Prologue
What would have happened if Hachi chose Nobu to father her baby instead of Takumi?
~Scene starts off at the end of episode 31 in the anime. I'm sorry that the prologue is so long and is similar to the anime (I added slight changes). But I promise it will get better, I just wanted to make sure that my readers would know what part of the anime I was referring to. Pairings are Hachi and Nobu (Obviously :P) And some Yasu and Nana. Thank you and happy reading. ~
-I do not own Nana or any of its characters.
"Nana?" says Takumi, standing outside room 707, "Please open the door." Hachi stands on the other side of the door shocked and can't move. "Someone is coming," Takumi says panicked. Hachi hurriedly unlatches the door. "You shouldn't believe a thing I say," says Takumi as he lets himself in. "What are you doing? Go back!" Hachi declares, while clutching her robe. "What if I don't want to leave?" asks Takumi. Before Hachi could answer she dashes to the restroom. Takumi hears the toilet flush and follows shortly after. As he walks in Hachi is bent over the toilet "Hey this isn't funny," says Takumi, while removing his signature sunglasses. Hachi replied with a low gag. "Hey are you alright?" Takumi asks finally realizing there is no funny business involved. Hachi stands up and heads toward the sink, ignoring Takumi. "Do you need to see a doctor?" Takumi asks showing some concern. Hachi turns on the sink as Takumi walks next to her. "Morning sickness! I won't keep it so don't worry." Hachi snaps. Takumi is taken aback, shocked and speechless. "You don't have to feel responsible" says Hachi "I'm the stupid one. It could be my boyfriend's." There is a short pause before Hachi speaks again "Go home. Don't come back here." Takumi stood there silent. "When you say boyfriend…do you mean Nobu?" Hachi was too shocked to speak. "Alright. I get it," Takumi says after getting no reply. He walks out of the room as Hachi watches. She looks at her tearful face in the mirror, while waiting to hear for a door to close assuming Takumi would leave. Finally she hears the door close. Hachi slowly heads back to her room still feeling the effects of her morning sickness. As she grabs her door handle it doesn't budge. "Takumi? What are you doing?" Hachi asks. All was silent except a faint beeping sound. A mobile phone? Hachi thinks to herself. "Takumi," then it hit her as she heard the continuing beeps "Don't tell Nobu!" Hachi shouts while banging on the door.
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"Garlic is the best for summer fatigue," Nobu exclaims to Nana holding a jar of garlic pickled in soy sauce. "Why are you coming with me? She didn't call you because she's sleeping." says Nana. "I can at least see her sleeping face," Nobu pouts. Just as he finishes his sentence a ringing comes from his pocket and he fishes out his phone. "Telepathy!" Nobu cheers after Hachis name blinks on his phone screen. "I got it, so pick it up!" Nana declared annoyed. "Hello," Nobu says immediately after answering the phone. "Nobu, its Takumi." says the voice on the other end of the phone. Nobu looks at his phone once again making sure that the caller I.D. said Hachi. "Are you listening?" Takumi asks. "Yes," Nobu answers. "Nana got knocked up," Takumi says calmly "I don't know if it's yours or mine, but if Nana keeps it I will recognize it and raise it as my own." Nobu is speechless. "What do you think?" Takumi asks. Nobu says nothing. "Why are you so quiet?" "Will you take responsibility or not? While you keep silent, the kid is growing." Takumi scolds getting flustered. Nobu, still speechless, just stood there holding the phone to his ear. "What's the matter?" Nana asks while grabbing the phone out of Nobus clutches "Hello Hachicko?" Nana says into the phone. "Ah, Nana-Chan, your there too." says Takumi. "Takumi?" Nana asks surprised. "I'm glad you're there too. I want to talk to you for a bit. Can you and Nobu meet us here? Talking over the phone is no good." "When you say here what do you mean? Why are you using Hachikos phone?" Nana exclaims confused. "I borrowed it for a while. I'm at your place." Takumi replies. "What are you doing at our house? You shouldn't fool around with someone else's woman. Hachi is dating Nobu now!" Nana scowls getting frustrated. "Isn't he the one who fooled around with someone else's woman?" says Takumi. "Where is Hachi?" Nana asks ignoring Takumis comment. "She's