn't want to be affected if people knew that Takumi's wife had escaped him.
Wife. Hah. We weren't even married. But I still carried his ring around in my pocket. I hope that one day I'm brave enough to give it to him. I instantly took my cellphone out of my pocket. I turned it on. This would be the first time I have it on in a year. But I probably wouldn't have that much messages, I'm sure everyone from Blast thinks I'm a bad person for not keeping in contact..
I waited patiently for my phone to warm up. I never use to be patient. But I had to train myself, for Sachiko's sake. I watched my phone for a few seconds, noticing nothing happening and sighed. I guess no one was worried enough to text me. And just like that, my phone went into a fit of rings. Panicked, I quickly put it on silent and watched as message after message appeared at my IN box until it reached it's max, one-hundred messages. They were all dated months back!
I checked every single one. Some of them went:
Shin: Hey mama, haven't heard from you for awhile, Nana is getting restless. Hey, let's hang out soon!
Nana: Haachi! I miss you! Where are you? - Queen Nana.
Takumi: Nana, stop this foolishness. Just come back home already.
Shin: Hi Mama, everyone is getting restless now since we haven't heard from you for a week now. Nana tried calling Ren to ask Takumi but the bastard wouldn't give any information! Please text or call soon! If you need help with anything, we'll be there for you!
Shin: Another week has passed and Nana seems to be acting normal but at night, she screams in her sleep for you. Please come back, mama!
Nobu: Hey Hachi, everyone is worried about you. Did you know Takumi had to nerve to call my phone and ask where I had taken you? Unbelievable..
Nana: Hachi..
Takumi: Ren's Nana is starting to scare me. Ren brings her to all the parties we have and she hounds me down, yelling what I did with you. Just stop being a kid and come back, I want to see my daughter.
Yasu: If you need any help at all, just say the word.
Most of the text messages were from Shin and Takumi. Second most were from Nana, then Nobu then Yasu. I felt tears roll down my cheeks. My friends really did care, I could have stayed in Tokyo to raise Sachiko. But I needed someone with experience and I couldn't just take Sachiko back to room 707 where there's no food or heat coming into the room. I deleted the messages but got another flood in then by the time the train stopped to Tokyo, I had deleted all my messages except for one. This one was recent, fresh. It was from two weeks ago:
Shin: Hey Mama. After five months everyone agreed to never bring you up again but I still think how your doing, if your still out there. Nana believed you actually died because of Takumi and went through deep depression but now she's starting to smile again, laughing. And she laughed at a lame joke Nobu made! I still believe your out there and I go to room 707 every Friday and stay the night, hoping you return. I hope your doing well.
That one brought the most tears to my eyes. I had made Nana believe I was dead, made everyone worry. I was a horrible person. Once the train came to a stop, I shook Sachiko awake gently.
"Sachi, we're here." She let out a big yawn and stretched. I picked her up, her duffel bag and dragged my suitcase behind me. I walked swiftly through the crowded station and up the steps that lead to the streets of Tokyo. I had no problem getting a cab since twenty of them idled around the station. I told the driver the address which lead to apartment 707. It was Thursday so that meant I had time to buy stuff before Shin came tomorrow. Mom, dad, and ever my sisters saved up their own work money to give to me. I would buy the stuff needed then enroll Sachiko into preschool before finding myself a job. I don't oogle at cute guys as much as I use it. Maybe it's cause of Sachiko..that and guys freak out once they find out I was Takumi's wife and that I'm a single mother. Huh.
We arrived at the place faster then I expected. The cab driver helped me take my stuff up the stairs since the damn place didn't have a elevator here yet. I paid him and even gave a tip. My heart quickend as I saw the numbers '707' on the door. I took the key out of my pocket and inserted it into the keyhole. After a few twists, I opened the door to reveal the empty space. Everything was exactly as I left it. Except for the astray on the table and a pillow and blanket on the seats.
"Why would Shin sleep on the seats when he could just use my old bed?" I said out loud. My daughter gave me a weird look. I smiled and shook my head. I brought out luggage in and took my daughter out.
"We're going to shop for stuff for our new home, okay?" And as if she understood me, she let out a high squeal and clapped her hands
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It was now Friday and I was scared. I didn't know what time Shin usually came so I didn't know when to prepare anything. I had bought a lot of stuff yesterday. A mini TV, DVD player, two fans, dishes, food, a couple books for kids, blankets, pillows, a new bed for Nana's old room, just in case Shin wanted to sleep there instead of the seat and a couple of other things. I was cooking a small omelette when I noticed Sachiko, who was playing with toys by my feet, started yawning.
"Is my little girl tired? Hmm, it is your nap time." I picked her up and walked into my room. I placed her in the middle of our bed, under the covers. and started to sing a soft lullaby. But she had a look in her eyes I knew too well.
"Don't worry, when you wake up, your omelette will be warm and ready for you." She smile and closed her eyes, falling asleep in seconds. As carefully as possible, I placed her hood over her head, tucking all her blond hair back into it. I knew she had a habit of pulling her hair in her sleep.
Silently, I went back out into the kitchen, almost freaking out when I forgotten about the omelette but was relieved when it turned a golden brown. I turned the stove off and place the omelette onto a plate. I made a smiling face with ketchup on it before bringing it over the the table. I sat down and began to think about random things before I heard the click of a key opening a door.
"Shin?"
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A/N: My first Nana story! Please tell me what you think! :)