Azula and I dropped our bags in our room. When I knocked on Haru's door-Kyo had made it very clear that he didn't want us sleeping in the same room- Haru greeted me with a smile, a rare occurrence for him. I was working on that. Making him smile more. I smiled back, hugging him tightly, which he returned after a brief pause.
"I love you." I muttered into his chest.
"I love you too. Have fun?"
"Mmhmm." Haru picked me up, causing me to squeal in surprise. He dropped me on his bed, then climbed in after me.
I played with his necklace, becoming drowsy.
"Hatsuharu?" I asked.
"Yeah?" He asked, sounding more awake. I rarely called him by his first name, so he knew whatever I had to say was important.
"How much do you want to be a dad?"
He paused. "How far?" He whispered.
"4 months."
"I THOUGHT you were getting fat." He frowned, then smiled, resting his hand on my extended stomach.
I giggled, then stopped suddenly, a horrid thought coming to my head.
"Haru, we have to Akito about him."
Haru was silent. "Yeah."
"What if... what if he disapproves?"
"There's not much he can do." Haru kissed the top of my head.
"He can kill it." I burst into tears.
"Hey, hey calm down. I won't let him." Haru soothed.
"You don't have a choice if he... if he..." I broke off as Haru kissed me.
"Shut up," He breathed. "I want this baby as much as you do. I won't let him."
"Please don't make promises you can't keep." I bit my lip.
"Akia." He sighed.
Needless to say, Kyo about blew a gasket when he found out we slept together.
The next day, Haru and I went to the Main House. Momiji greeted us with a huge smile and hug-well, he hugged me anyway. He tried to hug Haru, who ended up dodging, Momiji falling on the floor. That made me smile until we got to Akito's room. "Come in." He said. I was shaking, I was that scared.
We knelt down on the floor. It was silent for about 5 minutes, then Akito said, "Why are you here?"
I took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant." There. The bomb was dropped.
Akito took a step to me, his long traditional robes brushing the floor. His hand snapped forward, grabbing my hair. I nearly yelped in pain as he yanked up my head, forcing me to look at him.
He stared at me, his cold eyes glaring at me. Then a cruel smile stretched across his face. I felt a moment of terror. 'What's he going to do?' Then it happened.
Akito's foot shot forward, delivering a swift kick to my abdomen. I gasped, doubling over in pain. I felt sick.
"It's gone. The baby's gone."
I woke up with a sharp gasp. Soft, white snowflakes drifted past my window. I glanced at my twin. Azula slept soundly, not knowing my confusion and pain. Sighing, I crawled out of the bed, walked past the other closed doors and slipped down the stairs. After opening and closing the door that led outside, I sat on the edge of the deck, watching the snow fall.
About an hour later, the door opened. "Akia? What are you doing up?" A sleepy voice asked. Haru's voice startled me out of my deep thoughts.
"I had a dream and couldn't sleep." Haru and Momiji had to stay over last night because of the snow. They'd have to go to the main house today.
Haru sat down next to me, watching the snow fall. We were both quiet for a moment, then Haru asked, "Want to talk about it?"
I sighed, drawing my knees to my chest. "You were in it." I said after a long moment. He turned to me, raising an eyebrow.
"And, um, well..." I never got to say what was in my dream, because Kyo burst through the door.
Literally.
"My love! We must play in the snow!" Kagura screamed, chasing a Kyo who was dressed in pyjamas.
"No! Dammit, Kagura, get the hell away from me!" He yelled, running in the snow.
"Kyyyooo!" Kagura chased him through the now no-longer-perfect-snow.
I burst out laughing at Kyo's misfortune. Haru looked amused. "The damn cat's finally getting what he needs."
"Get him, Kagura!" I cheered, cracking up. I hadn't laughed this hard since Azula asked Yuki if he was ticklish. That moment was the highlight of my day.
I love Kagura and Kyo's relationship. It's hilarious.
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