here." "Let me talk to her," Nana demands. On the other end of the phone Nana can hear a door open followed by Takumi talking, his voice was to faint to make out what he was saying. Nana suddenly hears a thump, it sounded as if the phone was dropped. A few seconds passed until Takumi was on the phone again "Somehow it seems she's not in the mood to talk." "What did you do to her, you bastard." Nana says worried. "I didn't do anything really," Takumi says nervously. "We will be there soon, we are in the neighborhood," says Nana. "Really? Then can you buy some grapefruit and a bottle of sparkling water?" Takumi asks. "What?" Nana says frustrated. "She has a bad case of morning sickness and she seems to be in pain. I'm counting on you." Takumi last words were then followed by a click letting Nana know that he hung up. Even though Nana knew Takumi was no longer on the phone she still kept the phone up to ear. Time seemed to freeze as Nana and Nobu stood like statues, still shocked by what just had occurred. Morning sickness? Nana thought to herself. Then she finally put the pieces together. "Nobu when you did it with Hachi, did you use a condom?" Nobu just looked at Nana still shocked. "Answer me!" Nana demanded getting frustrated with Nobu's silence. "Of course I did," said Nobu finally snapping out of his trance. "Every time?" Nana demanded grabbing the collar of Nobus shirt pulling him to her. "Yes," said Nobu now fully alert. "From the start?" interrogated Nana. "Yes," said Nobu reassuring Nana. "Liar! You didn't use one for a while." Nana said in denial. "I said I did," Nobu snapped back. Nana then got angry and shoved Nobu "Why must you be such a serious guy, you bastard?" As he fell to the ground Nana then threw his phone at him. Nobu covered his face as the phone went flying towards him and bounced off his head. "What are you saying?" Nobu asks getting frustrated "That being serious is bad? I don't even have money to raise a kid." Nana then collapsed to the ground, sobbing. Nobu walked to Nana and sat next to her. "Don't cry. I'm the one who should be crying."
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Back at room 707 Takumi is sitting beside Hachi as she is lying in bed. "For a 20 year old girl, you're still lost, Nana. You don't have a job and when you get lonely you go for the first guy you see." Takumi says while grabbing Hachis hand "What are you going to do now that you are pregnant? Your parents are going to cry." Hachi then closes her eyes feeling ashamed. "No matter who the father is, there is no mistaking that you are the mother. So pull yourself together." Takumi said giving Hachi words of encouragement. Hachi smiled as she squeezed Takumis hand. Then suddenly the doorbell rang. Hachi gasped. Takumi headed towards the front door letting go of Hachis hand. He opens it to find Nobu. "You're late. I thought you ran away," Takumi was the first to speak. "You're alone? Where is Nana-Chan?" Takumi said stepping out and glancing down the hall. "Don't know," Nobu said bluntly. Takumi glanced over at the grocery bag Nobu held and snatched it from his hand "Did you find grapefruits?" Takumi was then disappointed when he pulled out the jar of pickled garlic. "You're not very thoughtful are you?" said Takumi "I'll go buy some then. This discussion would be awkward between 3 people anyways." Takumi headed down the hall tossing the jar back to Nobu. "The choice is Nanas. This child doesn't need two fathers." Takumi last words as he disappeared down the hall. Nobu then walked into the apartment, he paused before he entered Hachis room. When he walked in Hachi was buried under her covers. "Nana…" Nobu says as he pulls the sheets off her "Is it true that you are pregnant?" Silence. "Hey…I want to hear everything from you. Maybe it's mine. Don't hide this from me. " Nobu probed while grabbing Hachis shoulder. Getting frustrated he pulled Hachis hand from her face to find her crying. "Im sorry," Hachi snapped. Nobu let go of Hachi. All was silent except the sobbing from Hachi. "Please give me an explanation," Nobu pleaded. Hachi just continued to cry. Nobu climbed on Hachis bed and stood her upright. "Let's run away together," Nobu suggested. Hachi stopped crying and looked at Nobu for the first time that night. "I still have my family's business. I have the money to take care of you and the baby." Nobu then grabbed Hachis hand. "Please Hachi…I love you. I can't lose you."