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Another chapter. Jack Rakan is present. Woot.
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The next few weeks were chaotic. Ana travelled with Paru and met all of her classmates and friends, such as Chachamaru and Asakura and Sayo and Yuna and Makie and so many others she couldn't begin to name them all. The days went by in a whirlwind, and she was only vaguely aware of the sense that her life was changing, changing very quickly and far beyond her control, changing even the way she thought. The world was bigger and scarier than she'd thought it was, and she wasn't sure how to cope with that. Everything went by too fast, so she just tried to sit back and take it all day by day, hoping Paru's promise of safety would come to fruition. She felt like an idiot for trusting Paru, since she was the one responsible for her pregnancy, but they wasn't much she could do about it now. She would just stay in the back, hope no one noticed her, and make it to the Old World with everyone else.
That was, until she met the real Jack Rakan.
She had never been more embarrassed in her life.
Ever.
Paru had said something about meeting a friend, and she dragged Ana with her. Ana trailed behind the group of giggly fourteen year old girls with hearts full of love and fists full of steel, wondering how the hell this class got to be such a powerhouse.
At first she didn't even see him, just saw the ten-year old boy who greeted them enthusiastically. She barely even noted that he was number one on the wanted list, since everyone there was on the list themselves. He was adorable enough, although she didn't quite understand why they were fawning over him.
Then she saw him.
Big shoulders, red shirt, dark skin, huge muscles...who else could it be?
Her stomach dropped and never came back up.
Oh dear sacred rocks of Ostia.
Jack Rakan.
He looked down, way down, because while Ana wasn't short, Jack was so freaking' huge and tall that he looked down on fully grown men.
"Um...hi." she squeaked.
"Another one of Negi's girls? For a ten year old, he's a regular stud," boomed the man, amused. "Takes after his father."
"N-Not exactly," she mumbled.
"Then who are you?"
"I may be pregnant with your child!" she blurted. Paru snickered with perverse enjoyment.
"Way to tell him," she chortled. "Real subtle."
Jack blinked. "Did I have sex with you? It's hard to remember sometimes."
"N-No, well, kinda, I had sex with you but you didn't have sex with me."
"I'm sure that cleared it up," chuckled Paru.
Jack looked seriously contemplative, as contemplative as a large hunk of muscle could be. "I'm not sure it works like that."
"Nagi was there too!"
"You saw Nagi? Damn, girl, you work fast. He's been missing for ten years! Might want to let Negi know."
"N-No, it wasn't like that...it wasn't really him. It wasn't you, they were art golems, and they got me pregnant, and there's a fifty-fifty chance the baby's got your DNA." she said shakily.
He thought for a moment again. Twice in a minute was rare for him, and it looked hard. "Not my problem," he decided. "If it wasn't me, I don't need to take responsibility. Sorry, but it's your problem. This isn't my ass to wipe."
Her heart sank, but she realized he was right. "It's okay. I understand."
"I hope you and your kid do well. See ya!" And he walked off to tease someone else, leaving Ana crushed.
"You can't expect much else from him," comforted Paru, somewhat badly. "He's not known for his generosity."
"I'm just scared," she cried. "I'm not ready for a child. I can't do this alone."
"You won't be alone!" reminded Paru exuberantly. "I'm here! We're all here for you, Ana, you'll never be alone!"
Suddenly worried, Ana had to ask one thing. "What about when I go to the bathroom?"
Paru lowered her hand quickly. "Okay, that's one exception."
Ana couldn't help but laugh.
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